• London Olympics 2012

Brownlee brothers on top of the world

ESPN staff
September 10, 2011
Jonathan Brownlee, Alistair Brownlee and Javier Gomez pose with their trophies © Getty Images
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Alistair Brownlee will be the man to beat at London 2012 after the British No. 1 was crowned triathlon world champion in China.

Brownlee crossed the line in a time of one hour, 48 minutes and seven seconds to claim his second world title at the age of 23, with brother Jonathan finishing third to secure a British one-two in the overall standings at the Grand Final in Beijing,

The brothers started strongly and were first out of the water following the swim, and they maintained their advantage on the 40km bike ride. Alistair then finished strongly to shave nearly two minutes off the time that saw him also win gold two years ago.

Although Jonathan faded to finish third behind Sven Riederer on the day, he finished in silver position overall - with reigning champion Javier Gomez taking bronze.

"It's nice to do it twice and show it's not a fluke," Alistair Brownlee said. "I think this has been my best year, 2009 might look better on paper, but I think this year has been better."

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