Abu Dhabi Highlights Triathlon: World Series

Mario Mola, genuine World Championship contender. The smile is

born. Victory to Stanford of Great Britain. Alistair Brownlee wins in

need. Remarkable race. The winner in Stockholm, the leader in the world

triathlon series standings. Duffy is world triathlon series

champion 2016. Mario Mola has won the world title. Spring is almost

here which means a new triathlon season is upon us. Hello and welcome

to the first event in the world triathlon series. The top triathlete

sunning themselves in Abu Dhabi but I'm here in Salford quays with

former world duathlon champion and also the brave souls who have joined

us here. Great place to do triathlon, I have competed twice

here. So much to look forward to this afternoon including all of

this. It's is the first opportunity to sue the world's very best compete

in 2017. Last year 's champion Jodie Stimpson is back for Britain and

looking forward to competing on the Formula 1 Grand Prix course. He is

back and hungry for more after the disappointment of missing out at the

Olympics, Javier Gomez is in Abu Dhabi and on the hunt for a sixth

world title. He faces stiff opposition from current world

champion Mario Mola. And if the races alone are not enough we will

also be hearing from Britain's double Olympic gold-medallist

Alistair Brownlee on his plans for the year. As a lifelong athlete,

just because I'm professional does not mean I do not want to do these

other things. Before that let me talk you through the world triathlon

series 2017 wall planner. We begin with Abu Dhabi this weekend, next

sprint races in Gold Coast, test event for next year's Commonwealth

Games. Then it is onto one of the regulars, Yokohama. Before the

triathletes make a welcome return to these shores in Leeds, that will be

on BBC Two on June 11. Then over to Germany for the annual triathlon

Festival in hamburg. Followed by a flying visit to Canada for two World

Series races, Edmonton and Montreal. The penultimate stop of the year is

Stockholm. And we end in the Dutch city of Rotterdam for the grand

final. Annie, so much to look forward to, what do you think might

be a highlight. David Harris to be Leeds, very technical course, the

crowds come out literally in their thousands. And most importantly the

fans it will be the only time we see Alistair Brownlee this year. Also a

couple of new locations. Two new events, Montreal and Rotterdam.

Athletes talking about how technical those courses will be so they will

be exciting to watch. Thanks, Annie. If last year 's grand final was

anything to go by we will have a really exciting year. We all know

what happened in the men's race, more on that from Alistair Brownlee

later. In the women's race came down to a pulsating finish with the

Olympic champion the underdog and in the Mexican heat the underdog won.

It is the final race of the 2016 season, in the heat. The battle for

the world title begins between Jorgensen and Duffy. Duffy in good

shape. The front group clear of the chase group of Gwen Jorgensen and

Sarah Troon. Duffy sets off in pursuit of the world title. Duffy is

the world triathlon series champion for 2016. You always hope and wish

and train for the perfect day and then the perfect day came exactly

when I needed it. STUDIO: What a brilliant year, but she has not had

a great start this year. She hasn't, what a year was her, three world

titles. Then she went on to win the ITU cross, the triathlon where they

take away the road bike and put in a mountain bike. She has come into

this season with a hip injury and she is managing it at the moment.

That is what the coaches are saying. She has the whole season to go so

she has decided to sit this one out. It was a last-minute decision. Also

a real change, but this is good news. Gwen Jorgensen and Helen

Jenkinson are both pregnant, and also Nicolas Berwick, three of them

are pregnant, so we will not be seen in racing this year. So that is

quite a change. Definitely, the big change of course is Gwen, because a

lot of people will be thinking it is our chance because when she is on

the start line everybody is looking for second or third. Now there will

be people looking for their chance to win. And among them British

athletes who have a chance. The keyhole and has decided to move to

Bath, she has completely changed her training setup. We will see how that

will go, it'll be interesting -- Vicky Hollande. They have gone their

only doing their own thing, perhaps that is what they needed after

Olympics. Non Stanford spend a lot of time in Australia, train together

with her partner. So they are not in Abu Dhabi this weekend. The leading

Brit is Jodie Stimpson who has been in Nottingham to launch the British

triathlon mixed relay cup on September two. While she was then

she caught up with Mark. I had a good run in Abu Dhabi last year, I

am at a different stage of preparation. We will see. I have had

a successful winter, training has gone well. But a brand-new

environment, new coach. I am excited to go and see where I am at. Talk us

through that. You have a new coach, you have been training overseas with

international group but now you are based in Loughborough. With my old

coach Darren Smith it was kind of he was finishing his group after the

Olympics. I knew that and I was ready for a change. There was things

missing in my turning that the new I needed to get sorted. The best place

for me was to get coached by Adam Andy Fenn from British triathlon.

This is my first winter in the UK in quite a few years. I will take it, I

have been quite lucky so far. There has been a few cold rides that I am

not used to. -- Adam and Ben. It has been good with the new training

group, they are keeping me on my toes. How do you rate the chances in

Abu Dhabi and for this series? She stands a really good chance. Very

difficult year last year but she is highly motivated to get back to

where she was in 2015 and at the beginning of last year. She comes a

very motivated. She has been very quiet, hasn't wanted to Dynavolt

much information about what she's up to but her training setup has

completely changed. It will be exciting to see her. We will see her

do pretty well. The other Brit taking part is in the elite,

European champion. She works down in Winchester, solid all-rounder, up

and coming. Still some work to do on her run but hoping she will place

well in Abu Dhabi. One thing you this series is a white stripe on the

top eight's swimming hats, which should make them easier to spot.

COMMENTATOR: We are enjoying the sights and sounds of Abu Dhabi,

looking down at the Formula 1 circuit which will play host to the

bike course today. Look at the architecture in these parts.

Magnificent. This win will take place in and around the Yas Marina.

Round one of the 2017 World Series. Two different labs. 900 metres lap,

followed by 600 metres and then it is time to get onto the Formula 1

track. This is unique, Lewis Hamilton has won here three times.

He is the most successful Formula 1 race on this circuit. They will ride

ten laps of around four km each. Not using the full track but key

elements, before hanging up the bikes and heading out for a four

laps run. Standard Olympic distance. Quite a truncated starts today. With

Ai Ueda wearing number two, Florida the absent.

The 2017 world triathlon series gets underway in Abu Dhabi. Warm, calm

conditions. And they are racing. We can expect some good swimming pays

from Jodie Stimpson. She is wearing number five. They have altered the

caps this year, they wear green camps with really large numbers on.

