Cozumel Men's Series Final Triathlon: World Series

And so it all comes down to this, the last race of the 2016 World

Series, the men's grand final and not only that, it is also the chance

for Johnny Brownlee to reclaim the world title he last won in 2012. We

are set for an exciting ride. First let's reflect on a fantastic end to

the women's season yesterday. Alongside me, Annie, in the

sunshine, lovely. At the end of it all, a brand-new world champion. It

was a brilliant event in the end and a worthy champion. She came into the

event with an advantage leading the Rankins. I really don't think anyone

thought Duffy would win the title as convincingly as she did yesterday.

There was Jorgensen battling for that title as well. It was a

stunning climax to the season. But now onto the men because Johnny

Brownlee is in second place behind Mario Mola, who has been in pole

position all year long. But Alistair Brownlee is also out in Cozumel,

hoping to help his little brother out. We grabbed a word with him. It

is comprehensively confirmed, he is the finest triathlete we have ever

seen. I don't like to focus on these titles of the best there has ever

been. I have set out and achieved more than I ever dream that I could

achieve and that is what is to me. What is it like going into the grand

final as a two time Olympic champion? Obviously it is fantastic.

I'm very proud of that achievement. I think about it probably every day,

but also it's nice to be back racing. I love racing, the Olympics

was a massive hike and it was important to move on and do

something afterwards. I am happy to be here but I will also be happy to

relax after this. Reflect on your memories of it. It started almost

perfectly with a swim in Rio, then on the bike I knew we had to ride

really hard for the last few laps, then it came down to the wrong with

me and Johnny at the end. It was a fantastic day, a race that might

almost perfectly the plant. Four years of work, years of being up at

night worrying about an injury. It was fantastic to be able to pull it

off, and quite a lot of emotion there as well. Outstanding once

again, Alistair Brownlee as he was four years ago, history made.

Is there a possibility we won't see you in Tokyo to defend your title?

There is a possibility. I have done three Olympics, won twice, I have

achieved more than I ever dream of achieving, and to be honest before

the Olympics I was focused on moving on and doing iron man in the next

four years. But the Olympics is a massive carrot and it would be

difficult not to be in Tokyo. This year, you are not able to finish on

the overall podium, but Jonny can, how do you feel about that? If he

had chosen his races better, he would be closer to winning the world

title. It is not a likely outcome but it would be fantastic to see him

race really well. He looked fantastic in Edmonton and I think

indefinitely can definitely win here this weekend under any conditions.

That said, we will do all we can to help him win the title this weekend.

It's only natural that if your brother is in the race, you would

help each other along. I don't think there is any secret our tactics are

to get out of the swim at the front and ride as hard as we can on the

bike for the first few laps. That is a tactic, and that is what we will

try to do. Britain's double Olympic champion and easily the best this

country has ever seen. The question is, has he got it in him to last

another four years? There will be part of his competitive side that

would like another gold medal but he would also want to set himself new

challenges. He has mentioned the Ironman challenge previously. The

other question is does he want to help his little brother win a gold

medal, but Jonny Brownlee has the talent in his own right to win a

gold medal. My gut instinct is we will see Alistair Brownlee trying

something new. He is the kind of guy that can turn his hand to pretty

much anything and succeed, sickening when you think about it, but what

about that rivalry between Brownlee and Gomez. Where do you think that

will go? It is an interesting one because Gomez now at the age of 34

is probably, I would say without doubt that was his last Olympics. He

has a proven record over the Ironman distance, and I think Gomez would

like to go along, as would Alistair. That would be food for thought,

seeing them race the Ironman distance together. Talking of

partnerships, it doesn't get better than Alistair and Jonny. We will

talk about the race in a minute and see them go toe to toe, but what

have they done for the sport of triathlon? They have put the sport

on the map, and I don't think we have ever seen so many participants

taking part in triathlon is around the world, and I have to say a big

part of that has come from the floor and around the world seeing the

Brownlee Brothers racing. It has been important for the growth of the

sport in this country. Absolutely, but they have some business to sort

out here in Cozumel, and Alistair, despite his success, cannot win this

series from here so he will have a very different motivation in Mexico.

Yes, he cannot run for the title. He's obviously out here to do well,

to potentially win the race, but most importantly to support his

brother, and we know that when they are raising together they are much

stronger unit. Jonny Brownlee will have to work hard to beat the

Spaniard, Mario Mola. That is as good a time as any to check in on

the standings. There are only four people who stand a chance of making

it to the podium. Mola improved on his score in Edmonton by finishing

second behind Jonny Brownlee. Fernando Alarza triumphed in Cape

Town in April. And keep an eye out for the Frenchman Pierre Le Corre,

sure to be challenging for the title in the next few years. But now we

are focusing on the present, and it is down to two men, Jonny and

Alistair Brownlee. He is the driving seat of the World Series now. It is

not easy and these guys are really tough to beat. If I want to become

world champion, I have got to come first or second and Mario has got to

have an average day. He has not really had many average days. I will

start the race as I do every single one, we will see what happens. How

was it to top the podium last time in Edmonton? Edmonton was amazing.

It's the first time I have won race in a long time. You can get good at

coming second or third and not knowing how to take it to the next

step, and the crucial moments in the race what you need to do. In

Edmonton I went for it. I was impressed by how well Jonny raced,

it showed he is in good form, that's no surprise, he is a great athlete

so it is time to move on. We have a very good relationship out of the

race, and in the race of course each one tries to the best. Mario is

someone I have raced against throughout my whole triathlon

career. He is a very good runner, that is his strength. He's probably

the quickest when he is out there. His weakness the swim. If I can

expose him at that early stage and he cannot catch up, hopefully I will

have the advantage, but if we start the run together in conditions like

this, he will be very difficult to beat. I hope my early years in my

yorker got me adapted to these conditions, hot and humid

conditions, but I guess it is just trying to adapt as best as possible.

