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The top two men and the leading woman all felt like grand champions in the annual Lake Padden Triathlon, and understandably so.

Bellingham newcomer David Larpenteur, who'll be 30 in July, won his second consecutive title in dynamic style, taking the honors by more than four minutes over Stuart Ayling of Lake Tapps on Saturday, June 28.