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Sanders denied there is any pressure in facing Sudrie. Sanders, who won Ironman Arizona in 2016 and is a 12-time Ironman 70.3 champ, said he can only do what he is capable of. He has never faced Sudrie but has done research on the three-time ITU champ (France in 2013, 2014 and Oklahoma in 2016).
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| Australia's Joshua Amberger is ready to take on a deep elite mens field for the ITU Long Course distance World Championship. Amberger is primarily a half-distance triathlete racing this distance for the second time.(Emanuel Sequeira/Western News) |
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| Great Britain's Leanda Cave is racing for the International Triathlon Union Long Course World Championship in Penticton Sunday. Cave won the 2002 Short Course World Championships in Cancun, Mexico, among her other accomplishments.(Emanuel Sequeira/Western News) |
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