22/07/2013

:00:25. > :00:28.stops on the World Triathlon Series calendar, the German city of

:00:29. > :00:36.Hamburg, with the reputation or having the largest and loudest

:00:36. > :00:41.crowds. This is the oldest triathlon in the WTS calendar. Last year, they

:00:41. > :00:46.turned it into our fast and furious sprint race. The shorter distances

:00:46. > :00:50.back and Hamburg is also hosting the Mixed Relay World Championships. And

:00:50. > :01:00.this weekend will be the first time the Brownlee Brothers go head to

:01:00. > :01:08.

:01:08. > :01:11.course looks like this. Off a pontoon in the Alster artificial

:01:11. > :01:15.lake, the athletes must dive in and complete a 750 metre swim. The bike

:01:15. > :01:18.section takes place on the main shopping streets. It consists of

:01:18. > :01:27.four 5km laps on a technically demanding course that includes eight

:01:27. > :01:30.sharp turns. Once the bike has been completed and transition two

:01:30. > :01:34.negotiated, the athletes will finally run two 2.5km laps on a flat

:01:34. > :01:37.course around the lake, finishing at the entrance to Hamburg City Hall.

:01:37. > :01:41.The amateurs are racing at the moment and the crowds have been

:01:41. > :01:51.roaring them on. One person to expect the most support is home

:01:51. > :01:52.

:01:52. > :01:57.favourite and current leader Annie Hogg -- Anne Haug. I grew up in a

:01:57. > :02:03.teachers family, so I got lots of sport from early on, trying every

:02:03. > :02:11.kind of sport, then deciding on the triathlon at the age of 20. But I

:02:11. > :02:15.could not swim, so I had to train first. I then it was -- I then

:02:15. > :02:20.decided to do the triathlon, nearly got third, and I stayed in the

:02:20. > :02:29.sport, and I am really happy with that. The last World Series race of

:02:29. > :02:33.2012 goes the way of Germany's Anne Haug. You won your first race at the

:02:33. > :02:37.end of last year in the Grand Final, and now you are World Series

:02:38. > :02:42.leader, and people are ready speaking about you being one of the

:02:42. > :02:48.favourites to take over from the current world champion and take that

:02:48. > :02:55.title? Are you feeling that expectation? I'll macro from zero to

:02:55. > :03:00.100 last year, it was quite amazing. I have to get used to the pressure

:03:00. > :03:06.and staff, but tried to keep it away from me, not put too much pressure

:03:06. > :03:11.on myself. I race to win, obviously, but if you can win the title or not,

:03:11. > :03:20.I just try to give my best every time, and I would be glad for a

:03:20. > :03:26.medal. I did not have a really good race, playing the safeguard, because

:03:26. > :03:30.of expectations and not willing to risk anything, but you cannot win

:03:31. > :03:35.without risking. Now I have the races that count for this series,

:03:35. > :03:45.and I can risk a little more, and get back into fighting mode and

:03:45. > :03:48.fighting to win. I do not want to be frightened of disappointing anyone.

:03:48. > :03:55.Quite a rivalry developing between you and Jodie Stimpson, in second

:03:55. > :04:02.place, winning in Kitzbuhel, of course. What is it like training

:04:02. > :04:05.together? Can you beat friends and rivals? I think it is possible. We

:04:05. > :04:10.benefit each other in training, she is an great athlete, and we can

:04:10. > :04:16.learn from each other, pushing each other to our limits, maybe the

:04:16. > :04:21.reason why we are in front. After the race, we are friends again full

:04:21. > :04:26.is top what kind of race are you expecting here?

:04:26. > :04:32.It is just a sprint, and it will be hard, but I will fight for the end,

:04:32. > :04:42.and hope the gap is not too big and I can close it. I expect a fast one.

:04:42. > :04:42.

:04:42. > :04:47.It is always special to race in Handsworth. It is amazing since I

:04:47. > :04:53.started. -- in Hamburg. The crowd pushes you. Sometimes you forget you

:04:53. > :05:00.are in pain. We look forward to seeing how that

:05:00. > :05:03.rivalry plays out here in Hamburg. After five of the eight World Series

:05:04. > :05:11.races, it is all looking pretty tight at the top of the women's

:05:11. > :05:18.rankings. Anne Haug returned to number one after have a place in

:05:18. > :05:24.Kitzbuhel. Jodie Stimpson's win saw her go into second. The Austrian

:05:25. > :05:33.mountain course was a one off, but Jodie Stimpson wants to prove her

:05:33. > :05:37.win will not be. It was such a fantastic feeling. I really want to

:05:37. > :05:41.try and get another win. But they are so hard to come by. With that

:05:42. > :05:48.great women on the start line, it will be our fast race. I would love

:05:48. > :05:55.to get on top of the podium again, but who knows? Great Britain's Non

:05:55. > :05:58.Stanford has moved up to fourth, even though struggling on the

:05:58. > :06:05.Kitzbuheler Horn, finishing 16th. The flat course in Germany should

:06:05. > :06:09.suit her better. Tens of thousands of spectators have lined the streets

:06:09. > :06:13.ready to see these elite women in action. I shall hand you over to

:06:13. > :06:17.commentators Matt Chilton and Steve Trew.

:06:18. > :06:27.We start right in front of the Rathaus, and here is the start

:06:28. > :06:39.

:06:39. > :06:45.representatives. That includes Michael Wright, who is in ninth. --

:06:45. > :06:52.includes McIlroy. We have 68 in total scheduled to race. And we are

:06:52. > :07:01.Eddie for Brown says -- and we are ready for round six. In front of a

:07:01. > :07:07.massive crowd. A beautiful day, a little breeze, warm water. And the

:07:07. > :07:17.elite women are lined up ready to dive into the water, to get this

:07:17. > :07:22.race underway. A spectacular start, beautiful weather. In the past, it

:07:22. > :07:27.has been bitterly cold and wet here in Hamburg, but it is going to be

:07:27. > :07:36.fine all weekend and a really fast and UDS start. The shorter distance,

:07:36. > :07:45.just 750 metres, before exiting at a different point to begin the 20 acre

:07:45. > :07:54.longer-term hike, grinding off with attends llamas are run. -- the 10K

:07:54. > :07:59.run. Gwen Jorgensen doing well, but not managing completely. I do not

:07:59. > :08:06.know what happened, very tight on the start. Just trying to watch go

:08:06. > :08:14.out there with Non Stanford, who made a huge coming out. She is

:08:14. > :08:19.absolutely pushing it. 15 swimmers out in front, including the eye

:08:19. > :08:26.right leader, who is having a lovely time. She will have no one for

:08:26. > :08:30.company. Just a slight kink to the right here. And keeping clear of the

:08:30. > :08:37.kayak, which is the offer guidance. Now getting more tasty at the back

:08:37. > :08:44.of the field. I am not sure that kayak should be positioned there,

:08:44. > :08:49.not helping anyone, that is a hard surface, they are bumping into it.

:08:49. > :08:55.They should be able to get up to the soft and turning very, and I do not

:08:56. > :09:01.know what was in mind of the partner there. I am very surprised at that.

:09:01. > :09:05.The Leeds swimmers could look up to site to get round easily, but this

:09:05. > :09:15.huge and shut the back at a huge disadvantage. The partner went on

:09:15. > :09:17.

:09:17. > :09:22.the wrong side. Not a good start. And what was that person doing in

:09:22. > :09:29.that kayak? They should not have been in the thick of the field. No

:09:29. > :09:34.wonder some were pushing them out of the way. I am sure he got some abuse

:09:34. > :09:41.as they went around. What a nonsense. And here is the start

:09:41. > :09:46.again. Always a spectacular view from the helicopter shot. The crowd

:09:46. > :09:53.is here in force, able to cool off by dipping feet and ankles into the

:09:53. > :10:02.water. And watching the swimmers coming to the end of this first leg

:10:02. > :10:10.of the WTS sprint event in Hamburg. And the leader looking up to see

:10:10. > :10:16.what is coming ahead. That is her position in transition as her bike

:10:16. > :10:21.awaits. That early lead closing down now. It looks quite difficult

:10:21. > :10:26.conditions on the swimmers, coming into this long stretch. Going

:10:26. > :10:31.underneath the bridge and into the finish and, with the wind really

:10:31. > :10:36.hitting into the swimmers. You can see the destruction on the surface,

:10:36. > :10:42.and that long lead has closed, and it will be interesting to see what

:10:42. > :10:46.Jodie Stimpson and Non Stanford of Great Britain are. Stanford was

:10:46. > :10:51.excited going into this, saying she learned a lot about herself a couple

:10:51. > :10:58.of weeks ago in Kitzbuhel, and interesting to see where she will go

:10:58. > :11:07.on this different, very flat race. And coming up to the exit, just in

:11:07. > :11:11.front of the Hamburg City Hall. The leader just coming out into the

:11:11. > :11:21.light at the far side of the bridge. Some of them are still entering that

:11:21. > :11:24.

:11:25. > :11:33.dark area. Just going under that bridge. And not -- and number 35

:11:33. > :11:41.from Spain, coming up on the leader, shoulder to shoulder. It looks like

:11:41. > :11:45.a working group now. They are moving away from the main body of the

:11:45. > :11:50.swimmers. Shall we have any British athletes in this leads six? A

:11:50. > :12:00.technical course of four coulomb tours, with seven turns on each, but

:12:00. > :12:03.

:12:03. > :12:10.it could be interesting to have that mean cushion. -- four kilometres.

:12:10. > :12:20.What an actors -- atmosphere. We have not seen crowds like this since

:12:20. > :12:30.

:12:30. > :12:35.Hyde Park last August. 67 exiting the swim, after a 9.5 minutes. A

:12:35. > :12:45.little break of about seven or eight seconds before the next group. Jodie

:12:45. > :12:47.

:12:47. > :12:57.Stimpson comes out in 10th. We are still looking out for Non Stanford.

:12:57. > :13:02.

:13:02. > :13:07.She is through now, in 19th. They give Holland is coming out on 27th

:13:07. > :13:14.positions, all the British competitors within the top 30. --

:13:14. > :13:21.Vicky Holland. This transition, a long run through, will be vitally

:13:21. > :13:27.important, as that gap of six or seven seconds, cannot be closed?

:13:27. > :13:31.Anne Haug is a bit down on the swim, and will have to work so hard to put

:13:31. > :13:37.herself in a medal winning position. We join the leaders out on the roads

:13:37. > :13:46.of Hamburg now, beginning the first of their 54 kilometre laps. Dick

:13:46. > :13:55.swimmers coming out together. -- five km laps.

:13:55. > :13:59.They are looking around, you can see what's being exchanged, and not too

:13:59. > :14:08.many seconds behind with the chase group. Anne Haug is just a little

:14:08. > :14:13.work to do to close right up to the leaders. She has company. And these

:14:13. > :14:21.team-mates already exchanging words, discussing tactics for the

:14:21. > :14:27.next two kilometres on two wheels. Anne Haug has been taken back, by

:14:27. > :14:31.workers and helpers, into that main pack. She is sitting behind now,

:14:31. > :14:41.taking as much drafting as she possibly can. And the Australian

:14:41. > :14:42.

