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Hello and welcome to Hyde Park, for a whole afternoon of high octane

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action. The world 's best triathletes are in London for round

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four of the 2014 World Triathlon Series and the thousands of

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spectators who have turned out to show their support are in for a real

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treat because they will get to see the men's and women's races

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back-to-back. The elites will be rating the shorter sprint distance,

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it will be fast, furious, here is what you can expect.

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Jodie Stimpson currently leads the series rankings after two wins from

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the first three races. She tells us what it is like to be on top of the

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world. The brave run on this course in 2012 was the start of an injury

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field former world champion Helen Jenkins she is back and ready to

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make an impact once again. London has been a significant course

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in the young careers of the Brownlee brothers, we get them together to

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talk Hyde Park. But it is Spain's Javier Gomez who

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leads the way in the men's competition with three wins out of

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three. London is the fourth stop in the

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eight race World Triathlon Series and just encase you need a reminder

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of what has happened in the previous events here is a re-of the season so

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far. -- re-. Jodie Stimpson got the season

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started in style with a dominant victory in Auckland while Helen

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Jenkins was back to secure a podium finish on her return. Johnny Bramley

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had to settle for second following a strong finish from having a Gomez --

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Jonathan Brownlee. It was a similar story in Cape Town

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as Gomez had too much for Johnny in the closing stages but there was a

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British 1-2 in the women's race as Jodie outsprinted Helen to make it

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to an array of. -- two in a row. Onto Yokohama and Jodie's run was to

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come to an end in dramatic fashion. There is trouble for Jodie Stimpson.

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She finished in ninth place and instead it was a first victory for

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when Jorgensen. She will win round three of the 2014 World Triathlon

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Series at a canter. The Brownlee brothers raced together

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for the first time in 2014 but neither made the podium, the winner

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would be decided in a Spanish sprint for the line. It is Gomez, Mola.

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Which one will take the win? Sprint finish for the line, it is Gomez.

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Three in a row. The men's race starts in about 25

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minutes and the men are in the water warming up right now. The women will

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dive into the water just after 4pm and you will be able to see both

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races in their entirety right here on BBC One. Stuart Hayes and Annie

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Emerson, part of our commentary team, will be with us. Let's have a

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look at the men's standings. Javier Gomez is leading the way.

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Jonathan Brownlee is ranked number two with two silvers. Alistair is

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down in 16th. Only one race under his belt in which he didn't make the

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podium. Heavy you Gomez is flying. He has

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had a fantastic season, but with it being a

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had a fantastic season, but with it to win but he is

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had a fantastic season, but with it athlete in the world, I am sure he

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will get on the podium. Has the men's race surprised you? It has.

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Gomez probably hasn't been pushed yet. The Brownlee brothers

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Gomez probably hasn't been pushed What has been noticeable is how much

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Gomez comfortably beat Johnny in the first couple of races. He does make

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it look so easy, he has got the hair, the time. But the Brownlee

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brothers are aiming for the Commonwealth Games so I think they

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will push him. It is unusual for us not to see both of them on the

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podium and they both start but that is what happens in Yokohama.

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Everybody is thinking is that the end of that era? Of course it is

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not. We are used to seeing them on the top of the podium for the

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Alistair has been out with injury. They have both had a chance to come

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back and rest. Hopefully they will be finding their form soon.

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Interesting to see what happens. Hyde Park has been very significant

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for both the Brownlee brothers, they have been reminiscing.

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In 2012, all those people, that they feel is unreal. And then to go back

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to Hyde Park without that is a little weird. You kind of thing, did

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that really happen? I am not very superstitious, but one cold night I

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ran a lap of the park. There was literally no one. It was very

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sobering. Time to move on. This is just a park.

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Let's look ahead to London. When two of you race there always something

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dramatic happens. Obviously it is the home race. I

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have had three of my best ever races and two of my worst. Only extremes.

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You had your second World Triathlon Series race in 2009. Still junior,

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and a different of the pack, Alistair one. I ran every race that

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year. The strange sight in Yokohama, for

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Brown Davies, neither of you on the podium. Is it a blip or is it

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something people should be worried about?

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For me it was a sense of tiredness, I had been travelling, Auckland and

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home, Cape Town and back, Yokohama and back. Humility tiredness, maybe

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a bit of overtraining during the winter, I was a bit more on edge

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when I turned up. You have to learn from these things. There are

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probably ten little things that all combine on a good day, on a not so

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good day, you are in a bit of trouble.

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2010, Alistair, have you found out why you had that collapse? 200,

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three and metres to go, I thought it would be all right. And then I just

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blacked out, I'd remember anything, I woke up in the medical tent

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hospital bed. I remember crossing the finish line, I didn't realise

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how serious it was at the time. It was he straight, a Thomas. --

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heatstroke. As Gomez done anything differently this winter, tried to

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address any witnesses he has had? I am not sure, I would like to ask,

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but he wouldn't tell me. I think he is very solid, I don't think there

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is anything spectacular. Johnny has been a bit tired and hasn't raced to

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the best of his ability for the --. Hopefully an anomaly. First and

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third for the Brownlee boys in Hyde Park.

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Looking back at that, that was my first real good race, under pressure

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as a senior. Basically a race between me and Gomez again, to try

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and comfort. That would qualify me for the Berecz. -- for the Olympics.

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You will be peaking later in the series. Gomez has come out quick. We

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hope so. The Commonwealth Games is massive for us, bigger than the

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World Series. I don't really want to, flying in April, May, I want to

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win Commonwealth medal. The 24-year-old Alistair Brownlee, the

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Olympic triathlon champion. Do you think about the 2012 and six

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much? You think about it quite a lot, eager to Hyde Park and you are

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running up the finishing straight of the Olympics, you can do it as often

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as you want. We go back once a year, when and Hyde Park, probably ten

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times a year. A constant reminder. 2013 was really tough. I knew my

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ankle was pretty sore, you just hope it would be all right. I think you

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down I knew it wasn't going to be. I have looked back at that race a

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lot, I knew I had to beat Gomez. He came down to the sprint finish, I

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was pretty confident. I gave him the perfect leader and he came past me

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with ten metres to go. I am paid to do everything I can to not get

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beaten. Sprint are normally my forte. You beat Alistair in Hamburg

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last year. I did want to beat him in a sprint.

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We are not used to seeing them be fallible, by their own high

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standards. Was Yokohama just a blip, as they said? We haven't seen them

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dominate this season, it wasn't a blip, it is a long season, eight

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races. It is really tough to keep your body in one piece throughout

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the season, today is where they are going to shine, it is a home crowd,

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their friends and family watching, it will be super exciting.

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Of course they have the added air balloon -- element of wanting to

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peak for the Commonwealth Games. Gomez hasn't had to. He could hit as

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early races might harder. Looking at the sprint distance, that will play

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into the likes of Jonathan Brownlee's hands, a two-time sprint

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world champion. This is his favoured distance. Jonathan hasn't won on

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this course before. Will a sprint distance give Jonny that extra

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chance? He has got a bit more fire in his belly, let's see what

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happens. They took to the schedule, the rules have changed for the World

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Triathlon Series engine after racing five series and the grand final, you

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have to be there all season to be champion. It has been very tough,

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they started out in Auckland, South Africa, Yokohama. The time

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difference and the travel has been really tough on them. This is a

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sprint distance and anything can happen. Let's not forget Mario Mola.

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He won that race in new Plymouth where he beat Gomez and that was a

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sprint distance. How would you have tackled this season if you had had

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the series and the Commonwealth games developers on? I would have

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avoided the early-season races and this would have been my focus,

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because come the end of July, still a long time, a lot of training needs

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to be done. That is triathlon. That is what Alistair is trying to do.

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Let's hear from the man that is going to be wearing number one on

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the start line, current world champion and current series leader

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Mahaffey a Gomez. -- have. Welcome back to London. What a year you have

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been having. Started very good, better than I expected. The first

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two races have been amazing, going the right way to get a fourth title.

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Halfway, so many races to go. Does it feel good to be back here, the

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place where you wonder World Championships title? Definitely,

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always great to race in London, good memories here, got my Olympic medal

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here, and last year had an amazing sprint finish that I finally one.

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Great to race here in London, Hyde Park, I hope there will be a lot of

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people cheering and we can put on a good show. What is your secret, why

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have you started so well, what did you eat during the winter? I have

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been training well, consistently, no injuries, no health problems. I was

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a bit lucky in races as well, things worked well for me. I am enjoying

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this moment. The Brownlee have spoken about their frustration

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about the series schedule, how do you feel? I would agree with them.

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We are not machines. We are humans. It is easy to get injuries or get

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sick. It will be a tough season for everybody. We are just trying to do

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the best we can. We hope they make a better calendar for next year, the

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ITU. Know you are playing on a course in London for only you and

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Alistair have competed in before. I have three wins, so I am confident.

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But I am realistic as well. Both Brownlee brothers will get better

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and better. Yokohama was Alistair's first race. I have been racing both

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of them for many years. The fact that they got fourth and fifth in

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Yokohama doesn't mean anything. They can be first and second year, so I

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need to work hard. Cavalier Gomes will not be complacent. -- Javier. I

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am joined by the editor of a triathlon newsletter. You believe we

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are in a golden era? Absolutely. To have a situation for you have three

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athletes who are right at the top of their game, right at the peak of

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their careers, and all of them still have an opportunity to improve, as

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we have with Javier, Alistair and Jonathan, it is a magnificent time.

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It really is a golden era. Statistically, when they all enter a

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triathlon together, one of them wins? Absolutely. It is quite

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amazing. Individually, they have on statistics. We have 132 out of 38

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races. When all of them have been there, of which they have done 15

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times, one of the three of them has won the race each of those 15 times.

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You're comparing that to the situation we have in tennis with

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Roger Federer, Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Absolutely. A couple of

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years ago, we had a guy who had been dominating, real classy guy, you had

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to love him, Roger Federer. That is Javier. You cannot not like him. I

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genuinely admire him. Then in tennis you had Nadal who came along, that

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is Alistair Brownlee. He will do anything to win. How do you break

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into that? That is where Jonathan comes along. Trying to crack those

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top two. He finally cracks it. So then you have three guys, Javier,

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Alistair and Jonathan, just like you have in tennis. It is magnificent

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for the sport. We need to recognise that in the way that we had Chris

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Eubank in boxing and Sebastian Coe in athletics. A golden age for

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athletics. Back to you. You agree that this is a golden age?

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Absolutely. With Richard Murray thrown into the back -- thrown into

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the mix, this is going to new heights. This is definitely a golden

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era for our sport. What is it like racing with these boys? It is

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fantastic. Look at the crowds. Back in the 1990s, I used to be here on

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my own. These days, hundreds of people are watching, sometimes

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thousands. In Yokohama, Richard Murray was on the podium alongside

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Javier. He will be looking to crash the party again today. Murray is

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soaking it all in as he celebrates his podium place. Does finishing

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ahead of both Brownlee brothers give you some more confidence for London?

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I wouldn't say so. I know my capability. We have looked at the

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statistics. I would not say there is a Big Apple train as. There are five

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of us -- I would not say there is a big gap between us. There are five

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of us who are very close. Richard and I race pretty similar. We are

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not the best swimmers. We have to work on the bike to have a chance of

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winning are finishing on the podium. We spend a lot of time training

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together, so that help is. When running, we tend to egg each other

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on. Sometimes we egged each other on too much and end up destroying each

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other at the end, but it is always fun when someone has the same goal

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in mind. Over the past two years, how hard has it been to be you, just

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on the edge of that trio? That is the way other athletes can keep

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improving, they have brought the sport to another level. We work and

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train as hard as we can. We want to be close to them. What is your aim

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for the series this year? I want to finish in the top four. I have been

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fifth for the last couple of years. I am sick of fifth-place! In

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Yokohama, I was thinking that if I didn't come fifth then I had one! I

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was pleased to come third. -- then I had won the race. Do you think we

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will see either of them on the podium? Possibly. They are both

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fantastic runners. Richard is a fantastic swimmer. The Slovakian,

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the fastest swimmer in the world. That is correct. And he has great

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friends with the Brownlee brothers. The Brownlee brothers will take over

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on the bike. You are a training partner with Alistair and Jonathan.

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I know you have a good Yorkshire accent. What do you think the

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conditions will be like today? The sprint distance should favour your

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racing style? I am better for Sprint. I will try to swim hard. I

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run. What about the Brownlee run. What about the Brownlee

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result in Yokohama? They will try to race as hard as possible. They will

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give everything they have got. It will be a fast and exciting race.

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For sure. It will be interesting to get the medal positions. So Richard

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Varga is part of the tactics today. What else will we see? The first

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year, it was a sprint distant race -- distance race, half of the

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Olympic size. The bike will be fast on the corners, so people will have

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to watch out. What difference does it make in terms of training for a

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sprint distance? You could be less fit, I guess? Most of the races are

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Olympic distance. Perhaps over the last couple of weeks they will have

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been doing more sprint to network. They are now introducing the

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competitors. There is Jonathan Brownlee. They are wearing wet

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suits. It is a lovely sunny day, but the water is not very warm. It is

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currently 15 degrees. The wet suit will keep them nice and warm. That

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will give people extra buoyancy. It is a sprint distance, so those who

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are strong in their swim cannot make too much of a difference, Canvey?

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No, but Richard Varga really likes to take the swim out fast. -- can

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the? Who do you think will be on the podium? I think the same as the

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Olympic Games. Alistair, then Javier Gomez, then Jonathan. It is time to

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join our commentators to see if that prediction is correct.

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It is a real delight to be back in Hyde Park for this World Triathlon

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Series. There is a confident looking Javier Gomez. There will be a single

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lap in the Serpentine this year. 750 metres in the water. This year, they

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do not leave the park. At the Olympics and last year, the

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do not leave the park. At the down to the palace, but this year

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they stay in the boundaries of Hyde Park for a

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they stay in the boundaries of Hyde give them a total distance of 20

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kilometres. Then the run is 5000 metres. Two lapse to conclude the

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triathlon. The Brownlee brothers down on the pontoon. Javier Gomez,

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the Spaniard, is down on the pontoon. Javier Gomez,

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All eyes at the start of the swim will be of course on Richard Varga.

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He is Number Ten, the Slovakian super swift swimmer. He will be

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hoping to carry the Brownlee brothers through to a first five

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position as they exit the water. The swim is expected to take under ten

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minutes. Then they will head to transition to pick up the bikes. The

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start of the bike course is in the park. It is a flat course. For the

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men, there are a total of 66 elite athletes due to start. They jog to

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the starting position, passed through their bikes are parked up

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ready for the first transition. Hyde Park, the spiritual home of

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triathlon, following the extraordinary scenes of August 2012

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were the crowd was ten deep all around the course. You could obscure

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yourself on that day. We have a good crowd here today. This sport has

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really caught the public's imagination. Lookout crammed the

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grand stands are. Every seat is taken. Are people out on every inch

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of the course as well. Terrific day in this part of London. It is

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indeed. One unusual aspect is Alistair Brownlee wearing number 15,

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indeed. One unusual aspect is as a matter of disrespect, but they

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will be firing, ready to get back on the top. They are getting towards

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the final countdown no. Just to remind you, this is stage four of

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the World Triathlon Series which began in April in Auckland. I think

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the guys are right to complain about the schedule which has taken them to

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Cape Town, then Yokohama and no London. Here is the start list.

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Aaron Harris from near Basingstoke is always in contention with another

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a run. -- Aaron. Javier Gomez tops the standings. He has three

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victories, Auckland, Cape Town and Yokohama. Theoretically, they could

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end the season unbeaten. The next stage will be in Chicago, then back

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to Europe and then the final in Edmonton in Canada. It is a brittle

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schedule. Ready to go in Hyde Park for the sprint distance triathlon.

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It will all be done in well under an hour. The red flag is raised to

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signal that the officials on the pontoon are happy. They will drop

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the flags and then they will get the official start.

