Cozumel Women's Series Final Triathlon: World Series

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# You feel me up with So, this is it - the 2016 World

Triathlon series grand finale. After nine rounds of pulsating action

across the global, we are down to two races to go. With both the men's

and the women's title up for grabs and even the chance of British

success, we are set for one thrilling finish.

Now, as you can probably see, myself and Annie here are not on the

Mexican island of Cozumel, where the grand minute farly is taking place.

However, we will bring you all of the action from the BBC's HQ here in

Salford. That is a silver lining, isn't it? It is not a bad one. Here

is a test. Ahead of the women's race we will hear from reigning world

champion Gwen Jorgensen, who is out to win a third consecutive world

title. If she wants to hold on to that she'll have to overcome Flora

Duffy from Bermuda. And the British women are out in force, led by Vicky

Holland who is celebrating from her medal success in Rio. She has been

talking about what has changed since that day. Later on we will look

ahead to Sunday's men's race, which will see the Brownlees reunited for

the final time this season. This time they are looking to give

Johnnie a chance of glory. I can tell you the temperature here in

Salford is pushing 25 Celsius. Warm enough. Who needs to go to Mexico?

Having said that the weather in Mexico will be sticky. We have heard

humidity up into the 90s. That will be something to contend with. We

will talk about the women's race shortly. This season has been

something else. Seven different winners, how would you assess it? It

has been a fascinating season. More importantly it is an Olympic year.

Gwen has raced less. Let's not take anything away from the other

winners. We've had three British wins which has been fantastic. Gwen

winning two races. Katie from the United States won and Flora Duffy,

that great solo victory when she rode away from the rest of the field

to take the Stockholm race. It's been an interesting series across

the board. Last time out, in Edmonton, we saw the emergence of

Cook leading a one, two, three for her and America. Are we seeing a

Changing of the Guard? She does need to improve her bike a little bit.

The key elements of triathlon these days are the swim and the run. She

has both of those. She needs to when her technical skills -- hone her

technical skills on the bike. Looking over the last year she's a

strong runner. She ran a race, and she won Edmonton a couple of weeks

ago. She's an athlete to look out for in the future. You heard it

there. We will talk about the British women soon. Arguably they

have the best strength and depth of all of the nations. Having said

that, with a successful university recruitment programme, the United

States are looking more and more powerful. Not least helped by their

Olympic champion, Gwen Jorgensen. To be the first American to win gold

for triathlon is pretty incredible. Triathlon was started in the US. It

is a good homecoming. It is pretty emotional for me. I've put a lot of

years of work and dedication into it.

THE COMMENTATOR: Gwen Jorgensen is the triathlon champion... It is a

way for me to invest in me. What is life like back home? I have not been

back home since.ly go home for the first time since December after this

race. It has been different, but all good things. For me, I hope I can

inspire the younger generation and get people active and involved in

triathlon. I had one gold this year in 2016,

that was to win the Rio Olympics. I said if I did that I would be happy

and I am happy. The World Triathlon series race is

just the icing on the cake. I do have the opportunity to win. It's

not in my complete control either. For me, I am excited to go out there

and do my best. The conditions here, it is hot and

it is energy-zapping. You are looking forward to this weekend,

rntd you? I would rather it this way. I don't perform well in the

cold. The heat will play a factor on

everyone. It affects me less than other people. And so I say, bring it

on. After this, what are your plans?

Where do you go from here? I have no plans after this. I don't. I have a

couple of races on the schedule. I am doing the Island House in the

Bahamas and after that doing a marathon. I always wanted to do a

marathon, the last four years I couldn't because I was focussing on

Rio. It is a good opportunity for me to go out and do something I have

always wanted to do. You said running a marathon is like your idea

of going to Disneyland. Yes. So, a lot of people after you win a gold

medal they say they go to Disneyland or Disney World, the happiest place

on earth. For me my happy place is running the marathon. It is my happy

place. It is a little reward for myself, I guess. It is incredible to

think just what Gwen Jorgensen has done in the last six years. She was

an accountant and now she's the Olympic World Triathlon champion.

What she's done is amazing. Three things are key. One, she's

phenomenally talented. She's incredibly foes theed and --

focussed and her team around her and her husband have made it that much

more, I don't want to use the word, easier. But they have been a huge

part of her success. It is important to have that support network around

you to get to the top and Gwen Jorgensen has done that. She's

talked about doing the New York marathon, as one of her new goals

and starting a family as well. So, where do you think she'll be over

the course of the next t four years? In my opinion it is difficult to say

because you don't know what is going on behind closed doored. It would be

a surprise to see her in Tokyo. She'll do the marathon, she

mentioned New York - it will be incredible to see. She's put a huge

amount of pressure and given 100% to the last four years. I don't know if

we will see her in Tokyo. She will go out and try new things. Tokyo is

to come. She's got an important date to do just now. Let's see the

standings, then, shall we? Flora Duffy leading the way. There

are a bunch of girls who could come from behind and do something in

Mexico. The world title is open. We are coming down to a Duffy/Jorgensen

fight. There are four or five girls behind them, they are all capable of

winning the race. It is points-and-a-half. That can change a

whole lot of things. You only need a puncture or a technical issue on the

bike and you are out of the race. You find yourself down the top ten

instead of in the top five. It will come down to a very exciting race,

indeed. They will fight all the way to the

line. It looked like it might have been a battle between Flora Duffy

and Jodie Stimpson. Just to compete Jodie's misery, after missing out on

the Olympic Games her World Series season came to a halt with an

achilli's injury suffered in Edmonton. Flora Duffy was unable to

capitalise on the disappointment. Her fourth place not enough to add

to her tally coming into the final. Now Flores told us what she has to

do if she's to win the title here. Duffy takes the applause. Duff duff

has the win in Stockholm. -- Duffy has the win in Stockholm. What is

the secret to clinching the title? I wish I knew. I need to make the race

play to my strength. It needs to be a fast swim and strong bike. If G

weapon is not in that group -- Gwen is not in that group, she's a fe

none malrunner. She finds the strength and chases you down. It is

exciting and kind of a neat position for me to be in. I was not expecting

this at the beginning of the year. There is a lot of great opportunity.

Having the gold-medallist behind you, it is nerve-racking, but it is

OK. She's been beaten twice this year,

which is mind blowing. Last year I don't think she was touchable. So,

yeah, the right combination of girls on the bikes and a lot are strong

runners. It is great for me because with the points it is ideal if Gwen

does not win the race. If I break with Jenkins and a few others, that

is perfect. Looking back, it has been a great year, it is fair to say

that Rio didn't go as you hoped it would have gone? It has been a

really great year. And with having a great year you sort of get lumped

into that medal contender group. For me, I got put there without me

processing that. And the other day I didn't have my day for whatever

reason, you know, everyone is at 110 pshs at the Games. -- 110% at the

games. Maybe I was a little off. If I felt like myself I would have

attacked that bike more and made it go my way. I am still happy with the

top ten. It is a solid result with the Olympics. This year, is this the

best you can do? Or can you push on? I can improve. My running has been

the weakest for me. That has come along so far this year. There's a

lot to build on this year and to be stronger for next year. It has been

a season to remember so far for Flora Duffy. Despite having won only

one race all season. What do you put it down to? A huge commitment to her

job and the fact she's incredibly consistent. She's a very strong

athlete. She has a great swim-bike combination. She's improving her

run. She's been vocal in the fact she said I didn't expect to find

myself here. Every race you see, her confidence is building. She will be

very conscious when Jorgensen is always a threat she basically needs

to beat her in this race. How do you think this will fare? She needs to

beat her. You don't know what athlete strategies will be within

races. Nothing will change for Flora. She will hit the bike really

hard. She will deal well with the weather conditions. It might work in

her favour. For sure, she'll need another athlete or two, perhaps like

Jenkins, if she is strong enough to get that gap on Gwen going out on

the run. Before we talk about those who are out in Mexico, one who

isn't, and you have got to feel for Jodie Stimpson, who on paper has had

an incredible season, first, second, a couple of fourths as well, but

injuries once again have blighted her. How will she come away from

2016? She would have learnt a lot. She's a growing athlete in terms of

experience. That said, she has a gold medal at the Commonwealth

Games. She has been open about her massive disappointment of not making

the Olympic team. She walked away and said, do you know what, I don't

think I can go through another four-year cycle. You know what, I

can. The undecided thing that no-one knows about is who she will train

with and where she will train because her old coach, who took her

so far, Darren Smith, has now moved on and is not coaching any longer.

She has someone in mind. It is not public knowledge at the moment. We

wish her well in her recovery. She will come back for 2017 stronger, I

am sure. What about the Brits on the start line. Helen Jenkins probably

had Rio Olympic races that they might have thought would have gone

better? Vicky was happy with her Bronze Medal. A tough phrase, it has

been talked about a lot. Those two team-mates battling it out. Very

tough. Both are coming to the race with great form. Let's not forget

Helen Jenkins either. She had a shocker, I think, in Rio. She was

really going for a medal. She got very, very poorly before the race.

