Great Britain Triathlon: World Series

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

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

four of the 2014 World Triathlon Series and the thousands of

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

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

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

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

Jodie Stimpson currently leads the series rankings after two wins from

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

three. London is the fourth stop in the

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

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

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

started in style with a dominant victory in Auckland while Helen

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

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

Jonathan Brownlee. It was a similar story in Cape Town

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

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

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

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

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

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

Series at a canter. The Brownlee brothers raced together

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

podium. Heavy you Gomez is flying. He has

had a fantastic season, but with it being a

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

brothers are aiming for the Commonwealth Games so I think they

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

for both the Brownlee brothers, they have been reminiscing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

dramatic happens. Obviously it is the home race. I

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

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

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

year. The strange sight in Yokohama, for

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

something people should be worried about?

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

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

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

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

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

good day, you are in a bit of trouble.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

third for the Brownlee boys in Hyde Park.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the start line, current world champion and current series leader

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

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

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

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

place where you wonder World Championships title? Definitely,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

this moment. The Brownlee have spoken about their frustration

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

competitors. There is Jonathan Brownlee. They are wearing wet

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

join our commentators to see if that prediction is correct.

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

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

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

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

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

they stay in the boundaries of Hyde Park for a

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

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

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

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

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

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

hoping to carry the Brownlee brothers through to a first five

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

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

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

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

the starting position, passed through their bikes are parked up

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

triathlon, following the extraordinary scenes of August 2012

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

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

really caught the public's imagination. Lookout crammed the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Aaron Harris from near Basingstoke is always in contention with another

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the flags and then they will get the official start.

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

Park. They are underway. Cold water in the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

absolutely crucial. You saw from the aerial shot the

three enormous inflatable boys which Mark the turning semicircle. No

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

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

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

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

the western and Kensington Gardens which is on

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

underneath as they come through. Richard Varga leads.

underneath as they come through. Raphael has shadowed him

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

there this afternoon watching these guys charge past.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

forced the pace in this sprint distance triathlon forms. Normally

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

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

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

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

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

forming the chase gap growing. Another group of 15

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

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

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

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

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

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

difference in body position. Normally Richard would have his head

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

can be very nasty. A possible opportunity for these

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Russian arrive in the transition so. The first of the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hayes. That was incredibly fast swim from

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

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

What did you think Alistair and Jonny were thinking when that

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

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

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

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

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

the least amount of people as possible.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

went past Polyanskiy as if he were standing still.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Badge each pack is beginning to stretch immediately for stop Johnny

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

British competitors are Matthew Sharp who wears number 25, Gordon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

garden in Kensington Gardens. Heading back down to the water

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

You have to question whether the pace is really

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

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

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

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

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

appears the chase pack are beginning to close. You can

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to complete the sprint distance triathlon. 5000 metres around the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Brownlee and Jonathan Brownlee will be looking around thinking, perhaps

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

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

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

fountain, alongside the Serpentine. That will be used

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

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

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

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

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

the same thing happened to Jonathan Brownlee because of this pint

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

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

bronze medal. Extraordinary performance that day from Jonathan

Brownlee. As Stewart performance that day from Jonathan

suggested, he thought the final performance that day from Jonathan

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

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

garden. We are it unfolds. Now around the Italian

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

run early. They are just pretend attacks, just

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

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

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

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

everybody would have been in a situation where that could have

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

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

to. The former world champion from

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

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

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

shoulder charge the barrier has become past the Serpentine Gallery.

Quite well spread. Long line of triathletes just jostling for

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the Brownlee brothers. Gomez, Mola, it will

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

have come out in force on a beautiful afternoon in central

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

followed by Alistair Brownlee who is already rocking and rolling and

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

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

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

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

alongside Alistair Brownlee. Richard Murray looking very dangerous in

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

getting away, really, a leaders at the front

Britain both Brownlee brothers are therefore stop the danger

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

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

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

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

for the Things different today, a home race

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

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

podium in Yokohama, still looking to really break

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

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

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

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

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

front and Murray, Mario Mola, go from the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

which is writing somewhat. Alistair Brownlee, always looks uncomfortable

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

two weeks ago. We have a group of eight established

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jonny Brownlee can cover that. Richard Murray has covered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

as though Johnny Ronan Lee was having difficulty covering that.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mola has the hypervisor. At the front, the Olympic

