:01:04. > :01:14.Welcome to San Diego. Where some Like It Hot. Famous for the padre
:01:14. > :01:19.is. And of course a certain anchorman. We love from Burgundy!
:01:19. > :01:29.This city is also the birthplace of them Modern triathlon, it started
:01:29. > :01:33.
:01:33. > :01:37.It is the perfect place to start our coverage of the 2012 ITU World
:01:37. > :01:41.Triathlon Series, which works a little bit like Formula One. San
:01:41. > :01:45.Diego is the second stop in a globe-trotting circuit of eight
:01:45. > :01:50.rounds. But this year, there's more than a world championship title at
:01:50. > :01:54.stake. For some athletes, points here go towards Olympic
:01:54. > :02:04.qualification for London 2012. Did I happen to mention Britain have
:02:04. > :02:15.
:02:15. > :02:19.Helen Jenkins is the world No. 1. She is the champion of the world.
:02:19. > :02:23.Alistair Brownlee makes it a gold medal for Great Britain. Jonathan
:02:23. > :02:28.Brownlee of Great Britain is the champion of the world. The Olympic
:02:28. > :02:32.distance triathlon is made up of a 1,500 metres swim, a 40 kilometres
:02:32. > :02:37.bike ride and a 10 kilometres run. It is the ultimate test of stamina,
:02:37. > :02:40.strength and skill and we've got an action-packed show lined up for you.
:02:40. > :02:44.Later on we will catch up with Britain's best known triathletes,
:02:44. > :02:48.the Brownlee brothers, before highlights of the elite men's
:02:48. > :02:52.triathlon from San Diego. But we will begin with the women's race.
:02:52. > :02:55.While Alistair Brownlee has almost become a household name, our other
:02:55. > :03:00.world champion, Helen Jenkins, is still lying somewhat under the
:03:00. > :03:04.radar. Does it bother you that the Brownlees get so much of the
:03:04. > :03:10.triathlon attention? It is not something that bothers me, I don't
:03:10. > :03:14.think about it too much. I'm not after the limelight and craving my
:03:14. > :03:17.face on the side of a taxi. I was very shy when I was younger and I
:03:17. > :03:22.have had to grow out of it. When you're travelling when you are
:03:22. > :03:27.young, you have to come out of that and stand up for yourself. I
:03:27. > :03:32.suppose I don't go out and shout about what I've done, it's not
:03:32. > :03:35.important for me to do that. silver medal performance by the
:03:35. > :03:40.past two-time world champion, Helen Jenkins. You did extremely well in
:03:40. > :03:46.your first race of the season. had a really good winter. It hasn't
:03:46. > :03:50.been all smooth sailing, there's always a few hiccups or speed bumps
:03:50. > :03:54.that we have to sort out. It was great to come over with such a
:03:54. > :03:59.great result in Sydney. Everything went really well, it was a smooth
:04:00. > :04:03.race and I came out of it and was able to get back into training. I
:04:03. > :04:06.hope it is an indicator for the rest of the season and I can
:04:06. > :04:10.continue to build on the performance in Sydney. But I'm a
:04:10. > :04:14.little bit more nervous for San Diego so I have to live up to my
:04:14. > :04:18.last race. But these races are all about preparation, it's all about
:04:18. > :04:21.getting some races under my belt and getting a few early-season
:04:21. > :04:26.races and then getting stuck into the last phase of preparation
:04:26. > :04:31.before London. His there only one race for you this year? Yes, my
:04:31. > :04:35.life starts on August fourth. I've no idea what I am doing afterwards!
:04:35. > :04:45.To you must have to be careful because you really want to peak on
:04:45. > :04:46.
:04:46. > :04:50.August fourth. Yes, that is one thing. We're trying to keep things
:04:50. > :04:56.like we did last year. Last year the main aim for the year was the
:04:56. > :05:00.Olympic test event in 20th August 11. This year, the main event is
:05:00. > :05:06.August 2012. We are trying to keep a similar build up and hopefully
:05:07. > :05:10.that works like it did last year. Disappointed, 21st position.
:05:10. > :05:16.triathlon is unpredictable and the favourites rarely win. It is
:05:16. > :05:22.unpredictable. When I won the World Championships last year, someone
:05:22. > :05:27.said, the world champion has never won the Olympics. There's less
:05:27. > :05:32.pressure because nobody has done it before! It is pressure if you think
:05:32. > :05:36.about it, if you dwell on those facts, but in my day-to-day life, I
:05:36. > :05:40.don't think about it. All I think about is the next session, the next
:05:40. > :05:47.week's training, and if I do the little things right, if Mize win
:05:47. > :05:51.goes well all the running session goes well, that is it. -- my swim.
:05:51. > :05:55.I have to get the race is right and the training sessions right and get
:05:55. > :05:59.rid of the things that go wrong in the early races so why am ready for
:05:59. > :06:03.August. You are taking away the pressure of that -- if the
:06:03. > :06:09.preparation has gone well. He went to a Bruce Springsteen concert?
:06:09. > :06:14.was amazing. I'm not a massive bruise fan, but I went with a
:06:14. > :06:17.friend who was a big fan and it was amazing. Team GB can have a maximum
:06:17. > :06:22.of six triathlete this summer. Helen Jenkins secured one place by
:06:22. > :06:26.winning the Test event in Hyde Park last year. The other two spots are
:06:26. > :06:30.more complicated because Olympic triathlon has allowed team tactics,
:06:30. > :06:35.but simply, British triathlon could ask an athlete to sacrifice their
:06:35. > :06:40.own race to support the team's best medal hope.
:06:40. > :06:47.Why have British triathlon embrace that idea? I think the origins were
:06:47. > :06:54.from Beijing, when some people felt the Canadians had some success
:06:54. > :06:58.doing that. I think probably it came from the view that medals of
:06:58. > :07:01.the mission and let's do what we can to get medals and this is one
:07:01. > :07:06.way of doing it. Are you feeling the pressure of Olympic
:07:06. > :07:10.qualification? You'd be mad not to! This year is all about the Olympics
:07:10. > :07:14.and trying to qualify for that. I know there's only two spots left
:07:14. > :07:19.and it has a tough task to get qualified. We've had a few years
:07:19. > :07:23.knowing this was our qualification. All along I have known I would have
:07:23. > :07:27.to be racing well in these races. I'm just focusing on that and then
:07:27. > :07:33.the Games will be the next step if I get chosen. Team orders, team
:07:33. > :07:38.tactics, is that a tough thing to ask an athlete to do? No, but it
:07:38. > :07:41.may be a tough thing for an athlete to decide to do. If you were asked
:07:41. > :07:47.to take part in the Games as a domestic, what would you answer
:07:47. > :07:52.the? I've had time to consider it and I would consider it. But it
:07:52. > :07:55.would be an honour. I think I would. If I was not selected to go in my
:07:55. > :07:59.own right and that was my way into the Olympics and I could do
:07:59. > :08:03.something to help the team, yes. What would it mean to you to
:08:04. > :08:07.compete at a home games? Absolutely everything, that is what I've been
:08:07. > :08:12.training for since the Games were renounced seven years ago. But I
:08:12. > :08:15.can remember what I was doing that day. The thoughts start ticking
:08:15. > :08:20.through your mind of being there. It has been everything I've worked
:08:20. > :08:24.for. To race in London with all of my family and friends there, what
:08:24. > :08:28.more could you ask for? The Brits are up against some fired-up
:08:28. > :08:34.Australians this weekend. Erin Densham won the world's first World
:08:34. > :08:39.Series race in Sydney. -- the year's first. She is now making a
:08:40. > :08:43.late fight for a spot in the Aussie Olympic team. I've had the worst
:08:43. > :08:49.run in the last four years through Beijing and all the way up until
:08:49. > :08:54.the start of this year, basically. I have picked my timing quite well!
:08:54. > :08:58.For me, it is about racing, I guess, to what I'm capable of and
:08:59. > :09:02.hopefully everything will speak for itself. Her former world champion
:09:02. > :09:07.Emma Moffatt has already qualified for London 2012, but Densham is
:09:07. > :09:10.competing against Australia's two other end ups for the remaining
:09:10. > :09:14.places, Emma Jackson and Olympic champion Emma Snowsill. Her chance
:09:14. > :09:19.to defend her title is in jeopardy because of her poor form. She needs
:09:19. > :09:24.to perform well here and in Madrid next week. There are three spots,
:09:24. > :09:28.what do you do? The best three athletes need to go. It is a cruel
:09:28. > :09:33.world. I would love to be there, I would love to think I can be an
:09:33. > :09:36.asset, but I would love to be there, helping improve the team. I would
:09:36. > :09:41.not want to be there thinking somebody else should be in my place.
:09:41. > :09:44.Looking to put on a strong show on her a month -- own soil is Sarah
:09:44. > :09:47.Groff, last year's world series bronze medallist. But it sounds
:09:47. > :09:53.like she would not mind that much if Helen Jenkins crossed the line
:09:53. > :09:58.first. Unfortunately she is absolutely lovely. You almost don't
:09:58. > :10:03.mind her beating you. But yes, if I nudged past Helen, I wouldn't mind
:10:03. > :10:08.it that much! There will be no joking about now, the triathletes
:10:08. > :10:12.are lining up, it is time to get down to business. Your commentators
:10:12. > :10:14.for the women's race, Matt Chilton and Steve tree.