She's a bit of a dark horse for me. If she comes with her game she will

be an athlete to watch out for. What about 2013 world champion, standards

in public life, who was pipped to She suffers from a few pre-race

nerves and stuff but she is fiercely competitive and she's going to want

to come back and say, you know what, actually, I deserve to be world

champion, I deserve to win races, you know, I work incredibly hard.

She'll have a point to prove. Vicky Holland earned her place on

the podium and she's been talking to David McDaid.

For the last year 18 months, I've been targeting a medal. The battle

continues... I was over the moon to know that I'd done it. Vicky

Holland's moved clear. Then on top of that was this mix of guilt and

sort rein the fact that there was only one medal to have. Vicky

Holland! -- guilt and sorrow. You said you had complicated emotions,

let us into what you mean? I didn't feel I was able to show that I was

in the best shape of my life. I had stomach upset in the 18 hours

beforehand and I felt so lucky that my body held up to the challenge but

for the first week or so after the race there was this nagging what if,

what could I have Don better if I hadn't have had the stomach upset,

would I have been able to do better. Mixed in with the fact that I'm so

delighted to have a medal but so desperately upset that Non didn't

have one. What was it like when you were back in the house with him? It

was just back to normality. In victory and defeat we are the same

because underpinning all of it is the fact that we are friends. What

do you hope to achieve this weekend? I think I would really like to have

a solid result, as long as I get everything out in the race I'll be

happy and can't ask for more than that. I would be lying if I said I

was in the same shape as going into Rio. I've been training since then

and want to maintain as much fitness as possible to come here, I know I'm

not quite where I was for the big race. What long-term ambitions do

you set yourself after this, Commonwealth, Tokyo maybe? It's

really hard when you achieve one massive ambition, it's like Ground

Zero, where do you go from there. I'm looking at the Commonwealth

Games, it's 18 months away, not particularly long to continue for

that. Other than that, ambitions to get a World Series overall podium.

There is a lure to go to another Olympics and to try to better what

I've done this time but at the same time I don't think I would even try

and qualify if I didn't think I could be as competitive as I've

been. If it gets to 2018 and I think, you know what, the rest of

the world are just a bit better than me now and I've not got anything

else to give, I'll leave it to the young guns. What's next? The

season's done after this weekend. As exciting as it was and amazing as

everyone's been to me since I won, I haven't had the chance to sit back

and really bask in the glory of that a little bit. There's always been

the next one coming. I think once the season's done and I really just

take a minute to take stock, I think that will be a really nice moment.

The rise and rise of Vicky Holland. Anna you have followed her career in

the space of a couple of years she's gone from somebody who would have

been happy in the top ten to serious contender for the top honours. The

girl deserves incredible credit? She does. Before she was an

international athlete, when she was racing domestically, always had a

smile on her face, always real strong and she was really good but

you never could have imagined she'd go on to be a bronze medallist at

the Olympics. Of course, we have seen a steady progression over the

last couple of years and since she moved to Leeds to train with the

Brownlees and others, that partnership and training with Non's

helped bring her on. She's grown in confidence as well. She started

believing in herself, then the results came. Talking about that

partnership. A lot has been made of the bronze medal she won about the

fact she pipped Non to it. Does she deserve more individual credit for

the fact she won it in her own right. Had it been anyone else,

there might not have been any mention of who she beat? She openly

talking about the team around her and how fundamentally important it's

been to her winning a bronze and yes, it's her own medal, she won it

individually but she was definitely spurred on by having that

camaraderie there, of having her team-mate racing alongside her. I

can't imagine what was going through her head over the last few hundred

metres. But incredible athlete and achievement.

Of course, she's not in contention win the World Series title but no

doubt she's going to want to finish strong? Well, yes. If you look at

the maths she could still win but there'd have to be disasters happen

for that to happen. She could still make the podium though, she could go

out and win. After the Olympics, it's interesting to see what the

athletes do, do they remain as focussed. The effort that goes into

the Olympic Games is massive. Has she managed to carry that on and

come to this race as in such good form as she did in Rio, you know.

It's hard to peak and then go again but here they are out in Mexico and

the conditions that may not suit the British girls, what do you think

that they'll need to do to stay in contention to stay in the final

stages of the run? They are very well prepared. It would have helped

the athletes racing in Rio because it was hot and sticky over there.

They don't see the conditions in any other world triathlon series events

so they'll be doing their acclimatising and it comes down to

how they feel on the day. They've been training in Florida. Things

have been going well for them so it's an equal playing field. They

seem to be enjoying themselves out there in Mexico, enjoying the

conditions and the culture as well. Although the weather may not be most

suitable for our girls, what does the course look like? Dave McDaid is

the man in the know. Where else to start a triathlon on a

Caribbean island than at the sea. Unlike Rio, there's no sandy beach,

so the athletes enter the water by diving off this pontoon.

After 1500 metres, they swim into the marina and exit into transition

exit one. Whilst the sea should be calm, at around 30 degrees, it won't

be exactly what you call refreshing. Into the saddle for a 40 kilometre

bike ride. Eight laps around the course, including three hairpin

bends and these potentially tricky cobbles.

Temperatures are well into the 30s and humidity is up to 90%. The

athletes will need every ounce of energy they have left by the time

they get here for the final run. Four laps of two-and-a-half

kilometres. Expect to see a good few athletes

fall to their knees when they cross the line. But for one man and one

woman, the pain will be worth it as they are crowned the 2016 world

triathlon series champion. So, we are all set to go. The Grand

Final of the 2016 World Series, and who better to take us through the

race than Ali but first Matt. The final race of the 2016 season in

the heat of Cozumel, beautiful afternoon, the hottest day of the

week, temperatures have been steadily rising. The athletes are

using every last second that they can under the shade. Here is the

starters for the final race of the season:

The searing heat of this Caribbean afternoon in Cozumel, 57 elite

athletes lined up and ready to do battle for the final time this

season. They're ready to race in Cozumel.

The battle for the world title for 2016 begins. Away they go. Single

lap in the water. Off none the world triathlon series they'll exit after

750 metres then head back in for the second lap. But this takes them on

rather a scenic Tour, this swim. They head out then swim in and

around the beach area before coming back into the harbour where they'll

exit the water after the 1500 metre swim. Always a spectacular sight. We

have a total of 57 elite trath lets. The battle is on for the world title

2016, certain to be a race between Flora Duffy who leads the world

triathlon standings for 2016 and Gwen Jorgensen, the Olympic champion

of course. Conditions are fantastic, it's very hot, 33 degrees, water

temperature 29 degrees. Great start with the swim. It's going to get

tough out on the bike, Annie? Certainly it's going to get very

tough indeed. This is by far the coolest part of the race. We have

got a great field of swimmers, we'll be looking at the likes of Lucy Hall

and Jess Klamer. Flora Duffy will be hot on their heels.

We are getting some interesting pictures today, drones are in use,

we haven't seen that happen in the past. We have drones hovering above

the water bringing you this picture, courtesy of the remote control

drones getting us right into the thick of the action. When the wind

is light, as it is today, they can use this technology. Early pace

coming from Jess Learmonth, number 48 for Great Britain. Her and Hall

have dominated world triathlon series stages in the swimming in the

past and they'll aim to be near the front today.

It's going to be interesting to see what these two athletes, Learmonth

and Hall do. They come out of the water with Laura Duffy. The two

British athletes had team orders not to race too far ahead with Stanford,

Holland and Stimpson also in the race, but today will be a different

matter. Jess Learmonth pushing them along. Good rhythmical strong,

breathing to one side then the other. Very different conditions to

Edmonton two weeks ago when the water was so cold, single figures

the air temperature there, the water in the lake in the park absolutely

bitter. It's a skating rink in the winter and may well be frozen over

by now the way the temperatures were. Now we have the tropical

conditions of Cozumel. One of the athletes were saying, you have to

avoid being distracted by the tropical fish who mill around

beneath when you are swimming along. You can see the multicoloured

delights of the wildlife and you have to avoid getting distracted.

They'll swim the #150 0 metre loop in a single stretch without exiting

the water -- 1500 metre stretch. The second half of the swim will be on a

trajectory back towards the harbour after they've made the half way

turn. They head back to the narrow entrance into the harbour where all

the luxury yachts are parked. Then they head up towards transition. A

really good start for the British pair, Learmonth and Hall. We'll keep

an eye on Helen Jenkins. Holland, the bronze medallist of the Olympics

wears number seven. Non Stanford wears number 14. Stimpson absent

from the final race of the season. This is a tough, tough swim here

today because of the fact that they don't exit the water, which

sometimes gives some of the athletes a bit of a breather and it helps

break up the swim, but also it's a long, long way before they meet the

first buoy. That is going to play into the hands of the stronger

swimmers. I would expect to see some breaks in this swim at some point

during the 1500 metres. We can already see at this early stage that

Learmonth is really stretching it out. We can see four athletes there,

then a pack behind and a few little packs just breaking up at the back

of the pack. Hopefully we'll get sight of Gwen

Jorgensen and Flora Duffy who're involved in the tussle for the title

today. It's all about the season long world triathlon series title.