I have done everything I possibly can to be ready for the heat but it

is difficult for Yorkshireman! How good is it to have Alistair back

here? He goes the same way as I do, take out the swim very hard, go on

the bike hard and hopefully get a group awaits. He is the key ally to

do that. Jonny and Alistair racing together, they make the race happen

and they make it very tough but I have got to focus on first doing my

race, then see what happens with Jonathan because he is the one going

to the title. At the end of the day, if Alistair wins the race and I have

still got the title, I am happy with that. My main aim this year was the

Olympic games, where is Mario wants to win the world title. Maybe that

pressure might play on him a little bit. I don't see it as trying to get

something I didn't get in Rio, it is just a new opportunity to do well.

If I become world champion and end the season with that and an Olympic

medal, it will be the icing on the cake. On Sunday we will both try to

win the race, but having guys with that aim and that goal makes the

race bigger and more interesting. We talk about the rivalry between Gomez

and Alistair Brownlee quite a lot, but the head-to-head between Mario

Mola and Jonny Brownlee is really hard and it is Jonny who has the

better record. That's right, they have raced 30 times and Jonny

Brownlee has won 23 of those races so he has a psychological advantage

over Mola. How much would Mola like to emulate Gomez. He has been on

this podium for the last three years and to go one further would be huge

for him, wouldn't it? Yes, the Olympics for Mario Mola, who has

been in such great form, was really disappointing. He came away with

nothing, so the world title here would be amazing for him. And the

conditions might suit the Spaniard. The conditions will definitely suit

Mario Mola over Jonny Brownlee. Jonny is very vocal about the fact

he doesn't like it so hard but he has his brother here to support him

and that will help. But Mario Mola will thrive in the conditions.

Speaking of the brother, Alistair has already given the Brownlee

household a huge major title this year, how good would it be if Jonny

could add another title? It would be outstanding of course.

He has an incredible support network. Richard Varga is expected

to push things on in the swim. He is the key in that trio. They're

training partners in Leeds and Varga plays a significant role, because he

is an outstanding swimmer and the Brownlee brothers are some of the

few who can go with him on swim. And they work together on on the bike

together. Now your course guide to Cozumel. Where else to start than at

the sea. Unlike at Rio, there is no sandy beach and the athletes will

enter the water by diving off this pontoon. After a 1,500 metre loop

around the shore, they swim into the marina and into transition 1. While

the sea should be calm. At around 30 degrees Celsius, it will not be what

you call refreshing! Out of the water and into the saddle for a 40

kilometre bike ride. Eight laps around the course, which including

three hairpin bends and these tricky cobbles. The temperatures are well

into the 30s and humidity of 90%. The athletes will need every ounce

of energy for the last run. Four laps of two and a half kilometres.

Expect to see a good few athletes fall to their knees crossing the

finishing line. But for one man and one woman the pain will be Port it

as they're crowned world champion. From what we have seen of the

course, including in the whip's race, what -- women's race, who do

you think it will suit. It will suit Mario Mola. The Brownlees like a

hill and there are no hills. The swim will be tricky for Mola. We

won't see the athletes exiting the water. It will sues Mola. There are

some other international racers that will have a point to prove, such as

Richard Murray. No one will forget him being disqualified in Hamburg.

He was beaten by his countryman in Rio. He finished in fourth. He comes

with a real purpose and wants to prove himself here in Cozumel. What

about the British contingent. There are another couple who will want to

finish strongly. Adam Baden is doing well. Tom Bishop had a good race in

Edmonton. And we have got Adam Bowden and Tom Bishop. Thank you for

your thoughts. We will hear more in commentary. But we are all set. The

men's grand final, the last race of 2016 world triathlon series.

COMMENTATOR: Here is the start. Alistair Brownlee has No 18 and Tom

Bishop is 36. Final count down for the final race. On the international

triathlon world series. They're ready to race in Cozumel and they're

away. The massed start. 68 elite triathletes get going for the final

time in 2016 and it could be messy. One or two already getting bumped

out of position. Nobody will hold anything back during this swim.

Because the world title is on the line and that was a vicious start.

Some of the guys got pushed physically out of their racing line.

We will keep an eye on the the early stages here. Air temperature 33.3.

Water temperature look at that - almost as hot as the air - 29

degrees and we expect 90% humidity. Yes it will feel very hot on the

bike. At the moment they're in the water and that is warm for the

athletes. That he will be used training in lore pool temperatures.

On the left that is where the Brownlee brothers took off. Didn't

see Richard Varga, their training partner, we would expect to see him

at the front of swim. An interesting start. I have never seen anything

like that in a straight line and they're clambering on each other.

Aurelien Raphael is one to watch in the swim. The Brownlee brothers

won't be too far behind. From Mola's perspective, he needs a good swim.

That is something he failed to deliver in the Olympics. The rank

rgs fightish between -- the rankings are tightish between them. Only

Alarza that could do any damage at the top of the rankings. But Mola

the man to beat. I sense the conditions will suit him. The swim

is crucial and Mola will have to have the swim of his life and

Aurelien Raphael finished in fifth, one of his best positions so far. M

Mola -- Mario Mola, he will need to finish on the podium to win. The

Alistair Brownlee factor is another element. Alistair can't win the

world title. He may well be racing with the purpose to assist his

brother in Jonny's quest to win the world title. If Alistair can play a

part in pushing Jonny to the top of the podium and taking the world

title, that he would do for the second #250i78, Alistair will have

no hesitation in helping his younger brother. Alistair's only race, he

raced three times in the Gold Coast, when he had a disastrous race, but

got that out of his system and went on to win the Leeds and Stoke mope

race before -- Stockholm race before retaining his Olympic medal. He is

not a contender for the title and it is possible he is here today to help

his little brother along and see if he can give him a leg up on to the

top of the podium. The key for the quest for Mario Mola to win the

title is that he has a good swim and suspect too far off the pace. If

Mario Mola finds himself in the second group which separates from

the leaders as the cycle stage unfolds, then he, despite his proven

running capabilities will struggle to match the Brownlees over the

10,000 metres run if they're in the front pack. All this is the

conjecture at the moment. Mola could be in the leading group. All will be

revealed when they come out of the water. It will be around a 17 minute

swim. That is a quick, quick time. I thought they were pushing the pace.

