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0:00:13 > 0:00:19- At 14, Owain Doull joined the Maindy - Flyers Cycling Club in Cardiff.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33- He had two ambitions.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35- This is the gold medal race.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39- GB are the Olympic champions - and there's a Welshman on the team.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43- Australia have led from the start - and the gap is widening.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46- Team GB are battling back, - as we would expect.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49- To be a professional cyclist.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52- Can they keep it together - as Clancy moves to the front?
0:00:53 > 0:00:55- They're still in it - with two circuits to go.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58- And to win a gold medal - at the Olympic Games.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01- The crowd go wild in the velodrome.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04- Owain Doull from Cardiff is there.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08- Australia have led from the start - but there's a problem here.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12- Owain Doull has lost his wheel - and the dream is surely over.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15- It's now that Owain Doull - has to show his character.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- He will have to dig so deep.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20- 2016 was the year - his dreams were realized.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23- I don't think Australia - will make it.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25- Great Britain are going to win.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29- The British team have also - broken the world record.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32- Ed Clancy, Steven Burke, - Bradley Wiggins...
0:01:32 > 0:01:37- ..and the Welsh hero, - Owain Doull from Cardiff.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55- Owain Doull's Gold Medal
0:02:02 > 0:02:04- October 2016
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- Two months after the Olympic Games - Manchester
0:02:07 > 0:02:11- I've won road races in the past - and they were special.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- It's a high I've never had before.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- It's a lifetime ambition achieved.
0:02:19 > 0:02:25- The last two years have been - the most enjoyable of my life.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- We are a really special group.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31- I think that's the reason - GB are so good at cycling.
0:02:31 > 0:02:37- I can honestly say that there isn't - anyone on the team that I dislike.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38- I love them all.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43- I'm a bit sad that I've moved - from that group to join Sky.
0:02:47 > 0:02:48- You alright?
0:02:52 > 0:02:54- I was watching the Olympics in Rio.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57- I saw you in it, actually.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- Going to the Olympics - is a special thing.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- Fifty days beforehand, - I found out I was going.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- We had a press conference - and I was thinking...
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- .."Fair do's, I'm going".
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- Winning a medal and then - a gold is different entirely.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- When in the race did you know - you were going to win?
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- I didn't know - until I crossed the line.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- What was the first thing - that came into the your head?
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- Relief, mate.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30- If we didn't win, I would have - wasted four years of my life.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34- All around the world, there are - millions of people cycling.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- You're right up there.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- You're right up there.- - Cheers, mate!
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- Cheers.
0:03:42 > 0:03:43- Cheers.- - It's been good.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45- Nice to meet you, man.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56- I'd found out that I was - going to the Olympics...
0:03:56 > 0:03:58- ..about three months - prior to the Games.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04- In one way, it's as if someone has - given you that plane ticket already.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09- "Congratulations and well done - for making the team".
0:04:09 > 0:04:13- On the one hand, it's relief, - but on the other hand...
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- ..you know that it's now that - you have to really step up.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19- We're going as a group - and we have to win.
0:04:21 > 0:04:27- You're happy, but you also know - that you have to work hard now.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- Everyone else had already won - at the Olympics.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32- They're tried and tested.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37- I was the new kid on the block, - like the runt of the litter.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42- It was quite hard to go into it - with that kind of mentality.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46- I would say that - I'm quite a confident person.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- I never really worried - too much about it.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55- Nobody here is going to hold your - hand and lead you to the Olympics.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- If you want it, - you have to do it yourself.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03- They tell you what to do and - give you a weekly training schedule.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- You just get on with it - over the weekend.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- If you don't, - you're only hurting yourself.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- You could easily lose - your Olympic place.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18- This place is like an office for me.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- Coming here is like clocking in.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- When I was on the track, - I'd arrive at seven or eight.
0:05:25 > 0:05:30- I'd assemble my bike - then train for two or three hours.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- In the gym for a couple of hours - before lunch.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- I'd grab a quick nap - in the Rider Room...
