Hamburg Highlights Triathlon: World Series

Welcome to another city for another world triathlon event. We are in

Hamburg and it is the last one before Rio. -- Rio de Janiero. Most

of the team have opted for altitude training but many of the world's

Best archaeological promises to be fast and furious. That's because it

is the annual festival and, looking for three in a row, the dominant

force, Gwen Jorgensen of the USA. She is up against the only woman to

have beaten her in a World Series race, Helen Jenkins. Spain's Mario

Mola is back. And it is a welcome return for Richard Murray, after he

broke his collarbone. We will hear from them later in the programme.

Some great racing in store but the big news is about who is not here.

Five times world champion Javier Gomez announced he would not be

going to Rio de Janiero. He said he had come off his bike during a

training exercise and he had broken his elbow and required surgery. With

the race only 32 days away he acknowledged he would not have

enough time to get to the start line fit and ready. Obviously a huge

disappointment. Jonny Brownlee tweeted his sadness and

disappointment that he would not be participating. It is devastating,

you don't want that for any athlete. Everyone will be disappointed

because you want to race the best. Javier Gomez has only one thing left

to complete for his CV, he wants the Olympic title. It is bad for the

Spanish team and for him. It is bad news for the triathlon. I think the

Olympics will not be the same without him. I feel for him and it

is bad luck, terrible timing, he's a great champion and everyone would

have loved to see him in Rio. Everybody likes to see a good show.

It is sad not to have him competing but with the likes of Mario and the

Brownlees, we will not be short of talent, but it is always nice to

have the Spanish Armada racing together. The race will not be the

same but I hope to race for Spain. There is nothing you can do. You

cannot compete with a broken arm. He's a strong character, he will

bounce back, and other guys will be fearing him come the end of the

season. We will have more reaction to that later in the programme.

Let's move on to the women's race. Flora Duffy's victory in Stockholm

enabled her to extend her lead against Jodie Stimpson. She is back

to try and narrow the gap between them and Andrea Hewitt is in second

place. With just one more race to come, Jodie Stimpson has everything

to play for as she aims for her first world title.

The good news as far as non-Stanson is concerned is her injury is fine.

Helen Jenkins is here, beating the seemingly unbeatable Gwen Jorgensen.

She is here as well so all eyes are on the two of them competing. Gwen

Jorgensen is not used to this. That was the first time they had

lost, are you prepared for that focus? I get asked about this, is it

a psychological rematch? I don't think either of us are thinking

that. It is a step in the process. I think Gwen is still the overwhelming

favourite. Since the World Cup she has two series victories. I don't

see myself as a major contender in this race to her but come Rio,

hopefully it will be different. What are your reflections on your

performance in Stockholm? I'm happy. To come away with a podium was

great. I made life hard for myself and I have to work hard on the bike.

To come away with another podium was a good result. One of the

revelations of the Stockholm race was how well Flora Duffy ran. She

comes into contention. I think she has definitely been a medal

contender in my mind for a while. She ran better than we expected. We

got that gap to within 45 seconds. You've got to get that realisation.

It was a step towards race fitness. You learn a lot, every time you

race, you learn you cannot give her any time. Is the sprint distance

good? I think so, hopefully I recover from it quick. I have never

got a podium on a sprint distance world Champion series. It is nice to

be injured, to come and race and not have too much pressure on myself. I

am joined by Gwen Jorgensen's coach and husband. How is her mindset

before the race? Really good, she loves coming to Hamburg. When they

announced the calendar it was one that we knew we were doing. It is

all about Rio, how are you dealing with the pressure? It is still on.

All these races are second or third tier. We are focusing on Rio. First

time you have competed against Helen, when Gwen lost. Is there a

plan to send a message to show that she is back on form? The race can be

won and lost in the first 22 metres, you've got to get out as quick as

possible and see where the chips have fallen. Time for race

highlights. Welcome to hamburger. The tour began

in Abu Dhabi before switching to the Gold Coast and then reconvened in

Cape Town. It was Yokohama next before the European races began. Now

we are in Hamburg. This is where the race will take place. They swim

under this bridge and out of the transition area and then they raid

six laps around the city centre passed the main railway station

across one of the 2500 bridges that litter this beautiful city by the

sea. Then there is a five K run to finish. 750 metres swim, 20 K cycle

and a five K run. There is the American, looking for three in a row

in Hamburg. The unstoppable Gwen Jorgensen. It will be interesting.

Jodie Stimpson wears number one. I Ainhoa Murua, the oldest in the

race, winning number 17. The countdown begins, the latest race of

the triathlon series. They are ready to go and they are under way. It

will be done and dusted inside one hour.

