Paul Crake took the lead from New Zealand's Aaron Strong to win the 12-kilometres event on Mt Wellington by eight seconds. Crake says the conditions made the race unusually difficult.
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Tasmania's Louise Fairfax will take on a strong field, including last year's winner Belinda Soszyn from New South Wales and Dita Hebelkova from the Czech Republic. In the men's event, New Zealand champion Aaron Strong and defending champion David Osmond have travelled to Hobart for the event, giving Tasmania's Simon Phillips some keen opposition.