:00:28. > :00:32.Welcome to Wilmslow. It's full of athletes taking part in the 7th
:00:32. > :00:38.triathlon. For this round we have travelled here to Cheshire to look
:00:38. > :00:41.at the growth of the sport at grass roots level.
:00:41. > :00:48.This summer there will be an average of six triathlons taking
:00:48. > :00:52.place every weekend across the country. In 2012 there was a total
:00:52. > :00:57.of 856 triathlon events in the UK and that number is set to grow this
:00:57. > :01:02.year. Since 2004, British trialt London membership has grown from
:01:02. > :01:06.6,500 to more than 15,000 and the range of people taking part is
:01:06. > :01:10.becoming more and more diverse. In Wilmslow today we have
:01:10. > :01:15.participants who take the sport so seriously they'll be aiming to get
:01:15. > :01:18.enough points to compete in the age group races at the ITU grand final
:01:18. > :01:22.in Hyde Park in September. On the same course we will also see people
:01:22. > :01:26.of all shapes and sizes with little or no triathlon experience, all
:01:26. > :01:29.here with the aim of reaching their own individual goals. Later in the
:01:29. > :01:33.programme we will be speaking to a couple of today's competitors,
:01:33. > :01:36.asking them how taking up up triathlon has changed their lives
:01:36. > :01:41.and we will be letting you know what to do if you fancy a go, as
:01:41. > :01:46.well. For now, let's turn our attentions
:01:46. > :01:51.back to the sport's elite level and more specifically, round three of
:01:51. > :01:57.the series which has been taking place this this weekend in the
:01:57. > :02:07.Japanese city of Yokohama. We are going to start focusing on the
:02:07. > :02:19.
:02:19. > :02:24.men's race. The leaderboard looks from Richard Murray, who was second
:02:24. > :02:28.in San Diego and is currently 7th in the rankings. Perhaps the man he'll
:02:28. > :02:38.fear more in Gomez. A late entry fear more in Gomez. A late entry
:02:38. > :02:43.
:02:43. > :02:49.his storming victory in his series debut placed him sixth in the
:02:49. > :02:56.rankings. Alistair chose to stay in California and compete in a 10 K
:02:56. > :03:04.track race. Having clocked an impressive 23.32 he is back on
:03:04. > :03:07.British soil explaining why he The last four years for mee were all
:03:07. > :03:11.about that one race in London. Fair enough. You only get one chance to
:03:11. > :03:20.raise at the Olympics. But to keep going for another four year, the
:03:20. > :03:27.same would be pretty tough. To mixing up with 10 K and other races
:03:27. > :03:31.and hoping to keep it fresh. It was great doing a 10K. With the
:03:31. > :03:35.triathlon, you pack your bags, you have three drinks bottles, three
:03:35. > :03:40.pairs of shoes, different clothing. It was the best thing just to throw
:03:40. > :03:44.your spikes and a vest in the bag and go down the track. I obviously
:03:44. > :03:48.talked about trying to qualify for the common wealths. I don't know how
:03:48. > :03:51.possible it is. I'm enjoying it and using it as a different goal to
:03:51. > :03:56.train for and running as fast as I can.
:03:56. > :04:01.It would be good but I wouldn't see him for very long.
:04:01. > :04:06.While all that has been going on, Johnny Brownlee has been continuing
:04:06. > :04:10.his training getting ready for his delayed start to the season. He has
:04:10. > :04:15.fully recovered from the Aingle injuries that blighted his
:04:15. > :04:20.winter training. -- ankle injuries. With Alistair winning he is hoping
:04:20. > :04:23.to make it back-to-back Brownlee wins.
:04:23. > :04:31.Let's see how they are getting on with their training.
:04:31. > :04:36.The men are getting ready to race at Yokohama. A grey and damp day in
:04:36. > :04:42.Japan's second largest city. You can see some of the taller buildings
:04:43. > :04:46.obscured by the clouds. So it should make for an interesting race. This
:04:46. > :04:50.is the story so far in terms of where they've been. It was Auckland
:04:50. > :05:00.where it ended last season, where they began this season. Soon desay
:05:00. > :05:07.goe in the sunshine of California saw stage two. -- Dan desay goe.
:05:07. > :05:17.-- San Dei go. We are now in Yokohama. They begin the bike leg to
:05:17. > :05:18.
:05:18. > :05:22.complete 40 kilometres. They'll ride 94. .45K laps, taking them to
:05:22. > :05:30.various key areas of the Yokohama water front. Back into transition
:05:30. > :05:36.for the changeover, then we'll have four 2. 5K laps on foot to complete
:05:36. > :05:41.the race. That's how it'll end, back in transition in about an hour and
:05:41. > :05:44.50 minutes from where they start. So it is the defending Yokohama
:05:45. > :05:47.triathlon champion who wears number one as the leader in the rankings.
:05:47. > :05:57.He is first to step on to the blue He is first to step on to the blue
:05:57. > :06:05.
:06:05. > :06:09.whiches in Yokohama. He likes this course. -- three wins.
:06:09. > :06:15.David McNamee wears nine for Great Britain. The big news is the return
:06:15. > :06:20.of Jonathan browly following his ankle injury -- Jonathan Brownlee.
:06:20. > :06:26.He hasn't competed since the end of last season. He wears 19. There he
:06:26. > :06:31.is the Olympic bronze medallist. It was Alistair's turn to shine is San
:06:31. > :06:37.Diego. Johnny is welcomed with a roar as he steps on to the carpet in
:06:37. > :06:42.yolk what Mc. Described by -- yolk what Mc. Described by his brother a
:06:42. > :06:47.as being the fittest man in the world. The men released into the
:06:47. > :06:52.water. A spectacular start. Two laps. Oh, somebody has taken a knock
:06:52. > :07:02.and got left behind. A blilt of argy bargy in the early stages of the
:07:02. > :07:08.
:07:08. > :07:11.swim. -- a little bit. They swim out swim. -- a little bit. They swim out
:07:11. > :07:16.across the port of Yokohama. The water temperature enforcing the use
:07:16. > :07:24.of wetsuits at 17. 3 degrees. A chilly, rather unwelcoming weather
:07:24. > :07:27.situation here in Yokohama, but a huge day for the sport as we see the
:07:27. > :07:31.return of Jonathan Brownlee. Difficult conditions.
