
Appleton, Luxford take Geelong 70.3
Sam Appleton shook off Josh Amberger on the run for a 48 seconds margin of victory and Annabel Luxford smashed all opposition on the bike to win Ironman 70.3 Geelong.
by Tim Carlson, February 18, 2017Sam Appleton shook off Josh Amberger on the run for a 48 seconds margin of victory and Annabel Luxford smashed all opposition on the bike to win Ironman 70.3 Geelong.
by Tim Carlson, February 18, 2017Dougal Allan won the men’s title with fastest bike and run splits while Yvonne Van Vlerken broke open a race-long duel with Laura Siddall on the run to win Challenge Wanaka.
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