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London Olympic silver medal BMX rider Sarah Walker will proudly carry a brand synonymous with New Zealand cycling at July’s UCI BMX World Championships in Auckland with news that Avanti is once again set to make its mark in the world of BMX.
The Aussie versus Kiwi battle was re-ignited when the Oceania MTB Championships were held at Glenorchy MTB Park in Tasmania over the weekend.
I'm just about to get on my plane bound for Melbourne, Australia for this weekends Asia-Pacific Ironman Championships on Sunday 24th March.
Taupo turned on a stunning day for Ironman New Zealand this year. On race morning we were greeted with glass-like swim conditions, minimal breeze on the bike and some lovely heat on the run; a vast contrast from the stormy conditions the year before.
This was my 12th Ironman start, and my 8th in Taupo. I had very little expectation of myself having not qualified for Kona at IMWA and Auckland 70.3, so I figured getting to Kona again was probably a long way off.....and some years down the track. I had been bothered by a foot sprain which put me out of running for most of January, so the limited miles through February was going to catch up with me at one point....and it did, more on that later.