:10:14. > :10:21.and Steve tree. The swimmers are ready to go. About
:10:21. > :10:25.to get into the warm waters of Bonita code. Two laps followed by a
:10:26. > :10:32.eight takes them out in and around the San Diego waterfront. Eight
:10:32. > :10:37.laps on the bike, the run is three laps. It is a 1,500 metres swim, a
:10:37. > :10:42.40 kilometre bike ride, culminating with a 10 kilometre or run. All
:10:42. > :10:46.pretty flat. They will be glad of that bearing in mind the warm
:10:46. > :10:52.conditions. Great for the spectators. So much opportunity for
:10:52. > :11:02.everybody to get close to the action in San Diego. That is where
:11:02. > :11:21.
:11:21. > :11:27.They will get out of the water once sat at the end of 750 metres, run
:11:27. > :11:30.along the beach, dive back in. Some of the big names in World Triathlon
:11:30. > :11:35.getting set for this World Championship Series race. The
:11:35. > :11:39.second of the season, which is under way. What a spectacular start.
:11:39. > :11:45.They run across the beach, hit the water and start to jostle for
:11:45. > :11:50.position. Important to get a good start. Able to get their feet on
:11:50. > :11:57.the sandy floor and push away. It looks as if we have got one of the
:11:57. > :12:01.Australians making a move early on. Her wasn't that a great start? The
:12:01. > :12:07.swimmers at the far end started swimming, a little bit of research
:12:07. > :12:10.on this side, that butterfly technique, hitting the ground, a
:12:10. > :12:13.butterfly over the top of the water and they have taken the lead. It
:12:13. > :12:18.looked like a lot of the athletes were edging towards the left and
:12:18. > :12:22.now they have to play catch-up. Emma Moffatt leading the way on
:12:22. > :12:28.this near side. For safety boats are doing their jobs, there are
:12:28. > :12:33.paddle borders plus the speedboats and jet skis as well. Nothing left
:12:33. > :12:39.to chance, no wet suits bearing in mind the warm conditions. Here's
:12:40. > :12:44.another look at the start. Sprinting across the sand. The
:12:44. > :12:48.water gently shelving a way. They have reached the first turning
:12:49. > :12:53.stage, where they go across the code. Pacific waters beautifully
:12:53. > :12:58.warm for this time of year. They will turn a game at that second
:12:58. > :13:03.inflatable yellow buoy. And then head back to the shore to complete
:13:03. > :13:07.the first lap of two in the water. I tell you what, even at this early
:13:08. > :13:12.stage, we've really got quite a stretch on the field. Is that Emma
:13:12. > :13:16.Moffatt... Yes, Emma Moffatt and Helen Jenkins. Helen will be
:13:16. > :13:20.delighted by that. We would have expected her to be in the lead pack,
:13:20. > :13:26.but being at the front is a tremendous start. Helen Jenkins is
:13:26. > :13:31.closest to us, in white and blue. Green and gold worn by Emma Moffatt.
:13:31. > :13:35.These two leading the way. The field is pretty well strung out now.
:13:35. > :13:40.One or two are struggling to keep pace with the fast track through
:13:40. > :13:45.the water that the British No. 1 and the Australian are cutting up
:13:45. > :13:50.here. Jenkins, 28 years of age, born in Scotland, where her father
:13:50. > :13:56.was in the Royal Air Force based at Lossiemouth, but grew up in bid --
:13:56. > :14:01.-- Bridgend. Considers herself a Welsh athlete. Second in Sydney in
:14:01. > :14:06.the opener, won the London test event last August in Hyde Park.
:14:06. > :14:12.Alongside her, Emma Moffatt from Australia, 27 years of age. She was
:14:12. > :14:17.second in Yokohama at the end of last season and 11th in Beijing in
:14:17. > :14:22.the World Championship Series in 2011. A good crowd here. On the
:14:22. > :14:27.beach, on the grass, a beautiful day, a great day to come out and
:14:27. > :14:31.watch some top-level sport. They come out of the water after just
:14:31. > :14:36.over nine minutes. The end of the first lap. Helen Jenkins of Great
:14:36. > :14:41.Britain, Emma Moffatt of Australia, Laura Bennett is there from the USA,
:14:41. > :14:46.Haskins also. We will get a full check on them as they come free.
:14:46. > :14:56.Oliveira was fourth out of the water. A good start from Vicky
:14:56. > :15:07.
:15:07. > :15:14.British triathletes. You have Jodie Stimpson back up there. Pure guts
:15:14. > :15:19.and determination. Erin Densham and Helen Jenkins are at the top of
:15:19. > :15:23.their game at the moment. They are putting their marker down as they
:15:23. > :15:29.did in Sydney. The others know they will be the two main people going
:15:29. > :15:38.into the Olympics this year. Helen Jenkins is just beginning to
:15:38. > :15:43.stretch her lead slightly. Alongside her ears Laura Bennett. -
:15:43. > :15:48.- is Laura Bennett, from Florida. She just missed out on a medal in
:15:48. > :15:53.Beijing. I commentated the race with her husband, Greg, who was
:15:53. > :15:59.nervously watching. She finished fourth. Her form lately has been
:15:59. > :16:06.superb. She has had one of the longest career as we have seen. She
:16:06. > :16:11.has been consistently at the top. Some people would say she is
:16:11. > :16:17.unlucky to have got so the meddle in Beijing. -- not got a medal in
:16:17. > :16:23.Beijing. But she wants to go to the Olympics again. A lot of
:16:23. > :16:27.competition within the American team for places at London 2012. I
:16:27. > :16:33.think she has a good chance, especially if she puts in another
:16:33. > :16:39.excellent performance here. We have to watch out for Gwen Jorgensen on
:16:39. > :16:45.the team. She is making waves with the established try athletes this
:16:45. > :16:51.year. Finishing fourth in Sydney in the opening World Championship
:16:51. > :16:57.series race of the season. That kick-started her campaign well.
:16:57. > :17:02.Just 200 metres to go on the swimming stage before preparations
:17:02. > :17:12.have to be made for the arrival and transition. No wetsuits to worry
:17:12. > :17:21.about so things get simpler on the change will stop -- change. The is
:17:21. > :17:25.a big spread. The lead group of 15. In transition, if you have a seven
:17:25. > :17:30.second gap, that can be critical. Less than that, the athletes can
:17:30. > :17:36.work hard and catch up. If you establish more than seven seconds
:17:36. > :17:43.it is difficult. Helen Jenkins would be wanting to be in a small
:17:43. > :17:53.lead pack. Sarah Haskins of the USA, 11th in the Beijing Olympics. She
:17:53. > :18:01.now lives, like most of the American team, in Colorado. The
:18:01. > :18:06.water is calm, perfect as Jenkins is first to finish the swim. She
:18:06. > :18:16.has reached the sand a couple of seconds clear of anybody else. We
:18:16. > :18:21.
:18:21. > :18:26.would expect a group of 24. Vicky Holland is in great shape in 4th.
:18:26. > :18:34.Liz Blatchford is with the front pack, potentially with the main
:18:34. > :18:39.group on the bike. She has come out in great shape. Liz Blatchford was
:18:39. > :18:44.raised in Australia and she races for Great Britain. They have to get
:18:44. > :18:49.this right. It is called the 4th discipline in triathlon. The
:18:49. > :18:54.athletes spend a lot of time rehearsing this. They do not have
:18:54. > :19:00.to get out of a wetsuit, it is a case of putting on the glasses and
:19:00. > :19:05.helmet, getting into the shoes and getting set to go. That was a
:19:05. > :19:13.tremendous transition from Helen Jenkins. And look at Vicky Holland.
:19:13. > :19:19.She came out in fourth place and she is up to third. I think we
:19:19. > :19:27.might have a group going away from this. They have established a gap.
:19:27. > :19:31.Liz Blatchford, she is going to be disappointed. She is caught in no-
:19:31. > :19:36.man's land, missing out on the lead pack. She will have to make a big
:19:36. > :19:43.decision. Will she sit back and stay with the group? Will she make
:19:43. > :19:48.a solo effort and try to catch them? Liz Blatchford was 12th
:19:48. > :19:53.coming out of the water. She has work to do. Jenkins was first and
:19:53. > :19:58.Vicky Holland was 4th. The two best of British in the top five in good
:19:58. > :20:03.shape. Liz Blatchford finding herself with quite a gap to close
:20:03. > :20:13.if she is to catch up with the leading group. We will join them on
:20:13. > :20:16.
:20:16. > :20:21.the bike. The first lap takes them out onto Marron a's way. -- Mariner.
:20:21. > :20:29.We have a big collision. There is some blood on the road. It is
:20:29. > :20:35.getting worse! Another one piles into the back. How did that happen?
