Hello, welcome back to the show.

Surprise, surprise.

Introducing a brand new format today, a post-contest format.

We're calling it the five-minute recap.

Featuring, of course, the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach.

The entire idea here is to bring you all the important details without any of the lulls between sets,

without any of the nonsense, just the highlights, straight to the bloodstream. So I'm going to do it all

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The five minute recap begins now. Formerly the Bells Beach Surf Classic, the now Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, is the longest

continuously running surf contest in history. Founded in 1961 and becoming a professional

event in 1973 makes this the 57th year that the event has run. It also actually marks the end of an era, which I'm sure

you're well aware of. That is the era of Mick Fanning, his career and his reign as a four-time

Bells Beach champion. The event finished in spectacular surf on the finals day at the

Bells Bowl. It took about six days to run, including two lay days.

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