Sarah Crowley — who claimed the Ironman Australia title in Port Macquarie just seven weeks ago — wins the Cairns Ironman and is building nicely towards the October world championships.
Sarah Crowley's Hawaiian Ironman triathlon campaign continues to gather momentum, with a second Asia Pacific title in Cairns.Sarah Crowley is Australia's top hope at the Hawaiian Ironman world championships in October
Crowley looms as Australia's top hope at the Hawaiian Ironman world championships in October after two third-place finishes there, most recently in 2019.Crowley won in Cairns only seven weeks after claiming the Ironman Australia title at Port Macquarie over the same distances — a 3.8km swim, 180km cycle and 42.2km marathon run."I had to hang in there and my legs are pretty sore from Port Mac a few weeks ago but I did the job," Crowley said.
"I was pretty impressed with Radka today, she hung in there for a lot of it. I was really putting it down on the bike and I couldn't shake her, so an amazing first-time effort," Crowley said.
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