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Just some of the medal winners from the Byron Bay Breakers at last weekend’s Kingscliff Triathalon. Photo supplied

The Byron Bay Tri Club have raced to the top of the 2025 North Coast Interclub Triathalon League with a strong 18-member showing at the first event of the year, the Kingscliff Triathalon event held last weekend.

Top of the table

After round one of the league the Byron Breakers sit on top of the table after an outstanding haul of 150 points, sending a clear message to the rest of the league – they’re here to contend for the crown, again.

Top performers for Byron included: Deborah Fuller, Huw Jones, Sandra Killen, and Peter Clarke, who all came away with ten points each.

All up 14 members made it onto the podium. And the haul included four first places, seven second places, and three thirds. The club absolutely dominated the female 60-64 category taking out the first four places.

After round one Byron are on top of the league with 150 points, followed by the Yamba Stingrays (97), Tweed Valley Volcanoes (93), and the Coffs Harbour Rockets (93).

Round two is scheduled for Yamba on Saturday, 30 November.



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