The 2013 edition of Challenge Henley provided to be a fairytale finale to the long distance triathlon career of Bella Bayliss.

In advance of the event Bella announced that the event would mark her retirement event. Despite a poor race at Ironman UK this year, Bella was able to regroup and put together a great performance to secure a convincing victory, and with it her 16th career iron-distance win (check them all out below).

We had a chat with Bella the day after her win about how she did it and what she'll be up to next...

Bella Bayliss - Challenge Henley and the future...

Bella's 16 career iron-distance victories:

Winner Ironman Florida (5 times) – 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008
Winner Ironman UK (3 times) – 2007, 2008, 2009
Winner Ironman Lanzarote (2 times) – 2008, 2009
Winner Ironman Austria – 2009
Winner Ironman South Africa – 2008
Winner Embrunman (3 times) – 2002, 2008, 2009
Winner Challenge Henley - 2013