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-Hello, good evening

-and welcome to Clwb2.

-The sun's been shining

-over the weekend...

-..and many of us raised our glasses

-to Arthur in the Grand National.

-We have lots to keep you entertained

-tonight - here's what's coming up.

-Climbing will be introduced

-as a sport in the Tokyo Olympics.

-We visited Caernarfon

-to find out more.

-Another Welsh cyclists

-is about to join the track circuit.

-We meet Manon Lloyd.

-It's that time

-of the football season again.

-It's trophy time. We'll have action

-from the FAW Women's Cup Final.

-The Cardiff Devils

-have already won two trophies.

-They could secure

-the Grand Slam this weekend.

-A packed programme on the way.

-I'm joined by downhill biker

-Emyr Davies. A warm welcome to you.

-It's a pleasure to have you here.

-It's been perfect weather

-over the weekend.

-For you, why downhill biking

-and not football or rugby?

-I think it's the buzz you get.

-You go flat out down the mountain,

-through the woods at speed...

-..and it gives you a buzz.

-How old were you when you first

-went down a mountain?

-I started on the farm, in the

-middle of nowhere in Ysbyty Ifan.

-There was little else to do.

-I borrowed a mountain bike.

-I had lots of punchers.

-I had loads of crashes

-and I was hooked!

-We'll speak further later about

-your career and your new project.

-As Ems already knows, last weekend

-saw the National Downhill Series...

-..in Nant Gwrtheyrn.

-Four stages in Wales,

-six across the whole of Britain.

-Ems leads us through the action.

-250 brave bikers gathered

-to race against the clock...

-..down the challenging and

-steep slopes of Nant Gwrtheyrn...

-..with competitors

-from 11 to 60 years old.

-Everyone is separated

-into categories...

-..according to age and standard.

-The best battled it out

-in the elite category.

-This place has been

-completely transformed.

-We've learnt that this

-is a difficult course...

-..one of the most difficult

-in Britain.

-It's great that these people

-can see Nant Gwrtheyrn...

-..and the mud is great.

-The competitors have a practise day

-to get to know the track...

-..and work on the best technique

-to conquer the course.

-One of the most difficult sections

-is the rock garden, as I found out.

-Someone in front

-got stuck in a rock...

-..and I was launched into the water.

-A little bit of entertainment

-for everyone but I'm soaking wet.

-Hey, boy!

-It's been different,

-it's been muddy.

-It's been quite slippery.

-It's rather challenging. It's drying

-out now so it's not too bad.

-That's helped a little.

-It's good, fair play.

-It's a wet track.

-A lot of people have said it's

-greasy, they're sliding everywhere.

-It's scary seeing them fly past.

-It's unbelievable seeing

-the different lines they take.

-It's been a great today, I'd say.

-It's fantastic, especially

-with the weather as it is today.

-You can see out to sea,

-it's fantastic.

-I haven't ridden here for a few

-years and it was difficult then.

-That's why I'm driving the bus

-this time.

-Amongst the competitors is

-Welsh elite champion Shaun Richards.

-My first NDS race in Nant Ddu.

-It was a bit slippery this morning

-but it was good.

-I really enjoyed myself. I'm racing

-tomorrow, I'll see how it goes.

-The practising is over

-and race morning has arrived.

-A good crowd has gathered

-in Nant Gwrtheyrn...

-..to see Britain's best bikers.

-The racing is exciting

-and everyone's giving their best...

-..although some seem to be

-pushing too hard.

-Believe you me, nothing beats

-the feeling of going flat out.

-From the youngest to the oldest,

-everyone's enjoying the challenge.

-The track is challenging...

-..technically

-and physically difficult.

-The amateur races are over...

-..preparing the way

-for the youngsters and the elite.

-Winning the Junior Women

-competition...

-..was a member of the famous

-James family from Abergavenny...

-..Megan James.

-It went really well.

-I managed to win my category.

-The track, especially the top

-section, was really technical.