:20:35. > :20:40.It is so fast. They are looking around and looking to get a good
:20:40. > :20:49.position in the pack. One person goes down and it can be mayhem. Oh,
:20:49. > :20:52.my goodness me! That is a tough crash. It was on this they end up
:20:52. > :21:00.as one of the New Zealand athletes was getting to her feet, Debbie
:21:00. > :21:05.Tanner, making her way to her bike, with another one sitting on the
:21:05. > :21:11.side. A rider came out of nowhere and seemed oblivious to what was
:21:11. > :21:17.going on and made the matter a good deal worse. Debbie has been in
:21:17. > :21:23.great form she will be disappointed. She will not get back on the back
:21:23. > :21:32.after that. Injuries and walking wounded. We hope it is nothing
:21:32. > :21:42.worse. This is another look at the graphic that shows which way they
:21:42. > :21:48.go, alongside the Pacific Ocean. Across the bridge, and back towards
:21:48. > :21:53.the transition area. A total of eight laps to complete 40
:21:53. > :22:01.kilometres in total. This is the one brief time they have to deal
:22:02. > :22:08.with. Certainly got that lead pack, they have got away. With the nature
:22:08. > :22:13.of the course, they can see exactly how much lead they have and how
:22:13. > :22:19.important, if they can stay in front, a working pack of 10 can be
:22:19. > :22:26.so much faster when you have a big lap. That is a big lap at the
:22:26. > :22:30.moment. The red dot signifiers the lead group. The green dot
:22:30. > :22:37.represents the chase group. Out in front, Laura Bennett from the USA,
:22:37. > :22:43.the veteran. Helen Jenkins comes through. They have raised together
:22:43. > :22:48.so many times. They know they are in a great position. If they put
:22:48. > :22:52.the working, the lead in measures will come from this pack. The way
:22:52. > :22:56.Helen Jenkins is going, they are struggling to stay with have. What
:22:57. > :23:02.strength she has developed. chase group is expanding all the
:23:03. > :23:08.time. It is about to become a dozen or so, he will hope that collective
:23:08. > :23:13.strength and speed and taking it in turns to do the work at the front,
:23:13. > :23:19.it will help them to close the gap to the leading group. There is a
:23:19. > :23:24.lot of work to be done. There are some big names in there. They will
:23:24. > :23:29.be relying on their telling -- 10 kilometre run at speed to have a
:23:29. > :23:37.chance of getting in among the medals in San Diego, on a curious
:23:37. > :23:42.day in California. There is everything to play for. The Olympic
:23:43. > :23:49.performance manager for British triathlon and. How would you assess
:23:49. > :23:54.the performances? They are working well. There are a couple of packs,
:23:54. > :24:00.we have a couple of girls, Helen and the key who work well together
:24:00. > :24:05.in the lead pack, it might be hard for the others in the second pack -
:24:05. > :24:11.- Vicky Holland. We will see. That was a quietly confident
:24:11. > :24:16.Malcolm Brown, watching the race unfold. The lead group are wrong
:24:16. > :24:25.their way on the final lap, before they return to transition to get
:24:25. > :24:29.ready for the 10,000 metres run. The Olympic selection is important
:24:30. > :24:35.at this stage. And with the two British girls in front, Vicky
:24:35. > :24:39.Holland will feel pleased with herself. She is coming back to form
:24:39. > :24:45.at the right time. Helen Jenkins has been pre-selected. We will have
:24:46. > :24:51.to think about who they will select to go alongside her. The criterion
:24:52. > :24:57.is the podium position. If somebody is not confident, do they bring
:24:57. > :25:02.somebody in to help them along during the race? It will be decided
:25:02. > :25:07.between now and August 4th and August 8th, the two Olympic
:25:07. > :25:12.triathlon dates for your diary. Great chances of possibly a clutch
:25:12. > :25:17.of medals for the British team. This is the chase group, led by
:25:17. > :25:22.Jodie Stimpson, part of the British team who won the relay world
:25:22. > :25:28.championship gold medal in searing heat last August. She has something
:25:28. > :25:33.to prove. She needs to get on the podium. The lead group with Helen
:25:33. > :25:39.Jenkins at the back. They are taking it in turns to force the
:25:39. > :25:43.pace at the front. They are sharing the workload. A big performance by
:25:44. > :25:48.Vicky Holland to be up there. She had a lapse in form last season and
:25:48. > :25:53.has come back at the right time. It she impresses today and in Madrid,
:25:53. > :25:59.the chances are she might be going to the Olympics. Vicky Holland is
:25:59. > :26:03.from Gloucester but lives in Swansea, these days. They will come
:26:03. > :26:08.to transition in a little while at the end of this final lap. You can
:26:08. > :26:14.see the gap between the leaders and the chase group is significant. We
:26:14. > :26:20.are back with the large chase group. And now the leaders are approaching
:26:20. > :26:27.the final stage of their last lap. And then it will be down to the
:26:27. > :26:33.race for the medals. This is the second stage of the 2012 World
:26:33. > :26:39.Championship Series. After this one, they moved to Madrid. In we look at
:26:39. > :26:43.what Jodie Stimpson was doing, riding in front. That is a big
:26:43. > :26:48.decision. She has two team-mates in front looking to get on the podium,
:26:48. > :26:54.but she has to think of her own selection chances. To me, it looked
:26:54. > :26:57.as if she was at the front and slowdown slightly to give Helen
:26:57. > :27:05.Jenkins and Vicky Holland chances of getting on the podium here.
:27:05. > :27:10.chase group is still trying to bridge the gap. It is a tough call,
:27:10. > :27:14.with his group of 10 out in front. They have done a cracking job on
:27:14. > :27:19.two wheels. Helen Jenkins has played it right. She got to the
:27:19. > :27:24.front, picked the speed up, and then she backed off to give herself
:27:24. > :27:30.a break before coming into the final run. They are getting ready
:27:30. > :27:35.for transition. It is all about getting in and out quickly. There
:27:35. > :27:42.will be a dismount lying, coming to the blue carpet. They have to get
:27:42. > :27:46.off at this stage. They come running alongside their bikes.
:27:46. > :27:55.Vicky Holland of Great Britain is leading them through. Laura Bennett
:27:55. > :28:04.is in good shape. And off goes the helmet and the running shoes go on
:28:04. > :28:09.and they exit. The run stage takes in three laps. Vicky Holland is
:28:09. > :28:14.first out of transition. Jessica Harrison, representing France,
:28:14. > :28:19.ritually from Great Britain, but Vicky Holland has decided to go for
:28:19. > :28:24.it. Helen Jenkins is looking very smooth in the middle of the pack.
:28:24. > :28:30.Sarah Haskins is looking like she has got left behind. She is
:28:30. > :28:36.sprinting to keep pace with the first runners out of transition.
:28:36. > :28:41.Vicky Holland, and Laura Bennett, Flora Duffy, Helen Jenkins is out a
:28:41. > :28:46.shot, but she is right in there, involved. Vicky Holland was the
:28:46. > :28:51.first to hang up her bike. A quick transition. Laura Bennett is making
:28:51. > :28:55.sure everything goes into the plastic box. She will be penalised
:28:55. > :29:01.if the equipment is not in the right place. She has left herself
:29:01. > :29:06.some work to do. Out in front, world No 1, British No 1, Helen
:29:06. > :29:12.Jenkins, running alongside the beach. Jessica Harrison of France,
:29:12. > :29:16.trying to keep up with the leaders, although possibly Harrison gets let
:29:16. > :29:21.down on the run. She has done, but credit to Jessica Harrison, because
:29:21. > :29:25.she has worked and worked and established herself as a constant
:29:26. > :29:32.in the top 10 in the world. I know how hard she has trained. She has
:29:32. > :29:37.been tremendous. My goodness me! navigational problem. Somebody has
:29:37. > :29:41.taken a wrong turn. The officials are trying to point people in there
:29:41. > :29:46.right direction. That is inexcusable at this level, that
:29:46. > :29:51.athletes are not automatically sent in the correct direction. There is
:29:51. > :30:01.obviously a problem with the layout, but no real damage done, apart from
:30:01. > :30:04.
:30:04. > :30:08.Jenkins slipping to second. We will at this stage. Helen Jenkins of
:30:08. > :30:14.Great Britain trying to close the gap to get back on the shoulder of
:30:14. > :30:18.the Australian. An unfortunate misunderstanding. Be it was, it
:30:18. > :30:21.gave a little bit of space for Laura Bennett, she saw what was
:30:21. > :30:28.happening and began to close the gap that developed and now these
:30:28. > :30:33.two have gone away again. They are the top two in form at the moment.
:30:34. > :30:43.Early season, but dominating Sydney. Helen is not letting her go this
:30:44. > :30:44.
:30:44. > :30:49.time. Now Helen has said, not this time, you want home territory --
:30:49. > :30:53.you were on home territory last time, but I will show you. Densham
:30:53. > :31:01.leading the way with Jenkins on her shoulder. They are at the end of
:31:01. > :31:05.the first lap of three. The field is well strung out. In Sydney and
:31:05. > :31:09.the first World Championship Series race of the season, it was Densham
:31:09. > :31:14.who came through to beat Jenkins with Andrea Hewitt in third place
:31:14. > :31:19.on that occasion. Jenkins will be keen for revenge, but she knows
:31:19. > :31:22.that Densham is one of the strongest runners in World
:31:22. > :31:28.Triathlon. At this stage, Laura Bennett is on her own in third
:31:28. > :31:32.position. Sarah Haskins is in fourth place, team-mate Sarah Groff
:31:32. > :31:41.his 5th, and then Vicky Holland in 6th place. She will be eager to
:31:41. > :31:46.make up a place or two. I think, looking at the way that lead group
:31:46. > :31:50.has spread out, it is an indication of how fast the two at the front
:31:51. > :31:55.were going. Flora Duffy is back in form, but she is struggling a
:31:55. > :31:58.little bit now. She will be delighted to be there and know it
:31:58. > :32:05.is just a question of hanging on. She will hope she makes the
:32:05. > :32:10.Olympics for a second time. Haskins, Groff, Holland and Harrison.
:32:10. > :32:14.Different running styles four of them. They are on their way down
:32:14. > :32:19.alongside mission boulevard. We will catch up with the chasers for
:32:20. > :32:25.a moment. They are all fighting for the minor places. Helen Jenkins has
:32:25. > :32:30.once again set the initiative. She is out in front. Avoiding... She
:32:30. > :32:34.has taken some water, sensibly, but not drinking it, using it to call
:32:34. > :32:39.herself down in the warm afternoon sunshine. -- cool herself down.
:32:39. > :32:45.They have got away. Helen has gone to the front, she has picked up the
:32:45. > :32:49.pace. She is working her upper body so much. Maintaining the fast leg
:32:49. > :32:56.speed, they are getting away from Laura Bennett very, very quickly
:32:56. > :33:00.now. Bennett caught in no-man's land, in third place at the moment.
:33:00. > :33:05.Now Helen Jenkins is beginning to move away. Can she maintain it?