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- ..before going out on the track - again in the afternoon.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44- It's up to you - to put in the hard work.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49- It looks glamorous - when you're at the Olympics...
0:05:49 > 0:05:53- ..in front of huge crowds - with everyone cheering.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- However, most of the time, - it's just you.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- When I'm focussing on something...
0:06:06 > 0:06:11- ..I like to be by myself - and training on my own.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- I'm just in my own world.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- I enjoy meeting up with friends - and doing stuff with people...
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- ..but it's always on my terms.
0:06:28 > 0:06:29- It's when it suits me...
0:06:29 > 0:06:34- ..which is a bit unfair, but with - cycling, you've got to be selfish.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52- There's no romance on the track, - nothing like that.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- You do this session - with this power for this long.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- Tomorrow, you'll do this, - this and this.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03- It's quite robotic.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- If I knew I had 100 days - before the Olympics...
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- ..I'm not going to do anything - that might have a negative effect.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- When I'm on the start line, - I have to know...
0:07:15 > 0:07:21- ..that I've done everything - perfectly up to that point.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- If I lose, there's nothing else - I could have done.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45- May 2016 - Three Months Before The Olympics
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- Olympics, let's go!
0:08:04 > 0:08:10- The Final Training Camp - Newport
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- At a training camp, for the first - couple of days, everyone's excited.
0:08:21 > 0:08:22- Then everyone is tired.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- The more tired you get, - the funnier everything becomes.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- You laugh about the smallest thing, - which is daft.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36- You wouldn't laugh about them - at the start of the week.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- In the end, - you go through so much together.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- It's a special environment.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47- How does this camp compare to your - previous two Olympic camps, Steven?
0:08:47 > 0:08:49- Good, if not better.
0:08:49 > 0:08:55- Everything's going really well - so far and we're cracking on well.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- Nothing to see here!
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- From Matt Rossiter.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- "Owain and Steven, when - you're racing the team pursuit...
0:09:09 > 0:09:14- ..do you shout at each other, - and do you shout encouragement?".
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- Steven, you're the team pursuit - resident expert.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22- Yes, well, it's really hard to - communicate with each other...
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- ..when you're flat stick.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28- We do have certain commands - like "Hold".
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- "Squeeze" if the person - needs to be picked up...
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- ..and "Three" - if a rider has bailed out.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38- Those are the main three.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39- Those are the main three.- - The only ones we use.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- "Three" is the call of death.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- The only thing worse than "Three" - is "Two".
0:09:44 > 0:09:48- It means you've lost your third man - and your race is over.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- The camp is for fine tuning.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- In theory, everything - should be effortless...
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- ..and the work - is at the taper phase.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08- At Newport, we went well and - broke the world record in training.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- It wasn't race conditions.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- I was very confident going into Rio.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19- Someone would have to do - something exceptional to beat us.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- How was today's session for you?
0:10:22 > 0:10:23- How was today's session for you?- - Good, mate. Really good.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29- To put it bluntly, we were - absolutely flying so no complaints.
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0:10:40 > 0:10:47- August 2016 - On the way to the Olympics in Rio
0:11:19 > 0:11:25- For GB track cyclists, there's a lot - of pressure going into the Olympics.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- Especially when you're - with Sir Bradley Wiggins...
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- ..the most decorated GB Olympian.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36- Ed Clancy won two Olympic golds, - at Beijing and London.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- Burkey also won in London.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- I'm the rookie, - or the runt of the litter.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- You don't want to let the boys down.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- They've done it - and it's what they do.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- That's how they're the best at it.
0:11:51 > 0:11:56- On the flip side, if you want - to race at the Olympics...
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- ..you want the best guys around you.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- They are three of the best guys - in the world.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08- I grew up with posters of Brad - on my wall.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13- Being a teammate and a friend - of Brad is a bit surreal.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- He grew up on - a London council estate.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- I don't think - he's ever forgotten it.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- He is a man of the people.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28- There are two sides to Brad.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32- There's the joker, - for whom life is just a party.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- He makes people laugh - with his impressions.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- The other side of Brad - is more serious.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42- He's switches on at race day - and you can see that change.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- You leave him to do his stuff.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52- We beat Australia in qualifying - by three and a half seconds.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54- In team pursuit, that's a lot.
