Brownlee brothers winners
British favourite Alistair Brownlee shattered pre-race warnings of plots to stop him as he stormed to victory in the Olympic triathlon Tuesday, with his younger brother Jonny finishing third.
Spain's Javier Gomez, a two-time world champion, split the British brothers as he finished second, 11 seconds off the winner, after the 1.5km swim, 43km bike-ride and 10km run at London's scenic Hyde Park.
The Brownlees' rivals had formed alliances aimed at breaking their dominance but Alistair, 24, was among the leaders from the outset and he seized gold with a blistering run around the park's Serpentine lake.
Alistair Brownlee clocked 1hr 45min 25 secs for the race while his brother, forced to serve a time penalty for mounting his bike too early, held on to third as he finished 31 seconds behind.
The elder of the Brownlees, who grew up fell-running and cycling in their hilly home county of Yorkshire, had time to grab a Union Flag and stroll across the line before collapsing to the deck in celebration.
The Brownlees now claim Britain's first Olympic triathlon medals.
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