:33:05. > :33:09.had problems with her Achilles tendon in the past, Helen Jenkins,
:33:09. > :33:13.which restricted her running speed, but that is behind her now. She is
:33:13. > :33:18.at the peak of her fitness and the double world champion has moved
:33:18. > :33:23.clear of Erin Densham, whose struggling to respond. Laura
:33:23. > :33:27.Bennett of the USA, the 37-year-old, is still in third position and
:33:27. > :33:34.maintaining a decent pace and getting some support from residents
:33:34. > :33:39.of this part of San Diego. Helen Jenkins looks really strong.
:33:39. > :33:45.Doesn't she look strong? Watching her over the final stages moving
:33:45. > :33:49.away, not quite with every stride. What can Laura Bennett do? Will she
:33:49. > :33:54.be able to steal second place or will she find herself in no man's
:33:54. > :33:59.land with a couple chasing hard Baidoa? Maybe they will capture.
:33:59. > :34:05.Bennett, eager to go for what would be her fourth Olympic Games. The
:34:05. > :34:15.triathlon has been part of the Olympics since it was introduced in
:34:15. > :34:21.
:34:21. > :34:26.Helen Jenkins from Bridgend. That is an absolutely tremendous kick
:34:26. > :34:30.down by Helen. She has gone away and you can just imagine what is
:34:30. > :34:37.going through Densham's mind at the moment. Big work to be done to stay
:34:37. > :34:43.in contention. Let's go back to transition. We are going into the
:34:43. > :34:48.final lap of the run and Helen has got a very decent lead. She has run
:34:48. > :34:54.exceptionally well again. A few weeks ago she was beaten in
:34:54. > :34:58.Australia by Densham, but subject to something dramatic, she should
:34:58. > :35:02.be able to hold her off. What have you made a Vicky Holland's
:35:02. > :35:06.performance. She has been outstanding, she has made a strong
:35:06. > :35:13.attempt to get on the podium and it is not over yet. We are nearly
:35:13. > :35:18.there. Helen Jenkins has a lead of 37 seconds over Erin Densham.
:35:18. > :35:25.Densham came through to win in Sydney. It looks as if the tables
:35:25. > :35:30.will be turned on the waterfront in San Diego. Jenkins, a lone figure
:35:30. > :35:34.out in front. All on her own, there's nobody watching, just a few
:35:34. > :35:38.spectators alongside the waterfront, but the crowds will grow
:35:38. > :35:44.significantly, as will the noise, when she returns to hopefully take
:35:44. > :35:48.this World Championship Series win in San Diego. We see so many races
:35:48. > :35:51.decided on just a big sprint finish, and what Helen Jenkins is doing,
:35:51. > :35:55.she is sending out a message to the rest of the world that whatever the
:35:55. > :36:02.conditions, however the tactics play out, I'm strong enough to
:36:02. > :36:08.break away by myself. That is a huge message, it really is. Helen
:36:08. > :36:13.Jenkins, 28 years of age, one metre 69, at around 56 -- five feet six
:36:13. > :36:18.inches tall, 55 kilograms, absolutely in the peak of her form,
:36:18. > :36:22.coached by her husband Mark Jenkins, who was himself involved in the
:36:22. > :36:27.dramatic scenes at the Olympic triathlon in Athens in 2004 where
:36:27. > :36:33.he got injured, fell off his bike and ended up carrying his bike to
:36:33. > :36:38.the transition area to get on to the running stage. That tenacity is
:36:38. > :36:42.reflected in his wife Helen's performance today. She has got her
:36:42. > :36:49.eyes on the prize. The Olympic Games on home soil in London in
:36:49. > :36:52.August. She was beaten by Densham in Sydney. This time, she is
:36:52. > :36:57.showing what she has learnt from that defeat and she has come back
:36:57. > :37:01.even stronger. The gap is now enormous ahead of Erin Densham, who
:37:01. > :37:07.is really just racing for second position. Hasn't Erin Densham gone
:37:07. > :37:12.away from the rest of the field? They are still chasing way behind.
:37:12. > :37:16.It is a stunning performance by both these two, it really is. Maybe
:37:16. > :37:20.for the first time a little bit of pain beginning to show on Helen's
:37:20. > :37:27.face, but she will hold that right to the finish. Absolute
:37:27. > :37:30.determination. For Erin Densham, I suggest, Olympic selection, if she
:37:30. > :37:34.finishes second he having won in Sydney, is guaranteed. Although you
:37:34. > :37:37.never really know what the Australians will do. We have seen
:37:37. > :37:41.selection procedures from many countries in triathlon, but
:37:41. > :37:46.Australia, a couple of times, people have questioned their
:37:47. > :37:51.decisions. No doubt about Helen Jenkins's participation and she,
:37:51. > :37:57.along with Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee, Alistair not here in San
:37:57. > :38:02.Diego, nursing a - in Achilles injury, but Jonathan is here. What
:38:02. > :38:09.a purple patch this is for British triathlon in the men's and women's
:38:09. > :38:14.events. The gap is now 47 seconds. Helen would do well to just he's
:38:14. > :38:19.off slightly! I think she wants to send a message and that really is...
:38:19. > :38:23.I can't think back to when we saw this sort of gap. What has happened,
:38:23. > :38:29.it has not been a breakaway on the bike with the other athletes
:38:29. > :38:33.letting somebody go, this has been put down on the run. They went out
:38:33. > :38:38.together, Helen and Densham, they moved away and then Helen has gone,
:38:38. > :38:42.this one is for me, I'm going to show the rest of the world. The
:38:42. > :38:46.rest of the world will be thinking, what do we need to do to get into
:38:46. > :38:54.contention with this British girl? Helen Jenkins, what a performance
:38:54. > :38:59.so far. She is easing through this run. It is almost done for her. She
:38:59. > :39:03.will potentially kick-start a winning weekend for the British
:39:03. > :39:08.team, with Jonny Brownlee going into the men's race as one of the
:39:08. > :39:13.favourites. She is almost home. At last, she will be aware of the gap
:39:13. > :39:18.and she can start to enjoy it. She starts to celebrate with the
:39:18. > :39:22.supporters at the side of the course. This has been a master
:39:22. > :39:26.class from Helen Jenkins of Great Britain. She can ease up
:39:26. > :39:31.significantly now. She could walk home from here and still win with a
:39:31. > :39:36.huge margin! She is starting to enjoy the moment. Her first winner
:39:36. > :39:41.of the season. The runner-up in Sydney. She has more than made
:39:41. > :39:50.amends in California. She will triumph in San Diego. Helen Jenkins
:39:50. > :39:58.salutes the crowd. She will be home in just over an hour and 58 minutes.
:39:58. > :40:04.Jenkins wins. By some margin. is the most outstanding performance
:40:04. > :40:08.I have seen for some time. Absolutely fabulous for Helen,
:40:08. > :40:16.fabulous for Great Britain. There's no one inside, she looks down the
:40:16. > :40:21.blue carpet, there's no sign of her closest rival yet. Helen Jenkins's
:40:21. > :40:25.lead is significant. Densham looks a little worse for wear. She gave
:40:26. > :40:30.it everything in her attempts to stay with the British triathlete.
:40:30. > :40:34.In the end, she will have to settle for second, but with a win in
:40:34. > :40:40.Sydney and a second in San Diego, Erin Densham, originally from New
:40:40. > :40:43.South Wales, now of Melbourne, will be confident, I'm sure, of
:40:43. > :40:50.confirming her Olympic selection for London 2012. It would be a
:40:50. > :41:00.cruel Selecta to leave her out now. -- Sir Alex To. The time difference
:41:00. > :41:01.
:41:01. > :41:06.between them was close to a minute. Jenkins, 1:58.21. Densham, 63-64
:41:06. > :41:09.seconds slower. We will wait and see who finishes third. From a
:41:09. > :41:15.British perspective, we will wait to see the final position for Vicky
:41:15. > :41:20.Holland, who has had a storming performance in San Diego. Some
:41:20. > :41:25.cause for celebration for the host nation as Laura Bennett attempts to
:41:25. > :41:30.hold office late surge from Jessica Harrison. They haven't reached the
:41:31. > :41:35.blue carpet yet and harassment is still putting pressure on Bennett,
:41:35. > :41:45.who is being willed home. -- Harrison. She knows she has done
:41:45. > :41:49.enough. The 37-year-old comes home. Geoff Harrison, originally from
:41:49. > :41:54.Sheffield, is for. -- Jessica Harrison. That third place for
:41:54. > :41:59.Bennett confirms her Olympic -- participation in London. Vicky
:41:59. > :42:09.Holland should finish next. Fabulous performance from Vicky
:42:09. > :42:09.
:42:09. > :42:19.Holland. 5th position today. 2:seven slower than Helen Jenkins,
:42:19. > :42:24.
:42:24. > :42:29.who is confirmed as the winner in Jenkins. -- Sonali Shah. Huge
:42:29. > :42:33.congratulations. Thank you, there was such a good day. We had to
:42:33. > :42:36.really work hard for that. I swam as hard as I could and the group
:42:36. > :42:42.got working on the bike and we could see the time gap going up, it
:42:42. > :42:47.really motivated everyone. I knew there was some good runners so why
:42:47. > :42:50.put my head down and ran. What was going through your head in the run?
:42:50. > :42:54.I knew Erin Densham would be the main challenger and I could feel
:42:55. > :43:00.her on my shoulder. I ran into an official on the first lap. She got
:43:00. > :43:03.back ahead, but then I got back on her and put my head down and tried
:43:03. > :43:08.to drop her down the long straight. It is an unusual course because you
:43:08. > :43:12.don't see each other that much, but the course was great. I'm really
:43:12. > :43:15.happy with silver. Helen had an awesome race. She put it all
:43:15. > :43:20.together and she deserved that win and I'm really happy with second.