:14:42. > :14:47.taking it up at this stage. Pushing hard, number 27, and she is joined

:14:47. > :14:52.by number 15 and number 14. It will not be long before this front group

:14:52. > :15:01.of about eight or nine grows significantly as the chasers come

:15:01. > :15:05.together. You can see how narrow some of these streets are, really

:15:05. > :15:13.putting them through their paces here, no massive group able to form

:15:13. > :15:23.wide across the road, because the width is just four metres in places.

:15:23. > :15:40.

:15:40. > :15:47.have Non Stanford in that lead group lead group as well. Again, you have

:15:47. > :15:51.to say what a great job the pacemaker has done for her. Look how

:15:51. > :15:56.many are with her. They include Non Stanford, officially in 17th

:15:56. > :16:03.position. Right up there in the thick of the action and Jodie

:16:03. > :16:09.Stimpson and Vicky Holland is there as well. We have three of the four

:16:09. > :16:15.British contestants in the lead group. Vanessa Raw is only six

:16:15. > :16:23.seconds back with a chance to close the gap. Jodie Stimpson's turn.

:16:23. > :16:33.She's happy to share the workload. This front group now numbers 20 or

:16:33. > :16:33.

:16:33. > :16:40.more. Possibly even approaching 30 in this front group. The longest

:16:40. > :16:48.straight section on this bike is just around one kilometre. Everybody

:16:48. > :16:54.will be looking to try to move as far to the front as they can. On the

:16:54. > :16:57.turns, that is when accidents are likely to occur. It is a question of

:16:57. > :17:07.staying as near to the front as possible, but not doing all the work

:17:07. > :17:17.

:17:17. > :17:23.front of the field. The two Germans have cruised through to lead the

:17:23. > :17:28.Hamburg WTS Sprint. Bazlen has guided Anne Haug, currently number

:17:28. > :17:32.one in the world standings, right to the front of the field. Now, the

:17:32. > :17:35.German supporters are lining the roads of Hamburg. They are

:17:35. > :17:41.acknowledging the fact that they have chances. They have positions

:17:41. > :17:48.one and two as they approach the end of the second lap on the bike.

:17:48. > :17:57.Bazlen and Haug. Good work so far from the German pair. Very good

:17:57. > :18:07.tactically. Are we going to see a maintenance of that with Anne Haug

:18:07. > :18:19.

:18:19. > :18:24.They are becoming ones and twos through this very narrow course.

:18:24. > :18:29.Into transition at the end of the second lap. Bazlen and Haug lead the

:18:29. > :18:36.way for Germany. Non Stanford in fifth with Jodie Stimpson two back.

:18:36. > :18:46.All these riders in contention. You have to think that with her running

:18:46. > :18:50.

:18:50. > :19:00.skills, Non Stanford is very well Holland in 23rd position there for

:19:00. > :19:23.

:19:23. > :19:28.are deep into the third of four laps in this women's sprint. Simic is

:19:28. > :19:35.keen to open the throttle a little further. They get to the more tricky

:19:35. > :19:38.section of the bike laps presently and the pace will slow, almost to a

:19:38. > :19:46.snail's pace, as they come round some of these hairpins in the old

:19:46. > :19:52.part of the city. I don't think Sarah Groff has been too far off the

:19:52. > :19:55.lead of this bike section right from the swim. Jodie Stimpson bridging

:19:55. > :19:59.that ten-second gap very quickly. She's managed to establish herself

:19:59. > :20:04.at the front. Going around the corner, people squeezing in and then

:20:04. > :20:08.it comes out into the single line again. Yeah. In the middle of that

:20:08. > :20:18.front group, one or two close calls as they came through that left

:20:18. > :20:22.

:20:22. > :20:27.handed hairpin. Wheels a little this race. She's taken it up again

:20:27. > :20:32.to put the Germans in first and second position. They have obviously

:20:32. > :20:37.got some team tactics working here. The chase group coming to this

:20:37. > :20:46.left-handed hairpin. Last time we got a check on the clock, they had a

:20:46. > :20:55.41-second deficit. That group does include Gwen Jorgensen from the

:20:55. > :20:58.United States of America. motorcycle camera speeds from the

:20:58. > :21:08.last to first within the chase group. The chase group currently led

:21:08. > :21:22.

:21:22. > :21:29.by Gwen Jorgensen. Twice a winner third position in this chase pack.

:21:29. > :21:37.Jodie Stimpson is tucked in behind. Ashleigh Gentle is also there. They

:21:37. > :21:47.complete lap three of five. Non Stanford officially ninth at that

:21:47. > :22:10.

:22:10. > :22:15.the spotlight. She will be reeled in Brazilian, Oliveira, and the main

:22:15. > :22:20.lead group. Plenty in there, tucked away, keeping out of trouble, not

:22:20. > :22:26.doing any work at the front of the field, conserving energy. On a hot

:22:26. > :22:36.day, that's probably not such a bad tactic. I think Pamela has gone from

:22:36. > :22:52.

:22:53. > :22:57.the front to see if she can tempt six-second gap just by making that

:22:57. > :23:02.attack. If people are reluctant to chase, and she can get out of sight,

:23:02. > :23:05.she be in a commanding situation. As we say that, there seems to be more

:23:05. > :23:15.effort now to try to close the gap with her to bring her back into the

:23:15. > :23:16.

:23:16. > :23:25.lead pack rather than in front of others, returning towards the front

:23:25. > :23:35.of the field and it's Bazlen leading Haug, Haug takes it up. Ever present

:23:35. > :23:42.

:23:42. > :23:51.is Jodie Stimpson and with four is Non Stanford. Razarenova is looking

:23:51. > :24:01.for a spare wheel - no, she is saying she is done, her race is run.

:24:01. > :24:02.

:24:02. > :24:09.This is shaping up to be a pulsating finish in round six of the World

:24:09. > :24:19.Triathlon Series for 2013. Bazlen is first. The same time as Haug.

:24:19. > :24:24.

:24:24. > :24:30.Stimpson and Stanford the same time to round off this sprint distance

:24:30. > :24:34.event here in Hamburg. Bazlen's running is OK. Whether or not she

:24:34. > :24:39.will be able to keep with Stimpson and Stanford and Haug remains to be

:24:39. > :24:46.seen. There are one or two Australians who might fancy their

:24:46. > :24:50.chances as well. Lots in contention. No real opportunity to be making any

:24:50. > :24:58.ground on the narrow section, so the early preparation work done there.

:24:58. > :25:03.Even very, very early to be unclipping the shoes, just making

:25:03. > :25:13.sure the tyre tyres - already, we can see the feet on top of the

:25:13. > :25:14.

:25:14. > :25:18.shoes, still clipped into the pedals. -- sure the tyres - already,

:25:18. > :25:28.we can see the feet on top of the shoes, still clipped into the

:25:28. > :25:32.

:25:32. > :25:36.plenty in contention. They head for the bike stands for the final time.

:25:36. > :25:41.There's a bit of a problem here for Anne Haug. She didn't make the

:25:41. > :25:47.quickest entry and exit to transition. She is OK. Away that go.

:25:47. > :25:51.It's a five kilometre run to complete this sprint distance. Two

:25:51. > :25:58.British athletes, Non Stanford and Jodie Stimpson, in company with Anne

:25:58. > :26:03.Haug of Germany, who leads the WTS standings for 2013. They have all

:26:03. > :26:08.tasted success this season. And now nervous moments for the German crowd

:26:08. > :26:12.as they watch Haug do battle with Stanford and Stimpson in the early

:26:12. > :26:17.stages of this five kilometre run. Beginning to open that gap in the

:26:17. > :26:21.early stages of the run, perhaps ten seconds already, and you wonder is

:26:21. > :26:26.it possible that Non Stanford has misjudged and gone out too fast? I

:26:26. > :26:31.don't think so. Jodie Stimpson, with lots of experience now, as indeed

:26:31. > :26:35.does Haug, content to let Non Stanford lead it through just to sit

:26:35. > :26:43.behind and see how the race develops. We know Non Stanford has a

:26:43. > :26:48.sprint finish. She demonstrated that in the San Diego race when she was

:26:48. > :26:57.involved with a battle for second place with Emma Moffatt, which she

:26:57. > :27:02.Stimpson is fresh off the back of a win, she is full of confidence

:27:02. > :27:07.following her triumph in the Austrian Alps. Haug is the home town

:27:07. > :27:13.hero at the age of 30. She must be approaching the end of her top-level

:27:13. > :27:19.career. She past the water bottle over to Stimpson there. That was a

:27:19. > :27:23.good move from Anne Haug. Stimpson might have missed her own feed so

:27:23. > :27:28.decided to share Anne Haug's water. We saw Non Stanford just miss her

:27:28. > :27:35.first water bottle and was able to get the second one. I think that is

:27:35. > :27:39.fantastic, to do that, two of the greatest athletes in the triathlon

:27:39. > :27:49.world, making sure that neither one is at a disadvantage. Jorgensen

:27:49. > :27:50.

:27:50. > :27:53.tries to claw her bah way back into contention. -- claw her way back

:27:53. > :27:58.into contention. Her run is supreme in the right conditions. Surely it

:27:58. > :28:05.is too much to ask that Jorgensen can get into contention again today.

:28:05. > :28:15.She is giving it a good go. The announcer getting the crowd to chant

:28:15. > :28:22.Anne Haug's name. Gentle and Hewitt in fourth and fifth as they hit the

:28:22. > :28:31.end of lap one. Stanford, Stimpson and Haug, followed by Hewitt and

:28:31. > :28:41.Gentle. 2.5 kilometres to go in this WTS sprint distance in Hamburg.

:28:41. > :28:42.

:28:42. > :28:47.Setting up for a grandstand finish will just tuck in and turn three

:28:47. > :28:54.into four. We have a leading quartet now. Hewitt fancies her chances.

:28:54. > :29:01.Hewitt, Haug, Stanford and Stimpson. They form the front group with

:29:01. > :29:07.around two kilometres to race here in Hamburg. All eyes locally on Anne

:29:07. > :29:12.Haug in the middle of the pack. She looks pretty comfortable. We know

:29:12. > :29:17.all about Non Stanford's sprinting prowess. Hewitt's a great runner.

:29:17. > :29:24.Stimpson has proved herself at the highest level already this season

:29:24. > :29:28.with that victory in Kitzbuehel and the third place in Japan and Madrid.

:29:28. > :29:34.Fifth in San Diego as well. A stunning season for Stimpson and

:29:34. > :29:38.Stanford. A big performance by Ashleigh Gentle, who has managed to

:29:38. > :29:42.claw her way back on to this lead group, making it five now. They seem

:29:42. > :29:49.to have gone away from Emma Jackson. In fact, they have gone away from

:29:49. > :29:53.Emma Jackson. She did look to be closing. We now have that three,

:29:53. > :30:03.that became four, and has now become five. Five chasing three places on

:30:03. > :30:05.

:30:05. > :30:11.the podium. The sprint title for 2013 upper grabs, two British, a

:30:11. > :30:21.German, kiwi and an Australian. Five abreast, look at that. Fantastic

:30:21. > :30:22.