So they should in theory be a little bit more straightforward to

identify. Much smaller field today than we are used to with just 30

athletes on the start line which really does change this swim. Some

of the weaker swimmers will get left behind because there will be fewer

feet to jump onto and get the draft from. Summer cook, possibly she has

the edge in the early stages. These three have opened up a slight gap on

the rest of the field. They certainly have. Five days ago Summer

Cook said she was scraping her right software,, on Twitter. How adapted

she will be today's warm conditions in Abu Dhabi. We just have to see.

Lots of potential, the young American. We have not seen either of

the British contenders, Jodie Stimpson, defending champion, or

India Lee, number 29. We will assume they aren't far off the pace here as

they continue out to the next of the upright Orange

bouys as they head back towards the protection of Yas Marina. This

fourth athlete joining the bunch is kind of bringing up the main bunch

towards the top three. Number 14, Summer Cook, continuing to increase

the pace. Once they get out onto the bike ten laps of 4 km, Jorgensen on

Twitter saying it is a really tough course. You need a strong pack to

work with. Is a definite gap of around five

metres from those four athletes in the main pack.

Routier just edged past Summer Cook, determined to be the first one out

of the water. A familiar pattern for Carolina Routier, she likes to be

the quickest in the water. Summer Cook made the pace for most of this

swing that it will be Routier leading them out. As they exit the

water, after 900 metres, with a short seconds lap of 600 metres to

go. We will check on the standings and catch up of exactly who is

positioned where. Zaferes should be next out and

that's right. Sarah True not far off the pace coming out of the water.

The leaders dive back in to start the shortened second lap. Jodie

Stimpson a bit off the pace right now, 24 seconds down. India Lee a

further 12 seconds removed. 600-metre lap remaining.

Time to concentrate for some of these athletes that have lost a bit

of time. Stimpson Stillwell up there, under 30 seconds behind --

still well up there. India Lee finds of the most stressful part of the

triathlon. The Spaniard, the American and the Russian with a gap

to one of the Americans, Katie Zaferes. Rather alone in fourth

position, now. The first stage is almost done for Carolina Routier. No

wind here to speak of. Nice, clean water behind. Summer Cook has

smashed her. White on the toes of Carolina Routier. Really maximising

the draft she's getting from her. -- she is right on. Looks like Zaferes

has managed to close the gap slightly in the latter stages of the

swim. A good final push from Katie Zaferes. Therefore, I think it's

likely we will see a group of five form on lap one as they had from the

Yas Marina to the Yas Formula 1 motor circuit. End of the swim. 90

minutes and about five or six seconds. Routier's hands hit the

deck and she lifts her goggles to the transition. Cook struggles as

she finds her feet on terra firma. Slightly wobbly looking Katie

Zaferes exits with the other American. Sarah True. Good final

push from Sarah True. Five of them onto transition. Another stumble,

that's time from one of the Italians. It is slippery coming out

of the water. Alice Betto out in six. Americans everywhere.

32 seconds off the pace, Yuko Takahashi. We will look for one of

the first union Jacks. They've got to get this bit right.

Everything has to be done according to the rules. Jodie Stimpson, the

defending champion in Abu Dhabi, arrives. She clips up her bike

helmet. She pushes her bike towards the Mount line with Andrea Hewitt

not too far behind. They are on their way. Onto the Yas Formula 1

motor circuit. Yas Marina circuit. India Lee has not yet arrived in

transition to pick up her bike. India Lee, the second of the British

triathletes involved, has a lot of work to do. These triathletes know

they've got to work hard. Perhaps form a working pack, communicates.

-- communicate. Get some tactics together to close this gap down to

this leading group of five. That is what we expected. Five have formed

on the Formula 1 circuit. Let's see how much damage they can do, now.

Three Americans. Cook and Routier about to be joined by the next group

of three. Five becomes eight. Katie Zaferes, the American, who is

officially first across the line. Joined by Alice Betto, Backhouse and

Cook. Sarah True and Carolina Routier and Anastasia Abrosimova in

that group. Jodie Stimpson 21 seconds back. When she came out of

the water, Stimpson was 40 seconds behind and has already halved that

deficit. Good work on the first lap by Jodie Stimpson who crosses

transition. 20 seconds or so off the pace. Jodie's got a big point to

prove. Such disappointment, as everyone knows, not making the

Olympic team. She has had many changes to her training setup. She's

moved away from Darren Smith and the other squad. Based herself in

Loughborough at the main performance centre. With Ben Bright. She said

she made a lot of changes. This is interesting. It looks to me like

some of the athletes have dropped from the front pack. Very

surprising. Jodie Stimpson driving this second pack. It looks like the

front pack have managed to spit out two or three athletes, which will

only help this chase pack's cause. Carolina Routier, I think it is

Abrosimova who has been dropped from that first pack. Routier we know has

failed he is on the bike. Swim is exemplary -- has failures on. She

has been unable to match this pace in the early stages of the 40 K

ride. Routier is going backwards. That front group has been whittled

down to just six triathletes. The lead group to the chasers, not much

has changed. Although there is a sudden surge from the front of that

elite group as they come to this hairpin. There was a real burst of

acceleration from the front of that chase group. That group of six who

leads this contest will shortly be reeled in by the group that does

contain Jodie Stimpson. Who was the winner here, 12 months ago.

Really great to see Jodie Stimpson back, injury free, racing hard. She

started the 2016 year with such promise, winning the World Cup and

then coming to Abu Dhabi and beating Helen Jenkins.

She is just about on the wheel of the lead pack. Stimpson's leading

the charge. She is controlling her move up through the field. I make

that 14, now, in the front group. With Jodie Stimpson having done the

hard work, 21 seconds at the end of lap one, 14 seconds at the end of

lap two. Midway through lap three. Stimpson got it done. She joined the

front pack and is now getting involved in the communication and

control at the head of the field, here. Andrea Hewitt another one of

the vastly experienced athletes, 34 years of age.

She became a good swimmer at the age of four, 11, a surf life-saver and

eventually took up triathlon in 2005. She has been up there, racing

in the elite, for the last seven or eight years. Sadly for Andrea

Hewitt, she was engaged to Laurent Vidal, who finished in the top five

in the London Olympic triathlon in 2012. But he suffered a fatal heart

attack a couple of years later. Hewitt continued to race on the

circuit. Certainly not out of contention in 2017.

Overhead graphic showing you that they are approaching its distance on

this cycle leg. 25.2 kilometres still to ride. Stimpson is looking

really relaxed and controlled. Currently in second position of this

group of ten. They come over the flagstones again

after 47 minutes since this race began with the 1500 metres swim. End

of lap four. Katie Zaferes, Jodie Stimpson and Kirsten Kasper are the

first three to cross the line. Backhouse, Stuart and climber.

