{"id":7888,"date":"2021-03-15T07:37:46","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T07:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=7888"},"modified":"2021-03-15T07:37:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T07:37:46","slug":"wts-leeds-elite-mens-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=7888","title":{"rendered":"WTS Leeds: Elite men’s quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"

JONNY BROWNLEE, GBR, 2ND<\/strong><\/p>\n

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ON RACING IN LEEDS\u2026<\/p>\n

Basically it was incredible. The support is better than anything else in the world. It\u2019s a good, honest triathlon course. We wanted that and that\u2019s what it was.To have four or five-deep the whole round, it was just incredible. It was the perfect triathlon course for spectators. People come out to watch it on not the finest day.<\/p>\n

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ON HIS RACE\u2026<\/p>\n

I had a good swim, and settled in nicely in fourth place. But I messed up my transition and that\u2019s where I really lost the race. I couldn\u2019t get my feet in my shoes and I was working with [Richard] Varga and [Javier] Gomez a bit, but he didn\u2019t have the legs so I thought \u2018I\u2019m not dragging you across, I\u2019m going to have to go for it\u2019. So I got halfway across and Alistair said \u2018come and help me\u2019.\u00a0It was a very hard day out though. The one-two finish is great but I\u2019d prefer it to be the other way round.<\/p>\n

ON ALISTAIR\u2019S PERFORMANCE\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n

Oh yeah, he was very strong, you\u2019re not going to beat him on a day like today unless you\u2019re on top form. I really messed up that first transition and then I was just catching up from there really.<\/p>\n

ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RACE\u2026<\/p>\n

To come and put in a performance like that is very very important. Obviously my run wasn\u2019t the best I\u2019ve ever done but we cycled a lot harder than anyone. So to come first and second is a good marker for Rio.<\/p>\n

ALISTAIR BROWNLEE, GBR, 1ST<\/strong><\/p>\n

ON RACING IN LEEDS\u2026<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t quite describe it really. I\u2019ve been lucky to have had a lot of good performances in my time, obviously London is a standout highlight but you know, wow, today, that was brilliant. And I think by far the best crowd on the World Series circuit, by a long way, not even close.<\/p>\n

ON HIS PERFORMANCE\u2026<\/p>\n

I think people knew I was capable of that kind of race but I\u2019ve got another two months to get fitter and stronger. And hopefully I can be as good as I\u2019ve ever been in a few months time. Coming out of T2 I was fairly confident that Jonny would beat me. I just got into a stride and felt good. Better than I deserved really after the last two months of training.<\/p>\n

\u00a0ON HIS TRAINING TO DATE\u2026<\/p>\n

The last six weeks have been some of the hardest of my career. It\u2019s just been a struggle, I\u2019ve been tired so it\u2019s just fantastic to pull it off today. I\u2019ve just had to rest and wait it out.<\/p>\n

JAVIER GOMEZ, ESP, 4TH<\/strong><\/p>\n

ON HIS RACE\u2026<\/p>\n

Physically I felt really good, had a really good swim, but a key point on the bike I couldn\u2019t put my feet in my shoes and I missed 5metres. Suddenly I was in the middle of nowhere and I wasn\u2019t strong enough to close the gap. Unfortunately I was only with Varga, so I knew we weren\u2019t going to catch [the leaders] so we waited for the second group and then we just lost more and more time. But I had a really good run, I ran faster than I expected [30:43 to Alistair\u2019s 31:10] which is good, but I\u2019m a bit disappointed that in the key moment of the race I wasn\u2019t strong enough, I wasn\u2019t smart enough and I missed the group.<\/p>\n

ON HIS FITNESS\u2026<\/p>\n

I\u2019m getting better, I was better today than two weeks ago in Lisbon [the European Champs], even though two weeks ago I won the race, but I know my fitness is better. I ran faster today than two weeks ago but you can\u2019t make mistakes in a high-level race. I made one today and I have to say the Brownlees were really strong and they performed amazingly. When they are fit, I have no doubt they [the Brownlees] are the strongest guys, they are the ones to beat and hopefully I will do better in Rio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

ON HOW HE FEELS NOW COMPARED TO 2012\u2026<\/p>\n

It\u2019s different I guess but this time I\u2019ve had more problems at the beginning of the year, maybe I\u2019m not as fit as back then, but I\u2019m improving really fast and I\u2019m feeling good. I was quite competitive today but unfortunately it wasn\u2019t where I had to be.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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