:07:31. > :07:35.Well, they certainly are. They are very different to what they saw here
:07:36. > :07:39.last year. In around about September time the water temperature was up in
:07:39. > :07:43.the 20s. Certainly the outside temperature was a lot warmer. The
:07:43. > :07:50.roads are going to be wet and slippery. We have seen the swim. It
:07:50. > :07:56.is a wetsuit swim. That changes the race a little bit. It benefits the
:07:56. > :08:03.slightly slower swumers. Not that any of these guys are slow. A few
:08:03. > :08:09.missing. Richard Varger who we normally see isn't there. We'll see
:08:09. > :08:14.the Russians leading the race, I think. Igor Polyanskiy and of course
:08:14. > :08:19.Gomez and let's not forget Johnny Brownlee as you said earlier was
:08:19. > :08:26.said to be in the shape of his life by his brother, Alistair. There is
:08:26. > :08:31.the Olympic bronze medallist and defending WTS champion. The younger
:08:31. > :08:36.of the Brownlee brothers, Jonathan. He had that in incredible brobs
:08:36. > :08:42.medal in -- bronze medal in Hyde Park on August 7th 2012, despite
:08:42. > :08:47.being forced to stop and take a 15-second count because of a
:08:47. > :08:51.dismount infringement. We never saw a replay of that, in fact. It was a
:08:51. > :08:54.little controversial. I remember Alistair and Jonathan, as we see the
:08:54. > :08:58.start again, Alistair and Jonathan discussing, or trying to discuss
:08:58. > :09:03.what happened as they were on the bike but the noise levels from the
:09:03. > :09:10.crowd were so great they couldn't hear each other speaking, such was
:09:11. > :09:13.the interaction with the huge crowds the interaction with the huge crowds
:09:13. > :09:23.in Hyde Park last August. A good start for Johnny Brownlee off the
:09:23. > :09:27.pontoon. This is the first turn with Ivan Vasiliev and Jonathan Brownlee
:09:28. > :09:35.in hot pursuit. -- Denis Vasiliev. There was an arm on a shoulder there
:09:35. > :09:45.with ducking and diving going on. Eight minutes and five seconds have
:09:45. > :09:48.
:09:48. > :09:53.passed. The lead remains with the Russian, Denis Vasiliev. His brother
:09:53. > :09:58.wouldn't be too far behind. They have to head for this ramp which is
:09:58. > :10:02.semi-submerged in the water off Yokohama. Crawl out, then run along
:10:02. > :10:06.the platform and dive back in. We'll get a full check on the standings at
:10:06. > :10:14.the end of lap one. It is Vasiliev first out of the water. Followed by
:10:14. > :10:19.Johnny Brownlee. Then his brother Ivan. Henri Schoeman is fourth.
:10:19. > :10:29.Ivan. Henri Schoeman is fourth. McCartney. Still still. Tayama is
:10:29. > :10:38.
:10:38. > :10:43.McCartney. Still still. Tayama is Harris comes out in 19. David
:10:43. > :10:48.McNamee is out on 23. Richard Murray off the pace. Slower than he would
:10:48. > :10:52.have preferred in the early stages. Back they go. Keeping an eye on the
:10:52. > :10:56.flags coming through. Mark flags coming through. Mark
:10:56. > :11:05.Buckingham out in 40 seconds. 36th Buckingham out in 40 seconds. 36th
:11:05. > :11:09.position for Mark. They are on their position for Mark. They are on their
:11:09. > :11:13.way. We have a change in leadership at the front. Number 34, Andrew
:11:13. > :11:19.McCartney from Canada has taken up McCartney from Canada has taken up
:11:19. > :11:24.first position in the water. He will arrive stirs at the white -- arrive
:11:24. > :11:29.first at the white burning buoy. McCartney of Canada, followed by
:11:29. > :11:36.Vasiliev. Followed by Johnny Brownlee, who I think is joined by
:11:36. > :11:39.the other of the Vasiliev brothers, Ivan. They are in close proximity to
:11:39. > :11:44.Jonathan Brownlee. Again more trouble for some of the insiders as
:11:44. > :11:51.they come tight on this turn. The bikes are poised and ready to
:11:51. > :11:55.go. There is Johnny Brownlee's bike with feeding stations stuck to the
:11:55. > :12:01.handlebars and crossbar and the rain falling steadily now on the water as
:12:01. > :12:10.the swimmers approach the final turn before they head to the pontoon for
:12:11. > :12:14.the second exit. This time they'll the second exit. This time they'll
:12:15. > :12:18.head for their bikes. It's been an excellent swim from the Canadian
:12:18. > :12:23.Andrew McCartney. He made an excellent exit and reentry after the
:12:23. > :12:28.first lap. He found himself in first position. He has held on to first
:12:28. > :12:32.position, keeping Denis Vasiliev down in second. Good swimming
:12:32. > :12:35.technique for McCartney. He will be first to the sloping pontoon which
:12:35. > :12:40.takes him out of the water. He will start it prepare ready for
:12:40. > :12:44.transition. He is on his way. McCartney first, Vasiliev in second.
:12:44. > :12:50.Coming out in third is Jonathan Coming out in third is Jonathan
:12:50. > :12:56.Brownlee. Number 19. #2308d by Schoeman, the South African. --
:12:56. > :13:03.followed by. Vasiliev, and Silva. Marco Van Der
:13:03. > :13:13.Stel. Gomez is not far behind. Coming out in 11th. Adam Bowden is
:13:13. > :13:33.
:13:33. > :13:39.emerge -- potentially a group of 20 could emerge, depending on how they
:13:39. > :13:44.go into this transition area. Johnny Brownlee has arrived. Fiddles with
:13:44. > :13:49.that. Make sure the clip is done up and wetsuit deposited into the box.
:13:49. > :13:53.First man out was the first man in. McCartney leaves first. Johnny
:13:53. > :13:59.Brownlee is there, crosses the line before he gets on his bike and away
:13:59. > :14:04.they go to begin the first of nine 4.45 kilometre laps on the wet roads
:14:05. > :14:09.of Yokohama. It's going to be dangerous. It'll require full
:14:09. > :14:13.concentration. Everybody needs to keep their distance to avoid any
:14:13. > :14:16.incidents but we are likely to see them in such slippery road
:14:16. > :14:18.conditions. Mark Buckingham is on conditions. Mark Buckingham is on
:14:18. > :14:22.his way. Number 12 just going his way. Number 12 just going
:14:22. > :14:27.his way. Number 12 just going through. Igor Polyanskiy. And those
:14:27. > :14:30.who are just arriving, including Richard Murray, will be eager to
:14:30. > :14:36.exit quickly and keep in touch with this lead group. Murray glances up.