-I like it, and a lot of pedalling

-at the bottom, suited me well.

-I'm competing for maybe a full

-season. I'll see how things go.

-If I can carry on like this,

-it'll be awesome.

-After a serious injury

-only three months ago...

-..it was nice to see Jo Breeden

-winning the Junior Men category.

-In the Elite Women's race,

-Veronique Sandler was third.

-In second, former World Champion

-Manon Carpenter from Caerphilly.

-Head and shoulders above the others,

-winning by 10 seconds...

-..World Champion Rachel Atherton.

-The race run went really well.

-When I got to the start of the race,

-something changed in my head.

-I had a good run and everyone

-was cheering me loudly.

-It was perfect, you know.

-This is the first race of the year.

-It's going to be a long year.

-All the girls are training hard

-and they really want to win.

-For me, it's about retaining

-the World Championship title...

-..and enjoy it and have fun.

-Third in the Men's Elite race,

-Matt Simmonds from Shrewsbury.

-Runner-up, Rachel's brother and

-former World Champion, Gee Atherton.

-It just shows how influential

-the Welsh family are in this sport.

-Winning the race and extending

-his great run from last year...

-..the present World Champion

-Danny Hart.

-Will anyone stop him this season?

-For me, it's been a tough weekend.

-I'm happy with how

-everything's gone.

-I've been training hard

-and got the wins.

-Not only has Wales left its mark

-on the winners...

-..it's been crucial to its success.

-It's awesome,

-I only come here to ride.

-It's the only place I go.

-Every time I want to get away

-riding, I come to Wales.

-2016 races were crazy.

-I won every single World Cup

-and then the World Championships.

-That's 15 races

-on the World Cup circuit undefeated.

-It surprised me, you know!

-I put it down to living

-and training in Wales. It's awesome.

-Rachel Atherton,

-we think you're quite awesome too.

-Ems, a lot of praise for Wales.

-I'm sure you agree with that.

-Very much so.

-You have Rachel as a World Champion.

-Gee is a former World Champion

-and Manon's a champion too.

-They moved to Wales

-or they were brought up here.

-Back to you, you competed

-in the World Cup when you were 17.

-That must have been some experience.

-It was a step from starting off

-when I was 12 years old...

-..and I had posters on my wall.

-Four years later,

-I was competing against them.

-I was nervous right at the start.

-You soon find out that these people

-are no different to you or I.

-They're just people at the end

-of the day and you can beat them.

-You were Welsh champion,

-you competed on the world circuit.

-Has there been a highlight

-as you look back over everything?

-I was really happy

-to win the title Welsh Champion.

-I started in third place,

-then I was second...

-..and I got my gold medal in 2016.

-It's just the friends I've made

-from being on the world circuit...

-..the experiences I've had

-racing at the highest level.

-Falling off your bike

-is part of the sport.

-You had a difficult season

-last season when you had concussion.

-Tell us more about it

-and more about the season.

-The first thing I'll say...

-..it was probably one of the

-most difficult years of my life.

-I started off in the World Cup

-series in Fort William in Scotland.

-I had a knock on my head.

-I didn't know how serious

-the concussion was.

-I raced the following weekend

-in Antur Stiniog.

-I fell off my bike again.

-After that I wasn't the same person.

-It was too close to the last knock

-and I became forgetful.

-I felt down at times,

-a lot of things weren't right.

-It's take a long time

-to get over it.

-Concussion has featured regularly

-in the papers because of rugby...

-..but it's more difficult

-to find that help in your sport...

-..because it's a lesser sport.

-You don't have the structure that

-exists in rugby or mainstream sport.

-The St John's Ambulance are there

-and they do a great job...

-..but at the end of the day, people

-need to be better educated about it.

-It's a dangerous sport,

-I'm testimony of what can happen.

-Because it's an amateur sport,

-there's less support.

-Let's hope that changes with time.

-You visited New Zealand. Can you

-tell us what you were doing there?