0:12:54 > 0:12:59- In the second round, they had to go - full gas to try to make the final.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04- We only went at 85% and we still - beat them by four seconds.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- There were 90 minutes - between the two rides.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12- All we need to do is get back on the - track and do the same thing again...
0:13:12 > 0:13:13- ..and we'll be fine.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- That's the plan.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19- Perfect rides in qualifying - and semi, smooth and in control.
0:13:19 > 0:13:20- No problems.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25- Before a race, we don't get in - a huddle and gee each other up...
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- ..saying "Let's do it for GB - and the Queen"!
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- We go out to do exactly what - we've always done in training.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- All we've got to do - is get the effort out.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42- We spend a few minutes in our - chairs before going onto the track.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46- Everyone's in their own world and - you don't want to interrupt them.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- Everyone is focussing - on their job in the race.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55- You don't want to say to Brad, - "Come on, mate, let's have it!".
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- He could be thinking - of something else.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03- Most of the emotion comes out - after the race, not before it.
0:14:03 > 0:14:11- The Gold Medal Race - Great Britain v Australia
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- The last-minute preparations - by Ed Clancy, Steven Burke...
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- ..the Welshman from Cardiff, - Owain Doull...
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- ..and the most experienced of all, - Sir Bradley Wiggins.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33- Four years work - has come down to this.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37- Just over three minutes - to immortality.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- GB versus Australia - in the gold medal race.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46- GB are the Olympic champions - and there's a Welshman on the team.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52- Both teams went out - in an unsustainable speed.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56- We couldn't keep up that pace, - and neither could they.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- It was a case of - who would die first.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03- Australia have led from the off - and the gap is widening.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- Team GB is battling back, - as you would expect.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- We knew we were down for most - of the race, you could feel it.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12- On the straight...
0:15:12 > 0:15:17- ..you can glance across to see - where you are in relation to them.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21- You could feel that we were - always a little bit behind.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- I felt that they were going to die, - they had to.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- Can they keep it together - as Clancy moves to the front?
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- They're still in it - with two circuits to go.
0:15:32 > 0:15:33- Australia.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- The crowd go wild in the velodrome.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- Owain Doull from Cardiff is there.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41- In the other rides...
0:15:41 > 0:15:46- ..I knew everyone's lap, when they - would drop out, it was all planned.
0:15:46 > 0:15:51- The final was so quick, so full-on, - the plan went out of the window.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- It was a bit of a free-for-all.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57- With two circuits to go, - Steven Burke has dropped out.
0:15:57 > 0:16:03- The clock will stop when the third - rider crosses the finishing line.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07- I had done my last turn - on the front.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12- I'd planned to drop out because I - thought the other three were there.
0:16:13 > 0:16:19- I put everything into my final turn, - thinking that was me done.
0:16:19 > 0:16:25- I did that and just glanced down - the track to make sure...
0:16:25 > 0:16:29- ..but all I saw was Brad and Ed - which meant I was the third man.
0:16:29 > 0:16:30- Burke had gone.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35- I'm sure he would have shouted - but it was so noisy...
0:16:35 > 0:16:37- ..I didn't hear him.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- There's a problem here.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- Owain Doull has lost his wheel - and the dream is surely over.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45- Most panic moment of my life.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50- It's now that Owain Doull - has to show his character.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- He will have to dig so deep.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- Fortunately, - I clawed it back quite quickly.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- I was lucky that I latched back on, - otherwise we would have lost.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- I don't think Australia - will make it.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08- Great Britain are going to win.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- I do remember crossing the line.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29- I only realized we had won when - I looked up at the scoreboard...
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- ..and saw GB 1, World Record.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35- Then, it was relief. - A mixture of joy and relief.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- Dear me, where did Doull - get that strength?
