Treiathlon Caerdydd 2017

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-Cardiff, our capital city and one of

-the world's great sporting cities.

-Earlier this month, Gareth Bale and

-giants of the footballing world...

-..walked the city's streets

-bringing the city to a stop.

-Today, a combination

-of swimming, cycling and running...

-..has attracted over

-1,000 enthusiastic athletes...

-..for one of the main events

-of the Welsh sporting calendar.

-The Cardiff Triathlon

-is back for the third time.

-It's bigger and better

-than ever before.

-This is the first time

-this event has sold out.

-For the first time this year

-we have an Elite race.

-It's fantastic, a great event.

-So many have entered this year,

-many inspired by the first year.

-They saw their friends doing it

-and they wanted a new challenge.

-You have people who don't think

-they can do it and they complete it.

-That's a special moment.

-It's the best transition, not only

-in Britain, but in the world.

-You can look down at the athletes

-in this amphitheatre.

-They swim in the bay in clean water,

-the atmosphere is brilliant.

-When they cross the finishing line,

-they'll all be happy.

-People enjoy coming to Cardiff,

-the Welsh capital.

-This festival

-has something for everyone.

-Super Sprint races for novices

-of the sport, a Sprint race...

-..and an Olympic distance race

-for the experienced campaigners.

-For the first time,

-there is an Elite race...

-..in the British Triathlon series...

-..which means the best in

-the business are in Cardiff today.

-The stage is set

-for some top quality racing.

-Taking us through the action

-is Gareth Roberts.

-There's nowhere better than

-Cardiff Bay for such an event.

-Iconic buildings,

-clear water and the barrage...

-..and a fast, flat course.

-The elite athletes will swim

-750 metres across Cardiff Bay.

-They will collect their bikes

-from Roald Dahl Plass...

-..before setting off on a 20km ride

-on a three-circuit course.

-Finally, there's a 5km run

-past the Assembly building...

-..and across the barrage...

-..before finishing in front

-of the Millennium Centre.

-Well, Gareth, there's some

-good money on offer today.

-With 10,000 in the prize money pot

-and 2,000 to the winner...

-..some of the country's

-best athletes are in Cardiff.

-Adam Bowden is one of

-the favourites in the men's race.

-He's a former 3,000m steeplechaser.

-I'm really excited.

-I did a career best in Leeds.

-I'm quite buzzing.

-I want to go out and perform.

-Welsh hopes rest on the shoulders

-of Iestyn Harrett.

-The youngster is back

-from Loughborough University.

-He's part of the Welsh

-Elite Triathlon programme.

-I'm quite confident.

-I've changed out of my British

-tri-suit to wear my Welsh tri-suit.

-I don't know about winning

-but I'm hoping for a podium.

-In the women's race, two locals

-are amongst the favourites.

-Fenella Langridge

-now lives in Cardiff.

-I train with the

-Welsh development squad.

-My basic training is based

-in and around Cardiff.

-It bodes well

-building into this race.

-Zoe Thomas from Porthcawl

-is a promising athlete.

-Having a triathlon in Wales

-is a real buzz.

-Lots of fans come out to support me.

-I'm looking forward to it.

-The favourite is Beth Potter

-from Glasgow.

-A track runner, she ran

-in the 10,000m Olympic Final in Rio.

-This year

-is a real learning curve for me.

-It's one race at a time

-and take it as it goes.

-I come from a running background.

-The bike is new to me and I will be

-a bit behind after the bike leg.

-It'll give me an incentive

-to catch the people in front.

-On a fast and flat course,

-tactics will play an important part.

-I'm not coming in thinking

-I'm going to stroll through it.

-I'm going to make sure I have

-that plan that I've always had.

-It'll be the same.

-A fast swim, try to stay

-at the front on the bike...

-..and then run with everything

-that's left in the tank.

-In the opening leg, there will be

-little to separate the athletes...

-..as they aim for Penarth before

-heading back to Roald Dahl Plass.

-As they approach land again...

-..they will kick harder to get

-the blood circulating in the legs.

-James Chantler-Mayne

-is the first out of the water...

-..after 9 minutes 35 seconds.

