Olympian adapts well to triathlon

Former Marlborough and Olympic Games road cyclist Robin Reid showed his class in another arena yesterday by winning the annual Michael Huntley Memorial triathlon.

The event was contested over a 1500m swim at Anakiwa in the Marlborough Sounds followed by a 40km cycle around four laps towards Havelock and a 10km run around the Anakiwa, Linkwater area.

Mark Grammer, a New Zealand age-group triathlon rep, led coming out of the swim but Reid, now living in Nelson, took over on the cycle and continued his dominance on the 10km run to record a good win.

Further details and results will be published as soon as they are available.

- The Marlborough Express