The front group of ten triathletes are complete. Six to go. It looks

like India Lee's group is going to join up now with the three athletes

that were in the front pack, only just about half a circuit ago.

Summer, there she is, leading that trio through. She was with the

leaders for a while. We have had a tweet from Helen Jenkins, former

world champion, twice a world champion. She has noticed that she

believes Stimpson's training has been well executed. Looks like the

best ride on the course today, Jodie Stimpson. That's just calm in on

social media, sitting this season out to start a family. -- best

rider. What a great story. Lovely people, Helen Jenkins and Malcolm

Jenkins. Helen had a tough race in beer but came back strong to finish

in fourth in the final race -- race in Rio.

She has taken some time out, had a baby after the London Olympics, got

a medal in Rio and now pregnant with her second child. The end of lap

seven, seven down, three to go. We have a full list of who is where.

Backhouse officially first. Stimpson is still right in there.

hiding out of trouble towards the back of the group -- Rachel climber.

She is one of the stronger riders in that lead pack. She finished last

season in 11th position at the end of the world triathlon series. 43rd

world triathlon series start. One is down, two down! Chase group coming

in towards the transition. Mechanical issues. Which may not get

fixed for the French rider. She is trying to fix her own bike, pick up

a water bottle. Emmie Charayron. Not good news. Let's have a look. Emmie

Charayron lost their grip on her rear wheel and took out Yolanda

Annan of Switzerland behind her. The two of them came crashing to the

ground. The cycle is almost done. 40

kilometres on the motor circuit of the Yas Marina Formula 1 course.

Just about behind them. An hour and 27 minutes since the triathlon began

with a 1500 metres swim. They are about to conclude a stage two. Then

it comes down to the ten K run on a new course. Four 2.5 kilometre

circuit to conclude this world triathlon series today. At the

dismount line, Stimpson hits it first. Backhouse and Vilic also

right up there. Now they hit the carpet, off the cobbles and onto the

more comfortable cockpit. Looking out for their parking stations here

in transition. Jodie Stimpson, the defending champion, arrives and goes

to work. Her right shoe has gone on, her left

shoe. Andrea Hewitt in and out of transition quickly as well. Zaferes

struggled slightly with the demands of transition. She wasn't as quick

in and out as some of the others. Alice Betto was the last two rise of

that elite group and she's going to have to try and track them down as

quickly as she can. The next group led in by Rebecca Spence. They are

now only 45 seconds off the pace. India Lee is within this group. The

second of the British triathletes is 47 seconds off the pace of the lead.

This group, crucially, contains Ayew wader one of the better runners. The

transition is complete. They strike out to begin lap one of

four. There is Ueda straight into her stride and off in search of the

leaders. She always looks incredibly relaxed, she was has this smile, I

don't know, but she enjoys her running so much that she seems like

she is really enjoying it with a smile on her face. Charlotte McShane

one of the last one is going out from the lead pack. Zaferes, for

some reason, always manages to slightly fluffier transition. Ueda's

making a quest to claw her way up through the field. Ueda third in the

World Series last year. This ragged running style of hers. Explosive at

the same time. Very effective, I love to watch her run. It's so

relaxed. Funny little action with her hands. But it's very, very

effective. She already looks to me like she's catching one of the back

runners isn't she? That's Alice Betto from Italy. She's already on

the heels of Alice Betto. Alice Betto going around 45 seconds ahead

of Ueda. We haven't even done 2.5 kilometres yet. As they complete lap

one. So far, the top four out in action

for an hour and 36 minutes. Add 37 seconds. Lap one is complete. Three

laps to go. On this 10,000 metre run. Stimpson, of Great Britain,

Rachel Klamer of the Netherlands, the New Zealand runner and Vilic of

Austria. Abrosimova she put 20 seconds into

them, on the first lap, she could be well ahead. She looks completely

different to the others, she looks like she is in a 5 km track race.

They out into the daylight, the chase group six seconds removed.

Stimson seems to inject extra pace into the race as they Clyne. Ai Ueda

continues her march through the field. She is 26 seconds off the

pace now. And we are not quite halfway through the 10,000 metre

run. The still an awful lot to ask of ayurveda. -- Ai Ueda. The early

question is whether she went too fast too early. In these warm

conditions. The pace has been pretty relentless so far. Rachel Klamer is

the one who seems to be feeling it. Joe Day sign of having to work

harder than she was before. Hand on her midriff, -- she just showed

signs of having to work harder than before. Who Stimson dictating the

pace as she has done since they left the water. This angle deceptive. Ai

Ueda clawing back these athletes, catching up Blackhouse, 5 km now

struggling. That stitch taking its toll. Four has become three. Rachel,

has been dropped, in pain. As they complete lap two. Halfway through

the run. Hewitt, Stimson and Vilic the leading trio. -- Stimpson. 5 km

down, 5 km left. Rachel Kalama crosses a further four seconds back.

It is deceptive because by the looks of things I think Ai Ueda, she has

Ashley dropped time. Vilic from Austria, the young athlete, former

world under 23 champion having the race of her life. The Austrians with

a good history in this sport. They had the Olympic triathlon champion

in Athens in 2004. She seems to pull away a little bit, slightly longer

lakes downhill. That is a skill, Jodie Stimpson just getting the

better of them down the hill. No one has decided to take on this

race and kick for the lead. Will that happen in the early stages of

the final lap? The final lap is about to unfold as they take the

turn. They find their way onto the carpet. Glance around for Jodie

Stimpson. Sizing up the opposition. Sorting out in her mind her timing,

if and when she will strike for the outright lead. She is in good

company. They will be taking the podium

praises but in what order. Three of them literally separated by a metre

as Hewitt draws alongside Jodie Stimpson. Lets the registrar athlete

knows she is there and she is in the hunt. It was a little while before

Stimpson noticed she had company. Vilic has not gone away. Right on

the shoulder. The pace raising again. Less than 400 metres to run

and we could have a race for the line between three. Often we have

two going for gold but a race between three potentially for top

honours in Abu Dhabi as Stimpson and Hewitt are shoulder to shoulder now.

