:00:20. > :00:59.MUSIC PLAYS Here we go. It's under way.
:01:00. > :01:09.A quite stunning performance by Jorgenson. She trains right here in
:01:10. > :01:17.Leeds. She will come home for a podium right here in Leeds. Take
:01:18. > :01:22.your marks! Explosive start. What an incredible performance!
:01:23. > :01:29.Absolutely amazing. It couldn't have gone better. Jonathan celebrates as
:01:30. > :01:36.well, finishing second to the best. Brownlee, one, two. Yes, it really
:01:37. > :01:43.was quite a weekend and made front page news in Yorkshire at least. We
:01:44. > :01:46.now move on top Round 6. World Triathlon Series, the final race
:01:47. > :01:50.over Olympic distance. The entire British Olympic team, both men and
:01:51. > :01:57.women, have travelled to the Swedish capital. Welcome to Stockholm. Up
:01:58. > :02:03.first, it's the women's race with Rio-bound Helen Jenkins and Vicky
:02:04. > :02:07.Holland. They're joined by the Indian champion. We'll hear the
:02:08. > :02:12.thoughts-of-Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee ahead of his final
:02:13. > :02:16.race before Rio and see whether younger brother Johnny can turn the
:02:17. > :02:21.tables after Alistair's stunning victory in Leeds. And he will be
:02:22. > :02:26.looking to finetune his supporting role to the Brownlees. Transition is
:02:27. > :02:32.split here. Relatively unusual for the triathlon. Team 1 is down by the
:02:33. > :02:37.city hall. Here I am in T 2. That's the Royal Palace and this is the
:02:38. > :02:44.view. It really is stunning. Not that the that's the leets will be
:02:45. > :02:47.two-party bothered -- not that the triathletes will be troubled. There
:02:48. > :02:51.are cobbles underneath, as there are in lots of areas on this course. It
:02:52. > :02:53.really is a challenge. Made even more so because of changes the
:02:54. > :02:59.organisers have made. All that should be music to the ears of the
:03:00. > :03:05.current leader in the women's world rankings, Flora Duffy of Bermuda.
:03:06. > :03:08.I'm really pleased with the season. Definitely taking me by surprise.
:03:09. > :03:12.Actually, I finished out of the top five. That, for me, is a huge step
:03:13. > :03:17.forward and something I'm happy about. The focus is there for the
:03:18. > :03:19.Olympics. But you've also got this twin track now with potential world
:03:20. > :03:23.title. How do you play them up against each other? Yeah, I know,
:03:24. > :03:26.I've put myself up in a difficult situation. Chances like this don't
:03:27. > :03:30.come around often, to be leading the series. Honestly, the Olympics is
:03:31. > :03:34.hard, because everything comes down to one day and everyone is focusing
:03:35. > :03:38.on it. And your top three are what really counts. They're a tricky
:03:39. > :03:42.thing. So, you know, that's the bigger focus, but obviously I would
:03:43. > :03:46.love, love to finish on the podium of the World Series. Being from
:03:47. > :03:51.Bermuda, not the obvious sport to perhaps take up? Yeah, the
:03:52. > :03:56.triathlete community in Bermuda is small but it's very passionate and
:03:57. > :04:00.well supported. The climate is great for triathlon. Our waters are
:04:01. > :04:04.beautiful to swim in. Great roads, great running. Yeah, so, it seems
:04:05. > :04:09.kind of weird and random, but, yeah, made it happen. You are the
:04:10. > :04:13.Bermudians here. How frustrated are you perhaps that you're not gonna
:04:14. > :04:17.get some of the support the other athletes might get? It's a lot
:04:18. > :04:22.different going into a race in my shoes. For example, for this race, I
:04:23. > :04:26.have travelled here alone. Obviously I know a few people here. If things
:04:27. > :04:29.go wrong, I can have support. It's different to travel on your own. But
:04:30. > :04:33.it's something I have become used to. It's sort of what I knew going
:04:34. > :04:36.into this, representing Ber magnituda. We're a small little
:04:37. > :04:42.country. I'm very proud to represent them. Yeah, it does come with its
:04:43. > :04:46.positive and negative sides. Jorge Jorge Jorge as the outstanding world
:04:47. > :04:50.number one. Her run is phenomenal. Your tactics are going hard in the
:04:51. > :04:54.swim and then the bike would suit other athletes as well. Is there a
:04:55. > :04:58.potential of a not necessarily a country alliance but an alliance of
:04:59. > :05:02.sorts to put pressure on Jorgenson on that run? Absolutely. You're
:05:03. > :05:06.definitely gonna see that at the Olympics. We're gonna have to build
:05:07. > :05:12.alliances to push that swim and bike. A few girls can come off the
:05:13. > :05:17.bike ahead of her and outrun her. Helen Jenkins and another are two
:05:18. > :05:22.top girls I would love to have in a breakaway. There is a potential for
:05:23. > :05:27.some girls who are good swim-bikers to have a chance. It's the Olympic
:05:28. > :05:30.Games. You have to go for it. How do you like this course? Rgets I love
:05:31. > :05:35.the course in Stockholm. The swim can be choppy. That makes it harder.
:05:36. > :05:42.The bike is technical. There's a hard hill we go up. Transition 2 is
:05:43. > :05:45.on. Go up that ten times. It'll is cobbled and carpeted. It's really
:05:46. > :05:52.technical. A few more cobbled sections. Yeah, it's great.
:05:53. > :05:58.And thanks to the good form of all the British women so far in 2016, it
:05:59. > :06:03.means we have four athletes in the two 13, more than any other nation.
:06:04. > :06:06.And joining me to analyse the women's race, performance director
:06:07. > :06:10.of British Triathlon, Brendan. And if you wanted a snapshot of how
:06:11. > :06:18.strong the women's triathlon is in the UK, it's this team? Amazing,
:06:19. > :06:22.isn't it? Not only our four top girls, Vickie, Jody, Helen, and
:06:23. > :06:25.people like Jess and Lucy out there doing their job. Last weekend they
:06:26. > :06:34.were first and second again. Real strength. Let's look back to Leeds.
:06:35. > :06:36.Jess and Lucy, there were a few shenanigans on the bike, with Flora
:06:37. > :06:40.Duffy. What happened there in team orders? As a team we talked about
:06:41. > :06:44.really clearly wanting a British girl to win that race. Not only was
:06:45. > :06:48.it in Great Britain, it was in Leeds, with a lot of the guys train
:06:49. > :06:52.in. There was a lot of pride. All the girls sat down with the head
:06:53. > :06:55.coach and discussed how best can we get someone on to the podium? You
:06:56. > :07:02.have to look at the strengths and the relative people on the field.
:07:03. > :07:05.Flora Duffy, what an exceptional swim-cyclist, and another, an
:07:06. > :07:09.exceptional runner. We looked at our best athletes to get on the podium.
:07:10. > :07:13.It didn't quite go according to plan on the day. The girls did a
:07:14. > :07:16.brilliant job on the swim, on to the bike and didn't realise how much
:07:17. > :07:19.they'd broken away. They were also clear in their minds that they
:07:20. > :07:23.didn't want to give too much of a lead to Flora because they wanted
:07:24. > :07:27.our girls to come through. It was one of those ones we sat back,
:07:28. > :07:31.agreed we didn't get it right. The girls will get it right next time
:07:32. > :07:35.and are committed. Here in Stockholm, Helen is back. You've got
:07:36. > :07:40.the three girls for Rio. What are you hoping for? Look, again, we're
:07:41. > :07:43.hoping for them to nail their processes. This is one of their last
:07:44. > :07:47.big opportunities before Rio. They all go into a big block of training
:07:48. > :07:50.after this. So, you know, it's getting T1 and T2 right. It's using
:07:51. > :07:54.the bike and the dynamics on the bike to set themselves up. And then
:07:55. > :07:59.it's setting themselves up for the run. We've talked constantly not
:08:00. > :08:02.about outcome, and I know that's a thrown-around phrase. But it is
:08:03. > :08:06.about processes now, because we have six weeks to go to work on the
:08:07. > :08:10.outcome of today. So, there's a team plab for the girls for Leeds. What
:08:11. > :08:14.about here in Stockholm? Again, the athletes have met with the head
:08:15. > :08:19.coach, discussed, "How do we get the best result for our team today?" I
:08:20. > :08:22.think ultimately they're focusing on also setting themselves up for a
:08:23. > :08:27.good training block. That's the priority for us. No Jorgenson. Does
:08:28. > :08:33.that make a difference to your approach? It does. Gwen's run speed,
:08:34. > :08:36.outstanding, exceptional athlete. It does throw a different factor into
:08:37. > :08:40.where the pressure points our team can put on. Is it on the bike,
:08:41. > :08:44.another area? We've taken that into account. A bit nervous as
:08:45. > :08:49.performance director for the girls? Naturally you go we're in a critical
:08:50. > :08:51.part of our 478-year cycle. The girls' and the athletes'
:08:52. > :08:56.aspirations, you don't want them to sort of stop here. But I think
:08:57. > :08:58.ultimately our athletes train in adverse conditions. It's what makes
:08:59. > :09:02.them great. They also love a challenge. The harder it is, the
:09:03. > :09:06.race, physically or technically, they want that. You don't want to
:09:07. > :09:08.stop athletes who want to do that, because that makes them brilliant.
