{"id":11736,"date":"2018-05-09T09:52:21","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T23:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=11736"},"modified":"2018-05-11T17:29:27","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T07:29:27","slug":"torquay-champ-wins-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/torquay-champ-wins-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Torquay champ wins again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TORQUAY resident and Melbourne Triathlon Club member Adam Conquest has continued his winning streak coming in first at the SunSmart IRONMAN Busselton 70.3.<\/p>\n<p>The event held in Western Australia over the weekend was also the National Long Course Championship and saw Adam place first in the 45-49 age category with a total time of three hours, 58 minutes and 18 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Treacherous conditions and 50kilometer winds forced race organizers Triathlon Western Australia to replace the swim with a three-kilometre run.<\/p>\n<p>Kathryn Clare from Triathlon Western Australia said 1500 competitors braved tough winds and intermittent heavy rain throughout the duration of the course.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealander Terenzo Bozzone took out the men\u2019s professional category and West Australia Liz Blatchford taking out the women\u2019s professional category.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-11736 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/Torquay-champ-wins-again-2.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"249\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/Torquay-champ-wins-again-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11768\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11768'>\n\t\t\t\tAdam braved winds of up to 50km to get a podium\nfinish and continue a winning streak that had seen\nhim win his last six races. 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