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Stage four of the World Triathlon Series here in London's Royal Hyde

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Park. They are underway. Cold water in the

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Serpentine. A single lap will follow them from above. They are followed

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by paramedics all over the water in the centre of the park. Richard

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Varga already setting a fast and furious pace. The blue carpet with

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London written on it is the transition area. Richard Varga will

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be shadowed by number 20, another fast man through the water. They are

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traditionally out there in front. The Brownlee brothers and Gomez will

:31:59.:32:02.

not be too far behind. This is extraordinary. The pace of

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this swim, we have been used to seeing that faster, but this is

:32:10.:32:12.

something else. That is Richard Varga Alberta in front. Huge

:32:13.:32:19.

differences at this early stage. It will be a race of transition is. The

:32:20.:32:24.

Brownlee brothers will want to get onto the bike quickly, Richard Varga

:32:25.:32:29.

working for them and with them on the swim. Transitions will be

:32:30.:32:33.

absolutely crucial. You saw from the aerial shot the

:32:34.:32:42.

three enormous inflatable boys which Mark the turning semicircle. No

:32:43.:32:47.

surprise it is the sport of triathlon's fastest swimmer who

:32:48.:32:51.

leads them through. We will try to catch sight of the number of the man

:32:52.:32:59.

who tales him. They are heading out towards the Serpentine Bridge which

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marks the boundary between Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens which is on

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the western and Kensington Gardens which is on

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water. The other side of the water beyond the bridge is known as the

:33:10.:33:15.

long water, that forms part of Kensington Gardens. Aurelien Raphael

:33:16.:33:19.

of France, he is always good in the water, he is sticking as close as he

:33:20.:33:25.

possibly can to Richard Varga. Looking at the and turnover, we talk

:33:26.:33:31.

about this long, stroking swim. The turnover is so fast. No backing down

:33:32.:33:35.

on that whatsoever. 200 metres already, there has been no letting

:33:36.:33:43.

off in speed. Just with his overhead shot you can see how fast that is.

:33:44.:33:48.

Normally we would see most of the pack together, normally there would

:33:49.:33:52.

not be a five metre gap as we are seeing here with two Serbs of the

:33:53.:33:58.

swim section to go. -- two thirds. Quickly they reached the turn. The

:33:59.:34:03.

paddle border is they're keeping an eye on things. Someone has taken

:34:04.:34:08.

another in the here and has ducked under. We get a bit of mayhem at

:34:09.:34:11.

times in these situations, hands on heads, caps get ripped off and

:34:12.:34:17.

goggles can get dislodged. Somebody is getting bobbed around in there,

:34:18.:34:20.

in all sorts of trouble, like a rubber duck, what a start. One or

:34:21.:34:25.

two really having to push hard and swim to their right to make the

:34:26.:34:29.

turn. Look at the lead Richard Varga and Aurelien Raphael have.

:34:30.:34:37.

It is crucial to maintain that place in the pack. You could almost see

:34:38.:34:41.

the panic setting in with the swim is being pushed, just really pushed

:34:42.:34:46.

underneath as they come through. Richard Varga leads.

:34:47.:34:50.

underneath as they come through. Raphael has shadowed him

:34:51.:34:53.

magnificently. We are ensuring Richard Varga is enjoying this is an

:34:54.:35:01.

honest race, flat out from the start, I don't think we will see any

:35:02.:35:05.

letting up whatsoever. Gomez up there, as we would expect, right in

:35:06.:35:08.

the mix. Not too far behind. I think it is

:35:09.:35:16.

Ryan Bailie he might have full company that come in under six. Just

:35:17.:35:19.

trying to spot the numbers on the orange swim caps. Now they come,

:35:20.:35:27.

heading back to work the swim started, a few minutes ago, down to

:35:28.:35:34.

the last 400 metres. You can see the lighter on the southern bank which

:35:35.:35:38.

opened in 1930, open to the public in summer, members of the Serpentine

:35:39.:35:41.

swimming club can swim any morning of the year. There is a traditional

:35:42.:35:47.

Christmas morning race for the Peter Pan club which was inaugurated by

:35:48.:35:53.

the creator of Peter Barry, there are a few recreational swimmers in

:35:54.:35:55.

there this afternoon watching these guys charge past.

:35:56.:36:02.

In this situation Richard Varga is going to be very happy to be at the

:36:03.:36:06.

front. Because you have to say in the middle of the pack it is very

:36:07.:36:11.

tight. We saw that real mishmash going around the first and second

:36:12.:36:18.

turning areas. They have established a bit of clear water. You just hope

:36:19.:36:22.

the Brownlee brothers will be up there and chasing hard, so they make

:36:23.:36:26.

themselves liable to get into the lead pack. It could well be the

:36:27.:36:31.

whole pack getting together. There is a giant pink swimmer that

:36:32.:36:35.

has been placed in the water alongside the lighter. There is a

:36:36.:36:43.

biker and run around the park as. Great scenes above Hyde Park. In its

:36:44.:36:52.

spring, the green glory. And 300 metres to swim. Richard Varga has

:36:53.:36:55.

forced the pace in this sprint distance triathlon forms. Normally

:36:56.:37:03.

they get out of the water and diving for second lap. Varga has been able

:37:04.:37:09.

to put his foot and knowing it is a single lap, 750 metres, before

:37:10.:37:12.

to put his foot and knowing it is a to ride as opposed to the normal

:37:13.:37:16.

44. 5000 metres, normally their rent 10,000 metres to conclude.

:37:17.:37:21.

Reasonably well spread. There is a gap growing. Another group of 15

:37:22.:37:27.

forming the chase gap growing. Another group of 15

:37:28.:37:32.

stage. We can see just gap growing. Another group of 15

:37:33.:37:37.

gap has become. Is there an intention for the small group to try

:37:38.:37:41.

to stay away, because that will be difficult on this course. With a big

:37:42.:37:44.

group working behind, they can get in each other's way and maybe that

:37:45.:37:46.

small group at the front will in each other's way and maybe that

:37:47.:37:52.

viable to stay away. Richard father, Gomez, look at the

:37:53.:37:58.

difference in body position. Normally Richard would have his head

:37:59.:38:02.

down, but that is not happening. He has got his head up and it is 100%

:38:03.:38:07.

power throughout this swim. So far it is a look as if anybody

:38:08.:38:13.

has been left way behind the group. They have got to go around the last

:38:14.:38:23.

buoy before they come up water. You They have got to go around the last

:38:24.:38:28.

would expect there would be a huge group performing at the front. Some

:38:29.:38:34.

of these terms, the hairpins, out on the four, five kilometre by Clark,

:38:35.:38:39.

some are really tight. Thankfully it is dry to date, in wet conditions it

:38:40.:38:44.

can be very nasty. A possible opportunity for these

:38:45.:38:48.

three athletes to stay away, it will take a lot of commitment but they

:38:49.:38:51.

have put themselves in such a great position. Some of the swimmers have

:38:52.:38:58.

gone long. You have to do your homework and know what the course

:38:59.:39:00.

is, round the yellow ones, they have chosen to go round the red and that

:39:01.:39:06.

has cost them a good ten metres. The course sends them between the yellow

:39:07.:39:10.

and red to finish but some have gone along way round, past the boathouse.

:39:11.:39:15.

After just under eight minutes, Richard Varga hits dry land. He will

:39:16.:39:20.

leave the water and head towards his wheels now. Extraordinary time

:39:21.:39:31.

there, 63 seconds for each 100m. That is putting us up there at world

:39:32.:39:35.

championship and Olympic level in pure storming terms. Those are the

:39:36.:39:40.

first three out of the Serpentine. Then a massive group chasing them

:39:41.:39:42.

down, Slovakian, Frenchman and Then a massive group chasing them

:39:43.:39:47.

Russian arrive in the transition so. The first of the

:39:48.:40:00.

We are looking for Gomez, he has come out in 16th.

:40:01.:40:19.

They hit the transition and go through the motions. Gomez picks up

:40:20.:40:26.

his bike, his wet suit is in the box. No penalty. Jonny is out of the

:40:27.:40:35.

saddle. It can be a little chaotic as we saw with Stinson in this stage

:40:36.:40:40.

as she tripped over her own bike and fell. They are giving each other a

:40:41.:40:45.

bit of room. A massive group leaves together. It is a huge pack. Both

:40:46.:40:55.

the Brownlee brothers and Gomez out shoulder to child. Towards the front

:40:56.:40:58.

of the pack, even on the run from the swim through and into transition

:40:59.:41:02.

they managed to establish position at the beginning of the front of

:41:03.:41:06.

this pack. Three cyclists to chase down. We will go down to the

:41:07.:41:12.

transition area and catch up with Graham Bell who is with Stuart

:41:13.:41:18.

Hayes. That was incredibly fast swim from

:41:19.:41:21.

Richard Varga, was it too fast? Possibly. It will be one big pack.

:41:22.:41:27.

As soon as they jump on their bikes it could split the race.

:41:28.:41:33.

What did you think Alistair and Jonny were thinking when that

:41:34.:41:37.

developed in the swim? They were probably panicking a little bit but

:41:38.:41:40.

they do their damage now on the bike at the beginning.

:41:41.:41:45.

The tactic now is to go absolutely flat out, or to share the lead at

:41:46.:41:51.

the front? Go flat out and try to get into form, they don't want the

:41:52.:41:55.

other runners with them. They want to come into the final five K with

:41:56.:41:58.

the least amount of people as possible.

:41:59.:42:05.

The bike is now well underway. 20 kilometres to cycle around the park.

:42:06.:42:10.

They will stay within the boundaries of the park, at times they will

:42:11.:42:16.

cross the Serpentine Bridge, go past the gallery, before riding along the

:42:17.:42:28.

south and heading up to the North. We are riding with Alistair

:42:29.:42:34.

Brownlee, the 26-year-old, the Olympic triathlon champion. He is in

:42:35.:42:36.

the venue where he won his gold medal, just under two years ago. He

:42:37.:42:43.

is growling and he is working hard. He is going for this. He is pushing

:42:44.:42:46.

really hard. That is the huge impact it. We said

:42:47.:42:50.

as they came through the transition, Alistair, Jonny and Javier had made

:42:51.:42:57.

their move to the front. Alistair went for it at the front, they were

:42:58.:42:59.

reeled in, already went for it at the front, they were

:43:00.:43:03.

chasing pack have split stock they split within half a mile. Alistair

:43:04.:43:09.

went past Polyanskiy as if he were standing still.

:43:10.:43:15.

We have news of a 15 second stop-go penalty for the German, number 11.

:43:16.2:24:50

We're not sure of the reason. We will keep you updated.

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We're not sure of the reason. We he left something in transition for

2:24:512:24:50

top left is swimming hat out of the box in transition of 15 second

2:24:512:24:50

stop-go. Out on the bike now, look at Alistair Brownlee, glancing

2:24:512:24:50

behind him, looking to see if anyone is joining in. What. -- joining

2:24:512:24:50

support. He is trying to run the running legs out of everybody else.

2:24:512:24:50

There was a split in the pack when it came through, whether he has just

2:24:512:24:50

backed off, having established him self at the front, remains to be

2:24:512:24:50

seen. The pace at the front has followed the pace of this running.

2:24:512:24:50

Badge each pack is beginning to stretch immediately for stop Johnny

2:24:512:24:50

Brownlee goes forward to the front. We saw some work from Ryan Fisher.

2:24:512:24:50

Ryan Fisher put him self on the line. He has been followed by the

2:24:512:24:50

way through. We have got a working group at the front. Very, very

2:24:512:24:50

difficult for them to get away. Alistair Brownlee has put his marker

2:24:512:24:50

down early and he said I refuse to leave this to the wonders of plan.

2:24:512:24:50

He has joined forces with Richard Varga who did the hard, fast work in

2:24:512:24:50

the water. Gomez was the golden number one on both arms. He won this

2:24:512:24:50

title 12 months ago, making some adjustments to his eyewear. Jonathan

2:24:512:24:50

Brownlee, limited. 29 on the left, another South African. Vincent Luis

2:24:512:24:50

of France is always a good summer. Number eight. We will keep an eye

2:24:512:24:50

out for Aaron Harris, another for Great Britain for stop the other

2:24:512:24:50

British competitors are Matthew Sharp who wears number 25, Gordon

2:24:512:24:50

Benson who has number 42, and Mark Buchan is in the race, number 55.

2:24:512:24:50

Two Irish triathletes as well, Bryan Keane, 23 and Conor Murphy, number

2:24:512:24:50

36. Bryan Keane was a little way down on the swim. He is a very

2:24:512:24:50

strong runner indeed, but I am not sure if the pack is splitting at the

2:24:512:24:50

moment. I thought they would come together. It seems that they have

2:24:512:24:50

looked round, they have made sure that they have a leading pack and

2:24:512:24:50

now I think they work really is on. They have just come past the Italian

2:24:512:24:50

garden in Kensington Gardens. Heading back down to the water

2:24:512:24:50

transition. It won't be long before they complete a first lap of four.

2:24:512:24:50

You can see that the groups are not far apart. We have a leading group

2:24:512:24:50

of about 15. And then a group who are about ten seconds adrift. They

2:24:512:24:50

must number 25. At the end of lap one, let's get a check on the Times

2:24:512:24:50

and the difference between the big leaders and the chasers. Number

2:24:512:24:50

five, Richard Murray was on the podium in Yokohama. The leaders have

2:24:512:24:50

arrived on the blue carpet. And lap one is done with Vincent Luis in the

2:24:512:24:50

lead. Eireann Harris of Great Britain is 12. Richard Murray led

2:24:512:24:50

the second pack, 14 seconds down. If the leaders can maintain this pace,

2:24:512:24:50

they have every opportunity to take the running legs away from Richard

2:24:512:24:50

Murray. Know we are seeing the running legs away from Richard

2:24:512:24:50

Brownlee in the lead. We have 17 in the leading pack as one has dropped

2:24:512:24:50

off. There are two British athlete in the second group. Javier Gomez is

2:24:512:24:50

safely ensconced in the leading group. Let's ride with the leaders.

2:24:512:24:50

Aaron Royle, the Australian, has been consistent this season. Kicking

2:24:512:24:50

his turn to lead the pack. Quite a tight turn around this traffic

2:24:512:24:50

island in the park. Just at the end of North carriage drive. Then the

2:24:512:24:50

head south again. The leading pack of 17 are looking very strong out.

2:24:512:24:50

You have to question whether the pace is really

2:24:512:24:50

You have to question whether the front, so much so that some of the

2:24:512:24:50

athletes are struggling. If there is a big lengthening out, that makes it

2:24:512:24:50

so much easier for the chasing pack to hone in and fix on the back of

2:24:512:24:50

the rider in the rear of the leading pack and they will gradually break

2:24:512:24:50

them second by second. At the moment, we still have a gap, but it

2:24:512:24:50

appears the chase pack are beginning to close. You can

2:24:512:24:50

appears the chase pack are beginning in the red and white. Normally you

2:24:512:24:50

would expect to see Alistair in the red and white. Normally you

2:24:512:24:50

Brownlee at the front of the group, shouting instructions. I have seen

2:24:512:24:50

Javier Gomez in the last five minutes, but I have not seen much of

2:24:512:24:50

Alistair. There here's to the right of the screen. He is back involved.

2:24:512:24:50

Never out of the frame for too long. He has made a breakaway, billing a

2:24:512:24:50

few seconds between him and the rest of the lead group. He is looking

2:24:512:24:50

around, does anybody else want to join in the fun two so far, he is on

2:24:512:24:50

his own. Making a big left-hand turn here at Hyde Park Corner. I think

2:24:512:24:50

both Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee have come into this race determined.

2:24:512:24:50

There is so much talk in the press about, is this the end of the old

2:24:512:24:50

era? I don't see it like that. I think it is a reminder of how good

2:24:512:24:50

the standard is. We can see Alistair in that short wearing the number 15,

2:24:512:24:50

forcing the lead pace. They are struggling to keep up with him. This

2:24:512:24:50

lead group are just five seconds clear of the chasers. They will

2:24:512:24:50

converge into one massive Tour de France type peloton very shortly.

