It was Samoa’s first ever individual time trial to find the fastest cyclists in Samoa and history was created as Alethea Schwalger set the first national record for the Women's 10km.11 cyclists competed in the 10km and 20km races held last Saturday, organised by the Bike Samoa Federation.“It was .
This year’s Calley Homes Tauranga Half has assembled an incredible elite women’s field with two top internationals and two local legends on the start line at Mount Maunganui on Saturday, 20 January. It is arguably the strongest woman’s field assembled .
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Mountain Scene
By TRACEY ROXBURGH
A Queenstown triathlete says winning a new award, which recognises athletes overcoming obstacles, outshone her recent race success.
Fiona Gallagher, 27, came second in her age group at last month’s Tauranga Half in a time of 4 hours, 39 minutes.
Impressively, it was her first half-distance ironman race.
But after crossing the finish line she was named as the inaugural winner of the Tony O’Hagan Cup, something she says was ‘‘humbling and emotional’’ .
O’Hagan, a Tauranga local, was a well-known triathlon coach who raced to a high level as an age grouper, before passing on his knowledge to others.