:09:09. > :09:14.We're gonna back them all the way. Thanks a lot. Speak at the end of
:09:15. > :09:26.the programme. Now highlights of the race for the women.
:09:27. > :09:34.Holland was the best of the British racers in Leeds last time out. Katie
:09:35. > :09:38.Zaferes, Mari Rabie also racing. One to watch is Sarah True. She's won
:09:39. > :09:42.here in Stockholm for the last two years, hoping for the hat-trick of
:09:43. > :09:47.race victories this weekend in any Sweden, Sarah True. This is how the
:09:48. > :09:52.course unfolds. Two laps in the water to make up the 1,500m swim.
:09:53. > :09:56.One short lap, one long lap. They'll then ride a single lap from the
:09:57. > :10:02.first transition, and then eight further laps around the city centre
:10:03. > :10:12.on two wheels. Before they park up the bikes and head out for four
:10:13. > :10:16.2.5km loops of the inner city, on the Gamlerstan Island, the
:10:17. > :10:20.traditional heart of Stockholm. 35 athletes ready to go in Stockholm.
:10:21. > :10:25.Lined up on the carpeted pontoon, wet suits on. The water is cold. The
:10:26. > :10:31.water is choppy. And they're ready to go. Two laps in the water. I
:10:32. > :10:37.think there might have been a false start there, but they're away. And
:10:38. > :10:41.water conditions - cold, choppy, difficult, Annie. Well, they
:10:42. > :10:45.certainly are, Matt. They held them for a long time on the start. I'm
:10:46. > :10:49.not sure what was going on. There looked to be a bit of confusion. You
:10:50. > :10:53.mentioned a false start. Hopefully not. Well under way now. Yeah,
:10:54. > :10:58.conditions not great. That's going to affect, really, the kind of
:10:59. > :11:02.weaker swimmers. This is a much smaller field. We saw it in Leeds p
:11:03. > :11:06.35 athletes. Here in Stockholm, just over 30 as well. That definitely
:11:07. > :11:09.affects the weaker swimmers, because there's less of a train and less
:11:10. > :11:16.feet to get on to. This is the start again. That was the "On your marks"
:11:17. > :11:20.and I don't think you can attribute blame to one particular athlete.
:11:21. > :11:26.Let's see if we can spot who was in first. Hmm. Three seemed to go
:11:27. > :11:31.before the hooter sounded. And you can see the athletes here really
:11:32. > :11:34.finding it quite hard to find a bit of good rhythm, because the water is
:11:35. > :11:37.really choppy and these conditions are pretty unusual for the athletes.
:11:38. > :11:42.They're used to dealing with whatever is thrown at them but they
:11:43. > :11:45.won't be enjoying this swim. So, they've reached the furthest point
:11:46. > :11:49.from the pontoon and now they begin this turn. They won't get this far
:11:50. > :11:54.on the second lap because it takes a different shape. It's a shorter
:11:55. > :11:58.second lap. Going to take a bit of of a guess here, but I think number
:11:59. > :12:02.4 is Helen Jenkins. We'll have to wait and see when we get a closer
:12:03. > :12:06.look at the numbers on the hat. We expect to see Helen Jenkins up
:12:07. > :12:08.there. Great swimmer. And, of course, Flora Duffy who has been
:12:09. > :12:12.strong all year round. Had a fantastic race in Leeds where she
:12:13. > :12:16.virtually led from start to finish until she was caught by Gwen
:12:17. > :12:20.Jorgenson, who isn't racing here today. She's decided to sit out this
:12:21. > :12:24.race, I imagine in a big block of her training and preparing for Rio.
:12:25. > :12:27.Flora Duffy really is a fantastic athlete to watch. She's incredibly
:12:28. > :12:31.brave. Very strong on the bike and I think this bike course will
:12:32. > :12:35.definitely suit her. Very technical with that nasty little climb they
:12:36. > :12:40.have to take in eight times on the bike and, of course, four times on
:12:41. > :12:44.the run. Now, you can see they'll make this final turn and head
:12:45. > :12:52.towards the pontoon. A lot of effort going in, in the water. Compared to
:12:53. > :12:55.the last WTS in Leeds, when they raced in the lake, the Waterloo
:12:56. > :13:00.Lake, which was a millpond. Absolutely still. Not a breath of
:13:01. > :13:04.wind on the water that day. And they cruised through it. Today, a much
:13:05. > :13:09.more effort required. And we have a group of about 12, I think, coming
:13:10. > :13:14.out of the end of lap one after 13 minutes. And they're getting washed
:13:15. > :13:18.sideways as they climb the steps. This gives us a good opportunity to
:13:19. > :13:23.check on who's where. It's Zaferes of the United States. Duffy of
:13:24. > :13:30.Bermuda. True of the USA. Vilic of Austria. Natalie Van Coevorden of
:13:31. > :13:37.Australia climbing up the steps. So, the front group of six have a gap of
:13:38. > :13:43.about eight seconds from Nicky Samuels, Bonin Bon, Mari Rabie,
:13:44. > :13:50.Vendula Frintova, Holland and Stimpson together. Helen Jenkins
:13:51. > :13:53.just behind. Hewitt, Reid, Jackson. We haven't seen Stanford go through
:13:54. > :13:58.yet. She comes through in 21st position. The sun is beginning to
:13:59. > :14:02.come through. We've got a few shadows on the water, making for a
:14:03. > :14:06.much more pleasant afternoon now, as they get towards the last 100m in
:14:07. > :14:11.the water. I think they'll be happy to come out of this swim and head
:14:12. > :14:14.for transition number one. We'll see them begin to prepare for the
:14:15. > :14:17.arriving transition. Unzipping the wet suits. It was boredline,
:14:18. > :14:21.actually, whether they would have to wear wet suits. I think with the
:14:22. > :14:25.conditions as chilly as they are, they were probably happy to put them
:14:26. > :14:31.on. Natalie just dropping off the pace slightly. So, the end of stage
:14:32. > :14:35.one and the athletes have had a difficult time in the choppy waters
:14:36. > :14:39.of Stockholm Harbour. And they emerge now and head towards
:14:40. > :14:43.transition. Katie Zaferes has pulled them through, accompanied by Flora
:14:44. > :14:48.Duffy, the world number one, and Sarah True. Then Juri Ide of Japan.
:14:49. > :14:52.There she is, coming out in fourth position. Could be one to watch
:14:53. > :14:55.today, Juri Ide. Natalie Van Coevorden isn't far behind. She's in
:14:56. > :14:59.company with Sara Vilic from Austria. They are a pair on their
:15:00. > :15:04.own. You can see Van Coevorden has already got the wet suit half off
:15:05. > :15:09.before she's left the pontoon. There's a gap of another 10, 12,
:15:10. > :15:13.possibly even a greater distance to the next group, who are going to
:15:14. > :15:17.have to work hard. The key thing for this group before is that Duffy is
:15:18. > :15:22.there. And she's the best cyclist. We could have a group of four,
:15:23. > :15:25.possibly six, if Van Coevorden and Vilic get their acts together and
:15:26. > :15:29.get in and out of transition quickly and are able to join in the fun at
:15:30. > :15:33.the front of the field here. So, we've got four leaving now. Two will
:15:34. > :15:41.follow shortly. Two Americans. Zaferes and True. And then Van
:15:42. > :15:46.Coevorden unhooking her bike. Vilic has got away with her, so I think it
:15:47. > :15:49.should be six at the front. We'll keep an eye on transition and see
:15:50. > :15:55.who arrives next. And it is Nicky Samuels of New Zealand. She's just
:15:56. > :15:59.ahead of another group of a dozen or so, who are arriving simultaneously.
:16:00. > :16:04.Andrea Hewitt right there. Vicky Holland on the right, the first
:16:05. > :16:06.British athlete in. And on the left we have Helen Jenkins as well.
:16:07. > :16:15.Jenkins and Holland arrived pretty much together. And then in they
:16:16. > :16:19.come. East Timor East Timor East Timor -- Jodie Stimpson just lost
:16:20. > :16:28.her bearings there. That's quick work getting out of the wet suit.
:16:29. > :16:33.The officials can be harsh if the rules aren't followed to the letter.
:16:34. > :16:40.And away they go. A little bumping and barging as wheels and shoulders
:16:41. > :16:43.clash, as they begin stage two of this afternoon's Olympic-distance
:16:44. > :16:53.triathlon. They now have 40 k's to deal with on two wheels.
:16:54. > :16:59.Ide, True and Zaferes is here. Duffy has left them. Duffy has gone off on
:17:00. > :17:03.her own. We've seen this a few times this season. She's just about in the
:17:04. > :17:07.same shot. Duffy out on her own, clearing water from her ears that
:17:08. > :17:10.she's picked up. And no company, apart from the motorcycle and the
:17:11. > :17:19.camera for Flora Duffy, out on the streets of Stockholm. 22 seconds to
:17:20. > :17:23.Zaferes, Ide and True, the two Americans and the Japanese
:17:24. > :17:28.triathlete have work to do. Duffy took them by surprise and within
:17:29. > :17:36.about 5 k's of the start of the cycle she was 22 seconds in front.