:30:22. > :30:30.racing here. And they are down to the last 1800, coming down to a 1500

:30:30. > :30:34.metre foot race to decide it today. Ashleigh Gentle comes through.

:30:34. > :30:44.Letting the others now she is not to be taken lightly in this situation.

:30:44. > :30:52.

:30:52. > :31:02.Number two is Stimpson, Stanford is finish? Or perhaps Haug making her

:31:02. > :31:02.

:31:02. > :31:06.move, perhaps 1000 metres out? You have to think Non Stanford would be

:31:06. > :31:16.favoured if it comes down to a sprint. Perhaps we might see Anne

:31:16. > :31:17.

:31:17. > :31:20.Haug looking to make her mark 800 metres out. So the noise levels have

:31:20. > :31:27.just dropped off slightly as they are on the extreme far reaches of

:31:27. > :31:34.the Rhine course? -- of the wrong course. We'll Anne Haug Winford

:31:34. > :31:41.Germany? Stanford, Stenson, Hewitt and Gentle all going to be fighting

:31:41. > :31:47.have every step of the way. There is an injection of pace at the front

:31:47. > :31:53.from Haug, just a little kick from the German, but the two British

:31:53. > :31:58.triathletes went with her. Possibly a step too far for Hewitt, who

:31:58. > :32:03.appears to be going backwards. Gentle struggling to stay with them.

:32:03. > :32:07.Jodie Stimpson had moved to the left, able to see any changes in

:32:07. > :32:17.speed whatsoever. As soon as Anne Haug went for that, Stimpson was on

:32:17. > :32:22.

:32:22. > :32:32.her shoulders, also making sure that Stanford is also in with a chance.

:32:32. > :32:34.

:32:34. > :32:41.Haug objects and other bit of pace. Now, she is going for victory in

:32:41. > :32:51.Hamburg. It looks like it is a good break from Anne Haug. Stimpson and

:32:51. > :32:51.

:32:51. > :32:58.Stanford struggling to match the German's pace. When she went away,

:32:58. > :33:02.Stanford first to react, Stimpson a little slower. Will this bring have

:33:02. > :33:10.a home win in Hamburg? It looks like it might be decisive from Anne

:33:10. > :33:16.Haug. A brave effort from Haug to do that so early. Can she maintain

:33:16. > :33:20.that? We know she is a strength runner. That looks to be happening.

:33:20. > :33:25.I commend this performance. Looks like less than 800 metres to go and

:33:25. > :33:33.I cannot read that gap being closed by the two British athletes.

:33:33. > :33:37.looks like Stanford and Stimpson will fight it out for second as Anne

:33:37. > :33:45.Haug's timing is perfect this afternoon. Full of running still,

:33:45. > :33:49.the noise levels rising, the result they wanted to see. As Anne Haug,

:33:49. > :33:58.the World Triathlon Series leader for 2013, has left the British duo

:33:58. > :34:03.behind her. Haug takes the applause, heading towards the finish for

:34:03. > :34:09.transition for the final time. What a burst of speed, keeping plenty in

:34:09. > :34:15.reserve, tactically superb, aided by Bazlen's excellent work on the

:34:15. > :34:23.bike. She was able to drafting behind, take it easy, and look at

:34:23. > :34:28.her running up to the finish. Plenty more to give. Stanford and Stimpson

:34:28. > :34:36.still battling for second, but it looks like Haug's victory in Hamburg

:34:36. > :34:42.this afternoon. Anne Haug of Germany within sight of her second victory

:34:42. > :34:52.of the year. She won in Auckland at the opener. This is then, I classed

:34:52. > :34:58.in Madrid by Stanford and in San Diego by Jorgensen and Stanford. Now

:34:58. > :35:05.she knows victory is ours for the taking. And it is the blue carpet.

:35:05. > :35:10.Anne Haug soaking it all up here in Hamburg, the 30-year-old from Munich

:35:10. > :35:19.coming in with a classy finish to win the WTS sprint title for 2013.

:35:19. > :35:25.Anne Haug wins in a time of 57 minutes and 21 seconds. Stanford's

:35:26. > :35:35.Sprint keep seven second, Stimpson the winner in Kitzbuhel finishes in

:35:36. > :35:36.

:35:36. > :35:46.third. Andrea Hewitt in fourth, Ashleigh Gentle instead. The Germans

:35:46. > :35:46.

:35:46. > :35:51.wanted to see victory in Hamburg or Haug. -- for Haug. And she really

:35:51. > :36:01.had to work for it. She judged that run to absolute perfection.

:36:01. > :36:27.

:36:27. > :36:31.An unforgettable home victory in overall standings for 2013.

:36:31. > :36:41.Huge congratulations. How does it feel to have won a race on home soil

:36:41. > :36:42.

:36:42. > :36:47.believe it. You torture yourself to the limit and to be in the middle of

:36:47. > :36:52.the podium is a dream come true and amazing. There were three of you

:36:52. > :36:56.girls so tight on the run, we wondered who would kick burst, then

:36:57. > :37:04.about 800 metres to go, I huge burst of energy from you. We did that come

:37:04. > :37:07.from? I felt very good on the run, and planned to attack on the hill

:37:07. > :37:14.with one kilometre from the finish line, then decided now or never, and

:37:14. > :37:21.Winford Gold and I did it. Representing Great Britain, Non

:37:21. > :37:28.Stanford. Congratulations, silver in Hamburg. How are you feeling?

:37:28. > :37:32.Absolutely delighted. I got my hand stuck at one point, working really

:37:32. > :37:39.hard to get back into the bike group, trying to make the run hard

:37:39. > :37:43.from the start, but when Anne Haug went, she had some speed. What was

:37:43. > :37:51.going on at the beginning of that run? The dot in the first lap, that

:37:51. > :37:54.was the podium, then Andrea Hewitt came up from behind. It was crazy. I

:37:54. > :37:59.think I must have slowed down quite a lot and let them back into the

:37:59. > :38:05.race. But it was a good race, exciting, I did not know what would

:38:05. > :38:12.happen. To share the podium again with Jodie Stimpson is fantastic.

:38:12. > :38:16.Once you stole Anne Haug kick on, was it just about second, then?

:38:16. > :38:24.dug in and I am pleased with second. Well done, another podium,

:38:24. > :38:31.congratulations. Thank you. How does it feel to back your win at

:38:31. > :38:37.in Kitzbuhel? Fantastic. It was fast, or in from the word go, and

:38:37. > :38:44.great to finish on the podium. were the crowds like? It was

:38:44. > :38:49.awesome, but everyone was shouting for Anne Haug.

:38:49. > :38:54.What a race, with two British women on the podium again and Anne Haug

:38:54. > :38:59.making sure no one else won on her home turf. Coming up, the Brownlee

:38:59. > :39:05.brothers lead in the men's sprint rates, then extended highlights of

:39:05. > :39:09.the Mixed Relay World Championships. Now it is finally here, after it

:39:09. > :39:15.injury, illness, late withdrawals, the battle we have all been waiting

:39:15. > :39:21.for. All three male Olympic medallists on the start line for the

:39:21. > :39:29.first time since London 2012. Prepare yourself for Brownlee

:39:29. > :39:35.against Gomez against Brownlee. Started off very well in Auckland. I

:39:35. > :39:41.won the first race of this year. Unfortunately, I had an ankle

:39:41. > :39:47.injury, so I had to miss the first race. By season started in San

:39:47. > :39:52.Diego. That went great for me. I1-macro. The first three or four

:39:52. > :40:02.days in San Diego, I did not feel good. That did not make me very

:40:02. > :40:03.

:40:03. > :40:09.happy. Then my first race of the year, I won that one. Jonny was very

:40:09. > :40:15.strong, and I was very happy with winning that race. In Madrid, that

:40:16. > :40:22.was a few weeks later, again I was first. I planned to raise in

:40:22. > :40:30.Madrid, but I was just not right and had to pull out of Madrid. I knew I

:40:30. > :40:35.was tight for running fast and would not beat Jonathan. But it was good.

:40:35. > :40:40.Kitzbuhel was new and exciting, uphill was different. I was feeling

:40:40. > :40:48.very excited for the first time, but got ill 24 hours before the race,

:40:48. > :40:52.could not get out of -- had to pull out and I was gifted. Kitzbuhel gave

:40:53. > :40:58.me the chance to race without being fit running wise. It was all decided

:40:58. > :41:08.on the bike, and it was decided then. Unfortunately, I crashed five

:41:08. > :41:16.days before the race. Nothing too serious, but hurt a lot of kin. --

:41:16. > :41:20.skin. But no Hamburg. Not only the first

:41:20. > :41:28.time you are facing Alistair since London 2012, but the whole Olympic

:41:28. > :41:32.podium, you guys just missing each other this season? We have. Some bad

:41:32. > :41:37.luck as well, injuries, illnesses, but also last year, the Olympic

:41:37. > :41:42.year, took a lot out of everyone. When you aim for a something for so

:41:42. > :41:48.long, training so hard, the year after, it has to take something out

:41:48. > :41:54.of you. Having some bad luck, but last year was hard. It is true

:41:54. > :41:58.racers are different when the Brownlees racing. It will be fast

:41:58. > :42:04.from the beginning and they do not look back. The push as hard as they

:42:04. > :42:12.can on the bikes. We love to raise the best one in the world. With

:42:12. > :42:17.those two, it will be a fast race. I like running with massive margins, I

:42:17. > :42:24.am very competitive. The races I remembered are those that are

:42:24. > :42:29.hard-fought. I think, deep down, I appreciate strong competition.

:42:29. > :42:34.Alistair has an incredible record, being very good when he turns up.

:42:34. > :42:44.With the spring, the Brownlees out there, the course is very fast, lots

:42:44. > :42:56.

:42:56. > :43:02.of crowds. If I was a betting man, I leader appears to be in a commanding

:43:02. > :43:12.position, but he has competed in all five races so far this year and

:43:12. > :43:16.peered to the Brownlees with two apiece. They cannot afford to miss

:43:16. > :43:20.any more races, making this weekend crucial.

:43:20. > :43:24.With nine of the top ten men in the world lining up here in Germany,

:43:24. > :43:34.this race should be another brother, now to hand you back to Matt Chilton

:43:34. > :43:38.and Steve Trew. There is Jonny Brownlee, he missed

:43:38. > :43:45.Kitzbuhel where his brother triumphed with a dominant display of

:43:45. > :43:50.uphill climbing. And there is Alistair. The Olympic champion. Both

:43:50. > :44:00.Brownlee brothers being warmly welcomed onto the start pontoon. And

:44:00. > :44:09.

:44:09. > :44:19.to go. Javier Gomez closest to us, number one, coming up against both

:44:19. > :44:20.

:44:20. > :44:26.Brownlee brothers here today. And in the goal for the sprint

:44:26. > :44:33.distance 750 metres in the relatively warm waters. Gomez has

:44:33. > :44:37.made a good start, easy to spot in the red suit. You can be sure that

:44:37. > :44:44.Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee will be hot on his heels, not letting him

:44:44. > :44:50.get too far away. Alistair fresh off the back of a win in Kitzbuhel,

:44:50. > :44:59.Jonathan winning the two previous rounds. Gomez won the opener in

:44:59. > :45:03.Auckland. It is the first time all three Olympic medallists have raced

:45:03. > :45:09.together so far this season. The first time Alistair and Jonathan

:45:09. > :45:19.Brownlee will do battle since the Olympic games in Hyde Park in August

:45:19. > :45:31.