-I just went to have fun. Meinir

-and I went there, as you can see.

-We took our mountain bikes

-and just had fun.

-We had fun on our bikes,

-travelled around in the car...

-..we just had a laugh.

-I've never been to New Zealand

-but the terrain is quite similar.

-How do the bike courses compare?

-They're similar -

-the mountains are higher...

-..but they have an excellent

-infrastructure.

-These were the biggest jumps

-I'd ever done in my life.

-You could do those in Wales.

-Everyone enjoys biking

-in New Zealand.

-It looks like a lot of fun.

-Thanks for now.

-We'll have more of a chat later

-about your new project.

-After the break...

-..we turn our attention

-to the Principality Premiership...

-..and women's football.

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-Welcome back. The rugby season

-is drawing to a close...

-..and there's plenty to play for

-at the top of the table.

-Rygbi Gogledd Cymru took on Ebbw

-Vale in the race for fourth place.

-First, Bedwas wanted to keep

-the pressure on leaders Merthyr...

-..as they took on Llandovery.

-Gibson goes left.

-The sun is shining here.

-Right this time.

-He gives the forwards a target

-and here they come.

-They're screaming for a penalty.

-Rhys Williams holds his arm out.

-Advantage is being played.

-Adam Warren with the break.

-Is he going all the way?

-Yes indeed. Llandovery

-have scored the opening try.

-They're ahead.

-Llandovery feed the scrum

-but the shove comes on from Bedwas.

-Has Blake gone all the way? No.

-The shrill blast from the whistle

-and a penalty try is awarded.

-Bedwas have controlled the scrum.

-Blake feed Griffiths.

-The kick downfield.

-Warren has to turn to defend.

-He takes his time - too much time.

-Rory Budina has pounced.

-Warren in a spot of bother.

-The kick won't find touch.

-Maynard's under it.

-Out to Worrall.

-Worrall to scrum-half Gibson.

-He slips but he's back on his feet.

-He makes the break,

-can he go all the way?

-He has options left and right.

-Llandovery players on the ground.

-Back to Gibson - who's with him?

-Worrall for the second time.

-Is there any support?

-Yes, to round off an excellent try.

-Craig Woodall under the posts.

-That's a team try in every respect.

-They go right.

-Can the winger go all the way?

-He's been brought down.

-Bedwas go right again

-to try and stretch their advantage.

-Poor tackling and Thomas has scored.

-The third try of the afternoon

-for Bedwas.

-Captain Griffiths

-digging for the ball.

-They go left though giant lock

-Joe Davies.

-Right into the heart of the defence.

-The ball's been ripped out.

-It's out to John. He has his eyes

-on the left-hand corner.

-It's a try and a bonus point

-in the bargain.

-Davies again in the air.

-This will be another rolling maul.

-They've made it to the line.

-Chris Budgen is the scorer this

-time. That's his second of the day.

-The forwards go left once again.

-They cross the advantage line

-so easily.

-There are men over on the left.

-Joe Davies is playing on the wing.

-He pushed one, and then another,

-out of the way.

-A seventh try.

-The bonus points in the bag.

-A place in the top four for Bedwas.

-Botica on the blind side

-looking for the runners.

-He picks out Sam Jones.

-They're going through the phases

-but they haven't broken through.

-They do cross the advantage line

-when it's spread to the backs.

-Hughes and Bagshaw have crossed

-the advantage line time and again.

-Here they come again

-through Tim Grey.

-Carwyn ap Myrddin

-cuts back on the inside.

-The try has been scored.

-Patience is a virtue, so they say.

-A clean take by Henri Williams

-in the line-out.

-Hughes has done wonders

-to suck the Ebbw defence in.

-Bagshaw, over the 22.

-Bagshaw for the corner.

-He's made it.

-The RGC defensive line

-is being sternly tested.

-The try has come.

-It's been scored

-by replacement Will Talbot-Davies.

-Sweet, the pass to Hudd.

-Where are the runners?

-Here they come.

