FIVE IN THE FIGHT. NOTHING LEFT IN THE TANK.
Five athletes. One start line. A podium, serious speed, a breakthrough, and a reminder of just how brutal this sport can be.
IRONMAN 70.3 Port Macquarie delivered everything we love about endurance racing. The highs, the lows, the speed and the moments that make you question why anyone signs up for this stuff in the first place.
With five athletes representing Korupt Vision on the professional start line, we had plenty of skin in the game.
And what a day it turned out to be.
MITCH KIBBY: TWO PODIUMS. ONE MONTH.
Mitch Kibby is making a habit of this.
Another impressive performance saw Mitch take 3rd place, putting together a complete race across the swim, bike and run.
No weak links. No major dramas. Just consistent racing from start to finish.
At this level, consistency doesn't come easy. Mitch is finding form, building momentum and proving he's got what it takes to race at the pointy end.
TWO PODIUMS IN A MONTH. KEEP 'EM COMING.
JOSH FERRIS: A PERFECT START. A BRUTAL END.
One of the pre-race favourites. First out of the water. Everything going to plan.
Until it wasn't.
Josh Ferris came into Port Macquarie as one of the men to beat, and he wasted no time showing why.
Leading the professional field out of the swim, Josh had made the perfect start.
But just 6.9 km into the bike, a crash brought his day to an abrupt and painful end.
Months of preparation. A perfect swim. Gone in seconds.
That's the unforgiving side of professional triathlon. All the fitness, preparation and ambition in the world can't guarantee a finish line.
Sometimes the strongest image from race day isn't someone standing on a podium. It's an athlete sitting on the side of the road, trying to process what just happened.
THE SPORT GIVES. THE SPORT TAKES.
Josh will be back.
MONTY DIXON: YOUNG GUN. BIG ENGINE.
Monty Dixon continues to turn heads.
The young gun produced a blistering 1:11 half-marathon to charge his way to 8th place in the professional field.
That's moving.
Monty's run speed is becoming a serious weapon, and performances like this show exactly why he's an exciting talent to watch.
And judging by the photos at the finish line, he left absolutely nothing out there.
1:11 OFF THE BIKE. NOT BAD, KID.
JACOB LIPARI: THREE DISCIPLINES. ONE BIG STEP FORWARD.
Sometimes the biggest wins aren't measured by podium positions.
For Jacob Lipari, Port Macquarie was about putting everything together.
A personal-best day across all three disciplines saw Jacob produce his most complete performance yet, finishing 9th in the professional field.
It's the kind of progression that doesn't happen by accident. Just countless hours of work finally showing up where it matters.
And if you need proof of how deep he went, one look at the finish-line photos alongside Monty tells you everything.
9TH PLACE. A RESULT TO BUILD ON.
CAM WILSON: FLYING THE DROP BEAR FLAG.
Storm clouds, rainbows and a whole lot of racing.
Representing Drop Bear Endurance, Cam Wilson joined the KV crew on the professional start line at Port Macquarie.
He's back racing and finding form ahead of IRONMAN WA in December.
Cam pushed through the demanding course to finish 17th, adding another result to the day's KV performances.
17TH PLACE. DROP BEAR ENDURANCE REPRESENT.
THE BEAUTIFUL BRUTALITY OF RACING.
Five athletes. Five very different stories.
A podium for Mitch. Heartbreak for Josh. Serious run speed from Monty. A breakthrough for Jacob. And Cam flying the Drop Bear flag on the way to IRONMAN WA.
At Korupt Vision, we've always been drawn to the raw side of endurance sport.
The preparation. The obsession. The moments when everything clicks and the moments when everything falls apart.
That's what makes this sport so bloody good.
And it's why we do what we do.
From the aerodynamic details of our AIRAID trisuits to the designs that make them stand out, we're interested in more than just going fast.
WE'RE JUST AS INTERESTED IN WHAT FAST CAN LOOK LIKE.
Proud of all five athletes for getting out there and giving it everything.
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KEEP PUSHING. KEEP CREATING.
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