
A jubilant Brayden Mercer felt like he had wings as he stormed to a shock, legacy-building Noosa Triathlon victory, seven years after the death of father Dean.
Mercer was a popular winner in a quality field in Sunday's race, with the 20-year-old leading the swim leg, pushing clear on the bike and holding off Olympians Tayler Reid, Luke Willian, Jamie Riddle and Jake Birtwhistle on the run.