SINGAPORE – Racing in her first triathlon of 2024, all Ashleigh Gentle wanted to do on April 13 was to get to the finish line of the Singapore T100 pro women’s race.

After completing her 2km swim and 80km bike segments, the 33-year-old Australian was fourth and trailed Britain’s reigning Ironman world champion Lucy Charles-Barclay by 5min 33sec.