It will be under 17 minutes by world triathlon series that is a fast

time. 1,500 metres in the water is done and it looks like the Frenchman

Aurelien Raphael and the Brownlees second and third. Bishop is up

there. No sign of name Mario Mola just yet.

He came out about 25 seconds slower than Raphael. Raphael, the big

French mavn Frenchman on the right. The brothers, good tactics for them.

They're first out of water. Arriving in transition together. So far, so

good. Tactics for the brothers have paid off so far and they're on their

way clear of their training partner, Richard Varga. Mola is coming in now

to his bike. Mola has got work to do. There is a potentially effective

working quartet out in front ahead and Mola will have to get to work

now. Raphael picks it up. We have got six guys which could quickly

become nine or possibly even 12. Things will develop during this

first lap. Crucially, we have got the Brownlee brothers away leading

this race. Sightings of Tom Bishop as well. That was a great swim for

him. He finished in fifth in Edmonton. Mola being pushed out of

the way by one of the other athletes. I think struggling to get

his feet into the pedals. Murray does some great work on the bike.

But this is one big pack. Somebody has trouble already. Somebody's gone

to the wheel stop. One of the Swiss athletes I think. He looked like he

may have had to called it quits already. Here tifs front of the

field -- here is the front of field, where they're in the early stages of

their first lap of eight. That is the Bishop trio. Bishop, Billington

and one other have work to do. They have a group of nine in front of

them. We could develop into a dozen or so here. Following transition 1,

Jonathan Brownlee, Pereira and Raphael.

Varga strangely slow on the swim today. We will keep an eye on the

Mario Mola position. 21 seconds off the pace after the swim for man who

hopes to win the world title for the first time today. It is not a bad

group. I would prefer less on these very tight corners. I counted three

180 degree turns on eight loops. That is 24 in total. What that can

do, it can work to a group's advantage or disadvantage, because

in a big pack, you're slowed up. If you're in a small pack, you will get

around the corners quicker. Nine guys in total and then a motorcycle

and then a couple more trying to get involved with the big boys at the

front. This is is the Brownlee brothers' group of nine. A good

start. They have got decent distance between themselves and Mario Mola.

The gap now is from the graphic from the overhead graphic which is

notoriously unreliable, 27 seconds at the moment. You can see Aaron

Royle on the back. Salvisberg is there. Three of the

Olympic medallists are in this front group. Making the turn to

transition. They're approaching the end of their first lap of eight.

That is where we will take our count between the leaders and the chasers.

Salvisberg, we thought he may have pulled up, but he is clear. 40 on

the left is the American, Gregory Billington. He is sharing the

workload at the front. They continue down to the water. One or two

further turns to negotiate before they stop the clock at the end of

the first lap as they cross through transition for the first time. Tom

Bishop behind. What a shame he hasn't been able to jump on the back

of this lead pack. He was five or six seconds down and that is what

can happen when you have the likes of Brownlee brothers riding like

they are at the moment. The other athlete in this pack is a

rare, who did so well in the Olympics when he was way back. This

is who we have in the first group of nine and the clock is ticking, the

gap is already 20 seconds and growing. It is a good start as the

Brownlee brothers attempt to prevent Mario Mola from winning the world

title and possibly handing it to Jonathan Brownlee. The next group

are 29 seconds down. Mario Mola is 30 seconds off the pace. And I

really can't see this pack getting itself together, it is a huge park.

Basically the rest of the men's field are in this case pack and that

will make it very hard to make any serious inroads into the Chase Park.