0:17:41 > 0:17:43- From where did he get that energy?
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- He is the Welsh hero, - Owain Doull from Cardiff.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52- I can't put into words - how that feels.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- Especially as it's a team event.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- The four of us have been - through so much together.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- Training camps, injuries, - all sorts of things.
0:18:02 > 0:18:03- It makes it really special.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11- My parents and a lot of my family - had come out to Rio.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- I was lucky that they were - at the front, near the track.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- I saw them 30 or 40 seconds - after winning.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21- Just to have them there...
0:18:21 > 0:18:24- ..because - they've done so much for me.
0:18:24 > 0:18:30- They gave up most weekends - to ferry me around the place.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- It made it all perfect, - to be honest.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- September 2016 - The Senedd - Cardiff Bay
0:18:55 > 0:18:59- It gives me great pleasure to - welcome back home to Wales...
0:19:00 > 0:19:01- ..our gold medallists.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- That looks great on you.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- How does it feel to stand in front - of your friends and colleagues?
0:19:17 > 0:19:19- It's not bad, I guess.
0:19:20 > 0:19:20- It's not bad, I guess!
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- It's not bad, I guess!- - You've got to downplay things.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- Fantastic. What's next for you?
0:19:25 > 0:19:29- I'm switching over to road cycling - and joining Team Sky.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- Step away from the track - and see what happens on the road.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- We'll go from there.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- You're a good man - and made your country very proud.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- Owain Doull, ladies and gentlemen.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59- Everything you do for three or - four years is towards the Olympics.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- Everything is mapped out.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05- For three months, you know what - you're doing every single day.
0:20:06 > 0:20:11- That's prior to the Olympics, - but you don't plan for afterwards.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- It's just a bit, yeah.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- It's a little odd.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- I'm not sure if it has sunk in yet.
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0:21:01 > 0:21:04- September 2016 - Manchester - Owain's Home
0:21:05 > 0:21:10- My plan was to do the Olympics - and then have a fun week in Rio.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15- I'd come back straight back to it - and concentrate on the road.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- That was my plan - for the rest of the year.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- I'd agreed it with Sky - and they were happy.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- The reality of winning the - Olympics was very different.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- As I said earlier, - you can't plan for it.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- For a couple of weeks afterwards, - I didn't want to cycle.
0:21:38 > 0:21:43- I wanted to see friends, go out, - eat what I liked - it was so nice.
0:22:02 > 0:22:08- September 2016 - Tour of Britain
0:22:10 > 0:22:15- Owain's First Race - Since The Olympic Games
0:22:25 > 0:22:27- I haven't been cycling much - recently.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- It's been sporadic as I've been - visiting friends and family.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- Going out for meals - and a few drinks.
0:22:35 > 0:22:40- You've trained you body to be right - for three to four minutes...
0:22:40 > 0:22:44- ..and now you have to race - for five or six hours.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52- They're completely different so it's - difficult making the switch back.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58- Not as good as last year - but I'm getting there.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31- It's been a tough week, so far.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34- The crowds have been fantastic.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37- It's like a lap of honour - after the Olympics.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40- The whole team has been - so well received.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43- It's nice to spend time - with them when it's done.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49- I've said before that he reminds me - of a young Geraint Thomas.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51- That says how much potential - he's got.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54- Geraint is one of the - best riders in the world.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58- He can achieve great things - like Geraint has.
0:23:58 > 0:24:03- He's got time on his side and he's - going to the right team next year.
0:24:03 > 0:24:08- He's an Olympic champion at 23, - so he's got the world at his feet.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15- I struggled after - the Tour of Britain.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19- I sat down with Dave Brailsford, - head of Team Sky.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22- We had a really good chat.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- He didn't give me a kick up the - arse as such but he motivated me.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30- He told me I had talent and - pointed out what I could achieve.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34- He told me that I had to put - in the hard work now to succeed.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38- Now I love cycling again, I love it.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06- I train as hard as I did - before the Olympics.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10- This is for quite small road races.