:14:36. > :14:40.He has a bit of work to do to catch the leaders. The second group is
:14:40. > :14:44.immediately forming behind him are just seeing Adam Bowden go
:14:44. > :14:47.through there. I think he had a bit of a bad transition. He really was
:14:47. > :14:52.just behind the front guys coming across the water. Another good swim
:14:52. > :14:56.from him following up from a good swim in San Diego but seems to have
:14:56. > :15:02.dropped off the pack. That's why it is important to come out and hammer
:15:02. > :15:06.the first kilometre. That's why the guys do. This is the front pack of
:15:06. > :15:10.riders coming through. You can see the damage that can be done early on
:15:10. > :15:15.in the race when someone is committed, the likes of Jonathan
:15:15. > :15:18.Brown lane Alistair Brownlee, they know how important it is to run out
:15:18. > :15:28.hard. People try to make the mistake of recovering from the swi. Go with
:15:28. > :15:45.
:15:46. > :15:51.that. You have to go with the pace in these conditions. One lap down.
:15:51. > :16:01.Eight laps to go. Adam Bowden is 22 seconds off the
:16:01. > :16:17.
:16:17. > :16:25.the field from Jonathan Brownlee. Look at him go. He wants to up the
:16:25. > :16:29.ante. Everybody else is forced to respond.
:16:29. > :16:34.Johnny is used to six months of training, he is coming to this with
:16:34. > :16:42.less training and come to this race late. He arrived two days before
:16:42. > :16:46.the event. And that's a different tactic to normally. There is a
:16:46. > :16:51.theory come in late or early. But at the moment doesn't seem to be
:16:51. > :16:55.affecting him, the fact he arrived in the country 48 hours ago.
:16:55. > :17:00.Adam Bowden, number four, right of screen. He takes it up with the
:17:00. > :17:07.chase group. The chase group I think think has
:17:07. > :17:10.now absorbed the two Russians boys. Instead of pushing to join leaders,
:17:10. > :17:20.they allowed themselves to be swallowed up by the chase group
:17:20. > :17:25.
:17:25. > :17:28.which now numbers six or seven. Oh! We have a man down. It's
:17:28. > :17:36.Polyanskiy. Took out one of the court Marshalls in the process. He
:17:36. > :17:40.is hurting. I think it was a relatively slow part of the course
:17:40. > :17:45.where Polyanskiy went down. He was making a turn. The paramedics are
:17:45. > :17:55.there to take care of him. No change at the front. Still eight
:17:55. > :18:07.
:18:07. > :18:10.guys. McCartney looks to be finding course. His left arm clearly
:18:11. > :18:16.damaged in some way. I don't know if it's superficial or whether he
:18:16. > :18:20.needs an X-ray. But his race is run. Javier Gomez takes his turn to
:18:20. > :18:25.force the pace and leads them through at the end of lap four.
:18:25. > :18:28.Five to go. There's the helicopter. I think it's probably remotely
:18:28. > :18:34.controlled from the ground. It's not big enough to carry a pilot and
:18:34. > :18:39.that gear underneath. The chase group aren't getting any closer.
:18:39. > :18:44.They're down to about 50 seconds behind the hraoetders now --
:18:44. > :18:52.leaders now. This is group number three coming
:18:52. > :19:02.through. Richard Murray in there.
:19:02. > :19:07.
:19:07. > :19:12.A minute and a half off the pace, Murray. Harris, as well. Silva
:19:12. > :19:21.hoping to extend lead today. He needs to watch Gomez, the
:19:21. > :19:26.mathematics of that to be decided. Gomez moves to the front. McCartney,
:19:26. > :19:32.where he's been since he left the water.
:19:32. > :19:38.8th position. Barely moved from 8th. A couple of minutes in 7th but he
:19:38. > :19:47.has been out the pack, the Canadian. White helmet of Jonathan Brownlee.
:19:47. > :19:53.At the end of lap 7, two to go. One minute and 18 seconds between the
:19:53. > :19:56.front group of eight and the chasers.
:19:57. > :20:02.The crowd still out in force, despite the rotten weather
:20:02. > :20:12.conditions. They were hoping for some Japanese success. That
:20:12. > :20:17.vanished long ago, the chance of a home win today. Gomez is there.
:20:17. > :20:27.Brownlee easy to spot. They'll take the bell here. It's at the end of
:20:27. > :20:28.
:20:28. > :20:32.lap 8. The bell will sound, signalling one further lap to ride.
:20:32. > :20:38.Next time they come to transition they'll dump the bikes and start
:20:38. > :20:43.the run. One to go. Jonathan Brownlee's return to top
:20:43. > :20:46.level competition has been exemplary, so far. Will it be a
:20:46. > :20:56.triumphant return to top level racing for the younger of the
:20:56. > :20:57.
:20:57. > :21:03.Brownlee brothers? It was a triumphant return for Alistair in
:21:03. > :21:08.San Diego. Jonathan will have to deal with Gomez, with the threat of
:21:08. > :21:12.Silva. Certainly knowing that Alistair won in San Diego, I think
:21:12. > :21:18.that's going to motivate him to think, if my brother can do it, I
:21:18. > :21:21.can do it, as well. The transition fast approaching. They've so much
:21:21. > :21:31.space between the leaders and the chase group. There's no danger of
:21:31. > :21:37.
:21:37. > :21:41.being caught. Preparations for the dismount in line now. Van Der Stel
:21:41. > :21:47.leads them in with Brownlee in second. Approaching the dismount
:21:47. > :21:53.line. They're spread out nicely across the road here in Yokohama.
:21:53. > :21:59.Touch down. Away we go. Brownlee moves seamlessly from
:21:59. > :22:07.riding to jogging into position to transition. Right shoe is on, left
:22:07. > :22:17.shoe is on. Gomez is set, as well. It's Shaw
:22:17. > :22:20.
