Sydney’s Pete Jacobs has won Port Macquarie’s Ironman Australia triathlon.
The 29 year old led from start to finish to complete the gruelling the 226-kilometre event in just under eight and a half hours.
It’s the first Ironman win for Jacobs, who denied New Caledonian triathlete Patrick Vernay a fifth straight win.
Veteran campaigner Jason Shortis placed third.
The women’s race was won by Caroline Steffen from Switzerland in a time of nine hours and 29 minutes.
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