So who was that dude who crushed the Oliver bike course and came 2nd to Jeff Symonds? Dude used to weigh 300 pounds! His story is here
Yeah Paul Auton. He is fast.
In my 2nd tri race (ever) Cowichan Challenge of 2015? we busted out of T2 together. I couldn’t swim either 
I didn’t know the bike course so was in full chase. He apexed the first 90 at the bottom of the hill and I didn’t. I ended up in a farmer’s field, ripping my rear tubie off, bucking like a horse but somehow got back on pavement. Tire was smoking and wrapped up in the frame so had to hike back to the bike tent.
He sold me some Swiss-stop brake pads after that.