Leeds Triathlon: World Series

Every four years there is an event that creates champions. COMMENTATOR:

Simon Whitfield is the first Olympic champion! Brigid McMahon, a

brilliant, brilliant run. That plans a seed of ambition. -- plans a seed.

That moves people to swim, to bike, to run. It is infectious. It forges

friendships, it creates champions. Now we have a team of them.

COMMENTATOR: Gordon Benson wins gold at the European games. Jenkins takes

the victory. Non-Stanford is the champion of the world. Brownlee wins

in Auckland. Holland wins in style. Alistair Brownlee is the Olympic

triathlon champion. And so the cycle continues. We swim, we bike, we ran.

We become champions. Just 54 days until the Rio Olympics and huge

crowds in Leeds to send the British triathlon team off in style today

and who knows maybe as future champions watching. Good afternoon

from the heart of Yorkshire for around five the world triathlon

series, the first race of this's series in Europe, and the first time

in the UK outside London. Normally we are in Hyde Park but because of

the construction of the cycle superhighway can we have come to

Leeds, the perfect location, the hometown of the Brownlee brothers.

I'm pleased to report that it's quite warm, perfect conditions for

the triathlon, with me the former athlete Annie Emerson. That

afternoon. What an occasion for Leeds, there's a real sense of

excitement. You know, it's just stunning. These back taters were it

was all morning the age group races. It will be elected this afternoon

for the elite races. It will be more about how this part of the world has

developed as a triathlon centre in the UK. Let's talk briefly about the

two races, we have to stunning races in prospect. We do, the women's race

will be very interesting, Gwen Jorgensen is here from America,

racing, so strong, 13 wins she sat in the series, she will find this

course tricky but it'll be watching Non Stanford and Vicky Holland is

back and Jodie Stimpson after the disappointment of not making the

Olympic teams. And Lucy Hall and Jessica will be strong in the race.

We are in the heart of the action, the finish is here, the transition

to this year, transition winners in a different part of the city, in the

suburbs. We can go there now. You join us in the Visa renderings of

Roundhay Park and Waterloo lake is behind me. We are away from the city

centre and athletes like the Brownlee brothers, Vicky Holland and

Non Stanford a very familiar with these surroundings but I don't think

many of the other athletes from around the world will have seen a

course like this. Look at the fans, they've joined us to get the best

view of the park. We have families and dogs and hard-core triathlon

fans. They'll keep their eyes on the pontoon when the women's race will

begin shortly. I'll be in the first transition zone getting an idea of

the atmosphere and how things are building for the athletes so join us

ready shortly. It looks lovely there. All from there this

afternoon. Let me tell you what is coming up. First, the women's race

at 1pm, Non Stanford, Vicky Holland, but no Helen Jenkins in that one.

The men's race will be at 345 and the medal ceremonies at quarter to

six. Five out of six of the British triathlon Olympic team will be

competing here in Leeds. COMMENTATOR: Helen Jenkins is the

world 11. Benson wins Britain's first ever gold at the European

games. -- Palin Jenkins is the world number one. A richly deserved bronze

perfectly Holland. Brownlee takes the overall 2012 champion. Non

Stanford is the champion the world. Alistair Brownlee is the Olympic

triathlon champion. Quite a team, that is the sure, they will have

their eyes on the medals, no Helen Jenkins today, before we talk about

that let's hear from her and her thoughts about why she's missing the

race. Hardest thing is backing off. It's always, I want to go to the

Olympics, I wanted to train as hard as possible, and pushing yourself is

not hard for me, it's natural, I do it every day. Hard thing is not

doing it, saying you will not run today because you must let your body

recover. I've managed to find that balance in the last few months and

it has helped me to this point. The background was that she was the

favourite in 2012 and was injured and since then it has been a

constant battle with injuries. A real roller-coaster. Talk about

getting it right in time, she did that on the Gold Coast with a

stunning performance. People have said that maybe she is the favourite

for Rio, having beaten Gwen Jorgensen in the Gold Coast? If

Helen goes to Rio with her ace card I think she's definitely a favourite

in my book but the Olympics are the Olympics and anything can happen.

She is phenomenally talented and it seems to me she's hitting peak form

at the right time. She is here today, just watching, she will have

a keen eye on her team-mates, Vicky Holland and Non Stanford. They have

been speaking to BBC Breakfast. COMMENTATOR: Non Stanford will be on

the plane for Great Britain next year and so will Vicky Holland. Tell

us about Rio, the moment when you know that you'd qualified. How did

that feel? Incredible, surreal, I've dream of going to the Olympics since

I was nine, initially as a gymnast, then a swimmer, than a runner and

finally I've done it as a triathlete. It is only taken 17

years! And to do it with Vicky, she crossed the line just behind me in

Rio and jet cargo city show that moment with her was very special. It

was a feeling of relief to have suggested policy where we had to

perform and make a podium in the two very competitive races, the two most

competitive of Gloucester, we got on the podium twice and for myself and

Non to do it, the same in both races is quite unique situation. And at

that point the hard work begins. It just meant that our winter was more

relaxed because we haven't had to be in shape in March and April, like

Helen and Jodie had to be to make that spot. We saw gradually building

it up. , Duda her first win of 2016, her first race of 20s extent and it

brings victory to Non Stanford of Great Britain. The point of going to

Cape Town was to get the ball rolling, see where we were at, and

the idea of building from there, so to come away with a win was very

positive. It shows that everything is on track and I'm maybe a little

ahead of where I expected to be. The World Series is coming to Leeds.

What is it like knowing that everyone will be on your home turf?

It's still a bit bizarre. I've been racing in the World Series. This is

my first race there, now we are M26 team and finally it has come to

where I live! It feels absolutely amazing, -- now we are M26 team. It

was amazing that all these athletes are coming to our home. I can't

wait. It is literally our home race, we all live within ten minutes of

the course, it will be fantastic. Gwen Jorgensen is a fabulous

athlete, not quite unbeatable but she will be here. As our Helen

approved recently she is not unbeatable. She's phenomenal, -- as

Helen proved. She was probably the best in the world and probably still

is but she is not infallible. She has weaknesses. As does everybody.

Palin exposed those beautifully at that race in the Gold Coast. --

Palin exposed them. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses, it is

impossible not to have them went you have these three sports that are

combined. I'm sure she is working hard to smooth over that weakness

that has been exposed. The rest of the field will be much more

motivated now they know that they can do it, not just the British

girls. Beautiful day, what do you hope for with the weather? I am torn

because a day like today would be beautiful and would show of Leeds in

its glory! At the same time, we are so to the worst conditions that we

have through the winter that maybe that will throw some people off if

the weather isn't so nice on the day! Right on cue, a few raindrops

are falling on our heads but this won't be like bad Yorkshire weather,

that is for sure. Non and this versus Gwen for the first time this.

We all incredibly excited to see what happens. I think the bike is

tough and it will be tough for Gwen. If she comes a cropper anywhere it

will be on the bike. Coming on the run from the bike, the three of

them, my money will be on Gwen because she has the edge of a Non

and Vicky although we haven't seen them go head to head for so long, it

will be exciting. You wonder if the one athlete that Gwen fears in the

run is Non. She's been vocal about that and said she is happy that

she's back because she wants that condition, she wants to be pushed

all the way. Up until now she's been cruising it on the run. Helen will

be watching with interest. They will be team tactics when it comes to

taking on Gwen in Rio because it will be a tough course like this one

is. You must look at the other British girls racing, they will be

helping Non and Vicky and Jodie because Lizzie Hall is a really

strong swimmer and biker and so is Jessica. It is a great little team

today -- Lucy Hall. Non started very well this season, winning in Cape

Town on a spread distance that was surprising. I think she surprised

herself, when you've been out training all Wendy wouldn't know how

you're going to race first time but you are right commission was in

great form. Back to the park because we have husband and coach to talk

to. Yes, thank you, and joined by the man behind the Gwen Jorgensen

machine. Great to see you, Pat. Firstly, welcome to Yorkshire, how

do you find it? Very silly, blue skies every days we've been loving

it. Talk about your procedure because you both work very hard and

making sure the routine is right. What is it like on the morning of

the race for you and Gwen? We ate breakfast at 930 and at 1030 we

meandered to the local pool and did a quick swim. We took a cab to the

venue, a 40 minute bike ride warm up, when was running and now she's

getting ready to hop in the pond and head up the hill on the bike. You

got a flavour of things to come, you are enjoying the roads of Leeds as

well. What does she think about the course? You mentioned the course, it

will test some people. It's a little different at the lake, 12 kilometres

from towns are just given the logistics it was easier if I

accompanied Gwen to the lake and then came back in on the bike

comment my cycling apparel, I'll have to find a change of clothes at

the hotel before this delicious. You've got a afternoon laid out.

You've been doing spectacular stuff in the last couple of years but at

the Gold Coast this year she was beaten for the first time by Helen

Jenkins. Did that make you guys reassess, or was it early in the

season, anything can happen? We kept to the plan and thought that with

Gold Coast if we did not do the work required for Gold Coast we would

miss it. Best of luck, get on your bike, I'll see you at the end! CEO!

A new dynamic introduced this year into the women's triathlon with the

defeat of name macro at the Gold Coast by Helen Jenkins. If we look

at the statistics, Flora Duffy is leading the way. The British girls

are focused on Rio rather than the world title. Judy Stimpson will be

focusing on the world title because she missed out on selection. Very

disappointing for her. She caught up with Tom Ford eyes on Friday. Mixed

emotions for Judy Stimpson, of course. A difficult couple of weeks

for her. We've got five British athletes competing here in Leeds

will be going to Rio. Unfortunately you are not one of them.