I don't want to speak too soon but when you have a little part of

around eight athletes, they will the working a lot more effectively than

the huge Chase Park. Mola has been the most successful triathlete of

the season so far, winning in Abu Dhabi, again on the Gold Coast, and

again in Yokohama, then took the sprint event in Hamburg, and Mario

Mola has got a lot of work to do in the searing heat of Cozumel if he is

to claim the world title. We are back with the leaders now, Fabian of

Italy. High above we have a drone just tailing them down the road. The

water of the Caribbean to the top right of your screen, to give you an

idea of geography, you can see that in the distance. Fabian still

stalking Henri Schoeman. They have had a close call, Schoeman will want

to avoid another one. Arrived in Durban, returning from Rio treated

like a hero. He became the first man from Africa to lift a triathlon

Olympic medal. 38 seconds now, the distance between Jonny Brownlee and

Mario Mola. If Jonny Brownlee wins and Mario Mola is for or worse,

Jonny Brownlee wins the title. Approaching the end of the second

lap and it looks like Alistair is making a concerted effort to lead

his brother to the world title. Leaving it all on the line in the

early stages of this triathlon this afternoon. Look at him really

injecting further pace into the contest. Then he yields, and just

let Fabian come through and take it up. Last time they crossed this

point, the gap to the Mario Mola group was 30 seconds. It may well

have grown further now. The leading group of nine holding nothing back,

getting quicker and quicker. Now the Mola group, which looks like it is

in single file as it comes through the part of the course towards

transition. 30 seconds has been and gone, it might be closer to 40 at

the end of the second lap. Here we go, 38 seconds, so 38 seconds at the

end of lap one, 38 seconds at the end of lap two, a significant dent

done to Mario Mola's quest to win the world title. Mario can come from

a long way back and still get on the podium but his task is being made

tougher and tougher lap by lap. The pace is unrelenting and the workload

is being evenly shared. Jonny is at the back, Alistair won in front of

him, then next up Henri Schoeman. Billington is taking his turn, then

his wings out to his right, and Raphael comes through and goes. He

takes his turn, does the work on two wheels as well. Salvisberg of

Switzerland is in that park as well, he has a lot of experience. There is

the penalty box, hopefully it won't be used, but you never know. The

slide infringement with the clothing, not hitting the line or

some penalty picked up by the judges could mean a ten second or 15

seconds standing stop later. They are roared through transition. Jonny

Brownlee is attempting, with his brother's help, and the help of the

rest of this group, to deny Mario Mola his world title today.

Basically, if Jonathan wins and Mario is not on the podium, Jonathan

will be crowned World Series triathlon champion, as Flora Duffy

was yesterday for Bermuda. The group well spread as they come into the

end of the third lap now. It is 46 seconds, so from 30 seconds at the

end of one, the 38 seconds at the end of lap two, stretched now by

another eight seconds to 46 seconds, and we are not even at halfway on

the cycle stage yet. Great performance by this group of nine at

the front. They are approaching the next turn, taking them down towards

the end of the fifth lap, and after that it will be just 15 kilometres

left on two wheels. The front group of eight, with the Brownlee brothers

controlling the momentum of this competition so far, as Alistair

attempts to guide Jonathan towards his second, what would be his second

world triathlon series title. Unless of course Alistair decides he wants

to win this race his self and that could have further bearing on

Jonathan 's ability to win the title. I somehow can't see that

happening but what will be interesting is that Alistair needs

to run well because we need Mola to finish further back down the field,

so it is important Alistair gets out there. I can't see him wanting to

beat his brother in the race because he knows that every point will help

Jonny Brownlee, every point that he is above Mola. There are words being

exchanged between the brothers as they conclude the fifth allowed. I

wonder if they are thinking if Alistair can take a pacemaker's roll

on the run. He can lead transition once they have hung up their bikes

and really put a burst in before he can ease off and let Jonny take it

home for the win. That could be something that might have come into

their tactical planning pre-race. I'm guessing but we will see. It's

possible because the brothers likes to work together. Here we have the

Chase pack. Russell White racing for Ireland. We got an indication

mid-lap there might be further damage done, and the pace doesn't

exactly look electrifying from the Wilson led group. It is already more

than a minute, that is a huge lap in terms of gains for the Brownlee

group and losses for the Mola group. More than a minute down. I didn't

see that coming, that is a huge amount they have gained on the fifth

lap. 15 kilometres to go. They are just getting a little bit segmented

now, not working as well as they were previously. I can see Mario

Mola tucked in there, he probably doesn't want to do a lot of work, he

will be hoping when he gets off the bike the gap isn't too big and he

can run down some of the athletes in the front pack. The Brownlee

brothers may have added another ten seconds to their lead, we will get

that confirmed in a moment because they are about to complete their

sixth lap. What has Jonny got tucked into his suit? It may be an ice

pack, we saw that in the women's group yesterday, they were using

them to keep their core body temperature down. It is important

they get on board a little bit of carbohydrate, they will be burning a

huge amount with this heat, the body trying to regulate the temperature

of the body. 33.5 degrees here and it is already late in the afternoon.

With 90% humidity it feels more like 45 degrees. Six laps down, two laps

to go, the clock ticks on, and we wait for the arrival of the Mola

group, as the Brownlee group, led at this stage by the French swim

specialist Raphael, make their way from transition and outs to start

their seventh lap. There was a little more urgency on the faces of

the riders here, with the Italian leading them to the conclusion of

that sixth lap, Facchinetti. It was when -- a minute and five seconds

last time the group reached this stage, I fear it is more like one

minute and 15 now, which makes life more and more difficult for Mario

Mola. In fact they haven't even hit the carpet yet, and it is one minute

ten. It is one minute 15 exactly, so another ten seconds of damage done

by Alistair, Jonathan and the rest of that group of eight out in the

front. The first lap, 30 seconds, then 38, and it has grown. Laps

three and four the only time it has stayed still, 36 seconds at the end

of each of those laps. Out to one minute and 15 at the end of lap six,

and now they are deep in lap seven and show no sign of slowing down.

Yes, these guys do like to have a hard bike. Talking a lot about the

heat today and that's probably because it is one of the hottest

days they have raced, certainly this year in the triathlon series, and

Jonny will need to save a bit for the run. He has been vocal about the

fact he prefers the cold to the heat. It was proven in Edmonton,

where it was bitterly cold, Jonny got his first triathlon series

victory of the season, having had a couple of close ones. Finished third

in the Gold Coast, second in Cape Town. Second behind his brother in

Leeds, and again in Stockholm. Second behind his brother in the

Olympics, then finally got the victory in Edmonton ahead of Mario

Mola and Richard Murray two weeks ago. Yes, in the last two World

Series, there have only been two other nationalities apart from Great

Britain and Spain that have won races, and that was France, and

Richard Murray who won Edmonton, otherwise it has been the Brits and

Spaniards ruling the triathlon series.

