1/74Kylie Simpson crosses the finish line on the Cairns Esplanade to win the Ironman Cairns Asia Pacific Championship race. Picture: Brendan Radke
IN PICTURES: CBD buzzing with Ironman Cairns fever
Cairns was buzzing as thousands from all over the country gathered to watch their friends, relatives, and the professionals compete in the Ironman Cairns 2023. See all the photos HERE.
2/74Kylie Simpson crosses the finish line on the Cairns Esplanade to win the Ironman Cairns Asia Pacific Championship race. Picture: Brendan Radke
3/74Kylie Simpson crosses the finish line on the Cairns Esplanade to win the Ironman Cairns Asia Pacific Championship race. Picture: Brendan Radke
4/74Kylie Simpson crosses the finish line on the Cairns Esplanade to win the Ironman Cairns Asia Pacific Championship race. Picture: Brendan Radke
5/74Kylie Simpson crosses the finish line on the Cairns Esplanade to win the Ironman Cairns Asia Pacific Championship race. Picture: Brendan Radke
6/74Kylie Simpson crosses the finish line on the Cairns Esplanade to win the Ironman Cairns Asia Pacific Championship race. Picture: Brendan Radke
7/74Kylie Simpson crosses the finish line on the Cairns Esplanade to win the Ironman Cairns Asia Pacific Championship race. Picture: Brendan Radke
8/74Last year's race winner Max Neumann congratulates Braden Currie after he crosses the finish line on the Cairns Esplanade to win the Ironman Cairns Asia Pacific Championship. Picture: Brendan Radke
9/74Braden Currie is congratulated by his children Bella Currie, 10, and Tarn Currie, 15, and his wife Sally Currie after crossing the finish line to win the Ironman Cairns Asia Pacific Championship. Picture: Brendan Radke
10/74Braden Currie crosses the finish line on the Cairns Esplanade to win the Ironman Cairns Asia Pacific Championship. Picture: Brendan Radke
11/74Braden Currie crosses the finish line on the Cairns Esplanade to win the Ironman Cairns Asia Pacific Championship. Picture: Brendan Radke
12/74Braden Currie crosses the finish line on the Cairns Esplanade to win the Ironman Cairns Asia Pacific Championship. Picture: Brendan Radke
13/74Braden Currie is congratulated by his children Bella Currie, 10, and Tarn Currie, 15, and his wife Sally Currie after crossing the finish line to win the Ironman Cairns Asia Pacific Championship. Picture: Brendan Radke
14/74Braden Currie crosses the finish line on the Cairns Esplanade to win the Ironman Cairns Asia Pacific Championship. Picture: Brendan Radke
15/74Braden Currie crosses the finish line on the Cairns Esplanade to win the Ironman Cairns Asia Pacific Championship. Picture: Brendan Radke
16/74Braden Currie crosses the finish line on the Cairns Esplanade to win the Ironman Cairns Asia Pacific Championship. Picture: Brendan Radke
17/74Braden Currie crosses the finish line on the Cairns Esplanade to win the Ironman Cairns Asia Pacific Championship. Picture: Brendan Radke
18/74Lyndon Kendrick and Andrew Cosgrave complete the cycle leg in the Ironman Cairns 70.3 race. Picture: Brendan Radke
19/74Nicole Brunt completes the cycle leg of the Ironman Cairns 70.3 race on the Cairns Esplanade. Picture: Brendan Radke
20/74Braden Currie finishes the cycle leg along the Cairns Esplanade in the Ironman Cairns race. Picture: Brendan Radke
21/74Grayson Coleman, 10, Alexis Johnstone, 6, Capri Coleman, 6, cheer on the triathletes on the Esplanade at the Ironman Cairns race. Picture: Brendan Radke
22/74Eva Claeyssen, 3, Celia Claeyssen and Lola Claeyssen, 3, cheer on the triathletes at the Ironman Cairns race. Picture: Brendan Radke
23/74Jara Mead, 11, hands out water for the triathletes on the run leg at the Ironman Cairns race. Picture: Brendan Radke
24/74Bethan Ricketts and Hannah De Farncescahi from Port Douglas cheer on their friend Indianna Paull competing in the Ironman Cairns 70.3 race. Picture: Brendan Radke
25/74Winner of the Ironman Cairns 70.3 race Daniel McDonnell with (L-R) girlfriend Ella Appleby, mum Lindsay McDonnell, sister Lucy McDonnell and dad Marc McDonnell. Picture: Brendan Radke
26/74The start of the Ironman Cairns 70.3 swim leg at Palm Cove. Picture: Brendan Radke
27/74The start of the Ironman Cairns 70.3 swim leg at Palm Cove. Picture: Brendan Radke
28/74The start of the Ironman Cairns 70.3 swim leg at Palm Cove. Picture: Brendan Radke
29/74The start of the Ironman Cairns 70.3 swim leg at Palm Cove. Picture: Brendan Radke
30/74Justison and Jason Wilmot from Arizona, USA, show their support for the Ironman Cairns competitors at Palm Cove. Picture: Brendan Radke
31/74Atsuko Maruo, Akiko Tamimura and Shiho cheer on the Ironman Cairns competitors at Palm Cove. Picture: Brendan Radke
32/74Sharyn Schubert, Maelle Visisombat, Marion Gourasud and Kathy Steffensen cheer on the Ironman Cairns competitors at Palm Cove. Picture: Brendan Radke
33/74Damien Spann and Lachlan Spann, 3, cheer on their wife and mum in the swim leg of the Ironman Cairns 70.3 race at Palm Cove. Picture: Brendan Radke