Mola has the hypervisor. At the Alistair Brownlee from West

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

another surge before the final stream. Alistair Brownlee is working

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

desperation and self-confidence? Richard Murray is

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

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

metres to go. Alistair looking dangerous. Javier Gomez is

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

is trying desperately to stay Mario Mola. The Portuguese athlete

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Graham Bell is ready to talk to Jonathan Brownlee.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The result does not completely surprised me. Over a sprint

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

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

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

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

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

Mario Mola. We have heard from have your Gomez

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

stoked with second place. Congratulations.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

That is just how he looks, how he trains.

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

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

Alistair. Let's go back to the podium.

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

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

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

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

who was beaten in the sprint finish by Gomez in Yokohama, but he has

come through and he has broken the stranglehold that Gomez and the

Brownlee brothers have had whenever they have competed together, they

have won the races for as long as we can remember. Mario Mola is on top

of the podium. To take the World Triathlon Series factory in Hyde

Park. -- victory. No Gomez, no Brownlee on the podium.

What a race for Mario Mola, his sprint finish once again absolutely

extraordinary. Would you all please rise for the

playing of the Spanish national anthem.

A fantastic performance that will long live in the memory.

Let's have another look at the sprint finish, Mario Mola able to

glance over his shoulder, and he could see that Richard Murray was no

longer a threat. What a feeling for Mario Mola. The winner of the World

Triathlon Series event here in Hyde Park. Richard Murray and Joao

Pereira therefore Portugal. -- third of Portugal.

That is just half of the story, with the women's race still to come.

Mario Mola, Richard Murray, and Joao Pereira on the podium.

Disappointment from a British perspective but what a race. We have

got the women's race, not for you in about half an hour. All the

competitors are out in transition putting their bikes and their

running shoes, everything into place. It is all set for the race.

They should be diving into the water at five past four. Before we turn

our attention to that let's fast forward to Rio, 2016, the games are

going to be hugely important to triathlon. They will be the very

first time the sport has a presence in the Paralympics, and the good

news is from a British perspective there are some real medal

contenders, including Fay McClelland who last year here in London became

world champion for the fourth time in a row.

My name is Fay McClelland and I am a four times world champion.

I was a happy child. Very sociable. I guess I was a little bit of a

tomboy, but a girl at the same time. I used to get up to lots of

different activities ranging from gymnastics, ballet, trampolining,

ice-skating. I guess that may have been my parents influence because we

always used to be in the outdoors for stop I got made redundant as a

fitness instructor because our company was taken over and I had was

wanted to go travelling first I took just over a year out. I came back, I

needed to get back into doing some sport, that is when I was first

introduced to parrot triathlon and the head GB were forming a squad and

before I had never really thought about disability sport, getting

involved, it was something that I knew it was happening, but it didn't

really interest me, it wasn't something I wanted to be part of. I

guess, really, as a child I'd is wanted to fit in with everyone else,

I didn't want to focus on my disability. It was a small

disability, but nevertheless I was still different for stop --.

Discovering parrot triathlon was acceptance as well for me having a

disability for. At this level the competition is getting great. To do

well in all three you have got to be able to tap in and focus and be

dedicated. I swim in the morning, get up at 515, swim anything from 75

minutes, up to two hours. Four or five days a week I do that. I go to

the gym, I might go out for a run or cycle. Fitting it all in, also I am

working in the shop. Me and my partner have been running the shop

together since January, quite a new venture. Because we're passionate

about it it doesn't seem like a job or a chore full very intense when I

am here because I might be in the shop, and we do train together. When

I am away I miss him, because we are together 24/7. It doesn't seem to

get too intense. I'm quite together 24/7. It doesn't seem to

title, I am immensely proud, together 24/7. It doesn't seem to

have got to be humble and be together 24/7. It doesn't seem to

yourself, I am not somebody together 24/7. It doesn't seem to

I just get on with it. It would be together 24/7. It doesn't seem to

great to do it this time, pretty awesome. I'm confident.