:22:20. > :22:23.who leads them out. Silva, Gomez, Brownlee, McCartney Schoeman. They
:22:23. > :22:33.leave pretty much as a single group, that was well executed by all of
:22:33. > :22:45.
:22:45. > :22:49.them. What do they do here? Does Johnny take it out hard and go, I
:22:49. > :22:53.am here. And put the fear of God in them or does he sit in and see what
:22:53. > :23:01.they've got to offer him? second group have arrived at
:23:02. > :23:11.transition. Wilson first in and first out.
:23:12. > :23:12.
:23:12. > :23:20.That's a quick change by Wilson. Bailie and Good. Tayama the best of
:23:20. > :23:27.the Japanese. Out in front Brownlee with Gomez on his shoulder. Silva
:23:27. > :23:32.splashing through the puddles, holding on to third position.
:23:32. > :23:38.Shaw and Schoeman with no answer to the speed at the start of this
:23:38. > :23:48.first lap. An hour and 22 minutes so far for Jonathan at the end of
:23:48. > :24:05.
:24:05. > :24:10.the first lap.. One of the Japanese competitors still on his first lap.
:24:10. > :24:16.Johnny's kicked away from Gomez. He has opened up a gap of two or three
:24:16. > :24:20.metres. Around the hairpin, a wide turn
:24:20. > :24:26.from Brownlee. Further pace injected. The gap now a couple of
:24:26. > :24:29.seconds. I had a feeling Gomez was going with Brownlee for the first
:24:29. > :24:32.couple of kilometres and he was thinking, he will slow down. He
:24:32. > :24:38.can't keep this pace up. At three kilometres, he thought I can't stay
:24:38. > :24:47.with this pace and this guy isn't slowing down. Brownlee looks
:24:47. > :24:55.comfortable. Silva stays in third. Vasiliev has broken away and
:24:55. > :25:05.fancies a visit to the WTS podium. Silva's third place may be in
:25:05. > :25:15.danger. Now the gap has grown. Closer to five seconds between
:25:15. > :25:15.
:25:15. > :25:23.Brownlee and Gomez. They complete lap two of four. Silva looks like
:25:23. > :25:33.he is in real pain. Seven minutes and 11 seconds for
:25:33. > :25:56.
:25:56. > :26:02.last year's run time by Silva, which was 29.42. At the end of lap
:26:02. > :26:09.three Jonathan Brownlee is in command in Yokohama, just like his
:26:09. > :26:13.brother was in San Diego. The rain is getting heavier. He's
:26:13. > :26:17.been using the feeding station water to cool himself down. But
:26:17. > :26:22.mother nature will help him now over the final lap. Not looking as
:26:22. > :26:31.comfortable as he was ten minutes ago. But his lead over Gomez is
:26:31. > :26:40.significant. In the wet, murky distance, we can see Silva in third
:26:40. > :26:47.position. 12 seconds between Brownlee and Gomez. Two-and-a-half
:26:47. > :26:56.kilometres to go. Brownlee's taken the bell. Gomez takes it now.
:26:56. > :27:02.Shortly Silva will take it. Vasiliev I don't think has enough
:27:02. > :27:12.in the legs to close the gap and take third position. Holding on for
:27:12. > :27:15.
:27:15. > :27:25.4th, for the moment. 51 seconds between Jonathan in first and Silva
:27:25. > :27:43.
:27:43. > :27:48.behind, and now it's 15. Schoeman in 5th or 6th here, will get a full
:27:48. > :27:57.list of what they're doing. He is in 5th, followed by McCartney,
:27:57. > :28:00.who's holding on to 6th position. Shaw and Richard Murray is the man
:28:00. > :28:06.who's made up some ground. He was with the chasing group. He was a
:28:06. > :28:10.long way off the pace. He really hasn't let up, we thought he had
:28:10. > :28:20.gone out with that pace and was he going to blow up or slow down? But
:28:20. > :28:21.
:28:21. > :28:24.my eyes are telling me that this is pretty much the same pace as he
:28:25. > :28:28.went out with. I am going to be fascinated to see the run splits at
:28:28. > :28:30.the end of this race. This is going to be somewhere up with the similar
:28:30. > :28:33.times to what his brother is running right now. With plenty of
:28:33. > :28:38.races still to come he could still go on and successfully defend his
:28:38. > :28:43.WTS title, which he won in 2012. There's plenty of time for Jonathan
:28:43. > :28:53.to do that and on this sort of form who can stop him? Maybe only his
:28:53. > :28:57.
:28:57. > :29:04.brother. Jonathan Brownlee has demolished the field here in
:29:04. > :29:14.Yokohama, off the back of an injury. His first race of the season. His
:29:14. > :29:21.first Olympic distance triathlon of 2013 will end in triumph in
:29:21. > :29:29.Yokohama. No one to touch him here in Japan. In the driving rain, at
:29:29. > :29:39.last he can afford a smile. His fitness is not in doubt. Despite
:29:39. > :29:45.the lay-off with injury, he is in a class of his own here. On to the
:29:45. > :29:53.final strait now. It's Jonathan's turn to shine in
:29:53. > :30:00.Yokohama, following Alistair's demonstration in San Diego. Up the
:30:00. > :30:06.final stretch to take the applause and congratulations. What a win!
:30:06. > :30:16.The younger of the Brownlee brothers, Jonathan triumphant in
:30:16. > :30:16.
:30:16. > :30:25.Japan. He made it look so ridiculously easy. He will have a
:30:25. > :30:31.wait now as Gomez comes home. He will be about 20 seconds behind.
:30:31. > :30:35.Brownlee has beaten Gomez, that's a huge achievement for him. And last
:30:35. > :30:45.year's winner has improved on his winning time from a year ago, as
:30:45. > :30:51.
