Brownlee, Gomez and Moffatt Talk London

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The official event press conference of the 2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship London presented by Tata Steel, concluded this mornig with Alistair Brownlee, Emma Moffatt and Javier Gomez eagerly anticipating some fierce racing in Hyde Park.

Emma Moffatt, who originally planned to become a sports scientist or nutritionist, never thought she would helself become one of the athletes who was actually practiced on. Emma believes her Olympic triathlon bronze medal in Beijing has helped her, “live the dream of travelling around the world and being fit and healthy, really just doing what you enjoy.�

Javier Gomez, last week’s winner in Hamburg discussed his rivalry with British athlete Alistair commenting: “He showed last year he’s the best triathlete in the world. He doesn’t have any weak points. He's always in the top four or five in the swim, strong on the bike and very fast on the run. He’s the one to beat for all the other athletes.�

Last to speak was our own British athlete and current world champion Alistair Brownlee who said: “It’s a really strong field... and the fact it’s on the Olympic venue with two years to go, I think everyone is pretty motivated.�

He then discussed the value of having a world class support team behind you when racing, adding: “When things are going well you don’t think about the support you get and the sponsors. But then there are the times, like when I got injured, of being able to say ‘I need a scan’ and being able to get one within a couple of days [is great]. The medical support, the way that British Triathlon put so much physio and medical support to help me get me back on track. It’s just that, when you need it, it’s there.