Kanute, propping up the race group. Keeping his head down. This is

another six seconds this group, who we are following with the drone,

have had -- added. There's a few guys at the front of the chase pack

who are not working hard, but you come in and out of these terms, of

which there are 24 of them, I think it just really slows the pace down

but when you are in the smaller pack you can work much more effectively

and come in and out of the turns faster. netty, Next time they get to

this stage they will be hanging up their bikes. After an hour and

almost 7 minutes, of this triathlon, which suggests we have about 48

minutes to go, the Brownlee brothers are in command. Alistair, the

Olympic champion, Jonny the Olympic silver-medallist, joined by the

Olympic bronze-medallist, Shoeman. They're on their way for their final

lap as the clock continues to tick down. Great racing from Billington,

27 years old, he is the leading American here. He did qualify when

he finished in top 10 in the Gold Coast. The first time we have seen

him up at the front of the pack in the world series. One more circuit

for this group of eight. Still no sign of the chasers in transition.

Now they're on their way. Still Wilson at the front. Where is Mola?

Mola out the back of this group. He has just gone through two thirds of

the way down. Further damage down, it will be closer to 1.25. It is

1.26, another eleven seconds damage done. That is the distance between

Jonathan Brownlee and Mario Mola. Almost a minute a half, with one

more lap on two wheels to come. Mola's quest to win his first world

title is unravelling. The question is - how's Mola feeling. Has he got

his running legs and who can he run down in that chase pack. It will be

hard to run down the Brownlee brothers.

Mola has really got his work cut out. The front group of eight are

into their last Klimmer the. - kilometre. Mario Mola will want to

get there at the front of the group. Then he can attempt to hunt down the

leaders without having to slalom through his fellow chase group

riders. The leaders are on their final stretch. They have ridden

well. They have worked together as a nice group. And they're now heading

to transition. For the second time. To complete the 40 kilometre cycle

stage. The advantage they had last time over the chasers was a minute

and 31 seconds. That was mid lap. Now, the formalities of transition

arrive. The bikes are... About to be hung up. The guys are in no Hurry.

The Brownlee brothers arrive, leave the shoes attached to the pedals.

Alistair arrives, the Olympic champion, front wheel in. Younger

brother, Jonny, gets his running shoes on and he is away.

Expect to see Fabyan and Raphael lose touch relatively quickly and we

will see how Billington copes with the early pace. The run is on. And

Jonny Brownlee picks up a couple of bottles. He may head for another

one. Four bottles in total. Four Bott billion shower and he has

Schoeman for company and Jonny has hit the front. Henri Schoeman

second. They're on their way out for their first lap of four. Four laps

of 2.5ks each to conclude the final race of season. By the time that is

done, we will know who the champion of the world is. Mola has done the

smart thing and weaved his way to the front of the chase group. We can

see that Blummenfelt dismounting first. The time 1.30 behind the lead

group. Mola on the left of screen. He has got himself clear of any

danger. Grajales is in good shape. Mola is always good in transition.

He is away. He has a minute and 37 seconds to make up and he has 10

kilometres in which to do it. It is a tough call for Mario Mola. He has

got Geens of Belgium for company and White of Ireland. Murray and Mola

could combine forces here. Tom Bishop going through Alarza and

Hernandez, two of the other big guns from the Spanish team. Out in front

Jonny Brownlee leads, with Henri Schoeman on his shoulder. I would

like to see Alistair Brownlee join them. It is important this three

work together to stay away from Mo Los la -- Mola. He looked like he

meant business. He even had time to pick up his familiar white vizor. He

would have had engagement with the media and he went to Beijing to do

the race there. So Alistair perhaps feeling the pressure today. You know

what, maybe Alistair is positioning himself there, behind Jonathan and

Schoeman, maybe he is tactically positioning himself off the front in

order to deal with Mola if Mola comes charging through. Maybe he is

sort of acting as a shield back there. We will see. Was this could

be -- but this could be a tactic they have considered. Or maybe

Alistair will regroup and kick on and join in the fun at the front. He

is back in third. He looks full of running still, despite the fact that

he is four or five seconds off the pace. Mola look like he is cruising

along the streets of Cozumel. He is a man on a mission. Alistair looks

like, it is difficult to see, but I think he is about to jump on the

back of Schoeman there. They're not even a fifth of the way through this

run. 10ks in total and they have 8.3 to run. Shortly they will complete

the first lap of four. Mola's picked up a running partner in the shape of

Ryan Baily of Australia. That is interesting for Mola that Baily is

alongside him. He has come from behind. I don't know if that is good

or bad for Mola. He wouldn't expect Baily run him down. All three men

using every available water station and they are every where around the

course. The Brownlee brothers know the importance of keeping cool. We

have seen both of them them in different races. It happened to

Alistair once in Hyde Park and it was mid 20s. 2010, yes. He has

caught his brother. What a confident triathlete Henri Schoeman is after

that Olympic bronze. Seems to have given him renewed belief. He has

proved he is one of best all-rounders in Rio with that

bronze. Here he is taking on v it on with the Brownlees. As the four

lapse unfold, we will keep a check on the type difference between the

-- time difference between the two main gold medal contenders, the two

main title contenders, Jonathan Brownlee and Mario Mola. One hour,

22 minutes and 12 seconds at the end of lap one. Schoeman and the

brothers out on their own. Running past their bikes. And out on their

way to start lap 2. A glance over Alistair's should tore size up the

-- shoulder to size up the position of the main opposition. They have a

gap of 11 seconds to Fabyan. Billington is a further eight back.