:17:37. > :17:43.The one who's broken away from the large group. She's got her eyes on
:17:44. > :17:49.the two Americans, and Juri Ide, and she's closing in on them. Good,
:17:50. > :17:53.fast, aggressive riding. Meanwhile, Flora Duffy reechesz the cobbled
:17:54. > :17:57.carpets within seven laps -- reaches the cobbled carpets with seven laps
:17:58. > :18:01.to go. With eight laps to go, her advantage was 31 seconds. In a
:18:02. > :18:06.moment or two, when these three are crossing the finishing line, we'll
:18:07. > :18:14.see what she's added to that during her second circuit.
:18:15. > :18:21.I wonder what the two Americans are going to say up front, the two
:18:22. > :18:28.experienced, older athletes up the front when they see thairl
:18:29. > :18:31.team-mate, 18-year-old team-mate -- their team-mate, 18-year-old
:18:32. > :18:35.team-mate, solo riding. She's dropped the likes of Hewitt. This is
:18:36. > :18:40.where she started to make a move at the end of the last lap. A move away
:18:41. > :18:44.from the rest of them. Look at the gap now. Up to 48 seconds. 31
:18:45. > :18:49.seconds at the end of the previous lap. Flora Duffy has taken another
:18:50. > :18:55.17 seconds out of the next best. Now we get to look at the third group,
:18:56. > :19:06.which is Jenkins, Stimpson, Holland. Keep an eye out for Stanford. She's
:19:07. > :19:10.not in that group, I don't think. Hasn't gone well for Stanford in
:19:11. > :19:12.Stockholm so far. Duffy is absolutely tearing through the
:19:13. > :19:16.streets of Stockholm here this afternoon. This has been a brilliant
:19:17. > :19:20.ride from Flora Duffy. There's a long way to go, but if she stays
:19:21. > :19:23.mechanically sound and stays on her wheels, then she is going to hit the
:19:24. > :19:34.run with a massive advantage. So, it looks to me like weave got
:19:35. > :19:39.our big group of athletes now just about to join the front four. Well,
:19:40. > :19:44.it's all been about one triathlete so far, Flora Duffy from Bermuda,
:19:45. > :19:48.who wears the number 1. Kicked off with a fourth place in Abu Dhabi in
:19:49. > :19:56.March. And then another fourth in Australia. Got on the podium in
:19:57. > :20:03.third place in Cape Town. And then had that second place in Leeds last
:20:04. > :20:07.time out. Today, she could be on the cusp of her first World Triathlon
:20:08. > :20:11.Series victory, and it has been long overdue, as she comes to the end of
:20:12. > :20:16.the fourth city centre lap. Dark clouds overhead. We could yet have
:20:17. > :20:20.some rain thrown into the mix top liven this race up further over its
:20:21. > :20:25.second half. She's more than half distance now on two wheels. Duffy
:20:26. > :20:29.climbs up and over the cobbles, and we'll again keep an eye on the clock
:20:30. > :20:34.P 31 seconds at the end of lap one in the city. It had grown to 48
:20:35. > :20:39.seconds by the time she crossed the line for a second time. Last time
:20:40. > :20:48.around, the clock showed a gap of 51 seconds. These guys now riding as a
:20:49. > :20:52.group of 15 will hope to try and work together. Vicky Holland just
:20:53. > :20:56.tucked in at the back there, not pushing too hard. And everybody
:20:57. > :21:02.desperate to avoid any collisions. With the Olympics looming and this
:21:03. > :21:08.being the last Olympic-distance race before the Rio medal races in
:21:09. > :21:15.August, the last thing any of these triathletes want is a fall from a
:21:16. > :21:20.bike, a badly bruised body or worse, and the chance gone to compete in
:21:21. > :21:28.the Olympics. It's a minute now. Flora Duffy has got plenty of racing
:21:29. > :21:31.in her legs. She has been pretty much omni present throughout the
:21:32. > :21:37.World Triathlon Series for 2016 and continues to force the pace at the
:21:38. > :21:43.front of the field here. This group of 15 were spread around the streets
:21:44. > :21:47.of Stockholm for a while until eventually they came together.
:21:48. > :21:50.Knibb, the American, who's second from last in this group, did a
:21:51. > :21:57.wonderful job to move from group three to group two. But all show did
:21:58. > :22:02.was expel energy unnecessarily, because the two groups merged and
:22:03. > :22:07.she, having joined up with Zaferes and True and I'd Eyed, was left
:22:08. > :22:13.within this group of 15 as -- Juri Ide, was left within this group of
:22:14. > :22:20.15 as they hit the narrowest part of the course now. News of Stanford,
:22:21. > :22:25.she's out of the race. We didn't see the incident, but she fell or had a
:22:26. > :22:30.collision with another rider. She felt pain in her wrist so she has
:22:31. > :22:35.gone for a precautionary X-ray on her wrist. And we'll keep our
:22:36. > :22:39.fingers crossed that Stanford has done no further damage. About three
:22:40. > :22:46.laps to ride for Flora Duffy to bring this bike leg to a conclusion.
:22:47. > :22:50.One athlete that's missing here today, Lisa Norden, the silver
:22:51. > :22:55.medallist in 2012 Olympics, and second place - or, rather,
:22:56. > :22:59.first-place finisher in 2012 when they first held the race here in
:23:00. > :23:04.Stockholm. Her coach said she's absolutely in fine form but this
:23:05. > :23:09.really did not fit in with her preparations for Rio so they decided
:23:10. > :23:13.to sit her out. Obviously it's a great disappointment for her fans in
:23:14. > :23:16.Scandinavia, but I think it was probably the right decision for her.
:23:17. > :23:20.Great to hear from her coach she is riding well. She's had a tough time,
:23:21. > :23:24.the silver medallist from the London Olympics. Just having a look there
:23:25. > :23:28.as Duffy is down on the drops, and she's got a little computer screen
:23:29. > :23:33.there. That would be telling her how fast she's g the wattage she's put
:23:34. > :23:39.in. I don't know how technically minded she is. Some athletes will be
:23:40. > :23:42.keeping a good eye on their wattage. The chase group are climbing now.
:23:43. > :23:48.The third group, led by Gillian Backhouse of Australia. These guys
:23:49. > :23:51.are a long way off the pace. The group does contain the current
:23:52. > :23:54.champion from Great Britain. Doesn't have a whole lot of experience in
:23:55. > :23:57.the World Triathlon Series. Certainly the swim has been her
:23:58. > :24:02.Achilles heel. A little bit better today. This time last year she was
:24:03. > :24:05.further down. But might be slightly disappointed that she didn't make
:24:06. > :24:10.that second chase pack because she was pretty close at the end of the
:24:11. > :24:20.swim. Looks like a fast-paced lap, this one from Flora Duffy, as she
:24:21. > :24:24.eats up the ground underfoot. She certainly looks very smooth and
:24:25. > :24:29.confident on the bike. Watching her take some of the these tight corners
:24:30. > :24:36.- I don't want to speak too early - but she looks very, very confident.
:24:37. > :24:41.Nice rhythm on the pedals, around 85-90 cadence. And news of Jodie
:24:42. > :24:50.Stimpson. She's out of the race as well. Pulled up just - the last time
:24:51. > :24:52.she went through T2. In tears, apparently, Jodie Stimpson feeling
:24:53. > :25:00.unwell, unable to continue this race. And went off with Brendan
:25:01. > :25:03.Purcell, the British tralt performance director. So, I have
:25:04. > :25:08.some -- triathlon performance architector. So, I have some further
:25:09. > :25:12.news on Non Stanford, the rider who came off her bike earlier. The
:25:13. > :25:15.doctor told her to get an X-ray. She thinks the wrist injury may not be
:25:16. > :25:20.as bad as she first feared. It's iced at the moment. And I think she
:25:21. > :25:24.and the rest of the team will make a decision on whether it needs an
:25:25. > :25:30.X-ray post-race. So, better news from Non Stanford. So, they're
:25:31. > :25:36.approaching the final stages of the bike leg. There's a lap and a bit to
:25:37. > :25:38.go for Flora Duffy, who has been absolutely magnificent on the
:25:39. > :25:42.streets of Stockholm this afternoon. She's approaching the Royal Palace
:25:43. > :25:48.for the penultimate time on two wheels. She will climb, she will get
:25:49. > :25:53.clocked. We'll get a check on the time distance. Last time she crossed
:25:54. > :25:58.the start-finish line in transition was 49 seconds. It has been an
:25:59. > :26:04.impressive performance from Taylor Knibb. Now the gap is down to 35
:26:05. > :26:09.seconds. So, if that's confirmed at the end of this lap, then that means
:26:10. > :26:15.that Andrea Hewitt, I think it was Andrea Hewitt who led this move from
:26:16. > :26:19.the chase group, Andrea Hewitt has worked wonders. And they've made a
:26:20. > :26:24.huge dent in Flora Duffy's lead. Really surprised to have seen this
:26:25. > :26:28.happen in this penultimate lap, because that time difference has
:26:29. > :26:35.dramatically reduced since the last timings that we saw. So, here we go.
:26:36. > :26:41.Duffy will take the bell here. Climbing up through transition. Just
:26:42. > :26:45.to remind you, last time she came past this part of the course it was
:26:46. > :26:52.49 seconds. That was the advantage she had over the rest of the field.