-Ebbw Vale are over in the corner.

-It's their second try.

-Safely into the 22.

-Rhys Jones plants it on Sam Jones.

-He hasn't had many chances

-this afternoon.

-Here he goes. He has plenty

-of support on the outside.

-The hooker crosses in the corner.

-RGC are back in front,

-thanks to Evan Yardley.

-A little dink through by Bagshaw.

-Rhys Williams picks it up

-and off he goes.

-It's a fourth try

-for the Northwalians.

-That guarantees their bonus point.

-Lewis, out to centre Dom Franchi.

-He's searching for his second try.

-It would give Ebbw Vale hope

-going into the final ten minutes.

-They've already scored two tries.

-Out on the blind-side.

-Has he scored?

-No, I don't think so. Or has he?

-From this angle, it looked as if

-Williams had pushed him to touch...

-..but he'd grounded the ball.

-A valuable bonus point

-for Ebbw Vale in fourth place.

-RGC's victory keeps them in touch

-with the top four.

-Plenty to play for in

-the Principality Premiership...

-..but no-one's celebrating yet.

-Who would celebrate lifting

-the season's first trophy?

-That was the question

-as Swansea took on Cardiff Met...

-..in the final of FAW Women's Cup.

-Swansea get the ball away.

-O'Connor. To Ellie Walker Smith.

-Rebecca Mathias on the left wing.

-Back inside, O'Connor.

-A weak effort on goal.

-The goalie

-makes a complete mess of it.

-Poor Courtney.

-The ball bobbles over the line.

-The Cardiff Met girls are ahead...

-..thanks to this mistake.

-Katy Hosford take the free-kick.

-A great save by Yzzy Taylor.

-Rebecca Mathias with the throw.

-Robyn Pinder turns well.

-Aimee Todd, a little room.

-Lauren Townsend, against the bar.

-Alicia Powe was glad to see

-this ball go out for a corner.

-Katie Davies, the replacement.

-She has support from Katy Hosford.

-She lifts it high.

-Over Yzzy Taylor

-to the back of the next.

-There's a minute left of the 90

-and the scores are level.

-Cardiff Met 1 - Swansea 1.

-A chance for Katy Hosford.

-Once again,

-Katy Hosford on target...

-..and the ball is in the net.

-107 minutes on the clock and Swansea

-are ahead for the first time.

-Lauren Townsend to take the corner.

-The ball is bouncing

-in every direction.

-Was it over the line

-from Chloe O'Connor's header?

-It definitely was

-from Rebecca Mathias' header.

-With seven minutes to go,

-it's all-square.

-I think Chloe O'Connor's header

-went over the line there.

-After five penalties each, it's 4-4.

-After five penalties each, it's 4-4.

-Rebecca Mathias makes it 5-4.

-Stacey Webber simply has to score.

-Webber.

-Her shot is saved by Yzzy Taylor.

-Cardiff Met are jubilant.

-They win the cup.

-The captain, Robyn Pinder,

-lifts the trophy.

-Cardiff Met are the champions

-of Wales 2017.

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-The Olympics

-always introduces new sports...

-..and in Tokyo 2020,

-climbing will be one of those.

-A combination

-of three disciplines of the sport...

-..will create a final score

-to see who claims the medals.

-To discover more, we visited

-Caernarfon's beacon climbing centre.

-I'm Ruby Wood. I'm 13 years old.

-I live in Dinorwic.

-I've been climbing

-for as long as I can remember...

-..maybe because my parents climb too

-but now I'm doing it for myself.

-It's so much fun and I enjoy it.

-Climbing is an Olympic sport

-in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

-There are three disciplines -

-speed, sport and bouldering.

-Speed is the first discipline.

-It's a race against the clock.

-Speed routes are the same

-anywhere in the world.

-The speed record is 5.6 seconds.

-My record is 23 seconds

-which is very slow against that.

-It's popular in Asia and Russia but

-it's not very popular in Britain.