Unfortunately not. How did you find out? I knew when I crossed the line,

to be honest. In the Gold Coast. Haddin did an amazing job and met

the criteria needed. -- Palin did an amazing job. I had a bad day. --

Helen did an amazing job. Sport can be very cruel because you

have been one of the best triathletes in the world. She will

be absolutely delighted with that performance. Extremely harsh. You

get some fantastic highs but the lows a pretty low as well. It has

been emotional. Harder because you missed out in 2012 as well. Yes, but

2012 was different. The main devastation of 2012 was because it

was the home Olympics. The Olympics is the pinnacle, isn't it? It is. It

is a hard thing to say, but maybe the Olympics isn't supposed to

happen for me. That is horrible. It is horrible. I am doing everything I

can. It is hard to say perhaps I wasn't good enough but at the end of

the day I wasn't. You are second in the World Series rankings at the

moment. If you were to go one better than 2013, would that make up for

Rio? Definitely not. Nothing is going to replace that. I have dreamt

about this since I was little. Always. Do not get there and be so

close is devastating. You are only 27, so by the time of the next

Olympics you will be 31, which is fine. Can you think that far ahead?

Yes and I will definitely still be competing in triathlon and I might

still compete at Olympic distance. But I don't know if my heart can

take another Olympics. No one really knows how this hurt. This really

hurt. I think some worried and some wouldn't. It is a hard thing to go

through, isn't it? Yes. Yes. I am sure you will get heaps of support

on the streets of Leeds this weekend and we wish you well for the rest of

the season. Thank you. Just heartbreaking to see how emotional

Jodie is one month on. The highs are so high and the lows are so low and

he is still a emotional. I have spoken to her. She is really

ambitious and you still want to do something this year. She just said

the Olympics are everything and winning the world title wouldn't

make up for that, but I think it will probably help a bit. As Tom

said, she is young, she is 27, she does still have a chance for another

Olympics. Absolutely. The athletes are nearly ready to go at Roundhay

Park, so let's take a look at the start list to see how they line up.

We are looking forward to Gwen Jorgensen, Vicky Holland, Non

Stanford and Helen Jenkins. It is time to say good afternoon to Max

Chilton. Mid-afternoon, everybody. Here we

are in Leeds and Roundhay Park is resplendent to welcome the 2016

World Triathlon Series. A compact feel for the women's race which will

get under way very shortly. 33 elite triathletes lined up on the pontoon.

They will dive into the still waters of Waterloo Lake at Roundhay Park.

They will swim one lap, exit and dive back in. There is Jodie

Stimpson, who we were hearing from a little while ago. A highly emotional

month for Jodie Stimpson. She has won the world triathlon race this

season. She took the Open in early March in Abu Dhabi. She looked well

on her way to gaining that Olympic qualification but we know how the

story unfolds. We are ready to go for round five of the 2016 World

Triathlon Series. Full Olympic distance. 1500 metres in the water.

Just over 40 kilometres on the bike, a bit longer than the standard two

we'll distance, and then the 10,000 metres race around the centre of

Leeds in the heart of West Yorkshire to finish. Cameras poised at the

side. Everybody has a lens trained on this one. British interests with

Jodie Stimpson, Non Stanford, Vicky Holland, Lucy Hall and Jessica Lidl

all taking part this afternoon. Red flags raised behind the racers. Now

we get the final countdown. Absolutely still but not warm enough

to prevent wet suits being worn. It is a wet suit race. That will help

them with buoyancy in the freshwater of the Waterloo Lake. Here we go. It

is underweight! -- it is under way in Roundhay Park. An explosive start

for the 32 triathletes setting out for their first lap. That is the

view from above. Roundhay Park is one of the largest city parks in

Europe. 700 acres in total with the suburb of Roundhay to the west and

Oakwood to the south. The land given by William the Conqueror in the 11th

century which eventually became Roundhay Park in 1872. Hopefully we

will get a look at where the pace is coming in this first section of the

World Triathlon Series. Annie Emmerson has made her way from the

presenter's position to join me in the commentary box. Good afternoon.

Hello. An exciting race. We don't have a pure swimmer like Carolina

Routier from Spain. We know that Flora Duffy has been very strong so

we expect to see her pushing away. We will hope that Stimpson,

Stanford, Holland and Lucy Hall, who is a very are near the front.

Sometimes it is difficult to pick out the numbers on the swimming caps

in the early stages. It looks like we have two distinct groups forming.

You can see the distance in the bottom left of your screen, that is

the distance left to swim. There are kayakers and rips out there

paramedics are needed. The water is absolutely millpond on the Waterloo

Lake in Roundhay Park. Perfect conditions. We will see quite a fast

swim. I expect we will cease fast swim. -- see a fast swim. The girls

I used to these conditions and the conditions here are perfect, flat,

really nice. That group on the left, really wide, just coming together to

form a pinhead. Very often we see them starting on the pontoon in

different positions. I can read myself. They are still quite wide.

No doubt when they get to the first buoy they will start joining up. We

have seen interesting strategies. Some people have chosen unusual

lines which have paid off in many situations. This is round five. Abu

Dhabi in March, Gold Coast on the 9th of April, Abu Dhabi won by Jodie

Stimpson. Helen Jenkins beat Gwen Jorgensen on the Gold Coast. Then

Non Stanford took the win with Jodie Stimpson second. Then Gwen Jorgensen

returned to winning ways in the absence of the best of the British

at Yokohama in Japan on May the 14th. A slightly smaller field than

what we normally see. I say slightly. It is half of what we

normally expect. 33 athletes are racing. Natalie Van Coevorden in

number 34, but there is no 13, and that will make the race very

interesting. It is spread out early on and we are normally used to

seeing big packs forming, so some of the slower swimmers and bikers get

to hold on a bit because there are so many athletes, but I think this

will be a very honest race in Leeds. Last time we saw conditions as calm

as this was in Hyde Park for the World Triathlon Series last year.

Things can get heated during the turns. You don't want to be caught

on the inside because arms and legs are moving quite quickly. Some

triathletes can suffer in these situations. Because it is quite a

small field, they have avoided any incident. Look at the crowds on the

beach at the edge of Waterloo Lake. Six or eight deep, watching the race

unfold. After transition one, we have a split transition at this race

in Leeds. The first transition, where the bikes are parked at the

moment in Roundhay Park, then the steep climb out of the park before

they wind their way down towards the city for about nine or ten

kilometres, and then they will ride laps around the city centre. Shorter

laps obviously for the ten kilometre run again in the city centre to

finish. Jessica of Great Britain wearing number 32 is putting on a

good show and she leads the way at the front of the field. Jessica Lee

amount of Great Britain leading them through. Jessica had an up-and-down

season last year but she has done very well so far this year. It is

the first time we have seen her racing on the circuit. She won

European Cup race early on back in April, so it shows something. An

older athlete, 28 years old, and has only been racing for a couple of

years, but great to see her pushing her pace. She is familiar with her

surroundings. She trains here with Non Stanford, so very much at home,

Jessica Learmonth. Lucy Hall, number 30, just keeping tabs on the leader.

Very strong swimmer. She was part of the British triathlon team at the

Olympics in Hyde Park 2012. She hasn't made selection. The three

Olympic triathletes heading to Rio will be Non Stanford, who is racing

today, Vicky Holland who is racing today, and Helen Jenkins who is

spectating. We have seen the story of the disappointment suffered by

Jodie Stimpson. She is not going. The men will be the Brownlee

brothers, defending champion Alistair, gold medallist in London

Jonny, and they are joined by Gordon Benson, who will be heading to Rio

in the role of a pilot athlete. He is there to aid and assist the

Brownlee brothers in their quest for further Olympic medals. He has met

the criteria. He had a race off with Tom Bishop, the other man in

contention for the hired athlete role, and it was the most recent

World Triathlon Series race that decided it. It went in the favour of

Gordon Benson, who spends a lot of time training in Leeds to the

Brownlee brothers. He is part of the elite Leeds triathlon squad and he

is part of the selection process for the Brownlee brothers. Joining them

in Rio in August. You can't help but think this will give them good

advantage. They are racing on home soil and they are so familiar with

the area they are biking in and where they are swimming, and that

will give them a psychological boost in this race. 32, Jessica Learmonth

leading them through for Great Britain. What are your thoughts on

the start of the bike, looking ahead to the end of this swim? They have

come out of transition here, and it is a very steep climb. Very unusual

to have a start like this in triathlon. How will they get their

feet in the shoes for example? That will be very interesting and to be

honest I don't have the answer yet. I have been down and I have seen it

and there is a slight downhill transition, you roll the ten metres

and then you are straight uphill, so the athletes have got to be

super-sharp if they have any chance of getting their feet in their

shoes. You don't want to be riding up a steep hill, 400 metres long,

with your feet on top of your shoes. That will certainly be interesting.

We will see how that unfolds. Those of you unfamiliar with triathlon,

the athletes leave their wet suits and swimming caps and goggles behind

and then picked up their bikes and to enable a fast getaway from

transition, they rest their feet on their shoes which are attached to

the paddles on the bike, and as they begin their first lap, they slowly

but surely attach the shoes to their feet ready for the 40 kilometre

ride. The uphill start to the cycle makes that doubly difficult though

it will be interesting to see how that unfolds. I think they must have

gone down to try it out, you would have to, because it is not something

you can just leave to chance. Looking at the pictures, early

breaks in the race. Normally we see them closer together in the first

lap of 750 metres, but here we have four pretty obvious groups just

before they come out of the swim for the first time. Fantastic pictures

from above. We were worried looking at the forecast midweek that the

helicopter might not be able to fly but it is up there and bringing us

fantastic eye definition shots, and we can see that the pack is

approaching the blue pontoon to complete lap one. They will run

along the blue pontoon and dive back into the waters of Waterloo Lake in

Roundhay Park and set off for the second lap and we will get a full

check on exactly who is positioned where at the end of the first lap of

two. It will be Jessica Learmonth of Great Britain who is first to rise.