Good afternoon to Annie Emerson. This is a very exciting field. We're

missing some big names. British names have sat it out. Flora Duffy

taking a rest after that phenomenal victory. What a line-up we have with

Gwen Jorgensen here. The weather conditions today, warm enough out of

the water but pretty chilly within. A single lap of these waters and

they will go out and under the bridge towards the transition area

to pick up their bikes. This field already beginning to spread. It

looks like there are three little groups but don't be fooled, they

will join up as they head towards the turnaround point. They are

jostling for position as they head towards the turn. You can see them

get stuck underneath, it can be a little nasty at times. Taking a

wider line. Look at them on the inside, they will need to stop. They

will go round the inflatables to keep on track.

Helen Jenkins is one of the big favourites, but did not have a great

swim in Stockholm. We've got to keep our eyes peeled for Helen Jenkins.

Absolutely breathless today, no wind to create any choppy waves on the

water. Here they come under the bridge towards the transition area,

and the line under the bridge is being marked out by the trio of

kayakers on the left of the screen. They go into the darkness beneath

the bridge. When they return to daylight we will get a look at who

is emerging first. Effortless through the water from Lucy Hall.

Getting warmly welcomed by the supporters dangling their feet over

the sides and watching at close quarters the tail end of the first

stage of this triathlon. What a welcome they are getting.

There is the exit. After 9.5 minutes, Lucy Hall will claim the

ramp ahead of everybody else and prepare for transition. Lively start

in Hamburg. Hall out of the water. It is Lucy Hall then Anastasia

Abrosimova. Helen Jenkins comes out in amongst

that first Group. They arrive at their bikes in transition and now

the multitasking continues. Glasses on, out of the wet suit, closely

followed by the best in the world, Gwen Jorgensen, who does the same. A

steely look in the eyes of the American as she focuses on stage

two. Good in and out of the transition area.

The wet suit is in the plastic box and away they go. We are likely to

get a big group forming at the start of the cycle on lap one. We could

see a group forming of a dozen or more. They are quite well spread as

they begin to cycle around the city of Hamburg. Lucy Hall looking over

her shoulder to see who is with her. This is very much her race. I think

she will work hard and see what you can do. Helen Jenkins and Jodie

Stimpson behind her but I think today Lucy Hall will be working for

herself. It is technical which suits her good cycling skills. A huge

pack, 20 or 25 strong, and we think this will contain Jodie Stimpson and

Jenkins from Great Britain. There might be some hard work going on

within this group to try and bridge the chase group of about eight and

then hopefully as the race unfolds, the leading group, which is again a

total of eight. Zaferes, the American, up

alongside Klamer as they get towards the end of lap run, as well as

Carolyn routine you. We will have the names for you. The graphic for

you will give you the exact eight riders involved.

Charlotte McShane has got work to do. This pack is well placed, with

just eight athletes, to work really well and keep pushing the pace and

to stay away from the chase pack. Because of the nature of the cause,

it is hard to make up time when you are in a big pack. Helen Jenkins is

more than 20 seconds off the pace. This is a huge group of about 30. We

think this is the Helen Jenkins and Jodie Stimpson group. We think they

are both in this pack. The lead group setting a cracking pace in the

early stages here. They have seized the initiative and as they head

towards the end of the second lap of six, each lap consisting of a

distance of three and one third kilometres, so we have one group who

have merged to form this peleton chasing down the front eight. Not a

satisfying position to be in in terms of getting the job done in

such a large group. Very difficult to work well together. You need the

likes of Jodie Stimpson and Helen Jenkins up there. Helen Jenkins at

the top of our picture making her way to the top. It is important to

have some kind of lead at the front and ignore what is happening behind

you. Don't worry about those that don't want to work. Just keep

working and find three or four athletes who want to work well

together. This pack contains Rachel Klamer and Lucy Hall and Marie Rabi.

Decent athletes in this pack and they look to be working well as a

team. Lots of noise and another warm welcome at the end of the third lap.

It is half distance on the bike. The group of seven with Rachel climate

now leading for the Netherlands, coming through, and what a welcome!

