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Alistair Brownlee to relive Cozumel 2016 Grand Final with fans on TriathlonLIVE this weekend

By Doug Gray | 07 May, 2020
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On Saturday, 9 May at 6pm BST, two-time Olympic and World Champion Alistair Brownlee will take TriathlonLIVE viewers through every step that led up to one of the defining moments in the sport of triathlon: the Cozumel 2016 Grand Final.

“I’m looking forward to reliving Cozumel 2016 this weekend,” said Brownlee from his UK base. “It’s certainly a race I will never forget. On one hand I’d love to forget it, but on the other I’m proud in the part I played in one of the sports most iconic moments.”

The race came exactly one month after Brownlee had earned his second Olympic gold at Rio 2016. Fast-forward to Mexico, and the temperatures were high as the stakes.

Not for the first time, the world title was on the line for younger brother Jonny and Spain’s rising superstar Mario Mola. With just a few hundred metres to go and with gold and the title in his sights, the heat and exertion of the race hit Jonny hard. As he struggled to press on, Alistair appeared behind him, having to put his arm around his brother to help him to the finish, only for Mola to deliver a late charge that ultimately ensured his first World Championship crown.

It was a moment that resonated around the world and whose ramifications would have a huge impact on the sport.

On Saturday, as part of TriathlonLIVE’s new series of reLIVE shows bringing the Elites involved in the biggest races together to discuss the action, Alistair Brownlee and Richard Murray, the South African who trained with Mola and finished alongside the Spaniard, as well as some other athletes and technical officials involved on that race will be giving their unique insights and reflections on TriathlonLIVE.tv.

The reLIVE format allows fans to ask direct questions to the athletes, who themselves get a rare opportunity to watch a race in its entirety with their peers.

The series kicked off with Flora Duffy reliving her superb win as Bermuda made its WTS debut in 2018, followed by the Norwegian trio Casper Stornes, Kristian Blummenfelt and Gustav Iden who swept the podium the same year. Jonny Brownlee and Javier Gomez delivered brilliant insights and exchanges as they watched back their decisive 2013 Grand Final on a raucous London course, Vicky Holland and Ashleigh Gentle doing likewise as they relived the Gold Coast Grand Final from 2018 with the help of Jessica Learmonth.

Last weekend it was the turn of Mixed Relay royalty and rising stars as the GB, New Zealand and USA teams looked back over the 2019 U23/Junior Mixed Relay World Championships and the 2018 Hamburg World Championships with members of the USA and Australia squads.


Join Alistair Brownlee, Richard Murray and the extended triathlon family on Saturday from 6pm BST over on TriathlonLIVE.tv, and new subscribers will receive a 365-day free trial.

Related Event: 2016 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Cozumel
11 - Sep, 2016 • event pageall results
Results: Elite Men
1. Henri Schoeman RSA 01:46:50
2. Jonathan Brownlee GBR 01:47:08
3. Alistair Brownlee GBR 01:47:08
4. Richard Murray RSA 01:47:35
5. Mario Mola ESP 01:47:36
6. Ryan Bailie AUS 01:47:40
7. Crisanto Grajales MEX 01:47:46
8. Jelle Geens BEL 01:47:52
9. Fernando Alarza ESP 01:47:53
10. Adam Bowden GBR 01:47:55
Results: Elite Women
1. Flora Duffy BER 01:57:59
2. Gwen Jorgensen USA 01:59:16
3. Charlotte McShane AUS 01:59:25
4. Helen Jenkins GBR 01:59:28
5. Ai Ueda JPN 01:59:39
6. Vendula Frintova CZE 01:59:44
7. Sarah True USA 01:59:58
8. Non Stanford GBR 02:00:16
9. Mariya Shorets RUS 02:00:21
10. Ashleigh Gentle AUS 02:00:34
Results: U23 Men
1. Jorik Van Egdom NED 01:52:39
2. Manoel Messias BRA 01:53:00
3. Bence Bicsák HUN 01:53:02
4. Simon Viain FRA 01:53:12
5. Tom Richard FRA 01:53:13
6. Cesar Saracho MEX 01:53:19
7. Léo Bergere FRA 01:54:02
8. István Király HUN 01:54:42
9. Xavier Grenier-Talavera CAN 01:54:50
10. Declan Wilson AUS 01:54:56
Results: U23 Women
1. Laura Lindemann GER 01:59:18
2. Leonie Periault FRA 01:59:33
3. Sandra Dodet FRA 02:00:05
4. Georgia Taylor-Brown GBR 02:00:50
5. Kaidi Kivioja EST 02:01:07
6. Sophie Coldwell GBR 02:01:36
7. Julie Derron SUI 02:01:48
8. Melanie Santos POR 02:02:06
9. Jaz Hedgeland AUS 02:02:25
10. Sara Papais ITA 02:02:44
Results: Junior Men
1. Austin Hindman USA 00:54:02
2. Charles Paquet CAN 00:54:12
3. Ben Dijkstra GBR 00:54:20
4. Daniel Hoy NZL 00:54:23
5. Alex Yee GBR 00:54:24
6. Oliver Blecher CAN 00:54:28
7. Matevž Planko SLO 00:54:35
8. Samuel Dickinson GBR 00:54:38
9. Abraham Rodriguez Moreno MEX 00:54:41
10. Vasco Vilaca POR 00:54:47
Results: Junior Women
1. Taylor Knibb USA 00:59:05
2. Lisa Tertsch GER 00:59:41
3. Hye Rim Jeong KOR 00:59:50
4. Ines Santiago Moron ESP 00:59:51
5. Cecilia Santamaria Surroca ESP 00:59:56
6. Desirae Ridenour CAN 01:00:02
7. Lena Meißner GER 01:00:07
8. Minami Kubono JPN 01:00:08
9. Kyleigh Spearing USA 01:00:16
10. Ekaterina Matiukh RUS 01:00:25