:30:51. > :30:56.well. Joao Silva looked in pain. He wondered if he would be caught by
:30:56. > :31:01.the Russian behind him but he held on to take third. It remains an
:31:01. > :31:07.excellent venue for Joao Silva. Twice a winner. And third today in
:31:07. > :31:08.2013 but a minute and 17 seconds 2013 but a minute and 17 seconds
:31:08. > :31:12.2013 but a minute and 17 seconds behind the winner. Ivan Vasiliev
:31:12. > :31:16.crosses the line it take fourth from Russia. It'll be interesting to see
:31:16. > :31:23.how far up the field Richard Murray finds himself. He will be next to
:31:23. > :31:28.finish, into fifth. Two South Africans. Schoeman overtaken in the
:31:28. > :31:36.final stages by Murray. That will hurt. Murray comes home in fifth for
:31:36. > :31:43.South Africa. Schoeman his excite rate finishes in sixth. A his
:31:43. > :31:48.compatriot. Adam do you den finishes in the --
:31:48. > :31:53.Adam Bowden finishes in the top ten. An excellent eighth position.
:31:53. > :31:56.So an emphatic victory for Jonathan Brownlee by 24 seconds to Javier
:31:56. > :32:02.Gomez in second with Joao Silva Gomez in second with Joao Silva
:32:02. > :32:12.third: Adam Bowden had an excellent result in eighth. With David McNamee
:32:12. > :32:12.
:32:12. > :32:14.ninth and Mark Buckingham finished Joao Silva leads the series ranking
:32:15. > :32:24.Joao Silva leads the series ranking Joao Silva leads the series ranking
:32:24. > :32:28.Brownlees are coming. I have only trained for two weeks at
:32:28. > :32:33.running. At the start of the year I got told I wouldn't be racing at
:32:33. > :32:37.all. I got a bit emotional. I thought I wasn't going to be here at
:32:37. > :32:41.all. I thought the season was over and now to be back, it is weird. I
:32:41. > :32:46.don't know where it came from but I felt pretty good. One of the big
:32:46. > :32:50.things is I've trained hard. Long miles were being young. So I have a
:32:50. > :32:55.base. If you have a rest it helps. That helped me. Javier has been
:32:55. > :33:00.travelling around the world. I have been at home in Yorkshire. I have an
:33:00. > :33:05.advantage that I'm a lot fresher T helped me. It was good it breakaway
:33:05. > :33:09.on the bike. I'm happy with my performance today, better than in
:33:09. > :33:15.San Diego. Not great but Jonathan was fast in the run. I tried to hang
:33:15. > :33:18.on in the first lap. I blew up. Second place is all right.
:33:18. > :33:22.beginning of the season for me has been a lot of travelling and maybe
:33:22. > :33:28.some of, that I don't noe. I'm really happy with the result, with
:33:29. > :33:36.the third and to come here was great because all the people are cheered a
:33:36. > :33:41.lot for me, so I'm really thankful lot for me, so I'm really thankful
:33:41. > :33:45.What an incredible start it the season for Johnny. There is no doubt
:33:46. > :33:49.that the success he and his brother have had over the years has
:33:49. > :33:55.increased in the popularity in participation in grassroots
:33:55. > :33:59.triathlon in Britain. One man who has seen an increase in the sport is
:33:59. > :34:03.profession professional Ironman athlete Paul Hawkins. What is it
:34:03. > :34:08.like watching more and more people fall in love with your sport? You
:34:08. > :34:12.won the first ever Wilmslow Triathlon Yes, it has grown
:34:12. > :34:18.massively since I started. It was an amateur sport, you were looking
:34:18. > :34:24.about 90 to 200 people. Nowadays you are looking at 500 to 1,000 people
:34:24. > :34:29.in a local low-key event which is outstanding. What are the benefits
:34:29. > :34:33.of training for a triathlon and taking part in these races?
:34:33. > :34:38.fitness benefits is outstanding compared to any other sport. The
:34:38. > :34:42.injury rate is less because you are covering three sports. You work on
:34:42. > :34:47.every muscle, not overusing single mussels like that. It is -- muscles
:34:47. > :34:52.like that. It is great for the body and heart. What are your aims?I'm
:34:52. > :34:58.coming back from an injury. Once I should be fit I'm racing in France
:34:58. > :35:01.in June. Then I have a few more planned later in the year. Hopefully
:35:01. > :35:05.Ironman Wales is my biggest target in September. You are taking part
:35:05. > :35:12.later. Best of luck. Glad you are coming back from injury. Two ladies
:35:12. > :35:15.from Leeds who have finished their first-ever triathlon, Sam and Holy.
:35:15. > :35:19.You look With it was brilliant. Really good. Organised well. The
:35:19. > :35:26.course was flat and fast. Everyone was so encouraging. I really enjoyed
:35:26. > :35:31.it. What made you take up triathlon? We wanted a new challenge. Like we
:35:31. > :35:36.would train about four times a week Thai boxing over in Leeds and we
:35:36. > :35:41.both run. Then we thought - why not mix it up and go for a triathlon. It
:35:41. > :35:45.has been challenge, training for it. But it is so rewarding. Did you
:35:45. > :35:48.really get into triathlon at the Olympics? How much did that he
:35:48. > :35:52.courage you? Very much so. The Olympics inspired a lot of people to
:35:52. > :35:56.do different sports and try something knew. We booked it
:35:56. > :36:00.straight after. -- try something new. I was going to say I hope you
:36:00. > :36:04.have the bug but I can tell you have. You look so well. Definitely.
:36:04. > :36:10.We are going to sign up for the Leeds one. Congratulations. Thank
:36:10. > :36:13.you. If you are interested in taking part in triathlon, you can find out
:36:14. > :36:23.more by visiting the British more by visiting the British
:36:24. > :36:28.
:36:28. > :36:32.registered triathlon event in the country, however large or small.
:36:32. > :36:42.Back to the World Series and the women's race in Yokohama. These are
:36:42. > :36:43.
:36:43. > :36:47.the current standings two races in. Ann Haug can afford to sit it out
:36:47. > :36:50.because she has a comfortable lead. Gwen Jorgensen has travelled to
:36:50. > :36:54.Japan. Her confidence will be sky high
:36:54. > :36:58.after a stunning win in California. Having failed to finish in her first
:36:58. > :37:08.race in Auckland she will be looking to continue that rapid rise up the
:37:08. > :37:13.wasn't initially planning on taking part in Yokohama but after failing
:37:13. > :37:18.to finish in Auckland and missing out on a podium in San Diego, she is
:37:18. > :37:28.keen on building up her ranking by racing well in Japan. Over now to
:37:28. > :37:56.