-- Rachel Klamer. Natalie Van Coevorden went

backwards, from lead group to chase group. We will see meanwhile if this

massive pack has managed to reduce the time deficit. Last time we got

an official time they'd lap of a 31 second deficit. -- made lap. It has

grown to 33 seconds as the chase pack come through transition. You

can see Helen Jenkins's face looking pretty frantic on the front. She

will not want to be hanging around. I can't imagine at the beginning of

this race that she thought she would find herself in the second pack,

like in Stockholm. This group of seven has really taken advantage of

their really good swimming and excellent transition. The ability to

get away. Lucy Hall very much featuring in the breakaway at the

start of the cycle stage. Katie Zaferes is on the left with a

determined look on her face. The last six kilometres or so to ride

and the pace has been raised even further, as encouragement is shouted

from the streets of Hamburg. You can see the geography of it all. The

blue area in front of the magnificent City Hall, that is the

transition area. That City Hall opened in 1897, 17,000 square

metres. There is the big favourite on the left of your screen, Gwen

Jorgensen from the United States of America, who if she wins to day will

be on the top step of the podium for the 18th occasion in the World

Triathlon Series racers. What a phenomenal competitor she is. One

lap to go. They take the bell and the front group of seven have come

through with an advantage of more than 40 seconds over the leaders. We

will expect things to happen over the final cirque eight of 3.3

kilometres. Those in the chase group, if they want to get involved,

will have to get involved now. Marie Rabi from South Africa taking the

lead as they come round this sweeping bend. Katie Zaferes on her

wheels, secretly pretty happy with the way this race has turned out.

She needed a confidence boost ahead of Rio. 43 seconds now. Looking at

this group, seven still. The pedigree possibly comes from Zaferes

of the USA. We will see who can go with her. And then we will see from

this pack which contains some very strong triathletes, Helen Jenkins

and Jodie Stimpson from Great Britain of course, but most notably

Gwen Jorgensen from the USA, who will not be fazed by a deficit of 45

seconds. She will still believe she can make that up. Whether she can go

on to win, I don't know, but she can certainly climb through the field

and put pressure on the leaders. Jodie Stimpson has sensibly made her

way to the front. She doesn't want to be bouncing and barging with

other competitors as she comes into transition at the end of the 20

kilometres ride. She wants a clean run in so she has forced her way to

the head of the field. India Lee right at the back. The British

athletes topping and tailing this chase group. It will be interesting

to see who goes in and out of transition quickly. Back to the

field, the final lap on the bike is nearly over. Lucy Hall reaches down

to remove her right foot from the shoe and then her left foot rests on

top. She looks over to make sure she has daylight between herself and the

rest of them. Everybody's feet on top of the pedals now as they come

into transition for the second time, for the change from likely to

running. The dismount line marked with the redline and red flag and in

they come. Rachel Klamer grabs the saddle. Marie Rabi loses control and

bangs her legs. Looking for their running shoes. They need to make

sure that the cycle helmets go in the box as well. Zaferes is further

up transition. Nice clean entry for Zaferes. The right she went on and

the left and she is away. Meanwhile, behind, further down the road, Jodie

Stimpson is out of the saddle. Gwen Jorgensen has joined at the front of

the field. Stimpson and Jenkinson have positioned themselves well.

They will be looking for an explosive getaway. Jodie Stimpson on

the right and Jenkins on the left of screen. But they go up the corporate

looking for their spot in transition. Jenkins nearly lost

control of her bike. Stimpson is the highest ranked triathlete in the

field today, wearing number one. She arrives at her position. Nothing

wrong with this transition so far for Jodie Stimpson. One of the

German athletes is in and out and away. They get all the equipment

together. Helen Jenkins is on her way. She is looking for speed right

from the start. You can bet your bottom dollar that Gwen Jorgensen

will not be far behind. Away they go, the chase pack, chasing the

leaders, but Gwen Jorgensen right at the back. She does tend to be fairly

relaxed in the transitions. She did lose a lot of time. I don't know if

anything happened that we missed in our pictures. That is odd for her.

Something must have happened for her coming into transition. She is

normally relaxed because she can afford to be but giving them so much

time when she was 45 seconds down on the main pack, I don't think that

was something she chose to do. Jenkins is coming and you can see

her dark glasses. She is three or four faces behind Gwen Jorgensen,

but she looks like she is full of running yet again. Klamer and

Zaferes have pulled away from that second group that were with them on

the bike. Several athletes have dropped behind and Zaferes and

Klamer are pushing the pace but have they done enough to stay away from

Gwen Jorgensen? Gwen Jorgensen has left everybody except Jodie Stimpson

behind, as she slices her way through the field. 47 seconds

behind. Zaferes and Klamer in front. The gap to Stimpson and Gwen

Jorgensen 47 seconds. It is only a five kilometre race and it might be

too much for Gwen Jorgensen today. She is giving it her very best shot.

