Bevan Docherty – Super-human Triathlon Sprint Finish

Posted by Ray Gill

 
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2004 Olympics triathlon silver medalist Bevan Docherty of New Zealand lives up to his motto of “He who wants it most wins!” Here, he sprints from behind to clutch victory from the grasp of compatriot Kris Gemmell at the 2005 New Plymouth ITU World Cup triathlon.

 

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25 Responses to “Bevan Docherty – Super-human Triathlon Sprint Finish”
  1. tacopsp says:

    amazing

  2. mattrunsfast says:

    holy shit.

  3. AppleDGreen says:

    he smiled all the way thru the final!!!!!!!!!!!

  4. nicthehustler says:

    awesome , amazing

  5. quickener22 says:

    Sandbagger.

  6. strippzy says:

    what a finish. Go Kiwi

  7. bradmandooo says:

    that was amazing

  8. OpposingRhythms says:

    Mustering that kind of strength at the end is an incomparable feeling of your own endurance and drive. It’s simlply great to see.

  9. physioman1 says:

    that was wicked! Gemmell has such a smooth running style, and docherty came from miles back! awesome vid!

  10. garrip says:

    Sheer fucking Grit.

  11. TaNaJaO says:

    My favourite clip on You Tube!! I watch it weekly for inspiration. Takes the meaning “digging deep” to a new level.

  12. Jaquay444 says:

    whoa! that was so unexpected lol!

  13. Jumpstar321 says:

    Actually he was grinding his teeth in agony and pain haha :P !

  14. sackmasta209 says:

    watch this before every cross-country race, really helps those last 1000 meters

  15. DaEli135 says:

    where was the race?

  16. smittyt21 says:

    that is crazy, i cant believe the energy they both had at the end of this thing! prob due to an Olympic distance

  17. trifer360 says:

    buen sprint mejor si lo uviera ganado

  18. lucasfml says:

    haha that’s what is all about!
    beautiful, inspiring!

  19. Jumpstar321 says:

    Triathlon, and amazing sport :) !

  20. milesian1 says:

    It’s from the New Plymouth ITU World Cup in New Zealand.

  21. Jtriauc says:

    im 15 years old and i do triathlon… and this is the best fuckin video ever it motivates me a lot before every race

  22. m1sterw1zard says:

    I bet Bevan Docherty never let their ex wives take their cars, cellphones, shoes or houses away, JS i l w.

  23. trimanjp says:

    I was there in the stands at the front and it was amazing! I thought Kris Gemmel was going to win, then Bevan Docherty came out of the blue. A couple weeks later I did my first triathlon.

  24. milesian1 says:

    That’s a great story. Hopefuly it inspired you in that first triathlon and beyond. Thanks for sharing.

  25. beavervalley1 says:

    this is amazing im 15 and i do triathlons im going to try to get to an elite level and i will be the youngest in the long course triathlon that im going to do

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