French phenom Sam Laidlow proves that breaking the bike course record in Kona is amazing, unless you forget that pesky thing called a marathon comes next.
Brisbane's Ellie Salthouse clinched her second Melbourne 70.3 title after a gripping 19km duel with Sweden's Anna Bergsten, breaking away in the final kilometers to win in 4:03:30.
Jarrod Osborne powered through the field from a 13th place swim to outrun Olympian Jake Birtwhistle in the closing kilometers, setting a new course record of 3:35:21.
Ellie Salthouse and Jake Birtwhistle, will compete in Ironman 70.3 Melbourne, racing through swim, bike, and run courses along the city's iconic bayside.