Wright and Toledo Achieve Maiden Victories at Bells Beach

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The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach surfing event wrapped up on Sunday with maiden victories to Tyler Wright of Australia and Felipe Toledo of Brazil. Both surfers had come close before, Wright achieving two seconds and two third placings since 2011 and Toledo a second placing in 2019, but despite their consistently high rankings, the great bell trophy had eluded them. However, this year, both looked confident from the start of the event, with consistent performances throughout. A two-time world champion, Wright said the win at Bells felt similar to winning a world title. “It’s emotional,” she said at the awards ceremony. “I’ve been competing here for 12 years, and I’ve got second twice but won two world titles, but this feels rather special to me.” ...

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