:43:20. > :43:27.You have really sent a message to the selectors by being on the
:43:27. > :43:31.podium again. Yes. I hope so. It would be nice to know now so why
:43:31. > :43:39.can have some time off, regroup and be able to build hopefully towards
:43:39. > :43:45.London. Part ecstatic and part gutted. It is bittersweet. Podiums
:43:45. > :43:50.of what we need to secure a place. 5th place was excruciatingly close,
:43:50. > :43:53.but it was everything I could give on the day. I can't really be
:43:53. > :44:00.disappointed and I hope it has done me some favours in terms of
:44:00. > :44:05.selection. I'm disappointed. I just missed the front group. The start
:44:05. > :44:09.was unfair and I was closer to the middle. I spent the whole swim 10
:44:09. > :44:12.metres behind the front group and I was trying to close that gap. The
:44:12. > :44:20.first lap on the bike they were out there and I never got on. There was
:44:20. > :44:30.the race, wasn't it? Our pack was useless. Anyway, that is the way
:44:30. > :44:36.
:44:36. > :44:40.in San Diego, winning the second stage of the 2012 World
:44:40. > :44:45.Championship Series, and winning by a significant margin ahead of Erin
:44:45. > :44:50.Densham with Laura Bennett confirming her Olympic selection at
:44:50. > :45:00.the age of 37 in third place today. The best of the host nation
:45:00. > :45:01.
:45:01. > :45:05.athletes. Helen Jenkins continues her
:45:05. > :45:08.extremely strong start to the season. In the men's Alistair
:45:08. > :45:13.Brownlee is not racing because he is still recovering from an
:45:13. > :45:22.Achilles injury but his younger Achilles injury but his younger
:45:22. > :45:28.brother is raring to go. More is your ambition the San
:45:28. > :45:32.Diego? It will be interesting. My first big race of the season. It
:45:32. > :45:41.will be a completely different race. Maybe there will be more pressure
:45:41. > :45:45.on me. It will be tough. I'm not sure how fit I will be. I'm will be
:45:46. > :45:54.looking forward to starting racing. It started when I did a hard track
:45:54. > :45:57.session. The track was icy. I thought it was
:45:58. > :46:02.not too serious, and that is what you want to believe, but it would
:46:02. > :46:07.but go away and I went to see a specialist. I sometimes feel guilty
:46:07. > :46:11.going out training, which is strange, fee but, at the same time,
:46:11. > :46:19.I am leaving the house feeling guilty because Alistair cannot go
:46:19. > :46:25.out running. Johnny is about as sympathetic as a plank of wood. He
:46:25. > :46:29.is quite unbelievable at ignoring situations like that. It is tough.
:46:29. > :46:37.You don't know if it is more serious than you think. You don't
:46:37. > :46:40.know how long it will be to get better and -- you are trying to get
:46:40. > :46:50.on with normal training and you don't know whether that is making
:46:50. > :46:50.
:46:50. > :46:56.it better or worse. If I wanted to get fit fast, I had
:46:56. > :47:05.to think outside the box. I thought about running on an underwater
:47:05. > :47:10.treadmills. I am injury-prone and I thought that would help me. But,
:47:10. > :47:18.unfortunately, where can you put it? I said I could put it in my
:47:18. > :47:22.garden. They said you needed concrete slab of 14 ft by 9 ft. I
:47:22. > :47:26.am out there every day -- they were out there digging this hole every
:47:26. > :47:32.day. It got bigger and bigger. They have
:47:32. > :47:38.this massive hole and nothing to fill it. Eventually, a massive hole
:47:38. > :47:44.was done and then a had to concrete it. Alistair became expert in
:47:44. > :47:48.concrete. It gave me something to do.
:47:48. > :47:55.Athletes hates sitting down doing nothing and the fact he could work
:47:55. > :47:59.hard digging was good for him. able to run on an underwater
:47:59. > :48:04.treadmills, as soon as I started using it my Achilles stopped
:48:04. > :48:08.getting stiff and it was a massive benefit. When I first got the
:48:09. > :48:14.injury, I would not have dreamed of being in this position. It has
:48:15. > :48:20.happened quickly. I surprise myself every week. Looking at Madrid as a
:48:20. > :48:26.comeback date? I will struggle with Madrid. I will probably try to have
:48:26. > :48:36.a smaller race. And then there is the world series in Kitzbuhel which
:48:36. > :48:37.
:48:37. > :48:43.I would like to do. Being on the same team as those two
:48:43. > :48:48.cannot be easy but it is the fate of Britain's next best triathletes,
:48:48. > :48:52.Tim Don and Will Clarke. They are desperate to get on the team but
:48:52. > :48:57.there is one spot left. The same rules apply for the British men as
:48:57. > :49:03.they do the women. Getting on the podium is a must to earn a place. I
:49:04. > :49:09.want to start with a telephone call you got from your Olympic coach.
:49:09. > :49:15.came after Sydney, I was probably confident about where I was at in
:49:15. > :49:20.terms of qualification. Our performance director was saying we
:49:20. > :49:26.are now looking for an athlete to get on the podium and be in the
:49:26. > :49:32.medals rather than close. It made me realise that it is far from over
:49:32. > :49:36.and there is a lot of work to be done. Nothing is certain. It will
:49:36. > :49:42.be hard to qualify. You have been at the past three Olympics, what
:49:42. > :49:47.would it mean to make the 4th? It were be amazing to make my fourth,
:49:47. > :49:51.especially in London. The whole city and country has got behind the
:49:51. > :49:56.British team and to be part of that would be amazing. I am training
:49:56. > :50:05.hard for it and if I can have good races in San Diego and Madrid I can
:50:05. > :50:12.make the British team. I hope I can do it, if not, I will work hard for
:50:12. > :50:17.the other lads. It is stressful. you are on the starting line you
:50:17. > :50:21.have a chance and I am on the starting line. I will give 100% and
:50:21. > :50:25.hopefully get my best performance out. If it is good enough, it is
:50:25. > :50:31.good enough, if not other fish to fry.
:50:31. > :50:36.The few do not get on the podium and you are offered a its spot as a
:50:36. > :50:40.domestic, would you take it? I am not sure whether they need it
:50:40. > :50:45.because they are dominant and they raise from the front. It is
:50:45. > :50:50.something I has not thought of. one of them was, I would be
:50:50. > :50:55.delighted because I want the best chance of getting medals for myself.
:50:55. > :51:00.Alistair, as well. If we could have someone, it would help our chances.
:51:00. > :51:05.But if they get podiums, they deserve to go. It is crunch time
:51:05. > :51:09.for the British boys and they have to get past some big names. Sven
:51:09. > :51:12.Riederer from Switzerland, Bevan Docherty and Simon Whitfield have
:51:12. > :51:21.five Olympic medals between them and will aim to kick-start their
:51:21. > :51:25.season here. Brad Kahlefeldt so's good performances got him selected
:51:25. > :51:30.for 2012 but after a disappointing race in Sydney last month, he needs
:51:30. > :51:35.this race to go well to show his Olympic preparation is on track.
:51:35. > :51:40.will be going flat out to keep up and perform well. It is important
:51:40. > :51:45.to keep performing well a couple of months out and hopefully take it
:51:45. > :51:49.through to London. If the race in Australia is anything to go by, one
:51:49. > :51:55.athlete whose preparations are going right are South Africa's
:51:55. > :52:00.Richard Murray. His second place in Sydney was his first and also for
:52:00. > :52:06.South Africa their first podium. has taken a long time to get to
:52:06. > :52:11.where I have got to. It was an amazing day. It took a while to
:52:11. > :52:20.sink in properly. It came together on the day and was great. There is
:52:21. > :52:26.one man who is on everybody's mind. Jonny Brownlee is intimidating. And
:52:26. > :52:30.his brother. They are known for their strong running notes. He is
:52:30. > :52:33.an outstanding athlete and without his brother here he can look after
:52:33. > :52:39.himself and still perform. He is the man to beat. We will look out
:52:39. > :52:44.for him. We can see if Jonny Brownlee can start his year with a
:52:44. > :52:50.big performance. Your commentators big performance. Your commentators
:52:51. > :52:59.are Matt Chilton and Steve True. Simon Whitfield was the first
:52:59. > :53:09.champion in Sydney in 2000. Adam Bowden has Will Clarke alongside
:53:09. > :53:10.
:53:10. > :53:15.him. And there he is, on the beach, chatting, looking pretty relaxed.
:53:15. > :53:20.As we know, no older brother Alistair as we wish him well for
:53:20. > :53:28.his continued recovery from that Achilles injury.
:53:28. > :53:33.That was huge. And then came away from it straight away. Simon
:53:33. > :53:39.Whitfield looking good. He always brings something special.
:53:39. > :53:44.inaugural triathlon champion in 2000. He also won silver in Beijing.
:53:44. > :53:49.Kris Gemmell going off to the left. There was also an early starter. I
:53:49. > :53:55.am not sure who that was. We will wait to see if he is penalised.
:53:55. > :54:03.Kris Gemmell, close to the orange buoy, shallow water, and he was
:54:03. > :54:09.running while others were swimming. A good tactic from Kris Gemmell.
:54:09. > :54:16.They are well on their way. 1.5 kilometres in the Pacific. They
:54:16. > :54:21.have completed almost 160 metres of that before they turn around the
:54:21. > :54:28.inflatable buoys. Back towards the beach and exit for the first time.
