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Maitland Tri Club's Monty Dixon continued his dominance of Hunter triathlon races by claiming a third successive victory in one of Newcastle's longest-running events.

Dixon, who wasn't even born when the popular Newcastle event began in 1994, added this year's Sparke Helmore Newcastle City Triathlon sprint distance title to his back-to-back triumphs in 2023 and 2024.

The 21-year-old, who turned professional at 16 and mostly races overseas, also won the Island Triathlon at Stockton in February.

Dixon completed the sprint distance course of 750-metre swim, 18-kilometre cycle and 5km run in 58 minutes and 49 seconds.

Dylan Clough (Sydney) was

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