She turned left, runs past the yellow cones, the snappers are all

lined up to get the shots of the athletes diving back in. Followed by

Lucy Hall, Flora Duffy, number one in the standings at the moment.

Vicky Holland has come out in sixth place for Great Britain ahead of the

Australian Emma Moffatt. She did well in Beijing. Gwen Jorgensen, the

best in the world on paper, but she has been beaten by Helen Jenkins

this year, she is out in the top ten followed by Hewitt and Jenkins.

Jodie Stimpson of the pace at the moment in 18th position. 27 seconds

of Jessica Learmonth who was first to leave the water. The procession

continues along the pontoon. Non Stanford is even further back. That

is a surprisingly slow start for Non Stanford.

They're all out and all in fortnight two. That is an uncharacteristic

swim for Non Stanford. She does have a weaker leg in the swim, of the

three disciplines, it is the one she is we guessed at, although this time

is probably not something her coaches would have wanted to see.

Flora Duffy in the front pack, with Andrea Hewitt, they the main bikers

and Jodie Stimpson is a little down on the pace, surprisingly because

this swim is pretty straightforward, nice and calm, I'm not sure what is

going on with Jodie and Non but in the first few hundred metres not

having their best swims. Let's go to the side of the lake to join our

colleague who has caught up with the team physio. Thank you. Emma, you

are getting excited seeing Jess and Lucy in the pack. A great swim from

them, Vicky was in the pack as well, they've got another lap for Jodie

and Non to make up. To have five athletes going to this big event

must be huge achievement for the team. Having a race on home soil is

really good. To have everyone here fit and ready to race is a great

achievement. URA few months from Rio, the main event. What will the

process be to make sure that everyone is in peak condition? It's

just keeping everyone as confident as possible, we have a lot of things

we do at home, running drills and straining and strengthening and

conditioning sessions. We were just make sure that they are going into

the Olympics as fresh and fit as possible. They seem to be doing well

and for a woman from Rotherham she is proud that this is in Yorkshire.

Back to you, Matt. Thank you. Beautiful pictures from the

helicopter. Strange because there is a school of thought that this area

was the birthplace of film. A recent theory suggests that someone from

northern France made the first ever moving picture right here in

Roundhay, in 1888. He came from northern France to get a job with an

engineering firm in Leeds and experimented with an early camera.

You can see what he filmed on the BBC website. A fascinating story. He

we are in Roundhay Park to Leeds, these glorious pictures. Some

interesting information there! Back to the race. I think that Jessica

and Lucy are really working this swim and that worries me because it

doesn't play into the hands of Non Stanford 35 seconds back after the

first metres. Jessica Learmouth and Lucy Hall really pushing the pace.

We can see a big, big gap now from that front group. It looks like

there is one singles winner and then a group behind that that we think

that Judy Stimpson and Non Stanford are in so I think that Jessica might

need to back off the pace a bit. Jessica Learmouth, and Lucy Hall,

and Flora Duffy, the current leader in their rankings. She was fourth in

the Gold Coast and made the podium in Cape Town, placing third and

these consistent results mean that the race from the mood is

potentially their best chance for an Olympic medal in Rio. She's wearing

the number one as the leader in the world triathlon standings in 2016

and she is hot on the heels of Jessica Learmouth who is continuing

to push a ferocious pace in the lake. She suddenly is. Thankfully

from a British perspective Vicky Holland is also there, for five

seconds behind Lucy and Jessica. And Gwen Jorgensen, the American, and

Sarah To also in the front pack. Waterloo Lake so called because it

was constructed by soldiers who had returned from the Napoleonic Wars.

Many had fought at Waterloo. It was a former quarry. It took two years

to turn it into this beautiful lake. Because it was a quarry it is ready

deep. The average depth of Waterloo lake is 18 metres. It took two years

to build. The next turn. And the pace is still pretty frantic with

just 300 metres to swim, Jessica Learmouth has really taken this

first stage of this afternoon's world triathlon series race by the

scruff of the neck. The others have had to work hard to stay with

Jessica Learmouth of Great Britain. Yes, looking at the pictures,

smooth, smooth swimming conditions but it does not look to me as if the

British duo are going to back off any time zone. 200 metres to go now.

That's about 230 by my reckoning on the clock before we see the athletes

except the swim. And now a huge gap to the second back. Something

unusual in world triathlon series, we tend to see the groups sticking

together more closely in the swim so this is turning out to be very

interesting. The pack seem well divided, it's just about half and

half. The worrying thing from British point of view is that Non

Stanford is some way off the pace. Vicky Holland wasn't too far behind,

Jodie Stimpson and Non Stanford with 37 and 45 seconds off the pace when

they exited the water after lap one so they will be hoping to try to

close the gap when they get on their bikes shortly. Flora Duffy is near

the front, the 28-year-old. These are the results I referred to which

have marriages had a very consistent season and will find has off at the

top of the world triathlon series leaderboard -- she finds herself at

the top. Selective decisions have been made by the best in the world.

We haven't seen them at all the races this season, understandable if

you bear in mind that it is an Olympic year, and the Olympics are

the biggest race of the more. We haven't seen is a much of Gwen

Jorgensen, for example, and of all the British triathletes at the same

time. They have been pre-selected. I know that some of the British team

will be racing in Stockholm, we have a full Olympic distance race to come

there and spent raise in hamburg which will also hold the world mixed

relay World Championships before the big one in Rio in early August. That

is great fun to watch. It's become very popular. One day we might see

it as an Olympic race which will be absolutely fascinating. There is one

more turn to make around that tall red buoy. And then we will follow

them to whether bikes are parked and they will begin this arduous climb

out the park and onto the streets of Leeds to bring them gently downhill

after the initial climb, it is downhill most of the way, to the

city centre. Noise levels beginning to rise amongst the spectators, as

the swim reaches its conclusion. We have Jessica Learmouth of Great

Britain alongside Lucy Hall and Flora Duffy. They will be the first

to emerge from the water. 18.5 minutes to complete the swim for the

fastest in the water and away they go, multitasking now, Jessica

Learmouth, Lucy Hall and Flora Duffy taking off their wet suits to arrive

at transition ready to throw the wet suits in the plastic boxes. Vicky

Holland has moved to within ten seconds of the lead, good swim. And

she has Gwen Jorgensen the company. It's a good swim for her. And with

that sort of lead Gwen Jorgensen will be hard to beat today. She is

able to come from a minute and a half, sometimes a minute and three

quarters at the end of the cycle stage and still win these races so

she's up there with the swim out of the way as the second group arrives

and we'll see the rest of the crowd alongside the British athletes as

the second groups arriving, the familiar figure of Andrew Hewitt,

Stimpson is 51 seconds behind Jessica Learmouth. Duffy and Jessica

Learmouth have arrived, along with Lucy Hall and Gwen Jorgensen, at

transition. Gwen Jorgensen stepping out of her wet suit. She's dropped

it in the box and now she's jogging to the starting line of this cycling

leg which comprises a distance of 41 kilometres, sometimes this can be

very congested, this transition. That sometimes bump into each other.

There is the climb and Duffy is out of the saddle, pushing hard, feet on

the pedals. She hasn't made a move to get her feet in the shoes so

there is no poll on the feet. Just one away rotation for Flora Duffy as

she climbs this steep hill. It's a cruel start to this cycling leg. The

second group have arrived, all busy trying to prepare for a clean exit.

Some have dealt with it quicker than others. We'll keep an eye on the

British contingent, and get their positions, they are passing the bike

of Gwen Jorgensen which has been parked there for a minute and more.

Ai Ueda of Japan has had a good consistent season and Non Stanford

is on her way into transition. She has work to do. The wet suit isn't

yet off, Non Stanford has left herself a lot of work to do in the

early stages of this 41 kilometre ride. She has. She's had a shocking

swim. The only time we saw that was last year in London, where she was

way back on the swim. I can't help feeling that she isn't on top form.

Let's hope that, knowing the familiarity and the roads in Leeds,

this will boost her and she will be able to get back some of that

deficit, around about a minute, which is huge. The outskirts of

Roundhay Park, on Princes Avenue, when they exited the park, they will

first make their way up to Stonegate Road, past Headingley Stadium, into

the city centre. They are now on their way, into the suburb of

Roundhay. The three of them off the front, they have topped Gwen

Jorgensen, was struggling to get back on. What do the British

athletes do? Their main runners, Vicky Holland, Non Stanford and

Jodie Stimpson are way back. Do they push the pace or wait for their

team-mates? I don't know what they will do. Any team instructions? I

would say at the moment it is a free for all but if they set back they

will get Gwen Jorgensen and they still have Non and Jodie way back so

I think at the moment is as a free for all and they have to keep

working and think about themselves because these three together could

be a dangerous trio. These are the standings after transition. Gwen

Jorgensen has work to do to catch the front three, Vicky Holland ten

seconds behind officially. Sarah True, for the USA, she's got Olympic

selection, Andrea Hibbitt, 44 seconds, Stimpson, 49 seconds off

the pace. And further down, it is quite a gap to Non Stanford, who was

at the back of the second group, when they came into transition.