34/74Rosie McGeoch celebrates after winning the women's Ironman Cairns 70.3 race. Picture: Brendan Radke
35/74Rosie McGeoch celebrates after winning the women's Ironman Cairns 70.3 race. Picture: Brendan Radke
36/74Former Cairns triathlete Daniel McDonnell wins the Ironman Cairns 70.3 race. Picture: Brendan Radke
37/74Former Cairns triathlete Daniel McDonnell falls onto his hands and knees after crossing the finish line to win the Ironman Cairns 70.3 race. Picture: Brendan Radke
38/74Former Cairns triathlete Daniel McDonnell wins the Ironman Cairns 70.3 race. Picture: Brendan Radke
39/74Former Cairns triathlete Daniel McDonnell smiles after crossing the finish line to win the Ironman Cairns 70.3 race. Picture: Brendan Radke
40/74Former Cairns triathlete Daniel McDonnell wins the Ironman Cairns 70.3 race. Picture: Brendan Radke
41/74The pro women competitors start the swim leg in the Ironman Cairns race at Palm Cove. Picture: Brendan Radke
42/74The pro men competitors start the swim leg in the Ironman Cairns race at Palm Cove. Picture: Brendan Radke
43/74Masami Wakimoto competes in the 70 to 74 years age group in the Ironman Cairns 70.3 race. Picture: Brendan Radke
44/74Shane Kent from Brisbane cheers on his friend Tristan Lahey in his first Ironman race. Picture: Brendan Radke
45/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday with hundreds of spectators cheering as they pass. Picture: Kristina Puljak
46/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday with hundreds of spectators cheering as they pass. Picture: Kristina Puljak
47/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday with hundreds of spectators cheering as they pass. Picture: Kristina Puljak
48/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday with hundreds of spectators cheering as they pass. Picture: Kristina Puljak
49/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday with hundreds of spectators cheering as they pass. Picture: Kristina Puljak
50/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday with hundreds of spectators cheering as they pass. Picture: Kristina Puljak
51/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday with hundreds of spectators cheering as they pass. Picture: Kristina Puljak
52/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday with hundreds of spectators cheering as they pass. Picture: Kristina Puljak
53/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday with hundreds of spectators cheering as they pass. Picture: Kristina Puljak
54/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday with hundreds of spectators cheering as they pass. Picture: Kristina Puljak
55/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday with hundreds of spectators cheering as they pass. Picture: Kristina Puljak
56/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday with hundreds of spectators cheering as they pass. Picture: Kristina Puljak
57/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday with hundreds of spectators cheering as they pass. Picture: Kristina Puljak
58/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday with hundreds of spectators cheering as they pass. Picture: Kristina Puljak
59/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday with hundreds of spectators cheering as they pass. Picture: Kristina Puljak
60/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday with hundreds of spectators cheering as they pass. Picture: Kristina Puljak
61/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday. Picture: Kristina Puljak
62/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday. Picture: Kristina Puljak
63/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday. Picture: Kristina Puljak
64/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday. Picture: Kristina Puljak
65/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday. Picture: Kristina Puljak
66/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday. Picture: Kristina Puljak
67/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday. Picture: Kristina Puljak
68/74Athletes take on Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 2023 on Sunday. Picture: Kristina Puljak
69/74Ironman Cairns competitors 2023. Picture: Kristina Puljak
70/74Luke and Tracey Micklewright with Helen Kinnane at the Ironman Cairns 2023. Picture: Kristina Puljak
71/74Anne Hooper and James Egan at the Ironman 2023. Picture: Kristina Puljak
72/74Therese Rennick and Liz Young from Red Dog Triathlon, Brisbane. Picture: Kristina Puljak
73/74First place cycler racing through to finish the bike leg. Picture: Kristina Puljak
74/74Tri-Activ8, a racing team from Mackay, were all dressed in their pink uniforms to cheer on their 15 competitors across both races. Nikki Giles joins her team in cheering. Picture: Kristina Puljak
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