:26:53. > :26:55.We think it will be down to around 30 seconds now, but we'll wait for
:26:56. > :26:59.confirmation, because the rest of them are taking the left-handed turn
:27:00. > :27:04.now. Led by a spirited Andrea Hewitt. She's taken this race by the
:27:05. > :27:09.scruff of the neck, the New Zealander has said, "Let's get on
:27:10. > :27:13.with it. Let's do some damage." At the same time, Duffy's pace has
:27:14. > :27:19.eased and it's 25 seconds. At the pend of the lap, at the bell, the
:27:20. > :27:25.chasing group have only 25 seconds to find over the leader, duff Duffy.
:27:26. > :27:30.-- Flora Duffy. Perhaps Duffy has a problem. Could be a mechanical
:27:31. > :27:34.problem. Maybe she's feeling unwell. We've seen that happen to Jodie
:27:35. > :27:39.Stimpson. Stimpson suddenly became unwell. Was sick when she got off
:27:40. > :27:44.the bike, when she abandoned this race. Might have taken in something
:27:45. > :27:48.nasty from the water from the swim. Duffy's pace has eased dramatically
:27:49. > :27:53.and she's only 25 seconds and falling. That's the lead she has
:27:54. > :28:02.over this chase group now, who can sense their target. It's an uphill
:28:03. > :28:06.transition, which is unusual. We had an uphill start in Leeds from swim
:28:07. > :28:15.to bike, which was also unusual. Flora Duffy arrives at transition.
:28:16. > :28:19.Dismounts. Barefoot on the cobbles. Then the comforting carpet
:28:20. > :28:23.underfoot. And she climbs towards her bike park. Switching hands,
:28:24. > :28:27.looking for a straightforward run in. No-one for company, although
:28:28. > :28:33.we'll see them come around that corner shortly. Duffy has had a
:28:34. > :28:38.magnificent triathlon so far, but she's left herself with an advantage
:28:39. > :28:43.of about now 20, 25 seconds, somewhere along those lines. But
:28:44. > :28:45.she's quickly in and sharply out of transition. And she looks in good
:28:46. > :28:51.shape. So, maybe Duffy just eased transition. And she looks in good
:28:52. > :28:56.off to conserve energy for the run. Maybe that was her strategy. In they
:28:57. > :29:00.come, the rest of them. We'll keep an eye on Holland and Jenkins,
:29:01. > :29:05.Andrea Hewitt led the charge up for the chase pack. Rabie of South
:29:06. > :29:21.Africa climbs out of transition. Vicky Holland in about ninth
:29:22. > :29:25.position of that group leading. Taylor Knibb is on her way. Natalie
:29:26. > :29:34.Van Coevorden has a little built of work to do. Nicky Samuels trails as
:29:35. > :29:38.they head out of transition. Her lead hasn't changed since she
:29:39. > :29:44.left transition. It's still a respectable 23 seconds. But you can
:29:45. > :29:55.bet your bottom dollar that trouble is looming for Duffy. And her lead
:29:56. > :30:03.is in danger. Holland and True have been dropped by Hewitt, Jenkins and
:30:04. > :30:07.ud ud. -- Uade. So, an extra breakaway here. We have a second
:30:08. > :30:11.group of three. But Duffy is still pounding along with a good pace
:30:12. > :30:21.here. Looks like at the moment her strategy it solid. Further back
:30:22. > :30:27.through the field, Ueda is heading backwards to join True and Holland,
:30:28. > :30:31.who are battling for these three now in fifth, sixth position at this
:30:32. > :30:38.stage, with the second half of the run to come. Second and third,
:30:39. > :30:41.Hewitt and Jenkins at this stage. Our leader, Flora Duffy, warmly
:30:42. > :30:53.welcomed in towards this climb to the Royal Palace. She will take the
:30:54. > :30:56.bell shortly. And then just 2.5km lie between her and her first World
:30:57. > :31:02.Triathlon Series victory, having been so close on so many occasions,
:31:03. > :31:07.and having enjoyed her best-ever World Triathlon season. It hasn't
:31:08. > :31:13.been easy for Flora Duffy coming to Stockholm. Travel arrangements were
:31:14. > :31:18.disrupted. Her flights were re-routed. She arrived late, missed
:31:19. > :31:23.the briefing, had to start not from position number one but from
:31:24. > :31:28.position number 35 on the pontoon as a result. Her lead is down to 22
:31:29. > :31:35.seconds. It's gone from 30 to 29 to 22 seconds. As Jenkins and Hewitt
:31:36. > :31:42.reach the summit of the climb, and take the bell. Their last lap of 2.5
:31:43. > :31:46.k's ahead of them. They will be battling for second and third at
:31:47. > :31:54.this rate. Unless Duffy suddenly runs out of steam. Victory will
:31:55. > :32:00.surely be hers. Meanwhile, further down the pack, Vicky Holland is up
:32:01. > :32:04.into outright fourth position. Ai Ueda holds fifth. The winner of the
:32:05. > :32:08.last two years in Stockholm, Sarah True, is down in sixth. She will be
:32:09. > :32:16.the top American here this afternoon in Stockholm. And meanwhile Flora
:32:17. > :32:20.Duffy is on her way up the hill for the last time. A magnificent
:32:21. > :32:27.performance for the 28-year-old from Bermuda. The leader in the World
:32:28. > :32:32.Triathlon Series standings has never won a World Triathlon Series race.
:32:33. > :32:38.Until today, that is. Meanwhile, Jenkins and Hewitt continue their
:32:39. > :32:44.race within a race. Duffy takes the left turn and comes towards the
:32:45. > :32:48.line. It will be under two hours and four minutes for Flora Duffy. Hewitt
:32:49. > :32:53.hits the hill ahead of Helen Jenkins. Duffy takes the applause.
:32:54. > :33:03.Duffy takes the tape! Duffy has the win in Stockholm! Two hours, three
:33:04. > :33:09.minutes, 38 seconds. And Hewitt has a better sprint than Jenkins. The
:33:10. > :33:16.New Zealander climbs quicker than the Welsh triathlete. And a smile on
:33:17. > :33:20.the face of Andrea Hewitt. She takes second position in Stockholm. The
:33:21. > :33:29.best of the British today is Helen Jenkins in third.
:33:30. > :33:37.Well, tactically, an incredible performance from Flora Duffy. Took
:33:38. > :33:42.it out from the end of the swim. And never let up. She's led this race
:33:43. > :33:50.pretty much from start to finish to take her maiden WTS win. And after
:33:51. > :33:53.third in Leeds, it's fourth today in Stockholm for Vicky Holland. A
:33:54. > :34:01.minute and five seconds off the pace of today's winner, Flora Duffy.
:34:02. > :34:07.Confirmation of the final results. A first-ever World Triathlon Series
:34:08. > :34:11.win for Flora Duffy, with Andrea Hewitt second. Great Britain's Helen
:34:12. > :34:18.Jenkins third, with Vicky Holland in fourth. And Duffy has consolidated
:34:19. > :34:22.her lead at the top of the standings for 2016, clear of Andrea Hewitt in
:34:23. > :34:28.second, with Jodie Stimpson, who didn't finish today, still in third.
:34:29. > :34:33.I can't believe it. Just in shock that it actually went in my favour
:34:34. > :34:36.today. After on the bike with 30 seconds, I thought, "This could go
:34:37. > :34:41.either way." I felt really good on the run today. Really happy. It was
:34:42. > :34:45.an incredible run. At one point you had a minute on the bike and they
:34:46. > :34:49.pegged it back to 25 seconds. At that point were you starting to get
:34:50. > :34:53.a bit worried? Kind of. When I had a minute, I thought, "OK, now you
:34:54. > :34:55.really have to commit to this." Then they started bringing it back and I
:34:56. > :35:01.thought, "Work the technical sections. Try not to push it too
:35:02. > :35:05.much on the straight. Keep it controlled so you have something
:35:06. > :35:10.left on the run." I thought hedge my bets and it worked out today. I
:35:11. > :35:13.thought we'd catch her. Then it stayed the same and it was like,
:35:14. > :35:19."Damn it. That didn't work!" She hung in there really well. She fully
:35:20. > :35:24.deserves that victory. I'm really pleased for her. I need a better
:35:25. > :35:26.swim to get up there with her. I'm really happy with foolds
:35:27. > :35:30.performance. Second place. Congratulations to Flora and Helen.
:35:31. > :35:35.They did amazing today. That's the last race before the Olympics. Now
:35:36. > :35:39.we've got a four-week block at altitude, which I'm looking forward
:35:40. > :35:42.to. I sort of respond quite well up there. So, I'm quite excited to go
:35:43. > :36:17.there. Seven weeks today it's the big one!
:36:18. > :36:25.So, just 33 days to go now until the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic
:36:26. > :36:29.Games. 46 days until the men's triathlon. Alistair Brownlee will
:36:30. > :36:34.head to Rio with history in his sights. No triathlete has retained
:36:35. > :36:39.an Olympic title. He's back on track after that brilliant performance in
:36:40. > :36:43.his home town of Leeds. I caught up with Alistair ahead of today's race.
:36:44. > :36:47.Leeds was a brilliant day for me. Obviously it was a massive build-up
:36:48. > :36:51.in terms of the number of years I hope the World Series would come to
:36:52. > :36:55.Leeds, then finally getting the nod about it, designing the course and
:36:56. > :36:59.stuff and then the whole hype in Leeds the week before was aplaysing.