She's left herself a really tough task to get back involved in this

race with two stages still to come. We've had the swim, now 41

kilometres on the bike and then a temperament to run to finish. It's

almost mighty seconds, the gap that Non Stanford has to find.

Non is in good company but as you say, that's a huge amount of ground

to make up. Lucy Hall saying to Duffy, come through and take a turn,

which is surprising because Duffy doesn't normally sit back. She is

renowned as being one of the best cyclists on the circuit. If she's in

a group of more than ten we can expect Flora Duffy to try to move

clear of her competitors. That will be much tougher. As we can see in

the pictures, the front three, and then behind, the other three. I

would imagine that Vicky Holland is in there with Gwen Jorgensen and

Sarah True from the USA. Just passing tropical world on the left,

and indoor and outdoor plants display well worth a visit. Another

climb. Vicky Holland is with Gwen Jorgensen and that is Emma Moffat of

Australia. Those three have already achieved

Olympic selection for their respective countries for Rio 2016.

We know the riding from the lake is pretty fast, but there are couple of

hills when they leave the lake. We can see it now. The time difference

between the chasers, 21 seconds from Vicky Holland and the lead group.

Contrast in the geography of this race this afternoon. They are in the

leafy suburbs. The blue dot has gone into the leave you suburbs

apparently! Ignore that. Computer malfunction. They are still on the

main thoroughfare as we join them from the helicopter. We leave the

leafy parts of Leeds and into the more built-up city centre, the

historical centre of the capital of west Yorkshire. Cloud coming in. We

are forecast some rain this afternoon, so we might get a mixed

bag. A dry start to the ride followed by a wet finish which could

be tricky under the wheels, and it could be wet to finish. Gwen

Jorgensen and Holland getting a bit of a ride. Wondering what is going

on behind them. This is unusual for us in world racing because we

normally see bigger packs but the swim shut them up. And that hill. We

saw a group of ten coming out of the swim but the hill coming out of the

lake in transition one really separated them. Feet are rain shoes

now. We saw Flora Duffy coming out with her feet resting on the top. We

have more cadence in the wheels now, more chance to get extra speed.

Barely a breath of wind or tailwind or headwind to speak. Conditions

quite muddy but pretty good. People will not complain about the weather

today that it rain later. Considering what the forecast looked

like on Wednesday, the weather forecast suggested heavy rain all

day, and hopefully that will not be the case because it would keep the

crowds away. As we get into the city centre, we can see enthusiastic and

impressive numbers watching the race unfold. Jodie Stimpson isn't based

here but the others train in Leeds. They know it well, they trained at

the university, they hang out with the local people. On our screen we

can see 25 seconds separating the first bag and the second pack but no

sightings yet of the other British athletes. If they were not well

known before, they are now. About a month ago, giant posters of the

British triathletes, the Brownlee brothers, Stimpson, Jenks --

Jenkins, Holland, everywhere around the city. Everywhere you looked

there are enormous posters of the triathletes because Leeds is the

base of the British triathlon very much. We had a long chat with

Malcolm Brown, who is in charge here in Yorkshire. He told us he was

disappointed to see Non Stanford so far down but he was happy with the

way things had gone for the rest of the Leeds based triathletes so far.

We had a cup of tea and a chat with Malcolm Brown yesterday, an

inspirational figure. The man behind the success of the Brownlee brothers

and the rest of the Leeds based triathletes here in the Leeds

triathlon centre of excellence. They are on their way on a flight

downwards spiral now towards the centre of the city. This part of the

course is pretty fast. They have left the hills behind them and it is

pretty fast and slightly downhill all the way into town. Helen at the

front is really pushing. Trying to get back with the front three

athletes who are appearing to gain time, getting away from them. 25

seconds now, the gap. They are now separated by 25 seconds. Malcolm

Brown said that he thinks the problems for Non Stanford in the

swim were brought about by the fact the field was so thin, she had

nobody to help to bridge the gap, nobody to act as a lifeguard in the

water, if you like, to take a three to join the back of the lead group.

Non Stanford with a lot of work to do. Cloud coming over and obscuring

the view from our helicopter high above the roads of West Yorkshire.

The leaders make their way down to the city centre. Will they get to

the city centre? When they do, they will ride seven laps around the

iconic buildings and landmarks within the city. They will come past

transition and finish line which is in Millennium Square. They will ride

along Park Square, past Leeds Civic Centre, the town hall, the museum,

the cathedral. We will see these landmarks several times as the laps

unfold. The race will conclude with a four lap run will stop 10,000

metre run to finish. Very technical and tight when you get into town.

You can expect to see cyclists racing, not triathletes. We do see

these formats but they are normally wider, not twisting and technical,

but the Leeds course will be a real challenge for these athletes. The

chase group will be group number three. That number is about ten.

They have electric motorbikes on the course bringing us pictures from

allowing side -- alongside the packs. We hope they can get through

the race. They have a range of 110 kilometres so it should be enough.

They are going to have to work hard today because there are so many

little packs. Normally there are three at the most but there are five

or six little groups of athletes on this course at the moment. Three at

the front. I am just wondering if these pictures are showing us a

bigger group, and perhaps the cyclists from behind have now joined

Gwen Jorgensen and Vicky Holland. We will find out soon enough as we come

to a time checked and they cross the finish line in transition. This is

the chase group, Gwen Jorgensen from the USA, who had that astonishing

run of victories until she was finally toppled at the Gold Coast by

Helen Jenkins of Great Britain. Brilliant finish that day by

Jenkins. Gwen Jorgensen the most accessible female triathletes in the

World Triathlon Series since its inception in 2009. -- the most

successful female triathlete. We heard from her coat

and husband Patrick Lemieux earlier. He said they are not so worried

about what happened on the Gold Coast. The successful completion of

her Olympic cycle is well under way. According to the graphic at the

moment, between Jessica Learmonth's lead group and the chase group,

there is 42 seconds, but we will not take that as a confirmed time

because sometimes the overhead graphics can be incorrect. We will

take the time from transition when they cross the line to complete the

end of this first unique lap. They will raise the same course later.

The bike course has been tweaked somewhat. They were worried because

of the slick surface under the wheels at a certain part of the

course around the Albion Police area of the city, they were worried about

the road surface being slippery, and they were worried about rain which

so far hasn't transpired. The bike course was altered slightly. There

is no longer an area around Albion Place, and now there is a dead turn,

which could provide interesting twists and turns as the race unfold

later. Noticing the British athletes in the front, Lucy and Jessica, and

I wondered why they did that so early in the race. I guess because

this is their only chance. When they get into town, the 25 kilometres

will be tough and they will have to concentrate as they ride in and out

of the town and take on the very technical course that the Leeds

organisers have set up. They are feeling the warmth of the West

Yorkshire welcome in Leeds. The spectator numbers swelling as they

hit the city centre. The organisers are expecting 100,000 people, and

those expectations could be exceeded, people turning up in Leeds

this afternoon to watch the two races. As they head towards the city

centre, apparently the crab has grown from 42 seconds to 52 but I

can't believe that is correct. -- the gap. It has gone up ten second

in the space of 60 seconds, so we will wait for the official time as

they complete this opening lap. Those times are very interesting,

and if that is the case, 54 seconds in eight kilometres, that is a huge

amount that these guys have gained on the second pack. We know Flora

Duffy is a phenomenal cyclist and she has done great things that he

had a great race in Cape Town where she made the podium, I think for the

first time. An accomplished athlete, the girl from Bermuda. She can hang

on much more to the runners in the race. The city centre beckons.

Looking ahead, following the trajectory of the chase group,

looking ahead towards the leaders. Again they will head into that

wooded part of the city and begin the first of the seven laps around

the well-known landmarks of the commercial and physical centre of

West Yorkshire. Flora Duffy continues to push a brutal place

here at the front of the ride with Lucy Hall and Jessica Learmonth for

company. We were expecting two British triathletes to be with the

leaders, but to be honest we were not expecting these two. Lucy Hall

and Jessica Learmonth up with Flora Duffy. Jessica Learmonth was superb

in the water. She drops are hands down, gets low, aerodynamic, looking

for another burst of speed. She is matching Flora Duffy turn photo.

Flora Duffy has but most of the pace into the race so far but Jessica

Learmonth is not letting up and continues to crack at a place

through the city. -- crack on at a vibrant pace. With Malcolm Brown

having said the problem is that it is a small pack, so when the packs

start to form, there is nothing to grab onto. These athletes are used

to racing with 65 girls and it was down to half today, 32 racing today.

That is where Non Stanford has really come a cropper. The lead

group from above. Flora Duffy of Bermuda, Lucy Hall and Jessica

Learmonth from Great Britain. Not many spectators out on this stretch

of the route. Spectators who want a regular view of the race have

positioned themselves on the main lap formation. The cyclists will

pass them a further seven times. Right in the city centre, they will

put on their running shoes for the conclusion of this race and they

will run by four times, so they will get view after view of the race as

it unfolds. There are some surprised spectators looking around for side

of Non Stanford, Vicky Holland, Jodie Stimpson, but instead they

have got Union flag suits but not who they expected. The chase group

has swollen somewhat. Does that mean that the Gwen Jorgensen trio has

been caught and has merged into this larger group? Maybe we will get

alongside it in a moment and get a check on the more familiar

triathletes within this chase pack. When they get into town and they

take on the seven tight technical loops, you want to pack smaller than

this, I think, because a pack this side going round the tight corners

will be hard. You are right, Vicky Holland, Gwen Jorgensen and Emma

Moffatt have now been caught by the third pack and this pack has become

the chase pack. Does that give them more scope to work together and

inject pace and chase down the front three? Will this work in their

favour or against them? It will work now on this section of a course

which is flat and fast and wide. When they get into town, I think

some of the athletes will drop off because it will get too technical

and too hard for some of the guys that are not so technically skilled.

