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Challenge Cairns Update – Fettell, O’Grady and Macca in front
After coming out of the swimover 3 minutes down Macca has caught the lead guys on the bike. Graham O'Grady and Clayton Fettell are now leading the race with Macca and are now around four minutes ahead of the second bike group. Berkel, White, Whyte, Dellow and Hotchkiss are staying in touch. Th
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After coming out of the swimover 3 minutes down Macca has caught the lead guys on the bike. Graham O’Grady and Clayton Fettell are now leading the race with Macca and are now around four minutes ahead of the second bike group. Berkel, White, Whyte, Dellow and Hotchkiss are staying in touch.
The prediction is that Macca will surge in the second half of the bike and ride away.
| Pos | Name | Last Seen At | Time | Time Behind |
| 1 | Clayton FETTELL | Bike 61k | 1:32:22 | 0:00:00 |
| 2 | Graham O’Grady | Bike 61k | 1:32:00 | 0:00:00 |
| 3 | Christopher McCormack | Bike 61k | 1:29:05 | 0:00:01 |
| 4 | Tim Berkel | Bike 61k | 1:30:55 | 0:03:57 |
| 5 | Matty White | Bike 61k | 1:30:55 | 0:03:58 |
| 6 | David Dellow | Bike 61k | 1:34:24 | 0:04:00 |
| 7 | Jamie Whyte | Bike 61k | 1:30:53 | 0:04:00 |
| 8 | Jonathan Hotchkiss | Bike 61k | 1:29:52 | 0:04:01 |
| Top 20 Swim Times | ||||
| Pos | Name | Category | Time | |
| 1 | Clayton FETTELL | Elite | 0:43:48 | |
| 2 | Graham O’Grady | Elite | 0:44:20 | |
| 3 | David Dellow | Elite | 0:46:02 | |
| 4 | Paul Wiedersehn | 25-29 | 0:47:24 | |
| 5 | Christopher McCormack | Elite | 0:47:26 | |
| 6 | Eric Watson | 20-24 | 0:48:03 | |
| 7 | Anthony Parker | 35-39 | 0:48:09 | |
| 8 | Graham Bruce | 45-49 | 0:48:18 | |
| 9 | Rob Creasy | 30-34 | 0:49:21 | |
| 10 | Tim Berkel | Elite | 0:49:28 | |
| 11 | Jamie Whyte | Elite | 0:49:28 | |
| 12 | Matty White | Elite | 0:49:30 | |
| 13 | Jonathan Hotchkiss | Elite | 0:50:29 | |
| 14 | Michael Harvey | 20-24 | 0:51:00 | |
| 15 | Robert Coote | 25-29 | 0:51:01 | |
| 16 | Luke Colthup | 30-34 | 0:51:06 | |
| 17 | Christopher Keogh | 20-24 | 0:51:17 | |
| 18 | Brad Wall | 25-29 | 0:51:35 | |
| 19 | Kevin Fergusson | 50-54 | 0:51:38 | |
| 20 | Hayden Armstrong | 30-34 | 0:52:05 | |
Written by
Karl Hayes
Karl is a Gold Coast based father of 3, a keen home improver and an age group triathlete who races on the M5 Acadamies triathlon team. ‘A good life balance is incredibly important’.
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