Ashleigh Gentle, a 10-time consecutive Noosa Triathlon winner, will miss the event to focus on her T100 title push.
World champion Matthew Hauser will headline the Noosa Triathlon, following his gold medal win in Wollongong, which ended Australia's 15-year world championship drought.
Hauser will perform a 1.5km swim, 40km cycle, and 10km victory lap at the 42nd Noosa staging.
Author's summary: Hauser leads Noosa Triathlon after Gentle's withdrawal.