2:24:512:24:50

Still these are tax coming off the front. We were watching other

2:24:512:24:50

leaders coming through. Alistair is at the front. We will have to wait

2:24:512:24:50

and see what happens. Time to hear from Graham Bell and Stewart Hayes

2:24:512:24:50

once again. You have a theory as to why Alistair went a W O L -- a wall

2:24:512:24:50

from the front of that group? Alistair is a very aggressive

2:24:512:24:50

athlete. He is frustrated. He wants guys to work with him. He is putting

2:24:512:24:50

his hands in the air to try to do circles because he wants to

2:24:512:24:50

his hands in the air to try to do group away. Do you think they will

2:24:512:24:50

stay away? Is this break big enough? It is hard to see. The elastic band

2:24:512:24:50

stay away? Is this break big enough? might snap. -- hard to see.

2:24:512:24:50

It is hard to see. The elastic band might snap. -- hard to see. -- say.

2:24:512:24:50

They have headed down towards Buckingham Palace. This year, they

2:24:512:24:50

will stay within the boundaries of the park. It is a question of

2:24:512:24:50

maintaining the pressure no. At the moment, we can still see the

2:24:512:24:50

pressure group. They are working to get back on. That is what Alistair

2:24:512:24:50

Brownlee is asking for from his cohorts. The gap is still there, but

2:24:512:24:50

it is not stretching to the extent that we would be hoping for four

2:24:512:24:50

hour two Brits in the leading pack. These are the leaders. Everyone is

2:24:512:24:50

taking their turn. The chasers are not far behind. The number about 20

2:24:512:24:50

or 25 riders. Some British triathletes in there. They are

2:24:512:24:50

halfway on the bikes. Two lapse down, two to go. Richard Varga is in

2:24:512:24:50

sixth. Alistair Brownlee in nine. Just eight seconds to Richard Murray

2:24:512:24:50

who leads the chasing group. We know his running abilities are superb. He

2:24:512:24:50

almost shoulder charged that barrier! He has the same idea as

2:24:512:24:50

Alistair Brownlee, but he needs to re-establish himself. We saw how

2:24:512:24:50

strong runner he is. He is putting himself in contention for a possible

2:24:512:24:50

victory here. The last times, it has been Javier Gomez or the Brownlee

2:24:512:24:50

brothers. All of a sudden, the world has changed. Mario Mola is up there.

2:24:512:24:50

If they can do it, if they can close the gap, maybe I can as well?

2:24:512:24:50

Richard Murray is the instigator of the chasing group. Under ten

2:24:512:24:50

kilometres to write. Just to remind you, there is a shorter run segment

2:24:512:24:50

to complete the sprint distance triathlon. 5000 metres around the

2:24:512:24:50

park. Two lapse of 2.5 kilometres. -- laps. Vincent Luis, number eight,

2:24:512:24:50

the French man is at the back of the chasing group. It looks like the

2:24:512:24:50

Danish rider might be having some technical issues. Number 67. He

2:24:512:24:50

appears to be becoming adrift of the chasing group. I think

2:24:512:24:50

it hard to stay with the pace. Javier Gomez goes to the front. They

2:24:512:24:50

still have the second half of the bike section to do. Look at the size

2:24:512:24:50

of that pack. Javier Gomez seems to be instrumental to getting away at

2:24:512:24:50

the front. The Brazilian was getting involved. Gordon Benson for Great

2:24:512:24:50

Britain, number 42 as well. He is working with number 35, Franz

2:24:512:24:50

Loeschke of Spain. Doing a lot of work up at the front. Alistair

2:24:512:24:50

Brownlee and Jonathan Brownlee will be looking around thinking, perhaps

2:24:512:24:50

the order has changed? At the moment, it would appear that it is

2:24:512:24:50

coming down to a runners race. We may well see a further easing off of

2:24:512:24:50

the bike pace up at the front. We can see the Princess Diana Memorial

2:24:512:24:50

fountain, alongside the Serpentine. That will be used

2:24:512:24:50

fountain, alongside the Serpentine. the women's sprint distance race.

2:24:512:24:50

Their race starts shortly after the conclusion of the men. 16, Dan

2:24:512:24:50

Wilson from Australia. He makes his move on the outside, trying to force

2:24:512:24:50

his way towards the front. There is Gregor Buchholz from Germany. He has

2:24:512:24:50

the 15 second penalty to come. You might remember at the Olympics that

2:24:512:24:50

the same thing happened to Jonathan Brownlee because of this pint

2:24:512:24:50

infringement -- dismount. He had to stop and stand, take the 15 second

2:24:512:24:50

count, and then still was able to get back in the race and win the

2:24:512:24:50

bronze medal. Extraordinary performance that day from Jonathan

2:24:512:24:50

Brownlee. As Stewart performance that day from Jonathan

2:24:512:24:50

suggested, he thought the final performance that day from Jonathan

2:24:512:24:50

Olympics. With the form that Javier Gomez is in, I think this is his

2:24:512:24:50

race for the taking. We will see how it unfolds. Now around the Italian

2:24:512:24:50

garden. We are it unfolds. Now around the Italian

2:24:512:24:50

attack coming off the front. Not one of them has been fully sustained. We

2:24:512:24:50

are seeing people get of them has been fully sustained. We

2:24:512:24:50

metres. Rather than having the desperation to go buy yourself,

2:24:512:24:50

everyone is looking back. Nobody seems desperate to go by themselves.

2:24:512:24:50

Benson is helping to force the pace. attack. -- a Lonmin attack.

2:24:512:24:50

Benson is helping to force the pace. He has done printed of -- plenty of

2:24:512:24:50

work. The Italian is trying He has done printed of -- plenty of

2:24:512:24:50

away from this group and he is joined by an Australian. They have

2:24:512:24:50

some distance, but not much. You can see Jonathan Brownlee sitting in

2:24:512:24:50

seventh position. He is reluctant to see Jonathan Brownlee sitting in

2:24:512:24:50

make a move. Without anybody to have the confidence to make that attack,

2:24:512:24:50

it is difficult. A real free feeling at the back. It is a very big pack

2:24:512:24:50

going into this final lap. There is a massive peloton of riders. Some of

2:24:512:24:50

them are just free feeling in the slipstream. We are going to look at

2:24:512:24:50

the full list of riders here. These two have made a little break. They

2:24:512:24:50

want to try and do some damage when they ditched the bike later on. They

2:24:512:24:50

are more than three quarters of the way through this bike course no. The

2:24:512:24:50

two groups have converged. It will be a delicate situation. Up to 50

2:24:512:24:50

riders coming together at the end of the 20 kilometres bike ride. They

2:24:512:24:50

will have to watch themselves as they hang up their bikes. Perhaps

2:24:512:24:50

Mario Mola or Richard Murray will be looking to hit the five kilometres

2:24:512:24:50

run early. They are just pretend attacks, just

2:24:512:24:50

to get a little bit of free space. I think at this stage because the pack

2:24:512:24:50

is so big, the writers think OK, I need to get to the front, but not to

2:24:512:24:50

make a break, more to ensure they have clear space around the route

2:24:512:24:50

into transition. They are aware of what happened to Jodie Stimpson,

2:24:512:24:50

everybody would have been in a situation where that could have

2:24:512:24:50

happened to them. Even now, not really looking for attacks of the

2:24:512:24:50

front, but more to get in a good, viable position entering transition

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to. The former world champion from

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Spain, 301I saw up there as well. The Austrian, Thomas Springer.

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Taking the chance, forcing the pace at the front. Vincent Luis thinks he

2:24:512:24:50

has got a chance. He kicks clear. This is where Richard Murray almost

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shoulder charge the barrier has become past the Serpentine Gallery.

2:24:512:24:50

Quite well spread. Long line of triathletes just jostling for

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position. 31 minutes gone. The bike is almost done. There is number 15,

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Alistair Brownlee, gritting his teeth, is that the grimace or smile?

2:24:512:24:50

Could be a bit of both, lots of noise. He

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Could be a bit of both, lots of to his opponents and those he thinks

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I'd be working for his benefit. 37 is up there as well.

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I think what we are doing is setting ourselves up for an absolutely

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fascinating final discipline, the five kilometre run, with salmon in

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contention, you can bet they will be going flat out out of transition. We

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remember back from the Olympics, that first 800 metres was covered in

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just outside two minutes. I am sure we will see exactly that today. They

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will be coming in in a big pack, might be a bit loose, but out of

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transition, it is springtime. Jonny Brownlee easing off a little bit,

2:24:512:24:50

transition, it is springtime. Jonny deciding we cannot get away, I will

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save my next just deciding we cannot get away, I will

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will see what damage we can do on the run. Mark Buckingham up there as

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well, number 55, just ahead of Jonathan Brownlee. Great British

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triathletes in first and second at the moment, the German estate. The

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Australians in green and gold. Four of them there. They are starting to

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think about the conclusion of of them there. They are starting to

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20 K sprint distance ride. Mark Buckingham is a great runner, an

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international runner in his own right. To be leading in this

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position and knowing he has got his best strength to country, he will be

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really up for this, maybe we will have Mark Buckingham going out with

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the Brownlee brothers. Gomez, Mola, it will

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the Brownlee brothers. Gomez, Mola, out out of transition. This trail is

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trying to work as a pack. 53, the Brazilian, he is having a look as

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well for top 37 behind him. Javier Gomez is one of the oldest

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man in the race at 31 years of age. He has won all three races, Auckland

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at the beginning of April, Cape Town at the end of April, Yokohama in the

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middle of May. Three races, three victories for him. He bids for four

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in a row here in Hyde Park. Maybe the big danger to Gomez is going to

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be his countrymen, Mario Mola. He did Gomez in the very early race at

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the start of the season. He will be in big danger. Everything to play

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for, everybody in contention. Watch out for Mark Buckingham on the run.

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Last 600 metres on the bike, then they will be heading back to the

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transition area. There on the southern side of that Serpentine,

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they will loop around and head back to transition. Everybody is starting

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to think about it, look at this pack, it is rare we see such a big

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group of riders together. Normally it is 1520, this sort of massive

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group of riders is spectacular for the spectators here in Hyde Park who

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have come out in force on a beautiful afternoon in central

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London. Just changes the whole aspect of the race, having it as a

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sprint distance, everybody is prepared to go flat out right from

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the start, it is all action so far, that will continue. It looks very

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clean, that was Alistair Brownlee, Jonny Brownlee on the right-hand

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side. Clean entry into transition. And now the race really starts.

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Jonathan Brownlee getting a feel for his run. The movement for the legs.

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Hangs up his bike, bike helmet off. Right shoe on. This is all rehearsed

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time and time again for stop Gomez is on his way. He was in first out

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but he is within the first ten. It is a decent transition for Gomez.

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Everybody is in and out in double quick time. I am not sure anybody

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has been too far left behind, keep an eye out for Mario Mola and

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Richard Murray. We will also focus on the Brownlee brothers, somebody

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is struggling at the back, the Australian at the back. The Austrian

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followed by Alistair Brownlee who is already rocking and rolling and

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breathing hard and clearly looking for early pace. Jonathan is going

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with him. Gomez is going with him. Richard Murray is right in there, he

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is in sixth place now. Then the rest of them just of opposition on the

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hairpin turn, the first lap and away stop -- underway. ITU Colas

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alongside Alistair Brownlee. Richard Murray looking very dangerous in

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fifth or sixth place. He was sitting on Javier Gomez's shoulder.

2:24:512:24:50

fifth or sixth place. He was sitting has dropped slightly behind Murray.

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We saw how strong Richard Murray was on the previous race. Mario Mola

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comes into view as well. The big three challengers to the Brownlee

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brothers. At the moment the Brownlee 's 1-2. You see them going past the

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grandstand once again. We have got a few of the late markers on that

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initial pack up the front. The big players out there holding the top

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five positions at the moment. The blue racing corridor is pretty

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narrow, hardly room for them all. Alistair Brownlee stands tall and

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injects some pace into the first to put five: The term lap. -- into the

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first 2.5 kilometre lap. Your initial burg, wearing the ITU

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colours, he was up there. He might now have been dropped. Seeing a

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little bit of a split. The top eight or ten runners seem to be getting

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away. Alistair Brownlee making his re-entry to the race so in just two

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weeks back. We are seeing Alistair, he has made a move here already, was

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he that little bit not quite race prepared going into Yokohama. At the

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moment now that Murray has taken the lead, seems to be covering

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everything going along. That one is stretching everybody out. That has

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everything going along. That one is really, a leaders at the front

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getting away, really, a leaders at the front

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Britain both Brownlee brothers are therefore stop the danger

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Britain both Brownlee brothers are Mola, Richard Murray, Javier Gomez.

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Mario Mola, runner-up in the sprint finish in your karma.

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Mario Mola, runner-up in the sprint the full Olympic, Gomez then Mola.

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Mario Mola, runner-up in the sprint Things different today, a home race

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for the Things different today, a home race

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colder temperatures. They will enjoy them. They are both it is a huge

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amount of successful. He is determined to make his mark on the

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podium in Yokohama, still looking to really break

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podium in Yokohama, still looking to regularly at World Triathlon Series

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level. Have the Brownlee brothers decided on different race tactics?

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Every time we see them race they go immediately to the front and it is

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or was Javier Gomez looking to hang with them. Now we seem to be seeing

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they are both happy to let Richard Murray, Mario Mola, go from the

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front and Murray, Mario Mola, go from the

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they are getting a bit of respite, they are thinking we have always

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done the work at the front, now we will change tactics, we

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done the work at the front, now we what they will do when we respond to

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there, anyplace. Mario Mola from Spain in the red,

2:24:512:24:50

Marie from South Africa. To the left, Alistair Brownlee, number 15.

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His younger brother Jonathan on his tail. The field getting a little

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spread, the Germans getting left behind. Steffen Justus. He has got

2:24:512:24:50

slightly stranded. Alistair Brownlee once again has a little look at the

2:24:512:24:50

front of the pack. Everybody responding. There is somebody off

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the back who is getting involved as well. Could be another one of the

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South Africans. Ryan Bailie of Australia going through. There is

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Gomez. Number 49 running at the front. Joao Silva of Portugal. He

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could do so and damaged today. Big, big race for Bailey of

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Australia. He has been so consistent. -- Ryan Bailie. Two

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Portuguese, two Spanish, two Brits, Richard Murray. It is down to a

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runners race, lead pack of eight. We have seen Alistair go to the front,

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looking around, he made that 500 metres where he just dropped back a

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little bit, now we are seeing, perhaps an attack, perhaps just a

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surge from the front. There is a response every single time at the

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moment. You have to say every single one of them in with a great

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opportunity to win here. Alistair Brownlee took a bottle of water,

2:24:512:24:50

poured it over his head, not down his throat. Feeling his body temp

2:24:512:24:50

which is writing somewhat. Alistair Brownlee, always looks uncomfortable

2:24:512:24:50

when he is running. His grimace as he crossed the line to win the title

2:24:512:24:50

here in August, we know he is not totally race fit, he has been out,

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missed the first three races, made his comeback on me the 17th in

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Yokohama, wasn't a great race for him. The world number one, the

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31-year-old Spaniard has a little look and decides it is time to get

2:24:512:24:50

in the spotlight. Javier Gomez of Spain, the best in the world right

2:24:512:24:50

now, takes up the running at the front of the field. Gomez takes up

2:24:512:24:50

the running, and immediate response from the other pack members there,

2:24:512:24:50

particularly Alistair Brownlee, running at the front, a couple of

2:24:512:24:50

bodies removed from Javier Gomez, saw the danger, decided he needed to

2:24:512:24:50

respond, absolutely when Fred, and has managed to stay with Gomez. --

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went for it. Gomez, Murray, Mola. Both the Brownlee brothers with

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them. They can keep up with the pace. They are approaching the end

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of lap one. Onto the softer blue carpet, just to relieve the

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vibrations through the legs as they hit transition for the first time,

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midway through this 5000 metre run. Gomez, Ryan Bailie, Jonathan

2:24:512:24:50

Brownlee, Joao Silva in there as well. Vincent Luis. This is the

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second group. You can tell the lack of pace. They are some way removed

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from the leaders. A 15 second gap, the merger of the speed at the

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front. There's eight athletes going so strong. I would hesitate to call

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a winner at the moment. We have been so used to seeing Javier Gomez on

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one of the two Brownlee brothers being up there. It didn't change the

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order, still in the top five. But to call a winner from this particularly

2:24:512:24:50

when we have so many good runners in great performances, Mario Mola, grey

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shape. Richard Murray as well. Javier Gomez able to take them just

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two weeks ago. We have a group of eight established

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as the front pack, early in the second group, the final lap of the

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run, they are all fighting for the minor positions, I can't see anybody

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will charge up through the field from this sort of position. Gordon

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Benson going through, he had a good ride but now fighting for a

2:24:512:24:50

position. Keane from Ireland. The Italian fades on the final stretch

2:24:512:24:50

of the triathlon, he is dropping off the pace as we rejoin the leaders.