I think it is positive certainly for Gwen Jorgensen and Holland that they

have been joined by the likes of Rachel Klamer, former European

champion, who will help them along the way, I think.

Officially one minute and 20 seconds, now, the gap between the

leaders and the traces. The leaders are well-established in city centre.

Jessica Learmouth of Great Britain, Lucy Hall of Great Britain and Flora

Duffy of Bermuda now they can feel the noise of Leeds as the spectators

in the city centre get their first real site of the race.

CHEERING What a welcome for the leaders. Now

we can get an official time Jack as they cross the blue carpeted start-

finish line for the first time. They have six more maps to come. In the

city centre national seven more wraps to come, I beg your pardon.

Now we have conflicting reports from the graphics on how far this group

will be hand, one minute 20 was the worst case scenario although one

timing system suggested it was only about 40 seconds. I think one minute

20 seconds might be accurate, they've still got a long way to go

before they hit the transition area. At the moment it is playing into the

hands of the two British athletes, although not the ones we expected,

it is not Non Stanford and Jodie Stimpson, it is Jessica Learmouth

and Lucy Hall. Flora Duffy will be rubbing her hands in glee. I don't

think she would have imagined at the start of the race that there would

be that big a gap coming from the swim. Spectators out in force. I am

reminded of London 2012 and the crowds that packed into Hyde Park

and that part of London to welcome the Olympic triathlon. Rarely do you

see sites like this on the world triathlon series. This is brilliant.

1.28 is the official time distance between the leaders and the chasers.

Vicky Holland, Jodie Stimpson, and still no sign of Non Stanford. Non

Stanford is further back. That's very unfortunate. She will be in a

much smaller tougher pack, way down on these goals. -- way down on these

girls. A bit of head scratching going on among the spectators

wondering why the race has taken a rather peculiar cause so far.

Certainly not going according to plan the British team at but they

will be happy that there are two British triathletes in the leading

group of three. Vicky Holland leading the pack at this next turn.

I am slightly perplexed because you might expect on a technical section

that people lose much time but I don't really understand how the

athletes have lost that much time coming into town on what was a

relatively flat, straightforward section of the course. Pretty tied

in some sections of this city centre part of the race. Lucy Hall with

Jessica Learmouth ahead of her, and Flora Duffy of Bermuda. These three

have had a sense Asian start through this fifth round of the 2016 world

triathlon series in Leeds, the blistering pace in the water -- a

sensational start. Jessica Learmouth leading them. When they got on their

bikes they went tearing away from the rest of the field and

established a lead getting on for 90 seconds as they head to this first

lap of seven in the city. Interesting to see what Vicky

Holland does next. Jessica Learmouth is wondering why Lucy Hall is not

coming through. We know that Lucy Hall is technically very good

although I am not sure that this course will play into her hands

because it is very tight. I am not sure if it'll suit the style of

racing. She's just having a chat with Duffy. I don't know if they are

discussing tactics or saying, where is everyone? A lot of good

medication between these three, three of them engaged conversation,

some of it a little firm, to say the least, from Duffy. She was getting a

bit of answering back from Jessica Learmouth. Not totally in agreement

with the strategy but their lead will be apparent to them now, a

minute and a half, as they make their way along this first lap

around the city centre of Leeds. No sighting yet of Non Stanford. I am

not sure where she is on the course but she is not with the second pack,

when they came into town there were one minute and 30 seconds behind the

three leaders. Not sure what the conversation was that, I have a

feeling that they were perhaps a little in shock as to where is

everyone, how could they possibly have one minute and 30 seconds on

them whether they were getting a little frustrated with each other.

They have to work together. It got a great opportunity to do something

special here in Leeds. The chase group getting a little more spread

through the tide turns through the centre of Leeds. One Australian

struggling to match the pace of others in the group who are more

experienced on two wheels. The Japanese triathlete just in front of

her and that group, which number to 12, has now shrunk to ten or 11. You

would expect to see that on this course, athletes dropping off,

because some are far more technically skilled and I think that

your weaknesses, as a cyclist, technically speaking, will really

show up on this course. Flora Duffy now leading the way in this world

triathlon series from Leeds. Back in front now. She needs about two

minutes on Gwen Jorgensen. I think she is the stronger runner of the

group of three but she will need conservatively 2.5 minutes on Gwen

Jorgensen, possibly two minutes, a big gap if she is to stay away from

Gwen Jorgensen off about. Greeted again by this colourful scene. -- of

the bike. As they complete the next lap. Unbelievable noise echoing

around millennium Square, with Leeds Civic Hall behind. Duffy, Jessica

Learmouth, Lucy Hall, the three of them on their way for the next lap

around the city said. It will be interesting to see whether the

chasing group of a dozen or so triathletes has taken any time out

of the deficit which was a minute and a half at the end of the

previous lap. We'll need to hold on another minute or so to see if

they've made at any time. They looked as if they were pushing the

pace, this will tell us if it is the case. Gwen Jorgensen is not exactly

working hard, the pace is relatively pedestrian from what we have

witnessed from the front three. And now the rain has started falling.

The drizzle that we expected as you can see from the camera lens, from

the electric motorcycle following the chase pack, there is a little

bit of rain in the air. That might liven things up for the second half

of this race. Not something that the athletes want, a lot of these girls

are going to raise in Rio. Still a few weeks to go before Rio, you

don't want to be coming down hard. The time difference is swollen even

further, it was one minute and 28 last time, it is no one minute and

39, six laps to go for the chasing group which includes Jodie Stimpson,

officially in 10th position. The 2008 Olympic bronze-medallist Emma

Moffatt is in the group. Gwen Jorgensen is the world champion. She

is the most successful world triathlon series race of all time.

Non Stanford is one minute and 58 seconds off the pace. Almost two

minutes down and working hard to try to get with this group. That is good

news. She has a pact to work with. That looks like a tight little pack,

let's have they can communicate and really do something, if Stanford is

to be in with any chance of a medal she needs to be in the second pack.

Gwen Jorgensen having to work hard up this hill. I don't know if she is

just staying out of trouble or having a tricky day. I didn't ever

think this would be a course that when would enjoy this much. As I

said, it's incredibly tight and twisty and I think the toughest

course we've seen yet on the world triathlon series. The athletes were

warned by the organisers to expect rain at any time. Many of them have

never been to this part of the UK before. Rain is a possibility,

pretty much any day of the week in Leeds. The umbrellas are going up

rapidly around the city centre. Hopefully the spectators are hardy

bunch. Hopefully they will stick around and watch the end of the

race, for many of them, the highlight of the day will be seeing

the Brownlee Brothers, hometown heroes, seeing them in action in the

men's race later. There's some argy-bargy, this time between

Jessica Learmouth and Lucy Hall. Jessica Learmouth is asking Lucy

Hall to stay with them and Lucy Hall says she can't because the pace is

too fast. Duffy is keeping her eyes on the road, and is allowing the two

British triathletes to fight it out amongst themselves behind. A

surprise because as mentioned, I was much if this course would suit Lucy

Hall's racing. We super-confident and the descent usually although

she's used to be struggling today. Remember Flora Duffy, in my view

possibly the top cyclist on the circuit, her main competitor getting

fixed after the crash in Abu Dhabi and hoping to raise in Rio, she is

the current Lib champion, Nicola. For me, Flora Duffy is one of the

hardest, best cyclist. -- one of the hardest and toughest cyclists. I

think the others struggling to stay with her. The three triathletes who

left the water together are leading the race. And still the conversation

continues and looks to be getting towards exasperation from Jessica

Learmouth. What is she saying to Lucy Hall? Lucy Hall is at the back

of the trio and I think Jessica Learmouth wants to go to the front

and share the workload. I don't think that Lucy Hall wants to. I

know that if Lucy Hall can take a turn she will. If she isn't at the

front it is because she is having a tough time. And Jessica waving her

hands and shouting and using that energy isn't helping anyone! Jessica

Learmouth and Lucy Hall are having a right go at each other. A shake of

the head from Jess, who was first out of the water. Just not sensible

in my book. These three have a phenomenal opportunity right now, a

fantastic break away, working towards nearly two minutes on the

chase pack. Anything can happen. They could have the race of their

life today and all they can do is argue about who is taking their

turn. If Lucy Hall cannot take her turn and Jessica needs to get her

head down and tried hard. I agree. Perhaps that information will be

transmitted to them somehow. You got a chance come you could have to

minutes on the chasers at the end of this section, a chance for one of

you to win your first world triathletes series race. And when it

comes to a ten kilometre run, well, there are chances for all three.

Once again this colourful scene, it has got more colourful know because

the rain jackets are on! Five laps to go. It's still a Duffy, Jessica

Learmouth, and Lucy Hall. Last time we checked at the end of the

previous lap, it was one minute and 38 seconds, the gap to the chasing

group. It may well have grown even further. And still Flora Duffy doing

all the work. Hasn't moved from first position in this race,

throughout that lap, she was out in front, as Annie said, she was

probably the best cyclist in the field and her skills are being

called upon to read this 41 kilometre cycle this afternoon.