0:25:11 > 0:25:16- It will help me in years to come and - give me the best chance with Sky.
0:25:33 > 0:25:38- Almost every day, - I suffer a lot of pain on the bike.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- You're climbing a hill - which is a ten-minute effort.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50- Three minutes in...
0:25:50 > 0:25:54- ..and you don't think you can - go for another seven minutes.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56- You could just stop.
0:26:01 > 0:26:06- I haven't got someone - following me in a car every day...
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- ..making sure I'm doing my training.
0:26:09 > 0:26:10- It's simple.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14- If you don't train, you won't - perform and you'll lose your job...
0:26:15 > 0:26:17- ..and lose your place on the team.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19- On the flip side...
0:26:19 > 0:26:23- ..every day, I'll be out on the bike - with my little computer.
0:26:23 > 0:26:28- It records everything I do, power, - speed and even where I've been.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33- Every day, I upload it onto - the Training Peaks website.
0:26:34 > 0:26:40- The staff and coaches can see - exactly what I've done that day.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07- In any sport, you have to enjoy - hurting yourself.
0:27:07 > 0:27:12- I don't go out looking forward - to throwing up that afternoon.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16- You get a feeling of great - satisfaction afterwards.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19- Tick that day off, another one done.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21- You're one day closer to your goal.
0:27:28 > 0:27:33- Now is the toughest time, when it's - cold and the fitness isn't there.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38- You have to work hard - to get back to previous levels.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41- It's the same for everyone.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45- When you get back on a bike, - you've got to want it.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49- There's no point - starting to train...
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- ..if you're not ready - to get back on a bike.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55- You won't train in the correct way.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00- It's not just the cycling, - it's what you eat and drink.
0:28:02 > 0:28:07- Having to train when you're hardly - eating anything is really hard.
0:28:07 > 0:28:13- Just enough to train but not too - much so your weight stays constant.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- I don't really see it as a job.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22- People tell me that if I love what - I do then it's not really a job.
0:28:22 > 0:28:27- I'm fortunate to do something that - I'm good at and that I enjoy doing.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- 'Revolution Races' - Manchester
0:28:53 > 0:28:57- Owain's Last Race For 'Team Wiggins'
0:29:05 > 0:29:09- I crashed in yesterday's race - in a freak accident.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11- That's quite unusual.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13- It's not too bad.
0:29:13 > 0:29:18- It looks bad but they're just burns - and my shin's a bit banged up.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20- Apart from that, I'm fine.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- Only a special character - can pull off that crash.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25- I don't know what happened.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28- I've not seen it before - and won't see it again.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31- I was cruising on the banking, - no stress.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- Doull attacks on his own underneath, - a pretty safe move.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39- His foot came out and the bike - bunny hopped 15 feet in the air...
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- ..vertically right in front of me.
0:29:42 > 0:29:43- It was special.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53- BELL SOUNDS
0:30:02 > 0:30:06- Without stereotyping him, - he's just like the Welsh lads.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08- He loves having a good scrap.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12- He's never been one who's big into - the numbers, the sport science...
0:30:13 > 0:30:15- ..or the intricate details.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19- He just loves getting on his bike, - come rain or shine...
0:30:19 > 0:30:23- ..and just smashing himself into - the ground, a bit like a terrier.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- Always chomping at people's heels - and scrapping.
0:30:27 > 0:30:32- Whether it's for the win or - 100th place, he likes a good fight.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43- Andy Tennant with 53, - Owain Doull with 51.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47- Owain Doull gains the lap.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08- Everyone else is hurting too but - you just hope you're hurting less.
0:31:09 > 0:31:10- Horrible.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12- The scratch race is nicer.
0:31:12 > 0:31:17- There's only one move in the race - and if you're involved...
0:31:17 > 0:31:19- ..you're in with a shout.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- In the points race, - you're in six moves at a time.
0:31:22 > 0:31:27- You're always on and off the gas, - and it's the hardest one.