If Jorgensen wins today she'll win the title unless, of course, Duffy

is second. If she is second, behind Jorgensen, the title will be hers.

If Duffy wins today, no question, victory in the season long world

triathlon series will be hers. Learmonth and Hall have stretched

them out in the early stages here. I think that is probably Carolina

Routier in about third and possibly Flora Duffy near the front. Duffy

will be keen to be in the thick of the action. You can see the drone

hovering, bringing you some of those pictures. They are about to start to

make the series of turns. Beautiful conditions here today. Water

temperature 29 Celsius. That is possibly warmer than what they are

used to in their actual training pools when they are back in training

camps. Temperature is normally 23-24 degrees. 29 Celsius here today in

Cozumel. Very, very warm indeed. Just over 500 metres to swim. They

are close to the shoreline here. And they are about to head back in

towards the harbour, through the narrow gap and it has been a

stunning performance so far from Jessica Learmonth and Lucy Hall from

Great Britain and the world leader, Flora Duffy is right up there in

amongst the thick of the action. Gwen Jorgensen is in the middle of

the pack, a little bit further back, but not too far removed at the

moment. Jorgensen, who is the only one who can challenge Flora Duffy

today isn't too far behind. Jessica Learmonth leading the way.

Her team-mate, Lucy Hall, on her feet. They will know one and other's

swimming techniques. Flora Duffy, from Bermuda, on her feet. Getting

rough as the athletes in that big group behind. Once this swim has

been strung out a fair amount, I cannot see any significant breaks

happening as yet. We see them happening in transition. I sense

this will be the case today. Just the faintest swell, a little bit of

surf helping them into the final stages of this swim. Learmonth has

not hung about at all. She's got cracking on this swim.

Jessica Learmonth has really stretched them in the early stages

here. This might play into the hands of Flora Duffy. If Duffy, Learmonth

and Hall can potentially get away, coming out of the water, then Duffy

could establish a decent lead, along with Hall and Learmonth, who are

very capable of going with her. This is how close they are to the rocky

shoreline here. You can see everybody standing there, getting

the photographs. It's pretty shallow in places as well.

I think what you can see in these pictures is just how much easier it

is to swim on... Hall looking relaxed, looking only about 50%

effort. Jessica Learmonth is absolutely smashing down on the

water. I know she wanted to take this swim out hard. It is important

that she does. She's got a great swim-bike combination. Watching them

really attacking the swim. That bilateral breathing is fairly

unusual in triathlon. She looks over her shoulder to see what is

happening behind her. The bilateral breathing is tough when you see most

athletes breathing every two or three.

It is what we can see Learmonth doing. The swim reaching its final

stages here and Jess Learmonth leads the way for Great Britain.

Learmonth's had a terrific swim so far. . It is not a great surprise.

She's had fantastic swims. I notice Lucy Hall on her feet. We are having

a good look back there at the pictures. Lucy Hall... A couple of

Americans in there. No surprise to see those strong swimmers out there

in front. We have a drone just ahead of the swimmers here, giving us

these good close-up shots. The drone is skimming a few feet above the

still, warm waters of the Caribbean. So, the swim is almost done. It has

been a single lap. They started on a beach on the other side of the

peninsula before making their way off towards the west. Then coming

back into the harbour area and they will exit after 18 minutes and 18

seconds. Out of the water now. We will get a full check on who's done

what during the first stage and Jess Learmonth is first to appear.

18 minutes, 22, the official time. Great Britain first and second. Lucy

Hall follows here. Duffy next. Oliveira next. Carolina Routier.

Sarah True is there. There is a battle going on for the series world

title for 2016 between Jorgensen and Duffy, who are both in the first

Group of Seven, out of the water. A great start for Gwen Jorgensen, the

Olympic champion. Behind Carolina Routier and just ahead of team-mate

Sarah True. Flora Duffy makes a bee line for her bike. We will get a

look and see what else is happening with the British athletes. Holland

and Jenkins are through on their way towards transition. 47 seconds off

the pace of Jess Learmonth, who was the quickest of them all. They

continue to arrive. It is a really stemmy hot day. The

hottest day of the week so far. They've had really brutality hot

conditions for all the age group and under 23 races.

They were hoping that things might cool down down. In fact they have

got hotter for the elite athlete, who are now ontary way. The first

lap of eight. Well, the swimmers have done a great

job. Learmonth, Hall and Duffy did a great job of smashing up that swim.

We saw a lot of little groups. Something we are not used to in

these stages. We often see bigger groups coming out. Gwen Jorgensen

finds herself in a difficult patch, she's with Routier and Oliviera.

They are not as strong as these three out front. Let's remember back

in Leeds when Learmonth and Hall broke well clear of the rest of the

pack. I don't know if we will see the same here in Cozumel. A long way

to go yet as they start the first of eight laps. In the scramble of the

title for 2016 it is between Jorgensen and Duffy. If Jorgensen

wins today, Duffy has to finish second to win the title for 2016.

That is as simple as it comes, mathematically. In terms of the

current rankings, Jorgensen is second on 3325 points. Duffy is

ahead of her on 3491. There are extra points on offer

today, as it is the grand final in Cozumel. So, Jorgensen is the

pre-race favourite. If she wins, Duffy has to finish second. Below

second will not do for Duffy. We get a check on the current standings

after the swim, as they start to sort themselves out on this first

lap through this almost tropical landscape, inland from the seafront

at Cozumel. Flora Duffy, up near the front with

Lucy Hall and Jessica Learmonth. They need to find themselves doing a

Brownlee trick and working this first lap very, very hard, if they

have any chance of staying away from the big group. This first section of

the course very bitty. We approach another corner. We can see Jorgensen

there with Routier and Oliveir. They have made back some time, but 10-15

seconds off this front pack. There is real pace. Hall, Learmonth,

barking instructions at each other. We are seen this before. Both really

good swimmers. They have Duffy for company. She has super strength on

the bike. This trio could make a really good little working pack. We

can see how hot it is with Hall putting fresh water over herself.

She did when she got out of the water. There was a bottle of fresh

water offered. She immediately tried to get the salt out of her eyes and

clear her face, ready for this hot ride over 40 k. There was talk

amongst the organisers that they may have to reduce the distance. There

was a suggestion at one stage they would reduce it down to a sprint and

make it half distance for the grand final. Thankfully they have stuck

with the full Olympic distance for the grand final. It should be, it is

the biggest race of the season, of the World Triathlon series, the

grand time, so it should be over the full distance, but it will be tough

on the hottest day of the week in Cozumel. Here we have our third

pack, Jorgensen leading the way. Sarah True and Carolina Routier.

So, I think cex, I think I mentioned before it was Oliveria, that is the

conclusion, True is wearing a black costume today. This is our chase

pack here, working well together at the moment. The conditions will

really get to these athletes. The organisers tried to make this race

as late as possible in the day, but to me it looks like full heat out

there in Cozumel. So the front group of Flora Duffy, Jessica Learmonth

and Hall hall. Second seconds clear of the chase trio, Gwen Jorgensen,

Sarah True and Carolina Routier. And we will monitor that 20-second

gap to see the ebb and flow of the amount of time that the Duffy group

has over, Jorgensen will not be too concerned over this at this stage.

She can comfortably allow herself to fall 40 seconds to a minute behind

and still have the confidence that she can close down Duffy. There is a

long way to go until we get to that stage, the foot race at the end oh

of this. So this group of three is now a

group of five. Adding numbers to the pack is, it is all well and good,

but as long as they do the work. Oliveria not as strong on the bike.

It seems the Americans are doing all the work at the moment. True at the

front. Carolina Routier tucked in there. She had an accident before

the Edmonton race a couple of weeks ago and damaged her hand. It has not

hindered here in the swim. Let's see how she goes on the bike. Jorgensen

around the 180 degrees turn. Hall, Duffy and Learmonth leading

the way. This is interesting. If we look back to Leeds, that was

interesting. Tactical from the British girls who were trying to

work for their team-mates. They were not really taking their turns. Today

this is free-for-all, really. I think Hall and Learmonth really need

to work hard with Duffy. Just see what they can do here.

No Jodie Stimpson in the race. The akilly's injury has caused Stimpson

to call an end to her 2016 campaign. She's, she would have been one of 12

previous World Triathlon series winners in this race today. It is

down to 11. So, it is a field packed with talent and experience and we

will try and keep you up-to-date with the progress of Helen Jenkins,

Holland and Stanford. They are further down the road as the front

three come towards the conclusion of their first lap.

