Javier Gomez and Annabel Luxford crowned Challenge Wanaka championsKAI SCHWOERER/GETTY IMAGES Javier Gomez on his way to winning the middle-distance triathlon at Challenge Wanaka. Javier Gomez has emerged triumphant at Challenge Wanaka, holding off a fierce challenge from Braden Currie. READ MORE: Challenge Wanaka honours up for grabs"Braden put a lot of pressure on me and I had to run way faster than expected but I was very happy with how my fitness is," Gomez said. Australian Annabel Luxford won the women's race, by 11 seconds from Great Britain's Laura Siddall. Luxford had led out of the water, but Siddal caught her on the bike, only to lose the lead in the transition to the run.

Source: Stuff February 17, 2018 03:45 UTC