0:32:08 > 0:32:13- Going as hard as I just did, you - want to win, for it to be worth it.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17- I'm never really happy.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20- He's talented on road and track.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23- He's got a big road career - ahead of him.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- I'm not the only one - who thinks so.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29- He's been head-hunted by Sky - along with his mate, Dibben.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32- Who knows where he'll end up.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- October 2016 'Paris - Tours'
0:32:46 > 0:32:48- Joining Team Sky is a boyhood dream.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53- When Sky started in 2010, - I was 16 or 17.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55- I was just starting out in cycling.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58- To get the chance - to race for Sky....
0:32:58 > 0:33:02- ..for the three years - after the Olympics is massive.
0:33:04 > 0:33:09- Team Sky are here and include - Owain Doull as a 'stagiaire'.
0:33:09 > 0:33:14- Dewi Owen and Rheinallt ap Gwynedd, - what is a 'stagiaire'?
0:33:14 > 0:33:20- It's Doull's debut for Team Sky - after joining from Team Wiggins.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24- He's getting a taste of Team Sky - until the end of the season...
0:33:25 > 0:33:27- ..as they bring in some new riders.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31- He's already been given a contract - for next season.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36- Owain Doull is a real talent. - Brailsford is excited about him.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40- Wiggins sees him as - the new Luke Rowe or new Geraint.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42- He can achieve whatever he wants.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49- The first race with a new team - is very important.
0:33:49 > 0:33:54- Especially your first professional - race with a professional team.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57- It kind of sets what you are about.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59- First impressions count.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05- Owain Doull, - in his first race for Team Sky...
0:34:05 > 0:34:09- ..is repaying the confidence - that Dave Brailsford had in him.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14- We didn't expect the young man - from Cardiff this near the front.
0:34:15 > 0:34:21- Going into it, I expected to be - on bottle duty and the simple stuff.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24- I was quite surprised...
0:34:24 > 0:34:29- ..that the team gave me the role - of looking after Elia in the final.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33- It's quite a complicated job, - not just the donkey work.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35- It's more important than that.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38- You're taking Elia - into the last 700 metres.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41- I was a bit shocked - to be given that role.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45- Owain Doull leads the Sky train.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- Only Elia Viviani is with him.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50- He is one of the favourites.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55- 800m to go as they enter - Avenue de Grammont.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58- The Welsh speaker from Cardiff - leads the charge.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- He has no right to be here - in his first ever race.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05- He's overcoming his shyness - in Team Sky.
0:35:05 > 0:35:06- Viviani is on his shoulder.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- He glances over - to see who's making a move.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13- It's on the left as they - all look at each other.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15- It's the man from Colombia!
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- Fernando Gaviria has won this one.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22- He becomes the first Colombian - to win the Paris - Tours.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- Well done too to Team Sky - and to Owain Doull in particular.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32- On his debut, he was there - right up to the final corner.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38- It went well and the team - were happy with me.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40- I was a bit nervous beforehand.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- It's important to do a good job - on your debut.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47- If you do a good job, - everyone in the race...
0:35:47 > 0:35:50- ..your DS, swannies, - mechanics and riders...
0:35:50 > 0:35:52- ..will realise you're good.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54- Their first impression will be...
0:35:54 > 0:35:58- .."He had some gas at the finish, - he's a good signing".
0:35:58 > 0:36:01- They pass that on to other - people at the race.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05- In the next race, they will know - you did well at the Paris-Tours.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07- They look forward - to racing you again.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- How people see you in the team - is also important.
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0:36:28 > 0:36:33- December 2016 - Caerphilly Mountain In South Wales
0:36:53 > 0:36:57- Scott Davies - Friend On 'Team Wiggins'
0:37:06 > 0:37:08- What's up next for you?
0:37:09 > 0:37:14- For the next couple of weeks, I'll - be getting back into my cycling.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16- Lose a bit of weight!
0:37:16 > 0:37:18- Stuff like that.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23- Then I'll head out to Majorca - on 8 December...