-The other athletes

-are hot on his heels.

-They won't want to waste too much

-time on the transition stage.

-Alastair Rogers leads

-as they start the bike ride.

-Alastair Rogers, Chris Perham and

-James Chantler-Mayne out in front.

-There's Adam Bowden.

-He's in the trailing peloton.

-They do allow drafting

-in the triathlon this year.

-A rider can shelter

-behind the rider in front of him.

-There is an element of risk in that,

-especially at this speed.

-No.12, Iestyn Harrett,

-is also in this group.

-The peloton is working as an unit to

-close the gap on the front-runners.

-Here are the first two women

-out of the water.

-Grace Kinnell and Imogen Moroney

-in 10 minutes 4 seconds.

-They're heading

-for the transition area now.

-On the road in the bike stage...

-..it looks like a wet surface

-after the early rainfall.

-Fenella Langridge,

-wearing red, in third place.

-Grace Hobbs, Grace Kinnell

-and Imogen Moroney are close behind.

-Fenella Langridge

-is a strong cyclist.

-She trains in Cardiff and

-she'll know these streets very well.

-The aim for these four

-is to increase the lead.

-They will be aware that there are

-strong riders in the chasing pack.

-They'll want to build up

-a good advantage before the 5km run.

-Here's the chasing pack.

-In amongst them is No.83,

-Beth Potter, the Scottish athlete.

-Zoe Thomas of Wales

-is also in this cluster.

-Hannah Kitchen is also there,

-they are two of the favourites.

-Here's the view

-from Hannah Kitchen's bike...

-..to give you an idea of what

-it's like to be in the peloton.

-The Millennium Centre

-just ahead of us.

-This is the end

-of the first circuit.

-These women, like the men,

-are working as one unit.

-They are drafting to try and close

-the gap on Fenella Langridge.

-This is Hannah Kitchen,

-on the yellow bike.

-They're down! That's some accident

-on Lloyd George Avenue.

-Will they be able

-to get back on their bikes?

-I think Zoe Thomas

-is part of that accident.

-For those still cycling,

-some time has been wasted there.

-I wonder if Helen Kitchen

-and the others can continue?

-Fenella Langridge in red, Grace

-Hobbs in black. They lead the way.

-I wonder if they know what's

-happened on Lloyd George Avenue?

-Plenty of support on the streets.

-Langridge puts her foot down

-to stretch the lead.

-In the meantime, the men's

-bike stage is about to end.

-Nathan Tweddie, the Loughborough

-student, currently leads.

-He's taken his feet

-out of his bike shoes.

-He's getting himself ready

-for the transition.

-He'll be looking for his

-running shoes for the 5km run.

-The athletes are all reaching

-the transition stage.

-They're arriving in dribs and drabs.

-They'll be looking to save

-as much time during transition.

-On go the running shoes as

-they start the 5km running stage.

-Wearing light blue

-in the background...

-..you can see Adam Bowden.

-He's an experienced runner.

-They failed to shrug him off

-on the bike stage.

-He was the favourite

-at the start of this triathlon.

-He is a threat,

-there's no doubt about that.

-Leleu, Pollard and leader Perham...

-..will know that Adam Bowden

-isn't far behind.

-He moves gradually

-into second place...

-..as they run past the Assembly.

-A fortnight ago, Bowden finished

-fourth in a triathlon in Leeds.

-He trailed the Olympic Champion

-Alistair Brownlee...

-..and his brother, Jonathan.

-Seeing him passing them is a

-heartbreaking moment for the others.

-Who, if anyone,

-can catch Bowden now?

-This festival and event

-attracts more than just the elite.

-Races started at 7.00am

-and the Olympic distance race...

-..was part of the Welsh national

-triathlon series for the first time.

-It's a new series

-that provides a platform...

-..for our finest young talents.

-Leading the series

-for men 15-19 years old...

-..is Sion-Kelly Williams

-from Anglesey.

-The Triathlon team in Wales

-is brilliant.

-I want to move on to the Ironmans

-in the end so these are brilliant.

-They're so tough. This series

-has a lot of fast athletes.

-It gives me a chance to see

-where I am and what I need to do.