:37:00. > :37:03.I just performed out of my skin, really. Really happy to be able to
:37:04. > :37:06.produce my absolute best performance on that day, firstly for performance
:37:07. > :37:09.reasons. And then to do it in Leeds as well made it really special. We
:37:10. > :37:14.talked immediately after the race and you said, "I'm not in that good
:37:15. > :37:17.a shape." What's your reflection now in terms of where you are in your
:37:18. > :37:21.preparation for Rio? Well, for Leeds, I knew I was swimming well,
:37:22. > :37:25.riding well. I knew my running wasn't quite there and I needed to
:37:26. > :37:29.be significantly better to be in the shape I wanted to be able to win an
:37:30. > :37:32.Olympic gold medal in a few weeks' time. So, to pull of that
:37:33. > :37:37.performance on the day was really good, but it wasn't necessarily a
:37:38. > :37:41.great run performance. That race was won on the bike, really, for me.
:37:42. > :37:46.Being able to having a go, that was very, very close. The race was close
:37:47. > :37:51.in that five - well, that couple of minutes as we were leaving the park,
:37:52. > :37:56.where Johnny managed to come across and Gomez didn't. It could have been
:37:57. > :37:59.a very different result. There's a lot of talk about team tactics in
:38:00. > :38:02.triathlon at the moment. The strongest team is you and your
:38:03. > :38:08.brother? Yeah, I think we are the strongest team, I suppose, for a
:38:09. > :38:12.number of reasons. Being siblings does help a lot. We've got a massive
:38:13. > :38:15.vested interest in both doing well. We train together so hard. And
:38:16. > :38:19.everything around what we do is pushing each other to do well. So, I
:38:20. > :38:23.think for anyone to compete with that is quite difficult. No-one
:38:24. > :38:27.would quite have that relationship who want each other to do so well in
:38:28. > :38:32.the same kind of race. And also we race in similar ways. So, when I'm
:38:33. > :38:36.thinking there in Leeds, I'm thinking, "There's two options.
:38:37. > :38:40.Either I don't wait for him, we get to transition, I ride really hard
:38:41. > :38:44.and I have a 40-second gap on him and Gomez, or I potentially wait for
:38:45. > :38:49.Johnny and this splits completely. Because I know he's not gonna chase
:38:50. > :38:53.then and we get a big gap." It's also in your self-interest as well.
:38:54. > :38:57.In terms of the race here in Stockholm, technical, potentially
:38:58. > :39:00.suits you very well? Yeah. It's a good race in Stockholm, quite
:39:01. > :39:05.similar to Leeds like that. I think it's gonna be a tough swim. It's
:39:06. > :39:08.choppy water. We can see out here, potentially dodgy weather conditions
:39:09. > :39:12.as well. A bit of wind and rain, which is always good to race in,
:39:13. > :39:16.split it up. A technical course, through the old town, some good
:39:17. > :39:20.corners. I think if it splits early in the back it will be another
:39:21. > :39:25.similar tough, all round race like Leeds. Once again, no Gomez this
:39:26. > :39:29.year. He's not raced often. Would you have liked them to be here to
:39:30. > :39:33.pit yourself against them? I was lucky enough four years ago, about
:39:34. > :39:38.the same time, to be in really great form and have a great performance on
:39:39. > :39:40.the day. I felt that really discouraged the rest of the
:39:41. > :39:44.competitors. It's different this time around. They're not here and
:39:45. > :39:51.you've just gotta get on and have the best race you can. Here in T1,
:39:52. > :39:57.the bikes are lined up in ranking order. A nod to Fernando Alarza,
:39:58. > :40:02.wearing the number one this weekend. A good result in Stockholm and he
:40:03. > :40:07.could leapfrog his compatriot at the top of the rankings. Johnny sits
:40:08. > :40:10.comfortably in third place. The fourth member of the British team is
:40:11. > :40:25.Adam Bowden. Here's the full start list. Alarza,
:40:26. > :40:29.Brownlee, Le Corre, Bowden, Schoeman, and Birtwhistle has number
:40:30. > :40:35.eight today, the Australian. Alistair Brownlee has number 10. The
:40:36. > :40:43.Olympic champion was a winner last time, in his home city of Leeds.
:40:44. > :40:48.52 of the world's top triathletes lined up on the pontoon in
:40:49. > :40:53.Stockholm, ready to do battle. Both Brownlee brothers involved. They're
:40:54. > :40:57.at opposite ends of the pontoon. Jonathan closest to us. Alistair
:40:58. > :41:04.starting at the other end. What a spectacular start. All 52 men diving
:41:05. > :41:10.into the water to kick things off. They have a 1,500m swim. A little
:41:11. > :41:14.light rain falling, but thankfully the wind has eased off. And the
:41:15. > :41:18.water conditions, much more favourable for the men than they
:41:19. > :41:24.were for the women's race earlier. It was so very choppy for the women.
:41:25. > :41:30.And as a result the swim was conducted at a fairly pedestrian
:41:31. > :41:36.pace. We'd expect to see faster times for these men. They have extra
:41:37. > :41:39.buoyancy from the wet suits, extra warmth, of course, and relatively
:41:40. > :41:44.flat water to help them swim along. They will swim two laps, a long lap
:41:45. > :41:48.of 1,000m and a shorter lap, after they've exited after lap one, of
:41:49. > :41:58.500m to bring up the total Olympic distance of 1,500m.
:41:59. > :42:04.And we'll expect the early pace to come from Richard Varga, and that's
:42:05. > :42:08.who we're watching now. With Gomez missing today, I think we'll see the
:42:09. > :42:14.swim perhaps slightly off the pace. Although, we have, of course, got
:42:15. > :42:18.Henri Schoeman from South Africa racing. Aurelien Raphael as well is
:42:19. > :42:24.here racing. He did so well when he went off the front with the Brownlee
:42:25. > :42:29.brothers. And now they arrive as one group, having originally split into
:42:30. > :42:33.two. They have re-formed into a single arrowhead and they're making
:42:34. > :42:40.this turn at the top of the lake before heading back to the pontoon.
:42:41. > :42:43.Everybody keeping out of trouble there, sufficiently well spread. I
:42:44. > :42:49.guess that's probably one of the good things of having a longer first
:42:50. > :42:54.lap. They have time to spread out. Sometimes after a 750m, or as it
:42:55. > :42:58.would be, a 350m, 400m race to the turn, they can be so bunched that
:42:59. > :43:02.trouble can happen as they all hit the turn at the same time. I would
:43:03. > :43:06.say that this swim looks a lot smoother than the women's race,
:43:07. > :43:10.that's for sure. And I think you're absolutely right. The fact that it's
:43:11. > :43:13.1,000m for the first loop, it gives the athletes a little chance to find
:43:14. > :43:17.their space in the water and to spread out a bit and you don't have
:43:18. > :43:23.that kind of bottleneck that we sometimes see going into the boys
:43:24. > :43:27.early on in the race, when they have only been in the water 350m, 400m.
:43:28. > :43:33.The swimmers looking reasonably relaxed today. So, the first lap of
:43:34. > :43:38.stage one of today's World Triathlon Series is just about done. The field
:43:39. > :43:45.well spread. A huge gap between first and last out of the water. And
:43:46. > :43:52.here we go. It's Raul Shaw Shaw of France.
:43:53. > :43:58.All the familiar names that you expect to see coming out of the
:43:59. > :44:02.water first. And that includes Gordon Benson. He's had a good
:44:03. > :44:07.start. The third member of the British trio who will race in Rio is
:44:08. > :44:11.right up with the brothers at the start of this Stockholm World
:44:12. > :44:16.Triathlon Series race. So, all three be Union Jack racers, well, three of
:44:17. > :44:22.the four, are counted for. We still await the arrival of Adam Bowden. He
:44:23. > :44:27.comes out in 24th position. And Boden fresh off the back of an
:44:28. > :44:30.excellent seventh place at his home race in Leeds on June 12. Look at
:44:31. > :44:33.the difference between first and last - considerable. They have a
:44:34. > :44:41.short loop to swim now. They'll make a turn. Halfway up the lake. 250m or
:44:42. > :44:46.so up. 250m back. And then it's time to head for the bikes. Prn Well, I
:44:47. > :44:50.have to say that this is an absolutely phenomenal pace by Shaw,
:44:51. > :44:55.because he was clocked at 112 minutes and 15 seconds after that
:44:56. > :45:01.first -- 11 minutes and 15 seconds after that first 1,000m lap. More or
:45:02. > :45:06.less, that's an exactly measured course. That's 1.07 per 100m. For
:45:07. > :45:10.the swimmers out there, they know that's a pretty quick time for an
:45:11. > :45:14.open water swim in a triathlon. Shaw pushing the pace. Good to see the
:45:15. > :45:18.Brownlee brothers back up. Gordon Benson, hats off to him. He's really
:45:19. > :45:22.doing his job as a pilot athlete. With a good swim and a good start,
:45:23. > :45:25.the Brownlee brothers will be looking at the possibility of
:45:26. > :45:32.racking up another World Triathlon Series win here today. It's a race
:45:33. > :45:37.where they've done well in the past. Jopy was the winner in -- Johnny was
:45:38. > :45:43.the winner in 2012. Alistair took the title in 2013. Johnny won in
:45:44. > :45:50.2014, with Alistair second. It's a happy hunting ground for the
:45:51. > :45:55.Brownlee brothers here in Stockholm. Stage one almost done after just
:45:56. > :45:58.about 17.5 minutes. The leading swimmers emerge from the water.