:54:28. > :54:34.We have a Frenchman who is a solid swimmer in the lead. He was eight
:54:34. > :54:37.in Madrid last season. His best result. He comes from a swimming
:54:37. > :54:42.background. We see that with the French, how well they attack the
:54:42. > :54:47.first stage. Very often the French and the Russians, the Russians were
:54:47. > :54:51.almost dominating last season. Handing back at the moment. That
:54:51. > :55:01.was a fast start. He put clear water between himself and the
:55:01. > :55:07.chasers. And the arrowhead shape forms. Raphael at the head of it.
:55:07. > :55:11.We hope we will get a shot soon of Jonathan Brownlee, who will need to
:55:11. > :55:17.get a good swim. Looking relaxed before the start of the competition.
:55:17. > :55:22.There will be some hoping to keep out of harm's way, with elbows and
:55:22. > :55:28.fingers getting into awkward places on these tight turns. It is a case
:55:28. > :55:38.of keeping out of trouble. The Frenchman at the front of the field
:55:38. > :55:51.
:55:51. > :55:56.continues to cut through clean who was alongside. No, it is Jonny
:55:56. > :56:04.Brownlee of Great Britain, who has moved alongside. That was a nice
:56:04. > :56:10.little move from Johnny Brown. -- Jonny Brownlee. He came straight
:56:10. > :56:15.through. And real Pickup on the speed of the arms and almost a
:56:15. > :56:20.straight arm recovery. Swimming like a 200 metres sprinter. He
:56:20. > :56:24.wants to make his mark early. I wonder if he is thinking, let's see
:56:24. > :56:30.if we can make a gap on the swim and take it into the bike. He has
:56:30. > :56:40.put they hammered down. He finished third in Beijing. He won gold medal
:56:40. > :56:49.
:56:49. > :56:53.in the sprint in Lausanne. Spectacular shots from a helicopter
:56:53. > :56:59.above the crystal clear water of the Pacific coast in San Diego.
:56:59. > :57:02.Jonny Brownlee, 22, from Yorkshire, who is studying history at Leeds
:57:02. > :57:07.University officially, although he is pretty much a full-time
:57:07. > :57:11.triathletes these days, hoping to make history himself at the Olympic
:57:11. > :57:18.Games on home turf in London. They are about to exit for the first
:57:18. > :57:24.time. They will run around the yellow buoy and get back into the
:57:24. > :57:33.water. Brownlee is on the right. Raphael's of France's hoping to get
:57:33. > :57:43.on the scoreboard first. Kris Gemmell is also involved. He had
:57:43. > :57:44.
:57:44. > :57:50.the interesting start. Keeping an eye out for the Union flags, of the
:57:50. > :57:56.other British triathletes. Kris Gemmell is the quickest man
:57:56. > :58:06.officially out of the water. And no sign of Will Clarke. Richard Murray
:58:06. > :58:07.
:58:07. > :58:14.of South Africa in 21st. Will Clarke, with Aaron Harris in 25th
:58:14. > :58:20.and 26 respectively. That is a big race for Will Clarke. The men are
:58:20. > :58:25.looking for selection. You would suggest that Will Clarke is the man
:58:25. > :58:30.behind Alistair and Jonathan. Look at this, really picked up. Came
:58:30. > :58:35.from behind almost on this when. And Kris Gemmell at the back. OK, I
:58:35. > :58:42.do not know what to say. It is within the rules. He moved to the
:58:42. > :58:47.site and has taken to -- advantage of it. Smart work. The sign of good
:58:47. > :58:52.reconnaissance in the build up to the race. He had a lot of time
:58:52. > :58:58.studying the terrain and the water. And the entrance to this in section
:58:58. > :59:03.and he has made it work. I take my hat off to Kris Gemmell. The 28-
:59:03. > :59:13.year-old Russian is leading a swim at this stage. He has had good
:59:13. > :59:15.
:59:15. > :59:20.results recently. At the first stage he finished sixth. He is a
:59:20. > :59:25.good swimmer. He has to make his move while they are in the water.
:59:25. > :59:29.They are well spread. The it is one of the toughest things. We have a
:59:29. > :59:35.big spread. There has not been a single pack established. You get a
:59:35. > :59:40.situation like that and it makes it dangerous in transition, with
:59:40. > :59:45.everybody coming through. Really looking to get out first. You have
:59:45. > :59:48.to be aware of what is going on around you, so aware that you might
:59:48. > :59:54.have the bike clipping at your heels and you're bending down to
:59:54. > :59:59.make sure your equipment is ready. Everybody is looking to make the
:59:59. > :00:03.move, to get a couple of seconds. It is not the time advantage, it is
:00:03. > :00:13.to give you the trendiness and solitude in transition to break out
:00:13. > :00:15.
:00:15. > :00:24.past the silly if, he wants to be out in front, he wants to set the
:00:24. > :00:28.pace. -- Vasiliev. The Russian his closest to us. At the top of your
:00:28. > :00:32.screen, Jonathan Brownlee of Great Britain. A big swim for Brownlee
:00:32. > :00:37.because he let Vasiliev go through and then he came onto his shoulder
:00:37. > :00:43.when he wanted. He is just showing them that he is one of the men who
:00:43. > :00:48.will be in contention for the Olympics. 17.5 minutes for the swim.
:00:48. > :00:58.A pretty decent start to this Olympic distance triathlon.
:00:58. > :01:03.
:01:03. > :01:08.Vasiliev is officially credited in dividends for his original starting
:01:08. > :01:12.technique as a group of about a dozen approach transition together.
:01:12. > :01:18.A few glances over their shoulders to see where team-mates and
:01:18. > :01:23.opponents are. It is Jonny Brownlee who jogs into transition. A lot of
:01:23. > :01:31.noise to greet them today. Now they will make the move towards their
:01:31. > :01:36.bikes. They will hope for a clean entry and exit. Jonny Brownlee just
:01:37. > :01:43.overshot his bike position. Raphael has his helmet on and makes his way
:01:43. > :01:49.towards the line. Vasiliev was quick in the water, he is there. We
:01:49. > :01:53.have the potential of a huge lead group falling -- forming. So many
:01:53. > :02:00.men in close order. Simon Whitfield is on his way for Canada. Double
:02:00. > :02:07.Olympic medallist in triathlon. saw that almost breakaway, 12
:02:07. > :02:12.simmers coming out. -- swimmers. It doesn't look like they made the
:02:12. > :02:15.break, but it looks like we have people going foreign very early on
:02:15. > :02:20.and trying to do what we saw the women do, make a significant break
:02:21. > :02:27.so they can work together and put as much time as possible into the
:02:27. > :02:32.chasing back. This was Brownlee coming into transition. He ducked
:02:32. > :02:39.inside and had to go back a place for two to pick up his bike. No
:02:39. > :02:46.real damage done. The helmet goes on and Brownlee is with this lead
:02:46. > :02:49.group, which will shortly No. 9. It looks like we will have a group of
:02:49. > :02:53.nine setting the pace. Brownlee doesn't want to be doing it all on
:02:54. > :02:57.his own so he is calling to his opponents to get alongside, to set
:02:57. > :03:03.the pace, so they can keep their distance between them and the chase
:03:03. > :03:06.group. Jonny Brownlee is in great form, he showed it in them swim. He
:03:06. > :03:10.has had the strength to go to the front in the bike and he is forcing
:03:10. > :03:15.the others to come through. He will not stay out there by himself. He
:03:15. > :03:20.will not be wanting to do all of the work on the bike. But he has
:03:20. > :03:24.hit the front and you know what? I think he is trying to break this
:03:24. > :03:34.group. If you're not going to work hard to come with me, let's look
:03:34. > :03:44.
:03:44. > :03:49.for a two or three-man breakaway. city. California's second largest
:03:49. > :03:55.city after Los Angeles with a population of around 1.5 million. A
:03:55. > :04:02.huge naval base as well. At any one time there are around 35,000
:04:02. > :04:07.sailors and marines based in San Diego. Jonny Brownlee making his
:04:07. > :04:13.thoughts known to everybody. Come on, you've got to get with us,
:04:13. > :04:19.you've got to do the work. Let's get you working as well if you want
:04:19. > :04:28.to stay in the lead pack. I think he was shouting to the chasing
:04:28. > :04:32.group. He saw them and had a few words, possibly for another British
:04:32. > :04:37.triathlete in the chasing group. I couldn't hear exactly what he said,
:04:37. > :04:47.but it was a slightly angry exchange. 25 minutes gone and Jonny
:04:47. > :04:48.
:04:48. > :04:54.Brownlee leads them through. hasn't come off the front, has he?
:04:54. > :04:58.He has done the same on the bike, absolutely intense look on his face.
:04:58. > :05:01.I'm sure he doesn't want to be leading the whole way through, but
:05:01. > :05:06.that is the way it seems to be panning out. They are getting away
:05:06. > :05:10.from the chasing pack, but there's not a significant gap at the moment.
:05:10. > :05:15.Here is the chasing group. It numbers about 30 riders coming
:05:15. > :05:21.through transition. One lap down, 7-goad to complete the 40
:05:21. > :05:25.kilometres. -- seven up to go. There are always -- almost seems to
:05:26. > :05:30.be a sense of frustration from Jonny Brownlee. He looks so strong.
:05:30. > :05:34.He was able to get to the front almost at will. He has been the man
:05:35. > :05:39.in the driving seat. He has worked and worked. I don't think the other
:05:39. > :05:44.cyclists have been strong enough to stay with him. He has had to say, I
:05:44. > :05:49.don't want to go by myself, and the result is that the two Gaxar come
:05:49. > :05:56.together. Yes, the lead group has been caught by the chasing group.
