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In a storied career Bateup won the iconic Coolangatta Gold endurance race three times, debuted on the professional iron series as a 14 year old and won 19 national titles.
But it was her advocacy for women to have the option to not just race the full distance 46km Coolangatta Gold but be rewarded with the same prize money as the men which she rates as one of her special achievements.
On Monday Bateup joined champions of the Gold Guy Leech (1984, 85), Michael King (1991), Darren Mercer (1992), Caine Eckstein (4x champion), Rhys Drury (2007), Ali Day (9x champion), Matt Bevilacqua (2018), Courtney Hancock (4x champion), Brodie Moir (2012) and...