0:37:23 > 0:37:26- ..for my first camp with the team.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28- It's just for a short time.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32- It should be a good camp.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35- A nice way to start the year.
0:37:35 > 0:37:36- How about you?
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- How about you?- - I'm going to France on Saturday.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41- Very posh!
0:37:41 > 0:37:43- I'll be staying out there.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46- Jet setter!
0:37:46 > 0:37:52- I'll come back for Christmas before - a team training camp in January.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54- That's with Team Wiggins.
0:37:54 > 0:37:55- That's with Team Wiggins.- - Yes, Team Wiggins.
0:37:55 > 0:37:56- Not the Welsh team.
0:37:56 > 0:37:57- Not the Welsh team.- - No.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11- I'm looking forward to living - with you next year, Scott.
0:38:11 > 0:38:12- It should be good.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16- You were out in Nice last year.
0:38:16 > 0:38:21- It's a great place for training - and for the weather.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23- It makes everything easier.
0:38:23 > 0:38:29- Being home is nice but it helps - to be out there day in day out.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33- We are quite different - as bike riders, to be honest.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38- The track lifestyle isn't as good - as being on the road.
0:38:39 > 0:38:40- It's completely different.
0:38:40 > 0:38:41- It's completely different.- - Definitely.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45- You're lucky that you're - very good at both disciplines.
0:38:46 > 0:38:47- Cheers, mate!
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- It's great that you can switch.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54- It's a skill in itself - to switch from one to the other.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56- It's not as easy as people think.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58- Doing that is a talent in itself.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01- If you want to better yourself...
0:39:01 > 0:39:06- ..you have to surround yourself - with people who are better than you.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10- I've been training with Froomey - and G day in day out.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11- That will help.
0:39:11 > 0:39:12- That will help.- - It can't be worse.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15- Unless you crack and quit cycling!
0:39:15 > 0:39:16- I'm looking forward.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21- Especially for me, - this is a big change.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- I had to be in Manchester - for five years...
0:39:24 > 0:39:26- ..but now I can live where I like.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31- I'm looking forward to properly - immersing myself out there...
0:39:31 > 0:39:35- ..learning the language - and enjoying the lifestyle.
0:39:35 > 0:39:40- To be honest, I love what I do, - I'm 23 and still young.
0:39:40 > 0:39:46- Going to live in Nice in the South - of France isn't too bad, is it?
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- I feel very fortunate - to able to do this.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- I want to make the most of my time.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16- December 2016 - Nice / Monaco
0:40:18 > 0:40:22- Team Sky Training Camp
0:40:36 > 0:40:40- This is a great base - for us as a team.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44- This is the team house.
0:40:44 > 0:40:45- It's not a bad start.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49- Then, obviously, you've got - all the hills in the back.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51- Some great training roads.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55- Then there's myself, - Froomey, Luke...
0:40:56 > 0:41:00- ..all together about ten Sky riders.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- Plenty of guys to train with.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- You could be struggling for form - in mid-season.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11- If there's people going out, - it's easy to get out and ride.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13- The weather helps as well.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28- In cycling, - a lot has to do with respect.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30- You've got to earn your place.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33- You can't come straight in - at the top.
0:41:33 > 0:41:38- Doesn't matter how good you are, - you start at the bottom.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42- You climb up the ranks - as you become more important.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- That can take two years - if you're really good, ten years...
0:41:46 > 0:41:48- ..or you might never get there.
0:41:50 > 0:41:55- With Team Sky, there are 25 riders - with many different nationalities.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- People speak different languages.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- It's going to take - some getting used to.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- I'm joining at the bottom - of the pile.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- Around Team Sky, - Chris Froome is your top man...
0:42:08 > 0:42:11- ..most important guy in the team.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13- Million dollar superstar.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18- You have three guys - directly under him.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21- Geraint would be one - of those top guys within Sky.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24- It works it way down.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31- Owain Doull, Tao and Jon Dibben...
