The reigning champions win in Italy and will lay their hands on the King Kahekili Trophy once again at the final stop in Polignano a Mare this weekend. Iffland, who arrived in Italy on the back of 11 straight victories across three seasons, knew that a top five finish in Puglia would be enough to seal the deal, and there were no signs of the Australian taking her foot off the pedal as she edged past Canada’s Jessica Macaulay to take the victory and her fifth King Kahekili Trophy

The reigning champions win in Italy and will lay their hands on the King Kahekili Trophy once again at the final stop in Polignano a Mare this weekend. In the men’s competition, Hunt had declared earlier in the week that he was determined to wrap things up at this stop, and the Frenchman duly delivered another victory to secure his ninth King Kahekili Trophy in 12 seasons.