The last time we checked on this man's time difference it was under a

minute and a half. But Mola had only managed to take three or four

seconds out of the brown lease during the first -- Brownlees during

the first half of the first lap. Pushing on to transition now, Mario

Mola and Richard Murray for company. He has good company, good running

ability in this group of five. Already passed a minute. It is going

to be closer to 1.20 - something like that. Mola's managing to reduce

the deficit. But not by any real significant amount so far. 1.21,

Mario Mola is 1.21 behind Jonny Brownlee at the end of the first

lap. They have pulled back just ten seconds. It depends on how they're

feeling. We saw with Gwen yesterday, how she ran out her normal running

style, very fast and we thought she would run her down, but the heat

gets to the athletes. 10 seconds? That is a decent amount. But that,

you work that out and that is not going to be enough to take this race

if this continues at the face and Mario Mola isn't able to increase

his pace. Back with the chasing group of five now. Bailie of

Australia and Mario Mola, the leader, in danger of seeing his

world title slip from his grasp in Cozumel, because Jonathan Brownlee

could snatch it from him. He has Henri Schoeman in second and his

brother Alistair for company. Three Olympic medallists together deep in

the second lap. It is a great sight. It proves that the medals they won

in the Olympics in Rio, they're able to do it again here at the grand

final. Mola is pushing on again. He is eager to pick up the pace. The

other four able to match him each time he goes. We know about Richard

Murray's running abilities. And Grajales seems to be thriving in the

heat in his home race. Ryan Bailie is in good shape as well. Getting to

half way. So with two laps down and two to go, they will have five

kilometres left to run. But the business end of the hat weather --

hot weather triathlons can often produce the surprise, dramatic

moments when triathletes just run out of reserves, blow up in the

heat. There is real pace about the Mola group with the setting sun

behind. But the heat is not leaving. It is... Absolutely roasting out

there this evening. Mola pulling his running partners along here. They

managed to take a few seconds out of Brownlee brothers and Henri Schoeman

during the first lap. These three are about to complete their second

lap and we will see what damage has been done. Mola's made another move.

It is another ten seconds he has taken out of brothers and Schoeman.

But only ten seconds. With only two laps to go, Mola's running out of

road in which to make a meaningful move. If they can go out on to the

second to last lap with five kilometres to go, knowing they have

a minute over Mola, that will give them a lot of confidence.

The end of lap two, no change at the front, Schumann and the Brownlees.

The Olympic medallists together as a trio. And the clock on your screen,

that is the time we are watching, that is the difference between

Jonathan Brownlee and Mario Mola, the two title contenders. Last time

they completed a lap, it was a minute and 21 seconds. Alessandro

Fabian has had a good race so far, a good swim, an excellent cycle, now

starting to languish as a lonely runner in the heat of the late

afternoon. Mola group, still ... Getting on for one minute behind, as

Royle, Billington and Raphael come through, and Salvisberg, all rode

with Jonny Brownlee. Is Mola getting closer to the Brownlee brothers and

Schumann? It doesn't look like it. From one minute 21 at the end of lap

one, the one minute 15 at the end of lap two, it will take a seat --

superhuman effort for Mario Mola to do some damage to the lead that

these three have in the race. There are various other situations we need

to consider, and included in that is if Jonathan doesn't win this race.

We assume that Alistair might not race him for the finish and allow

him to win and therefore win the title, assuming Mola doesn't produce

some incredible five K finish, but what if Schumann forces Jonathan

down in the second. If he does that, and Mola was to finish fifth, then

Mola would win the title by four points. Mathematically it is going

to be interesting if Mola goes through the Salvisberg, Fabian,

Billington group, and gets up into that fifth place part of the race,

which he seems to be capable of doing. Because he's approaching

Raphael. Salvisberg is next, then Billington, then Royle. It won't

happen quickly. Alistair is just losing touch with Jonathan and Henri

Schoeman, and maybe Jonny might consider trying to move clear of

Henri Schoeman. Are they heading over for liquid? Schumann is, Jonny

decides to take one on the right, rather than heading over to the main

water station on the left. He has a gap over Schoeman of 34 metres, and

it seems to be stretching a little now. -- of three or four metres.

Their still 3.4 kilometres to go, and Alistair needs to hang on

because if it finishes in this order, then Jonny Brownlee takes the

title. Yes, but Mario Mola might still have a part to play. Adam

Bowden, what a race he is having. Good season for him. So it is the

Olympic silver medallist in first, the Olympic bronze medallist in

second, and the Olympic gold medallist in the third in this race.

If it finishes like that, Jonny Brownlee will be the champion of the

world for the second time. Alistair Brownlee is such a smart racer, I'm

wondering if he is looking after himself slightly. He knew that with

five kilometres to go, he knew he had one minute and 15 seconds over

Mola. That is quite a bit. There will be coaches out there, physios

giving them the time difference, I'm wondering if he is thinking he

doesn't want to end up like he did in 2010 in Hyde Park, I will just do

enough to go over the line third. Could he be thinking like that? Who

knows? Again, Jonny does a lot of showering but not a lot of drinking.

Interesting, in his interview he said he had forgotten how to win

races and it was when he went to Edmonton but he said he suddenly

remembered what it was to win races, what it feels like, and that has

been very positive for him. It was a tough race in Edmonton, very cold,

but it reminded him how to get back to his winning ways. Because he has

been finishing second a lot to his brother this year. If he wins here,

he will have won the hottest race of the year and the coldest race of the

year, he will prove he is a man for all seasons. After three laps he has

a lead over Henri Schoeman of seven seconds, with a further one second

to Alistair Brownlee, his older brother. He takes the bell, 2.5

kilometres to go. If it stays like this Jonny Brownlee will be the

World Series champion 2016. Kilometres to run. Mario Mola has

been dropped by Richard Murray, that could be key. Murray has made a

break, and we know how he can move his way up through the field in the

final lap of a race. He came from nowhere to claim fourth in the

Olympic triathlon, Richard Murray, and he has kicked clear of his

training partner, Mario Mola. I thought it was going to get tricky

if they were going to get down to a sprint finish. Is Richard going to

say I will help you out here, but it looks like Mola cannot go with

Murray so he has got to go out there and do his own thing. Murray is

bowling along. Mola is running shoulder to shoulder with Bailie.