Meanwhile in a slightly wetter part of the city, the Irish cyclist Reid

is pushing hard. Duffy has to put her head down because she is capable

of writing this on her own all the way and still running faster than

the two British girls, no disrespects to them but certainly

Flora Duffy has run faster than them both so she's got to get her head

down and work so she's got a chance to be on the podium again like in

Cape Town. So the chase group arrives in

transition. I'm wrong, they are still way off transition which means

that gap will be almost two minutes now. We know that Gwen Jorgensen is

capable of coming from around 145, beyond two minutes might even be too

much for the great Gwen Jorgensen to close down over 10,000 metres. It's

one minute and 43 seconds, so a further six seconds added to that

gap. We saw the discussions between Jessica Learmouth and Lucy Hall on

their bikes with Duffy in the leading three. I wonder if a

difference of opinion between Lucy Hall and Jessica Learmouth as to

whether they should slow down and try to help the rest of the British

contingent behind them? I wonder if that has come into their thinking?

I think you have hit the nail on the head. The penny has dropped. Lucy

Hall went as a pilot athlete in 2012 and use on the reserve list for Rio.

She knows her job. She is only 24 and he is an athlete who could have

a career of her own. Her job now is to help Holland and Stanford, who

are the best runners in this field of athletes along with Gwen

Jorgensen. Whatever they do, it is unlikely Flora Duffy will play

along, so it is a tough situation for Lucy Hall and Jessica. We join

them now away from the city centre. It is tough. As the time keeps

growing, they could get on the podium as well. From the cab,

Malcolm Brown said they want a British athlete on that podium, we

don't care who she is, but we certainly don't expect it to be Lucy

Hall or Jessica Learmonth, that is for sure. Flora Duffy at the back of

the trio now. The rain doesn't seem to be too heavy. Light drizzle more

than anything more serious. Jessica Learmonth out of the saddle, pushing

hard. Lucy Hall staying in second. Flora Duffy having a well earned

rest at the back of the group of three. Jessica Learmonth has their

own agenda, obviously. She has never been employed as a pilot athlete.

She is hitting it hard and may be Lucy Hall needs to sit back and do

it on her own to help the second pack, but two minutes is a long time

to wait for the second pack to catch up. Mini break there from Jessica

Learmonth, but covered quite quickly by Lucy Hall and stuffy. -- Duffy.

That chase group, we will catch up with them shortly, and it contains

some of the best triathletes in the world including the incredible Gwen

Jorgensen, Vicky Holland and Jodie Stimpson. They have had successful

seasons themselves already, particularly Vicky Holland. Jodie

Stimpson has won a World Triathlon Series race. She won in Abu Dhabi.

Jenkins beat Jorgensen on the Gold Coast. Stanford took her victory in

Cape Town, beating Jodie Stimpson into second. I wonder if we might

see another British triathlete on the top step of the podium today. I

wonder if Lucy Hall or Learmonth have got what it takes to be that

athletes today? It is an interesting one. With Vicky and Non Stanford,

who would be most likely on their best day on their best form to out

run Gwen, it would probably be Non Stanford. We haven't got a good time

reference at the moment but we know she was about 30 seconds down that

second pack, and she is tucked away in the third pack, and they seem to

be working well. The roads might be a bit slippery now, making taking

risks just a bit more dangerous. The chase group quite well spread single

file along this path, which follows one of the main motorways through

the city centre. Down to ten triathletes here. This was a dozen

strong a lap and a half ago. Two more off the back. Flora Duffy is

back out in front and the base has risen as a result of her taking

control and again. We come into the more populated part of the city for

the spectators. A spectacular scene which is a boost of encouragement

for even the most tired triathlete this afternoon. All the colour and

noise to give them a further injection of adrenaline. Flora Duffy

of Bermuda leads Lucy Hall and Learmonth of Great Britain. Four

laps to go on two Wales. -- wheels. According to Brendan Purcell, the

head coach of the British triathletes, his instructions for

the athletes today were to raise intelligently, and they are being

encouraged by the coaches out on the course to make sure that Flora Duffy

does the lion's share of the working. That would be an

intelligent strategy from a British point of view. Make the Bermudan do

all the work and save their legs for the run. That set of instructions

seems to have reached Lucy Hall and Learmonth and they are spending most

of their time tucked in behind Flora Duffy. The chase group now. Jodie

Stimpson in this group. Gwen Jorgensen in this group. Vicky

Holland as well. Vicky Holland on the right of your screen with the

White helmet. Jodie Stimpson wearing number two for Great Britain. Here

they come through this lively part of the city. The pace rises in

response to the encouragement from the spectators. Some Spanish flags

being waived. It is all about the British contingent here this

afternoon as far as the majority of the Leeds fans are concerned. The

gap is 1.44, so no real change between the end of the previous lap

and this one. It has stayed fairly static. It was 1.43 and now it is

1.44, so no further damage done. It is still within range of Gwen

Jorgensen to strike from the back and carve her way through the field.

To get past the weaker runners and take a win maybe. She may well have

company in the shape of Jodie Stimpson and Vicky Holland, who will

fancy riding the Gwen Jorgensen wave after she parts up her bike. Some

struggling with the pace here. That group that looked like they were

working well, the third pack, with Non Stanford in, they are 30 seconds

back. If they can get back into the second pack, that puts Non Stanford

back with Gwen Jorgensen, which is what you really want. The road

hasn't got any worse really. A bit down. Nothing more unpleasant than

that. -- a bit damp. Plenty of trees in the city for shelter but our

cameraman is having to wipe the camera to keep the rain drops away

from your pictures. Lucy Hall in third, Learmonth in second and Flora

Duffy being forced to do the majority of the work according to

the coach, so her legs will be the most tired of those three pairs of

legs in this cycle. We are in the fourth lap of seven through the city

centre now. They will conclude this next lap back in Millennium Square.

Flora Duffy shouting some instructions. The only instructions

they will give hair will be to keep riding hard because at the moment

1.45 ahead of Gwen Jorgensen, you need another 45 seconds to really

guarantee yourself the victory, because we know how fast Gwen

Jorgensen is. At the moment, the race is really on to see whether the

third pack can reach the second pack, and then we have Non Stanford

back in the running. The course cars midway through the city centre. Some

tight turns and with the tarmac getting wetter and wetter there is a

safety first attitude creeping into some of the turns on two wheels. The

lead pack still unchanged. Lucy Hall and Learmonth of Great Britain on

lap four of seven. Around 40 kilometres per hour is their

straight-line speed. Lucy Hall playing it very tactically. We know

she is a great rider, but she is sitting there letting Flora Duffy do

the work. Two reasons. She doesn't want to push the pace, and you can

see them having a chat, Jessica asking Lucy what is going on. Lucy

doesn't want to push the pace, because that means they get further

away, which makes Holland and Stanford's chances are getting near

the podium even tougher. Learmonth has plenty to say! She had been the

most vocal. She held out her hand, waved her finger, and pulled Lucy

Hall alongside as if to say, come here, I want to have a word with

you. She hasn't stopped. She reminds me of Alistair Brownlee. He can't be

a noisy character on the bike as well. -- he can be. The front wheel

of Lucy Hall and the rear wheel of Flora Duffy got dangerously close

them. With all the chitchat, they need to focus on staying out of

trouble. Learmonth takes her turn and stands out of the saddle and

goes hard towards the end of the fourth lap. Learmonth has launched a

little break. She wants some time in the spotlight in the busiest part of

the city. Coming towards Millennium Square again. It is bordered by

Leeds Civic hall, Leeds General Infirmary, the city museum, the

college of art. It was here in 2001 that Nelson Mandela appeared in the

square to open the adjoining Nelson Mandela Gardens. On the same day he

was awarded the freedom of the city. Freedom of the city for President

Nelson Mandela, right here in Leeds. Learmonth, Flora Duffy and Lucy

Hall, and a break. It is Learmonth who has decided enough chat, no more

talk, time for action. I am surprised that Flora has not gone

with her. Maybe this is a date. She is not looking back, she is going,

and if you are going to make a breakaway, this is what you have got

to do. You can't look behind you. Just push the paddles and see what

you can get out of it. Laura Duffy not going with her surprisingly.

Gwen Jorgensen just sitting on the back for most of this race, trying

to stay out of trouble, understandably so. She is favourite

for the gold medal in Rio. She has talked openly about the fact that

this is the only race she is interested in this year. For my

liking, perhaps putting too much pressure on herself, but I guess she

has got everything else and now she wants to have an Olympic medal.

Vicky Holland wearing number 15 at the front. Sarah True for America as

well. Non Stanford is on the wheel of her team-mate Vicky Holland. The

end of lap three, and now the end of lap four, and it is going to be an

even greater time difference. The damage has been done by Learmonth

with that little break in the middle of lap four. Three to go. The time

difference is getting on towards two minutes, 1.5 five. It has gone from

1.38 up to 1.43, and at the end of the fourth lap, 1.55, is very huge

target. Good news for Non Stanford because the third pack has made time

up on the second pack. About 20 seconds separating the second and

third packs, which is very good news for Non Stanford.

Non Stanford making a move with that third group. Inching towards the

Jorgensen, Holland, Stimpson group. The leaders now. Non Stanford had a

poor swim because of the lack of depth in the field, starting to get

involved in this race. Back to the leaders now. Learmonth's personal

break has been snuffed out by Flora Duffy and Lucy Hall, reading her

back in, and Lucy Hall takes her turn at the front of the field. This

really is a leg breaker, this course. As you can see, there really

is very little time on this cause when you are just riding hard and

not negotiating some turn, 180 degrees, tight 90 degrees corners,

plenty of them. This is a tough bike course. Non Stanford's grandparents

are here today. Marjorie and Colin. They have come to see their

granddaughter race triathlon. World Champion Non Stanford back towards

her best and selected for the British team to go to Rio. They will

be hoping for further improvement. They will have been encouraged by

the fact the Stanford group is close to the Jorgensen, Holland, Stimpson

group at the end of the last lap but plenty of work to do.

