This was my first trip to the Noosa Tri and it was everything I expected and more. Sure there's an insane amount of people there to participate in the 2nd largest Triathlon in the world, but what a show they put on. There's a lot I could say but a few things stood out for me. The Crit on the Saturday and a chance to see the likes of Peter Sagan and a heap of other world class Pros was up there. For me Cameron Wurf who rides for Cannondale was the standout rider. He sat on the front of the bunch and controlled the race while there were attacks launching off the front all the time. He never panicked and just rode like a machine for almost the last 20 minutes of the race before handing over to his team mates on the last lap, big motor.
The expo I had heard so much about was by far the best I have ever been to by a country mile, so much to look at. The bike area for the Triathlon was epic. The event was run extremely well and was hard to fault.
Of course some local yokels headed down and took part in the great race. Robin did well and now has an Olympic distance under her belt, well done Robin. The G suffered like a mule by his own admission but still pushed on for a solid time but far from his best. Doug had another solid race but was also not on his best form fading on the run. Graeme performed admirably but just didn't look himself all weekend ;-) Pseudo Grinder Karlene (the smiling assassin) also took part in the teams event as a swimmer and as last minute runner laying down some scorching times.
Even if you don't like Triathlons the Noosa Tri is an amazing weekend of action and I know i'll be back next year for sure.
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