Adams wins Sydney's biggest race

He sprinted to the finish to outpace race favourite Michael Shelley.Adams, 24, said he never expected to win his first City2Surf, a 14-kilometre (8.7 mile) run which features the steep Heartbreak Hill and attracts serious athletes among its huge field, which this year swelled to a record 85,000.But Adams beat fellow Australian Shelley, who won the race in 2009 and was runner-up in 2010, with a sprint to the finish on the final 400 metres to complete the course in just over 41 minutes. Martin Dent finished third.I never thought I was going to win it, Adams said of the race which was this year unusually affected by wet weather.Hes (Shelley) won it before and he knows how to win this race. I thought he was going to drop me many times during that race.Jessica Trengove, 23, was the first woman across the line, in just over 47 minutes while Emily Brichacek was the second and Claire Geraghty the third.Im just ecstatic to have won, Trengove said.Australian paralympic champion Kurt Fearnley won the elite wheelchair athlete category, included in the race for the first time Sunday, crossing the finish line in an unofficial time of 33 minutes and three seconds.The race, the 41st annual run, is a major charity fundraising event, aiming this year to generate Aus$4.0 million (US$4.14 million).