I cannot call it, I thought Stimpson was going to go earlier but it looks

to me like they will wait until the very last moment. At the moment

Jodie Stimpson and Andrea Hewitt, Vilic just behind. Hewitt just

edging ahead and then Stimpson reels her back in. Vilic hasn't moved. She

is keeping pace with the leading two. Step for step, Vilic just in

there still. 3-way Sprint finish could be about to unfold. The

winning time a year ago 1:50 six. The new course has added more than

seven minutes to the winning time. Two hours: three minutes since this

race began. It is going to be a 3-way Sprint. Stimpson not Great

Britain injects a better place. You are not beating you. You read not

giving up on this. Stimpson may just have injected the final race winning

effort not sure that Hewitt can get back on terms with Stimpson. She is

looking to win this race two years in a row but you are throwing

everything out her! Hewitt back in front and she is going to win for

New Zealand. What a fightback from Andrea Hewitt. Quite remarkable

comeback. It is a podium for Sara Vilic of Austria. Extraordinary end

to a wonderful race in Abu Dhabi. Rachel Klamer will come home in

fourth. The stitch and she picked up on lap two but paid to her chances

of getting on the podium. Fourth place for Rachel Klamer. What the

conclusion to this world triathlon series race in Abu Dhabi. Quite

remarkable fightback for Andrea Hewitt. Ai Ueda was so far off the

pace after the bike,. Gillian Blackhouse crosses the line. Well.

These triathlons keep giving us these extraordinary finishes. Drama

and incident every time the world triathlon series race comes

together. Andrea Hewitt wins the first race of the new season, in Abu

Dhabi. In a sprint finish with Jodie Stimpson, Tara village finishing

third for Austria. -- Sara Vilic. It was an amazing race for me, amazing

to come here to Abu Dhabi. This year my win is dedicated to lure, I won

in Antigua two weeks ago and I knew I was coming here really fit. He

told me I was at everything, I have the dedication, the integrity, I had

talent. He told me one thing I was missing, that was emotion. I did not

show it enough. I know since one year I have always had, I have to

say thank you to Maddie Dylan, she has been beside me and my friends

and famine I want to thank them. I am stoked we both got on the podium,

the amount of work we did. If I was going to lose in a spring finish I'm

glad it was Andrea. You did some fabulous work on the bike. You cut

the gap. My coach told me not to try to work too hard on the first lap if

I was behind often swing, Adam, there you go. Such a nice feeling, I

think I will realise tomorrow but it is incredible. I was training so

hard, so happy it paid off. On the bike it was good. I like to stay on

the good causes. I felt good. I could keep on it and I was just

delighted. STUDIO: What an incredible race. I do not think

anybody could have called it. When it came down to the run, I feel

really bad but she will hang on, then there she was at the end with

50 metres left, the nominal rates. After that performance I think we

will see more of her. She was dogged. What an extraordinary and

exciting finish. It was amazing. It had been a pretty steady ride until

that point. They had done a huge amount of the work. When it came

down to the sprint finish. We saw Jodie had it. I was totally

convinced. By that stage she was five steps in front of Hewitt but

she summed it up, she said her boyfriend, Laurent Vidal, who sadly

passed away a couple of years ago, said she lacked emotion. So

emotional at the end. Big smiles as well, for an athlete who was so

consistent and strong, she had not been on the top of the podium since

2011. It was a breakthrough race. To lose on the line is tough but also

in some ways a great result. She will be kicking his, initially she

thought she had done it, putting together the disappointment of last

year. I think she will be kicking yourself. I do not think Andrea

realised she had watcher had left on her legs. So the season is underway,

just 98 days until the World Series circus heats British shores.

Putt no doubt who was the star of the show last year in Leeds,

Alistair Brownlee. It is likely he will be again this year, his only as

yet confirmed appearance in the world triathlon series. After such

an amazing 2016, where do you go next? Tom Fordyce has been speaking

to Alistair Brownlee. It will be a glorious golden 44 Alistair

Brownlee. The Olympic triathlon champion for the second time. --

golden double, four Alistair Brownlee. It is obviously nice to

move on from 2016, the Olympics obsolete the big thing. To go

through that three times now, it is nice to draw a line under that again

and move on. Dramatic scenes in Cozumel as the Olympic champion

carries his younger brother towards the podium. The Brownlee brothers

arm in arm. Alistair having to drag him across the line and pushing him

home. Nice to move on from Cozumel, but I'm not going to let Johnny

forget it, obviously. I have a few goals, looking for the longer stuff,

and the Roger Richards in September. That is an obvious goal to try and

achieve. I still want to my foot in the will Series as well. Fudging it,

basically? Mixture without committing. Leeds is the obvious

World Series I want to perform at. The people who don't know what half

five man is it's not dramatically further is it? An extra 200 metres

on the swim, 60 miles on the bike. It's about double, really. Although

the swim isn't quite a double. But it's a different kind of race.

Instead of fast and furious Olympic distance racing, it's about an hour

45. Over the best part of four hours. It's a bit slower. A bit more

of a controlled effort, something a bit different. Although it's a bit

different to the Olympic aspect of the sport for someone who has always

done triathlon, looking at long-distance and especially the

iron man, that has got to be one of those things you always want to do.

It's like the London or Boston Marathon, the triathlon. It's a

lifelong -- I'm a lifelong fan of the sport and it will always be my

bucket list. Why did you want to make the change? You've won two

Olympic golds and you are clearly the best in the world, why not stick

with it? Because I have a professional athlete, it doesn't

mean I don't what do these other things. I want to do it. Without

necessarily hurting my chances. I feel I am capable of doing it in

four years in Tokyo. Would you have been bought if you stuck with

standard distance? Possibly. The World Series is fantastic. The race

in great places around the world. Basically a against the same people

for the last ten years. It's just important to have a slightly

different not necessarily outlook the different goals, different way

of training and mix it up. If it goes really well, is there a chance

we will never see you at an Olympic Games again? I guess there's a

chance that I could never be at an Olympic games again. To say I would

never do it is impossible. The Olympic Games is fantastic. I would

definitely love to be there. The course in Tokyo is going to play a

big part in whether I feel I can go there and win, I guess. Whether the

relay is in it. There's potentially two medals on the line. That could

potentially play a part. It is going to be a case of sitting down

probably at the end of 2018 and weighing it up. Am I enjoying longer

distance stuff? Do I feel I can be competitive to win a medal in Tokyo?

How I achieved what I want to achieve in long distance. I am happy

with that. It is what motivates me. The short distance stuff, I will

have to see I want to do. The return of World Series this weekend, who

are favourites? As far as the men are concerned, we've got Javier

Gomez, returning from a major injury last year. Although I've got no

doubt he will be in great shape. A bit of an unknown, he's not getting

any younger. That throws it wide open in terms of people with obvious

Mario Mola winningest last year. Jonny should be competitive with a

bit of luck. And a fair wind. But I can't see past those three being on

the podium. With a potential of Murray thrown in there. Going back

to Gomez, who's been such a rival for you down the years, did it take

anything at all off your gold in Rio that he wasn't there? It's

definitely did take a bit. You want to be there on the best day in your

best shape and being able to race the best athletes in their shape. We

were fortunate to have that in London. It would have been fantastic

to have that in Rio. But what happened, happened. Reece Burke

about it. He had a lot of luck. -- we spoke about it. In the World

Series he had luck. And then I did not necessarily have it. And then I

had luck in the Olympics. On that day, on that course, I'm fairly

confident I would have had him anyway. LAUGHTER

STUDIO: Great to hear from the double Olympic champion. Do you

understand from his point of view at this stage he wants to move up?