:45:31. > :45:34.fourth. That could well will be Richard Murray of South Africa.

:45:34. > :45:41.Richard Varga leads through. Looking to see the position of that safety

:45:41. > :45:45.canoe. The kayak was in the way for the women's swim. Thankfully, it's

:45:45. > :45:51.kept clear of danger this time. This is always a worrying time. There was

:45:51. > :45:58.a bit of ducking and diving there and a bit of afters as well between

:45:58. > :46:07.two swimmers. One got ducked, and then he returned the compliment.

:46:07. > :46:17.They need to be separated. That was Adam Bowden who took the brunt of

:46:17. > :46:19.

:46:19. > :46:23.the punishment there. Richard Varga leading them through. He has one of

:46:23. > :46:33.the Brownlees behind him. Richard Murray won this triathlon 12 months

:46:33. > :46:36.

:46:36. > :46:46.ago, a good all-rounder. 66 having a little go there is Max Schwetz of

:46:46. > :46:53.

:46:53. > :46:57.Schwetz. I wonder if we are going to see a repeat of the situation we saw

:46:57. > :47:06.in the women's race earlier. Anne Haug has to be challenged in the

:47:06. > :47:13.swim, she had a pacemaker working for her. I wonder if that is the

:47:13. > :47:18.situation that Max Schwetz has put in. They disappear from view now

:47:18. > :47:26.under this wide road bridge which crosses the river. It brings them

:47:26. > :47:32.back into daylight in a moment. They will exit on to the main road before

:47:32. > :47:37.trotting into transition and picking Unionist their bikes for five

:47:37. > :47:44.four-kilometre laps around the streets of Hamburg. We kex pect an

:47:44. > :47:54.early front group of ten or 12 to form. They are back into daylight.

:47:54. > :47:54.

:47:54. > :47:59.Varga is spotted by the crowd. The crowd are 15-deep in places. They

:47:59. > :48:09.have already tasted success today, the Germans, with victory for Anne

:48:09. > :48:17.Haug. They will all be keeping a close eye on the position of Jan

:48:17. > :48:21.Frodeno. We are sure that is Alistair Brownlee in third place.

:48:21. > :48:26.Johnny was a couple of positions down when we saw him. No reason to

:48:26. > :48:32.doubt he is not going to be up in the top ten coming out of the swim.

:48:32. > :48:36.We will see if the brothers will be working together. Lots of noise to

:48:36. > :48:46.greet the swimmers as they approach the end of stage one of this sprint

:48:46. > :48:50.

:48:50. > :48:55.distance. Varga is on his feet and out of the water. Closely followed

:48:55. > :49:00.by Schoeman. Alistair, the first of the Brownlee brothers, Jonathan hot

:49:00. > :49:05.on his heels. The important names, as far as British triathlon is

:49:05. > :49:13.concerned, is Brownlee. They are coming in in third and fourth

:49:13. > :49:23.respectively. They will be in the thick of things as they head out of

:49:23. > :49:36.

:49:36. > :49:43.transition on two wheels. We could have Adam Bowden, Aaron Harris

:49:43. > :49:53.taking part in this sprint distance this afternoon. This was Brownlee on

:49:53. > :50:02.

:50:02. > :50:09.his way up the ramp, Alistair Frodeno yet. They are on the road,

:50:09. > :50:13.just getting their feet into the shoes. Schoeman looks over his

:50:13. > :50:21.shoulder and that white bike helmet worn by Alistair, with Jonathan in

:50:21. > :50:31.fifth position at this stage. So the bike course takes them away from the

:50:31. > :50:41.

:50:41. > :50:45.including one very sharp out and back hairpin, a left-hander.

:50:45. > :50:49.strong possibility of a group getting away from here and certainly

:50:49. > :50:56.Jonny Brownlee has gone to the front, he's looked behind and said,

:50:56. > :51:03."Come on, let's go for this!" Both the Brownlee boys love putting

:51:03. > :51:06.themselves on the line. Very, very aware that their running strengths

:51:06. > :51:16.are so good and we do seem to have a big effort on this group trying to

:51:16. > :51:27.

:51:27. > :51:32.and the chasers. It's getting on for ten seconds, possibly more. And

:51:32. > :51:37.there's Frodeno, second of the chasing group. Frodeno therefore in

:51:37. > :51:43.13th position at this stage, the former Olympic Champion, in his

:51:43. > :51:53.farewell race. Schwetz behind Frodeno, so I wonder if we will see

:51:53. > :51:58.

:51:58. > :52:08.him moving to the front to try and going in at the front. Schoeman is

:52:08. > :52:14.

:52:14. > :52:21.having to work really hard to stay with Javier Gomez. The other one I

:52:21. > :52:26.spotted early on was Aaron Royle of Australia. He is in this group. That

:52:26. > :52:33.is the left-handed tight hairpin, which needs to be handled with care.

:52:33. > :52:36.Very, very close to going through the barrier. Perhaps an indication

:52:36. > :52:46.of how hard these cyclists are working at the front. Alistair and

:52:46. > :52:57.

:52:57. > :53:01.Johnny, they have both talked about shortened slightly. We have gone

:53:01. > :53:11.down to nine. Two have been struggling to keep with the pace.

:53:11. > :53:16.

:53:16. > :53:22.The Brownlee boys, we have also got Luis of France, Vincent Luis, who

:53:22. > :53:30.was a strong contender - he will be hoping he can keep with them. Fabian

:53:30. > :53:40.is in there, Ryan Sissons, Gulf of Mexico Gulf of Mexico, Frodeno and

:53:40. > :54:02.

:54:02. > :54:12.Varga to complete the front group -- penalty. He still managed to stand

:54:12. > :54:18.

:54:18. > :54:22.still for 15 seconds. He still took the bronze medal. Gomez split them.

:54:22. > :54:29.Long shadows across the streets of Hamburg. A terrific shot from the

:54:30. > :54:34.helicopter. The brunt of the work is being taken by Alistair, Johnny and

:54:34. > :54:44.Javier Gomez. Our remaining six athletes, are they content to be

:54:44. > :54:56.

:54:56. > :55:04.in there. And there is Frodeno. can't see it happening if we

:55:04. > :55:14.maintain the pace at the front here. Every time we see it, one of the

:55:14. > :55:28.

:55:28. > :55:31.Brownlee, Gomez, Sissons, Fabian, Luis and Raphael. They have formed a

:55:31. > :55:36.breakaway group and they look unlikely to be caught. A British

:55:36. > :55:41.flag is being waved furiously. Slightly outnumbered today, the

:55:41. > :55:46.British supporters. They like what they have seen so far with two

:55:46. > :55:55.athletes already on the podium. We could have two more today with

:55:55. > :56:05.Jonathan and Alistair. The chasing group, with Mola doing much of the

:56:05. > :56:11.

:56:11. > :56:21.work alongside Jan Frodeno. Tony Moulai. There's Mola. Second in the

:56:21. > :56:30.

:56:30. > :56:35.seeing if the other brother is coming through. Now there's that

:56:35. > :56:40.encouragement - "Come on, guys, if you want to stay with us, you have

:56:40. > :56:44.to be prepared to work!" They don't hold back - they will be dishing

:56:44. > :56:48.their commands out. There are two who have just sat back and eased it

:56:48. > :56:53.up at the back of the leading group as we take a look at the chase

:56:53. > :56:57.group. They were 20-plus seconds behind at the end of lap two. We

:56:57. > :57:03.will get a check shortly on whether that has stretched or shrunk at the

:57:03. > :57:12.end of lap three. We saw the women's race earlier where Vicky Holland

:57:12. > :57:17.finished 19th on her comeback. Vicky is now alongside Sonali.

:57:17. > :57:20.How does it feel to be back racing? It is great to be back here. On a

:57:20. > :57:25.course like this, you can hear the atmosphere, you can see how many

:57:25. > :57:29.people come to watch it. It is great to be back. On a race like today, it

:57:29. > :57:34.shows you that you have to be at your best otherwise you won't be

:57:34. > :57:38.able to compete. The women's race was a thrill to watch. Two of your

:57:38. > :57:48.team-mates on the podium and Anne Haug, what a tactical race from her?

:57:48. > :57:54.Absolutely. The Germans employed a pacemaker tactic and they showcased

:57:54. > :58:03.how to do it today using Bazlen to drag Anne Haug around and then she

:58:03. > :58:08.flew off the front. Now, here they come! The men are around halfway

:58:08. > :58:13.through the bike course. You have raced on this course already today.

:58:13. > :58:17.What are you expecting from them? You know, I think these boys will

:58:17. > :58:22.not get caught. This course is tight and technical, very, very fast.

:58:22. > :58:26.There are a lot of turns towards the second half of the course. Those

:58:26. > :58:31.boys in a smaller group have the advantage when it comes technical.

:58:31. > :58:37.Here is the chase group. I don't think they will get caught now.

:58:37. > :58:47.are about 20-plus seconds down. About 20 seconds, yes. Thank you.No

:58:47. > :58:49.

:58:49. > :58:58.problem. Aurelien Raphael, the Frenchman.

:58:58. > :59:03.Gomez with Luis, who has decided to have a little time at the front.

:59:03. > :59:07.Alistair can't resist it. He doesn't like the lack of pace. He decides to

:59:07. > :59:13.race. The speed of this bike leg, they are deep into lap four of five

:59:13. > :59:22.now. They are having to work so hard to stay there. It looked like Javier

:59:22. > :59:32.Gomez was wondering at the intensity of this. Schoeman is thinking, "Are

:59:32. > :59:45.

:59:45. > :59:50.couple of bike lengths. With the chasers, we have the Brazilian with

:59:50. > :00:00.a mini break. That will not last long.

:00:00. > :00:11.

:00:11. > :00:16.himself I've run by his compatriot -- out run by his compatriot,

:00:16. > :00:21.perhaps feeling he should get to the front and perhaps squeeze of one or

:00:21. > :00:26.two of the members of this lead group. After that last few seconds,

:00:27. > :00:34.when he was leading the group, he went back into third. Jonathan

:00:34. > :00:44.seemed to say something, shake his head, and Jonathan unimpressed with

:00:44. > :00:59.

:00:59. > :01:09.Brownlee brothers Aaron a sensational position, first and

:01:09. > :01:21.

:01:21. > :01:27.kilometres on two wheels and excellent work by this group of

:01:27. > :01:34.nine, but really only by Gomez and the Brownlee brothers and occasional

:01:34. > :01:44.output from Fabian and Royle. Heading under and passed the central

:01:44. > :01:45.

:01:45. > :01:55.railway station. Ultimately, it will be offered raise between Javier

:01:55. > :01:58.Gomez and Alistair and has an Brownlee. -- will be a foot race. I

:01:58. > :02:06.repeat of the Olympic triathlon last August. But it is a shorter

:02:06. > :02:16.distance, just five kilometres to run, rather than the Olympic ten.