40 seconds, that is the gap to Gwen Jorgensen. She has taken seven

seconds out of the lead in the last kilometre or so. Anastasia

Abrosimova moved into third position. Lucy Hall bravely holding

on to fifth and Gwen Jorgensen comes into view, clear of Jodie Stimpson

now. She can sense an opportunity to pick them off one by one as she

tries to claw her way back into contention, looking for her 18th

World Triathlon Series race and her third successive victory in Hamburg.

But she has got an awful lot to do. They will take the bell. It has been

an explosive first lap from Zaferes and Klamer as they hit transition.

Next time they come through here, it will be towards the finishing line.

2.5 kilometres to go. The gap to Gwen Jorgensen, the potential threat

to success today for Zaferes and Klamer, was 40 seconds last time we

looked at the clock. It could be down to closer to 30 seconds now.

Gwen Jorgensen is in transition. She is 32 seconds off the pace. Gwen

Jorgensen is getting the job done again. 47 seconds, then 40 seconds,

next time we stopped the clock it was 32 seconds. She eats her way up

through the field. Katie Zaferes has moved clear of Rachel Klamer at the

front of the field and Klamer's shoulders are beginning to rock and

roll as she digs deep, trying to keep tabs on Zaferes, as she has a

very relaxed way about and is moving clear of Klamer. What a wonderful

position do two athletes find themselves in. The phenomenal year

that Zaferes had in 2015, her first serious year of the World Triathlon

Series, and on the podium six times. She got six second places but she

never made the top of the podium. Klamer has never been on the podium

in the World Triathlon Series, so both of these athletes in new

territory at the moment. Gwen Jorgensen is into a podium position.

Lucy Hall is dropping back. Jodie Stimpson is slowly but surely making

her way up through the field. Helen Jenkins is a bit further off the

pace. You can see her distinctive running style, upright, head back,

on the right of your screen. Jenkins will do well to finish in the top

ten this afternoon in Hamburg. Look at the speed at which Gwen Jorgensen

is travelling across the tarmac. Further time taken out of Zaferes's

lead, 27 seconds now. Klamer digging deep into her reserves of stamina.

Looking over, she knows that Gwen Jorgensen is looming large but it is

a sprint distance and Gwen Jorgensen is running out of wrote to do any

further damage. She has had a magnificent run, but it will not be

an 18th triathlon when for Gwen Jorgensen barring some kind of

last-gasp problem for Zaferes and Klamer. Incredible for these

athletes going to Rio. Zaferes has not had an easy year, that is for

sure, and to beat Gwen Jorgensen makes it even more special.

Gwen Jorgensen has run up to third position and it has almost become a

sprint. She looks absolutely desperate to close the gap. Just not

enough. Katie Zaferes brews up another gear. She wants to make

absolutely sure of this. She had the carpet, and what a pace to finish.

She sprints home for her first victory. Katie Zaferes wins in

Hamburg. What a race. She is on the podium second. What a breathtaking

performance from the magnificent Gwen Jorgensen, who was way off the

pace. Two Americans on the podium. The best of the athletes is Jodie

Stimpson, who could not match Gwen Jorgensen for speed. She holds on.

She will be followed by Anastasia Abrosimova of Russia. Laura

Lindemann is the best of the Germans. Victory in Hamburg for

Katie Zaferes. Jodie Stimpson was the best of the British. Helen

Jenkins finished 14th, Lucy Hall finished 20th. Here are the current

standings. Flora Duffy was never under threat in first but Jodie

Stimpson has reinforced her position. Discuss your emotions with

me. Excited, this has not gone as well as last year. Today, I raced

like I knew I could and it was awesome to see the reward. Plu-mac

I'm so happy, I was speaking to my boyfriend, and I said one day I want

to be on the podium, and I did. Today must be that race. You had

your training partner with you. S it was so awesome to do it with a

training partner. I have a team-mate on the other side. It is a full team

podium. Tell us about the race from your perspective. It started out

with a swim when I was not in front back. I could tell I was not where I

wanted to be. I exited the water and was not in the front pack. When

you're not in it, people say you cannot win it in the swim but it is

where you can lose it. In terms of T2, you came out of that. Bit

further towards the last lap? Obviously should have been. The

positive takeaway is there is always room for improvement. S it was

pretty full on. I tried to go with Gwen, lasted a little bit, it was

fun trying to hang onto her. Then it was just about trying to hold on, to

be honest. We discussed the sprint race not playing to your forte.

Explain how it was. I'm keeping up my record of bad sprint races. I did

not have a good day and I fell flat but I give it everything out there

and that is where it is. It is another step in training.