Absolutely. Alistair needs a new challenge. 'S time Olympic champion

looking for new goals and challenges. -- two time. A natural

progression for him. As an athlete, does it help and add interest by

mixing things up a bit? Definitely. His training will change. The amount

of training he does right now, I don't know his whole training

routine, but I'm sure he's more than capable of doing ironman now. His

training will change. He will have to run a really hard and fast

marathon off the back of 180 kilometres. The training will have

to change a bit but Alistair has stated he is really up for the

challenge editor something he would like to try. We will miss him a bit

in the World Series. -- challenge and a bit of something. We will.

Some guys won't miss him but a lot of guys will miss him in the bike

pack because he gets everyone rallying working really hard and he

makes some races exciting. He will be sorely missed this year. We can

always see him chatting away. What about Gomez? He is back, great news.

Fantastic news. A lot of triathlon fans thought we might not see him

again after the disappointment of 2016. He's kind of heading towards

his mid-30s. But actually he's bounced right back and he's as

hungry as ever to go out and race. Alistair talked about Gomez, Mary

only and Jonathan Brownlee being in contention. Jonathan has an injury

-- Mario Mola and. He has picked up a tendon injury, not a running

injury. It is to do with the bike position. They are confident they

will not get on the head pretty quickly. It was sensible for him to

decide to put off his racing until a bit later on in the season. We can

always have surprises but would you put those as the top three? Yes.

Gomez, definitely. As long as he stays injury free he will be a huge

contender. Mario Mola without a doubt, a great racer. Disappointing

for him in Rio but he bounced back in Cozumel and took the world title.

We will see Mario Mola at Jonny once he is in good shape and over this

injury I expect we will see him back to his winning ways. As Annie said,

no Jonny in Abu Dhabi but still a stellar line-up in the men's race.

We saw the new swimming hats make their debut in the women's race and

Annie has given us a guide as to who is wearing what in the men's race.

Beginning his defence of his world title and wearing number one,

Spain's Mario Mola. He hails from Majorca along with Rafa Nadal and is

engaged to fellow triathlete Carolina Routier. Henri Schoeman had

a standout 2016 winning the grand final race in Cozumel and a bronze

medal in Rio. Henri Schoeman finishes in the first

win in South Africa's first ever triathlon medal. With no

confirmation of what his dad and coach makes of his hair, which he

has dyed blonde for the 2017. Richard Murray and is himself a bad

boy reputation after being disqualified in Hamburg last year.

He started this season off on the right foot, though, winning the

first World Cup last month in Cape Town. At about finished 2016 as the

second-highest ranked triathlete behind Adam Brownlee. He has moved

to Wales in the off-season and he is pretty in pink in Abu Dhabi,

sporting number seven. This is the Spanish triathlon legend's first

World Series race since he broke his elbow last year. 2060 may have ended

up in disappointment for Gomez but there was still some consolation as

he was awarded the highest honour in Spanish sport -- 2016. The Princess

of Asturias award. STUDIO: We talked about Gomez, let's talk about Mario

Mola. World champion last year. They have a good rivalry? Mario Mola has

a great deal of respect for Gomez. He still sees him as the guy to

beat, most definitely, even though he won the World Championship last

year because Gomez was out injured. Will he be happy to have him back in

racing this year? The real athletes are really happy to have the

strongest guys there they feel. That when they compete and they win, they

really deserve it and they beat the best in the world -- they feel that

day. On the whole, they will be happy that Gomez is back. Mario Mola

will be happy to have him on the start line. Brits involved, who are

you looking out for? Three younger guys. Adam Bowden of course. Tom

Bishop, only around for three years, but 25, strong on the swim at the

bike but yet to bring his run up to standard. -- and the bike. Let's see

what his training has been doing over the winter. Grant Sheldon.

Strong athletes but relatively new to the sport. Interesting what they

can do without the Brownlee brothers there. The guys coming into this are

saying that we won't try and perhaps live at Ball replace them. It is

their turn to go out and prove themselves. Looking forward to the

race, you are heading back to the commentary box and I will hand you

over to Max Chilton for the men's race.

He is the start list. Mario Mola has won as the world champion.

The first of the British quartet is Adam Boutin at number seven.

Raphael likely to feature strongly in the swim. Bishop starts at 22,

for Great Britain. Grant Sheldon has 27. The last of the British quartet

on the start list will be Mark Austin. Austin, today, the

23-year-old, has number 51. -- Mark Austin.

About to get underway in Abu Dhabi. Breezy conditions for the start.

Spectacular dive start. They will exit the water at the end of the

long lap which will take them out of the marina. Before they turn and

head back in, exiting the water. Running along the pontoon, diving

back in and swimming the second, shorter lap 500 metres. 900-metre

lap to start with. 500-metre lap to conclude. Annie, I guess we will see

the usual suspects out in front in the water. It will be interesting.

Schoeman, we would normally see him upfront. Richard Murray, his

team-mate is racing as well. He obviously beat him to the last medal

position in the Olympics, taking a bronze medal. Richard Murray

finishing in fourth. At Richard Murray got the better of him at the

World Cup race in Cape Town a couple of weeks ago. I sense Schoeman will

want to put the pressure on really early in the water. Murray is not

known so much for his swimming, more his biking and running skills. I

expect to see Schoeman, Gomez and Raphael from France will be heading

the way. These green swim caps have made it a

bit more straightforward for us to pinpoint the athletes. I think that

might be Raphael already. It is. It is the Frenchman, the number ten. He

is readily one of the fastest men in the water. Starting on that

swimmer's right side of the Yas marina. A bit of shelter from the

sea wall. He is leading them through. I think he's got one of the

Russians, Igor Polyanskiy, just behind him in second position.

Raphael Reading the early stages of the swim with some curious

spectators looking down from the dock. Is interesting how they've all

come together. For people that are new to triathlon, look at the

pontoon, 70 metres long and there are 50 athletes spread out. You

think how will they head out into the same direction but they all do.

Gomez started very wide, left on the pontoon. Raphael from France on the

right. Just about coming together. Raphael really hugging the wall.