26-and-a-half minutes having elapsed since they dived into the warm

waters of the Caribbean. Flora Duffy from Bermuda is pushing

the pace now. Hall and Learmonth taking their own

Jek Tory on that round about towards the area and the conclusion of lap

one. So, it is one down, seven to go. It is a flat and fairly

straightforward cycle that, that the organisers have introduced for this

World Triathlon grand final. Hall, at the moment, struggling with the

pace there. Now, there is a group a little

further back, this may be the group that contains Stanford and

potentially Jenkins as well. We will get a check on the timings. The next

three, we think are about 20 seconds behind. The next five, I beg your

pardon. Sato and Oliveria have hooked up with them now.

Interesting times here in this race because this is something we are not

used to seeing with the girls right out in front and that little

minipack that contains the Olympic champion, Gwen Jorgensen. This pack

about to swallow them up probably. It's going to be down to what the

three girls out front can do and how well they can work together.

Bad news for Emma Moffatt, in the last race of her career's had to

pull out. We are not sure why she's pulled out and we'll try and find

out for you. Samuels and Jackson are in that group there. Jenkins to the

left. The gap now is 38 seconds so it's grown considerably. At this

stage in lap one, lap distance was 22 seconds. The mid lap time now

tells us it's 38, so that's quite a difference. Good pace being made at

the front by the British pair and Flora Duffy. What will be

interesting, at the moment we have no sight of Gwen Jorgensen, but we

only have the back of the pack, I can only imagine she's at the front

because it's in her interests to pull some time back on Flora Duffy.

She needs to finish in first if she's to take the title and Duffy

needs to finish in second I think I'm right in saying. If Jorgensen

wins, she's still favourite, she's not out of it despite she's 38

seconds off the pace, but she's in that group, if Jorgensen wins, Duffy

has to finish second to clinch the title. She's going for it, Duffy, no

doubt about that. She wants considerable daylight between her

and Jorgensen by the time they hang up their bikes at the end of this

40k stretch and they are only in lap two now and there are eight 5k laps

to negotiate on two wheels before they hit the 10k run which will

consist of four laps of 2.5k. My fear is that the athletes could run

out of water. They only tend to carry one bottle on their bikes to

keep the weight down and usually they wouldn't need more than that.

In a race like this, when you are trying to keep cool and pouring

water on your head, you are probably going to need more than one bottle.

Just looking at the pictures now and Flora Duffy is leading the way.

Perhaps some disappointment for her in Rio, finished eighth, topn the is

commendable, but she spoke about her race and said she just didn't quite

have the legs on the day -- top ten. She knows if she win this is race

she'll be crowned world champion. Today they have, all three of them,

gone for two bottles, so they are carrying the extra weight and also

extra fluid, so let's see if the two bottles last them through. The

conclusion of lap two now, they are back towards the side down where it

all began half an hour ago. To complete lap two, we are going to

check on the timings. 38 seconds the mid lap, it might have grown even

further. The first three coming through. Look at the surroundings

here. What a stunning location for the world triathlon series.

Learmonth, Duffy and Hall finish lap two. The time ticks on and we'll get

a full check of the riders who'll appear in transition to compete

their second lap in a moment or two. It's already getting on towards 30

seconds. Now the chase group, we just saw Non Stanford go through,

Helen Jenkins is in there, Vicky Holland is leading them in. Holland

and Stanford are leading them through into transition at the end

of the second lap. That's the chase group coming through.

Bonin is at the back of the chase pack. Jackson ahead of her. Holland,

Stanford and Jenkins in this group as well.

So all five British trath lets who're racing today are in the top

20 at the moment -- triathletes. It's going to be interesting to see

what Helen can do here. Such disappointment for her and her fans

in Rio. I think she didn't make a really big thing of it but she was

certainly very poorly going into the race. She says she is coming here

into this race feeling a whole lot better. At the moment, this is the

lead pack which contains Flora Duffy and the two British Agent loots.

Lucy Hall is drinking a whole load then giving herself a shower trying

to keep herself cool as well. She's struggling with the heat. They are

nowhere near half way. Lucy Hall's quite pale skinned and I

think she, out of the three, is going to suffer the most I think

here. She's half way through her water. She's replaced the green

bottle to the back and the pink one is at the front. We are only on lap

three and Lucy Hall is half way through her supplies of liquid. You

have got to pace it because you don't want to find yourself with ten

or 15 kilometres to go with no fluids on board to take in. Not sure

how Helen Jenkins is feeling today. She's normally at the front, perhaps

she's had orders from her husband, her husband Mark Jenkins, to save

some energy for the run and stay back. Next, 180 degree turn.

Learmonth was pushing the pace there as we head to the back of the chase

group. We think Vicky Holland's been making much of the running here out

in front. It was certainly Holland who was first across the line at the

end of lap two when they were about 33 seconds off the pace. They are

watching the leading three head off in the opposite direction now.

Duffy, Learmonth and Hall now 40 seconds. So it went from 22 seconds,

then about 38, hasn't been much of a change. Mid lap time out to 40

seconds now. Not quite sure how accurate that 40

seconds is, but it must be there or thereabouts. Flora Duffy bidding to

win the world title for the first time and we've got Holland down and

who has she taken out there? I thought it was Jorgensen. Holland is

down and she's picking herself up and getting back on her bike I

think. The rider with whom she had a collision seemed to be a little

worse off than Vicky Holland. We'll try to get a replay of that and keep

you updated but Vicky Holland is down but not out, we hope, at if

moment. Looked like, I'm guessing here, black-and-white colours, I'm

thinking New Zealand, looked like Nicky Samuels but hopefully we'll

have more information on that in a minute.

Flora Duffy world number one, wearing the gold number one on her

upper arm. Most of the triathletes looking a little pink in the

blistering heat. Sun cream obviously needs to be waterproof if they are

going to use it. Born and raised in Bermuda, Flora Duffy, competing in

triathlon at the age of seven. Full-time representing Bermuda,

after a few near misses had her first triathlon series win this

year, that came in Stockholme on 2nd July when she defeated Hewitt and

Jenkins. Stanford's picked it up at the front of the chase group where

Vicky Holland left off following her collision a few moments ago. At the

end, it was Nicky Samuels, we are hearing, who has been involved in

that collision with Vicky Holland. So, with five laps to go, three

down, five to go, we are going to check on the time difference between

the Duffy, Hall, Learmonth trio. Last time we looked mid lap, it was

40 seconds. Jorgensen takes her turn at the front, hoping to keep that

gap between her and Duffy to a workable margin. Not much

difference. 42 seconds, so still looking promising for Jorgensen.

I wouldn't say Holland is a loss to that group because we know how

strong she is. The loss is going to be felt for the three athletes

outfront, 42 seconds, it's grown a bit since the last lap by about six

or seven seconds but Flora Duffy will need 90 seconds or so over

Jorgensen if she's going to win this race. Still no change at the back of

the chase group. Jackson does this race after race after race, you can

just know where she'll be and often Charlotte Bonin is there with her.

These two are tail-end Charlies. Here you can see how much easier it

is at the back. It's very evident when you see them cruising along

like that looking fairly relaxed. If we could get pictures to the front

of the pack, I can assure you, Non Stanford would be head down and

working hard. That's the crash, that's the crash that involved Vicky

Holland who is on the left of screen and Nicky Samuels who is tangled up

with her bike. Holland was able to pick herself up quite quickly, but

her water bottle back in its place on the bike and continue on her way,

but we haven't heard any news of Nicky Samuels so far, so we'll try

and bring you up to date as and when we can. That was a nasty tight

corner with quite a ledge on the pavement. A big group of athletes

going around doesn't necessarily mean poor bike handling skills, you

know, a big group of 20 going through a small space. Vicky Holland

is a great rider but we don't know what happened yet, it could have

been Nicky Samuels fault, they could have been dodging another rider.

We'll hopefully hear some more from Nicky. If it's Jorgensen who wins,

she'll be the first to win two competitions in one season if she

can overtake Flora Duffy in the rankings today in Cozumel. The chase

back time difference is growing ever so slightly every lap. 22.3

kilometres to go. Interesting to see how some of the athletes have been

able to bring themselves up after the Olympic Games because obviously

a lot of commitment and effort required to get yourself into the

games in good shape and then to come to a final, Grand Final like this,

just a few weeks later, I think takes a pretty monumental effort

from these athletes. Jorgensen could consider a career

elsewhere as well. She has a degree in accounting, before she came to

triathlon, she worked for Ernst Young. I'm sure she's done well

financially out of this. Maybe she doesn't need to go back to work! He

may use her rewards for triathlon and maybe forge a career elsewhere.

Anyway, lots to discuss and Jorgensen's got work to do, four

laps to go. We are just about half way through. The leaders are half

way through, the chasers are almost half way through the cycle stage.

Learmonth, Duffy and Hall have gone through four. The rest of them

coming up the rear. They are now 43 seconds behind. Non Stanford first

to cut the time. Not just change. Gone from 22 to 33, to 42, to 43

seconds as the laps have unfolded. They seem to be maintaining it

around about 0 seconds now. Four laps to go. The lead pack are going

to have to start working a little harder because Duffy needs a better

lead over Jorgensen. Learmonth of Great Britain leads this world

triathlon series Grand Final. Plenty more twists and turns to come.