The London paratriathlon races were today, Britain won four golds but

one of them didn't go to Fay McClelland. She was beaten by her

team-mate and roommate, Lauren Steadman who finished two minutes

ahead of her. They are both with me now. Congratulations, Lauren. You're

done what no one else has been able to do, beat Fay McClelland. I

honestly didn't believe I could do some thing like that for a few

years, if anything sets the benchmark, it has been fantastic for

stop learning curve as well. For most people are sold is billion

billion were not used that colour. I see it in your face. Still a bit of

a surprise. I kind of knew at the end of the run it wasn't just going

to happen, I wouldn't be able to gain that time for stop --. That is

what racing is all about, you are not always going to come first. She

was a tough cookie and I wasn't good enough.

Was it a surprise for you? It was. Every race I do, I haven't been

doing it very long, coming from swimming for stop every race is a

case of try my hardest and being the best I can beat in each discipline.

I seemed to get everything right and by transitions went well, they had

been a bit dodgy previously for stop it was a good day for me.

been a bit dodgy previously for stop reflected in the results.

You so dominant in your increasing?

It is a bit scary but it is what I need. You do need that challenge.

It is a bit scary but it is what I will push me and hopefully I will

learn something from it and take it away and put it into place and train

hard, train harder, and you can only do your best, but Lauren has been a

good challenge for me. I really wanted to talk to both of

you about the transition. We talk about it being the fourth discipline

in triathlon. In paratriathlon it is even more so for stop not only are

you taking off wet suits and putting different types of shoes on, you are

also putting an arm on for the bike leg and taking the arm of after it.

It is something that has to be practised. We get people who help

us. It is a case of whilst I do one thing, my handler does the other.

The helmet is pretty tricky, I lost a minute in Japan to the helmet.

Having a handler helps because there are things people with two hands

wouldn't take into account. It is beneficial. Definitely. You could be

putting your shoes and while you're handler is taking off your helmet

and all of that counts and games you time, it is second on a sprint race.

And the race committee one lost in transition. Definitely. How excited

are you about Rio 2016 and triathlon having a paralytic presence? Very

excited, the first time paratriathlon has been in the

Paralympic Games. We are in the forefront of this but at the moment.

It is a reality now, a couple of years away, it is not long. It is

the pinnacle of all sport. To be involved, to have that opportunity

is amazing. Thank you for coming here and

chatting. I know you will feel some of the disappointment that the

Brownlee brothers must be feeling at this moment in time. Since their

success at London 2012 lots of you have been getting into the water,

getting out on your bike, and pounding the streets and they

themselves want to keep that legacy going so they have started some

Brownlee triathlons anyone can take part in and they have been speaking

to us about how important those events are to them.

We are really excited, it is the second year we are doing it, last

year we had one in Yorkshire, this year we have expanded to two events.

It is for anyone to take part in. Last year we had one distance, and

now we have got a super sprint distance which is a short triathlon

which can take 30, 40 minutes. Sprint distance which takes about an

hour, or a bit longer, one hour 15, and then there is a team relay so if

people want to take part in a team and not on your own, you can do

that. To see everybody compete in a sport

I love was great, an event we put on, it was even more special. I

spoke to people who had trained for six, eight weeks beforehand and it

had changed their massively, they enjoy the training, going out

cycling, seeing new places on the bike, triathlons are varied sports

to train for. Out of the 1000 people out of the race, 400 it was the

first-ever triathlon. 400 people that have never done one before, it

is a really special thing. Hopefully that trend will be similar if not

better this year. Competing in 2012 we saw a growth in

triathlon, maybe as much as 50,000 people more competing across 2013

than 2012. Even more important is a growing awareness of the sport. We

use the example a lot but when we first started nobody knew what it

was. Not only do people know what it is, they are prepared to go out and

do it. We are keen on getting people outside and active and triathlon is

a fantastic vessel for that, something we are passionate about.

