Triathlon: London Triathlon preview

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Just thirteen points separate the top three women as the PruHealth World Triathlon Grand Final London is set to decide the ITU world champion tomorrow (saturday) morning in Hyde Park. Sunday will see the Brownlee brothers go head to head for the men’s world title on Sunday.

Britain’s Non Stanford is currently ranked third in the ITU World Triathlon Series and Jodie Stimpson fourth. Both 24-year-olds have had the best year of their careers to date and after seven ITU World Triathlon Series events all around the world, only thirteen points separate Gwen Jorgensen (USA), Anne Haug (GER) and Stanford.

Originally from Swansea and now training in Leeds, Stanford has established herself in the senior ranks after winning the U23 title last year. She even overcame a broken arm to earn a silver medal in the last round in Stockholm.

She said: “Thankfully [the arm] is completely better now, which is a relief. Going into Stockholm it was quite tough and I was swimming pretty much with one arm.”

She added: “I’m lucky to have a great team around me and the physio team and the coaching team got me through it. Hopefully my swim this weekend will be back to where it was before the accident.”

Jodie Stimpson has used the disappointment of missing out on the London 2012 Olympic Games to inspire a remarkable season. Having never previously won a ITU World Triathlon Series medal, she won the gruelling race to the mountain summit in Kitzbuhel, Austria, and added three further bronze medals.

She said: “It’s been a magical year. It was meant to be a year for learning but I don’t think it could have been better. London has always been my goal. What you get from racing at home you can’t really get elsewhere. The crowd just lifts you.”

The elite women’s race in Hyde Park starts at 8.30am on Saturday 14 September and. It is live on the BBC Red Button and will be featured on the BBC1 from 2.30pm. The men’s race is at 1:30pm with the TV coverage on BBC2 starting at 1pm. Both events are free to view for spectators in Hyde Park.

Great Britain elite team
Katie Hewison, 28, Chorley/Aldershot
Vicky Holland, 27, Gloucester / Swansea
Natalie Milne, 24, Kinross
Emma Pallant, 24, Aldershot
Vanessa Raw, 28, Durham / London
Non Stanford, 24, Swansea / Leeds
Jodie Stimpson, 24, Birmingham
Adam Bowden, 31, Watford / Loughborough
Alistair Brownlee, 25, Leeds
Jonathan Brownlee, 23, Leeds
Mark Buckingham, 28, Holmfirth / Leeds
Aaron Harris, 25, Bideford, Hants / Loughborough
David McNamee, 25, Irvine / Leeds
Matt Sharp, 24, Enfield / Loughborough
Phil Wolfe, 25, Walsall

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