:02:16. > :02:19.

:02:19. > :02:29.1800 metres left to ride. Luis of France into third position, wanting

:02:29. > :02:32.

:02:32. > :02:37.a good position to get involved when they enter to park up the bikes.

:02:37. > :02:43.This really is so fast. If they are running anywhere near we have seen

:02:43. > :02:46.them do before, they will have a finishing time of around 50 minutes

:02:46. > :02:52.for this sprint distance event, really quite stunning. They are

:02:52. > :02:56.taking it to a new level, these guys. Can anybody go with the big

:02:56. > :03:03.three question mac nine in this group. We know the capabilities of

:03:03. > :03:13.the Brownlees and Gomez, what about the other sex? Now it is time to

:03:13. > :03:13.

:03:13. > :03:17.think about arriving in transition. -- other six? Preparing for the

:03:18. > :03:25.arrival and this mind. Jonny Brownlee learned his lesson at the

:03:25. > :03:31.Olympics, with the penalty for at this might malfunction. There is

:03:31. > :03:37.Alistair's spot in the transition area. And it is Fabian, the Italian,

:03:37. > :03:44.sneaking alongside, to get himself a nudge towards his position in

:03:44. > :03:49.transition. Feet on the floor, Jonathan nice and early, everyone

:03:49. > :03:53.hitting it on the mark, and the nine leaders arriving together in

:03:53. > :03:57.transition. Whether they will leave together is a different matter.

:03:57. > :04:02.Alistair is there a fast, shoe is going on, Jonathan on the other side

:04:02. > :04:10.from his brother, helmet off, sunglasses in hand, but not

:04:10. > :04:16.bothering. And nine in, and nine out. Gomez kicking away to give

:04:16. > :04:26.himself an early advantage. I think we will see this absolutely flat out

:04:26. > :04:27.

:04:27. > :04:36.from the first place. Frodeno comes in, the Swiss is there as well. And

:04:36. > :04:43.there goes the former Olympic champion, Frodeno out of transition

:04:43. > :04:49.with a lot of work to do. I confront, it is the Brownlees and

:04:49. > :04:57.Schoeman and Gomez. The other five at the moment not keeping with them.

:04:57. > :05:02.This was Alistair coming into transition. Good work. A group of

:05:02. > :05:12.four, Jonathan Brownlee, Alistair Brownlee, Henri Schoeman and Javier

:05:12. > :05:13.

:05:13. > :05:21.Gomez. The French triathletes and Royle so far unable to match the

:05:21. > :05:28.running pace of the front four. Alistair seems content at the moment

:05:28. > :05:32.just to follow his brother through and Schoeman, after that initial

:05:32. > :05:41.fast pace, back in fourth place. This will be the big question for

:05:41. > :05:47.him. Frodeno leading the trailing pack. Schoeman struggling to keep

:05:47. > :05:52.pace with Gomez and the brothers. He has been dropped not by much, but a

:05:52. > :06:00.significant gap of three or four metres. Schoeman will feel that

:06:00. > :06:05.psychologically. And an issue here with the German in transition.

:06:05. > :06:10.Stopping to have a conversation, not quite sure what that was about.

:06:10. > :06:17.wonder if that was a time penalty for an printer and we did not see.

:06:17. > :06:27.Schoeman working hard, but not able to to get in front. Alistair

:06:27. > :06:36.Brownlee seems happy to be chasing through now. Jonny Brownlee keeping

:06:36. > :06:43.nice and cool. And Alistair takes a shower. The three Olympic medallists

:06:43. > :06:46.from London 2012 out in front in this WTS sprint in Hamburg. The

:06:46. > :06:56.bronze medallist leading the silver medallist, with a gold medallist

:06:56. > :06:57.

:06:57. > :07:04.currently in third. It is almost a replay of one old fire on the

:07:04. > :07:07.standings, these three so dominant at the Olympic games. -- almost a

:07:07. > :07:15.replay of World Triathlon Series standings. These three have moved

:07:15. > :07:21.away from the rest of the world. Gomez taking his place at the front.

:07:21. > :07:27.The Brownlees sat this event out in preparation for the Olympic Games.

:07:27. > :07:33.Gomez took part in a race that was won by Richard Murray. Gomez the

:07:33. > :07:38.winner of this race in 2010, and the winner of the opener of this year's

:07:38. > :07:47.WTS in Auckland. 30 years of age, born in Switzerland, and running for

:07:47. > :07:51.Spain. The Olympic silver medallist. It seemed like Javier

:07:51. > :07:56.Gomez was looking to increase the pace, but not wanting to leave this

:07:56. > :08:00.to a sprint finish, but after that couple of hundred metres at the

:08:00. > :08:05.front, they are back together. Alistair Brownlee seems to be happy

:08:05. > :08:10.to keep in third place, monitoring what Gomez is doing, what his

:08:10. > :08:17.brother Jonathan is doing. And a big gap now between the front three and

:08:17. > :08:23.the next best. A gap of 20 seconds, possibly more. That is the injection

:08:23. > :08:28.of pace that these three, the best in the world, have brought to the

:08:28. > :08:34.final stage of this race. Approaching the end of the first

:08:34. > :08:41.lap, just 2.5 kilometres of running to go. Jonny looks over his

:08:41. > :08:47.shoulder. He was beckoning Gomez through there. He kind of step aside

:08:47. > :08:55.and gave him that gap, but Gomez not accepting, happy to be the meat in

:08:55. > :09:00.the Brownlee Sandridge at this stage. Nobody has made a move yet.

:09:00. > :09:05.-- Brownlee sandwich. Nobody has made a move yet, they know each

:09:05. > :09:08.other well, these three, and terrific races over the years

:09:09. > :09:18.between the Spaniard and the two Yorkshiremen. The gaps in the next

:09:19. > :09:38.

:09:38. > :09:46.best, which is Schoeman, is 20 12th.

:09:46. > :09:53.2.5 kilometres to go, we have seen the winner upfront? Is someone

:09:53. > :09:57.unusual would have to happen. They are the usual suspects, the most

:09:57. > :10:01.frequent for the guys, Olympic medallists as well, and it will have

:10:02. > :10:08.to come from those three. The question will be who will take it.

:10:08. > :10:13.At the moment, Jonny looks the best, setting the pace. Gomez looks

:10:13. > :10:19.comfortable and you have to say that Alistair does not look his usual

:10:19. > :10:25.dominant self. Whispers that perhaps he is not feeling 100% today, but

:10:25. > :10:30.Alistair Brownlee's 100% is not a normal person's 100%, do not write

:10:30. > :10:37.him off, I think it will come down to the wire.

:10:37. > :10:43.I do not think Gomez can afford it to go to a sprint finish. Increase

:10:43. > :10:53.the pace to run any speed out of the Brownlees' legs. Gomez in front, no

:10:53. > :10:55.

:10:55. > :11:00.distance between these three. Deep into the final lap. Nothing

:11:00. > :11:08.between Javier Gomez, Jonathan Brownlee and Alistair Brownlee, the

:11:08. > :11:13.three Olympic medallist battling for superiority here in Hamburg. I think

:11:13. > :11:18.Gomez tried to increase the pace then, stretching away by a couple of

:11:18. > :11:26.metres, immediately covered, and if anything Alistair Brownlee

:11:26. > :11:29.lengthened his stride, indicating he is feeling very comfortable.

:11:29. > :11:39.Schoeman now beginning to pay the price for that early pace trying to

:11:39. > :11:40.

:11:40. > :11:46.go with these three. Just over 1600 metres to run. And the Spaniard,

:11:46. > :11:51.Javier Gomez, has a little glance. He can sense they are they are. And

:11:51. > :12:01.here comes Jonathan, easing alongside Gomez, and taking first

:12:01. > :12:06.

:12:06. > :12:11.position, whilst Alistair is happy to loiter in third at this stage.

:12:11. > :12:18.And Vidal has finished his race prematurely. That is most unusual.I

:12:18. > :12:22.hope he is all right. Annexed a modicum of pace here. And the sudden

:12:22. > :12:32.left and right turns, you can see one of the athletes making a break,

:12:32. > :12:39.

:12:39. > :12:45.but all responding, all aware. And throughout, going off so fast,

:12:45. > :12:51.Schoeman trying to stay with them, was able to for about 800 metres,

:12:51. > :12:55.maybe one kilometre, but just found it too much. But these three have

:12:56. > :13:02.maintained, watching each other, Alistair particularly the hunter in

:13:02. > :13:06.this scenario. And you just wonder, is Gomez going to go? If he is going

:13:06. > :13:15.to make that escape comment he cannot afford to leave it too long.

:13:15. > :13:22.The younger Brownlee, Jonathan. Gomez, the Spaniard, and the Olympic

:13:22. > :13:26.champion, Alistair, in third. We thought Alistair might look the more

:13:26. > :13:30.comfortable, but right now, maybe it is Jonny looking the more

:13:31. > :13:35.comfortable of the two Brownlees. And you can never really judge with

:13:35. > :13:43.Gomez, because he has always got something in reserve. We saw on the

:13:43. > :13:48.women's race, the two Brits in the leading free, almost as sure of a

:13:48. > :13:56.podium position, then I've run in the last 1000 metres, and you wonder

:13:56. > :14:02.if that could happen again. -- then out run. Gomez dropping to third for

:14:02. > :14:12.the moment. Are the Brownlees beginning to turn the screw on

:14:12. > :14:16.

:14:16. > :14:19.Gomez? And here is the hairpin, will one of them kick? Jonathan tried to

:14:19. > :14:27.edge away, Gomez and Alistair had it covered. The gap is a fraction

:14:27. > :14:31.longer than it was. Gomez, can he fight back? He is having to stand

:14:31. > :14:41.and stare and watch as the gap lengthens. Gomez kicks and tries to

:14:41. > :14:42.

:14:42. > :14:46.close the gap. I think he just succeeded. Back there, working hard.

:14:46. > :14:50.You can sense they are watching each other, knowing that one of them is

:14:50. > :14:56.going to go. And if they are prepared to put everything on the

:14:56. > :15:02.line, still with the two Brownlees in front, Gomez covering, and not

:15:02. > :15:07.over by any means at the moment. kilometres per hour across the

:15:07. > :15:14.streets of hamburg, for the Brownlee brothers and Gomez as they start to

:15:14. > :15:18.wind it up towards the finish of this sprint distance race, which has

:15:18. > :15:26.been as thrilling as expected. Another kick from Jonathan. Is Gomez

:15:26. > :15:31.broken this time? Tries to respond. The two brothers are beginning to

:15:31. > :15:36.make a dent in Gomez's armour, he cannot reply this time, as Jonathan

:15:36. > :15:46.Glanz is behind to see his older brother breathing down his neck and

:15:46. > :15:50.

:15:50. > :15:53.four or five metres on Gomez. Now, Alistair Brownlee goes for it. It is

:15:53. > :15:57.brother against brother as Alistair Brownlee takes the lead for the

:15:57. > :16:03.first time on the run. Johnny trying to cover him back. Gomez cannot

:16:03. > :16:06.match this. Alistair looks behind, "Have I got it this time?" Then

:16:06. > :16:15.comes Jonny Brownlee again. Jonathan has responded. Jonathan wants this

:16:15. > :16:25.one. Alistair is trying to come back at him. It's Jonathan's win!