:37:56. > :38:01.racing well in Japan. Over now to The athletes are eager to get going
:38:01. > :38:07.here. They've had a long wait. A long build-up. Now they are stepping
:38:07. > :38:13.forward ready to dive into the chilly waters. They'll begin the
:38:13. > :38:21.third stage of the WTS for 2013. Here we G a spectacular start. --
:38:21. > :38:27.here we go. It is a cold morning. A fast start for the 22 elite
:38:27. > :38:31.triathletes as they dive into the choppy waters of the port of
:38:31. > :38:35.Yokohama Those waters look choppy to me. We saw the girls warming up
:38:35. > :38:40.earlier. Not the best conditions. Sometimes the TV can be deceptive.
:38:40. > :38:46.It looks relatively flat. But when you are in there, it is not going to
:38:46. > :38:50.feel so flat. Just under a kilometre swim, deep in the first of the two
:38:50. > :38:54.laps here. That second grou, that second trio -- that second group,
:38:55. > :38:59.that second trio are making contact with just about every stroke. They
:38:59. > :39:04.could do with giving each other a bit of room. Otherwise somebody's
:39:04. > :39:09.googles will come off or somebody could get poked in the eye.
:39:09. > :39:13.Eventually someone getting sandwiched out of context as Aileen
:39:13. > :39:17.Reid continues to set the pace for the Republic of Ireland here Just
:39:17. > :39:21.noticing there that little break and in the second pack behind I did see
:39:21. > :39:26.Maaike Caelers. She's not known for her swim, is she? She has been
:39:26. > :39:34.working on it all winter. We know her biking and running is amazing.
:39:34. > :39:40.Her swim needs work. In the last couple of races she's had Anne Haug.
:39:40. > :39:50.But she isn't there today. current leader in the WTS rankings,
:39:50. > :40:00.
:40:01. > :40:06.gone, we'll get a look the everybody's position hopefully if
:40:06. > :40:09.the machine is working properly as they come out of the water. It's
:40:09. > :40:19.Sato and Aileen Reid and Emma Moffatt and Jodie Stimpson in
:40:19. > :40:38.
:40:38. > :40:44.Moffatt and Jodie Stimpson in the swim session in Yokohama.
:40:44. > :40:49.So it is Adachi who leads them through. She's go the clean water in
:40:49. > :40:53.front -- she's got clean water in front. She goes left now, around the
:40:53. > :40:59.first of the white inflatables. It is a little less frantic at this
:40:59. > :41:04.turn. Oh, somebody, number two, Gwen Jorgensen seemed to get a slap in
:41:04. > :41:08.the face as she came around that turn. One or two are getting barged
:41:08. > :41:14.out of position as W it is a little chaotic. Oh, somebody has gone
:41:15. > :41:24.under. Goodness me. Somebody got a ducking, that was Annamaria Mazzetti
:41:25. > :41:37.
:41:37. > :41:42.from Italy, who was ducked with both is enough daylight between the
:41:42. > :41:46.swimmer in position number 12 or so and the next two allow two groups to
:41:46. > :41:51.form. I saw possibly four packs forming there and that's definitely
:41:51. > :41:56.Moffatt there in second place. We would expect to see her there abouts
:41:56. > :42:00.at the front of the swim. I think you are right, four packs is
:42:00. > :42:04.definitely possible here. It looks like we'll have eight or nine in the
:42:04. > :42:09.front group. Someone has gone slightly off course and is going to
:42:09. > :42:13.have to adjust, so they go the right have to adjust, so they go the right
:42:13. > :42:16.side of that orange buoy. Mariko Adachi is our leader. Emma Moffatt
:42:16. > :42:21.is in hot pursuit. Adachi is stretching the lead further. She
:42:21. > :42:25.wants to enjoy this moment and lead the way for the TV cameras and the
:42:25. > :42:33.photographers and the Japanese supporters alike. She will be
:42:33. > :42:39.exiting the water after just under 19 minutes. Here we go. Out of the
:42:39. > :42:43.water. Mariko Adachi, followed by Emma Moffatt. She was second out. In
:42:43. > :42:46.third place, well that may well still be Aileen Reid unless she got
:42:46. > :42:51.still be Aileen Reid unless she got pushed further down. No it is Yuka
:42:51. > :43:01.Sato followed by Jodie Stimpson, the Sato followed by Jodie Stimpson, the
:43:01. > :43:11.
:43:11. > :43:16.are well-stretched. 20 seconds between one to nine. 33 seconds
:43:16. > :43:20.between Adachi in first and Kate McIlroy who came out of the water in
:43:20. > :43:25.tenth. Adachi is looking like she's in
:43:25. > :43:29.excellent shape here. She's spotted her bike. The wetsuit is half off.
:43:29. > :43:34.She'll step out of it. This is all well-reversed now. She has to get
:43:34. > :43:40.this bit right. As has Emma Moffatt. The bits have to go in the right
:43:40. > :43:44.boxes. The helmet has to go on. Running shoes are attached to the
:43:44. > :43:49.pedals on the bike. They call it the fourth discipline in triathlon, the
:43:49. > :43:55.transition. Adachi was first in. She is first out of transition.
:43:55. > :44:04.Caelers is down in 14th. She has work to do. 44 seconds off the pace.
:44:04. > :44:08.work to do. 44 seconds off the pace. There is Idowu. -- Ide.
:44:08. > :44:13.Stimpson is working hard and there is a group of sixth who will hope to
:44:13. > :44:16.join in the fun at the front of the field as well Yes, it is just a
:44:16. > :44:20.shame because obviously Moffatt can't see what was going on behind
:44:20. > :44:28.her. But if she knew there were two girls behind her they could link
:44:28. > :44:32.together and work well to get away from that chasing back.
:44:32. > :44:42.And Moffatt is about to have some company in this front group. It'll
:44:42. > :44:50.
:44:50. > :44:55.Yuri Ide, the current number one ranked athlete certainly here today
:44:55. > :44:59.anyway. And her tenth place in San Diego and third in the World Cup
:44:59. > :45:09.earlier on in the year. So she has earlier on in the year. So she has
:45:09. > :45:20.
:45:20. > :45:25.opportunity for some of the up and coming athletes to have a go and
:45:25. > :45:28.get themselves prepared for the World Series racing, the level is
:45:28. > :45:36.so high now. To go straight to that from junior level would be very
:45:36. > :45:43.tough. 27 minutes and ten seconds. The riders come to complete the
:45:43. > :45:48.first of the nine laps around Yokohama. It's a small field but
:45:48. > :45:52.this is actually quite a big group. 13 athletes to hit this course.
