Reed rallied from a third-best 2 kilometer swim with a by-far best 1:53:29 split for the 80 kilometer bike leg and a men’s-fastest 1:15:30 for the 20 kilometer run to finish in 3:38:42. Reed made it an all-Aussie podium with an 8:43 margin of victory over Daniel Stein and 9:59 over 3rd-place Luke McKenzie.

The win starts Reed’s 2017 on the same winning track as his 2016 season, which included wins at Ironman 70.3 Worlds, Ironman Australia, Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific and Ironman 70.3 Thailand.

Stein began with an 8th-best 30:33 swim followed by a 3rd-best 1:57:40 bike leg and 4th-best 1:19:11 run to finish in 3:47:25. McKenzie combined a men’s 4th-best 29:47 swim with a 10th-fastest 2:02:38 bike and a 2nd-fastest 1:16:06 run to finish in 3:48:41.

Nicholas Hull took 4th in 3:50:17 and age grouper Josh Minogue began with a 2nd-best 28:34 swim to take 5th in 3:51:41.

Women