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Royle’s big day out with fifth Nepean crown as Gentle surges home for title number four
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Triathon Australia, 25 October 2018: Royle has wrapped up a record equaling fifth Nepean Triathlon in perfect conditions in Penrith today – taking the overall honours in Australia’s oldest race.
Royle equals Tim Bentley’s feat to win five Nepean events – although Bentley still has the bragging rights of five straight wins between 1992 and 1996 – in a race first won by Greg Reddan and Gabrielle Howard in 1982.
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CHRIS MCCORMACK - PROFILE
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Chris McCormack or "Macca" is a name synonymous with the sport of triathlon not only in Australia but around the world, a popular figure who has swum, ridden and run his way into legendary status in the non-stop multi-sport world of triathlon.
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Aaron Royle knows Ironman legend “Crowie” is never beaten as he chases fifth Nepean crown
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Triathon Australia, 26 October 2018: Rio Olympian Aaron Royle may be aiming at a fifth victory in Sunday’s historic Nepean Triathlon – the oldest race on the Australian racing calendar - but he’s not going to relax, knowing Ironman legend Craig “Crowie” Alexander will be breathing down his neck.
Royle at 28 is Alexander’s junior by some 17 years but he knows only too well that age has not wearied the three-time World Ironman Champion, who made Kona his own in 2008, 2009 and 2011.
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Natalie Van Coevorden's solo grind towards Nepean-Noosa assaults
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Triathon Australia, 25 October 2018: NSW triathlete Natalie van Coevorden, her vision now squarely on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, is ready to become a triathlon bride and nothing would make her happier than to waltz towards the end of 2018 on a winning note.
There are two major domestic events left on the elite Australian triathlon calendar – Sunday’s historic Nepean Triathlon – the oldest triathlon in Australia before Sunday week’s Noosa Triathlon – one of Australia’s most iconic races.
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Kurt Fearnley creates history with ‘The Don’ Award as the late Richie Benaud is elevated to Legend on a marvellous night for Australian sport
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Sport Australia Hall of Fame, 12 October 2018: Veteran wheelchair racer Kurt Fearnley AO has created history becoming the first athlete with a disability to win the coveted ‘The Don’ Award, as the late cricketing great Richie Benaud OBE was posthumously elevated to become the 40th Legend of Australian Sport at the 34th Sport Australia Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala Dinner in Melbourne on Thursday.
The night also saw eight of the nation’s most celebrated sportspeople inducted as Members, and five young athletes were named as participants in our 2019 Scholarship and Mentoring Program as the Sport Australia Hall of Fame honoured the past, celebrated the present and embraced the future of Australian sport.
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Lauren Parker’s inspirational story gains her a nomination for “The Don” award
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Triathon Australia, 4 October 2018: The remarkable exploits of Newcastle paratriathlete Lauren Parker has earned her a nomination for this year’s Sport Australia Hall of Fame “The Don Award” to be announced at Australian sports “Night of Night’s” in Melbourne on October 11..
The distinguished Award is based on an athletes achievements and example over the last 12 months and is considered to have had the capacity to most inspire the nation.
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