2:24:512:24:50

Joao Silva of Portugal, he has got Parreira up there as well. Up with

2:24:512:24:50

Gomez at the front. Eight of them are shoulder to shoulder. In a

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little triangle, separated by half a second. Just looking at Bryan Keane

2:24:512:24:50

there, he is a sensational run. For him to be losing 15 or 20 seconds on

2:24:512:24:50

the first 2.5 kilometres indicate what is happening at the front.

2:24:512:24:50

Alistair Brownlee has picked up the pace sensational a. I am not sure if

2:24:512:24:50

Jonny Brownlee can cover that. Richard Murray has covered

2:24:512:24:50

immediately. Javier Gomez is back in seventh place. Mario Mola has gone

2:24:512:24:50

with Alistair Brownlee. He must be reminded of the Olympics two years

2:24:512:24:50

ago with the noise levels were of a similar decibel. Javier Gomez is

2:24:512:24:50

down in sixth place. He has not been broken. We have lost one. The

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Portuguese athlete has been unable to keep with the pace. Silver of

2:24:512:24:50

Portugal has lost about three seconds. We have one mile to go. Big

2:24:512:24:50

push from Alistair Brownlee has managed to get that group of eight

2:24:512:24:50

down to seven. People are having difficulty staying there. It looks

2:24:512:24:50

as though Johnny Ronan Lee was having difficulty covering that.

2:24:512:24:50

Will we see Alistair Brownlee surge again? The sprint speed of three of

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our athletes up there is tremendous. I think we could be looking for a

2:24:512:24:50

second surge in this final mile. Has Richard Murray got the required

2:24:512:24:50

sprint finish to get involved in a race to the line? He was left behind

2:24:512:24:50

by Mario Mola and Javier Gomez in Yokohama. The shorter distance

2:24:512:24:50

clearly sitting Alistair's return to short distance racing more than the

2:24:512:24:50

full Olympic distance did. Javier Gomez is at the back of this group.

2:24:512:24:50

He has not been dropped. He could be waiting for his time to kill. Mario

2:24:512:24:50

Mola has the hypervisor. At the front, the Olympic

2:24:512:24:50

Mola has the hypervisor. At the Alistair Brownlee from West

2:24:512:24:50

Yorkshire, leads the throne. I think Javier Gomez has decided he is

2:24:512:24:50

exactly where he wants to be. He is prepared to be able to move out

2:24:512:24:50

those five or six yards to cover anything. He has stayed in

2:24:512:24:50

contention. Just possibly beginning to lose a little bit. Has Javier

2:24:512:24:50

Gomez's racing schedule taken a little out of him? Or is he

2:24:512:24:50

confident that he can cover this? But we see those one or two metres

2:24:512:24:50

just beginning to open up slightly. Of Alistair Brownlee in the front,

2:24:512:24:50

he knows he has to be ready to cover if Alistair Brownlee looks for

2:24:512:24:50

another surge before the final stream. Alistair Brownlee is working

2:24:512:24:50

hard and gritting his teeth. He is still bouncing along with a real

2:24:512:24:50

spring in his step. Into the last 850 metres. Has Alistair got a final

2:24:512:24:50

finish to keep the spectators happy here in Hyde Park? At the moment,

2:24:512:24:50

Richard Murray has him covered. Mario Mola is staying with them.

2:24:512:24:50

No-one is being dropped. Javier Gomez is at the back, but he is

2:24:512:24:50

still keeping a close distance over the leader. As we approach the final

2:24:512:24:50

700 metres, but is possibly dangerous tactics no. We are coming

2:24:512:24:50

into the last minute and a half of running. How brave is Alistair

2:24:512:24:50

Brownlee? He had the disappointment of Yokohama. He looks as if he has

2:24:512:24:50

made another surge. He has looked behind. Is that a sign of

2:24:512:24:50

desperation and self-confidence? Richard Murray is

2:24:512:24:50

working hard. Richard Murray is looking dangerous. Javier Gomez is

2:24:512:24:50

beginning to make the cover. looking dangerous. Javier Gomez is

2:24:512:24:50

metres to go. Alistair looking dangerous. Javier Gomez is

2:24:512:24:50

kept clear of Richard Murray and Mario Mola. The Portuguese athlete

2:24:512:24:50

is trying desperately to stay Mario Mola. The Portuguese athlete

2:24:512:24:50

the leaders. The blue carpet approaches. Who will take this one?

2:24:512:24:50

Jonathan Brownlee and Javier Gomez will not be involved in the sprint

2:24:512:24:50

finish. The South African is in front. Richard Murray opens up some

2:24:512:24:50

daylight. Can Alistair respond? He almost took the wrong route. Murray

2:24:512:24:50

and Mario Mola are together. Alistair has nothing more to offer.

2:24:512:24:50

The Portuguese athlete moves into third. Mario Mola takes the win with

2:24:512:24:50

a brilliant sprint finish. Richard Murray in second. Alistair Brownlee

2:24:512:24:50

gave it everything but has to settle for fourth. Jonathan Brownlee comes

2:24:512:24:50

home ahead of Javier Gomez for the first time this season. Javier Gomez

2:24:512:24:50

is clearly tired after the exertion. What a race in Hyde Park! Silver was

2:24:512:24:50

with the front group for a little while. The Brownlee brothers are

2:24:512:24:50

unable to repeat their heroics of London 2012 here at the world

2:24:512:24:50

triathlon series in 2014. Mario Mola takes the win, head of Richard

2:24:512:24:50

Murray in second and Portugal were in third. When was the last time

2:24:512:24:50

that we saw none of those three on the winners podium? That was a

2:24:512:24:50

tremendous race. I have to say quite unexpected. I am an huge fan of the

2:24:512:24:50

sprint distance format. It proved to be absolutely thrilling here at this

2:24:512:24:50

afternoon. The athletes are being asked to clear the area. I think

2:24:512:24:50

Graham Bell is ready to talk to Jonathan Brownlee.

2:24:512:24:50

That was an incredible raise. I don't think I have seen triathlon

2:24:512:24:50

like that since before Beijing in 2008. Was it tough to run? Today, it

2:24:512:24:50

was a big group and I am not used to that tactically. In Yokohama, I was

2:24:512:24:50

awful. This time, it was a bit better. Some more training and I

2:24:512:24:50

will get faster. Your brother, Alistair, was pushing the pace. Was

2:24:512:24:50

that hurting everyone? It was a decent sprint, but he does not sit

2:24:512:24:50

in. He is brave. That is why he wins so many races. You dropped back with

2:24:512:24:50

Javier Gomez. Was that a surprise? Kind of, but I knew the pace was

2:24:512:24:50

fast. It was weird racing him for fifth and sixth instead of first and

2:24:512:24:50

second. Alistair, you look absolutely shattered. I was going as

2:24:512:24:50

hard as I could for the last kilometre. Trying to put in attack

2:24:512:24:50

after attack. It wasn't good enough. They were still faster than the.

2:24:512:24:50

Eight what happened 200 metres from home? I took a first right for the

2:24:512:24:50

penalty box. It was not the only option I had. I went as hard as I

2:24:512:24:50

could. I thought that was the best thing to do. With 100 metres to go,

2:24:512:24:50

I had nothing left. Javier Gomez, is this the changing of the guard? Is

2:24:512:24:50

this a new regime? A new winner after I don't know how many years. I

2:24:512:24:50

give my best. But some people were faster than me today. Well done to

2:24:512:24:50

them. I hope to get better for the next one. It was a very tough race?

2:24:512:24:50

Very tough. Sometimes it happens. I was a bit tired. I hope to get

2:24:512:24:50

better for the next one. Good start to the season.

2:24:512:24:50

We have heard from both of the Brownlee brothers and also Javier

2:24:512:24:50

Gomez. They have all said how tough this race was. It was very

2:24:512:24:50

exciting. Alistair has come into form. We saw him literally all part

2:24:512:24:50

in the last 500 metres. What a race? I am exhausted! Amazing race.

2:24:512:24:50

The result does not completely surprised me. Over a sprint

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distance, anything can happen. This season, Mario Mola has shown that he

2:24:512:24:50

is the man to beat. Let's start at the beginning. It was difficult to

2:24:512:24:50

break away in the swim. Richard Varga came out very fast. There

2:24:512:24:50

wasn't really a split. The British team were trying to get the Brownlee

2:24:512:24:50

brothers in first. It wasn't quite enough. I think we can hear from

2:24:512:24:50

Mario Mola. We have heard from have your Gomez

2:24:512:24:50

-- Javier Gomez and the Brownlee brothers. Is this the changing of

2:24:512:24:50

the guard? I don't know. I tried to do everything that is possible in

2:24:512:24:50

every race. Here, I found the strength and energy was enough to

2:24:512:24:50

get the win. I am very pleased. I am sure other people have enjoyed this

2:24:512:24:50

race at home. It was very exciting. When you are in that last group on

2:24:512:24:50

the run, who are you most fearful of? You train with Richard Murray.

2:24:512:24:50

Were you scared of his legs? Everybody. I knew that Richard had a

2:24:512:24:50

last amazing kilometres, so I tried to stay behind him. Then finally saw

2:24:512:24:50

the blue carpet, that is the end. I gave everything I had left. And

2:24:512:24:50

amazing finish. Congratulations. Mario Mola and Murray were on the

2:24:512:24:50

podium in Yokohama. Is three becoming five? Over the sprint

2:24:512:24:50

distance, yes. They took second and third in Yokohama. But I think over

2:24:512:24:50

the Olympic distance, and on an ordinary day, it would be much

2:24:512:24:50

tougher for them on the bike. Richard, what an incredible raise.

2:24:512:24:50

Painful? The last lap and a half were very hard. But the rest of it

2:24:512:24:50

was very enjoyable. I don't think we've seen a race like this in

2:24:512:24:50

triathlon for a long time. Good for the sport? Yes, and also for the

2:24:512:24:50

spectators. It is great to have a little change and to finally push it

2:24:512:24:50

at the front. How much did it hurt with Alistair at the front of the

2:24:512:24:50

pack, pushing and pushing? I knew there would be some moments when he

2:24:512:24:50

would surge and push it. I was following. Then at the last minute I

2:24:512:24:50

gave it everything I have got. I thought I had it, but I am super

2:24:512:24:50

stoked with second place. Congratulations.

2:24:512:24:50

We were talking about how this is not an ordinary year. Over the

2:24:512:24:50

Olympic distance, that may not be the case. We are halfway through the

2:24:512:24:50

series, and half of them are sprint distance? Yes, this is slightly

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easier for those who are weaker swimmers because they don't lose so

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much time on the swim. Not taking anything away from the fantastic

2:24:512:24:50

results today, of course. We saw some tactics on the bike. Alistair

2:24:512:24:50

was pushing it. You can't always tell whether he is grimacing or

2:24:512:24:50

smiling, but he was certainly shouting. It would have been very

2:24:512:24:50

frustrating for him. He wanted a wider break in the swim which did

2:24:512:24:50

not happen. He took the five kilometres and very well, but didn't

2:24:512:24:50

really have it at the end. As the season goes on, I am sure we will

2:24:512:24:50

see him at the top. Alistair and Jonathan are looking to peak at the

2:24:512:24:50

Commonwealth Games. How much were the British athletes trying to work

2:24:512:24:50

together on the bike? They were forming a little line which means

2:24:512:24:50

they wanted to see the best riders at the front. Mark Buckingham is

2:24:512:24:50

known for his running. Also Gordon Benson. To see them helping Alistair

2:24:512:24:50

and Jonathan is fantastic. They were helping out because they knew how

2:24:512:24:50

difficult it was going to be to get off the bike and into the running

2:24:512:24:50

shoes and out of transition. It is very tight year. There could easily

2:24:512:24:50

have been an accident and that is the last thing you want. We must

2:24:512:24:50

remind everyone that you can help each other out and you can get

2:24:512:24:50

behind somebody's slipstream to conserve energy. When the age group

2:24:512:24:50

is raised -- when the age group races, they are not allowed to do

2:24:512:24:50

that. But the elite group can. Alistair, on the run, he looked like

2:24:512:24:50

he was hurting. Was he hurting? Alistair, on the run, he looked like

2:24:512:24:50

That is just how he looks, how he trains.

2:24:512:24:50

How disappointed will they be not getting to the podium? They would be

2:24:512:24:50

do so the -- bitterly disappointed for top it was a much race for

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Alistair. Let's go back to the podium.

2:24:512:24:50

Third place to Joao Pereira from Portugal, a decent sprint finish on

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him. Excellent race. We were expecting the other Portuguese to be

2:24:512:24:50

up there, but an improvement again for Richard Murray, third for

2:24:512:24:50

Yokohama, up into second place. An improvement as well for Mario Mola,

2:24:512:24:50

who was beaten in the sprint finish by Gomez in Yokohama, but he has

2:24:512:24:50

come through and he has broken the stranglehold that Gomez and the

2:24:512:24:50

Brownlee brothers have had whenever they have competed together, they

2:24:512:24:50

have won the races for as long as we can remember. Mario Mola is on top

2:24:512:24:50

of the podium. To take the World Triathlon Series factory in Hyde

2:24:512:24:50

Park. -- victory. No Gomez, no Brownlee on the podium.

2:24:512:24:50

What a race for Mario Mola, his sprint finish once again absolutely

2:24:512:24:50

extraordinary. Would you all please rise for the

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playing of the Spanish national anthem.

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A fantastic performance that will long live in the memory.

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Let's have another look at the sprint finish, Mario Mola able to

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glance over his shoulder, and he could see that Richard Murray was no

2:24:512:24:50

longer a threat. What a feeling for Mario Mola. The winner of the World

2:24:512:24:50

Triathlon Series event here in Hyde Park. Richard Murray and Joao

2:24:512:24:50

Pereira therefore Portugal. -- third of Portugal.

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That is just half of the story, with the women's race still to come.

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Mario Mola, Richard Murray, and Joao Pereira on the podium.

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Disappointment from a British perspective but what a race. We have

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got the women's race, not for you in about half an hour. All the

2:24:512:24:50

competitors are out in transition putting their bikes and their

2:24:512:24:50

running shoes, everything into place. It is all set for the race.

2:24:512:24:50

They should be diving into the water at five past four. Before we turn

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our attention to that let's fast forward to Rio, 2016, the games are

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going to be hugely important to triathlon. They will be the very

2:24:512:24:50

first time the sport has a presence in the Paralympics, and the good

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news is from a British perspective there are some real medal

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contenders, including Fay McClelland who last year here in London became

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world champion for the fourth time in a row.

2:24:512:24:50

My name is Fay McClelland and I am a four times world champion.

2:24:512:24:50

I was a happy child. Very sociable. I guess I was a little bit of a

2:24:512:24:50

tomboy, but a girl at the same time. I used to get up to lots of

2:24:512:24:50

different activities ranging from gymnastics, ballet, trampolining,

2:24:512:24:50

ice-skating. I guess that may have been my parents influence because we

2:24:512:24:50

always used to be in the outdoors for stop I got made redundant as a

2:24:512:24:50

fitness instructor because our company was taken over and I had was

2:24:512:24:50

wanted to go travelling first I took just over a year out. I came back, I

2:24:512:24:50

needed to get back into doing some sport, that is when I was first

2:24:512:24:50

introduced to parrot triathlon and the head GB were forming a squad and

2:24:512:24:50

before I had never really thought about disability sport, getting

2:24:512:24:50

involved, it was something that I knew it was happening, but it didn't

2:24:512:24:50

really interest me, it wasn't something I wanted to be part of. I

2:24:512:24:50

guess, really, as a child I'd is wanted to fit in with everyone else,

2:24:512:24:50

I didn't want to focus on my disability. It was a small

2:24:512:24:50

disability, but nevertheless I was still different for stop --.

