Eric and Ernie, Ant and Dec, Ali and Jonny. As double acts go, for more than a decade mention ‘triathlon’ to the British public at large and the likely response is: ‘Brownlee Brothers.’ For the early part of their careers, the duo was inseparable on starting pontoons and not much further apart at the finish. Since Rio 2016 their paths have started to diverge, but until this year were always linked by Olympic ambition. Yet after being thwarted from defending his title in Tokyo 2020, Alistair finally made a clean break to long course. For Jonny, it’s the Commonwealths in Birmingham this summer and then head down to Paris 2024. We caught up with both to find out how they’re embracing their respective challenges…
220: Jonny, at 32, what’s the biggest challenge