The triathletes disappearing behind some of the tall Victorian buildings

in the centre of the city. This chase group really needs to raise

its game and find some pace for the second part of this cycling. Almost

two minutes was the gap at the end of lap four. We are now into lap

five of seven, back with the leaders, further liquid refreshment

for Lucy Hall. Jessica Learmouth stops and stretchers, trying to keep

her upper body ready for the third part of this triathlon, 10,000 metre

run. She doesn't look comfortable, Jessica Learmouth. She looks as she

might have tied back. Trying to stretch it out. Just seconds ago, 25

kilometres, just over 15 kilometres to go because this course is

slightly long, it's 41 and a bit kilometres and a lot can still be

done in this time so these three, certainly Duffy must decide which is

going to do. At the moment she is going to have to work harder and

needs more of a gap on Gwen Jorgensen, and Non Stanford, who

touch wood will join the second pack in the next couple of kilometres. It

will be interesting to see what the second and the third packs to, I

suspect they will join forces and become a very big pack riding around

these streets. Jessica Learmouth recently raised at the European

triathlon Championships in Lisbon and finished 20th, she is still

showing signs of frustration. You can see she hasn't stopped talking

since the moment she got on her bike. Having a good race, though, as

they come to the end of the fifth lap. Just the last couple of laps to

go. This is a really interesting race. It involves two groups, the

leading group of three and the chasing group of about ten. But

there are still potentially four or five different winners of the race.

It is not done and dusted by any means. Duffy, Jessica Learmouth and

Lucy Hall have completed lap five. We'll get a check on the time gap

again. At the end of the previous lap the gap between them and the

chasing pack was one minute and 55 seconds. Aileen Reid is that the

back of the chase group. There are 11 of them in total. -- Shahzad the

back of the group. Can they manage to bridge that gap

to give Stimpson, Vicky Holland and particularly Gwen Jorgensen a chance

of bidding for victory. I would not write off Gwen Jorgensen evening she

was two minutes behind, such is her ability and hunger in that position,

coming from a long way back. She has kept us off near the front, she has

fellow Americans Sarah True, who will also have eyes on a potential

podium visits today. It looks as if they've pulled back a bit of time

because when they hit this red line across the road that is the timing

line. It looks to me as if they've pulled back around five seconds. One

minute and 39 seconds. A bit of a move going on. You can see this

extra effort going into this part of the race. They will potentially

reduce that deficit to around a minute and a half, possibly one

minute 20. We have lost one of the elite triathletes, one of the

Australian competitors has pulled out. Not sure if it is Charlotte

McShane, possibly. Try to find out for you. Again this little group

holding it to just under 30 seconds. They will have to start working a

bit harder. Only two laps to go. The time difference really has stayed at

around about the same, between that second pack, the chasing pack, and

that third pack. Another little break for Jessica Learmouth. She

fancies going to loan for a while. She's moved away. Drag she fancies

going it alone. Not a significant lead. Jessica Learmouth has enjoyed

herself at the front of the race today, she has had plenty to say but

I get the impression that she enjoyed leading the very top level

of Olympic distance triathlon racing. Not a regular occurrence for

her. 20th in the recent Championships in Portugal. She had

that win in Portugal. Back in April, in Portugal, in the European cup

race, slightly lower level behind World Cup racing but still great

racing. Her victory there was a bit of a breakthrough her career. I

think she finally thawed, there are two laps and we need to stop working

because we've got nothing to lose. I think she's probably right because

if they were to wait for Vicky Holland and Non Stanford they should

have done that a long time ago. The instructions from the college were

to make Duffy do as much of the work as possible and they kept to those

instructions for some time although it seems now that Jessica Learmouth

has torn up those instructions and decided she is happy to force the

pace. The chase group has reduced the deficit to one minute and 39

seconds by the end of the last lap, we are on the penultimate lap, so at

the end of this one they will get the bowel, so the focus will switch

towards the second transition. So we have a split transition for this

race. The first one was at Roundhay Park. The second is right in front

of our commentary position in front of Millennium Square. The bike

stands set up and ready to receive the bikes with the running shoes

laid out. That is to come in a while. It could be followed by a

potentially explosive, we have exciting, 10,000 metre race

involving four lapse of 2.5 kilometres each around the inner

centre of Leeds. Duffy, Hall, and Jessica Learmouth. Jessica Learmouth

is at the back of the group with a coach is hoped that she would spend

her time. Jessica has been at the front and then top of the game. I

think Duffy knows that the best time to hold this is somewhere in the

middle because stop starting and going off in front will tire your

legs even more. Flora Duffy. I wonder what is going through her

head right now. She's wearing the gold triathlon logo on her shoulder

as the leader in the world triathlon series standings. She comes from

Bermuda, tiny island, 26 miles long and only two miles wide at its

widest point. And now the noise levels start to rise again, as they

hit the most heavily populated part of the city this afternoon. This is

a moment, despite the heated battle, this is a moment for the triathletes

to savour. Throughout, the mainly British crowd have had a chance to

see two British triathletes in the top three. Some Welsh flags on the

right, they are hoping to see Non Stanford at the front of the field

but Stanford is in group three, with an awful lot of work to do. They

will take the bell this time. Not and lap. It reaches its conclusion

in Leeds. -- leap and ultimate lap. -- the penultimate lap. Duffy, Hall

and Jessica Learmouth have one more circuit and then it will be time for

transition and we will see what lead they take into the transition into

the running stage. The chasers, down to ten now. They were 11 last time

we counted. We lost one Australian. They are down to ten now. Ai Ueda of

Japan, Aileen Reid of the islands, the omnipresent Andrea Hewitt of New

Zealand, and the German competitor is as well. The two British riders,

and then Stimpson of Great Britain, towards the front. Vicky Holland of

Great Britain and it is Emma Moffatt who leads them through on the final

stage to their last lap but one. One minute and 39 seconds was the

difference in time at the end of the last lap. Have they managed to

change that in their favour by the end of this lap with only one lap to

come? Will get a check on the official time. Moving up towards 1.3

nine. It is 1.40, no real change. Will they launch one desperate final

lap, in an attempt to reduce the gap to the striking distance for Gwen

Jorgensen and anyone else who cares to go with her on the run? The

American, whose specialist discipline is to follow, begins to

car fairway at through the field, as she is often does. Will this final

lap be their quickest or will they relax and focus on the arrival in

transition? This is the third group coming through. A full check on the

triathletes in this group. They are two minutes and 17 seconds

off the leading three. Therefore, about 45 seconds behind the Gwen

Jorgensen group. We could see is changing times there. If anything,

they've lost a couple of seconds, disappointing for Non Stanford

because I don't think much will happen in this last lap and Non

Stanford will have to work really hard on the run to get into a decent

position. We've got this front pack, three athletes, it's been the same

way throughout the whole 41 kilometres, Duffy at the front,

Jessica Learmouth, and Lucy Hall behind. We will see them arrive in

transition 1.40 ahead of the chasing pack, for me, that's not enough for

Duffy to stay ahead of Gwen Jorgensen. I don't think so. Cape

Town was not bad for Vicky Holland, she finished sixth, a little

disappointing although I think she's moved on a lot in training and

fitness since then is expected to seek Vicky Holland up there and of

course Stimpson. Duffy has seized control of the race. Jessica

Learmouth keeping relatively quiet by her standards in this last lap.

Duffy looks determined to finish with a flourish. These three have

led from pillar to post from the moment they left the water, that

steep climb coming out of Ryan take part, followed by the spiral down

towards the city centre. The currently do in the world triathlon

series standings. To believe that she could possibly headed towards

her first ever triathlon series victory. Yet there are some superb

run is further down the road, with a chance to chase down and eat up the

ground, and put paid to those ambitions. Non Stanford has gone

towards the back of the chase group, perhaps in an attempt to avoid any

contact with the others when they will hang up their bikes and put on

the issues. As the final lap unfolds you will see some preparations, feed

will be released from shoes, and wrested back on top of the pedals,

as they were when they left the park steep climb. And then they will be

aiming to hit the dismount line right on the button, brakes on, and

climb down from the bike right as the front wheel, or just before the

front wheel hits the line. It's all about time, going into transition.

Running shoes will be picked up, bicycle helmets left behind, they

have to be placed in the plastic boxes on the way, otherwise

penalties will be incurred, everything must be done by the

rules. We see some many times athletes picking up an necessary

sanctions because of moments of bad housekeeping in transition, simple

as that. Jessica Learmouth a game starting to get a little vocal. I

think I've heard Lucy Hall saying sorry, I don't know why!

Lucy has been racing intelligently and probably following advice given

out by the coaches over the last few days will stop she probably doesn't

want to push the pace because she feels she is dragging away Flora

Duffy from the likes of Non Stanford. Flora Duffy and Lucy Hall

resting at their feet on top of their shoes. Learmonth hasn't got

that far yet but now she makes the adjustment ready for transition.

This is the last time they will cycle past this group of spectators.

They will be round this area of the city during stage three. They

dismount and off they go. The leading three have had a sensational

race so far. From Waterloo Lake and Roundhay Park, and now they jobs

towards transition. Jessica Learmonth, Flora Duffy and Lucy

Hall. Who will be first to rise this time? She was going on. The bike

helmet still to come off. The two British triathletes follow the

Bermudan out of transition. 10,000 metres on foot lies ahead of them

now. 4.25 kilometre laps around the centre of Leeds. It will be

interesting to see what Flora Duffy has in her legs. This year she has

been seen as more of a runner. Up until last year, nobody released

thought of her as a runner. She was known as a swim bike. Let's look at

the time difference. This trio have led the way. A fraction of extra

energy in the race from this chase back on this final lap to try and

give them the best possible chance of making a difference over 10,000

metres on foot. I think they have taken half a dozen seconds out of

the time. It was 1.39 and it is down to 1.28 so and improvement of an 11

seconds. Learmonth was first to hear a while ago. Here is Jodie Stimpson.