The fact I can inspire people to do triathlon is a bit scary, it is a

sport that I grew up doing, and now I am here inspiring people and a

role model, if I like, I don't know what that means but hopefully it

works. If I can inspire anyone it is good. It can be fun, it doesn't have

to be hard, go out and do it. Even if you can be a role model for one

other person who has even a fraction of the enjoyment we have had it

would be a massive success. How great has been to see the

Brownlee brothers inspires so many people to take up your sport? It has

been amazing. It is still growing. Alistair put himself on the line

today. It is important for children and people coming through to see

that you have to work very hard to achieve great things. Alistair spoke

about people giving him a funny look when he would speak about the

triathlon when he was younger. That happens to me all the time. But this

is easier than marathon running. You have a real balance across the

board. If you get injured in one, you can train in the other two. How

is training people nowadays? It is very diverse. You realise how much

psychology plays a huge part. Watching Alistair race today is

evidence of that for me. He raced so hard and left nothing behind. You

can see the frustration in his face. The determination when he is

racing. I would love to play poker with him! He will go away now and do

everything he can to get back on top of the podium. In my opinion, he has

come on since Yokohama. There will be 5000 ordinary people here in Hyde

Park racing. Third of them have not one before. It is growing. The youth

athletes will come and watch this. They are our future champions. Come

and join us, Alistair and Johnny. How are you both? A little tired. It

was a tough race. Better than Yokohama. Alistair, we have to ask

you about your face during that race. I can never tell whether you

are angry or happy? If I am happy, I am probably hurting. I was going as

part as I could. How hard is it to be off the podium here in Hyde

Park? Very tough, Yokohama was the first time in 49 races I have not

even on the podium. It got a negative press afterwards and that

is the first time I have a bad. It is tough. I race and I want to do

well. I want to set myself high standards. I want to win. We have

heard you talking about the Brownlee triathlons. How important is it to

you that other people are getting out there and racing in this sport

because of you both? We have loved triathlons since we were eight years

old. It is our way of encouraging other people to have a go. How are

you feeling about your season? Commonwealth is the big focus this

year and the big difference between you and Javier Gomez. It is more

difficult for Commonwealth athletes. I hadn't raced to well before he. We

are just getting started. I have six weeks of good training before

Hamburg and then hopefully I can do well in the Commonwealth. It is

interesting this year. I feel like I am lacking something at the moment.

It is very early. After five weeks of training, hopefully I can be a

different athlete. If these two have inspired you, here is what you need

to do. Keep on running. And swimming and cycling. BBC sport wants you to

go online to get inspired and find a sport for you. We have information

on how and where to get stuck in. Don't just watch it, do it. Get

active, get inspired. Keep on running... Let's move on to the

women's race. Non Stanford will not be racing today. She is just back in

training after a foot injury. She will not be able to defend her title

this year. The Commonwealth is her main focus. The rest of the world's

top female athletes are here in London. Here is where they stand

ahead of the race. Gwen Jorgensen from America is in

second place after her bronze in Cape Town. Helen Jenkins is in third

after getting on the podium twice in her comeback after a long injury

lay-off. After the drama in Yokohama where she injured her foot, Jodie

has not been able to race very much. I got my stitches out on Monday. I

have some training under my belt so hopefully I will be good for the

next race. My issue was spinning around after I jumped off the bike.

It hit the front wheel. I had nowhere to go. I hit the spoke of my

bike and I got six stitches. At the time, I knew it hurt. I couldn't

wheel my bike. I ran out of transition and it was still

painful. But then the adrenaline took over. That covered some of the

pain. I took my trainer off at the finish line and I saw how bad it

was. How much training have you been able to do? Not an awful lot. You

get dealt these cards and you just have to deal with them. I have the

support from Darren. He has been great over the last few weeks. You

will be on the start line the number one on your arm. How does that feel?

Brilliant. The crowd left me so much. Will be special to go on to

the pontoon first. I am looking forward to hearing the raw. -- war.

The support I have had could not be better. It has helped qualifying for

the Commonwealth Games. The winter has been relaxed and I have been

able to focus on consistency. I have not been forced to peak too early.

It has been brilliant to get the consistency over the winter.