Disappointing not to have a good race but I give it everything. More

points towards the rankings. Definitely. Obviously, Stockholm was

a huge disappointment. I'm in good shape and I've still not had the

race I can say, thumbs up, I am proud of that. I've got two more

chances to get that ideal race. Before we move on in Hamburg,

triathlete news for the Paralympics, Britain will be the most represented

nation in Rio. The strongest event will be the women's PD four. The

double world champion will be joined by two former world champions.

Alison Patrick and he's all Smith will line up alongside Melissa Reid

and Michael Walters. Ryan Taylor will be very tough to beat in the

men's PT to. Making up the 11 is Joe Townsend and Phil Hogg. Strong

British team as para triathlon makes the debut. The Brownlee Brothers

will have called on their mind in the Olympics, and the withdrawal of

Javier Gomez will help with that, but many believe that his

team-mates, Mario Mola, carried as much a threat. Mario Mola takes the

gold medal. How much confidence that you get when you beat Javier Gomez

in the final? Chicago was definitely one of the best races I've done, not

only because of running faster but also been consistent on the bike, if

you want to be racing with the very best you've got to be doing this,

and I achieved that, then I think the ten K, knowing that I could be

the world champion, it was a great race. I got a great feeling from the

end of the race. In the last two years, they've been very good for

me, I've been working on improving, that is what we look for, and I knew

that it was different this year because of having the Olympic Games.

I thought I might as well give it a try and I have been working for it.

You talked about Javier Gomez very fondly and you have a great respect

for him. I was sad argue that he will not be there? It was sad, in a

big race you want to have the best racers and we know how focused on

professional he is. The only gold medal he is missing is the Olympic,

not having the opportunity it is very sad and really unfair but at

sport we are exposed to this and we hope he recovers soon and I'm sure

he will be racing strongly soon. The races UMIST Saab Alistair Brownlee

find his form. What have you made of what he's been doing in the last two

races? When they are focused and trading well they are very hard to

beat and we know they have two medals, experience, we are so

talented and all you can do is focus your control. Talk about Hamburg.

What are you looking to achieve? It is another opportunity to get

something for the World Championships, Fernando is leading

the world so it is great for Spain to have athletes trying to cover the

goal. Thank you, good luck. Thank you so much.

Mario Mola is back after a break. The man next to me is back after a

little break of his collarbone. Richard, thank you for speaking to

us. What were your emotions after you knew you drag yourself badly?

The process was to get back on the bike but when I did that I realised

something was seriously wrong. I thought the collarbone was gone

immediately. It has been a long recovery process but I'm glad to be

back. How is your shape? Pretty good. 85% back. There is a race to

see where might this is. Leaving you can get back to top shape for Rio? I

think so. And good memories of Hamburg, your first World Series

victory here? Yes, quite a coincidence, my girlfriend came

second in this event, so we both got our first podium is here. Good luck

for today. We are going racing very shortly but first, here are the

rankings. Jonny Brownlee narrowed the gap to

the top two. A strong performance from the Spanish racers would see

that widened. Time for the last World Series

action before a Rio. Here is the men's race.

He was the start list for the triathlon.

The final countdown for the start of the sprint triathlon. They are under

way. Fast and furious start. The better swimmers are looking for the

clean water ahead. We will keep an eye out for Henry Schuman. Inviting

conditions with such flat water. This is a sprint distance, if you're

going to get any sort of gap year going to push really hard in the

swim. The Brownlee Brothers are not here.

There are some great swimmers. We will expect to see there at the

front of the swim. Tommy Zaferes leads the way. He is the husband of

Katie Zaferes who won the women's race earlier. Clearly motivated by

his wife's success earlier in the day and he is setting a cracking

pace. But now the troubles begin for those that get trapped on the

inside. They can have their swim curtailed and stalled as they bump

shoulders and bang heads with opposing swimmers in the whirlpool

that occurs during these tight turns. It is not exactly who we were

expecting. Tommy Zaferes is well on the way as others scramble for

position. That is bad play if I've ever seen it. I sometimes wonder

whether the officials need to look at these situations are little more

carefully because quite often it is unnecessary. It is very tricky when

you're out there, it is very hard to see where you're going and sometimes

it is just a fight of strength. We saw the athlete go under there but

he did come back and carried on swimming. Tommy Zaferes was the

early leader from the water. The South African has closed the gap and

he might be forcing the pace. They will go under the bridge and emerge

through the darkness on the other side. This ramp will allow them to

excellent water quickly. They will be removing the wet suit as they run

on the way to where the bikes are parked. There will be six laps of

3.3 kilometres each time. The last 140 metres in the water and then the

action will really move up the pace in Hamburg. Now they get the warm

welcome from the enthusiastic, well educated crowd. They love triathlon

in Hamburg and this is a firm feature in the circuit and the

Hamburg sporting calendar. Warm reception for all the athletes as

they swim the final few metres here in Germany's second-largest city.