She has had problems in this area in the past. She holds the saddle with

her left hand. She finds her stand and parks her bike. Vicky Holland

also in this group. As they head out to the ten kilometres, four 2.5

kilometre loops. Jorgensen had an interesting transition. She seemed

happy to sit off the pace. Now we have Non Stanford and the third pack

coming into transition. She has made up time in that lap but there is a

lot of work to do for Non Stanford. Charlotte McShane from Australia.

Now Non Stanford hopefully getting a boost from the crowd. Non Stanford's

grandparents on their feet, encouraging her, who has made an

explosive exit from transition. She begins her quest to close down the

leaders in the first of these four labs around the city centre. An

exciting race so far. An explosive performance from Flora Duffy, in red

for Bermuda. She has decided to take this foot raised on right from the

start. She is about to complete her first kilometre on the tarmac at

Leeds city centre. It looks like it has been a fine start to the final

stage from Flora Duffy. As I was saying, before the second group came

into transition, she has become a bit of a runner. We saw her on the

Gold Coast really hanging onto Hewitt, Jorgensen and Flora Duffy

for a while. She finished back in fourth and then went to Cape Town,

where she managed to fall off her podium finish. That was a sprint

distance race, so we will see if she can back up the run she had on the

Gold Coast on the streets of Leeds. The chasers are just past the

British pair heading in the opposite direction. The gap is significant.

Flora Duffy has tried to break Learmonth in the first kilometre of

this ten kilometre run. Flora Duffy has started positively. She

certainly has an she has got to work very hard if she is going to stay

away from Gwen Jorgensen. About 1.45 off the bike and for my liking she

will need all the time she can get to stay away from Gwen Jorgensen. It

will be interesting to see Vicky Holland, also a great runner. What

has she got in her legs today? Not long before the men begin their

race. The first instalment in Roundhay Park. Jonathan on the left

and Alistair on the right. The Brownlee brothers have arrived. Our

first sighting this year on the World Triathlon Series of the great

Javier Gomez, the meat in the Brownlee sandwich at the Olympics in

London. Silver medal at Hyde Park. He has been absent from the

triathlon series until today. The prospect of a Brownlee Gomez

encounter in their hometown is a fascinating one. Meanwhile Flora

Duffy continues to travel comfortably across the ground. Is

she on course for her first-ever World Triathlon Series race? How is

Gwen Jorgensen progressing behind? Hopefully we will see the American

running specialist eating her way up through the field, as she likes to

do. The British pair on the right. Learmonth on the left. In second and

third here. Will they be able to hold on for a podium place, I

wonder? They think it is unlikely but we will see. Another phenomenal

athlete in that pack, Andrea Hewitt, and she is in the chase pack along

with Vicky Holland and Gwen Jorgensen and Sarah True. We have

not had much from her this year because she was involved in a crash

in Abu Dhabi and didn't have a great race in Cape Town. Just outside the

top ten. On the Gold Coast she didn't finish. She is one of the

other athletes going to the Olympics with Gwen Jorgensen but it will be

interesting to see what Sarah True can do here today. I think that is

Jorgensen. We need a close-up of that looks like the tall, rangy

style of the American. She has broken free of the pack that she

arrived with that transition. Yes, Gwen Jorgensen. It means that she is

on her own and she is in pursuit firstly of Learmonth and Lucy Hall

of Great Britain and ultimately in pursuit of Flora Duffy who continues

to lead the race in Leeds. It can be deceptive but at the moment Flora

Duffy is covering the ground very well. Nice, fast turnover, perhaps a

bit flat-footed. I would like to see her lifting of the toes more.

Pumping her arms and she knows she has work to do, but there is fuel

left in the tank after that tough bike ride. We are back with the

chasers. Lucy Hall and Jessica Learmonth. I don't think it will be

too long before they are joined by that lanky, fast figure of Gwen

Jorgensen. Soon enough Jorgensen will be breathing down Lucy Hall and

Learmonth's neck. She is a phenomenal athlete. Even after the

1500 metres swim and the bike ride, the American is capable of taking up

to two minutes out of these races. The leaders who arrive in

transition. I think Gwen will have something to prove here today

because she lost out to Helen Jenkins, who isn't racing here

today, on the Gold Coast. They think that was a positive thing for her

because it got her motivated to say, hang on, I can't sit back on my

laurels and I have got to work hard. I think she saw the bike course

wouldn't suit and she would have a tough time. I think Gwen Jorgensen

has to prove today. 24-year-old Lucy Hall. Flora Duffy of Bermuda has

significant yardage over the British pair. Still no sign on that straight

of Gwen Jorgensen. One lap done for Flora Duffy. She arrives in

transition after an hour, 33 minutes 40 seconds. Lucy Hall, the gap will

be around 30 seconds, we have to check on that in a moment. One lap

done for Flora Duffy. She is podium material today. The roars of Fort

Lucy Hall and Learmonth as they hit transition in second and third. A

gutsy performance so far. 24 seconds between Flora Duffy and the British

pair. Still no sign of Gwen Jorgensen who will almost certainly

be next to appear in transition. It is Jorgensen with Holland behind

her, then Stimpson. It is certainly Jorgensen in fourth position now.

Her style is set. Plenty of time and plenty of tarmac left to push

towards the podium and maybe even take victory in Leeds. The great,

great Jorgensen arrives in transition. She is warmly welcomed

by the West Yorkshire spectators. 100,000 on the streets of Leeds

today. An incredible atmosphere. Vicky Holland on the right, Jodie

Stimpson on the left. Andrea Hewitt is next. Followed by Rachel Klamer

and Emma Moffatt with that slightly cumbersome running style that is

easy to spot. Olympic bronze medallist in Beijing in 2008.

This is our leader, Flora Duffy of Bermuda. Non Stanford has just

passed our commentary position, going through transition at the end

of her first lap. Non Stanford is making good progress but with an

impossible task ahead, really. It looked to me that Gwen Jorgensen

pulled back 15 seconds but perhaps it was a bit more. 15 seconds on

Flora Duffy. Flora Duffy is still just under one minute 20 seconds

over Gwen Jorgensen. If she keeps at this pace, it could happen. But Gwen

Jorgensen's speed pretty much means that she will run the first part of

the race slightly slower than the second. Gwen Jorgensen will have the

bit between her teeth knowing that victory is still possible. Learmonth

has made a move ahead of Lucy Hall. This could be significant. We saw

that on the bike a couple of times. Lucy Hall runs along and we have to

watch as Learmonth moves further ahead of her. Learmonth is

determined to grasp a podium place this afternoon, aware of Gwen

Jorgensen who continues to keep up the ground behind. Great performance

from the 28-year-old. Number 32, Learmonth of Great Britain. Flora

Duffy, our leader. Getting so much encouragement along the way. At

every turn she can hear applause from the Leeds supporters. A superb

season and so far this is the highlight. It certainly is and I

take my hat off to the style of racing that she brings to the World

Triathlon Series. She swims hard, she bikes hard, she gives it

everything on the run. She is a fearless competitor and that is what

I love about her. She has got to keep working. This will be a close

race between her and Gwen. Lucy Hall struggling slightly on the hill.

This is a tough run course. It is flat in parts but like the bike

course, it twists and turns. Not beyond the realms of possibility

that all five British triathletes good finish in the top 15 today.

Keep an eye on that. Sanford is the fifth of the five British

competitors so far but she is making steady progress. Another strong

performance from the British quintet this afternoon. Learmonth the best

of them in second. She might be able to seek Flora Duffy ahead of her.

Learmonth has moved ahead of Lucy Hall to claim second place outright.

Meanwhile, the move continues bike Gwen Jorgensen. We have not seen too

much of her yet but we will see much more of her in the second half of

this race. Flora Duffy great cities, digs deep. She is approaching half

distance on this run. Five kilometres down, five to go.

The station there, Jessica Learmouth not interested, continues on her way

through the streets of lead, 43 seconds behind the leader, Flora

Duffy. At about ten seconds ahead of the third placed athlete, her fellow

British athlete, Lucy Hall. I wonder if she is thinking now, we should

have written to Madrid and hard on the bike because the chances of

staying away from Gwen are impossible. Lucy Hall running well

as well. I think Jessica Learmouth will have to run the five kilometre

race of her life to have any chance of staying on the podium. Look at

the difference in running style, Gwen Jorgensen is eating up the

ground. She can see the next target and the next target is Lucy Hall.

Lucy Hall being stalked by Gwen Jorgensen, the incredible American

triathlete, who before this year had not been beaten in ten races before

she was taken apart by Helen Jenkins in the Gold Coast race on April

nine. Flora Duffy working really hard. Duffy keeping up the pace but

Gwen Jorgensen is looming large and soon will be shoulder to shoulder

with Lucy Hall. Then once again Gwen Jorgensen will be kicking clear and

setting her sights on second place. Third place is about to become hers.

We've seen this simile times from Gwen Jorgensen. Even at two minutes

down after the cycling leg you know that she is capable of winning.

She's moved into third place now. She is 56 seconds behind Duffy and

she's about to claim second place outright. Jessica Learmouth will

probably be the next to fall. Jessica Learmouth glances to her