Raphael, of France, Leeds Polyanski of Russia. You can see the

collection of boats and kayaks. Now things will get a bit more

interesting because they will loose the shelter of the safety of the

marina. It is quite a breezy day, there is a bit of chopped on the

surface of the water. They will have to keep an eye on things and make

sure they don't drift off in one direction or another as the breeze

hit them just about here where the protection of the seawall

disappears. Out into open water. Just to remind you, today is a full

Olympic distance triathlon. 1500 metres swim. Followed by a 40 kbytes

on the motorcycle, Formula 1 motor circuit. And then a 10,000 metre run

to conclude -- kilometres on. Various sprint races taking place

this season but we kick off, rightly so, with a full Olympic distance.

Here we go. It will be Aurelien Raphael to get out of the water

first. Raphael of France will get a check on exactly who is aware and

follow the British triathletes. Polyanski followed by his brother.

Ben Kanute, the first of the Americans.

Tom Bishop just behind Vincent Luis. Marc Austin just behind Javier Gomez

. We will keep an eye on the remaining

British triathletes. I think that should be Grant Sheldon coming up

but we haven't stayed long enough on that graphic. With the shorter lab

to follow, some are already well on their way to the second lap --

shorter lap. Others yet to leave the water. Mario Mola coming out of the

water. Big gaps. Along with Fernando Alarza. Mario Mola diving in.

They've got some work to do, that's for sure. The swim is really spread

out, normally you get a bit of a train. Some athletes 20, 30 seconds

back, they can hang onto these athletes diving in the water right

now, they are about a minute down. Mario Mola is further back than he

might have expected. The field is well and truly spread,

now. The first stage of today's full Olympic distance triathlon, round

one of the 2070 world triathlon series reaches its conclusion --

2017. As usual, it's been the Frenchman, Aurelien Raphael, the

28-year-old who has led them pretty much from pillar to post.

The Russian Polyanskiy brothers. Igor the younger of the two at 27,

Dmitry 30. Raphael leads them towards the exit. You can see the

blue pontoon ramp that takes them up onto the carpet, in and around the

outbuildings into transition where the bikes are waiting. Aurelien

Raphael back on his feet and heading towards his bike. Dmitri Polyanskiy

after Ben Kanute. Marc Austin the first of the British triathletes.

Vincent Luis in good shape, making his comeback. Tom Bishop back up

through the field. We are likely to see a sizeable pack for me at the

front of the field. Could be huge with the numbers arriving towards

transition now. The bikes await, lined up. They have to get

everything right, no wet suit of course so the process quicker but

the helmets have to be clipped on and the shoes attached to the

pedals. This bike involves ten laps around the Formula 1 circuit. And it

begins with a run down through the pets in front of the Viceroy hotel.

They go down and pick up their bikes. Long stream of riders

eventually will come together and form a working group. One or two of

them have been left off the back. 25 athletes by the looks of things,.

Alarza will struggle to get onto the front pack. 25 of them about 400

metres down the road now. Vincent Luis the Frenchman letting the

others come through. He has taken up the role of commander-in-chief. The

job normally given to Alistair Brownlee. Shouting instructions.

Drifting from front to the middle of the pack and then towards the back,

letting everybody know what is required and then making sure nobody

is slacking. Somebody has to do it otherwise they will just roll round

playing cat and mouse. And give the chase pack every chance to get back.

At the moment they are not in sight. Roundabout 16, 17 athletes in this

front pack. I think it is difficult on these wider roads to get

momentum. Now that little chase pack, five of them in there. Around

20 seconds down. The second lap of 4 km underway. That is the Mario Mola

group. Two of the strongest runners in this pack. Mario Mola and Richard

Murray. One at the front and one about. They are endeavouring now to

close down the leaders. The White dot represents the leaders. The blue

dot 54 seconds behind. As they enter the second lap, slowing down to 55

seconds as they come through the hairpin. We expect the chasers to

maybe take the few seconds out of the leaders on the second lap but it

depends on what Javier Gomez has in his mind in terms of tactics. If

Gomez is off the front he would normally have something to say about

the pace. Which is currently being dictated by the great man himself,

Javier Gomez leads the world triathlon series race in Abu Dhabi.

Fantastic to see him back. He is at the front of the field right now.

The fact this front pack is so segmented as testament to some of

the guys who have been riding on the front because the fact Pierre Le

Corre from France and Aurelien Raphael 20 seconds down just goes to

show you the pace. Ben Kanute made a half-hearted effort. 'S the third of

the South Africans, mechanical issues. Looks like a break has lost

its function. Did he hit the deck? He did. On the hairpin. I think that

knocked his senses. It was a while before he was able to pick himself

back up. He has bravely got back on his bike. Gomez in really good shape

in the early stages of this cycle. He swam well. Gomez will fancy his

chances especially as the pace has been pretty strong, but the chase

group have yet to really make an impact. Gomez comes into this race

with the most podium finishes in the series, 36 podium finishes, out of

those in this race. 52nd seconds now to the chase group which contains

Mario Mola, Alarza and worry. At the moment the lead group doing some

good work. This is the lead pack. Tom Bishop on the front. He has done

some great work. Known very much as a strong rider. Lots of guys talk

about him but he has had a great swim today. Talking with Brendan

Purcell, the performance director, he said Tom Bishop has had a great

season, has trained really hard. He found himself in an absolutely

fantastic position with this breakaway group. It was a toss-up

between Tom Bishop and Gordon Benson to join the Brownlee brothers in the

Olympics. It was a battle that Bishop ultimately lost. Gordon

Benson not racing here. Bishop is, originally from Derby, now based in

Leeds. History graduate from the University of Leeds. Tom Bishop

currently the best place of the British riders. He is leading them

through at the end of this lap ahead of Javier Gomez and Greg Billington.

The second American, Ben Kanute. Van der Stel, Polyanskiy and Saubers

Berg. The front pack has been whittled down. -- Salvisberg.

Now we will see the next group. It looks like the Kristian Blummenfelt

group has made an impact. Is Mario Mola with them? He is further down.

Mario Mola we think another 25 seconds back. This should be his

group now. Richard Murray has found himself 50

seconds off the pace. Not an awful lot of good work being done by the

chase group, which has now become the third group. And really they

have done little damage. Roughly remained around 50 seconds. That is

the Marc Austin group which also contains Mario Mola, Richard Murray

and are a lot of serious contenders once they hit the run. For the

moment they are not serious contenders.

