Ashleigh Gentle on the cusp of winning a record sixth women’s Noosa Triathlon title

ASHLEIGH Gentle is on the cusp of becoming the undisputed queen of the Noosa Triathlon.

ASHLEIGH Gentle is on the cusp of becoming the undisputed queen of the Noosa Triathlon.

The Gold Coast triathlete will look to surpass Australian legend Emma Snowsill by winning a sixth Noosa crown on November 4 in a victory that would also equal her former coach Craig Walton’s record of six wins.

Gentle won a record fourth straight Noosa Triathlon last year, five years after winning her first in 2012.

“I believe a win this year will equal Craig’s record,” Gentle said.

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“Craig was a coach of mine a few years ago, so I know how much Noose meant to him. “Everyone knows how well he raced at Noosa and really dominated the race, so if I can put my name in the history books alongside his I would be very honoured.

“It is not something I will think too much about before the race because I don’t want to put too much extra pressure on myself but if I achieve it I will be extremely happy.”

Ashleigh Gentle will compete for a sixth Noosa Triathlon crown. Picture: Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

Gentle, 27, made her first appearance at the famous event in 2010 after winning the junior world title and it wasn’t long until she started dominating it.

“I had just won my junior world championship title in Budapest and I decided that I would do Noosa,” Gentle said.

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“I am a Queenslander and I have grown up always knowing about Noosa Triathlon, even when I first got into the sport.

“Everyone who is a Queenslander knows Noosa, it is just natural to say ‘Of course I will give that a go’.”

Gentle is part of a host of distinguished elite triathletes set to compete in the women’s field at Noosa including Olympian Emma Jackson, World Triathlon Series athlete Natalie Van Coevorden and two-time ironman winner Sarah Crowley.