:16:25. > :16:27.

:16:27. > :16:32.Alistair takes second. 51:05. Third place goes to Javier Gomez. At last,

:16:32. > :16:38.younger brother Jonathan gets one over on his big brother. He had to

:16:38. > :16:44.respond. He had to watch Alistair go past and find something to reply. It

:16:44. > :16:54.will be a great finish again for Richard Murray. He was the winner 12

:16:54. > :17:03.

:17:04. > :17:09.months ago. He's come back to take fifth. Sven Riederer next, Raphael,

:17:09. > :17:14.and the roar goes up for Jan Frodeno. No final victory for the

:17:14. > :17:22.former Olympic Champion. Frodeno ends his IT U career in tenth

:17:22. > :17:29.position. -- in ITU career in tenth position. That has to be one of the

:17:29. > :17:35.best races I have ever seen. Brownlee brothers, Jonathan glancing

:17:35. > :17:45.to his left, Alistair eyes shut, he knew it was a lost cause. Beaten by

:17:45. > :17:47.

:17:47. > :17:57.his younger brother. So confirmation of Jonathan Brownlee's third WTS

:17:57. > :18:22.

:18:22. > :18:27.is just 565 points behind now. A sprint finish here in Hamburg

:18:27. > :18:31.against your brother and you won? Finally I have beaten him! I knew if

:18:31. > :18:34.I didn't beat him today, I would probably never beat him. He's had

:18:34. > :18:44.problems throughout the whole year. I have done probably 15 more track

:18:44. > :18:44.

:18:44. > :19:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:19:26. > :19:32.had to give it all. I am absolutely delighted with second. Good to be on

:19:32. > :19:36.the podium again. It was really fast again. I worked hard on the bike,

:19:36. > :19:44.did not feel good on the run. I even tried in the second lap, but they

:19:45. > :19:50.were faster. But I am happy. It was quite good.

:19:50. > :19:56.We keep going on about it being your first time racing together? What did

:19:56. > :20:03.it feel like? Definitely, the races change when they are together. Very

:20:03. > :20:08.fast from the beginning, no break, no rest, pushing hard. Three wins

:20:08. > :20:14.out of three races, high confident do you feel defending your World

:20:14. > :20:21.Championship title? Very confident. Two races left, I cannot afford

:20:21. > :20:26.anything going wrong. I know that Alistair and Gomez will be better in

:20:27. > :20:36.Stockholm. Pretty confident, but two more races to go. Well done, what a

:20:36. > :20:40.finish. Thank you.Still one more race to go, the dynamic and popular

:20:40. > :20:48.Mixed Relay World Championships. You were part of the victorious British

:20:48. > :20:57.team last year. I will do race work? It is a fantastic race, high octane,

:20:57. > :21:04.really fast, with two males, two females. This win is really short,

:21:04. > :21:10.only 300 metres. This win X it is behind me, . The exit for the

:21:10. > :21:20.swimming is behind me. They finish on the run with handing over to the

:21:20. > :21:27.next member of the team. So one mini really each, then attack team?

:21:27. > :21:31.flying down the ramp here, and off they go. It is fast to watch and

:21:31. > :21:36.super exciting. How disappointing where you to hear the International

:21:36. > :21:43.Olympic Committee's decision last week not to include the Mixed Relay

:21:43. > :21:48.format as part of Rio 2016? It was disappointing, quite a shock, made

:21:48. > :21:53.earlier than we originally thought. Today was supposed to be the

:21:53. > :21:57.showcase for the committee to see how fantastic the event is, for the

:21:57. > :22:02.athletes and spectators, a great event to watch, so a shame it will

:22:02. > :22:06.not be part of the programme in 2016. But it will take place at the

:22:06. > :22:12.Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next year. And possibly it could come

:22:12. > :22:17.back to the Olympics in 2020. hope so. Thank you. The Brits know

:22:17. > :22:23.how to win this format, having been Mixed Relay champions for the past

:22:23. > :22:31.two years. But how well do the members know each other? I am Non

:22:31. > :22:40.Stanford, the 2012 next relay champion. Water her parents names? I

:22:40. > :22:44.have never met them. I shall go for Welsh names. Jill and John. I am

:22:44. > :22:54.Alistair Brownlee, the 2011 Mixed Relay champion. What are his parents

:22:54. > :23:03.names? I do not have a clue. I am Jonny Brownlee, Mixed Relay

:23:03. > :23:07.champion. What are his parents names? Keith and calf. What is Non

:23:07. > :23:17.Stanford's most treasured possession? She absolutely loves her

:23:17. > :23:32.

:23:32. > :23:37.I use my laptop the most. Maybe his Olympic bronze medal? What is

:23:37. > :23:42.Alistair's most treasured possession? His bike. My most

:23:42. > :23:49.treasured possession is my Olympic medal. When is her birthday? Early

:23:49. > :23:57.January. 8th January. I will give you that. April, May. 8th February.

:23:57. > :24:05.The 30th April. The 30th April, 1990. It is the same day as my Dad.

:24:05. > :24:15.December? 23rd April, 1988? What does Non Stanford wear to bed,

:24:15. > :24:21.Jonathan Brownlee? It's hard work with girls, this. I'm going to go

:24:21. > :24:28.that she wears just a pair of undies. A smile! I'm always happy to

:24:28. > :24:33.be there. That is a good one! Boxers. Pyjamas. I think Jonny

:24:33. > :24:39.Brownlee wears a flat cap to bed! Nothing else! LAUGHTER Normally

:24:39. > :24:45.boxers and a T-shirt! Nothing exciting. He lies! No idea, I have

:24:45. > :24:49.never seen her in bed! Nothing special. Who does Non think your

:24:49. > :24:55.biggest rivals this weekend are? think she will have said the German

:24:55. > :25:01.team. They are strong all round and she races Anne Haug so the German

:25:01. > :25:06.team. Maybe New Zealand, they are pretty strong and they have some big

:25:06. > :25:11.athletes. Fair enough! Not as good as Alistair. Who did Alistair say

:25:11. > :25:16.are your biggest rivals for the Mixed Relay World Championships?

:25:16. > :25:20.German team. Germany. You are correct. That is one out of five.

:25:20. > :25:25.She said Germany. You will say the German team. Two out of five for

:25:25. > :25:30.you. Great. I know her well. Maybe he said Germany as we are in

:25:30. > :25:35.Hamburg. The French will be good. You scored two out of five. That is

:25:35. > :25:40.quite good. Yes, it might be better to let their bodies do the talking

:25:40. > :25:49.to see if the British team can prove you don't need to know each other's

:25:49. > :25:55.mums and dads to make it a Mixed Relay World Championship hat-trick.

:25:55. > :25:59.Let's get back to Matt and Steve. There are is the start list. There

:25:59. > :26:09.are 21 teams involved. It is hard to see Great Britain getting challenged

:26:09. > :26:15.

:26:15. > :26:21.The best they can hope for is second or third because the outright

:26:21. > :26:31.favourites are the British team. Here is the course for the mixed

:26:31. > :26:46.

:26:46. > :26:55.relay today. The swim very short. No the bike. Two laps of 3.3 kilometres

:26:55. > :27:04.to give us a total of 6.6. The run is a mile. 850 metres followed by

:27:04. > :27:11.750 metres, then the handover from athlete to athlete. We are ready to

:27:11. > :27:21.race in Hamburg. The mixed relay about to unfold. What a beautiful

:27:21. > :27:26.

:27:26. > :27:31.day. Just a bit of breeze, warm lap. No wonder it is a fast and

:27:31. > :27:36.furious start as we follow them from the helicopter shot above. Jodie

:27:36. > :27:45.Stimpson opening things up for Great Britain, who are wearing number one.

:27:45. > :27:51.They are team number one. Steve true is alongside. -- Steve Trew is

:27:51. > :27:55.alongside. Britain will be tough to beat today? Yes. We have been

:27:55. > :28:05.looking down the teams here. We cannot see - and I hope we are not

:28:05. > :28:05.

:28:05. > :28:09.doing this with the kiss of - we cannot see there is the deputy th

:28:09. > :28:14.that other teams have. What we did yesterday was how critical the

:28:14. > :28:18.changeovers and the first part of each new discipline was. If Gwen

:28:18. > :28:23.Jorgensen - she had the same time as Anne Haug and then at the beginning

:28:23. > :28:27.of the bike, it went. Just because of that, she put herself out of a

:28:27. > :28:31.very good chance of getting on the podium there. She had a tremendous

:28:31. > :28:36.run, 30 seconds faster than anybody else. It will be interesting to see

:28:36. > :28:41.what they do today. We are hoping and expecting that Jodie Stimpson is

:28:41. > :28:46.in among this leading group. It is difficult to spot who is where. We

:28:46. > :28:51.will get a look on the computer timing as they come out of the

:28:51. > :28:56.water. Jodie had a good swim yesterday and there is no reason to

:28:56. > :29:00.doubt she should be up and fighting hard at the start of this. It has

:29:00. > :29:05.stretched out just on that short distance here. USA out first, Great

:29:05. > :29:09.Britain in third. I this I the timing system missed the Japanese

:29:09. > :29:19.swimmer coming out. The USA are second there. Great Britain right up

:29:19. > :29:19.

:29:19. > :29:25.there. Stimpson in the darker GB Team strip today, just behind

:29:25. > :29:29.Switzerland. Stimpson heading for her bike. Helmet on. And now they

:29:29. > :29:39.make their way out of transition. A few Union Jacks present today.

:29:39. > :29:47.

:29:47. > :29:54.Obviously, the dominant flag is the Jodie Stimpson in this group as

:29:54. > :30:04.well. And the French player not Barbie line. They can afford to push

:30:04. > :30:04.

:30:04. > :30:13.on. -- not far behind. Just a short bike to negotiate. The pace seems

:30:13. > :30:20.relatively slow at this stage. The Japanese takes it up. France up

:30:20. > :30:24.alongside. Just behind those Jodie Stimpson for Great Britain. I am

:30:24. > :30:32.wondering if one of the tactics may be to keep with the leading pack on

:30:32. > :30:37.the bike, then trying to break on the run. It would be really

:30:37. > :30:42.difficult to get away on such a short distance, but the run brings

:30:43. > :30:47.different tactics, so perhaps Jodie Stimpson's tactics, the British

:30:47. > :30:56.team's tactics, is to keep with the bike at the front, then make a move

:30:56. > :31:02.on the first of the four runs. Sarah Groff of the USA alongside

:31:02. > :31:06.Jodie Stimpson of Great Britain. Emma Moffat preparing her shoes for

:31:06. > :31:11.the ride in transition. Everyone reaching down for the starts,

:31:11. > :31:21.loosening of this shoe attachments before arriving at the transition

:31:21. > :31:23.