0:42:32 > 0:42:38- ..came through the British cycling - programme, which is great for us.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42- Team Sky want to bring young, - British talent on to the team.
0:42:42 > 0:42:43- Owain's a big talent.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46- He did a great job in the Olympics.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- He's been on the GB programme - for a long time.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52- We're excited to have - all three of them...
0:42:52 > 0:42:58- ..as part of the continued - development of British cycling.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- We've been watching him - for quite some time.
0:43:01 > 0:43:06- Training camps are pretty relaxed, - especially the one in December.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10- It's about the new guys integrating - into the team and the new staff.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13- Just finding out how the team works.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18- It's always tough going - from the track to the road.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20- The main thing being the weight.
0:43:21 > 0:43:25- On the track, weight isn't as - crucial as riding a Grand Tour...
0:43:25 > 0:43:28- ..and you're climbing - every day for hours on end.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32- He's an amazing talent - and he'll make the change quickly.
0:43:33 > 0:43:36- It's about learning as much - as you can in the first few years.
0:43:37 > 0:43:40- Taking in as much information - from everyone.
0:43:40 > 0:43:42- Just try and move forward - all the time.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48- You go out with the best bike riders - in the world.
0:43:48 > 0:43:51- Nice and relaxed, - cycling to Italy for a coffee.
0:43:52 > 0:43:55- To be better, you surround - yourself with better people.
0:43:56 > 0:44:00- If you train with a Tour de France - winner every day and with G...
0:44:00 > 0:44:01- ..you will push on.
0:44:01 > 0:44:05- That was the main reason - for moving here anyway.
0:44:05 > 0:44:11- Having been here for a couple of - days, the place itself is amazing.
0:44:12 > 0:44:17- What I've learnt from being here - is how hard all the lads work.
0:44:17 > 0:44:19- They are all so successful.
0:44:19 > 0:44:25- It's nice for me as a young cyclist - to see what they do day in day out.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28- Just to see them at work - is a privilege in itself.
0:44:28 > 0:44:31- Not many people get the chance - and I feel very lucky.
0:44:33 > 0:44:37- Although I'm joining Sky, - I still have a lot to learn.
0:44:38 > 0:44:42- Going out with people - like Geraint...
0:44:43 > 0:44:45- ..riders at the top of the sport.
0:44:46 > 0:44:50- Geraint is one of the top ten - cyclists in the world.
0:44:50 > 0:44:56- Being able to see what he does day - in day out, how he carries himself.
0:44:56 > 0:44:59- You take snippets of things - just by being around him.
0:45:01 > 0:45:05- That is a lesson in itself.
0:45:07 > 0:45:11- From the outside, it's the - biggest cycling team in the world.
0:45:12 > 0:45:15- It's your Real Madrid - or Barcelona of cycling.
0:45:16 > 0:45:18- I've been in the team - for a short while.
0:45:18 > 0:45:22- I'm not involved in the big stuff - like the Tour de France...
0:45:22 > 0:45:26- ..but just being a member - of the team is huge for me.
0:45:32 > 0:45:33- It's great to see.
0:45:34 > 0:45:36- Myself and Luke are already there.
0:45:36 > 0:45:38- Owain joining for next year...
0:45:38 > 0:45:42- ..and Scott Davies - maybe a couple of years later.
0:45:42 > 0:45:44- All three of us born - and bred in Cardiff.
0:45:45 > 0:45:47- It's great to see Owain - make that step.
0:45:57 > 0:46:00- He's obviously super talented.
0:46:01 > 0:46:06- To win an Olympic gold, you've - got to have something about you.
0:46:08 > 0:46:13- As long as he keeps working hard, - keeps that hunger and enjoying it...
0:46:13 > 0:46:16- ..he can go all the way to the top.
0:46:22 > 0:46:26- It's kind of a new start, - a new group of people.
0:46:29 > 0:46:32- It's also a new way of life.
0:46:34 > 0:46:35- Yes, it's all change.
0:46:40 > 0:46:42- It's an end of an era, really.
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