Bermuda’s Flora Duffy claimed victory in the Totalsports XTERRA Grabouw event in South Africa in a deserving time of 2:57:07.
The event saw the competitors complete a 1.5K Swim, a 28K Mountain Bike course and a 11K Run along a Trial.
Carina Wasle from Austria finished in second, while Carla Van Huyssteen from South Africa finished third.
"Pro wins are hard to come by," said a delighted Duffy, the Bermuda Olympian who was third at the XTERRA World Championship last year.
"I was just lucky to put a good race together today. Although I was the first lady out the water, I struggled a bit, flatting in the beginning of the mountain bike discipline, but I managed to hold it together. I've been working really hard on my run and was confident that I could pull it together. When I got on the little beach section I gave a sigh of relief. This is a fantastic event, so professional, hands down the best".
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