:31:23. > :31:29.area. Just 520 metres to write. ride. It looks like Jodie Stimpson

:31:29. > :31:36.once a clear gap in transition, alongside Emma Moffat in front, just

:31:36. > :31:44.a couple of meat -- just a couple of 100 metres to go. We shall expect

:31:44. > :31:54.them to rush out of transition. minutes before hitting the run. And

:31:54. > :31:57.

:31:57. > :32:02.it is a mile, 1.6 Colombo tours, to two laps. -- 1.6 kilometres.

:32:02. > :32:10.Stimpson had a problem losing some control of her bike coming in, but

:32:10. > :32:19.no damage done, hanging it up, and with a running shoes, eager to exit

:32:19. > :32:25.transition. Terrific changeover from Emma Moffat, and Jodie Stimpson has

:32:25. > :32:32.a few yards to cover now. Andrea Hewitt desperately trying to hold

:32:32. > :32:42.onto the lead group. And the Netherlands are up there, up into

:32:42. > :32:45.

:32:45. > :32:50.fourth position. The men are waiting to receive the handover. Sarah

:32:50. > :32:54.Groff, the 31-year-old American, and her results so far this season, but

:32:54. > :33:01.being overtaken towards the changeover by Jodie Stimpson,

:33:01. > :33:08.desperate to make up or two mistakes in transition, wanting to set

:33:08. > :33:14.Alistair Brownlee of on a leading position, but Groff is having none

:33:14. > :33:23.of it, only a short distance, and recovering the lead. And away the

:33:23. > :33:31.men go. About ten metres ahead of the next best. Spectacular start

:33:31. > :33:36.from the men. Absolutely superb, I love this event. This is where the

:33:36. > :33:42.action really starts evolving. We had a two team breakaway there,

:33:42. > :33:47.we're it will develop now, and that huge split on the final run

:33:47. > :33:52.discipline for the first athletes in each team, and this is where those

:33:52. > :33:57.splits will stretch and stretch. What an indication of the effort.

:33:57. > :34:03.You work so hard to stay in that league Park, tremendous performance.

:34:03. > :34:08.Alistair Brownlee was challenging at the start of the swim, coming around

:34:08. > :34:17.the turn around already. It will be under 3.5 minutes for the swim

:34:17. > :34:22.discipline, I am sure. They are already tearing it up here. Frodeno

:34:22. > :34:32.with a good swim, right in contention here, the 2008 Olympic

:34:32. > :34:33.

:34:33. > :34:38.champion, Jan Frodeno, not far away from Alistair Brownlee. Getting a

:34:38. > :34:45.full check on who is we're once they come out of the water in the next

:34:45. > :34:49.few seconds. It is the Americans first, Ben Kanute holding onto that

:34:49. > :34:59.first position. Burst into the water, followed by Alistair

:34:59. > :35:12.

:35:12. > :35:22.Brownlee, Switzerland outset then pack and the next ones out of water.

:35:22. > :35:23.

:35:23. > :35:30.Seven men, 17 is, about two ride for this bike ride. -- seven men, seven

:35:30. > :35:34.teams. Expect Alistair Brownlee to force the pace at the front of the

:35:34. > :35:44.field, looking around already, checking what the opposition is up

:35:44. > :35:45.

:35:45. > :35:50.to. And there he is, out in front, head down, making opponents work.

:35:50. > :36:00.And Javier Gomez, miles behind. Goodness me, the Olympic silver

:36:00. > :36:04.medallist with a mountain to climb, way off the pace. And move from

:36:04. > :36:13.Alistair, who has decided as transition gets near, she wants

:36:13. > :36:16.clean space, does not want to take of getting Impey did. -- he wants. I

:36:16. > :36:26.am looking forward to seeing Alistair Brownlee run the one-mile

:36:26. > :36:26.

:36:26. > :36:31.discipline. The fastest runner, that there is doubt, and he might just do

:36:31. > :36:35.enough in his 1600 metre run to effectively win the race for Great

:36:35. > :36:42.Britain if he explodes out of transition and sprints out of the

:36:42. > :36:49.two laps. He raced only yesterday, but it was a sprint yesterday, and

:36:49. > :36:54.has had 24 hours or so to recover. If he runs like we know he can, he

:36:54. > :37:04.might give Non Stanford and unassailable lead. Down to the

:37:04. > :37:13.

:37:13. > :37:22.leading free at the front, including smoothly as he would have liked, not

:37:22. > :37:28.that it should matter, he should be first or second out of transition.

:37:28. > :37:32.Kanute first, followed by Brownlee. Looks like a split at the front of

:37:32. > :37:37.the run, and Alistair Brownlee forging ahead of Aaron Royle, just

:37:37. > :37:45.online number one of the lab section, giving a significant lead

:37:45. > :37:52.to Non Stanford, going off as the third athlete for Great Britain.

:37:52. > :37:56.Kanute was first to lead, but dropping to 30 from transition.

:37:56. > :38:02.Frodeno roared through every step. Gomez has a lot of work to do, miles

:38:02. > :38:08.behind, not in contention at this stage, it is all about Alistair.

:38:09. > :38:15.Getting quicker, everything is being left out on the roads here for

:38:15. > :38:22.Alistair, his last race for a little while, as he cleanly hands over to

:38:23. > :38:29.Non Stanford, who sprints towards the water. Add a good entry, good

:38:29. > :38:38.dive. What was it like out there? That

:38:38. > :38:48.hurt like L. Even if it is short, it still hurts. And your assessment, GB

:38:48. > :38:51.

:38:51. > :39:00.already doing well all. Perfect planning. Non Stanford is doing

:39:00. > :39:05.well, in the perfect position. If Non Stanford can maintain this

:39:05. > :39:11.lead on the swim, there could be a time trial on the bike. Six of the

:39:11. > :39:15.men coming down and down as Alistair put the hammer down. This creates

:39:15. > :39:21.different situations, different concentration, because Stanford will

:39:21. > :39:30.be out on her own, barely aware that if Gwen Jorgensen can close on her

:39:30. > :39:36.bike, it puts her in a personal situation. Stanford almost done with

:39:36. > :39:40.the water. She should start to think about her run to the transition

:39:40. > :39:46.area. Perhaps collecting her bike and heading out on two wheels for

:39:46. > :39:54.the 6.6 hello metre bike ride, meanwhile Gwen Jorgensen from the US

:39:54. > :39:59.with that ungainly swims Roque owing well -- swim stroke going well. But

:39:59. > :40:07.quite a gap. Non Stanford way in front, arriving at transition, on

:40:07. > :40:15.her bike and away as the others get set to begin. It is conceivable the

:40:15. > :40:25.second group can close down on Non Stanford. It is possible to do it in

:40:25. > :40:26.

:40:26. > :40:31.the distance they have. Non Stanford has tasted such success this

:40:31. > :40:39.season. She kicked off the season in second place in San Diego, beaten by

:40:39. > :40:47.Gwen Jorgensen there, had her first WTS win in Madrid, then backing it

:40:47. > :40:50.up with a second place in the sprint in Hamburg 24 hours ago. It has been

:40:50. > :40:56.the breakthrough season for Non Stanford, but one of the main rivals

:40:56. > :41:01.has been Gwen Jorgensen, of the USA, and McIlroy of New Zealand

:41:02. > :41:11.attempting to close the gap on Non Stanford now. News of a ten second

:41:12. > :41:12.

:41:12. > :41:17.penalty. Non Stanford has to take a ten second standing penalty, because

:41:17. > :41:26.of an infringement, not by hard, but by Alistair Brownlee, I'd miss you

:41:26. > :41:33.with his dismount. -- and issue with his dismount. That has fallen to Non

:41:33. > :41:40.Stanford, taking Brownlee's punishment. That is going to throw

:41:40. > :41:45.out all sorts of things, with Gwen Jorgensen, around 15 seconds down,

:41:45. > :41:52.down to five immediately, and she is the strongest runner at the moment.

:41:52. > :42:02.We have a bite down, and a law enforcement officer in the street.

:42:02. > :42:02.

:42:02. > :42:10.-- bike down. Coming towards the end of the bicycle leg. Getting ready to

:42:10. > :42:15.dismount. No sign of the penalty, no visual of that penalty taken by Non

:42:15. > :42:19.Stanford, but we assume she has taken it, because she is not

:42:19. > :42:27.figuring, and Germany credited with first position. We shall try and

:42:28. > :42:37.figure out what has happened. McIlroy almost colliding with Haug.

:42:38. > :42:39.

:42:39. > :42:47.Jorgensen on her way. Germany leading the way. We are is Stanford?

:42:47. > :42:54.-- where is. We saw that crash there, but I am hoping nothing has

:42:54. > :43:04.happened. Unusual to get news of the race leader. We did see up by sick

:43:04. > :43:07.

:43:07. > :43:17.on the deck, we did see some action to retrieve it. -- bike on the deck.

:43:17. > :43:18.

:43:18. > :43:27.Was that Non Stanford? There was a body on the left. That looked like

:43:27. > :43:32.Non. That was a British uniform. It is all over for Britain. We know

:43:32. > :43:37.that Non Stanford has crashed, do not know if she is all right, what

:43:37. > :43:42.are you hearing? The coverage has not really sure on what has

:43:42. > :43:48.happened, we are yet to see the crash. The farce be new is when the

:43:48. > :43:54.chase back came into transition. -- the first we knew about it is when

:43:54. > :43:58.the chase came back. Unfortunately, she is probably at the furthest

:43:58. > :44:03.point of the bike course. We wanted to win this, but the biggest thing

:44:03. > :44:09.is to make sure Non Stanford is OK and she can continue later in the

:44:09. > :44:14.year. Fingers crossed she is OK, thank you.

:44:14. > :44:20.This is the battle for first, second and third, Anne Haug and Gwen

:44:20. > :44:30.Jorgensen. Drama in Hamburg this afternoon. Engels crossed that Non

:44:30. > :44:31.

:44:31. > :44:35.Stanford is OK. No newsreader yet -- no news yet on her position.

:44:35. > :44:42.Jorgensen coming from behind to run through the field, did it to win in

:44:42. > :44:50.San Diego, again in Yokohama, sixth in the individual sprint yesterday,

:44:50. > :44:55.leaving Anne Haug, yesterday's winner, behind her. Haug will haul

:44:55. > :44:59.from a decent performance from Loschke, already in pursuit of

:44:59. > :45:07.Cameron Dye, who is in the water already full is up the last

:45:07. > :45:12.triathletes for Germany with a great dive. What a great performance by

:45:12. > :45:18.Anne Haug there, working so hard on the bike, and getting in the pack in

:45:18. > :45:23.front, straight to the front, knowing that Gwen Jorgensen would be

:45:23. > :45:29.in a commanding situation into the run, and yet she did not give an

:45:29. > :45:39.inch, working and working, and put Germany back in contention. You can

:45:39. > :46:06.

:46:06. > :46:13.hear that crowd's appreciation hitting the water. Cameron Dye is

:46:13. > :46:23.coming out. Next out of the water will be the German, Franz Loschke.

:46:23. > :46:43.

:46:43. > :46:50.Sissons of New Zealand. Dye has his He will have Sissons for company.