Outsiders like as so the changes in new after the Olympic Games when you

missed out on that place. Do you credit missing out on a place to

being the big driving force since then? I think it helps. It forced me

to make the changes I was scared to make. It forced me to make changes

with my coach. I have gone from strength to strength with Darren. He

is brilliant to work with. Stewart, you know Jodie well. Were you

surprised to see how determined she was? She carried on in Yokohama

despite her injury. From training with her and seeing the way she is,

over the last two weeks, she will have done everything she could to be

on the start line today. Her transformation has been building for

some time. We saw her coming up five years ago. It took some time to

mature as an athlete. She has really come into her own. She is a strong

all-round athlete. Non Stanford is the big name that is missing. How

disappointing do you think it must have been, knowing she will not be

world champion again this year? She will know about injuries as she

comes from a running background. It is part of the life of an athlete.

She will be disappointed. She has a problem that is taking some time to

heal. That gives her an opportunity to work hard on the swim. Her main

goal is the Commonwealth Games. If she can take a medal at the

Commonwealth Games, I think that will be some consolation for her.

Jodie has both of those goals. Someone else who could be world

champion is Helen Jenkins. She is back racing after an injury filled

year and a half. She is talking about how happy she is to be back on

the start line. How does it feel to be in Hyde Park

for the first time since the London Olympics? It is good and bad. I am

excited. How did you cope with the lay-off? And was very hard. Harder

than I imagined. One of the hardest things was not knowing specifically

what my injury was. I had many symptoms and it was quite a complex

injury. I was a bit lost for a while. This time last year, I didn't

know if I would get back to do another triathlon. Do you think you

are a different person from two usable? Yes, I think I probably am.

-- years ago. It was tough for them my -- tough for my husband and

myself. He is also an athlete. We had to deal with whether I would be

coming back. It was a dark time for us. I would not say I was depressed,

but there were times when it was such a negative environment and it

was tough to get out of. Know you are out of that and are back on the

start line, have you allowed yourself to have some real aims for

this year? You do start to think about it. I am third in the

rankings. Could I get a medal at the Commonwealth? For this year, I am

giving myself a year away from the pressure and will just get on with

the racing and see what happens. Jenkins is second. What a comeback!

How will it be the Commonwealth, racing against Non Stanford? I think

it will be fun. The women's triathlon is one of the first medal

events of the games. To have a Welsh medal would be amazing. I don't

really mind which one of as it is, as long as there is a Welsh medal.

We will see what happens! It is good to have hell back on the circuit,

isn't it? Brilliant. She is such a dedicated athlete. She is so strong

in all three disciplines. The Olympics was such a huge

disappointment. She sat out for a year and a half. To be on the podium

in Auckland and Cape Town was amazing. She made the sensible

decision to miss out from Yokohama. I think we will see a good

performance from her today. The British squad is so strong in terms

of strength and depth. With Jodie, Helen Jenkins and a lot more

besides. I think the Brownlee brothers have set the pace and

everyone wants to be like them. The girls are doing that. It is

fantastic. It used to be just the men, but now it is the woman. If you

read the selector for the English Commonwealth Games team, who would

you take alongside Jodie Stimpson? That is difficult. It is a selection

race today between Vicky Holland and Lucy. Katie Houston could also do

well. We will have to wait and see how it pans out today. The women are

behind us, running through transition, being announced onto the

podium. Let's get your predictions. This is a really hard one to call.

It would take a very brave man or woman to bet against Gwen Jorgensen.

Anything can happen. Helen is racing, Jodie is racing, Lucy Hall

is here. They will have to swim hard to have any chance at all of

dropping Gwen Jorgensen. Do you think it will be difficult to get

the break? Very difficult over this distance, that is for sure. The wet

suit swim will suit Gwen Jorgensen. I don't want to make a call! If she

is anywhere near the front of the bike, it is very difficult for

anyone to beat her on the run. It certainly is. And we should not

forget about her American team-mate. She won the Plymouth sprint race.