Battle for today's race. It's a battle for the 2016 world title

also. And there are two athletes in contention. Duffy is in the lead

group, Jorgensen is in the chase group. Back with the leaders now.

We did just get a little sighting there of the chase pack, the third

chase pack, rather. That did have Euda from Japan. She won it last

year when it was a World Cup race, she ran like a track runner to take

the race, she's 25 seconds down on Rachel Klamer who got second in the

World Cup race here last year. Euda over 1 minute and 30 seconds down,

so we are not going to see a lot of her. Duffy taking her turn at the

back of the front three. Lucy Hall pushing the pace at the moment. I

wonder how much water is left in their bottles on the frame of the

bike. They are only just over half way

through the 40k cycle and that's a rare sight, Emma Jackson having to

do some work at the back of the chase pack. Frustrating, seems like

she's struggling to keep on on the more technical sections of the

course. We can see the athletes strung out which would suggest the

ones at the front are working hard and Jackson's had to wake up and

think, I've got to do a bit of work otherwise I'm going to get dropped.

We have no news in Hollaus or Samuels who were in-- Holland or Sam

yells who were involved in that earlier on.

Hall, Learmonth, Flora Duffy have just over 17.8ks to ride before they

hang up their bikes and head out on what will be a brutal 10 kilometre

run. It is a psychological barrier, or conquered when you hit halfway on

these bikes, especially this these conditions, especially on the

downhill section. You have hit halfway, perhaps psychologically it

will be easier and it will be good now to see these three upping the

pace slightly and see if they can up that time difference towards the

minute as they head towards the fifth lap.

Duffy is doing the lion's share of the work in the fifth lap here. She

knows what she has to do. She needs to win this race. Needs to beat

Jorgensen today. She's had good company throughout this first half

and more of the cycle stage. Hall's arms are looking worryingly pink.

She's taken a huge hit of sun this afternoon. She's an English rose, is

Hall, very pale skin. These conditions will be very tough for

her, especially on the run. A fantastic swim and bike from Lucy

Hall. They have not 15 k to go on the bike and a 10 kilometre run to

come. Three to go. Learmonth, Duffy and Hall, the leading three, which

is where they have been since they came out of the water.

There's a lot of support for the Mexican triathlete at the front of

the chase group. We will get a check on the timings here, as the chase

group finish their fifth lap. They were 43 seconds down at the end of

lap four. Have they managed to close that gap

at all? Let's look at the time. It will stop shortly, it has grown a

little more. Just a couple of seconds. Out to 45 seconds. Claudia

Rivas first through. Leading that chase pack, into

transition to complete the fifth lap.

22 at the end of lap one. 43 and now 45. So, no real damage done by the

leading three. In the last 5 kilometres. Holland has withdrawn

from the race. We are not surprised by that. She did go down quite hard.

We think Samuels has probably called it a day as well. Vicky Holland is

no longer in this grand final. Disapointedment for Vicky Holland

because she -- disappointment for Vicky Holland because she could have

got on to the stadium. That will not be today with her out of the race.

So, they are coming back into the smart part of Cozumel now, down by

the marina. Flora Duffy is once again taking them along at a serious

pace. Learmonth and Hall have done more

than their fair share of work so far. I wonder if they might be on

for personal best results today if they can handle the heat on the

10,000 metre run. Jessica's best result came in Leeds, when she

finished 10th. And certainly looks like she can be more than capable of

doing it here today, if she can hold it together on the run. Slightly

better runner than Lucy Hall. She has a better chance of staying away

from the chase pack if they do come off the bikes in this order, which,

at the moment, barring disaster, I imagine we will see these three

athletes coming in the T 2 first. Coming through transition now. This

is only the end of lap six. They have two more circuits to ride. Six

down. Two to go in the World Triathlon series grand final. The

final race of the year here in Cozumel.

Further back down the road the Australian, Gillian Backhouse. We

have an Australian at the back of this chase group, Jackson, coming in

to stop the clock. We will get an idea of how much work Jorgensen will

have to do when she parks up her bike in a couple of laps from now.

Hopefully we will. At the moment we don't seem to get any time checks,

unfortunately. No clock at the moment. We cannot tell you.

Apologies again. We've had graphic problems. I am told all the graphics

and timing equipment, which all arrives on a container, it is

shipped around from venue to venue, didn't arrive until very late. And

there was no time for the officials and host broadcaster to actually go

out and test the graphics and timing equipment. It is all very much a

question of pressing the button and hope here in Cozumel. We will assume

that it has not grown much beyond the 50-second mark.

54 seconds. OK, so, that's the official time. It was a little late

in coming. That was to the very back of that

chase group. 54 seconds between first and about 20th. So, not a

particularly accurate time, because there would have been the spread of

maybe ten seconds between Gillian Backhouse, who was first through

transaction and the last. Not a brilliant idea. We assume it hasn't

changed much between the end of lap five and six. Around about the

45-second mark. Still very much a winnable distance as far as Gwen

Jorgensen is concerned. It seems to me that some of those good runner

ins the second pack. There is Helen Jenkins in there. Non Stanford is in

there and Gwen Jorgensen is in there. They are three who are more

than capable of running down Hall and possibly Learmonth. Duffy proved

herself in Stockholm, when she had about 25 seconds off the bike. She

had an incredible bike which she took on by herself solo and managed

to stay away from Jenkins and Andrea Hewitt, but a different story when

you put Gwen Jorgensen into the frame.

And Flora Duffy I think needing around about 90 seconds if she's

going to take this race. 90 seconds, that is ahead of Gwen Jorgensen when

they go out on the bike. Duffy, Learmonth and Hall, through the

turn. 52 seconds clear of the chase group, with a lap-and-a-half still

to ride. Jorgensen will be thinking about

what she needs to do to win the world title for 2016. We have seen

Jorgensen come from a minute-and-a-half down after a 40 k

run and come up through the field and take the win. She does not mind

the conditions. She's won in the cold n the hot. 17 triathlon vik

victories. She is probably the best we have ever seen. That is

definitely not up for question. A phenomenal athlete, what she has

achieved over the last six years. If she takes this title she'll be the

only second athlete in the women's field who has managed to achieve

three world titles. Jenkins has won two, in 2008 and 2011. Moffatt has

won two as well. 200 # and 2010. This is a tough, tough series. The

athletes need to race five World Triathlon series events and the

grand final. And of course the grand final there's points-and-a-half. So,

if you have any mishaps like Hollaus does, well you are well done --

Holland does, well you are well down in the race. With it being 800 for a

normal World Triathlon series race. And it crisscrosses the globe as

well. The travelling can be tough on the athletes, physically and

mentally. Abu Dhabi is the first port of call, or was this year, 5th

March. Then the Gold Coast, early spi April. The ends of April in Cape

Town. Leeds, fantastic occasion on 12th June in Leeds, when they came

out to watch this their tens of thousands.

And then Stockholm, which was the opposite. Nobody out and about. Just

people shopping on that Saturday afternoon in Stockholm. The Hamburg

sprint, then the Olympic race. So, those that were in the Olympics were

in and out of the north and southern hemispheres and crossing, covering

many different time lines as they made their way around to compete and

put themselves into contention. Now they've taken in the freezing cold

race in Edmonton, post Olympics. Now the grand final in brutal heat in

Cozumel, in Mexico. That is to conclude the 2016

campaign, which has been memorable for many different reasons,

particularly of course because it was punctuated by the incredible

scenes in Rio. That was on August 18th and 20th.

Well, at the moment this race is certainly looking good for Flora

Duffy, if you do the maths and she manages to stay in second place and

then wins and no-one else catches Duffy, then Duffy takes the title.

So, pretty exciting times for Duffy, I would say. Let's not forget Non

Stanford is in that chasing pack. If she has brought her legs to the race

she will be a threat to Duffy. The end of the seventh lap now. They

will take the bell and we will have one more circuit on two wheels. Five

kilometres left to ride. No change. Duffy, Learmonth and Hall have been

working together exquisitely so far. Came out of the water in close

proximity. They had good transitions, in and out quickly.

Picked up their bikes, away they went and they have remained as a

trio throughout. The Australian, Gillian Backhouse and the American

Gwen Jorgensen lead the chase group into transition. Last time we saw an

official time check, two laps ago, they were 45 seconds behind. Let's

see if they have managed to do any damage to the advantage that Duffy

and the two British riders have at the front.

Let's hope we get a clock this time. Yes, we've got one. And the time

difference is significant. Jorgensen is going to have to do some work if

she wants to win this race today. 58 seconds. That has been a fine lap

from Hall, Learmonth and Duffy. They have extended their lead. Out to 58

seconds. And they are now deep in their final circuit.