:45:52. > :45:57.There's 20 turns in every lap. Riding in a big group certainly
:45:57. > :46:07.makes it tougher going in and out of those turns. We have seen an
:46:07. > :46:17.
:46:17. > :46:20.athlete go down. Oh!Looked like... Yeah, Maaike Caelers, she may well
:46:20. > :46:30.carry on. But she's going to be struggling. She seemed to be
:46:30. > :46:31.
:46:31. > :46:35.reaching down to adjust her shoe. Toppled over. Hit Roberts. Caelers
:46:35. > :46:38.hit the tarmac hard. Bravely, she is back on her bike and continuing
:46:38. > :46:43.on her way. I wonder how long she will last?
:46:43. > :46:45.I wonder what tactics the girls are going to play here. Jorgensen is in
:46:45. > :46:50.the pack. Jorgensen doesn't really have to do any work. She needs to
:46:50. > :46:53.sit there and wait for the run with the kind of running she's doing at
:46:53. > :46:57.the moment. But up there at the front some of the girls might be be
:46:57. > :47:06.thinking let's see if we can pull away and the time is when you come
:47:06. > :47:11.out of a tight bend and attack. There's the gap.
:47:11. > :47:16.Brave performance. What courage from Caelers of the Netherlands.
:47:16. > :47:22.The Japanese supporters are showing their appreciation for her. They
:47:22. > :47:30.can see she's damaged. Look at her right knee, both knees, in fact.
:47:30. > :47:33.Scarred and red raw. They end lap three with six to go. This is a
:47:33. > :47:37.really, really tough bike course. There isn't really any point where
:47:37. > :47:41.the athletes can get into their rhythm. They're constantly up and
:47:41. > :47:45.down, going around bends, in and out of the saddle. This is one of
:47:45. > :47:49.the toughest courses you can have, I think. They'll find big hills
:47:49. > :47:59.easier than this, it's a course that breaks a rhythm. Here's the
:47:59. > :48:11.
:48:11. > :48:16.second group. It's taken on board The chase group represented by that
:48:16. > :48:26.blue dot. Coming towards the end of lap five.
:48:26. > :48:37.
:48:37. > :48:47.They're more than halfway through the honours at the end of the 5th
:48:47. > :48:48.
:48:48. > :48:54.lap. About an hour and a bit to go in this WTS elite women's race. At
:48:54. > :49:02.this stage, on recent form, you would think that this bodes well
:49:02. > :49:07.for Gwen Jorgensen. We have another collision, it involves one of the
:49:07. > :49:17.Australians and one of the Japanese riders. Here we go. Oh, that was a
:49:17. > :49:24.big hit! Two of them down. A traffic jam behind then. One or two
:49:24. > :49:34.putting their brakes on. We will try and keep you posted as to any
:49:34. > :49:35.
:49:35. > :49:41.news from that. The good news is that Katie Hewison was not involved
:49:41. > :49:46.and this time Caelers stayed out of trouble. It's getting wet, they'll
:49:46. > :49:50.be thankful they've got through the backbone of this bike ride. Now on
:49:50. > :49:56.the 7th lap of nine. The rain held off and they've been able to
:49:56. > :50:02.complete the majority of the 40K ride on dry tarmac. Things will be
:50:02. > :50:06.tricky for the last two-and-a-half laps. Still the same 12. Including
:50:06. > :50:15.Jodie Stimpson of Great Britain who's done plenty of work at the
:50:15. > :50:21.front of the field during the 35 or so kilometres they've ridden so far.
:50:21. > :50:31.It's becoming driving rain now. I think I just saw a flash of
:50:31. > :50:40.
:50:40. > :50:46.lightning, just to make things approach the end of lap 8. We can
:50:46. > :50:52.just see now the second pack, and that 30 seconds now is definitely
:50:52. > :50:55.down to around about 20 seconds with Caelers on the front again,
:50:55. > :50:58.working hard. It's going to be fantastic to see her coming to
:50:58. > :51:07.transition with the front pack. She deserves it after what she's been
:51:07. > :51:12.through in this race. kilometres to go. We do now have
:51:12. > :51:18.one big group at the front of the field. The chasers have caught the
:51:18. > :51:26.leaders. It means that Caelers is back in touch. I am really excited
:51:26. > :51:31.to see this run, to see Caelers and Jorgensen go head-to-head and Emma
:51:31. > :51:36.Moffatt in the mix and Jodie Stimpson, according to her coach,
:51:36. > :51:40.is on fire at the moment. They're going to hit transition and going
:51:40. > :51:49.to be wet and cold and looking forward to going out to the run and
:51:49. > :51:53.getting heat into their body. final stages of the 40k bike and
:51:53. > :52:00.preparations are well under way for the arrival at transition. Bare
:52:00. > :52:06.feet on top of shoes for many of the riders now. They get set to
:52:06. > :52:10.complete the bike course. Remarkably, Caelers has made her
:52:10. > :52:17.way back into contention and will arrive in about 10th position to
:52:17. > :52:23.transition, following that horrible crash early in the bike stage. In
:52:23. > :52:30.they come. Kate McIlroy is first off the bike heading towards her
:52:30. > :52:40.zone in transition. McIlroy is there. Stimpson arrives third.
:52:40. > :52:55.
:52:55. > :53:05.they leave as one big group to begin the first lap of four on two
:53:05. > :53:10.
:53:10. > :53:19.feet. A 10k run to round things off. Emma Moffatt of Australia, Stimpson
:53:19. > :53:25.of Great Britain. First and second. Actually Gentle leading them
:53:25. > :53:33.through. There is Jorgensen looking threatening again. She barges past
:53:33. > :53:43.Caelers. Can Jorgensen possibly inflict similar damage on Emma
:53:43. > :53:48.
:53:48. > :53:54.have been from - was that Darren Smith? It sounded like Darren
:53:54. > :54:01.Smith's voice. Use the motorbike was the shout from - we think it
:54:01. > :54:10.was Darren Smith. There's a shortening gap to the athlete in
:54:10. > :54:14.third place, and it's Gwen Jorgensen. We have seen this before.