2:24:512:24:50

Discovering parrot triathlon was acceptance as well for me having a

2:24:512:24:50

disability for. At this level the competition is getting great. To do

2:24:512:24:50

well in all three you have got to be able to tap in and focus and be

2:24:512:24:50

dedicated. I swim in the morning, get up at 515, swim anything from 75

2:24:512:24:50

minutes, up to two hours. Four or five days a week I do that. I go to

2:24:512:24:50

the gym, I might go out for a run or cycle. Fitting it all in, also I am

2:24:512:24:50

working in the shop. Me and my partner have been running the shop

2:24:512:24:50

together since January, quite a new venture. Because we're passionate

2:24:512:24:50

about it it doesn't seem like a job or a chore full very intense when I

2:24:512:24:50

am here because I might be in the shop, and we do train together. When

2:24:512:24:50

I am away I miss him, because we are together 24/7. It doesn't seem to

2:24:512:24:50

get too intense. I'm quite together 24/7. It doesn't seem to

2:24:512:24:50

title, I am immensely proud, together 24/7. It doesn't seem to

2:24:512:24:50

have got to be humble and be together 24/7. It doesn't seem to

2:24:512:24:50

yourself, I am not somebody together 24/7. It doesn't seem to

2:24:512:24:50

I just get on with it. It would be together 24/7. It doesn't seem to

2:24:512:24:50

great to do it this time, pretty awesome. I'm confident.

2:24:512:24:50

The London paratriathlon races were today, Britain won four golds but

2:24:512:24:50

one of them didn't go to Fay McClelland. She was beaten by her

2:24:512:24:50

team-mate and roommate, Lauren Steadman who finished two minutes

2:24:512:24:50

ahead of her. They are both with me now. Congratulations, Lauren. You're

2:24:512:24:50

done what no one else has been able to do, beat Fay McClelland. I

2:24:512:24:50

honestly didn't believe I could do some thing like that for a few

2:24:512:24:50

years, if anything sets the benchmark, it has been fantastic for

2:24:512:24:50

stop learning curve as well. For most people are sold is billion

2:24:512:24:50

billion were not used that colour. I see it in your face. Still a bit of

2:24:512:24:50

a surprise. I kind of knew at the end of the run it wasn't just going

2:24:512:24:50

to happen, I wouldn't be able to gain that time for stop --. That is

2:24:512:24:50

what racing is all about, you are not always going to come first. She

2:24:512:24:50

was a tough cookie and I wasn't good enough.

2:24:512:24:50

Was it a surprise for you? It was. Every race I do, I haven't been

2:24:512:24:50

doing it very long, coming from swimming for stop every race is a

2:24:512:24:50

case of try my hardest and being the best I can beat in each discipline.

2:24:512:24:50

I seemed to get everything right and by transitions went well, they had

2:24:512:24:50

been a bit dodgy previously for stop it was a good day for me.

2:24:512:24:50

been a bit dodgy previously for stop reflected in the results.

2:24:512:24:50

You so dominant in your increasing?

2:24:512:24:50

It is a bit scary but it is what I need. You do need that challenge.

2:24:512:24:50

It is a bit scary but it is what I will push me and hopefully I will

2:24:512:24:50

learn something from it and take it away and put it into place and train

2:24:512:24:50

hard, train harder, and you can only do your best, but Lauren has been a

2:24:512:24:50

good challenge for me. I really wanted to talk to both of

2:24:512:24:50

you about the transition. We talk about it being the fourth discipline

2:24:512:24:50

in triathlon. In paratriathlon it is even more so for stop not only are

2:24:512:24:50

you taking off wet suits and putting different types of shoes on, you are

2:24:512:24:50

also putting an arm on for the bike leg and taking the arm of after it.

2:24:512:24:50

It is something that has to be practised. We get people who help

2:24:512:24:50

us. It is a case of whilst I do one thing, my handler does the other.

2:24:512:24:50

The helmet is pretty tricky, I lost a minute in Japan to the helmet.

2:24:512:24:50

Having a handler helps because there are things people with two hands

2:24:512:24:50

wouldn't take into account. It is beneficial. Definitely. You could be

2:24:512:24:50

putting your shoes and while you're handler is taking off your helmet

2:24:512:24:50

and all of that counts and games you time, it is second on a sprint race.

2:24:512:24:50

And the race committee one lost in transition. Definitely. How excited

2:24:512:24:50

are you about Rio 2016 and triathlon having a paralytic presence? Very

2:24:512:24:50

excited, the first time paratriathlon has been in the

2:24:512:24:50

Paralympic Games. We are in the forefront of this but at the moment.

2:24:512:24:50

It is a reality now, a couple of years away, it is not long. It is

2:24:512:24:50

the pinnacle of all sport. To be involved, to have that opportunity

2:24:512:24:50

is amazing. Thank you for coming here and

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chatting. I know you will feel some of the disappointment that the

2:24:512:24:50

Brownlee brothers must be feeling at this moment in time. Since their

2:24:512:24:50

success at London 2012 lots of you have been getting into the water,

2:24:512:24:50

getting out on your bike, and pounding the streets and they

2:24:512:24:50

themselves want to keep that legacy going so they have started some

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Brownlee triathlons anyone can take part in and they have been speaking

2:24:512:24:50

to us about how important those events are to them.

2:24:512:24:50

We are really excited, it is the second year we are doing it, last

2:24:512:24:50

year we had one in Yorkshire, this year we have expanded to two events.

2:24:512:24:50

It is for anyone to take part in. Last year we had one distance, and

2:24:512:24:50

now we have got a super sprint distance which is a short triathlon

2:24:512:24:50

which can take 30, 40 minutes. Sprint distance which takes about an

2:24:512:24:50

hour, or a bit longer, one hour 15, and then there is a team relay so if

2:24:512:24:50

people want to take part in a team and not on your own, you can do

2:24:512:24:50

that. To see everybody compete in a sport

2:24:512:24:50

I love was great, an event we put on, it was even more special. I

2:24:512:24:50

spoke to people who had trained for six, eight weeks beforehand and it

2:24:512:24:50

had changed their massively, they enjoy the training, going out

2:24:512:24:50

cycling, seeing new places on the bike, triathlons are varied sports

2:24:512:24:50

to train for. Out of the 1000 people out of the race, 400 it was the

2:24:512:24:50

first-ever triathlon. 400 people that have never done one before, it

2:24:512:24:50

is a really special thing. Hopefully that trend will be similar if not

2:24:512:24:50

better this year. Competing in 2012 we saw a growth in

2:24:512:24:50

triathlon, maybe as much as 50,000 people more competing across 2013

2:24:512:24:50

than 2012. Even more important is a growing awareness of the sport. We

2:24:512:24:50

use the example a lot but when we first started nobody knew what it

2:24:512:24:50

was. Not only do people know what it is, they are prepared to go out and

2:24:512:24:50

do it. We are keen on getting people outside and active and triathlon is

2:24:512:24:50

a fantastic vessel for that, something we are passionate about.

2:24:512:24:50

The fact I can inspire people to do triathlon is a bit scary, it is a

2:24:512:24:50

sport that I grew up doing, and now I am here inspiring people and a

2:24:512:24:50

role model, if I like, I don't know what that means but hopefully it

2:24:512:24:50

works. If I can inspire anyone it is good. It can be fun, it doesn't have

2:24:512:24:50

to be hard, go out and do it. Even if you can be a role model for one

2:24:512:24:50

other person who has even a fraction of the enjoyment we have had it

2:24:512:24:50

would be a massive success. How great has been to see the

2:24:512:24:50

Brownlee brothers inspires so many people to take up your sport? It has

2:24:512:24:50

been amazing. It is still growing. Alistair put himself on the line

2:24:512:24:50

today. It is important for children and people coming through to see

2:24:512:24:50

that you have to work very hard to achieve great things. Alistair spoke

2:24:512:24:50

about people giving him a funny look when he would speak about the

2:24:512:24:50

triathlon when he was younger. That happens to me all the time. But this

2:24:512:24:50

is easier than marathon running. You have a real balance across the

2:24:512:24:50

board. If you get injured in one, you can train in the other two. How

2:24:512:24:50

is training people nowadays? It is very diverse. You realise how much

2:24:512:24:50

psychology plays a huge part. Watching Alistair race today is

2:24:512:24:50

evidence of that for me. He raced so hard and left nothing behind. You

2:24:512:24:50

can see the frustration in his face. The determination when he is

2:24:512:24:50

racing. I would love to play poker with him! He will go away now and do

2:24:512:24:50

everything he can to get back on top of the podium. In my opinion, he has

2:24:512:24:50

come on since Yokohama. There will be 5000 ordinary people here in Hyde

2:24:512:24:50

Park racing. Third of them have not one before. It is growing. The youth

2:24:512:24:50

athletes will come and watch this. They are our future champions. Come

2:24:512:24:50

and join us, Alistair and Johnny. How are you both? A little tired. It

2:24:512:24:50

was a tough race. Better than Yokohama. Alistair, we have to ask

2:24:512:24:50

you about your face during that race. I can never tell whether you

2:24:512:24:50

are angry or happy? If I am happy, I am probably hurting. I was going as

2:24:512:24:50

part as I could. How hard is it to be off the podium here in Hyde

2:24:512:24:50

Park? Very tough, Yokohama was the first time in 49 races I have not

2:24:512:24:50

even on the podium. It got a negative press afterwards and that

2:24:512:24:50

is the first time I have a bad. It is tough. I race and I want to do

2:24:512:24:50

well. I want to set myself high standards. I want to win. We have

2:24:512:24:50

heard you talking about the Brownlee triathlons. How important is it to

2:24:512:24:50

you that other people are getting out there and racing in this sport

2:24:512:24:50

because of you both? We have loved triathlons since we were eight years

2:24:512:24:50

old. It is our way of encouraging other people to have a go. How are

2:24:512:24:50

you feeling about your season? Commonwealth is the big focus this

2:24:512:24:50

year and the big difference between you and Javier Gomez. It is more

2:24:512:24:50

difficult for Commonwealth athletes. I hadn't raced to well before he. We

2:24:512:24:50

are just getting started. I have six weeks of good training before

2:24:512:24:50

Hamburg and then hopefully I can do well in the Commonwealth. It is

2:24:512:24:50

interesting this year. I feel like I am lacking something at the moment.

2:24:512:24:50

It is very early. After five weeks of training, hopefully I can be a

2:24:512:24:50

different athlete. If these two have inspired you, here is what you need

2:24:512:24:50

to do. Keep on running. And swimming and cycling. BBC sport wants you to

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go online to get inspired and find a sport for you. We have information

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on how and where to get stuck in. Don't just watch it, do it. Get

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active, get inspired. Keep on running... Let's move on to the

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women's race. Non Stanford will not be racing today. She is just back in

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training after a foot injury. She will not be able to defend her title

2:24:512:24:50

this year. The Commonwealth is her main focus. The rest of the world's

2:24:512:24:50

top female athletes are here in London. Here is where they stand

2:24:512:24:50

ahead of the race. Gwen Jorgensen from America is in

2:24:512:24:50

second place after her bronze in Cape Town. Helen Jenkins is in third

2:24:512:24:50

after getting on the podium twice in her comeback after a long injury

2:24:512:24:50

lay-off. After the drama in Yokohama where she injured her foot, Jodie

2:24:512:24:50

has not been able to race very much. I got my stitches out on Monday. I

2:24:512:24:50

have some training under my belt so hopefully I will be good for the

2:24:512:24:50

next race. My issue was spinning around after I jumped off the bike.

2:24:512:24:50

It hit the front wheel. I had nowhere to go. I hit the spoke of my

2:24:512:24:50

bike and I got six stitches. At the time, I knew it hurt. I couldn't

2:24:512:24:50

wheel my bike. I ran out of transition and it was still

2:24:512:24:50

painful. But then the adrenaline took over. That covered some of the

2:24:512:24:50

pain. I took my trainer off at the finish line and I saw how bad it

2:24:512:24:50

was. How much training have you been able to do? Not an awful lot. You

2:24:512:24:50

get dealt these cards and you just have to deal with them. I have the

2:24:512:24:50

support from Darren. He has been great over the last few weeks. You

2:24:512:24:50

will be on the start line the number one on your arm. How does that feel?

2:24:512:24:50

Brilliant. The crowd left me so much. Will be special to go on to

2:24:512:24:50

the pontoon first. I am looking forward to hearing the raw. -- war.

2:24:512:24:50

The support I have had could not be better. It has helped qualifying for

2:24:512:24:50

the Commonwealth Games. The winter has been relaxed and I have been

2:24:512:24:50

able to focus on consistency. I have not been forced to peak too early.

2:24:512:24:50

It has been brilliant to get the consistency over the winter.

2:24:512:24:50

Outsiders like as so the changes in new after the Olympic Games when you

2:24:512:24:50

missed out on that place. Do you credit missing out on a place to

2:24:512:24:50

being the big driving force since then? I think it helps. It forced me

2:24:512:24:50

to make the changes I was scared to make. It forced me to make changes

2:24:512:24:50

with my coach. I have gone from strength to strength with Darren. He

2:24:512:24:50

is brilliant to work with. Stewart, you know Jodie well. Were you

2:24:512:24:50

surprised to see how determined she was? She carried on in Yokohama

2:24:512:24:50

despite her injury. From training with her and seeing the way she is,

2:24:512:24:50

over the last two weeks, she will have done everything she could to be

2:24:512:24:50

on the start line today. Her transformation has been building for

2:24:512:24:50

some time. We saw her coming up five years ago. It took some time to

2:24:512:24:50

mature as an athlete. She has really come into her own. She is a strong

2:24:512:24:50

all-round athlete. Non Stanford is the big name that is missing. How

2:24:512:24:50

disappointing do you think it must have been, knowing she will not be

2:24:512:24:50

world champion again this year? She will know about injuries as she

2:24:512:24:50

comes from a running background. It is part of the life of an athlete.

2:24:512:24:50

She will be disappointed. She has a problem that is taking some time to

2:24:512:24:50

heal. That gives her an opportunity to work hard on the swim. Her main

2:24:512:24:50

goal is the Commonwealth Games. If she can take a medal at the

2:24:512:24:50

Commonwealth Games, I think that will be some consolation for her.

2:24:512:24:50

Jodie has both of those goals. Someone else who could be world

2:24:512:24:50

champion is Helen Jenkins. She is back racing after an injury filled

2:24:512:24:50

year and a half. She is talking about how happy she is to be back on

2:24:512:24:50

the start line. How does it feel to be in Hyde Park

2:24:512:24:50

for the first time since the London Olympics? It is good and bad. I am

2:24:512:24:50

excited. How did you cope with the lay-off? And was very hard. Harder

2:24:512:24:50

than I imagined. One of the hardest things was not knowing specifically

2:24:512:24:50

what my injury was. I had many symptoms and it was quite a complex

2:24:512:24:50

injury. I was a bit lost for a while. This time last year, I didn't

2:24:512:24:50

know if I would get back to do another triathlon. Do you think you

2:24:512:24:50

are a different person from two usable? Yes, I think I probably am.

2:24:512:24:50

-- years ago. It was tough for them my -- tough for my husband and

2:24:512:24:50

myself. He is also an athlete. We had to deal with whether I would be

2:24:512:24:50

coming back. It was a dark time for us. I would not say I was depressed,

2:24:512:24:50

but there were times when it was such a negative environment and it

2:24:512:24:50

was tough to get out of. Know you are out of that and are back on the

2:24:512:24:50

start line, have you allowed yourself to have some real aims for

2:24:512:24:50

this year? You do start to think about it. I am third in the

2:24:512:24:50

rankings. Could I get a medal at the Commonwealth? For this year, I am

2:24:512:24:50

giving myself a year away from the pressure and will just get on with

2:24:512:24:50

the racing and see what happens. Jenkins is second. What a comeback!