You have to hand it to these three athletes, they have worked extremely

hard and made this race extremely exciting for us and make the chase

pack a little bit nervous. It has crept up to a minute. It has been

slowly creeping up. It has crept up. By the time they come back to T 2

and the final end of the final lap, eight laps here of five can

kilometres, they will have around one minute over the chase pack.

Flora Duffy must be beginning to believe she can win the world title

for 2016. Dep she wins today she will -- if she wins today, she will

win the world title. Things are looking good at the moment. Now they

take this turn for the last time. The leading three, Duffy of Bermuda,

Jessica Learmonth and Lucy Hall, of Great Britain, have ridden furiously

and have opened up a lead of one minute over the Jorgensen-Stanford

group. They are approaching the end of their final lap and will hope for

clean and fast transitions. T2 approaching. For the leaders in

the grand final of the World Triathlon series for 2016, a series

that could well be won by Flora Duffy. She's done what she has to do

to put pressure on her closest rival, Gwen Jorgensen. We will need

to see one of the classic Jorgensen run charges over the four laps that

will follow if Jorgensen is to deny Duffy the title for 2016.

So, nearly there, they will take a different routed into transition

this time. Past the spectators and to the dismount line. Here we go,

Duffy, first to arrive. Then Learmonth, clean entry for

Learmonth. Duffy. Hall follows them in. She's within a second of the

leaders. Duffy has to get this bit right. Knows where her bike park is.

Front wheel in. Bike stays upright and the running shoes are on. And

Duffy has executed that perfectly. She's on her way. Flora Duffy,

followed by Jessica Learmonth. Hall, just a few seconds behind.

Now the chase group, the Jorgensen group. Jorgensen in third, amongst

this pack at the moment. Through that final turn on the round about.

Feet already out of shoes and resting on top.

Jorgensen needs to get this right. And then needs to go to work.

The gap is about one minute. Possibly more now.

The front three pick up some much needed water, a couple of bottles

each and Duffy has kicked clear of Learmonth and Hall. Duffy sets off

in pursuit of victory and in pursuit of the world title.

Rabie coming in for South Africa. Non Stanford not far behind. She's

arriving simultaneously with Gwen York Jorgensen who never seems

stressed at this time. Neatly done. She follows R rabbly. Ahead of them

all, picking up with serious pace on this first lap is the series leader,

Flora Duffy of Bermuda. Will this be her day? Will she win the title for

the first time in 2016 and deny Gwen Jorgensen the hat trick? There is a

lot of triathlon fans out there that would like to see it happen just

because of her style of racing. She makes these races that bit more

exciting by her attacking on the bike, how she's able to go out there

on her own or with a couple of other athletes and it's great to see when

we have got used to seeing big packs coming in. Let us see what she can

do. She'll have Non Stanford chasing her down. Jorgensen will be there of

course. Jackson looking hot there. Duffy looking like she means

business. Surprised she didn't grab a water bottle. She's clearly

feeling comfortable. She's already left Hall and Learmonth behind.

Jorgensen will have to be at her absolute best if she's to get

anywhere near nuclear radio Duffy today -- Flora Duffy. She's tearing

through the streets of Cozumel. What an explosive start. Gwen Jorgensen's

got out in front, she wants to win this race. So Jorgensen is already

up to fourth. She's leading the chase group. She has Learmonth and

Hall and Duffy ahead of her. They are a further minute down the road

but we know what Jorgensen is capable of, even in the brutal heat,

but the pace of Duffy is much more serious. She really wants this one.

She wants to get this won in lap number one. Let's see how she goes.

Lots of athletes were saying she's not that good at sprinting. But she

has a nice relaxed body, looking very strong at the moment, Flora

Duffy. This will be something of a tactical master class this afternoon

from Flora Duffy if she goes on to win it. Swam solidly, rode purposely

as she always does, pushing the pace, dictating the race on her

terms. Learmonth she's left behind mercilessly. She now sets out to

complete lap one and we'll see how much she has over Gwen Jorgensen her

rival for the title. At this stage, tough to see Jorgensen closing the

gap. We never write Jorgensen off because she continues to surprise

us, but I'm beginning to think that this is just a run too far for Gwen

Jorgensen today. Wow, I mean she puts so much effort

into the Olympic Games, she's spoken about it openly now, it was the

race, the only race really that counted this year. She did what she

set out to do four years ago and won the Olympic title, but she's such a

competitor. She won't want to come here and give anything less than

100%. 1 minute and 11 seconds down, I don't think she'd have a problem

under normal circumstances. Interesting to see what the time

will be after this first lap. Duffy has really attacked the first lap.

Will she pay the price for that later? The heat is going to be a

factor. It's the hottest race that any of these triathletes have

competed in so far this year. Lucy Hall is showing the effects of that.

Gasping for the hot air that's available, as Duffy completes the

first lap. So we'll see the time between Lucy Hall and Duffy but what

matters is the one between Duffy and Jorgensen who's clear of Stanford

and Jenkins there. Already 24 seconds, so Duffy's done some

serious damage to Lucy Hall in that first lap. Three to go for Flora

Duffy, two-and-a-half kilometres down, seven and a half to go. Duffy

grabbing water at every opportunity. I worry a bit for Lucy Hall because

she suffers in the heat, I've seen her when she's gone down pretty fast

in the heat. She's holding her own at the moment though. 17 seconds

down, her team-mate behind her. Jorgensen next. It's 1 minute and 12

seconds, so that's 72 seconds. That could be decisive for Duffy if she

doesn't break down, if she doesn't blow up somewhere during this run,

Duffy looks like she's in good shape to win the title.

Jorgensen has raised her pace, noticeably now. She was steady

during the first lap, now she's starting to make a move. What we can

take from that is the fact that Duffy's held pretty much the same

time over Jorgensen as when they first went out. They are now

two-and-a-half kilometres into this run. More interestingly for Flora

Duffy, the other athletes aren't making any inroad into her, they are

losing time. Two laps to go, Flora Duffy leads

the way, Gwen Jorgensen 1 minute 7 seconds off the pace. So at the end

of the first lap, it was 1 minute and 12, end of the second lap, it's

1 minute and 7. Helen Jenkins as moved up into third position. Once

again, apologies for the standard of the pictures coming in from Cozumel,

it's not how usual standard of triathlon coverage but it's the

first time the world triathlon series has pitched up here in

Cozumel. Looking good for Flora Duffy now. Unless she's just gone

too early. She's got 4.2 kilometres to run. The end of this third lap,

one more complete circuit, and the world title for 2016 could be going

to Bermuda and to Flora Duffy. Well, looking at her at the moment, I

don't think she's gone too soon because her rhythm hasn't changed,

she's going as well as ever. Jorgensen's pulled a few seconds

over Duffy and Duffy looking the more relaxed of the two. Jorgensen's

pace not picked up as we expected it to. Jorgensen getting plenty of

encouragement along the way from her connections but maybe this was just

a run too far for Jorgensen this afternoon.

She managed to reduce Duffy's lead by just five seconds over the second

lap. Duffy isn't far away from completing her third lap and taking

the bell for what may well be a lap of honour, a final two-and-a-half

kilometre run which will take her to the world title for 2016.

Interestingly, Helen Jenkins there in third and Jorgensen not really

pulling that much away from her. I think that's Charlotte McShane from

Australia just behind Helen Jenkins. Looking at the overall standings,

Helen Jenkins is in sixth place at the moment. Depending on Hewitt and

Euda are, they were way back in the second chase pack, things could be

looking pretty good for Helen Jenkins and making up for a very

disappointing Olympics for her. Great to see her showing the form we

saw in the Gold Coast when she qualified for the Olympic Games.

Jenkins out in third now. Doesn't mind the heat. Her win at

the start of the season came in the heat of the Gold Coast. Duffy from

Bermuda leading them through. Almost home at the end of her

penultimate lap. Duffy has really taken this race

apart. What a star. Fantastic swim in the first three coming out of the

water. Did so much of the running on the bike and then what a start on

the run. She got cracking straightaway. Good transition,

smoothly in and out. Parked up her bike and then just exploded away

from transition and opened up a significant lead in the first

two-and-a-half kilometres. She's been on her own for the rest of the

run. She'll shortly be arriving to take the bell with one lap to go.

I think surely at this point, the adrenaline of knowing that she's

running herself into a World Championship title is really going

to spur her on. Two-and-a-half kilometres to go, she can hold it

together, she's looked good for the entire race and about eight minutes,

probably a little bit under to go in this race. Duffy is looking like

she'll become a world champion here in cos mayor. Jorgensen so often

able to deny those who would challenge for victory -- Cozumel.

Duffy decided she would make it impossible for Jorgensen to close

the gap. Still a lap to come. All sorts of things can happen, we see

it often in triathlon, athletes push too hard in the first three quarters

and pay the price in the final quarter.

But Duffy's got the experience, hopefully she's got the hydration

and the ability to keep up this pace. Jorgensen's never really hit

full race pace during the first seven and a half kilometres of this

final stage of the final race of the season.

The leader is going to take the bell shortly.