:05:56. > :06:00.One massive skeleton at the front of the field. -- peloton. We will
:06:00. > :06:06.be keeping our fingers crossed for Jonny Brownlee's chances, but there
:06:06. > :06:11.are some very strong runners. The pace has dropped significantly at
:06:11. > :06:17.the front of the bike stage of this race. A good time for us to catch
:06:17. > :06:20.up with Mark Pearce, the British triathlon performance coach. We're
:06:20. > :06:25.almost halfway through the bike course and we have already seen the
:06:25. > :06:30.first chasing pack catch up with the lead group. Yes. Now we have
:06:30. > :06:35.one big group of about 25-30 people going around and another group of a
:06:35. > :06:39.similar size chasing. The dynamics with this front group, there's
:06:39. > :06:42.quite a number of competitors in their looking at each other. They
:06:42. > :06:46.could continue to move or they could continue to sit up and take a
:06:46. > :06:50.bit of a group, -- break, which would give the second group a
:06:50. > :06:58.chance to catch up. They are coming towards transition now to begin the
:06:58. > :07:02.last lap. They will take the bell. One more lap to go. Will there be a
:07:02. > :07:07.move at the front of the field to give somebody a good kick going
:07:07. > :07:11.into the 10,000 metres run? The speed is high now. The stakes have
:07:11. > :07:15.been raised, it is getting a little tense. Adam Bowden going well for
:07:15. > :07:20.Great Britain, he is at the front of the field. Jonny Brownlee is
:07:20. > :07:27.tucked in, easing up. Hunter Kemper, the American, also in there, 36
:07:27. > :07:32.years of age, 7th in Beijing. It was his third Olympic Games. He
:07:32. > :07:36.recovered from a broken elbow, Hunter Kemper, which required 13
:07:37. > :07:41.screws to be inserted. For 36-year- old hoping his strength is
:07:41. > :07:51.significant to allow him to compete in London. Adam Bowden of London --
:07:51. > :07:57.Great Britain is leading the way. Ivan Rana, Tim Don... David McNamee
:07:57. > :08:04.is in the front group. Ann Todd Leckie. They are on the bridge with
:08:04. > :08:08.half a lap to go. Everything to play for. For triathlon reaches its
:08:08. > :08:13.climax with the 10 km run. Feet start to be removed from shoes.
:08:13. > :08:18.Todd Leckie is leading them through. So good to see Bowden and Mackney
:08:18. > :08:23.up there. We had the Brownlees, the new breed of British triathletes,
:08:23. > :08:26.and very, very shortly after we are getting a newer ones. The role
:08:26. > :08:31.models set it up and they are setting the standard for the future.
:08:31. > :08:35.This is where it gets dangerous and tide. The speed has gone up, the
:08:35. > :08:40.triathletes are looking down to make sure they will not waste time
:08:40. > :08:43.in transition. They need to be at the front, they want a clean
:08:43. > :08:47.entrants into the transition area. As they are dealing with their feet
:08:47. > :08:54.and their shoes, it can get very, very dangerous. They have to be
:08:54. > :09:00.aware. The last thing we want is a crash. For the British triathletes,
:09:00. > :09:05.of course, Olympic selection is up for grabs. A podium is what is
:09:05. > :09:09.required, officially, by the triathlon authorities, although
:09:09. > :09:17.that might be relaxed if only the Brownlee? And Helen Jenkins get on
:09:17. > :09:22.the podium. -- the Brownlees and Helen Jenkins. Leckie and McNamee
:09:22. > :09:27.and Tim Don and Jonny Brownlee are all in there. We will keep an eye
:09:27. > :09:32.on will Clarke to see how he is progressing as well. -- William
:09:32. > :09:36.Clarke. At just over an hour and 18 minutes of the triathlon have
:09:36. > :09:46.passed with a 10 km run to come. lot of switching coming on to those
:09:46. > :09:52.final stages. Still checking, quit dismount. -- quick. Ivan Rana,
:09:52. > :09:57.Aaron Harris in second place for Great Britain... Five British
:09:57. > :10:02.athletes out there, still to play for. Jonny Brownlee has led on the
:10:02. > :10:08.swim and the bike, he has had to step back, he will attack this run.
:10:08. > :10:13.Tim Don officially in 12th place. Away they go. There's Tim Don with
:10:13. > :10:22.the white cat. Ivan Rana is a good runner. No Javier Gomez in San
:10:22. > :10:26.Diego, but Ivan Rana -- representing Spain. Everybody in
:10:26. > :10:30.with the chance and with the way that pack came together, it has to
:10:30. > :10:34.be said we could be coming down to the strongest runners. But we have
:10:35. > :10:39.to make sure it is not panic that sets in, that people are so high
:10:39. > :10:43.coming off the bike that they go up too fast and they really bury
:10:43. > :10:47.themselves early on. With the established triathletes, those with
:10:47. > :10:50.the experience of raising many times at this level, they will be
:10:50. > :10:55.up to hold themselves back and somebody like Jonny Brownlee will
:10:55. > :10:58.be in a very, very strong position. He knows the strength of the other
:10:58. > :11:02.athletes and he will make sure he has established at the front, but I
:11:02. > :11:07.don't think he will go out too early undersea feels very, very
:11:07. > :11:12.strong. Adam Bowden and William Clarke were both within 10 seconds
:11:12. > :11:16.off the first man out of transition, Ivan Rana. So much British interest
:11:16. > :11:22.on the final stage of this World Championship Series triathlon in
:11:22. > :11:26.San Diego. It was a little chaotic coming into transition. Jonny
:11:27. > :11:30.Brownlee finding his way comfortably to his position. Now he
:11:30. > :11:36.has surged to the front of the field and he has got the South
:11:36. > :11:41.African on his shoulder, Richard Murray from Cape Town. We know a
:11:41. > :11:48.little bit about him. He's a very good runner, he's twice been the
:11:48. > :11:52.world due biathlon champion, run, bike, run, and he finished second
:11:52. > :11:56.in the opening World Championship Series triathlon of this season in
:11:56. > :12:02.Sydney. He is here on the back of good form and at the moment he his
:12:02. > :12:11.shoulder to shoulder with Jonny Brownlee. The race has played to
:12:12. > :12:15.his strengths. A man to be feared, especially in Olympic year. These
:12:15. > :12:24.two, even this early, beginning to move away from the chasing pack
:12:24. > :12:28.very quickly indeed. We will try to pick out some of the other British
:12:28. > :12:33.triathletes. Brownlee injects a bit of pace at the front of the field.
:12:33. > :12:38.Just to test Richard Murray to see it if he can respond. Tim Don, with
:12:38. > :12:45.that familiar nodding head, in his white baseball cap, is currently in
:12:45. > :12:54.third position. Don, former world champion, a won the title in
:12:54. > :12:57.Lausanne in 2006. Desperate to get through. Currently provisionally in
:12:57. > :13:01.third, in a podium position, but the race for the lead continues out
:13:01. > :13:06.in front between Jonny Brownlee of Great Britain and Richard Murray
:13:06. > :13:10.from South Africa. Tim has been to three Olympic Games and wouldn't he
:13:10. > :13:15.just love to make the fourth one in London? He is a Londoner, he would
:13:15. > :13:18.love to be there, but it is hard. We talked about the women's
:13:18. > :13:23.selection, it is as hard for the men with William Clarke, Tim Don,
:13:23. > :13:28.Stuart Hayes, the junior boys coming through. It will be a tough
:13:28. > :13:32.call. The Brownlees still have their younger brother Edward coming
:13:32. > :13:36.through. He is apparently a very promising runner and swimmer. We
:13:36. > :13:42.will see how he develops and we hope that Alistair Brownlee fully
:13:42. > :13:47.recovers in time for the next World Championship Series race in Madrid.
:13:47. > :13:52.His eyes are definitely on the main event this summer. We are riding
:13:52. > :13:58.with the motorcycle alongside some of the runners in this final stage.
:13:58. > :14:03.What a setting this is. I know Alistair Brownlee has pencilled in
:14:03. > :14:07.the Blenheim triathlon to losers -- used as one of his comeback races.
:14:07. > :14:12.It will be interesting if he just says, I need the speed, let's get
:14:12. > :14:16.that done and maybe he will choose one Olympic size race before he
:14:16. > :14:21.comes through. William Clarke sporting this peroxide blonde hair
:14:21. > :14:27.this year. He did well in the swim, but he is struggling a little with
:14:27. > :14:37.the pace that has been set at the front of the field by fellow
:14:37. > :14:38.
:14:38. > :14:43.British triathlete Jonathan running strongly. Ready to cover
:14:43. > :14:47.any movement if Jonny Brownlee wants to sprint away. A quick look
:14:47. > :14:57.down and let stay on his shoulder, you do the work and I will track
:14:57. > :15:00.
:15:00. > :15:05.you. Tim Don has fallen away slightly. He is back to fifth
:15:05. > :15:11.position. Sven Riederer, from Switzerland, the Olympic bronze
:15:11. > :15:18.medallist in Athens 2004, currently leading the chase group. He is
:15:18. > :15:25.inferred as they complete the first lap of three on the run. One hour
:15:25. > :15:30.and 28 minutes, 16 second so far. They are officially showing Joao
:15:30. > :15:36.Silva a second, and that is a mistake. It is Richard Murray of
:15:36. > :15:43.South Africa. And Sven Riederer, there he is, with the headband. He
:15:43. > :15:47.is in third position at the moment. Maybe Richard has lost something on
:15:47. > :15:57.the swim and it is not picking up results. Ahead of the field,
:15:57. > :15:58.
:15:58. > :16:04.Jonathan Brownlee, and Simon Whitfield has just come through.