2:24:512:24:50

How will it be the Commonwealth, racing against Non Stanford? I think

2:24:512:24:50

it will be fun. The women's triathlon is one of the first medal

2:24:512:24:50

events of the games. To have a Welsh medal would be amazing. I don't

2:24:512:24:50

really mind which one of as it is, as long as there is a Welsh medal.

2:24:512:24:50

We will see what happens! It is good to have hell back on the circuit,

2:24:512:24:50

isn't it? Brilliant. She is such a dedicated athlete. She is so strong

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in all three disciplines. The Olympics was such a huge

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disappointment. She sat out for a year and a half. To be on the podium

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in Auckland and Cape Town was amazing. She made the sensible

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decision to miss out from Yokohama. I think we will see a good

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performance from her today. The British squad is so strong in terms

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of strength and depth. With Jodie, Helen Jenkins and a lot more

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besides. I think the Brownlee brothers have set the pace and

2:24:512:24:50

everyone wants to be like them. The girls are doing that. It is

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fantastic. It used to be just the men, but now it is the woman. If you

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read the selector for the English Commonwealth Games team, who would

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you take alongside Jodie Stimpson? That is difficult. It is a selection

2:24:512:24:50

race today between Vicky Holland and Lucy. Katie Houston could also do

2:24:512:24:50

well. We will have to wait and see how it pans out today. The women are

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behind us, running through transition, being announced onto the

2:24:512:24:50

podium. Let's get your predictions. This is a really hard one to call.

2:24:512:24:50

It would take a very brave man or woman to bet against Gwen Jorgensen.

2:24:512:24:50

Anything can happen. Helen is racing, Jodie is racing, Lucy Hall

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is here. They will have to swim hard to have any chance at all of

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dropping Gwen Jorgensen. Do you think it will be difficult to get

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the break? Very difficult over this distance, that is for sure. The wet

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suit swim will suit Gwen Jorgensen. I don't want to make a call! If she

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is anywhere near the front of the bike, it is very difficult for

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anyone to beat her on the run. It certainly is. And we should not

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forget about her American team-mate. She won the Plymouth sprint race.

2:24:512:24:50

She is a bit of an unknown quality here. She crashed out of Cape Town

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and was disqualified in Auckland. And your pick for overall world

2:24:512:24:50

champion? I would put it on Gwen Jorgensen. It is time for the elite

2:24:512:24:50

women's race. They are ready to go, 65 of them due

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to start. That is the world number two in the neoprene and hair orange

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swim as we look down at the Serpentine again. Lehtera might you

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how the series has developed so far. We began in all last -- Auckland

2:24:512:24:50

then travelled to Cape Town and then Japan and now we are in London. A

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single lap in the water of the Serpentine, into transition and then

2:24:512:24:50

for five kilometre by collapse within the Rowntree's of the Royal

2:24:512:24:50

Park taking in both northern southern sides of the park, on both

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sides of the Serpentine, including a trip down to Hyde Park Corner they

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do that four times. And then to short to put five kilometre laps on

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two feet, 5000 metre run to round things off. After London we head

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back across the Atlantic to Chicago, crisscrossing Europe and

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North America to Stockholm, and finally to the grand final

2:24:512:24:50

North America to Stockholm, and Edmonton, a brutal schedule. It

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North America to Stockholm, and concludes on September the 1st in

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Edmonton, Canada. It is an overcast afternoon now,

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Edmonton, Canada. It is an overcast sunshine at times this morning. It

2:24:512:24:50

is cloudy and little darker now. Jodie Stimpson as the world number

2:24:512:24:50

one words in one. The triathletes are being introduced

2:24:512:24:50

onto the podium. Here is the start list. It reflects the current

2:24:512:24:50

standings. Stimpson as the world number one leading the standings.

2:24:512:24:50

She has had a victory in the first round in Auckland. A win in the

2:24:512:24:50

second round in Cape Town and then that form that we saw in the piece

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earlier, she was forced down to ninth place Gwen Jorgensen taking

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the win in Yokohama. We know she is a run of the highest quality and can

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make up a minute, possibly two minutes. She may not have to do

2:24:512:24:50

that. Gwen Jorgensen in this sprint distance of five, to run represents

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the greatest threat to Jodie Stimpson's desire to win on home

2:24:512:24:50

turf. Anne Haug of Germany is also a threat. Number five today. She had a

2:24:512:24:50

really good season in 2013. Hasn't got a victory so far this year,

2:24:512:24:50

second behind Stinson in Auckland. And sixth behind her in Cape Town.

2:24:512:24:50

Emma Jackson is probably the leading Australian, Emma Moffatt not here.

2:24:512:24:50

Emma Jackson wears number eight. We see a return to date, after quite a

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gap, when she has been racing the longer distances, of releasing

2:24:512:24:50

Alden, the big silver medallist involved in that sprint finish and

2:24:512:24:50

was denied the gold by 1000th of a second. They are ready to go. Round

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four of the woman's World Triathlon Series in London. Lined up on the

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pontoon. The last few seconds before the start, we get the drum roll. A

2:24:512:24:50

single lap to swim in the Serpentine. 40 acre lake created in

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1730. Water from the Serpentine pumped into the lake from three

2:24:512:24:50

boreholes within Hyde Park, and refreshed regularly. Here we go.

2:24:512:24:50

Final seconds before the start, everybody eager to get going, they

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are forced to hold for considerable time on the blue carpet on the

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pontoon. Into the Serpentine for the start. Round four of the World

2:24:512:24:50

Triathlon Series four 2014. And away, heading out, west along the

2:24:512:24:50

Serpentine towards Kensington -- Kensington Gardens where they will

2:24:512:24:50

they will circle behind the blue they will circle behind the blue

2:24:512:24:50

pontoon, and exit on the bottom right of your screen. Early pace

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likely to, from Alice Betto, one of the decent swimmers. It is Olive

2:24:512:24:50

area of Brazil, choose another one who fast in the water. Like Richard

2:24:512:24:50

Varga did in the men's race, pushing the pace is nice and early, looking

2:24:512:24:50

to stretch them, she is a decent runner, but she needs to make up

2:24:512:24:50

some ground here. Gwen Jorgensen and Stimpson will be looking to not get

2:24:512:24:50

too far behind for stop --. Stimpson described that injury as a dark

2:24:512:24:50

place. Helen Jenkins won the title in 2008. And in 2011. Here she is

2:24:512:24:50

racing again in Hyde Park where she finished fifth in the Olympic

2:24:512:24:50

Games, having been struggling with that injury in August, 2012. Helen

2:24:512:24:50

Jenkins finished fifth in the Olympic race. So, on their way, the

2:24:512:24:50

Arrowhead forming. The early pace coming from the Brazilian, starting

2:24:512:24:50

to get a little tighter now. Colder conditions this afternoon, pretty

2:24:512:24:50

warm when the sun was blazing down, more appropriate for top-level

2:24:512:24:50

racing this afternoon on the Olympic course.

2:24:512:24:50

15 degrees this morning, gone 1 degrees this morning. Water

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temperature, pretty OK for the girls with wet suits on, a bit cold when

2:24:512:24:50

you first diving but you quickly warm up. The outside temperature, it

2:24:512:24:50

is pretty muddy, although it looks cold, and that could play a part on

2:24:512:24:50

the bike race and on the run. They are making a turn, this is

2:24:512:24:50

where we saw all sorts of troubles for some of the men getting ducked

2:24:512:24:50

under, the women are no less brittle in these situations, everybody

2:24:512:24:50

pushing and shoving bosses -- for position as the Megan attended

2:24:512:24:50

turnaround the second inflatable ball for stop somebody got whacked,

2:24:512:24:50

head, number 43, that was Elena Danilova getting an elbow in the

2:24:512:24:50

back of the head. That will hurt. Quite a big spread in the fields. We

2:24:512:24:50

have got seven or eight out in front. We had a massive pack on the

2:24:512:24:50

men's race on the bike stage and we expect a similar sort of group

2:24:512:24:50

pushing for the lead on the women's race. You can see the crowds

2:24:512:24:50

gathered on the far side. On the southern bank of the Serpentine. The

2:24:512:24:50

Princess of Wales Memorial fund and there. -- fountain there. One to got

2:24:512:24:50

in real trouble on the turn. It is tough, the boys come pretty

2:24:512:24:50

soon after the athletes have gone into the water from the pontoon.

2:24:512:24:50

When they reach this they are still bunched up. They are swimming up the

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top of one another. Back in front of the light go.

2:24:512:24:50

Lots of the light go.

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thankfully it is a dry day. Under 400 metres to swim, Olive area of

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Brazil who has been pushing the pace. Pamela Oliveira. No sign of

2:24:512:24:50

Jodie Stimpson or Helen Jenkins or Gwen Jorgensen. The leader at the

2:24:512:24:50

front is Anne Haug from Germany. She has had some success in the past, a

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good sprinter, likes the sprint distance, she won in Hamburg last

2:24:512:24:50

year on home turf over the shorter, sprint distance race for stop we

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will keep an eye on her position. That is Katie Hersey, she has been

2:24:512:24:50

talked about a lot for stop she is a bright prospect for the future.

2:24:512:24:50

She certainly is. She has slipped into this race a bit quietly. I

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don't know if a lot of the athletes have paid much attention to a

2:24:512:24:50

second-place finish. That was back in March. She won the Plymouth World

2:24:512:24:50

Cup, also over the sprint distance. Unfortunately she had a crash so we

2:24:512:24:50

haven't seen her race since. I think she will be strong here today.

2:24:512:24:50

These days the World Cup is the lower level of triathlon races, the

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second division if you like, below the World Triathlon Series. It used

2:24:512:24:50

to be at the top of the tree but the World Triathlon Series which is

2:24:512:24:50

eight races this year is very much the pinnacle. 24 is Lucy Hall from

2:24:512:24:50

Greg Britain. She had a storming swim in the Olympics. As when has

2:24:512:24:50

slightly slow top. She is deciding to stay within the pack and conserve

2:24:512:24:50

energy. She needs to be pushing the pace, taking the likes of Helen

2:24:512:24:50

Jenkins with her, Jodie Stimpson, giving them a chance to break away

2:24:512:24:50

from Gwen Jorgensen who is virtually unbeatable.

2:24:512:24:50

Lucy Hall was in the Olympic triathlon, very much to help Helen

2:24:512:24:50

Jenkins in 2012, a strong swimmer. Jenkins with the injury never really

2:24:512:24:50

got going in the final part of the triathlon, ended up fifth. Alice

2:24:512:24:50

Betto who we suspected, triathlon, ended up fifth. Alice

2:24:512:24:50

is also no different of the field. They are about to make the final

2:24:512:24:50

turn behind the blue pontoon and they will exit the water and head

2:24:512:24:50

for transition. Perhaps a few

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for transition. unlike in the men's race where we

2:24:512:24:50

saw three very strong swimmers go off the front and the rest of

2:24:512:24:50

saw three very strong swimmers go pack literally stay together. Very

2:24:512:24:50

difficult to do any serious damage in this sort of distance.

2:24:512:24:50

It is a good boating lake, they have closed off half of it but a few

2:24:512:24:50

spectators out there in their peddlers and rowing boats which they

2:24:512:24:50

have hired. You peddlers and rowing boats which they

2:24:512:24:50

15 of them, just keeping and I on the triathlon. The women

2:24:512:24:50

15 of them, just keeping and I on learned from the mistakes of the

2:24:512:24:50

man-made at the end of their swim when some of them went round the red

2:24:512:24:50

buoy rather than going between the yellow and red ones. Sharp left-hand

2:24:512:24:50

turn. They head for the exit buoys and the steps that take them back

2:24:512:24:50

onto the blue pontoon, they can make their way to transition. And the

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American, she leads them through. Very new to the sport and it would

2:24:512:24:50

be interesting to see what she does on the bike. She crashed out in Cape

2:24:512:24:50

Town. That is some of the problems, she has got the engine, the ability

2:24:512:24:50

and the talent, but she needs experience on the bike and if this

2:24:512:24:50

comes down to tight bike pack she will feel uncomfortable.

2:24:512:24:50

In Auckland it was Stimson, Anne Haug, Jenkins. In Cape Town it was

2:24:512:24:50

Stimpson, Jenkins, Gwen Jorgensen, and in Yokohama Gwen Jorgensen got

2:24:512:24:50

the victory, followed by either wader of Japan, and the Polish

2:24:512:24:50

athlete came through. They are out of the water in under nine minutes

2:24:512:24:50

at the end of the swim, we will get a full check of exactly who is

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where. second in transition. Gwen Jorgensen

2:24:512:24:50

starts to stretch out of her wet suit. No need to rush. Jenkins is a

2:24:512:24:50

little off the pace. Likely to be in the front group when they head out

2:24:512:24:50

for the first of their four collapse on two wheels. She is stamping her

2:24:512:24:50

authority in all three sports, Gwen Jorgensen. So far, this race is

2:24:512:24:50

playing into her hands. At the moment, Gwen Jorgensen is favourite

2:24:512:24:50

for this in London. Let's see how that develops. They grabbed their

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bikes. Huge group heading out for the first lap of four. Annie how

2:24:512:24:50

from Germany is such a strong athlete, but if she doesn't get her

2:24:512:24:50

swim right, then she's in trouble. She is very strong on the bike. She

2:24:512:24:50

can do all sorts of things. We can join Graham Bell and Stewart his.

2:24:512:24:50

Great swim from Gwen Jorgensen. The fastest we have seen her come out of

2:24:512:24:50

the water. It is much more spread out than in the men's race. The pack

2:24:512:24:50

is much smaller. This time, it might all come together. We were talking

2:24:512:24:50

about bike techniques and bike handling earlier. Gwen Jorgensen

2:24:512:24:50

crashed on this race last year in the world championships finals.

2:24:512:24:50

crashed on this race last year in is dry this time. Last time, it was

2:24:512:24:50

wet. I am sure she will be fine. How do you see this race panning out? It

2:24:512:24:50

is hard to see. We will wait and see.

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There is the American, number 50, taking her place at the front of the

2:24:512:24:50

pack. Lucy Hall, number 24, is in fourth position. There is Aileen

2:24:512:24:50

Reid of Ireland who has some work to do to catch the leading group.

2:24:512:24:50

Reid of Ireland who has some work to is with the athlete from South

2:24:512:24:50

Africa. Good day for them so far both Murray doing so well. There are

2:24:512:24:50

Gwen Jorgensen on the last corner nine or ten in the leading pack.

2:24:512:24:50

Gwen Jorgensen on the last corner was very cautious as she went round

2:24:512:24:50

the bend. She will have memories of last year when she came down so

2:24:512:24:50

heavily. That always leaves a little bit of worry and doubt. Will the

2:24:512:24:50

same thing happened? The conditions are much better today as there is no

2:24:512:24:50

rain. The crash last year took place in front of the net -- in front of

2:24:512:24:50

the Victoria Memorial in front of the palace. Today, they will not

2:24:512:24:50

leave the park. They are on their way. We have 11 at the front of the

2:24:512:24:50

field. A front group of 11. That is a nice pack to work with on this

2:24:512:24:50

course. I was surprised at how split up that swim came out after 750

2:24:512:24:50

metres. That looks like a significant gap. The Spanish athlete

2:24:512:24:50

is so strong in the swim. I think she is the fiance of Mario Mola who

2:24:512:24:50

won the men's race this morning. She will be looking for the double. I

2:24:512:24:50

think we can see Rebecca Robisch from Germany. Hall is there. No sign

2:24:512:24:50

of Jodie Stimpson or Helen Jenkins at this stage. Jodie Stimpson is

2:24:512:24:50

recovering from a nastier foot injury. In this chase pack, I

2:24:512:24:50

imagine we have the likes of Jenkins. We have Jenkins, Holland

2:24:512:24:50

and Jodie Stimpson in this chase group. The three of them have a

2:24:512:24:50

chance to work together to bridge group. The three of them have a

2:24:512:24:50

the gap with the leaders. They are 17 seconds off

2:24:512:24:50

the gap with the leaders. They are have some work to do over the 20

2:24:512:24:50

kilometres. At the back of that group, one of the Canadians.