I think looking at her, Jorgensen's focussing on putting one foot in

front of the other, she is overheating, trying to keep herself

really cool. Hard to see the eyes with her glasses on. First time you

have ever really seen Gwen kind of suffer, certainly for a very, very

long time. World champion in waiting, Flora

Duffy. At the top of your screen, the Olympic champion. Just behind

her, Helen Jenkins of Great Britain who might fancy second place if

Jorgensen starts to lose speed. Jenkins seems to be full of running

at the moment. She does. McShane is hot on her heels. Interesting to see

what the time differences are on the third lap. Sometimes the camera

angle can be deceptive, but Helen Jenkins certainly didn't look like

she was that far behind Gwen Jorgensen.

Shortly, Flora Duffy of Bermuda will take the bell and she'll know then

that she's got a 2,500 metre run ahead of her between her and the

world title for 2016. Has she got the timing right?

Looking good. But there's still a bit of running to do for Duffy.

Still looking incredibly composed and relaxed. Interesting to see what

her run splits are throughout this 10k run. There's been no let-up in

the pace just yet. I wonder at some stage she's going to think, I have a

minute and I can back off, but until she crosses that finish line, she's

not going to be stopping any time soon knowing Jorgensen is behind

her. With the skills of Jorgensen on the run, I don't think there's

anything she can do to match Flora Duffy today. Duffy takes the bell in

Cozumel. One lap to go. She looks like she's

full of running, just like she was at the start of the first lap. The

time difference between Duffy and Jorgensen at the end of lap one, 1

minute and 12. By the time they completed the second lap, it was

down to 1 minute and 7. I wonder what it will be now. I don't think

it's going to be any significant difference for Jorgensen. Jorgensen

just hasn't been able to find the pace to overcome Duffy's quest for

the title. Further down, you can see McShane in

the green and gold for Australia and Jenkins in the red, white and blue

for Great Britain. And the time difference has grown

now. Duffy has stretched her lead again over Gwen Jorgensen. It's 1

minute and 14. It looks as if Jorgensen will have

to settle for second here, which will bring her second in the world

standings for 2016. Of course the Olympic Games was always her focus,

as the best triathlete in the world. It was one thing which was missing

from her ses sue may, didn't finish in London, 2012. Absolutely took it

out in Rio in 20 167 16. -- 2016. The Olympics was always her main

focus of the year. Duffy thought she could win the

world title and it looks like she may. One minute and 14 seconds clear

of 17-time World Triathlon series winner, Gwen Jorgensen. Duffy has

only ever won a single World Triathlon singles race. That victory

came this year she is about to add her second potentially and most

important one, the victory which will bring her the title of World

Triathlon champion for 2016 and for an island just 26 miles by two, that

is some feat. Born and raised in Bermuda. Started to compete in

triathlon at seven. Now a full-time professional triathlete about to

bring Bermuda to the top of the world stage. And she really is a

multi-talented athlete. She took the World Championship title in 2014.

That is triathlon, but it is off-road biking. Almost a tougher

version of what we are seeing here today, because the athletes have to

ride technical sections off road. So Flora Duffy, it looks like she'll

add another toll that title she won back in 2014. Back with Gwen

Jorgensen now. She's trying to do her best to keep cool. Looks like

she's well clear of Jenkins in third place. I think the race was on for

third place, because Charlotte, from Australia, ran alongside Jenkins

when they came through the third lap of the run. Hopefully we'll get

pictures to see what is happening in third and fourth place. Duffy looks

like she's bouncing along at the front of the field. 1.2kms to go.

She seems to be getting quicker. Flora Duffy is having the run of her

life. She is. Across the road I saw

talking about Jenkins and McShane, two athletes running close together.

Non Stanford tucked in there around about fifth place. Non Stanford

having a strong run. It could be a battle for the final place on the

podium. Maybe a sprint finish between McShane and Jenkins, of

Australia, and Great Britain, respectably.

Somebody just said to Duffy, smile, and she did. She understood the

humour. She was able to force out the smile and then switch her mind

back to the final workload that has to be care Ied now. At the --

carried now. At this point she must know the title is hers. Barring

disaster and I don't see anything bad happening right now, this race

really is going to Flora Duffy and a world title.

Finished second to Gwen Jorgensen in Leeds, on 11th June. Won her one and

only triathlon series race in Stockholm, full distance, on the

second July. Didn't really perform in the Olympics, but now she's

making it happen and she will win the world title for 2016. Managing

to get some liquid down her throat, as well as over her head. She's done

well to keep herself cool. Keep herself out of trouble. Remember,

there was talk that this race might not go ahead in its full distance

capacity because of the temperatures. There was talk this

afternoon it might be reduced to a sprint distance race because it was

so hot. It was just within the permitted perimeters in terms of

what the medical officials deemed was acceptable for the triathletes.

That is how tough it is out here this evening in Cozumel.

And the Olympic champion has battled on and this stage looks like she'll

be doing enough to take second in the race. And second in the

championship for 2016. She's worked very, very hard. It is

not a usual sight to see her suffer so much on the run. Fair play to

Gwen Jorgensen because this has probably been one of her most

uncomfortable runs. Jenkins there in third place, McShane hot on her

heels. These two have never gone head-to-head like this before. Ueda

has come through from the third back. She won the World Cup race

here last year. What a run for Ueda. What an extraordinary race.

Conditions stunning. Visually the crystal-clear water, the athletes

able to view the tropical fish as they made the swim and then the

brutal, oppressive heat on the 40K cycle and the lonely run for Duffy

and for Jorgensen. Loneliness will be rewarded shortly for Flora Duffy.

Just starting to look around. Starting to sense that her dream is

about to become a reality. She's going to lap Pamella Oliveira

of Brazil on the way to the finishing line. Jorgensen is further

behind than that shot suggests, because Jorgensen has a little semi

circle to run before she's on the same bit of roadway as Duffy. And

Jenkins appears to be just a few metres clear of McShane now, in her

quest to take third and win bronze today.

28-year-old Flora Duffy can start to enjoy it any minute now.

She will realise that she's got it done today. Her tactics, risky in

the heat, but ultimately rewarding. Her tactics were courageous. The way

she stomped on the cycle stage with Learmonth and Hall for company, the

way she took it out and stretched that lead, lap, after lap, taking

ten seconds a lap at one stage, until it was beyond Gwen Jorgensen.

She was a minute in front by the time she hung up her bike and now

Duffy can ease up on the pace and enjoy this World Championship

winning moment. There is a ba mu da flag waiting for her. She can smile

at last and soak it all in. Duffy is the World Triathlon series champion

for 2016. She comes home to win the final race and win the title. What a

performance from Flora Duffy. One hour, 57 minutes. 59 seconds.

She is the champion of the world. And now she'll just wait for the

former champion, the Olympic champion. If this is the end for

Jorgensen, then it is a glorious end. She's performed spectacularly

this season. Today she wasn't quite good enough to overcome Flora Duffy.

It is a remarkable second place and the sprint is on between McShane and

Jenkins and McShane has Jenkins. McShane comes home for third.

Charlotte McShane on the podium for Australia.

She's beaten Helen Jenkins in the final 100 metres.

Jenkins has to settle for fourth and is there to congratulate Flora Duffy

on her extraordinary achievement of becoming the world champion for

2016. Sarah True has just come home and

collapses in a heat just over the line. Sarah True in a bit of trouble

there and Non Stanford is next to finish for Great Britain.

Stanford coming across the line. Another top-ten for Stanford.

And Shorets of Russia next over the line. Without exception an exhausted

group of triathletes who are finishing and wondering probably why

they put themselves through this in the heat that was on offer today in

Cozumel. Flora Duffy wins the final race of

the season in Cozumel, ahead of Gwen Jorgensen and Charlotte McShane.

Helen Jenkins was the best of the British today in fourth. Non

Stanford finished eighth, with Lucy Hall, 23rd. Jessica Learmonth in

30th. The final standles for 2016:

I am kind of speechless. I have no idea how it happened. You hope and

wish and train for the perfect day and you know, the perfect day came

when I needed it, when the pressure was on. I don't even know what to

say right now. Are one of the best runner on the circuit but you could

not hunt down Flora Duffy on this occasion? Flora had two people

working with her. It made the difference today. You seemed like

you had a lot of work to do on the bike, you were leading that chasing

group? Our group was not very organised. It is hard to get

organised. Try to keep the pace alive. It is hard when you have

three committed people up the road. We got into the first with the bike,

I was like, look, are you guys working or not? This race has a lot

riding on it. They were keen to pull turns. It wez great working with

them. I have to thank them for working with me. It is what you

want. You know you want to make the bike count and yeah, perfect today.