She is a bit of an unknown quality here. She crashed out of Cape Town

and was disqualified in Auckland. And your pick for overall world

champion? I would put it on Gwen Jorgensen. It is time for the elite

women's race. They are ready to go, 65 of them due

to start. That is the world number two in the neoprene and hair orange

swim as we look down at the Serpentine again. Lehtera might you

how the series has developed so far. We began in all last -- Auckland

then travelled to Cape Town and then Japan and now we are in London. A

single lap in the water of the Serpentine, into transition and then

for five kilometre by collapse within the Rowntree's of the Royal

Park taking in both northern southern sides of the park, on both

sides of the Serpentine, including a trip down to Hyde Park Corner they

do that four times. And then to short to put five kilometre laps on

two feet, 5000 metre run to round things off. After London we head

back across the Atlantic to Chicago, crisscrossing Europe and

North America to Stockholm, and finally to the grand final

North America to Stockholm, and Edmonton, a brutal schedule. It

North America to Stockholm, and concludes on September the 1st in

Edmonton, Canada. It is an overcast afternoon now,

Edmonton, Canada. It is an overcast sunshine at times this morning. It

is cloudy and little darker now. Jodie Stimpson as the world number

one words in one. The triathletes are being introduced

onto the podium. Here is the start list. It reflects the current

standings. Stimpson as the world number one leading the standings.

She has had a victory in the first round in Auckland. A win in the

second round in Cape Town and then that form that we saw in the piece

earlier, she was forced down to ninth place Gwen Jorgensen taking

the win in Yokohama. We know she is a run of the highest quality and can

make up a minute, possibly two minutes. She may not have to do

that. Gwen Jorgensen in this sprint distance of five, to run represents

the greatest threat to Jodie Stimpson's desire to win on home

turf. Anne Haug of Germany is also a threat. Number five today. She had a

really good season in 2013. Hasn't got a victory so far this year,

second behind Stinson in Auckland. And sixth behind her in Cape Town.

Emma Jackson is probably the leading Australian, Emma Moffatt not here.

Emma Jackson wears number eight. We see a return to date, after quite a

gap, when she has been racing the longer distances, of releasing

Alden, the big silver medallist involved in that sprint finish and

was denied the gold by 1000th of a second. They are ready to go. Round

four of the woman's World Triathlon Series in London. Lined up on the

pontoon. The last few seconds before the start, we get the drum roll. A

single lap to swim in the Serpentine. 40 acre lake created in

1730. Water from the Serpentine pumped into the lake from three

boreholes within Hyde Park, and refreshed regularly. Here we go.

Final seconds before the start, everybody eager to get going, they

are forced to hold for considerable time on the blue carpet on the

pontoon. Into the Serpentine for the start. Round four of the World

Triathlon Series four 2014. And away, heading out, west along the

Serpentine towards Kensington -- Kensington Gardens where they will

they will circle behind the blue they will circle behind the blue

pontoon, and exit on the bottom right of your screen. Early pace

likely to, from Alice Betto, one of the decent swimmers. It is Olive

area of Brazil, choose another one who fast in the water. Like Richard

Varga did in the men's race, pushing the pace is nice and early, looking

to stretch them, she is a decent runner, but she needs to make up

some ground here. Gwen Jorgensen and Stimpson will be looking to not get

too far behind for stop --. Stimpson described that injury as a dark

place. Helen Jenkins won the title in 2008. And in 2011. Here she is

racing again in Hyde Park where she finished fifth in the Olympic

Games, having been struggling with that injury in August, 2012. Helen

Jenkins finished fifth in the Olympic race. So, on their way, the

Arrowhead forming. The early pace coming from the Brazilian, starting

to get a little tighter now. Colder conditions this afternoon, pretty

warm when the sun was blazing down, more appropriate for top-level

racing this afternoon on the Olympic course.

15 degrees this morning, gone 1 degrees this morning. Water

temperature, pretty OK for the girls with wet suits on, a bit cold when

you first diving but you quickly warm up. The outside temperature, it

is pretty muddy, although it looks cold, and that could play a part on

the bike race and on the run. They are making a turn, this is

where we saw all sorts of troubles for some of the men getting ducked

under, the women are no less brittle in these situations, everybody

pushing and shoving bosses -- for position as the Megan attended

turnaround the second inflatable ball for stop somebody got whacked,

head, number 43, that was Elena Danilova getting an elbow in the

back of the head. That will hurt. Quite a big spread in the fields. We

have got seven or eight out in front. We had a massive pack on the

men's race on the bike stage and we expect a similar sort of group

pushing for the lead on the women's race. You can see the crowds

gathered on the far side. On the southern bank of the Serpentine. The

Princess of Wales Memorial fund and there. -- fountain there. One to got

in real trouble on the turn. It is tough, the boys come pretty

soon after the athletes have gone into the water from the pontoon.