:54:15. > :54:20.In San Diego Moffatt was out in front and Jorgensen hunted her down
:54:20. > :54:23.ruthlessly. She's striking again. Cruising here in Yokohama,
:54:24. > :54:27.Jorgensen. Looking back down the road, at the moment barring
:54:27. > :54:31.disaster, this race - the podium is here with these three women.
:54:31. > :54:38.Absolutely. You know what, it's three seconds now and counting.
:54:38. > :54:48.It's two seconds. She's about to join them. Jorgensen kicks a little
:54:48. > :54:52.extra speed into her run. It's deja vu for Emma Moffatt. In San dithe
:54:52. > :54:58.podium was Jorgensen of the USA. Stanford of Great Britain and
:54:59. > :55:08.Moffatt of Australia. Looks like it will be the three same nations here
:55:08. > :55:15.in Yokohama but with Jodie Stimpson raising the British flag this time.
:55:15. > :55:24.Three down, twoupb go. -- one to go in the 10k run. Two, four and six.
:55:24. > :55:31.Jorgensen, Moffatt and Stimpson. me Jodie looking really, really
:55:31. > :55:41.relaxed and great to see her looking so confident. Jorgensen
:55:41. > :55:41.
:55:41. > :55:47.leads them through. Stimpson staying with her. Moffatt is
:55:47. > :55:51.starting to rock and roll slightly in her body shape, not looking as
:55:51. > :55:56.at ease as she was ten minutes ago. But she's keeping the pace going,
:55:56. > :56:02.so far. A steelly look towards the bell from Gwen Jorgensen as she
:56:02. > :56:09.kicks away from Stimpson and Moffatt. Gentle is in fourth
:56:09. > :56:13.position and running nicely with the incredible Caelers, who fell on
:56:13. > :56:22.the bike, back in 5th. But it's Jorgensen's race for the winning
:56:22. > :56:28.again. She's moved clear. Not only will the win be hers in Yokohama,
:56:28. > :56:32.but the lead in the WTS rankings for 2013. She will move ahead of
:56:32. > :56:39.Anne Haug to a very solid position at the top of the rankings. She's
:56:40. > :56:47.done the hard work. She's timed it perfectly once again. 18 seconds is
:56:47. > :56:51.the lead now. Moffatt and stitch son are fighting -- Stimpson are
:56:51. > :56:59.fighting it out for second position. An outstanding performance once
:56:59. > :57:07.again from Gwen Jorgensen. Perfect timing. Brilliant tactics. An
:57:07. > :57:12.incredible level of composure and she will take victory in Yokohama,
:57:12. > :57:18.as she did in San Diego. Taking out Emma Moffatt in the process on the
:57:18. > :57:23.final lap, as she did in San Diego. The battle goes on for second. But
:57:23. > :57:28.there's absolutely no doubt about the winner. Gwen Jorgensen can ease
:57:28. > :57:35.it up now on the final strait as Stimpson and Moffatt continue to
:57:35. > :57:42.chase it out for second. The gap was 18 seconds last time we looked.
:57:42. > :57:45.On to the blue carpet, into the transition for the final time comes
:57:45. > :57:52.Gwen Jorgensen, not only to take the win but also to take the lead
:57:52. > :57:57.in the WTS standings for 2013. A fabulous display from the American.
:57:57. > :58:02.Moved her way up through the field on the run, cruised up towards the
:58:02. > :58:09.leaders and then when she felt the time was right kicked away from
:58:09. > :58:16.them. It's going to be a fast time, as well. Around one hour and 57
:58:16. > :58:22.minutes. She accepts the support from the crowds at the side of the
:58:22. > :58:30.course. She won in the blazing heat of San Diego. She will win again in
:58:30. > :58:35.the wet and cold of Yokohama. Just over an hour and 57 for Gwen
:58:35. > :58:39.Jorgensen. The battle is on for second! It's between Moffatt and
:58:39. > :58:45.Stimpson. Moffatt and Stimpson, it's going to be tight! It's very
:58:45. > :58:53.tight. It's Moffatt who gets it, by one second with a smile on her face.
:58:53. > :59:00.Stimpson pushed down to third. A grimace on her face. It's Gentle
:59:00. > :59:07.who holds on to fourth position. Remember that Caelers fell object
:59:07. > :59:15.to -- on to the tarmac in the early stages but she's courageously
:59:15. > :59:21.picked herself up and finished in 5th position in Yokohama. The final
:59:21. > :59:26.results of the women's competition and another win for Gwen Jorgensen.
:59:26. > :59:33.14 seconds clear of Emma Moffatt with Jodie Stimpson in third. An
:59:33. > :59:43.excellent result also for Great Britain's Katie Hewison who
:59:43. > :59:50.
:59:51. > :59:58.podium once. Today you looked under control. I wouldn't say totally
:59:58. > :00:01.under control, but yeah. Didn't look like you were panicking
:00:01. > :00:05.through the first couple of kilometres and you continued to eat
:00:05. > :00:09.into that lead, that's got to be a strategy that's working for you.
:00:09. > :00:15.am glad it looked like I wasn't panicking. Those girls were running
:00:15. > :00:20.fast the first two laps. I tried to focus on the basics in the race.
:00:20. > :00:25.That first lap a little bit of a breakaway. Can all -- with all the
:00:25. > :00:29.turns it's not as fast. I wasn't able to get a breakaway.
:00:29. > :00:32.My first podium, I am thrilled. Couldn't be happier. Being from the
:00:32. > :00:37.UK, every domestic race is in the rain mostly, so it definitely
:00:37. > :00:41.played to my strengths and it was more so about being calm and
:00:41. > :00:45.staying upright. With Jodie getting her best ever
:00:45. > :00:48.result it's been another successful weekend for British triathlon and
:00:48. > :00:52.it's great to see many of you racing here in Wilmslow. Don't
:00:52. > :00:58.forget many of those taking part here today will be back in action
:00:58. > :01:03.in September with the creme de la creme of the World At the age group
:01:03. > :01:06.World Championships at the grand final in Hyde Park. For us, like
:01:06. > :01:12.both the Brownlee brothers, we will be back in action at the next stop
:01:12. > :01:15.in the World Triathlon Series in Madrid on 1st and 2nd June. You can