Who will be first out and get bragging rights at the end of the

swim? It was Tommy is a at the end of the early stages.

-- Tommy Zaferes. Here they come. It was Henri Schoeman coming out first.

Mario Mola in 13th position, but not far from the leading group, so a

good start for him. The rest coming out in dribs and drabs. Henri

Schoeman in his position and Mario Mola comes alongside him. He puts on

his cycle helmet and tries to leave everything neat and tidy. She was

already attached to the pedals and that was a good transition for Mola,

only half a dozen seconds behind Henri Schoeman, who was quickest out

of the water. Adam Barrett turn out as well. A good, strong swim for

him. -- Adam Bowden. We could have a huge group forming at the front of

the field. Aurelien Raphael is already looking

slightly displeased with something. Shaking his head and waving his

arms. He has been doing the work so far and he wants to share the

workload. That offer is gladly accepted by Jonas Schomburg, who

comes through. Aurelio pretty disappointed. He is used to getting

out of the water with the Brownlee brothers and when they go, they

really go. But this is looking scrappy. You have got to work those

first few kilometres very hard, giving 100% if you are going to have

any chance of JCB athletes. The -- of chasing the athletes. These are

the positions after the swim. Marten Van Riel is taking his chair turn.

Looking to inject some pace and he wants some company if he is going to

form a breakaway group, Ben Kanute. The skies are looking grey and

threatening. This could be dry to start the cycle stage and wet to

finish if the heavens open. Very difficult for some of the athletes

to know what to do in this situation. Richard Murray has made

the front pack and so has Mario Mola, the two fastest guys on foot

and it is difficult to know what to do tactically. The only thing you

can do is get a break. With Richard Murray on your tail, that will not

be easy. A group of about 35 forcing the pace. We have a lone breakaway

rider and we think it is Ben Kanute from the USA. He has opened up a gap

of two or three seconds over one of the Australians who is trying to go

with him now. This was Ben Kanute's breakaway. It didn't get any

response, having offered the invitation to others to join in the

fun at the front. He has some company now, joined by Eireann

royal, but then the gap shortens to Aurelio and Raphael. -- Aaron Royle.

These guys are spread out 200 metres on the streets of Hamburg as they

get towards the end of lap one. The leader coming into transition is

Aaron Royle from Australia with Ben Kanute of the USA right behind him.

We know Adam Bowden is in this group but we will get an official look at

the full list. Tommy is a Faroes had a good swim

and he is ninth at the moment. -- Tommy Zaferes.

Two of the best runners in the field, Mario Mola of Spain, and

Richard Murray of South Africa, they are sharing leadership of this race.

Coming through is the Japanese team, who are represented very well in

both races today. As they bunched together, the conditions are looking

more misty. There is a forecast for a light rain this afternoon but the

clouds overhead look more menacing than light rain and we will see what

unfolds with the weather. They are reduced to a snails pace, and then

out of the saddle and accelerating away for the next stage of this race

around the streets of Hamburg. Ben Kanute once again, the American who

had a mini break earlier in the race. He is trying it on again. He

has dragged a couple of Australians along with him this time. Ryan

Bailie number seven, and number 16, Aaron Royle, joining in as well. The

three of them trying to take the race by the scruff of the neck at

the front. The problem here in this race is that it is very difficult to

get away because there are so many athletes. As soon as you get

momentum up, you are stopping to take a corner, and it gives the

other athletes chance to catch up. It will be difficult to instigate

some sort of breakaway here. Richard Murray has hit the wrong box with

his swimming caps. Is 22 number should have gone next door in the

white plastic box to the left, and that may well have caused a stop

start penalty for Richard Murray. The bowlers are -- the umbrellas are

coming up and the road surface will start to get slip. Rear wheels

skidding out and a couple of close calls. Not the last incident we will

see during the bike leg. The rain adds a different dimension to the

second half of this cycle leg in Hamburg. Definitely not what the

athletes wanted. I have mentioned this before. The athletes going to

Rio will not want to take any risks today. Halfway through the bike leg,

soft and good grip and traction on the blue carpet, but when they head

into the streets of the city, it will be a different story, as the

rainfall gets heavier in Hamburg. Richard Murray coming through

transition and he has achieved a ten second penalty as a result of the

equipment infringement. Ryan Fisher of Australia taking this race are

now. He fancies his chances. He thinks if he can break away... He

might have been watching Flora Duffy doing similar in recent weeks in the

women's races around the world. The never 12 from Australia, Ryan

Fisher, has got himself a reasonable gap in lap four. He has had form in

the past, winning a World Cup race in 2013. The World Cup race is

slightly lower tier that the World Triathlon Series... Two men down!