You did it by leading pretty much from the start as well. Coming off

with a minute on G wen, I thought, oh, gosh. I knew if she passed me I

whatted to hang on to second. Every split I had a minute, a minute and

five. I thought I will keep running and see what happens. It proves like

anything is possible and, it is incredible day for me and I hope it

just inspired like, no matter where you are from, a little country or

what, you can stand up there with the best. And you are on to the New

York marathon. How do you prepare for that? You know, I am more

looking forward to going home. I have t no been home since December

27th. I am flying home tonight. I am looking forward to spending time

with my family and friends. At the beginning of the year I said if I

won nothing but the Olympics I would be happy. I am disappointed with the

race today. I got my gold that I have been working for. I actually

struggle in the heat. I collapsed a few time in the heat. For me. It was

about conserving myself in the race. I couldn't believe it when I started

the run and felt like I was being conservative and I was up there.

That last lap I could see Helen, I thought, that's the party, I am this

close to the podium. I gave it all I could. I owe a lot to Gwen. She's

the most amazing training partner to have. She pushes me every day and

encourages me and I have learnt so much from her and I am pretty

excited to be up there besides her. They often say that fourth is the

toughest place to come. What are your thoughts on that? I am happy. I

struggled since Rio. It took me a few weeks to get over the virus, or

whatever it was I had. I started to feel good the last few days. I am

happy to come away fourth. I sat in on the bike and didn't do anything,

I was not feeling great, so I was surprised to do all right on the

run. It is really hot today. I was feeling terrible, to be honest.

Today I knew Gwen had to get ahead of glor ra. It is up to her to do

the work today. I kind of sat there, tried to keep myself out of trouble.

It was notten easy. I was not having a good time. You seem pretty pleased

with who is the overall winner? She 's deserved it this year. She's been

like an attacking athlete. Made the bike morel vent. I am happy for

Flora to come away with a win. How are the girls looking backstage?

Everyone is in a bit of a mess. Non is struggling a bit. We have a good

medical team. Our team are great. All the staff are great. I have been

inspired by all the juniors, and the under 23s over the last couple of

days. It is a nice team atmosphere we've got. So now the presentation

for the World Championship trophy. Ai Ueda, a brilliant performance

today. Representing Japan, please welcome,

Ai Ueda. The 32-year-old from Kyoto did enough today to seal third

position overall. After a consistent season.

Fifth today, seventh in Hamburg, fifth in Stockholme, eighth in

Leeds. An emotional moment for the Japanese

veteran. Representing the United States of America, please welcome

Gwen Jorgensen. Three wins this season, one of which was the Olympic

triathlon. The hat trick just one step too far. She has to settle for

runners up position overall for 2016.

It could be the last time we see Gwen Jorgensen on the AT

triathlete stage. Please welcome Flora Duffy! Flora Duffy world

champion! Consistently Sol I wouldth Ied -- solid this season. First

triathlon series victory came after so many near misses in Stockholme on

2nd July and she was forever in the top five getting better and better

as the season progressed. Had a disappointing Olympics. But she made

this Grand Final her focus. And didn't she nail it in Cozumel! ?

Brilliant swim, fantastic 40k on the bike and a brilliant, grave run to

win the world title for 2016. NATIONAL ANTHEM

PLAYS. APPLAUSE.

The moment that Duffy will never forget, done the double today. She

wins the race and the world title. A good day for Flora Duffy in Cozumel.

TfL TfL It was nice to hear God Save the Queen ring out even though it

was for Bermuda. But take nothing away from Flora Duffy who over the

course of 2015 has proved herself a worthy champion? I love to watch her

race because she's so fearless. She's kind of changed the racing,

she's made the other girls up their game a bit and she certainly makes

it a lot more exciting. The strides she's made have been huge, haven't

they, and there were so many similarities this time to Leeds, you

had nuclearry at the front, tucked in behind Learmonth and Hall, but

unlike in Leeds when Gwen came from behind to take the race, this time

Flora even increased her lead so that proves just what a racer she's

become? Yes, I think looking at 2015 she had two thirds of her race.

Initially she's come with a full game, she's improved her run beyond

doubt really. We can't look too much into the run times because it was so

hot yesterday but she managed to hold that minute gap that she got

over Jorgensen coming out. She really held it together in the heat

where I think a lot of the other athletes were suffering. What about

Gwen because it did look perhaps like after all she did in Rio, she

just didn't have enough in the locker? She came to the race to win

without a doubt but yes, I guess the media stuff she's had to do and just

the fact she's won a gold probably has meant that the last few weeks

have not been the best preparation for her. That's been the same for

everyone as well. Strong showing for the Brits, Jess and Lucy did well

after the first and second disciplines, terrible way to end the

season for Vicky Holland. She wouldn't have been happy with that,

even though it's been a year to remember? Yes. That can happen to

anyone, it was just so unfortunate that it was Vicky and it was the

Grand Final. She'll be hugely disappointed but she's not going to

forget about that bronze any time soon. You wouldn't, would you, if

you had one? ! What about Helen Jenkins, so close to getting herself

on the podium, but again someone who's been there for Great Britain,

flying the flag better than most and she had a point to prove? She

certainly did. It was a great shame she was outsprinted by Charlotte

McShane because this is probably her last Olympics I would say without a

doubt, she's 34 now. While she came and started the year so positively

and strongly, you know, she just had such a tough time being so poorly

going into Rio. Then she's come away in the series fifth overall and

hopefully that is some consolation for a very, very greatest athlete.

Great athlete and a Great British athlete too. Flora Duffy world

champion in 2016. What a champion, what a season. That rounds off the

women's season and before we look ahead to the men's race, a reminder

of the conclusion of the para-triathlon series. Two world

champions in Andy Lewis and Alison Patrick in Rotterdam in July and a

hugely successful debut for the Paralympics, all the events went

spectacularly well and the British team came away with a gold. For Andy

Lewis in PT 2. Steadman and Patrick got silver.

It is great to see this side of the sport making such huge strides isn't

it, Annie? It really is. Coming away with four medals, as triathlon makes

its debut in the Paralympics, I can really only see it going from

strength-to-strength. There is another indication the sport is in

safe hands with strong British performances in the juniors in

Cozumel. The junior men's race, a 17-year-old performed well in three

disciplines with only an American and Canadian getting the better of

him. Impressive debut at this level for 16-year-old Alex Yee who showed

lightning run speed on the final discipline to go from 36th to fifth.

European junior silver medallist Sam Dickinson struggled with the

temperatures, but showed resilience to finish eighth. The conditions

were so, so tough. Working with Sam and the other guys on the bike

trying to get it done, I'm over the moon. I I had probably the swim of

my career. I headed towards the front pack. I didn't quite have it

in the end. There are a few holes in my race. I'm going to go back, have

a good winter, patch up the holes and hopefully come back next year

and see what I can do. I did the best I could in this heat. It was a

strong team effort. In the junior women's event, for the juniors, it

was tough. After problems with her bike, Rainsley finished 45th. Waugh

and Mathias finished well, 11th and 17th respectively. It was won by

Taylor Nib from the US. The men's Grand Final now, two guys who are

clear signs of how far the British triathlon's come. They are back in

action together tonight for the first time since the Olympic gold

and silver-winning performances in Rio. I think you know who we are

talking about. I would absolutely love to see

Johnny win the world title. I've got to come first or second! I've gotten

used to not winning races and not knowing how to win races but after

Edmonton I've learnt what it is again to win a race. It's been a

performance of experience, intelligence and ability.

It's just going hot and hard. It will be a race of attrition. It's

great to have Alastair here. I can trust him, he's going to want to

race the same as I do. I don't think there's any secret that our tactics

are to get out at the swimming at the front and ride out our laps.

That's always in our best interests. It will be a glorious Golden double

for Alastair Brownlee and Johnny finishes just a handful of seconds

behind to take the silver. First and second in the Olympic

Games then to become world champion would be the icing on the cake. We

can do all we can to help him win the world title this weekend.

And you will be able to see Johnny and Alastair in the Grand Final live

on the red button from 10. 30 tonight. You can hear more from them

in our highlights show with myself and Annie on BBC Two tomorrow

afternoon at 1. 45. Both the mens and womens highlights are available

on the iPlayer. We really do have another

mouth-watering encounter for you. Set this one up Annie because there

are some serious businesses to sort out on the start line? There

certainly is. There is a World Championship title up for grabs

between Johnny Brownlee and Mario Mola from Spain. Mola might get the

edge in the heat but Brownlee has his brother to help him. Mola might

have a lot of things going for him, he's leading the Championship,

however, Johnny Brownlee has a little known Olympic champion up his

sleeve that could help push him over the line and it will be so good to

see the guys going toe-to-toe in the race for the last time? We saw them

in Leeds, brilliant together, again in Stockholme, they both finished in

the gold and Silver Medal position. Then of course, at the Olympic

Games. The fact that Al can't win the title, he hasn't raced enough,

doesn't have enough points, means he's most definitely going to be

working for his brother. Almost like a soap opera, you can see the

storylines coming out. A fantastic end to the women's season and it's

set to be another fantastic climax in the women's race as well. Thank

you for joining us From all of us in Mexico and from us in Sal for, thank

you for joining us, we'll see you tomorrow.