One minute and 12 between Jonny Brownlee and Mario Mola. It is all

over for Mario Mola. If Jonny Brownlee can keep it up for the last

couple of kilometres, then the world title is his for the taking. Yes, I

wouldn't say he's running scared at the moment, but with most athletes,

until they have crossed the finish line, and you know you have done it,

you just don't want to let up, but I think at this point in the race

Jonny Brownlee can start to cruise and start thinking about that world

title because Mola is right back down the road, one minute 12 seconds

behind. Alistair has caught Henri Schoeman and will be considering the

possibility of a Brownlee brothers one-two. Flora Duffey clinched the

World Series for 2016 in the women's race, it could be the same for Jonny

Brownlee this afternoon with under one kilometre and a half to go. 1.2

now for Jonny, nearly done. The tactics that the Brownlee brothers

have employed have once again proved to be world beating tactics.

Lots of support for Jonny, on the outer stretches of the run course

now. Schoeman and Brownlee, the older brother Alister, are

potentially setting up for a sprint finish for second and third, while

Jonny starts to think about claiming his second world title. He last won

this in 2012. It will be a repeat podium of the Rio games in a

different order. Jonathan Brownlee looking around. He's just starting

to wobble a bit, Jonathan Brownlee. We have seen this from him before.

He's not running in the most direct trajectory, and he's starting to

slalom now, and Jonny is starting to lose his sense of direction. We have

seen this from him a couple of times before. Now, Jonny has got to win to

be sure of taking the title, and right now he seems to have lost

control of his legs, and this is worrying. He is starting to slow,

and there is a little way to go. There is kilometre to go, and Jonny

is running out of time and he's losing... He's losing his sense of

direction. This is worrying. Goodness me, this is a horrible

sight. Jonathan Brownlee has lost it now and staggered to a stop at the

side of the course. Alistair has stopped to help them along, and

Alistair will try and carry his brother home. What will this do to

the world title hopes? Henri Schoeman will claim his first world

triathlon series wins. Dramatic scenes in Cozumel as the Olympic

champion carries his younger brother towards the podium. I cannot believe

what we are seeing here. Is this allowed? Is that part of the rules?

I'm not too sure. Unbelievable scenes. Unbelievable scenes in

Cozumel. The Brownlee brothers arm in arm but it is not by way of

celebration. Henri Schoeman will win this race but we have got to be

concerned about the health of Jonathan Brownlee. They are not even

on the final stretch yet. Schoeman wins in Cozumel. The brothers are

coming home arm in arm to finish second and third but Jonathan can

hardly stand and Alistair is pushing him home for second. Goodness me,

what an incredible conclusion here. Jonathan needs some medical

attention fast. We need to check on the finishing position of Mario

Mola. It is a one-two-three. Mario Mola has finished in fifth position,

and Mario Mola has therefore won the world title by four points from

Jonathan Brownlee. That fifth place for Mola and the second for Jonathan

that we discussed a few moments ago, and the four points advantage has

happened. The title has gone to Mola, Jonathan Brownlee has finished

second in the standings. I'm absolutely speechless. I don't think

we have ever seen anything like that in the history of this sport. There

will be discussions with the referees out there, are you allowed

to be assisted? Whether Jonathan Brownlee's place of second will

stand at all is up for question. Alistair, that is an incredible end

to any race, can you tell us any update on Jonathan 's condition? It

will probably be all right, fortunately the medical care here is

good, I think he has a drip in his arm and he is on oxygen. If mum and

dad are watching, he is in very good care and he is all right. Is it the

sort of thing only a brother can do? No, I would have done it for anyone.

It happened to me in London. I think I would have done it to anyone. You

were behind him at that point when he started to wobble, what did you

see from your perspective? On that last turn from the finish I thought

he wasn't looking too good, then I saw him start to slow. I have been

in that position, and anyone in that position I would have helped across

the line. Is that allowed in triathlon? I don't know and I don't

care really, if it is not allowed they should listen to their own

rules and change it. It was a high heat warning race today and if they

won't stick to their rules I won't stick to mine either. We took a lot

of the swim out, with Raphael, the French guides. We did what we wanted

to do, we raced hard and I was feeling all right, thinking I'm

going to come second or third, Jonathan will win that silver fine,

but the last kilometre was terrible. It is not how we wanted to see that

end but credit to you, it was a beautiful thing to watch. Thank you

very much. Thank you, I would have much preferred he pasted right but

never mind. What is going through your mind. It

is not the way I wanted to win. The guys in front pushed the pace until

the end. It was a very tough race, because of the conditions. It is

something that we knew. But I tried to work and I tried to have that in

mind. I'm sad that Jonny couldn't cross the line as he deserved, but

it is racing and today I was the lucky winner. You were 90 seconds

down going into the run. What was going through your mind? To be

honest I didn't think it was possible. I tried to fight, as I

always try to do. It wasn't' easy. My option was to be third, I thought

they were going away. That was the only way for me. Jonny was winning.

But triathlon races don't finish until you cross the line. Lucky for

me today, I was able to be in the position that means that I am the

next one with the World Championships. Good to finish on a

big high. The Olympic bronze was great. I wanted to come and enjoy

the race and it ended perfect. I'm gutted for Jonny. Alistair helping

him out, I think they deserve one and two. But it is the over all

athlete and I was able to win. Richard, there is some doubt about

where you're going to finish? Yes, I'm a bit confused as to what

happened. There were a couple of discrepancies that they're dealing

with. But looking on to my performance, which was the most

important thing for me, very pleased with where I ended up and in the

series. My aim was to end as high as I could. Not a great day for Jonny

Brownlee, when you see that happening, what do you feel? It is

the sport, that is what happens in sport. I think the brown lease

sometimes -- Brownlees struggling with the heat. But they're strong

athletes and it shows you don't get Olympic mads for nothing. -- medals

for nothing. Schoeman wins in Cozumel ahead of Jonny Brownlee and

Alistair Brownlee. The find standings for 2016 see

Mario Mola at the top. Four points clear of Jonny Brownlee.