'S possibly what happened is that the front group has been called by

the second pack, that would have been the third pack after that small

little drop-off. The third pack as well try hard to catch up

Blummenfelt and Marc Austin and whether they will sit up now or

click the pressure on, this is where they can lose time. This is where

the front pack has to work hard. The leading group approaching the end of

Lap 7. That would leave then three more circuits of the Formula 1 motor

tractor complete. Salvisberg of Switzerland out in front. Igor

Polyanskiy, Greg Billington and Tom Bishop. Vincent Luis, the second of

the Frenchman. Van der Stel of the Netherlands. Henri Schoeman of South

Africa. Marco van der Stel in the lead group. The Dutchman. 25 years

old. Recently raised in the World Cup event in Cape Town. Second in

the Dutch national sprint championships late last year. Having

a good race so far, van der Stel, but tends to go backwards on the

run. Checking on the time gaps. Despite the efforts from Alarza,

that chase group with Mario Mola which also contains Marc Austin has

really failed to make an impact. Room it certainly has, stayed about

the same. It gets a bit demoralising I think at this point when they have

three laps to go and the coaches will be at their shouting the time

differences. Some of them working hard, but when you are not pulling

back any time this is when you have to dig really deep. Now the ride is

almost up after an hour and 20 minutes of this triathlon. The

dismount lined the red line across the track. Ben Kanute cut that quite

fine. No red flags raised. It is legal so far. Now they trot up

across the carpet. To find their running shoes and their allotted

spaces in the transition area. Vincent Luis gets one shoe on the

other follows. Javier Gomez struggling to get one of his shoes

on. He has to take his helmet. Not the sharpest transition we have ever

seen from Javier Gomez and Tom Bishop follows him out of

transition. Of the ten who entered, Gomez was the penultimate man to

leave. That wasn't the best transition Javier Gomez has ever

executed. They are now bunching up. Now then. There are seven I think

you have got away and three who were left with work to do. The second

group, the chase is arriving. Let's see if Mario Mola, the first one in

on the dismount line, red flags stayed on, no infringements from

anybody so far. Mario Mola raises his game and starts to spread

towards his place in transition. Alarza not far behind. Marc Austin

has come in as well, the second of the British athletes through at the

end of the bikes. Who is first to rise? It needs to be quick from

Mario Mola and it is. He is the first to sprint away from

transition. The dose to work with Richard Murray in third on his way

out of transition. Third in that second group. Mario Mola I'm sure

will join forces and attempt to hunt down the lead group. Gomez was

rather sluggish by his standards in and out of transition. Now full of

running at the front. Javier Gomez strikes for leadership of this race

and brings Henri Schoeman along for company. Vincent Luis currently in

the face, Tom Bishop, Salvisberg, Polyanskiy, the others scrapping to

try and keep up with this electrifying early pace that Javier

Gomez has brought. He likes to go out fast but I think it is important

in this tough run you don't blow too early. The girls going out at a

pretty steady pace. Then gradually winding it up. Ai Ueda went up

really fast, chasing down the second pack, then she blew a little bit. It

is important in these early stages just to bide your time a little bit.

That nasty hell out of transition. Your heart rate already high after

the bikes. You have to take it easy. Tom Bishop moving up into the eyes,

long way to go yet. Good race from Tom Bishop so far. Mario Mola has

work to do. 88 seconds the longest distance that has ever been made up

from transition to finish. Garrett Schumacher back in the late 40s. I

do not think he had quite the quality of opposition that Mario

Mola and Murray have today. Wade front. Olympic medallists, multiple

world champion, one of the greatest there has ever been, but Mario Mola

and Murray and they are bouncing along nicely. Purpose in his stride

as he and Richard Murray go to work. Tom Bishop has been as high as fifth

in the world triathlon series races. In Edmonton in the bitter cold of

early last September. Bishop had his best result there. He

is mixing it up with Javier Gomez. This camera angle is deceptive but

in the distance, top of your scene, you can see Pereira and Mera -- top

of your screen. And just behind, Mario Mola. As Tom Bishop moves to

within arms length of Javier Gomez. Henri Schoeman might not be able to

go with them. At the end of lap one, Bishop and Gomez have got a bit of

daylight ahead of Henri Schoeman. Remarkable running, so far, from Tom

Bishop of Great Britain. He is running shoulder to shoulder with

Javier Gomez. We will see how much damage Mola and

Murray have done when they cross the line to conclude the first of their

four laps. Schoeman can't match the pace of Gomez and Bishop right now.

Wow, I'm impressed by what I'm seeing. Tom Bishop running an

amazing race. It is early days. They still have 7.5 kilometres to go but

at the moment looking very comfortable. Our chase pack coming

through. 32 seconds is the time difference. They've made nothing

back -- 52 seconds. Around about the same as the first lap of the four

lap course. At -- hard work for Javi Hervas Tom Tom behind him. Gomez is

used to running with a British triathletes in front. It is not

normally this one. It is one of the Brownlee brothers usually. Gomez and

Alistair and Jonathan have enjoyed such titanic struggles over the

years. Today, no Brownleebut Bishop is flying the flag. At the moment,

he is going with Gomez. Schoeman has been left. Yeah.

On his shoulder, one of the athletes, Vincent Luis from France,

running himself into third position. that.

This is a tough course. It is breaking up the athletes, demanding

on its technical, it has hills. They would have had the wind out there

today as well. Javier Gomez leaves round one of the 2070 world

triathlon series in Abu Dhabi. He has one man for company -- leaves

round one of the 2017. They are our leaders silhouetted against the

middle Eastern sunset in Abu Dhabi. Gomez will be feeling pretty

comfortable. He will be used to a Brit but at this Brit. He will know

what Tom is capable on the bike and on the swim. -- but not this. Very

little is known about what Tom can do in this stage because we've never

seen him here like this before. Vincent Luis broken away in third

position, leaving the South African, Schoeman behind him. Vincent Luis

looking comfortable. He had a tough year in 2016 with some personal

problems, didn't race at all but he likes to race. It is great to see

him back racing this early in the season. Still no separation between

Javier Gomez and Tom Bishop. Fact, Tom Bishop has just moved

ahead of the Spaniard. Tom Bishop is dictating the pattern of lap three.

Mola group including Alarza, Pereira and Murray, Mola struggling to stay

with Alarza Pereira and Murray. He doesn't look comfortable at all.