-I've been doing it a year

-so I'm still a novice.

-I'd like to win the Welsh age group

-championship in the juniors.

-I've won three, one in Pembrey,

-one in Harlech and one in Bala.

-I'd like to win all the titles

-if I can!

-And Sion didn't disappoint,

-winning again in Cardiff.

-The support was brilliant.

-It really helped me.

-When your heart rate is so high

-and you really want to stop...

-..everyone just keeps you going.

-The course was great.

-I've never done a city triathlon.

-It was nice being able

-to do something different.

-Join us after the break...

-..to see the 2017

-Cardiff Triathlon winner crowned.

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-Welcome back

-to the Cardiff Triathlon...

-..a festival of racing

-around our capital city...

-..for athletes of all abilities,

-from the elite to novices...

-..and everyone with a reason

-to compete.

-My husband forced me to do it.

-It wasn't my choice.

-We did the Slateman up in Bangor. I

-caught the bug and started to train.

-When you get older, if you do too

-much of one thing you get injured.

-If you do different things,

-it puts less pressure on the body.

-It's fun. I'm not going to be fast

-enough to win but I enjoy it.

-There's a great atmosphere,

-plenty of support...

-..and people pushing each other

-to do well.

-We're just enjoying ourselves.

-I think it's a middle age crisis.

-It started when my wife told me

-I was too old to do it.

-That's the reason I'm doing this.

-I'm trying to prove

-I'm still young enough.

-Let's return to the Elite race

-and things are hotting up.

-Here's Adam Bowden, all alone,

-a long way out in front.

-He only has

-two more kilometres to complete.

-He will reach the finishing line

-outside the Millennium Centre.

-He's already run

-to the far end of the barrage.

-He's on his way back

-with the wind helping him along.

-This is the race for second place.

-Iestyn Harrett

-wears the colours of Wales...

-..Christopher Perham from Dorset...

-..and Fergus Roberts

-from Stirling University.

-These three are on their way

-to the far side of the barrage.

-They're working hard

-running into the wind.

-They're now competing

-for second place.

-The women's bike stage

-is drawing to a close.

-Fenella Langridge

-is still in the lead.

-Here's the cluster of women

-in the chasing pack.

-Julie Nimmo, Lucy Nell. There's no

-sign of the favourite, Beth Potter.

-She lost some time during that

-accident on Lloyd George Avenue...

-..which saw Helen Kitchen

-and Zoe Thomas leave the race.

-Langridge reaches

-the transition area.

-She has to hang her bike in the

-exact same place she collected it.

-It's a race to wear

-the running shoes...

-..to save some time before starting

-the next stage, the final stage...

-..the 5km run.

-Here are the six

-chasing Fenella Langridge.

-Her running shoes are on

-and she's on her way.

-She hopes she's built up enough

-of an advantage.

-There are experienced runners in the

-chasing pack in the transition area.

-There are also experienced runners

-further back.

-This is Lucy Nell. She's second

-out of the transition area.

-Julie Nimmo is behind her.

-This is the start

-of the final stage.

-The second cluster

-reaches the transition area.

-They're eager to hang their bikes

-in the right place...

-..and get their running shoes on.

-Fenella Langridge is on her way.

-She's passed the Norwegian Church.

-Here's Beth Potter.

-She's in the transition area.

-She's currently in eighth position.

-The bike is back where it should be.

-She takes off her helmet

-and puts her running shoes on.

-She trails Fenella Langridge

-by a minute and 20 seconds...

-..as she starts her 5km run.

-We know all about the experience

-Beth Potter has.

-Lucy Nell and Julie Nimmo

-are trying to chase Langridge down.

-One man has controlled

-the men's race.

-Adam Bowden is that man.

-Here's the race for second place.

-There's no sign of Fergus Roberts.

-Iestyn Harrett and Chris Perham

-battle it out for second.

-Perham almost

-tripped Harrett up there.

-The Welshman is still on his feet.

-The young Welshman looks exhausted.

-Perham has sensed that

-and he races clear.

-He passes Harrett.

-As they approach

-the Millennium Centre...

-..the Englishman will finish

-in second place.

-No doubt about the winner.