-It's a new sport and it's being

-introduced in the Olympics.

-It's very different to bouldering.

-In the speed competition...

-..there were many volunteers

-to launch themselves up the wall.

-Apart from one small slip,

-Ruby almost broke her own record.

-The second discipline is sport,

-climbing up the wall.

-There are different difficulties

-of routes for point scoring.

-The first one won't have

-many points to offer...

-..but you can earn

-a lot of points on the last one.

-You can score points

-on the different routes...

-..and there are holds halfway up

-that are worth different points.

-That hold on the final route

-will be worth more...

-..than reaching the top

-on the first route.

-It's difficult to choose

-which one to do.

-You could fall off the most

-difficult and miss the points.

-Your three highest scores

-will count towards the total.

-That's why it's so difficult

-to choose which route to take.

-With tactics playing

-an important part...

-..choosing the routes

-and when to take them is crucial.

-Ruby collected valuable points

-in the competition...

-..as she reached the summit of

-one of the most difficult routes.

-The third discipline is bouldering.

-There's no rope and we

-call them problems, not routes.

-The scoring system is the same -

-the easiest scores less points...

-..and the most difficult

-scores more points.

-That's why it's so difficult - you

-must think what you're going to do.

-The five highest scores

-count towards your total.

-You want the most difficult problems

-to get the most points.

-Completing the problem

-is another matter.

-We us different moves on the more

-difficult problems, such as flag.

-You hold a leg out

-to help you move forward smoothly.

-The next move is dyno.

-Instead of stretching

-to grab the next hold...

-..you jump from that hold

-to the next hold.

-The final move is the heel-hook.

-It pulls you into the wall

-and you push using the heel.

-It takes the strain from the arms.

-After a busy morning,

-the bouldering room...

-..awaited the competitors

-in the afternoon...

-..as they tried to secure

-the medal-winning points.

-First place, Ruby Wood.

-Who knows, we might see Ruby

-on the Olympic podium one day.

-From the heights

-of the climbing wall to the track.

-Another young star

-is following on the wheels...

-..of Owain Doull,

-Geraint Thomas and Becky James.

-She's preparing for the Hong Kong

-Track World Championships.

-The name to remember this time

-is Manon Lloyd.

-I ran and swam a lot.

-I wanted to do a triathlon so

-I joined Tywi Riders in Carmarthen.

-I competed in some races

-and it went from there.

-I joined the Welsh team

-and now I'm here.

-When I was 16, 17...

-..that's when I won two medals in

-the Junior European Championships.

-That's when I realised

-I was OK at this.

-I've started training

-really hard for that.

-I left school,

-I didn't complete my A Levels.

-I left home when I was 17

-and took it from there.

-I've given up a lot,

-I don't see my family regularly...

-..I don't visit Wales every weekend.

-I stay here and rest

-and eat the right foods...

-..and train really hard for what

-I want to be in the next few years.

-This is the first time

-I've been to Hong Kong.

-A new track, a new situation,

-it'll be nice.

-I go into the team with

-Elinor Barker and Katie Archibald.

-They've been to the Olympics

-and broken World Records in Rio.

-It's really good

-competing with them.

-I hope this can help me progress

-to the next Olympic Games.

-So many girls

-come through like that.

-Seven of us want to be

-on the start line in Hong Kong.

-There's only room for four.

-It'd be nice to have a medal

-or be on the podium, anywhere.

-It'll be difficult,

-there are so many teams.

-They want to break the world record.

-We don't know what we can do yet.

-For the London Games, they trained

-here, the same for the Rio Games.

-I have the same staff.

-I hope I can emulate them

-in four year's time.

-We have everything

-we've ever wanted here.

-Nutritionists, doctors, physios,

-coaches - the best in the world.

-I have to put the time in

-because they do everything for me...

-..to help me be the best I can be.

-After Hong Kong, I'll look forward

-to the Commonwealth Games...

-..and the Olympic Games.

-The Commonwealth Games

-are my next big goal.