:45:59. > :46:03.Richard Varga will be determined to be first, and he is again. He's
:46:04. > :46:09.never out of the top three coming out of the swim, Richard Varga. Raul
:46:10. > :46:13.Shaw, Jorgen Gundersen from Norway. The first of the brothers, Alistair,
:46:14. > :46:19.comes out ahead of younger brother Johnny. Fernando Alarza, wearing
:46:20. > :46:24.number one here today. Gordon Benson is up there with them as well.
:46:25. > :46:29.Gordon Benson with a chance of riding in that front group. Eric
:46:30. > :46:33.Lagerstrom is also with them. That top group of 15 will arrive pretty
:46:34. > :46:38.much together in transition. Richard Varga has found his bike. Goes
:46:39. > :46:42.through the stepping out of the wet suit, practised time and time again.
:46:43. > :46:47.Good move from Richard Varga there. To the left of the picture, Henri
:46:48. > :46:52.Schoeman is clipping in his cycle helmet. Meanwhile, Johnny is
:46:53. > :46:57.stepping out of his wet suit. Jonathan Brownlee in and out,
:46:58. > :47:02.quicker than his brother, Alistair. Meanwhile, Gordon Benson has had a
:47:03. > :47:06.fairly slope transition. Benson scrambling to get his bike removed
:47:07. > :47:11.from its stand. They're all on the way. All three of the British
:47:12. > :47:16.triathletes who came in that wave have gone. Adam Bowden shouldn't be
:47:17. > :47:26.too far behind. There he is. Front and centre. Adam Bowden of Great
:47:27. > :47:31.Britain. And he's stepping out of his wet suit, struggling to rid his
:47:32. > :47:36.feet of the neoprene. Couldn't get rid of his wet suit there. Helmet
:47:37. > :47:39.going on. Away he goes. The first group of a dozen or possibly more
:47:40. > :47:48.are already on their way on this first lap.
:47:49. > :47:54.So, lap one under way. And it's the Frenchman, Shaw. Raul Shaw leading
:47:55. > :47:59.Johnny Brownlee. Henri Schoeman in third. Richard Varga fourth. This is
:48:00. > :48:03.where this group - and we'll get a full check on the numbers - this
:48:04. > :48:10.group will hope to do some serious damage and open up a decent lead.
:48:11. > :48:17.This is where the Brownlee brothers can use their complemp lary cycling
:48:18. > :48:24.skills to good effect -- exemplary cycling skills to good effect. And
:48:25. > :48:28.really put some daylight between the leading group here and the chasing
:48:29. > :48:31.group. This is the chase group, it numbers three and it includes Gordon
:48:32. > :48:38.Benson, the third member of Britain's Olympic team to travel to
:48:39. > :48:42.Rio for the Olympic triathlon. He's with Luis Miguel Velasquez of
:48:43. > :48:46.Venezuela and Eric Lagerstrom of the United States of America. And Gordon
:48:47. > :48:50.Benson is trying as hard as he can to get his head down, cut through
:48:51. > :48:55.the air and close the gap to the leading group of 12. Came in to
:48:56. > :48:59.transition at about the same time as the Brownlee brothers, but emerged a
:49:00. > :49:08.few seconds down. He will take this out and back. And then he will once
:49:09. > :49:13.again move up and climb out of the saddle and attempt to close it down.
:49:14. > :49:20.Johnny Brownlee takes it up. Aurelien Raphael, another good
:49:21. > :49:22.swimmer. He will be the first to climb at the end of the introduction
:49:23. > :49:49.lap P nine laps to go now. We've got Jorgen Gundersen, the best
:49:50. > :50:01.of the Norwegians here this afternoon. The gap is 25 seconds. We
:50:02. > :50:05.have Alistair Brownlee and Pierre Le Corre going shoulder to shoulder at
:50:06. > :50:10.the moment. The Brownlee brothers looking at each other, chatting to
:50:11. > :50:15.each other. Haven't heard too much from Alistair today. Keeping his
:50:16. > :50:22.counsel. Quite often Alistair is the most vocal man in the race, can be
:50:23. > :50:27.barking instructions, dishing out orders. Thus far, he's kept it...
:50:28. > :50:31.You don't want to mess with Alistair when he's got the bit between his
:50:32. > :50:38.teeth. I think he's in a pretty comfortable place here in this race.
:50:39. > :50:42.There's not any big threat. He hasn't gotta worry about Gomez or
:50:43. > :50:48.somebody like that. The Brownlee brothers are in a really good
:50:49. > :50:53.position. Wilson and Alarza. It's about having a nice, solid race and
:50:54. > :50:56.hitting the run hard. Be nice to see Gordon Benson get back in the mix.
:50:57. > :51:01.These athletes racing hard. Kristian Blummenfelt is gonna want to get
:51:02. > :51:05.back in the mix. A big main pag there going around the bend, that
:51:06. > :51:10.180-degree turn. Kristian Blummenfelt pushing the pace. Looks
:51:11. > :51:13.to me like they're making inroads into the front pack. Perhaps the
:51:14. > :51:18.front pack have seen them coming and picked up the pace again. We'll get
:51:19. > :51:22.a time reference as soon as they hit the blue carpet and make their way
:51:23. > :51:26.up the hill. Andreas Schilling is the Danish athlete riding with
:51:27. > :51:31.Benson and Kristian Blummenfelt. At the end of lap three, with six to
:51:32. > :51:35.go, Henri Schoeman decides to take a turn at the front. He's got one of
:51:36. > :51:41.the brothers for company. And an injection of power and pace from
:51:42. > :51:48.Alistair Brownlee. And he leads the climb to the top of the cobbles
:51:49. > :51:53.outside the Royal Palace. Now, last time they came to this point, they
:51:54. > :51:58.were about 24 seconds ahead of this next group of three, which includes
:51:59. > :52:06.Gordon Benson. That gap is still at 24 segds. -- seconds. This race grad
:52:07. > :52:11.weal seems to be falling into the more than capable hands of the
:52:12. > :52:15.Brownlee brothers. And if they stay safe on two wheels and arrive in
:52:16. > :52:19.transition intact, there's no reason why they can't kick for the front of
:52:20. > :52:30.the field and make it a race between them for the victory in Stockholm,
:52:31. > :52:33.like it was in Leeds on 127 June. If Mario Mola and Javier Gomez were
:52:34. > :52:37.here, it might be a different matter. But with the field that
:52:38. > :52:42.they're currently riding with, you'd think that they have a very good
:52:43. > :52:47.chance. The only one who might have a say is Fernando Alarza. He's had a
:52:48. > :52:52.good season all around, Lars largz. He made the Spanish team -- Alarza.
:52:53. > :52:56.He made the Spanish team, victory in Cape Town. Second in another race
:52:57. > :53:00.and sifth in another race. Didn't race in Leeds. He could give the
:53:01. > :53:08.Brownlees a run for their money today.
:53:09. > :53:13.That's Jonathan who's having a little look at the field. Johnny
:53:14. > :53:18.Brownlee has moved slightly clear of the rest of the pack. Maybe he feels
:53:19. > :53:23.that his best chance of having success today is to make an early
:53:24. > :53:26.break. Well, in fairness, Alistair really got the better of him on the
:53:27. > :53:30.run in Leeds. I think you're absolutely right, Matt. His only way
:53:31. > :53:34.to go to beat his brother today is probably to ride off the front.
:53:35. > :53:38.Whether Alistair is gonna let that happen or not, we'll have to see.
:53:39. > :53:42.The second chase group. It's an enormous picture much riders. Johnny
:53:43. > :53:48.is still away. No-one else has challenged him. He set off - you can
:53:49. > :53:52.see the look on his face of determination and grit as he grinds
:53:53. > :53:56.out this break. And now he's first to hit the carpet. So, Jonathan
:53:57. > :54:06.Brownlee, one of them has gone with him. That's, uh... Henri Schoeman.
:54:07. > :54:09.Races for Turkey. He's -- Jonas Schomburg, races for Turkey. I don't
:54:10. > :54:15.think it will be long before the rest of them join in the fun.
:54:16. > :54:20.Last time we got a check of the time, it was 24 seconds at the end
:54:21. > :54:24.of the previous lap. It's now 20 seconds to the Bence Bence group,
:54:25. > :54:30.which includes Kristian Blummenfelt of Norway, Andreas Schilling of
:54:31. > :54:37.Denmark. Down to 20 seconds. So, an improving picture for Gordon Benson.
:54:38. > :54:41.Yeah, I think this is - Johnny Brownlee has been caught back up
:54:42. > :54:47.again. Perhaps this is the time to have a little play and see what you
:54:48. > :54:53.can do, try out tactics ahead of Rio and see if a break in a course which
:54:54. > :55:01.is technical and has a nasty hill, there are similarities in Rio, just
:55:02. > :55:06.try something out. Did I see that? Yeah, Gordon Benson was slightly
:55:07. > :55:10.left by the motorcycle camera, which was riding behind him, shining its
:55:11. > :55:15.headlight on his leg. Bence Bence waved it past. It went past. I don't
:55:16. > :55:21.know if Benson has got a mechanical issue. Flat tyre is always possible.