-Adam Bowden wins

-the 2017 Cardiff Triathlon.

-Didn't feel particularly good

-but to run that time at the end...

-..14:56 for 5k, is a solid run

-and my running is in a good place.

-I'm just very, very happy

-to take the win.

-Chris Perham finishes

-in second place.

-Iestyn Harrett

-has to make do with third.

-I'm a little bit unhappy.

-When I went to rack the bike

-after the cycle, it fell over.

-I had to go back and pick it up.

-Disappointed with third...

-..but I'm on the podium

-and I have to be happy with that.

-Confirmation of the result.

-Adam Bowden is the winner

-in a time of 56:19.

-His time over 5kms,

-14:56, is quite astounding.

-There's only 3kms to go

-in the 5km stage for women.

-Fenella Langridge

-is still in the lead...

-..but Julie Nimmo

-is in second place.

-She's passed Lucy Nell.

-The gap between them is shrinking.

-I'm sure that Langridge

-can sense that.

-There's a tired look on the face

-of the athlete who trains in Wales.

-She's running out of steam

-as she runs into the wind.

-Fenella Langridge is paying

-the price for pushing herself...

-..in the bike stage to open enough

-a big enough gap before the run.

-Julie Nimmo has gone ahead.

-Look back, in third place,

-Beth Potter, the experienced runner.

-She was 1:20 behind Langridge

-at the start of this stage.

-She's managed to close the gap

-in two kilometres.

-She passes Langridge.

-She looks so comfortable.

-She'll pass Julie Nimmo

-in no time at all.

-Potter will compete in the

-World Championships in London...

-..over the summer.

-She intends to change sports

-in some respects.

-She will turn her back

-on the track...

-..and concentrate on the triathlon.

-This is only the second time

-she's competed in this discipline.

-She trains with Alistair

-and Jonny Brownlee.

-It's fair to say that she will be

-a shining star in the future.

-The final steps

-next to the Millennium Centre.

-The Scot, Beth Potter, will win

-the elite race for women in Cardiff.

-I wanted to come in here

-and focus on the swim and the bike.

-It's only my second triathlon.

-Going into the second lap,

-there was a crash.

-I lost the pack I was with.

-It was hard

-trying to get back to them.

-I came here, I didn't know

-how it was going to go.

-I'm happy with the win.

-Julie Nimmo is second in 1:04:51.

-In third place is Bronwen Owen after

-running the last stage in 17:21.

-Fenella Langridge

-finishes in fourth place.

-I felt like a rabbit in headlights.

-I knew they were behind me.

-All the way out there was wind

-and I heard breathing.

-Then there was one, and another.

-Oh, no!

-Confirmation of the result.

-1:04:13 for Beth Potter.

-After leading for so long...

-..Langridge finished a minute

-and half behind the Scot.

-Congratulations

-to all the competitors.

-A memorable day of sport

-in our capital city.

-Adam Bowden

-and Beth Potter celebrate...

-..but everyone has a story and they

-all go home with great memories.

-It was a great race.

-It was run exceptional well.

-It's a fast course

-but we had wind and rain.

-I really enjoyed it. A lot of people

-were out there, we had fun.

-It's a great day out on Sunday.

-You can't ask for more.

-I recommend it to anyone wanting

-to try or who's done it before.

-I've done all three and I'd

-recommend it to anybody. Try a tri!

-Fantastic, because of the location

-more than anything.

-Right outside the Millennium Centre.

-You go around Cardiff, the streets

-are closed, it's fantastic.

-The atmosphere is amazing. It's

-great to have everyone together.

-So many people, so many supporters,

-all along the run.

-I didn't start doing tri

-until I was 50 years old.

-I'm really just beginning. To do

-an event like this is fantastic.

-Brilliant. Amazing.

-It was really good.

-I'd do it again.

-This can be seen

-all around the world.

-Local events in Cardiff

-are helping put Cardiff on the map.

-It's been incredible.

-You've seen the elite athletes,

-some of the best in the world...

-..next to people who are doing

-a triathlon for the first time.

-I can't say enough how proud we are

-to organise this event in Cardiff.

-We're showcasing Wales to the world.

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