:46:50. > :46:58.Sissons not sure where his bike is. He has lost his bike. Loschke

:46:58. > :47:03.looking a little heavy with his running steps. Out on the roads of

:47:04. > :47:10.Hamburg with Cameron Dye of the United States of America. He had an

:47:10. > :47:14.11-second lead at the time on the swim. He now has most of his 6.6

:47:14. > :47:19.kilometres still to ride. His feet are in the shoes. He is comfortable.

:47:19. > :47:26.He is in the lead on this bike. Surely nothing can go wrong. Of

:47:26. > :47:30.course, it all went wrong for Non Stanford, out in front, no company,

:47:30. > :47:34.we still don't know what happened. Whether it was a mechanical problem,

:47:34. > :47:44.or whether she made contact with one of the barriers a t the side of the

:47:44. > :47:46.

:47:46. > :47:50.road, or something worse. We still don't know. -- at the side of the

:47:50. > :47:54.road, or something worse. We still don't know. It doesn't appear that

:47:54. > :48:02.Dye is making... That is Non Stanford, Steve, being stretchered

:48:02. > :48:05.off the course. That is where we have just past. So Stanford is

:48:05. > :48:13.clearly receiving medical attention at the side of the course. That was

:48:13. > :48:18.the scene of the earlier crash. We saw the aftermath of it. Sissons of

:48:18. > :48:28.New Zealand, Loschke of Germany, coming off the cobbles. Loschke is

:48:28. > :48:33.

:48:33. > :48:37.and a mile to run. The Germans sensing potentially another victory.

:48:37. > :48:41.Anne Haug winning the women's sprint yesterday, but they want more. Here

:48:41. > :48:45.is our leader, Cameron Dye. He is starting to prepare for transition,

:48:45. > :48:50.physically prepare now. He is moving that shoe. He doesn't want to make

:48:50. > :48:54.any sudden movements. He wants to get the dismount spot on as well.

:48:54. > :49:00.And his timing needs to be sweet as he comes into transition. He doesn't

:49:00. > :49:08.want to slow down too much because he has to - the two riders behind

:49:08. > :49:14.him are closing the gap. Loschke - dl they are - Loschke and Sissons.

:49:14. > :49:18.The gap just closing a couple of seconds, but certainly they will be

:49:18. > :49:22.in transition together. Out of the saddle again, just chasing down as

:49:22. > :49:26.we come through. Dye might have been too cautious with his preparations

:49:26. > :49:32.for transition because the other two have kept up the pace as they hit

:49:32. > :49:36.the cobblestones. Loschke and Sissons, they haven't taken their

:49:36. > :49:40.feet out of the peddleals, they maintain their pace. Dye comes into

:49:41. > :49:45.transition. Two feet on the carpet. His bike station is right there.

:49:45. > :49:48.Sissons and Loschke go past him in transition. They could exit with a

:49:48. > :49:52.smooth turnover just ahead of the American. The American has missed

:49:52. > :49:57.his target with his helmet. Goodness me! That could cost him the chance.

:49:57. > :50:02.He's on his way. But he will be joined pretty quickly by Loschke and

:50:02. > :50:07.Sissons. Right on his tail. Loschke got that right. Sissons left a

:50:07. > :50:13.little behind. Now it is a foot race for the gold and Loschke goes past

:50:13. > :50:17.Cameron Dye. Explodes out of transition, roared on by the German

:50:17. > :50:21.crowd and his team-mates. Sweet timing for Franz Loschke, who missed

:50:21. > :50:30.the medal a year ago. He was in the team that finished fourth in

:50:30. > :50:34.Stockholm. He is now in gold medal position here. Haug and Frodeno and

:50:34. > :50:38.the rest of the German contingent can barely watch. Loschke grinds it

:50:38. > :50:43.out here in Hamburg. We hear so much about how a home crowd can lift an

:50:44. > :50:48.athlete. That is certainly happening here. Loschke has gone for it early

:50:48. > :50:53.on, as you say. He's not - he doesn't look smooth. He's an

:50:53. > :50:58.ungainly runner. He is working so hard for it. Ryan Sissons is in hot

:50:58. > :51:02.pursuit. They have both gone past Dye very early on. You almost hope

:51:02. > :51:09.that the home athlete can maintain this pace and keep the pressure

:51:09. > :51:14.right the way through the run. Sissons is looming. Sissons is in

:51:14. > :51:24.second position for New Zealand. Dye has been dropped to third. It's a

:51:24. > :51:28.short run. It's a sprint relay. An 850 metre lap and then a 750. The

:51:28. > :51:31.850 is done for Loschke. He is on his way for the second half. He is

:51:31. > :51:39.more than halfway through. Roared through transition by the Hamburg

:51:39. > :51:44.supporters. Just a couple of minutes running only to go. 750 metres to

:51:44. > :51:50.go. That's our leader from Germany at the moment. He is very aware that

:51:50. > :51:55.Ryan Sissons is working hard to close on him. Forget about the

:51:55. > :51:59.Brazilian and the Italian - they are on their first lap. Loschke is on

:51:59. > :52:06.his second and digging very deep now. Nine seconds is the gap. It is

:52:06. > :52:11.significant. Loschke getting lifted by this Hamburg crowd, flying

:52:11. > :52:17.through the streets. There's the man in second, Ryan Sissons, of New

:52:17. > :52:22.Zealand. Loschke does look faster. It looks like Ryan Sissons has

:52:22. > :52:26.worked so hard, he is almost struggling to maintain that pace. I

:52:26. > :52:29.think Loschke has increased the lead and no doubt - he is working so

:52:29. > :52:38.hard, but you have to give everything to the crowd. They have

:52:38. > :52:42.lifted him so much. Jan Frodeno is delighted. Jan Frodeno on his final

:52:43. > :52:48.weekend, he made the top ten in the individual race. He could be able to

:52:48. > :52:55.end his career on a high note with a gold medal in the relay if Loschke

:52:55. > :53:03.can keep this going. With 300 metres to run, he shows no signs of letting

:53:04. > :53:08.up. Franz Loschke of Germany, who has been backed up superbly here

:53:08. > :53:13.this afternoon by a terrific start from Anne Haug, then Jan Frodeno

:53:13. > :53:21.went well. It wasn't a race without mistakes, but he did enough before

:53:21. > :53:24.Anne Haug just about kept tabs with Gwen Jorgensen, Cameron Dye down in

:53:24. > :53:30.third position for the USA and Loschke is starting to soak it all

:53:30. > :53:40.up. He knows that this is his win! He is starting to celebrate.

:53:40. > :53:43.

:53:43. > :53:50.Germany's second gold of the weekend: -- weekend. Loschke's work

:53:50. > :53:59.is done. The gold medal is his. Let's take nothing away from

:53:59. > :54:03.Germany, who win the mixed relay and Loschke is lifted aloft by Haug, by

:54:03. > :54:09.Frodeno and Knapp. They are the champions. It will be the silver to

:54:09. > :54:15.Sissons and the rest of the New Zealand contenders. A good run from

:54:15. > :54:22.Ryan Sissons. He will be joined on the podium by Kate McIlroy, Tony

:54:22. > :54:26.Dodds and Andrea Hewitt. Cameron Dye finishes in third to take the bronze

:54:26. > :54:36.alongside Sarah Groff, Ben Kanute and Gwen Jorgensen.

:54:36. > :54:44.

:54:44. > :54:50.Confirmation of the final results of our home town. Yeah. It is amazing.

:54:50. > :54:56.Yet, it was a fight till the end and all you could do was watch? Yeah, it

:54:56. > :55:00.was really a great race. It was really hard. Yeah. Great. You have

:55:00. > :55:06.been on the podium already this weekend. Then you did it again for

:55:06. > :55:12.the home crowds? Yeah, in front of the home crowd, it is very special

:55:12. > :55:16.for the Germans. It was like a fairytale weekend for me. Yeah.

:55:16. > :55:22.Congratulations to everyone. We did a great job. A perfect ending for

:55:22. > :55:25.you as well, Jan? It is your last weekend of WTS racing? Yes, quite

:55:25. > :55:30.possibly the last weekend and with the mixed relay comes mixed

:55:30. > :55:33.emotions. There's so many ups and downs, and favourites and all the

:55:33. > :55:39.medals that were dealt out before already. But it's like in track and

:55:39. > :55:42.field, you have to bring a relay to the end and yeah, I am glad my

:55:42. > :55:45.team-mates carried me today and we had a wonderful race at home.

:55:45. > :55:49.Brendan, thanks for talking to us. Update us on Non Stanford's

:55:49. > :55:53.condition? I have spoken to her physio, who is with her at the

:55:53. > :55:57.hospital. She was treated at the scene by the medics. She was put on

:55:57. > :56:03.a spinal board as a precaution and arm in a sling, but she's not

:56:03. > :56:10.showing great signs of pain or distress. She's conscious. She's

:56:10. > :56:15.talking about things and she's displaying more signs of jut set.

:56:15. > :56:19.you know ma happened? We haven't been able to get that information.

:56:19. > :56:23.-- Do you know what happened?We haven't been able to get that

:56:23. > :56:28.information. 20 seconds up, the group came back in and she wasn't

:56:28. > :56:31.there. We have no idea. I do know, as a team, the athletes got together

:56:31. > :56:37.this morning, that he were talking about how they were going to fight

:56:37. > :56:42.for every second as a lead because they wanted to do it. Johnny, you

:56:42. > :56:47.never got out there. But I am sure, like everyone else, is happy to hear

:56:48. > :56:52.Non is doing OK? Yeah. That is the most important thing. At the end of

:56:52. > :56:57.the day, it is only racing! Obviously, I wanted to race. We had

:56:57. > :57:02.a strong team. As we keep saying, so much can go wrong and when there's

:57:02. > :57:07.four people involved, there's four times the chance of crashing and

:57:07. > :57:11.that's what happened. Alistair, things started off so well. Yes, we

:57:11. > :57:15.were doing alright. Jody had us in the perfect position. I was trying

:57:16. > :57:19.to get rid of as many people as I can. Handing over to Non in the

:57:20. > :57:25.perfect position. She had to keep herself in the race and these things

:57:25. > :57:33.happen. We are hearing from the hospital that Non is coherent, but

:57:33. > :57:37.really upset, she feels she has let you down? She is like that. I didn't

:57:37. > :57:41.see she her come round so I knew it must have been serious. She would

:57:41. > :57:44.never pull out and let the team down. Like I say, the fact that she

:57:44. > :57:48.is up and talking is the most important thing. Congratulations to

:57:48. > :57:52.the Germans on their very first mixed relay World Championship

:57:52. > :57:57.title. It wasn't of course the ending the Brits were hoping for,

:57:57. > :58:02.but as we have been hearing, thankfully Non Stanford is doing OK.

:58:02. > :58:05.Let's not forget, despite all the drama, that was British triathlon's

:58:05. > :58:11.most successful weekend of racing ever. That just about wraps things

:58:12. > :58:16.up here in Hamburg. We are back at the end of August for stage seven of

:58:16. > :58:20.the World Triathlon Series in Stockholm. You will be able to see

:58:20. > :58:24.live coverage of the women's race on Saturday 24th August on the BBC

:58:24. > :58:34.Sport website. We will also have extended highlights of the women's

:58:34. > :58:40.