Shane Reed overcame the loss of his grandfather to claim the Oceania championships triathlon title in Wellington yesterday, and with it a third Beijing Olympics spot for New Zealand.The popular 34-year-old from New Plymouth admitted afterwards that Olympic silver medallist Bevan Docherty, who finished 13 seconds behind in second, "might have let me have it" but that was irrelevant as he embraced wife Tammy and their one-year-old son Lucas.The Kiwi one-two was made easier by the late withdrawal from the race by Australian Olympic hopefuls Peter Robertson and Craig Walton, who chose to conserve themselves for the crucial Olympic qualification race in Mooloolaba, Queensland, in three weeks.
... however not only was this the race for the elite triathlon athletes ... there was also age group and team races for a range of ages and capabilities ... another awesome day in the capital
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