Fernando Alarza, third over all at the end of a long and at times

gruelling world triathlon campaign. He has had a very consistent season.

Third over all. At the end of 2016. Two Spaniards on the podium.

Jonny Brownlee should be there to receive the trophy for second place

over all. But he is still receiving medical attention. We believe he is

in the local hospital. And we understand that he will be fine. But

he is not here to accept his trophy. Jonathan receives a warm round of

applause in his absence. So close to being champion of the world. But

it's a silver in the over all standings this time. And at last,

Mario Mola is the champion of the world. By just 4 points. What a

dramatic conclusion to that race. He did enough just to take the gold

medal and the world title for 2016. Mario Mola, from Palma in Majorca is

the world No 1. Four years in a row Spanish triathletes have won the

world title. Gomez for the last three. This year it is Mario Mola's

turn. Richly deserved. Mario Mola is the champion of the

world for 2016. A and it could not happen to a nicer man. So the party

can begin. It is Richard Varga's stag night tonight I understand! And

they're kicking it off right here on the world triathlon series podium.

That is the end of world triathlon series. We will see you again for

the start of 2017's campaign in Abu Dhabi in March. I think we have just

all about caught our breath. What incredible scenes. First, important

to say that Jonny Brownlee is OK. He was taken to hospital and tweeted

from his hospital bed to say that he is all right. Of course a

disappointing way to end his season and he thanked the loyalty of his

brother, Alistair. Annie, wow! You were saying that those scenes left

you almost speechless. Now that it is down and the dust has settled,

what do you have to say? He will take a couple of days to recover.

But so will we. We hadn't seen it coming. A few hundred metres before

it went wrong, I thought the eyes are looking hollow, but he has a

couple of minutes left. His body was on empty. Jonny tweeted it wasn't so

much the heat, he was throwing water all over himself, but the fact he

didn't consume enough. So Jonny... It is so difficult for him, because

he had to win that race and he had to get ahead of Mario Mola. Did he

have to run that race like he did? You mentioned it there, so close to

finish line could he have slowed down? Yes deeply frustrating for

everyone. And more obviously for Jonny. I thought perhaps if he had

stopped back with Schoeman and Alistair and not blasted off the

front, would he have given himself a better chance? We will never know. I

think Alistair sort of criticised him in a loving sort of way! At the

end of race. Could he have done things differently? I think so. What

was going through his mind is I have never had a sprint finish with

Schoeman and every point counts. Just four points separated them. I

think in his head he thought he was doing the right thing. We have to

mention Henri Schoeman and the fist world Serce yirs victory for --

series victory for him. Alistair Brownlee has moved himself to more

hero-like status. What was going through your mind and the sibling

brotherhood going to greater heights. Well, he mouthed something

like, what are you doing. I think he was shocked. I don't think he

anticipated that. But incredible scenes in sport. Unlike any we have

seen. I think his reaction was very instinctive. He said he would have

done to it anybody. Having been there himself in 2010 in Hyde Park

and when he was chatting he said I came across the line and thought I

had finished second. And he thought how did eight people overtake me.

But for Jonny it was only a few weeks ago that the same thing

happened. He has not learned from that by the looks of things. It was

quite contentious s it was a great story, I was only talking about this

yesterday, it could have been a soap opera, but there might have been a

disqualification. In the end it wasn't and it was within the rules.

We were confused, because there is a big rule that no outside assistance

is allowed. But because the martial and Alistair Brownlee were in the

race helping Jonny, it was OK and hence he didn't get disqualified.

The result stood. But it wasn't enough for Jonny Brownlee and Mario

Mola finally after years of trying went in from the podium to top of

the podium. And not the way he would have wanted to win it. But so much

consistency and an incredible year for him. Deserves to be the

champion? Yes we got caught out on that one. We thought it was Jonny's

and Mola was brilliant in his interview, very generous to the

Brownlees and making clear he hadn't wanted to win the title like that.

But he had won four world series events this year. More than anyone

else. I guess you could say the victory went to him. He played a

sensible race and didn't have a choice what he could do on the bike,

but he paced his run. And you know you make your own race and decide

how you race needs to be ran. And the world title stays in Spain and

takes ore from Javier Gomez. The last time we didn't have a Spaniard

on the dop of podium was in 2012 with Jonny Brownlee and

unfortunately for the Brits it will stay that way. It is Mario Mola and

well deserved. Three times on the podium before and this year he has

made the top. Let's talk about the British athletes. Despite the

disappointing finish, what a memorable year. . Three Olympic

medals and four Paralympic medals it has been one to remember and so many

positives. Yes, what is impressive, we have come from this little island

and produced some incredible athletes in a climate that is not

necessarily ideal. We have seen success after success. That has been

tremendous for the sport. I don't think we have seen a more dramatic

end to a triathlon season. It didn't quite work out for Jonny Brownlee.

Congratulations to Mario Mola, who is the world champion for 2016.

Thank you very much for watching. 2017 cannot come quickly enough. We

will see you very soon. One of the biggest performances of

her career. Mario Mola has announced himself here as a genuine contender

for the world title. Jenkins takes the victory. The first race of 2016

brings victory to Non Stanford. Absolutely amazing. Alistair

Brownlee wins in Leeds. Duffy has the win in Stockholm. Mario Mola can

cruise to victory. It will be a glorious golden double for Alistair

Brownlee. He is enjoying every moment of this now.

Dramatic scenes in Cozumel. Mario Mola is the world No 1.