:55:22. > :55:27.Just another athlete dropping out there, just going over the bridge as
:55:28. > :55:31.well. Oh, no. Someone weekend down. Jorgen Gundersen hit the deck there.
:55:32. > :55:35.Alistair decided one lap to go, time to take it on, time to have a crack.
:55:36. > :55:39.He's upped the pace significantly. He's gone out of sync there. He's
:55:40. > :55:45.crossed to the wrong side of the road. Alistair Brownlee pushing a
:55:46. > :55:53.little too hard. Thankfully that was a moveable fm barrier. He slalomed
:55:54. > :55:59.for a while there. It's down to 1: 24.
:56:00. > :56:12.The bikes are almost finished with. They have to dismount at the bottom
:56:13. > :56:17.of the hill and then climb, pushing their bikes up to park them up
:56:18. > :56:25.before heading out onto the first of their four laps around the city. And
:56:26. > :56:28.you can see some of them have already removed their feet from the
:56:29. > :56:33.shoes and are resting the feet on tonne of the shoes. And here we go.
:56:34. > :56:42.The dismount line approaching. There it is. The red strip. Down they go.
:56:43. > :56:45.Left turn. Up into the second transition area, a different area
:56:46. > :56:50.where they first arrived after the swim. A split transition here.
:56:51. > :56:53.Blummenfelt on the right. And the Brownlee brothers just easing up
:56:54. > :57:03.into position at the top of the hill. Jonathan drops his helmet in
:57:04. > :57:05.the plastic box. Looking for a quick entry and exist. That's a really
:57:06. > :57:14.sharp transition from Kristian Blummenfelt. Ile Really getting left
:57:15. > :57:20.behind there. Really getting left behind. Not sure what he was doing.
:57:21. > :57:25.That was not the speediest of transitions from Fernando Alarza.
:57:26. > :57:31.They're on their way U the Brownlee brothers leaving transition in about
:57:32. > :57:38.second and fourth position, shil shil and Alarza and Blummenfelt at
:57:39. > :57:47.the back of that group. We have a break in the front.
:57:48. > :57:53.I think it's the Turkish athlete who's the man who's struck first at
:57:54. > :57:58.the front of the race. Jonas Schomburg is the man who's now
:57:59. > :58:04.bowling down the shil in front. About -- hill in front. About to be
:58:05. > :58:08.caught first by Jonathan Brownlee, then by Kristian Blummenfelt, and
:58:09. > :58:11.then by Alistair Brownlee. That's a fine transition from Schomburg. Kept
:58:12. > :58:15.himself out of danger on the bike. Meanwhile, the chase group are
:58:16. > :58:19.approaching the dismount line now. And they will go thut same routine.
:58:20. > :58:27.A little more difficult for them. There's not much room. And they are
:58:28. > :58:33.20-plus in number as they climb. Keep an eye out for Adam Bowden, who
:58:34. > :58:41.is somewhere in this group. Simon Viain is in there as well.
:58:42. > :58:44.We just saw the flag of Adam Bowden, whob has roid arrived at his
:58:45. > :58:49.position. The Brownlee brothers go to the front of the run, with
:58:50. > :58:53.Kristian Blummenfelt for company. The Turkish athlete, Schomburg,
:58:54. > :58:58.unable to match the pace. So, as expected, it looks like being aries
:58:59. > :59:05.for victory between the two Brownlee brothers, as it was in Leeds on June
:59:06. > :59:09.12. They haven't hung about. They've flown out of transition. Kristian
:59:10. > :59:13.Blummenfelt perhaps struggling to go with the pace that Jonathan Brownlee
:59:14. > :59:19.is currently setting. I'm wondering if he's thinking, "How am I gonna
:59:20. > :59:24.get rid of Alistair?" Alistair never looked back in Leeds because Johnny
:59:25. > :59:28.didn't have a chance. Today Johnny Brownlee looking more relaxed and
:59:29. > :59:34.pushing the pace ahead of his older brother. Gordon Benson, we thought
:59:35. > :59:39.he might ride with that chase group, but he has gob. He's had a few very
:59:40. > :59:46.minor issues with his back over the past few weeks, so we assume that
:59:47. > :59:49.his withdrawal was precautionary. We hope so, anyway P Kristian
:59:50. > :59:54.Blummenfelt, what a season he's had. And he's really out to prove himself
:59:55. > :59:58.here. He wants to show that he:mix it with the Brownlee brothers. He
:59:59. > :00:02.has been unable to stay with them at the start of this run. The first lap
:00:03. > :00:08.has gone away from him. But he's battling now for a potential place
:00:09. > :00:15.on the podium. E Fernando Alarza, the man who wears number 1 today.
:00:16. > :00:19.And then the Dane, Schilling, who's had a good race so far. The rest of
:00:20. > :00:26.them strung out through the streets of Stockholm. Well, Fernando Alarza,
:00:27. > :00:31.a little bit down on his running pace that saw him take the victory
:00:32. > :00:36.at Cape Town. Up the hill towards the end of the first lap. We missed
:00:37. > :00:43.the brothers coming through. And they have been and gone. So, the
:00:44. > :00:47.Brownlee brothers have just finished lap one and they are clear of
:00:48. > :00:54.Kristian Blummenfelt in third for Norway. Three laps to go for
:00:55. > :00:58.Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee. You know, at this point, yeah, they need
:00:59. > :01:02.a good 10 k in the legs. Do they need to push themselves or risk
:01:03. > :01:06.injuries or things like that, probably not. I think they'd want to
:01:07. > :01:12.give 100% to themselves and top everyone else, the fans that are
:01:13. > :01:17.watching them. But with Rio just under seven weeks away for the men,
:01:18. > :01:26.I think they can afford to be a little more chilled. Henri Schoeman,
:01:27. > :01:30.he's a great athlete. He deserves to be on the podium. Certainly plays
:01:31. > :01:33.his part in the swim. Works hard on the bike. And could Stockholm be the
:01:34. > :01:38.day that all the hard work pays off for him? Back at the front, the
:01:39. > :01:43.Brownlee brothers continue to dominate here. They've reached the
:01:44. > :01:48.roundabout. For the penultimate time. One more lap after this one.
:01:49. > :01:52.The leaders are Alistair Brownlee, the Olympic champion, and Jonathan
:01:53. > :01:58.Brownlee, the Olympic bronze medallist, and Pierre Le Corre has
:01:59. > :02:02.kicked away from Blummenfelt and Schomburg and Schoeman and he has
:02:03. > :02:05.designs on third place. And a visit to the Stockholm World Triathlon
:02:06. > :02:10.Series podium to join the Brownlee brothers. Asp good move from Pierre
:02:11. > :02:17.Le Corre. He's timed his run superbly. And he's on his way, clear
:02:18. > :02:21.of those who will now do battle for the minor places. Pierre Le Corre is
:02:22. > :02:28.travelling beautifully across the streets of Stockholm now. Pierre Le
:02:29. > :02:35.Corre of France. Wow. Brilliant racing from the Frenchman. He has
:02:36. > :02:39.had one podium finish before in the WTS P 15 races. Relatively new. The
:02:40. > :02:45.world under-23 champion in London in 2013. We know he has a pedigree. But
:02:46. > :02:49.certainly having one of the races or THE race of his life, he makes the
:02:50. > :02:55.other look like they're running slowly. And they were running at a
:02:56. > :02:59.good pace. He raced sensibly. He didn't go out too fast for
:03:00. > :03:04.transition. Got his heart rate back down, relaxed a little bit. When he
:03:05. > :03:07.felt better, he pushed on. He's left these guys now - Schoeman,
:03:08. > :03:14.Blummenfelt, Alarza - he's left them all for dead.
:03:15. > :03:19.Disbr they climb the hill to take the bell. One lap -- they climb the
:03:20. > :03:25.hill to take the bell. One lap to go. The Brownlee brothers will do
:03:26. > :03:28.battle once again for the win. We've seen it so many times. The bell
:03:29. > :03:32.sounds. Jonathan Brownlee reaches the summit just fractionally ahead
:03:33. > :03:38.of his older brother, the Olympic champion, Alistair. Pierre Le Corre
:03:39. > :03:43.in third place outright now. But he is 40 seconds or so off the pace of
:03:44. > :03:47.the brothers in front of him. Meanwhile, the battle continues for
:03:48. > :03:51.fourth. Alarza has clawed his way back through the field to four.
:03:52. > :03:56.Schilling has fifth. Blummenfelt, who looked like a lost cause #20b
:03:57. > :04:01.minutes ago, is still in there -- 20 minutes ago, is still in there in
:04:02. > :04:17.sixth position. As Pierre Le Corre digs deep to climb the cobbles. And
:04:18. > :04:20.take the bell. Alarza and Schomburg and Schilling and Schoeman and
:04:21. > :04:25.Blummenfelt have chopped and changed their positions. But it's Schilling
:04:26. > :04:34.who reaches the bell first from this group of three. Watching Schoeman's
:04:35. > :04:38.face, all the others were grimacing and looked like they were working
:04:39. > :04:41.hard, Schoeman's face looks like it's easier than perhaps it is for
:04:42. > :04:47.him. You almost want to say, "Come on, you can try a bit harder." But
:04:48. > :04:49.he's all these athletes gives 100%. No change at the front. Just a
:04:50. > :05:04.whisker between the brothers. Deep into their final lap now.