That is not a common sight for Mola, that's for sure. Yes, Mola was

looking lame as he came onto the cobblestones. They lost time, well

over 1.1 when they went through. Gomez trying to break Bishop. Gomez

has decided he won't wait for the Bell. He wants to have a crack for

the front. Gomez has moved it up a gear. He has established a lead of

one second and a half. Nice move from Javier Gomez possibly not what

Tom Bishop was expecting. The 33-year-old, who was born in Basel,

but very much a proud Spaniard, leaves this world triathlon series

open. -- leaves The lead is stretched. As Tom Bishop

got anything left? Can he countered this break from Gomez? Or has Gomez

gone too early with more than a lap to go. He's gone early, it looks

like a significant surge at this point. A good 25 metres between

them. We can see Tom Bishop grimacing. Tom has got to get his

head down, focus and not think about the pain. Gomez perhaps has decided

that he doesn't really know what this guy's running abilities are, he

will go and not wait until the final lap and that is exactly what he has

done. He is pushing as hard as he dares.

But the pace is falling away all the time. 15 seconds behind Javier Gomez

, now. Danger, behind, from Vincent Luis in third. Good to see that

Bishop hasn't completely blown. Psychologically, you can see now

just under 1.5 kilometres per go, he can just hang on. He's looking hot.

I know it sounds ridiculous to say he is still moving forward, the legs

are still going. Doesn't take any water. He has his sights set on the

finish line. Javier Gomez has got a sea of lap to runners ahead of him.

He will slalom his way through. -- runners. Hopefully continue to

progress up to take his first win since August of 2015. He looks

pretty comfortable, Javier Gomez. Remains to be seen who will end up

in second and third. There are various triathletes lurking. We saw

Murray, Alarza. Bishop is still clinging on to second position. That

camera angle doesn't give you a really accurate impression of who is

aware. That I know that Murray and Alarza probably fancy a trip to the

podium -- who is where. Vincent Luis vacancy ahead of him. He is just

about holding third. -- you can see just ahead. Tom Bishop clinging on

to second. Javier Gomez Noya within 100 metres of victory in Abu Dhabi.

Absolutely. Bishop has hung on and has had Vincent Luis not exactly

breathing down his neck but pulling back sometime. Tom Bishop has had a

phenomenal run and he will make the podium for the first time ever in

his career is on the world triathlon series. The noise levels rise to

welcome a great champion who starts to celebrate now.

One of the greatest of all time. Javier Gomez from Spain will win the

first world triathlon series race of 2017. He knows which way to go, no

point in turning right, he needs to go up the other blue corridor to

find the finish line. He can ease down and enjoy the moment. Hopefully

he will raise his sunglasses and we will be able to see the joy on the

face of Javier Gomez as he crosses the line to win round one in some

style. APPLAUSE What a win for Gomez. What a

comeback. And an unbelievable day for British triathlon. And for Tom

Bishop. Who will finish. In second position. Bishop home to take the

silver in Abu Dhabi. 13 seconds behind the great Javier Gomez. What

a day for Bishop. His best ever performance. In the absence of the

Brownlees, British triathlon has a new star to celebrate. It is a

podium return after a lengthy absence for the likeable French

Frenchman, Vincent Luis -- likeable Frenchman. He completes the podium

places. Another Spaniard in the top five, Alarza pips Murray.

Murray in fifth. Alarza just ahead of him.

It's great to come back this way. I still made a few mistakes in the

race, I didn't swim very well, I had a terrible second part but I knew it

would be a tough run. With Tom, it was very tactical. The third lap, we

slowed down a lot I was trying to save energy for the last lap and I

made my move with about three kilometres to go. It worked well. I

am happy to be back this way. I can't quite believe it. I had a

plan, wanted to swim as well as I could, save as much energy on the

bike. I wasn't sure how it was going to go, the first race of the season.

I got onto the run at my back was sore, I had to warm up into it but I

had Gomez to pace me through. He is a good person to follow, hang on to

him as long as you could and he dragged me into second. I was

surprised. He is always strong on his bike but he ran very well, I

have to congratulate him. It was an amazing run at it made me doubt how

strong he was. I was trying to save energy for the last lap and I had a

bit extra. Jonny and Alistair have set the bar for the British teams

alongside the women. I looked at those guys and that is the pinnacle

of our sport in the world, not just in Britain. If I can get anywhere

near them, I am doing a good job. COMMENTATOR: A superb victory for

Javier Gomez in Abu Dhabi and a brilliant day for Tom Bishop,

finishing in second. A happy return to the world triathlon series for

Vincent Luis, who finished third. Marc Austin finished in 14th

position. Grant Sheldon didn't finish the race, following an

incident on the seventh lap of the bike.

Unbelievable day for Tom Bishop, sharing the podium with Vincent Luis

and have yet is. STUDIO: What a race for Tom Bishop.

Amazing. I don't think anyone of us could have caused that this morning.

He is a young athlete, only 25 that been around for a while racing in

juniors and under 23. Fantastic to see the work he's put in. It has

come to fruition. To get a silver medal today behind have a go as was

something really special. I love what he said, have Labour as was

pacing me. What a thought that must have been for him in the race --

Javier Garrido was. I wondered what was going through his head. He

suffered with nerves and things in the past. With Javier Gomez after

kilometre one and kilometre two, he must have almost had a slide of out

of body experience. Great result for him right now. -- a slight out of

body experience. Does that help and go forward immensely? When an

athlete has a breakthrough race, they need to keep the momentum that

he has proved himself and proved to British triathlon and the triathlon

world that he's got something pretty special. He is going to go into the

next race with a lot of confidence. And four, Javier Gomez coming in

back in the race with that sort of results. It must have been what he

was hoping for. -- and for how the eight is. So much respect he went

through an incredible difficulty. In the run-up to 2016 he was a bit of a

strong with the Brownlees. It was always between the three of them and

then 2016 was a bit of a disaster. To come back in 2017 and take their

victory very convincingly, it must boost his confidence. Tell us about

the psychology between the two of them, they were trying to test each

other out. Javier Said it in the post race interview, he said he

didn't really know what this guy had. He said he knew he could bike

didn't know what he could do on the run. He was it. It was his

experience that beats Tom Bishop. Third place, Vincent Luis, back in

form. Brilliant. Another athlete that had a tough year last year. He

looked like he was going to do something special at the real

Olympics when he ran away with the Brownlees early on but dropped back

and dropped a few places -- real Olympics. He had a few injury

problems. -- Rio Olympics. But to see the young Frenchman, he can

really give something to world triathlon series. A very complete

and strong athlete and well-respected. Shaping up nicely

for the rest of the series. Most definitely. Plenty more sport across

the BBC this afternoon. On BBC Two, right after us, more from indoor

athletics. You can follow the football on BBC five live or on the

BBC sport website. If you are a triathlon fan, you'll have to wait

for round two, sprint distance and it's the Gold Coast.

Both men's and women's races we have covered.

On the red button and the BBC sport website and highlights on BBC Two.

Let's pretend this is the beach, the water is on at the sun is out. It's

almost like we are there. Goodbye for now.