One of them is Hernandez from the Spanish Olympic team and Zaferes

getting involved. Dmitry Polyanskiy also on the deck. Hernandez and his

sunglasses are having problems. He has taken his Olympic place with the

withdrawal of Javier Gomez Noya who had to withdraw following a bike

crash, ironically. And the beneficiary of that is on the deck

himself. We can see it again here. It was one down and then the domino

effect. Hernandez hit the tarmac quite hard and Adam Bowden taking

evasive action. Another break. None of them has been decisive yet. Ben

Kanute and Andreas Schilling having a pop at the front to see if they

can do some damage. Deep into the fifth lap. Next time they hit

transition, they will take the bell. 39.6 kilometres per hour across the

road surface in Hamburg. They don't want to let Andreas Schilling get

away because looking at his fourth-place finish in Stockholm, he

can run. Mario Mola can run down anyone, we know. He has the fastest

running time over anyone in the sport over ten kilometres and he

can't be far off on the sprint distance either. They are not

willing to take risks over the wet corners today. This group is looking

courses. Know Adam Bowden in this group. He looked steady on the

corners. It looks like he has dropped off. Almost a collision

between a Dane and the American there and an apology from Andreas

Schilling, who took his eyes off the ball and was looking over the wrong

shoulder. Mario Mola on the right, the Spaniard to is highly fancied to

win this race today. Can anyone match him when he parks his bike and

starts off on the 5000 kilometre run? One more to come on the bike.

Ben Kanute and Andreas Schilling a bit ahead of the rest. Ben Kanute

and Andreas Schilling have been joined by Marten Van Riel of

Belgium. We have a 3-way breakaway here. Not significant. The others

are perfectly able to close them down with under three kilometres to

ride. At this point in the race, I feel like the time that you can gain

in three kilometres will be so minute, so is it worth the risks you

can take? I am not saying sit back just be careful because the roads

right now. With transition approaching and the end of the bike

leg, Mario Mola is dictating the speed of the race. He could be first

in and potentially first-out of transition. He could kick away from

the rest of the field in the early stages of the 5000 metre run which

will conclude this sprint distance triathlon. Murray and Mola are

together, shoulder to shoulder, as the two men reached down and start

to prepare their shoes and feet. Mario Mola does anyway, preparing

for the arrival in transition. Transition is just ahead. They go

under the arch. A couple more turns and they will see their final

destination on two wheels, and we will be happy to see the back of the

wet streets of Hamburg on their bikes. Murray takes it on, of South

Africa, then Mola of Spain, and synchronised arrival in transition

between the two training partners. Murray arrives in the area that

caused consternation in this race. He will find out about his stop-go

penalty now having seen he has put his equipment in the wrong place. A

fairly basic error and he will not want to repeat that in Rio. Good

transition from Mario Mola. He picks up the familiar white visor and hits

the front. Richard Murray was first to emerge, quickest of the lot

leaving transition. What a transition for the South African.

Everything has gone right so far for the Spaniard who has managed to

close the gap on Richard Murray. With the speed that Richard Murray

ran out of transition, I wonder if he realised he had that ten second

penalty because he flew out there, knowing he had to gain time wherever

he could. He has the Australians on his heel, chasing him down. Aaron

Royle, Birtwistle and Ryan Bailie, all having a fantastic race.

Chucking it down in Hamburg. Unpleasant weather but the

enthusiasm of the crowds remains intact. They have stuck it out in

the reign of the Hamburg Saturday afternoon and they are still five or

60 around the course. -- six deep. Murray and Mola from South Africa

and Spain have led this running stage from the start. Then

Birtwistle, Ryan Bailey, two-hour Carrara from Portugal, battling it

out potentially for the last place. -- to our Perera.

Extra pace injection from Mario Mola, he is flying along here in

Hamburg. The noise that welcomes them in, only leads in Hamburg

provide this atmosphere. -- Leeds and Hamburg. Of on their way for

their second and final lap around the city centre. The gap is 17

seconds, and Fernando Alarza is a couple of seconds back.

He had a condition of around six seconds behind the third and fourth

place athletes. Joao Carlos Teixeira Parreira was running into a podium

position. Two 15th place finishes. Mario Mola still together at the

front of the field. I wonder if he's thinking, I'm going to put as much

time as I can into these guys. I think that's going to be his choice.