2:24:512:24:50

kilometres. At the back of that number 11 from Japan. They are

2:24:512:24:50

behind the Italian garden at Hyde Park Corner. There is the statue of

2:24:512:24:50

Wellington. Become past the memorial to the seven July Bombings. Some of

2:24:512:24:50

the main British athletes are trying to make some inroads into the front

2:24:512:24:50

pack. They are approaching the end of the first lap of four. 15 minutes

2:24:512:24:50

of the triathlon have ticked away. In and out of the water in under ten

2:24:512:24:50

minutes in the shortened sprint today. Lucy Hall is so far the best

2:24:512:24:50

placed of the British triathletes. She is looking around to see if she

2:24:512:24:50

can spot her fellow British athletes, but they are 17 seconds

2:24:512:24:50

behind. Sarah Groff of the USA is there. Number 37 coming through is

2:24:512:24:50

from Spain. The Serpentine on the There is Jodie Stimpson in

2:24:512:24:50

group. But the FirstGroup have arrived to finish things off at the

2:24:512:24:50

end of lap one. Carolina Routier leads. Then Sarah Groff and Katie

2:24:512:24:50

Hersey from America. I think Rebecca Robisch is the only German in this

2:24:512:24:50

group. Then the gap to the next gap is down to 15 seconds. They have

2:24:512:24:50

taken a is down to 15 seconds. They have

2:24:512:24:50

lead during that first lap. Vicky Holland's name flashed up. We know

2:24:512:24:50

that Jenkins is involved in the chase group. We are now back with

2:24:512:24:50

the leaders. Lucy Hall get out of the saddle in ninth position and

2:24:512:24:50

starts to inject some pace. There are three Americans in this group.

2:24:512:24:50

It looks like the third pack have It looks like the third pack have

2:24:512:24:50

just gone over the timing mat. Annie Haug is in that group. Not too huge

2:24:512:24:50

a distance between Haug is in that group. Not too huge

2:24:512:24:50

third group. With Annie Haug being such a strong cyclist, I think it is

2:24:512:24:50

third group. With Annie Haug being only a matter of time until some of

2:24:512:24:50

these groups come together. Let's follow them from the helicopter as

2:24:512:24:50

they make their way to the early stages of the second lap. This is

2:24:512:24:50

the fourth group coming through to finish their first lap. Number 54 is

2:24:512:24:50

Chelsea Burns. Cheers from the United States. Back with the leaders

2:24:512:24:50

now -- she is from the United States. They are taking their time

2:24:512:24:50

and care are taking their time and. A good opportunity for the second

2:24:512:24:50

pack to get a look at the first pack. The need to start working out

2:24:512:24:50

because the front pack is quite committed. Lucy Hall is in a

2:24:512:24:50

difficult situation. She is the only British athlete in this group. So

2:24:512:24:50

does she work or try to slowly pack down? Some speed bumps to negotiate

2:24:512:24:50

all around the park. Apart from that, it is flat all the way. We

2:24:512:24:50

have an athlete down. She is from Russia. Number 14 -- number 40. I

2:24:512:24:50

didn't see what happened. She is out of the race. They cross the

2:24:512:24:50

Serpentine Bridge. Gwen Jorgensen is up with the late. Who can you see

2:24:512:24:50

beating her in a five kilometres that race? It is really her race for

2:24:512:24:50

the taking if she stays on her bike and keeps out of trouble. It would

2:24:512:24:50

be a brave person to bet against her. The dark horse for the missed

2:24:512:24:50

her last two races. This five kilometres will perhaps not be her

2:24:512:24:50

best distance. Past the tennis courts and the Bowling Green.

2:24:512:24:50

Alongside South carriage drive. The northern end takes you up to Hyde

2:24:512:24:50

Park Corner. You can see the Royal Albert Hall and the Memorial to

2:24:512:24:50

Prince Albert. That graphic didn't make sense because the German

2:24:512:24:50

athlete is with the leaders. Number 26 is Nicky Samuels from New

2:24:512:24:50

Zealand. Nicky Samuels is a product of age group racing. She managed to

2:24:512:24:50

make the change over to elite racing and has done very well. Jodie

2:24:512:24:50

Stimpson, world number one, still working with the chase group. She

2:24:512:24:50

has many riders for company. Katie Hewison is out of the race.

2:24:512:24:50

has many riders for company. Katie Yokohama. She is just off the

2:24:512:24:50

podium. Fourth in Auckland. Yokohama. She is just off the

2:24:512:24:50

15 has a lot of experience. There is Helen Jenkins. Vicky Holland at the

2:24:512:24:50

front is doing a lot of work. She is up for the second or third spot in

2:24:512:24:50

the Commonwealth team. She needs to put in a good performance today.

2:24:512:24:50

Down towards Hyde Park Corner. You can see the gates leading out to

2:24:512:24:50

Constitution Hill. Read with one of the riders alongside her. No sign

2:24:512:24:50

yet of the Polish triathletes who made such an impact. She was third

2:24:512:24:50

in Yokohama last time around. We have not spotted her. She is number

2:24:512:24:50

14. We will try to see how she is doing. Look at the number of rowing

2:24:512:24:50

boats out on the Serpentine enjoying the warm weather. Let's hope it is

2:24:512:24:50

the start of another glorious summer. 24 on the right is Lucy

2:24:512:24:50

Hall. The leader for Great Britain so far. Rebecca Robisch of Germany

2:24:512:24:50

is not far behind her. The three Americans are in there. They are

2:24:512:24:50

communicating all the time, working out their tactics. Jenkins and Jodie

2:24:512:24:50

Stimpson have lost ground. We think the group containing Vicky Holland,

2:24:512:24:50

Jodie Stimpson and Helen Jenkins is going backwards. It is difficult to

2:24:512:24:50

work out what is going on. I think this group is slightly better. It is

2:24:512:24:50

hard to get some order. Some of the athletes not wanting to take their

2:24:512:24:50

turn and that will slowly pack up. We would like to see the group come

2:24:512:24:50

together and have all the runners going out. Jenkins went so well in

2:24:512:24:50

Auckland and Cape Town. And Jodie Stimpson who is the curl -- current

2:24:512:24:50

leader in the world rankings. The gap has been between 17 and 19

2:24:512:24:50

seconds. This group is about 20 strong. This

2:24:512:24:50

has to be the third group here, coming through our picture, which as

2:24:512:24:50

far as we know contains Anne Haug from Germany, a strong cyclist but

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not up there today. We haven't mentioned Lisa Snowdon, the current

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silver medallist, back here racing on the short course for the first

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time in a year, she had a year out, left her coach, and has gone back to

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him this year. The first time she is racing on the World Triathlon

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Series. We will keep you updated. Back with

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the leaders, Gwen Jorgensen steering clear of danger. Holding them up at

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the back of the field, applying the brakes as they make this left-hand

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turn, this triangle, this traffic island, which represents the

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northern end of the bike loop here. And I think that might have just

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narrowed very slightly. And I think that might have just

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the leaders on the top right of screen, the chasers, bottom left.

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Certainly hanging onto them, the isn't getting any bigger.

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We have got trouble in transition. And one of the Americans is down.

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And that is Chelsea And one of the Americans is down.

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had the carpet hard and she has taken Anna Haag out with her, she is

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getting back in the saddle but I think her race is over as she lies

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down in the transition area. Let's see if we can see what happened

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between the American and German. There is she wearing number five,

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Burns leans in. Goodness me, she takes her with her. There is a

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coming together of bodies and bags. Looks like a rugby rock. Anne

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coming together of bodies and bags. is shocked and surprised by what has

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happened. She crawls away from the incident looking for her bike again.

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The medics will be required to get to transition and take care of her.

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It looks like she just hit the wheel in front of her, if it is your back

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will you find that if it is your front wheel, you are in trouble.

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There is very little control over the bike.

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Pamela Oliveira at the front. Communication in amongst this

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leading group. Samuels takes her turn. They will all be aware within

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their number sits calmly at the back of the pack, the best runner in

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triathlon, Gwen Jorgensen, who could easily take a two minute lead at the

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end of the bike and force her way back to the front. Samuels waves her

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right arm and invites Pamela Oliveira to come through.

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right arm and invites Pamela other nasty incident in transition

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which was witnessed by Graham Bell Stuart Hayes.

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We saw that right in front of us. We were talking earlier, the transition

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is very narrow. The transition is very narrow, they don't have much

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space. I think that was just an error by the girls on the floor, she

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had the will and went down. When you go down as hard as that,

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she is lying on the course, the transition has got even narrower.

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They are going to have to move out of the way if they are going to

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carry on, but not looking good for that poor girl.

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We have also got all the issues that are now sticking out into the trap.

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You were saying that prevents some kind of danger as well.

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If someone clips issue on the way fast they will hit the deck and fall

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over. That is making the space really narrow will

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over. That is making the space The lead group has a little bit more

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over. That is making the space time to come around so let's hope

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they can clear the track. They have just put out some yellow

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they can clear the track. pollard in front of our commentary

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box to put a protective ring around Chelsea Burns who is still in

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transition lying down. We cannot see but she is behind a barrier. That is

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what is going on. The paramedics are there. There is a stretcher ready to

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take there. There is a stretcher ready to

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they will want to stabilise her body position. The riders

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they will want to stabilise her body flagged at the end of the next lap

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and asks to care, avoiding the Casualty.

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Really willing her to get up. The health and safety and well-being of

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our athletes are at the utmost importance. She is still down in the

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transition area. Looking a little bit worrying.

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They are within the last six kilometres of the bike. Some of the

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athletes' placings on the transition with their names on whether boxes

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containing the equipment are now inaccessible because of the

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protective ring around Chelsea Burns. We are slightly concerned

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about what will happen. 27, the best of the Germans so far,

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best position of the Germans so far. The angle and little deceptive. The

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second group looked like they have made up some time that we are

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looking similar time difference from the lead group Alice Betto foresees

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the pace at the front of the field. Samuels for company. Pamela Oliveira

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of Brazil. Within this group the chase pack, there are Jodie

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Stimpson, Helen Jenkins, and Vicky Holland 's. At the moment, the

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paramedics are putting a neck brace on to Chelsea Burns, the red flag is

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waived to signal the danger area, the officials are standing there,

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Katie Hursey comes through, the officials are standing there,

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the group. Thank goodness it is not a bigger group than that. The

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Casualty is still being attended to and the blue carpet. This Israeli

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difficult for the other athletes to see. We don't want anybody to get

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hurt, to see an athlete still down, it will really play on their minds.

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There is Helen Jenkins. Just back from injury. What a comeback kid has

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been for Jenkins, taking third place behind Stimpson and Anne Haug in

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Auckland and second place behind Stimpson intake down. -- in Cape

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Town. We heard the Brownlee brothers and Gomez talk about it, Gomez was

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particularly keen to emphasise they need to change it. And there are

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happy scenes in transition. I am happy to say Chelsea Burns, the

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American, is wearing a neck brace but has somehow managed to get back

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on her feet. You mentioned the World Series, it is certainly an

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interesting one. It is different to the last few years with not one, not

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to, but three sprint distance races in the series. For me, it is a bit

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of a runners series. It is playing into the hands of the runners.

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Absolutely, I agree entirely. London is sprint, Chicago is Olympic,

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Hamburg and Stockholm are both sprint distance,

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Hamburg and Stockholm are both grand finale which is also a full

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Olympic distance. The common wealth games which affects the Australians,

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New Zealanders, South Africans and British athletes is Olympic distance

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-- Commonwealth Games. There is a relay event within the Commonwealth

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games this summer as well for the Edmonton the final race in the

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series, perhaps a little trickier than some of the races, but we don't

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see a race where there is a really challenging bike, really puts the

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athletes on the line, challenging bike, really puts the

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have to prove you are a strong cyclist. All the courses this year

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have been very flat. Chelsea Burns has just left

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transition area with the paramedics, and I guess she will be

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off to the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, that will be the closest

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medical Hospital, that will be the closest

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the Serpentine Bridge again, going south, before turning sharp left to

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head towards Hyde Park Corner. Number five is Anne Haug who was

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involved in a collision with Chelsea Burns. She has the unenviable task

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of having to go it alone during the bike leg, nobody to help her, nobody

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to draft in behind, she is a one-woman race. Really difficult

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when that happens, do she give up or keep going, she thought I have

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travelled all the way home, do I want to go home empty-handed, at

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least if she had a race in her legs she conceived as a training race and

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find herself one step closer to race fitness.

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They go parallel to the main thoroughfare, up to Hyde Park

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Corner, and Southbridge drive. -- South carriage drive. This group has

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established and maintaining Italy. At the moment it is Sarah Groff, she

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will be aware of the Gwen Jorgensen threat. Starting to lick her lips

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and think this race is mine with her running ability, she is approaching

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the end of the bike, she stayed clear of trouble, which wasn't the

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case 12 months ago when she crashed in front of Buckingham Palace. She

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stayed on her bike today. 23 coming through. Aileen Reid from Ireland, a

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pretty solid season so far. She is with a front group. 24, Lucy Hall,

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the best of the British triathletes, Stimpson, Jenkins,

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Holland in the chase group. Paul, is the best of the swimmers, is the

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only British representative in the front group -- Lucy Hall. Katie

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Hursey, the highly rated American, never 50. They are starting to think

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about the return to transition and the climax of the 20, the bike leg.

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The only thing I could see changing in this race when out in terms of

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this bike is perhaps these girls sitting in an starting to think

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about the transition, starting to remove their feet and little bit

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early and giving that second at the Jazz to come forward and break into

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that 22nd a little bit. 20 seconds over five kilometres may not seem a

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lot but it is. -- 20 seconds. Will she cruise out of transition

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and sit tight in a small Will she cruise out of transition

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before beginning her time? She has the lecturing, if she is fit and

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fast, as normal, Gwen Jorgensen has the luxury of being able to pick

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when she can kick away from the group and strike for the front and

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make the race her rental stock Holland out of the saddle in the

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chase group. Around the left-hander at Hyde Park Corner. The statue of

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Achilles behind, brought from the canons, melted down from the battles

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including Waterloo, Toulouse, Salamanca, commissioned by King

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George III. Lucy Hall. Gwen Jorgensen. Sarah Groff, Gwen

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Jorgensen, always there or thereabouts. Katie Hursey as well,

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unknown, but we know she can run fast over five K. At the moment we

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definitely, Aileen Reid, who got at India last year, a very strong

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runner. Three or four pretty decent runners in this pack. Gwen Jorgensen

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is out of the saddle, starting to feel the way to the front of this

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lead group. Samuels is having a look as well. They are all barefoot now,

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apart from one or two. They are resting their feet on top of the

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pedals, getting ready for a quick entry and exit to transition.

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You can see the white dismount line. That was a costly to Jonathan

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Brownlee in 2012. They will have to be off their bikes, the red flag

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clearly showing the way. I can see no infringement is there as Alice

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Betto leads them with Lucy Hall, Gwen Jorgensen is at the back,

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doesn't care too much about being at the front of this group. There is

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Sarah Groff, the first of the Americans to hang up her bike. Alice

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Betto, a good swimmer up with the leaders on the bike. Can she

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maintain that sort of pace on two feet now. Gwen Jorgensen arrives

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calmly at her place. She has to get things right here and make sure the

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bike helmet hits the mark. It is in the box, no penalties for Jorgensen

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and she leaves transition in about seventh or eighth position to stop

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the chasing group which seventh or eighth position to stop

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Jenkins and Stimpson, the 111, seventh or eighth position to stop

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shoes. And swiftly out of transition. Verge of Austria with

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Stimson behind, the Japanese, and Helen Jenkins on away as well. If

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they do not get their helmet in the box, they will get a penalty. We

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have seen that before. It is so frustrating. That pack were so

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have seen that before. It is so but not able to do anything about

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it. So they run begins. Two collapse of 2.5 kilometres. -- laps. Vicky

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Holland going round the bend. Helen Jenkins had a problem in transition.