:16:04. > :16:10.Will Clarke is coming through in 24th for Great Britain. The others
:16:10. > :16:15.are spread further down the field. Tim Don is the next best of the
:16:15. > :16:24.British runners at this stage. The leader is Jonathan Brownlee. And
:16:24. > :16:32.one lap down and two today. This is Mario Mola, the 22-year-old
:16:32. > :16:37.Spaniard. He is a former junior world champion. He is a former
:16:37. > :16:43.Spanish 5000 metres junior champion. Out in front, Jonny Brownlee has
:16:43. > :16:48.kicked away. Mario Mola is making a bid for third position. He has
:16:49. > :16:53.opened -- overtaken Sven Riederer, who is looking fatigued. The head
:16:53. > :16:58.is going and the shoulders are rocking side to side. Mario Mola
:16:58. > :17:03.things maybe he has got him. But the man at the front is running
:17:03. > :17:08.away from the field. He has been as dominant in this race as Helen
:17:08. > :17:13.Jenkins for the women. I wonder if Murray will pay the price for
:17:13. > :17:17.trying to go with Jonny Brownlee. Six seconds the lead he has
:17:18. > :17:22.established. There is quite the way to go but he looks in really good
:17:23. > :17:28.shape. Richard Murray has been dropped. Second in Sydney, it looks
:17:28. > :17:33.like he will have to settle for second if not worse today. Been by
:17:33. > :17:41.Steffen Justus in Sydney, who is not here in San Diego. Mario Mola
:17:41. > :17:49.is holding off Sven Riederer in the battle for third. Tim Don is around
:17:49. > :17:57.5th. Jonathan Brownlee seems to be away. It looks like Murray may be
:17:57. > :18:03.struggling with the third places coming in on him. Jonny Brownlee
:18:03. > :18:09.has not looked back. Tim Don, always looks like he is working
:18:09. > :18:15.harder than he is. He has a similar running start of Paula Radcliffe. A
:18:15. > :18:21.lot of head movement. And just behind him, Manuel Huerta from the
:18:21. > :18:26.United States of America who was born in Cuba. And Bevan Docherty,
:18:26. > :18:30.one of the veterans from New Zealand. He is next in line. He is
:18:30. > :18:38.a great athlete. An Olympic medallist twice. Looking to get
:18:38. > :18:47.another one. That second lap was immaculate. He has really
:18:47. > :18:57.established a commanding lead going into the final lap. He could even
:18:57. > :18:57.
:18:57. > :19:00.be on course for a below 30 run. Alistair and Jonathan have been
:19:00. > :19:04.significant at doing that. No matter how good they are at
:19:05. > :19:10.swimming and cycling they can still dominates the run by going faster
:19:10. > :19:19.than people expect. Sven Riederer has responded to the challenge by
:19:19. > :19:26.Mario Mola and moved away from him. Sissons and Kris Gemmell, and no
:19:26. > :19:31.short cuts available for him on the run. Hunter Kemper is 10th. That
:19:31. > :19:38.distance is huge. 43 seconds at this stage separating Jonny
:19:38. > :19:45.Brownlee and Hunter Kemper. Tim Don is also involved in the battle for
:19:45. > :19:50.the podium places. It is a battle of the veterans with Simon
:19:50. > :19:53.Whitfield and those you have mentioned. It is the Olympic year.
:19:53. > :19:59.And let's see if we can get one last Olympics before it goes away
:19:59. > :20:02.from us. Jonny Brownlee own looking for his first Olympics, with his
:20:02. > :20:07.brother going last time. We will have both in the Olympics this
:20:07. > :20:11.summer. And Helen Jenkins, if she continues in the same vein with the
:20:11. > :20:18.form she has shown in San Diego, she will start in Hyde Park as
:20:18. > :20:22.favourite. Brownlee is into his final lap and cruising. He looks
:20:22. > :20:30.like he is cruising. He looks comfortable. A little bit of stress
:20:30. > :20:35.and pain on the face, but overall he must feel comfortable. Tim Don
:20:35. > :20:42.is still there. Still working hard. He would love to make his fourth
:20:42. > :20:50.Olympic Games. Hunter Kemper is ahead of him. And ahead of them all
:20:50. > :20:57.is this 22-year-old, Jonathan Brownlee from Yorkshire, about to
:20:57. > :21:05.make it an all-British weekend here in San Diego on day one, Helen
:21:05. > :21:11.Jenkins ran away with victory. Jonny Brownlee is now making it a
:21:11. > :21:17.golden double for the British triathlon team in San Diego. Still
:21:17. > :21:21.holding form. He knows he is comfortable. He will be able to
:21:21. > :21:26.lift at will. This man has had a great run. He looked to be
:21:26. > :21:33.suffering and he has come through the bad patch. He is putting
:21:33. > :21:39.himself in contention. A tremendous athlete. Sven Riederer. A gutsy
:21:39. > :21:43.performance from the Swiss triathletes. There seems to be a
:21:43. > :21:50.bouncer in the step of Jonny Brownlee again as he can start to
:21:50. > :21:57.relax and enjoy the moment of victory. There is a crescendo of
:21:57. > :22:03.noise. He glances over his shoulder. There is no real danger. The gap is
:22:03. > :22:07.significant. Coming up to one hour, 49 minutes, Jonny Brownlee of Great
:22:07. > :22:17.Britain confirms the double celebration for the British team in
:22:17. > :22:22.San Diego with victory in the men's in -- elite race. It is a terrific
:22:22. > :22:26.finish from Sven Riederer to take second. And Richard Murray of South
:22:26. > :22:35.Africa backs up his second place in Sydney with third in San Diego to
:22:35. > :22:40.be followed by the rising star of the Spanish team, Mario Mola, who
:22:40. > :22:49.finishes in 4th. Hunter Kemper takes his place on the Olympic team
:22:49. > :22:54.again in 5th or the USA. Ryan Sissons of New Zealand and then Tim
:22:54. > :23:03.Don finishes. An excellent position for a clearly exhausted Tim Don of
:23:03. > :23:10.Great Britain. Manuel Huerta is home in 9th. And Tim Don is with
:23:10. > :23:16.Sonali Shah. How do you feel about 7th? I am happy. I gave 100%. That
:23:16. > :23:21.is what you have to do. That is racing. I am looking forward to
:23:21. > :23:28.Madrid in two weeks. Congratulations. How did your race
:23:28. > :23:35.go? And not very well, I did not feel very good. It felt average
:23:35. > :23:45.from the start. I was not running back good today. Once I was out of
:23:45. > :23:47.
:23:47. > :23:56.the hunt in the top 10 or 15, I cruised around. Crunch time in
:23:56. > :24:03.Madrid? Yes, to be honest, for myself, I think the ship has sailed
:24:03. > :24:08.for the Olympics. It was always going to be a big challenge. I will
:24:08. > :24:16.speak to the performance director and see what we can do. Hopefully
:24:16. > :24:22.get it sorted out. Hopefully, I can still go. It has been amazing, the
:24:22. > :24:27.last month. Today, I did not expect it on the podium. My knees were
:24:27. > :24:34.cramping up after the first lap. I am ecstatic with third place.
:24:35. > :24:43.went right in the end? I let myself down because Jonny Brownlee went at
:24:43. > :24:48.such a pace. I had to run myself in a bit. I managed to hold through
:24:48. > :24:58.the pain and get to the end! A are you thinking about London 22 of?
:24:58. > :25:00.
:25:00. > :25:05.am. -- 2012. I think I will be going through. I am banking on it.
:25:05. > :25:15.Congratulations. It was a great start. I came not knowing what to
:25:15. > :25:17.
:25:17. > :25:21.expect. It started well. My swim was really good. The run was tough.
:25:21. > :25:27.It is a good sign that this course is a replica of the London course.
:25:27. > :25:37.It is similar. The bite is flat and twisty. The rum macro is flat and
:25:37. > :25:39.
:25:39. > :25:43.twisty -- the bike. And the round his flat. -- the run. You are
:25:44. > :25:49.confident your training is going well for London? Is what I came
:25:49. > :25:59.here to do, to see how fit I was and obviously I am doing all right.
:25:59. > :26:02.
:26:02. > :26:07.Well done. Enjoy your wind. Thank you. -- win. Jonathan Brownlee has
:26:07. > :26:13.returned to the world stage with a vengeance. Leading competitors in
:26:13. > :26:18.no doubt he is the man to beat. He timed his race in San Diego to
:26:18. > :26:22.perfection to win the World Championship Series event. And one
:26:22. > :26:27.keen spectator will be his older brother Alistair, watching at home,
:26:27. > :26:33.nursing his Achilles injury, knowing his competition probably
:26:33. > :26:38.comes from his own family. first race of the season and he got
:26:38. > :26:43.top spot. He was tremendous. I think he was anxious about the
:26:43. > :26:49.first race. You know roughly how you are, but not in relation to
:26:49. > :26:57.other competitors. I think he will go back thinking, I know where I am.
:26:57. > :27:02.He will be happy. You have three spots to fill on the British
:27:02. > :27:08.triathlon Olympic team. Are things any clearer? I would like to say
:27:08. > :27:15.they are, but they are not. We have one more event in Madrid. There is
:27:15. > :27:22.still a lot to play for. Around team support in particular. We will
:27:22. > :27:29.wait to see. The clock has tipped further forward, that is all that
:27:29. > :27:35.has happened. Two podiums this weekend. What did you make of Helen
:27:35. > :27:39.Jenkins' performance? It was a very good field. I think she will take
:27:39. > :27:44.encouragement from that performance. It was solid and impressive from
:27:44. > :27:48.start to finish. There were no witnesses. I think she will go home
:27:48. > :27:54.happier. Jonny Brownlee made the most of his first American
:27:54. > :27:59.adventure. What a way to wrap things up in southern California.
:28:00. > :28:03.The full British triathlon Olympic team will be selected after the
:28:03. > :28:08.next World Series races in Madrid, which you will be able to see on