Perhaps that is a sensible one. Fernando Alarza, ranked number one

in the world, is not having his own way. He is in fifth. There will be

only one winner, it will be Mario Mola, because of Murray's penalty

stop to come. Absolutely miserable in Hamburg after the rather benign

conditions the swimmers enjoyed at the start of the race. The water was

still and the heavens opened. Mario Mola potentially the greatest

threat, and he is letting the world know that he could be the man to

watch in the middle of August. Richard Murray, the South African,

recovering from the broken collar bone despite having made a technical

infringement. He is also potentially on course for an Olympic medal if he

maintains this form. He has shown that he is another one to a code

for. The rain is thumping down. Richard Murray stops and waves Mario

Mola off. It will be the slowest ten seconds of his life. He is asking

why. You will find out at the end of the race. Mario Mola can cruise to

victory and he wins in Hamburg. Richard Murray has done enough. He

is unhappy about the penalty he's had to take but it will all become

clear when he sees the officials afterwards. He will celebrate second

position. I think Fernando Alarza might have just got third. It is a

photo finish between the two of them. It seems that Richard Murray

was unaware that he needed to take the penalty until he veered off to

his left. They are coming home in the damp conditions in Hamburg.

Richard Murray could face a further sanction following his outburst. You

can understand the frustration. We know who the winner is. We know that

Richard Murray finished second amid all the drama.

It was a great race for me. Coming to the Olympics and then, yes,

trying to stay in the group, out of trouble it was sad that Richard had

a penalty and we could not give a good race to the public. He has

confirmed that Richard Murray has been disqualified from the race, for

unsportsmanlike behaviour at the end. Fernando Alarza has moved up

from fourth to third. Really happy. I put in a performance today. I

thought I had got there to the line, I started second-guessing myself for

a while. I was a little disappointed but I am relieved. I had a problem

before transition two, but I think I feel good for Rio and I had a good

race. Could you explain to us the decision to disqualify Richard

Murray? It was unsportsmanlike and your against the technical official,

he was given the time penalty for a reason and they should -- and he

should have been responsible, he behaved in a way that meant they

disqualified him. He did not do it in this case. The results are as

follows... Jacob Birtwhistle has been promoted to second. Tom Bishop

was down in 49. Following the Hamburg race, Mario Mola has

leapfrogged his compatriot. Jonny Brownlee is still third. I'm joined

by the head coach of British triathlon. A little disappointing

with how it went for her. She was here to go through the process of

racing. This is only her fourth race of the year. It is about going

through the process, I think the main thing, normally should would be

out the front up the water. Hamburg is not a big indicator of form,

Hamburg is Hamburg, we generally find we don't take a lot out of it

as far as moving into other races as a form guide. Quick word on

Geraldine, into fourth place. It is really pleasing for her. To come

back with a performance like that after Stockholm. There was something

not quite right in Stockholm and today was her back to her best. She

will say, that swim, if she saw that out she is capable of getting into

that front group. In terms of seeing Gwen lose again, they will take some

encouragement from that, probably. Everybody is beatable. She has done

well every time and we try not to focus too much. The girls know what

they've got to do and the type of racing they will need to put

together to be successful. That's all they can do. I'm sure Gwen did

not come here wanting to be beaten but I'm sure they came here as a

prep, and if you look at this course compared to Rio, not massively

similar. In terms of the men's race, Mario Mola showed he will be the

tough contender for the Bradley brothers. He has won it every time.

The Olympics is not going to be an easy ride. It will be a tough race.

It is going well. It is a real shame and our sympathies go to him because

you want an athlete of that calibre racing. Thank you. We're not quite

done in Hamburg. Turn over to the red button. They are ready to go.

Spectacular start. A collision for Vicky Holland. Chaotic scenes in

transition. The triathlon mixed relay World Championship title...

There is a medal for the British team. To see if France can

successfully defend the mixed relay World Championship title switch over

to the red button right now. As this is the last World Championship

triathlon event before Rio, here is a reminder of the Olympic triathlon

coverage. The event will be on the 18th of August and the women's will

be on the 20th of August. Author will be live on BBC One. Still two

races to come in the triathlon series after the Olympics. We will

be back with live coverage of the penultimate event in Edmonton. We

had almost taken arise off the World Series but Hamburg has brought us

back to the present. Gwen Jorgensen losers again, Richard Murray

disqualified, they will be fired up for Rio. So are we. Get the dates in

your diary. We will see you then.