:05:05. > :05:11.Alistair looking a little more comfortable than he was five minutes
:05:12. > :05:16.ago. Will he want to push extra hard for the victory over his younger
:05:17. > :05:20.brother today? A long way to go before the Olympics. Whatever
:05:21. > :05:28.happens today is not gonna affect his Olympic preparations. They're on
:05:29. > :05:33.this final out-and-back past the Natural History Museum and the
:05:34. > :05:49.Swedish Parliament, with a long swing around the roundabout, with
:05:50. > :05:52.2,000m left to run. Pierre Le Corre. Looking pretty comfortable in third
:05:53. > :05:58.position at the moment. The bronze medal is his for the taking this
:05:59. > :06:02.evening in Stockholm. Alistair tries to throw another mod cum of pace
:06:03. > :06:09.into this race, but for the moment Johnny has it covered. Johnny spent
:06:10. > :06:15.his life watching his brother go away from him, watching the back of
:06:16. > :06:21.Alistair ahead. Alistair, look at him try and kick now. And this time
:06:22. > :06:26.it's a little more decisive. And this time Johnny can't respond. The
:06:27. > :06:34.gap grows to one, two, three, four metres. Alistair's timing is
:06:35. > :06:39.exquisite yet again. And his younger brother watches Alistair move clear.
:06:40. > :06:43.Well, he certainly went early, Matt, because there was 1,200m still to go
:06:44. > :06:47.and he looked like he was going for a sprint finish there. So, he's
:06:48. > :06:52.given himself quite a lot of work to do. Johnny has well and truly
:06:53. > :06:55.dropped off the pace now. But Alistair Brownlee is gonna have to
:06:56. > :07:02.work pretty hard for the last three minutes. I wonder if he's thinking I
:07:03. > :07:07.could be out here with Gomez and I'm not gonna leave anything out on the
:07:08. > :07:11.course. That's the lead. It's seven, eight seconds now for Alistair
:07:12. > :07:18.Brownlee over his younger brother, Jonathan, as he reaches the final
:07:19. > :07:23.stages of this 10,000m race. The last Olympic distance event before
:07:24. > :07:25.the Olympics, the last competitive triathlon that Alistair will take
:07:26. > :07:34.part in before the Olympic Games in Rio.
:07:35. > :07:40.The spectators getting a bit close to comfort there. Alistair has got
:07:41. > :07:45.this one under control. And he can't see his brother. He looked over his
:07:46. > :07:50.shoulder to see if he'd done enough. Jonathan is once again gonna settle
:07:51. > :07:55.for second position here, as he did in Leeds. And Pierre Le Corre
:07:56. > :08:04.continues to eat up the ground in his quest for his place on the
:08:05. > :08:08.podium in Stockholm. One hour and 50 minutes approaching. Alistair
:08:09. > :08:12.Brownlee takes the last turn and reaches the final climb. A brutal
:08:13. > :08:18.finish after all the effort that's gone before in Stockholm this
:08:19. > :08:24.afternoon. And he's warmly welcomed home by this knowledgeable crowd.
:08:25. > :08:29.The Olympic champion into his final reserves of kick, up the flight
:08:30. > :08:35.home. On to the cobbles now. And towards the finishing line. Alistair
:08:36. > :08:41.Brownlee will make it two in a row. He triumphed in Leeds on June 12. He
:08:42. > :08:44.will win again in Stockholm in early July. The Olympic champion wins in
:08:45. > :08:56.Sweden. Once again it's first and second for
:08:57. > :09:03.the brothers. Alistair has bragging rights, as he did in Leeds. Jonathan
:09:04. > :09:07.comes home ten seconds behind him in second. And it will be Pierre Le
:09:08. > :09:14.Corre of France who will finish in third. He's on his way up the hill.
:09:15. > :09:25.What a tough way to finish after all that's gone before. Pierre Le Corre
:09:26. > :09:30.had a good move up through the field after transition two, after he'd
:09:31. > :09:34.hung up his bike. And he was able to deal with the threat of Alarza and
:09:35. > :09:40.Blummenfelt and the others who might have had an idea of finishing on the
:09:41. > :09:46.podium with the brothers. But it's Pierre Le Corre who finishes third
:09:47. > :09:52.for France. And now there's a battle for fourth,
:09:53. > :09:56.a sprint finish between Schilling and Alarza for fourth position. Oh,
:09:57. > :10:01.this one is gonna go right down to the wire. I think it's Schilling.
:10:02. > :10:08.Schilling just getting there ahead of Fernando Alarza. Confirmation of
:10:09. > :10:12.Alistair Brownlee's win in Stockholm ahead of younger brother Jonathan.
:10:13. > :10:18.With Pierre Le Corre third for France. Adam Bowden finished in
:10:19. > :10:23.tenth position. And Fernando Alarza moves ahead of
:10:24. > :10:27.Mario Mola at the top of the World Triathlon Series standings. Jonathan
:10:28. > :10:29.Brownlee is third. Alistair is up to seventh.
:10:30. > :10:32.Great performance. But big brother got you again? Yeah. I'm a little
:10:33. > :10:37.bit disappointed with the result there. The performance was good. My
:10:38. > :10:41.swim was very good. The bike, I felt good, strong on the bike. And unlike
:10:42. > :10:47.Leeds I didn't make any mistakes. That's what I wanted. The run felt
:10:48. > :10:50.good, I got through the first 5 k comfortably and thought I could have
:10:51. > :10:53.a good crack of putting Alistair under serious pressure.ise thought I
:10:54. > :10:59.was doing that towards the end of the run. He was 0. 5% better than
:11:00. > :11:03.me, but I was closer than Leeds. If I was racing anyone else, a guy from
:11:04. > :11:07.Spain, Germany, anyone in that position, I might have beaten them
:11:08. > :11:11.today. But because it was Alistair, maybe I still have a mental block. I
:11:12. > :11:16.know his strength, how tough he is. When he started to kick, I thought,
:11:17. > :11:20."He's a tough guy." I'm gonna have to work hard to stay with him. I
:11:21. > :11:24.couldn't do it. Maybe it's physical ability. I won't know until that
:11:25. > :11:31.time I'm under that pressure and beat him.
:11:32. > :11:36.Alistair Brownlee! Alistair, another Brownlee masterclass. Thank you very
:11:37. > :11:38.much. I'm just glad to have another really good all-round triathlon
:11:39. > :11:44.performance. To win again is brilliant. In terms of prermings for
:11:45. > :11:49.Rio, you couldn't have -- preparation for Rio, you couldn't
:11:50. > :11:51.have asked for better? Both races have been good, solid all-round
:11:52. > :11:57.triathlon performances. The results have been good but the performances
:11:58. > :12:03.haven't been aiz I amazing. I think I need to run a minute faster to be
:12:04. > :12:07.in the best position and shape to win an Olympic gold medal. Third and
:12:08. > :12:11.fourth place for Helen and Vicky. They got the worst of the condition,
:12:12. > :12:16.certainly on the swim? That water was choppy. The wind blowing up,
:12:17. > :12:20.potential of a storm. It settled down afterwards. Great work from
:12:21. > :12:25.Helen. First race back for a little while. Did a really good job. Vicky
:12:26. > :12:29.was there as well. Fourth place and heading off in a good position with
:12:30. > :12:31.six weeks to go. A good confidence-booster for both of them.
:12:32. > :12:36.Not so much for Non Stanford. She came off the bike. Tell us what
:12:37. > :12:40.happened? We have only been able to talk to her briefly. She said she
:12:41. > :12:44.overcooked it on one of the corners, came off on her bike. At this stage
:12:45. > :12:49.everything is OK. She's got a bit of a sore wrist. We're just monitoring
:12:50. > :12:52.that with our medical staff. Jody obviously aiming for the world title
:12:53. > :12:57.now. A disappointment not finishing? We're not sure. She pulled out of
:12:58. > :13:00.the race feeling quite ill without going into graphic detail. She's
:13:01. > :13:05.recovering now. We're not sure why. We'll sit down and have a chat with
:13:06. > :13:08.her. Sometimes these things happen in an endurance event. Those
:13:09. > :13:13.Brownlee brothers did it again? Yeah. Lost for words. What hasn't
:13:14. > :13:16.been said about them? Unbelievable competitors, number one. Shaping the
:13:17. > :13:19.race, making it dynamic to watch. And then what do they love more than
:13:20. > :13:24.anything else? A dog fight between the two of them in the end? Each of
:13:25. > :13:28.them trying to put a bit of pressure on here and there, I mean,
:13:29. > :13:31.exceptional performance. Whether you're British, whatever country
:13:32. > :13:37.you're from, that was an exceptional race to watch. Next up for the World
:13:38. > :13:39.Series, it's Hamburg, Round 7. The annual sprint festival and the last
:13:40. > :13:59.race before Rio. After that, it is all roads lead to
:14:00. > :14:01.the Olympic Games. Until then, goodbye.