2:24:512:24:50

The third pack are coming in no. Jenkins had a problem in transition.

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There is an yesteryear is a coming in in the third group -- there is

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the Polish athlete in the third group, so I don't think any

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fireworks like we saw in Yokohama. Gwen Jorgensen is an amazing

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position. Just catching her breath. Don't want to speak too soon, but we

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have kind of seamless too many times. How long shall we give her? I

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guess it depends. If anyone can go with her over the shorter distance.

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It is not ten kilometres, it is five kilometres. Will she be able to

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engage Gwen Jorgensen in asp went finish, Sarah Groff? Jodie

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engage Gwen Jorgensen in asp went just behind the Japanese athlete. 25

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seconds down after the bike leg. Over ten kilometres, I would say

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that Jodie Stimpson could catch up some of that. But it will be tough

2:24:512:24:50

over five kilometres. There is the leader. She has made the break. Gwen

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Jorgensen get some daylight between her and her compatriot, Sarah Groff.

2:24:512:24:50

She tries but fails to respond to the early kick. The winner in

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Yokohama looking forward to two in a row. It is an effortless running

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style from Gwen Jorgensen who had such a brilliant season last year.

2:24:512:24:50

She continued her form with a win in Stockholm. She was omnipresent in

2:24:512:24:50

the top five all season. So far in 2014, a similar story. She is -- she

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was not involved in Auckland, but finished third in Cape Town and was

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the winner in Yokohama. 42 minutes of the triathlon has gone. And we

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have Gwen Jorgensen leading the way of the triathlon has gone. And we

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as expected. You have to take your hat off to Annie Haug. She was

2:24:512:24:50

involved in that horrible crash with Chelsea Burns from the United

2:24:512:24:50

States. Gwen Jorgensen just bouncing along. Doesn't seem to be any major

2:24:512:24:50

effort from her yet. She is a race leader. She looks so relaxed.

2:24:512:24:50

Virtually perfect running technique. Jodie Stimpson will be trying to

2:24:512:24:50

make up for that very difficult race she had in Yokohama, when of course

2:24:512:24:50

she crashed. Just deciding to stick him with the Japanese athlete who is

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no slouch when it comes to the run. It is unlikely that Jodie Stimpson

2:24:512:24:50

will get anywhere near when Jorgensen. -- Gwen Jorgensen. She

2:24:512:24:50

was out of the top ten in Auckland. We will have to see Jodie Williams

2:24:512:24:50

work hard here to ensure she is well inside the top ten if she is to hold

2:24:512:24:50

onto her leadership today. No stress from Gwen Jorgensen. Nobody for

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company. Sarah Groff in second. The tussle for leadership did not

2:24:512:24:50

happen. We might see Sarah Groff move from further -- we might see a

2:24:512:24:50

move from further back in the field to challenge Sarah Groff. Annie Haug

2:24:512:24:50

is working hard after her crash in transition with Chelsea Burns. At

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the moment, the way things stand, there is a chance of an American in

2:24:512:24:50

first place and second-place. Nicky Samuels is in third. This kind of

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pace could help the likes of Jenkins. No-one can stay with Sarah

2:24:512:24:50

Groff. I think some athletes will drop of the case. -- peace.

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You can see Jodie Stimpson forcing her way up the field steadily. She

2:24:512:24:50

is in ninth position. Good effort so far from the world number one. She

2:24:512:24:50

is from Oldbury in the West Midlands. She is making ground. I am

2:24:512:24:50

surprised to see her catching them so quickly. Helen Jenkins is in the

2:24:512:24:50

background. I think the sprint distance is not one that suits

2:24:512:24:50

Helen. She does not have the super-speed you need for sprint

2:24:512:24:50

distance. 2.5 kilometres down, 2.5 to go. It looks like a certain when

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for Gwen Jorgensen if she says at this sort of pace. 13 seconds is

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already her lead to her compatriot, Sarah Groff. She holds second

2:24:512:24:50

position. Alice Betto and Nicky Samuels are assured -- shoulder to

2:24:512:24:50

shoulder for third. You can hear the crowd cheered because they have

2:24:512:24:50

spotted Jodie Stimpson who is in seventh position. The chase group on

2:24:512:24:50

the bike never really made an impact. Now is the time for Jodie

2:24:512:24:50

Stimpson to do some damage. Gwen Jorgensen is out on her own. She is

2:24:512:24:50

eating up the crowd at Hyde Park. She will eyeball the next best. She

2:24:512:24:50

goes one way and Sarah Groff goes one other -- goes the other. It

2:24:512:24:50

doesn't look like Sarah Groff is running that fast, but she can be

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deceptive. Nicky Samuels cannot stay with her. Jodie Stimpson is in fifth

2:24:512:24:50

place. A burst of speed from Jackson. She has tried to shake off

2:24:512:24:50

Jodie Stimpson. There is Vicky Holland making the turn alongside

2:24:512:24:50

Helen Jenkins. Alice Betto and Nicky Samuels are fighting for third

2:24:512:24:50

position at the moment. Nicky Samuels is working very hard. Alice

2:24:512:24:50

Betto looks more relaxed. She is holding her own. You can see the

2:24:512:24:50

very graceful Gwen Jorgensen. Deep in the final lap. The final stage is

2:24:512:24:50

about to unfold after 48 and a half minutes. Nicky Samuels of New

2:24:512:24:50

Zealand is fourth. But here comes Emma Jackson, number eight, for

2:24:512:24:50

Australia. She has suddenly found a burst of speed to get past Alice

2:24:512:24:50

Betto and Nicky Samuels to take up third place in her own right.

2:24:512:24:50

Jackson is up to third. Jodie Stimpson is closing in on sixth

2:24:512:24:50

position no. Aileen Reid for Ireland is in 10th

2:24:512:24:50

position. Jackson is bobbing along no. It looks like Sarah Groff is

2:24:512:24:50

safe, but Jackson is going at some pace. She could be caught by Emma

2:24:512:24:50

Jackson. She was second on that big climbs through the mountains in the

2:24:512:24:50

Austrian Alps last summer. That was her best result. The race

2:24:512:24:50

Austrian Alps last summer. That was Jodie Stimpson. Emma Jackson was

2:24:512:24:50

second behind her with Annie Haug in third. She seems to be thriving in

2:24:512:24:50

these cool, flat conditions in London today.

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these cool, flat conditions in position. Emma Jackson of Australia

2:24:512:24:50

is third, with Sarah Groff in her sights. She is closing the gap. Has

2:24:512:24:50

she got enough tarmac underfoot? With exactly 1100 metres to run.

2:24:512:24:50

Jodie Stimpson is in seven. Can she climb higher to maintain her lead at

2:24:512:24:50

the top of the World Triathlon Series standings? Alice Betto and

2:24:512:24:50

Nicky Samuels are shoulder to shoulder. A race for Italy and New

2:24:512:24:50

Zealand. We can see when Jorgensen making her way heading back to the

2:24:512:24:50

blue carpet. Once again, just as we saw in Yokohama, she is making it

2:24:512:24:50

look just that little bit too easy. Gwen Jorgensen is round the hairpin

2:24:512:24:50

turn and will cruise home to another victory. She won on 17th may in

2:24:512:24:50

Yokohama and will win comfortably today, even more comfortably than in

2:24:512:24:50

round three in Japan. Her swing that was the key today. She did not get

2:24:512:24:50

left behind. She came out of the water in contention and latched onto

2:24:512:24:50

the front group on two wheels. She stayed out of trouble. 12

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the front group on two wheels. She ago, she hit the deck. Jackson is up

2:24:512:24:50

into third and desperately hunting down Sarah Groff who lies ahead of

2:24:512:24:50

her in second. She is injecting further pace into her race, as she

2:24:512:24:50

looks for her personal best -- looks to equal her personal best of second

2:24:512:24:50

which she got in Austria last summer. I think she will keep

2:24:512:24:50

hounding down Sarah Groff all the way. Gwen Jorgensen can see all the

2:24:512:24:50

others making up the numbers. They still have to head out beyond the

2:24:512:24:50

line of yellow ball yards and make the turn. -- yellow ball hard --

2:24:512:24:50

corns. Alice Betto and Nicky Samuels are

2:24:512:24:50

still fighting it out for third Alice Betto and Nicky Samuels are

2:24:512:24:50

fourth position. It has been a fast comeback for Jodie Stimpson after

2:24:512:24:50

the six stitches she had to comeback for Jodie Stimpson after

2:24:512:24:50

her foot. Sarah Groff can feel Jackson breathing down her neck.

2:24:512:24:50

Will there be time for the Australian to close down second

2:24:512:24:50

position? It is as -- it is a tall order for Emma Jackson. She is

2:24:512:24:50

encouraged by the crowds. Forget about first position, that is Gwen

2:24:512:24:50

Jorgensen. The race is on for the silver medal in Hyde Park. Aileen

2:24:512:24:50

Reid has picked up the pace and is just in sixth place. Alice Betto is

2:24:512:24:50

having the race of her life. Nicky Samuels has a lot to prove ahead of

2:24:512:24:50

the Commonwealth Games. Let's flip back to what looks like to

2:24:512:24:50

inevitably the champion and Hyde Park. She can relax now. It was

2:24:512:24:50

straightforward, as easy as it comes for someone of her running ability.

2:24:512:24:50

She can start to smile and enjoy the moment as she comes home, easing up

2:24:512:24:50

over the blue carpet, warmly welcomed to the finishing line to

2:24:512:24:50

make it to victories in a row. She won in your karma, she wins again in

2:24:512:24:50

Hyde Park in London. -- Yokohama. She takes first position in round

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four of the World Triathlon Series. 54 minutes and 44 seconds. Sarah

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Groff has done enough to hold onto second position. Despite the

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attention of Emma Jackson in third, she was able to stay clear of danger

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and hold onto second. To make it a USA 1-2 in Hyde Park. Jackson takes

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third for Australia. The race is on, this race within a race continues.

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third for Australia. The race is on, The Italian seems to have just about

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edged it, Samuels The Italian seems to have just about

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Here comes Jenkins. Jenkins looking for a top six again. Jenkins takes

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seventh in the end, Hewitt just begging her at the line. Jenkins,

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the best of the British. Jodie Stimpson comes home in 11th. Vicky

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Holland is 14th. The Hungarian round of the top 15.

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Gwen Jorgensen, fairly out of breath, has Graham Bell to talk to.

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Congratulations and stop you have had to nightmare races here in

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London, this one went like a dream. It was a hard race at there, those

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girls were pushing hard. This is clear the memories of the

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crash you had in the no big games, the crucial idea at the world

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championship series final Ustyugov is to mock the love the games was

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just mechanical. I had my first podium here in 2011

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so every race is different and you do your best.

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Did it see you, the factor was a sprint format?

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I don't know, they are quick and fast, you just have to be ready to

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go. You're running is kind of like ahead

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of anybody else in the field right now. I really want to get my swim

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and my bike up there so that is what I have been working on. You must

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have been really happy to come out of the lead group in the swim. I had

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a good swim, a slow transition and tried to stick in a front group.

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Brilliant, congratulations, and Olsonn result. -- or some result for

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stop Helen. In the end it turned do quite a good run in the end. Yes, it

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wasn't the best day. I dropped my bike in T2 and made a lot of little

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errors. I felt good on the second lap of the run but a bit too late to

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be on the podium. What happened, even T1 you are quite slow getting a

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wet suit off, not to be picky, sorry? I think I was panicking, I

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had a bad swim, I got flustered, I have got to focus on that stuff. I

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screwed up on a few little things today. You are right on the far

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right, was that a good tactic? I have been swimming well in training

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but it didn't come out well today. I took a bit of a gamble. It didn't

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pay off today. Do you think you are a little bit rusty after the long

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lay-off? I have been a little bit race rusty in the swim. Identify

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have sworn to my potential in a race. It will come. The crowds are

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fantastic today, it really keeps you motivated.

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It is ready great to see you smiling. I think I finished sixth,

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in terms of keeping up my ranking it is good. Good to get the top ten for

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stop I wanted a better day. Congratulations to the girls on the

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podium for the Jodie, leading to plan, did it?

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No. To be honest, I can't expect much I haven't done much in two

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weeks. You cannot come into this class field and not be 100%. I am

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disappointed, there was no way I was gay to miss it if I could race. It

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is London, there are so many people who support me, the least I can do

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is try my best out here. At one stage when you were only 14

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seconds back on the lead group of the bike, did you think you would be

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able to get them in? To be honest, yes, if I was all guns blazing I

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would have done more at the front for stop but knowing that I didn't

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have the legs today. I just couldn't push. There was no way I could do

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it, not being one and a percent. I am disappointed I couldn't give

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everybody a better show and get a GB girl on the podium. Hopefully next

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time. Hopefully the injury has healed,

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just a question of getting the running legs back.

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It was strapped up today, still slightly open, but definitely

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healing well. It is just a case of getting my head down, getting some

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trading them for the Commonwealth games.

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Thank you Bray much. -- thank you very much.

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Helen, Jodie and Gwen and we have got to give her lot of credit,

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talking about how tough the race was. But Gwen

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absolutely easy. She makes it look easy because you

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such a fast runner. She is the best runner in the world. We have got to

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take our hats off to Helen and Jodie for stop Jodie has had her foot

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injury and she has had her her stitches taken out. All our goals

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are suited more to the Olympic race. What must have been going through

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their minds, especially Helen and Jodie, when they saw Gwen had come

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out of the water and had a strong swim. She was on that front bike

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back. -- pack. Anything can happen. This can cause

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-- this course suits Gwen. It Israeli flat. You don't need to

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break. Surprising not to see Helen Israeli flat. You don't need to

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and Jodie in the lead pack but maybe something went wrong in as well.

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We had Lucy Hall, the other Olympian at 2012, she was in a difficult

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position for she try and slow the pack down to wait for her team-mates

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order she race on a rain, what to do think she was thinking? I think

2:24:512:24:50

today she was working for herself. She has to think about her own

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career. She was doing the best you can for herself. You could see the

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Park, she was helping, but she was thinking about her own race.

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Helen thinking about how the crowds gave her a big surge, that is then

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you have experienced was up how much will that have helped Jodie with her

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injury and Helen who isn't at her racing peak.

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The crowd here is amazing. We have 5000 Edinburgh tomorrow, ever

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triathlon has come to Hyde Park it has taken off, and it helps with the

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great support today. Let's bring in Annie. You called it

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with Gwen and she did it. I didn't think we were going to get

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any surprises will stop when we saw her come out of the swim in one of

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the best positions, the best position she has ever come out of

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the swim in, I didn't think was game over but it was gained be very

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difficult for anyone else to beat her. Did the athletes think it was

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game over? That distance stayed till about 20 seconds, they didn't make

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any inroads but didn't drop back either. That was strange for stop

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really surprised they went able to work together and catch the front

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pack. Everybody knows if you keep working

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you can stay away. 20 seconds going into five K is a lot. That is why

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everybody was working so hard on the bikes.

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That is London done and dusted, halfway through the series. Next up

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to Chicago in month. That is on the weekend of the 28th and the 29th of

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June. The women's race will be live on the website and the Red Button

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from 530 on the Saturday and the men from 9pm on the men from 9pm on this

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level. You can see highlights at 9am on Monday the 30th of June on BBC

2:24:512:24:50

Two. Before that, there is a lot more sport for you here on the BBC

2:24:512:24:50

for stop Matthew Pinsent is in Serbia for the European rowing

2:24:512:24:50

champion chips, catch on BBC Two tomorrow. Arsenal take on Everton

2:24:512:24:50

tomorrow in the women's FA Cup final. That is for 15 tomorrow on

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BBC Two. That visit from us. Thank you very

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much in Annie and Stewart for keeping us company. Hyde Park is

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always full of drama and delivered again today. Good luck to the 5000

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of you bracing here tomorrow. 24 watching, see you next time for the

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-- thank you for watching, see you next time. A single lap to swim in

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the Serpentine. They are underway. Look at Alistair Brownlee, this is

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all rehearsed, time and time again. Mola for Spain takes the win.

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Gwen Jorgensen wins again in Hyde Park in London.

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