Neururer wins

Roland Neururer again stamped his authority on Rarotonga’s combined athletics events, this time putting in the best time for the run-bike combination duathlon.

Neururer completed the race – which included a 3km run, 16km cycle and another 3km run – in 54 minutes and 7 seconds.

His nearest competitor was Mark Worthington, who finished in a total time of 56:15 but managed to cross the first checkpoint between the run and the cycle at the exact same time as Neururer.

After that, the day was all Neururer’s, who put in the best time for the cycle and then the next leg of the run, where he impressed by finishing within four seconds of his first leg.

David Schmidt rounded out the top three, with a total time of 57:43.