-It'll be nice to win

-or get a podium for Wales.

-I'm proud to be Welsh.

-I don't wear the Welsh vest often

-so that'll be nice.

-Good luck to Manon

-and the rest of the British team...

-..in Hong Kong next week.

-Manon will also appear on an episode

-of Dal Ati, Sgwad Ser Cymru....

-..at 10.45am

-on Sunday the 16th of April.

-Make sure you tune in for that.

-Downhill biker Emyr Davies

-is still with me.

-It's a pleasure

-to have your company today.

-Manon's testimony that the boom

-in cycling still exists and grows.

-It's fantastic and it's so easy

-for everyone to do it.

-Just grab a bike and go out.

-The success we've had inspires

-people to go out and try it.

-You're starting a new venture -

-Rideitout.

-Tell us more about Rideitout.

-Ride it out is a slang term

-in cycling.

-If you're about to crash,

-you just ride it out.

-That's the name.

-It's a team I used to race with.

-My girlfriend and I

-have taken over the racing team.

-There's a mountain biking website,

-videos - it's at ride.io

-It's been great.

-We've been busy taking it over.

-It's very exciting.

-A new venture, a new experience.

-You were part of the team,

-now you're in charge of the team.

-Do you have to discipline

-members of the team?

-I'm the boss. No, no! Not at all.

-It's funny, I am the boss

-and the mind-set is different.

-It's great,

-it's a new experience for me...

-..to deal with all the sponsors.

-I went to the bike manufacturer's

-factory for a tour, I met the staff.

-I can see the inside of the industry

-and not be just a competitor.

-You have a lot of fun, that's

-for sure. Good luck with that.

-I'm sure you'll have plenty

-of success and fun along the way.

-It's a growing sport. I was in

-Bike Park Wales the other day.

-How can you increase

-the interest in the sport?

-I just have fun.

-That's the secret.

-From the youngest child riding

-a bike, you have electric bikes...

-..for older people

-who don't want to pedal uphill.

-It's a lot easier

-and accessible to everyone.

-Thanks for now, Ems.

-Another current success,

-especially in Cardiff is ice hockey.

-This week, the Cardiff Devils

-went for the Grand Slam.

-Beat Dundee and a final place would

-be guaranteed for the Devils...

-..but things

-weren't going to be that easy.

-After 12 minutes,

-Kevin Hart put Dundee ahead.

-Brett Switzer doubled Dundee's lead

-with this goal.

-Six minutes

-into the second period...

-..Joey Haddad

-found some room and made it 2-1.

-A solid shot giving the Devils hope.

-After a long period of pressure,

-the Devils equalized.

-Mark Louis responded

-after Andrew Lord's powerful shot.

-The impossible was achieved

-with less than nine minutes to go.

-Joey Martin made it 3-2

-despite the difficult angle.

-The shot, the save

-and the flick from Martin.

-To secure the place

-in Sunday's final...

-..and keep hopes

-of the Grand Slam alive...

-..Hotham netted to make it 4-2.

-Who would meet them in the final -

-Belfast or Sheffield?

-The Steelers.

-Desbiens put Sheffield ahead...

-..and Levi Nelson secured victory

-with 25 seconds remaining.

-It was an extremely close game

-on Sunday evening....

-..with the two teams locked

-at 5-5 after an hour of play.

-In overtime, the Steelers

-scored the all-important goal...

-..to claim victory

-in the 40th minute.

-Heartbreak for the Devils...

-..but Andrew Lord and his team

-will be proud...

-..as they look back

-on their historic season.

-That was some game...

-..but huge disappointment

-for the Cardiff Devils.

-They've certainly put Wales

-on the map this season.

-Emyr Davies, what are your plans

-in the next few weeks?

-The next round

-in the British Championships...

-..in Fort William, Scotland,

-in about a month's time.

-That's all for tonight.

-Dylan Ebenezer

-is back in this seat next week.

-Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

-Goodnight.

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