When they reach this they are still bunched up. They are swimming up the

top of one another. Back in front of the light go.

Lots of the light go.

thankfully it is a dry day. Under 400 metres to swim, Olive area of

Brazil who has been pushing the pace. Pamela Oliveira. No sign of

Jodie Stimpson or Helen Jenkins or Gwen Jorgensen. The leader at the

front is Anne Haug from Germany. She has had some success in the past, a

good sprinter, likes the sprint distance, she won in Hamburg last

year on home turf over the shorter, sprint distance race for stop we

will keep an eye on her position. That is Katie Hersey, she has been

talked about a lot for stop she is a bright prospect for the future.

She certainly is. She has slipped into this race a bit quietly. I

don't know if a lot of the athletes have paid much attention to a

second-place finish. That was back in March. She won the Plymouth World

Cup, also over the sprint distance. Unfortunately she had a crash so we

haven't seen her race since. I think she will be strong here today.

These days the World Cup is the lower level of triathlon races, the

second division if you like, below the World Triathlon Series. It used

to be at the top of the tree but the World Triathlon Series which is

eight races this year is very much the pinnacle. 24 is Lucy Hall from

Greg Britain. She had a storming swim in the Olympics. As when has

slightly slow top. She is deciding to stay within the pack and conserve

energy. She needs to be pushing the pace, taking the likes of Helen

Jenkins with her, Jodie Stimpson, giving them a chance to break away

from Gwen Jorgensen who is virtually unbeatable.

Lucy Hall was in the Olympic triathlon, very much to help Helen

Jenkins in 2012, a strong swimmer. Jenkins with the injury never really

got going in the final part of the triathlon, ended up fifth. Alice

Betto who we suspected, triathlon, ended up fifth. Alice

is also no different of the field. They are about to make the final

turn behind the blue pontoon and they will exit the water and head

for transition. Perhaps a few

for transition. unlike in the men's race where we

saw three very strong swimmers go off the front and the rest of

saw three very strong swimmers go pack literally stay together. Very

difficult to do any serious damage in this sort of distance.

It is a good boating lake, they have closed off half of it but a few

spectators out there in their peddlers and rowing boats which they

have hired. You peddlers and rowing boats which they

15 of them, just keeping and I on the triathlon. The women

15 of them, just keeping and I on learned from the mistakes of the

man-made at the end of their swim when some of them went round the red

buoy rather than going between the yellow and red ones. Sharp left-hand

turn. They head for the exit buoys and the steps that take them back

onto the blue pontoon, they can make their way to transition. And the

American, she leads them through. Very new to the sport and it would

be interesting to see what she does on the bike. She crashed out in Cape

Town. That is some of the problems, she has got the engine, the ability

and the talent, but she needs experience on the bike and if this

comes down to tight bike pack she will feel uncomfortable.

In Auckland it was Stimson, Anne Haug, Jenkins. In Cape Town it was

Stimpson, Jenkins, Gwen Jorgensen, and in Yokohama Gwen Jorgensen got

the victory, followed by either wader of Japan, and the Polish

athlete came through. They are out of the water in under nine minutes

at the end of the swim, we will get a full check of exactly who is

where. second in transition. Gwen Jorgensen

starts to stretch out of her wet suit. No need to rush. Jenkins is a

little off the pace. Likely to be in the front group when they head out

for the first of their four collapse on two wheels. She is stamping her

authority in all three sports, Gwen Jorgensen. So far, this race is

playing into her hands. At the moment, Gwen Jorgensen is favourite

for this in London. Let's see how that develops. They grabbed their

bikes. Huge group heading out for the first lap of four. Annie how

from Germany is such a strong athlete, but if she doesn't get her

swim right, then she's in trouble. She is very strong on the bike. She

can do all sorts of things. We can join Graham Bell and Stewart his.

Great swim from Gwen Jorgensen. The fastest we have seen her come out of

the water. It is much more spread out than in the men's race. The pack

is much smaller. This time, it might all come together. We were talking

about bike techniques and bike handling earlier. Gwen Jorgensen

crashed on this race last year in the world championships finals.

crashed on this race last year in is dry this time. Last time, it was