Johnson finished the 21.1km race in 1hr 23.55min to beat Aiden Fattore (1:26.23), who only trailed by 11 seconds at the halfway mark.

Andrew Creek (1:27.43) was third and was followed by Rodney Savage (1:28.38) and Vince Restagno (1:29.39).

In the women’s section, Tracey Josling earned her fourth title after clocking 1:40.29. Teresa Burgess (1:43.56) was second, with Janet Mazzarolo (1:48.39), Lena Sergi (1:49.18) and Wendy Minato (2:09.09) rounding out the top five.

In the team results, Glason (1:27.56) won the male, Ingold/Taylor (1:50.40) took out the female, while Kenny (1:43) claimed the mixed title.