BBC One: Day 2: 15:00-18:00

:00:00. > :00:00.Glasgow is a city of industry and high art. But it does not take

:00:00. > :00:12.itself too seriously. At the heart of the culture here, its people.

:00:13. > :00:15.Singers and storytellers who have taken the unique character of the

:00:16. > :00:21.River Clyde to the corners of the world. By the late 20th century we

:00:22. > :00:24.had a reputation for great ships and a mighty workforce but were also

:00:25. > :00:28.helping to build another form of Glasgow culture. The tough

:00:29. > :00:33.conditions, labour, and companionship, forged great

:00:34. > :00:47.entertainers and demanding audiences. Glaswegians are natural

:00:48. > :00:53.born storytellers. The patter of the shipyards spread to the stages.

:00:54. > :01:02.Johnnie Beattie. Nicholas Parsons. Billy Connolly. All shipyard stock.

:01:03. > :01:08.I tend to frighten people, being Scottish, I am pale blue at the

:01:09. > :01:18.beach, it takes me a week to be, white!

:01:19. > :01:23.Glasgow comedy still thrives today. As soon is you have a Scottish

:01:24. > :01:30.accent, if everybody speaks English, it is very little help! But it was

:01:31. > :01:47.the Glasgow audience that was truly famous as a force to be reckoned

:01:48. > :01:51.with. Morecambe and Wise demanded danger money to play in this city,

:01:52. > :01:57.and Des O'Connor famously fainted in the middle of his performance.

:01:58. > :02:05.The Glasgow audience was renowned for its warmth, however, on the rock

:02:06. > :02:11.'n' roll scene. Legendary venues like the Playhouse brought the likes

:02:12. > :02:15.of Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin to Glasgow. But the city showed it was

:02:16. > :02:21.more than capable of growing its own talent, from the 15-year-old Lulu,

:02:22. > :02:26.from Denniston, to simple minds. These artists would give Naz go a

:02:27. > :02:34.musical confidence which went on to produce many future bands. While

:02:35. > :02:35.19th-century culture left musical confidence which went on to

:02:36. > :02:38.produce many future bands. While its mark in the city's architecture, the

:02:39. > :02:44.20th century left its mark on the people. By the 1980s, Glasgow had a

:02:45. > :02:46.decidedly gritty reputation, but the city's comedians and musicians

:02:47. > :02:58.continued to entertain the world. It really is a thriving cultural

:02:59. > :03:04.scene at a moment, there is a big cultural festival going hand-in-hand

:03:05. > :03:21.with the Commonwealth Games. Simple Minds, Deacon Blue, Gerry Rafferty,

:03:22. > :03:25.and many others. I will not go on! But there has been a lot of good

:03:26. > :03:29.music created in this part of the country. But it is sport which we

:03:30. > :03:33.are interested in this afternoon. After that record-breaking start

:03:34. > :03:36.from Scotland, with four gold medals, England are leading the way

:03:37. > :03:41.on the medal table, and there could be more in store this afternoon.

:03:42. > :03:49.This is our plan... We will be heading through the see-through

:03:50. > :03:58.court at Scotstoun shortly for squash. And then we are off to the

:03:59. > :04:04.track, for the tandem sprint. Then, one of the most eagerly awaited

:04:05. > :04:09.events of the Games, and what an almighty scrap it has been so far,

:04:10. > :04:11.Joanna Rowsell involved in the women's individual pursuit final.

:04:12. > :04:17.Now, the Aussies have dominated the men's individual pursuit at the

:04:18. > :04:24.Commonwealth Games, and they took the team title yesterday. They are

:04:25. > :04:28.going for an endurance double today. And let me just show you what is

:04:29. > :04:35.happening elsewhere. The Welsh women lost to England at hockey, but it

:04:36. > :04:44.does not get easier, as they are up against Australia, and it is not

:04:45. > :04:49.going to well. Let's hope things get a bit better for the Welsh. And the

:04:50. > :04:54.boxing events have got under way today, as you have probably seen.

:04:55. > :05:03.Wales and Northern Ireland have strong squads, in particular. That

:05:04. > :05:08.is available for you right now on the red button. And a reminder that

:05:09. > :05:16.wherever there is live sport in Glasgow, it is all available to you

:05:17. > :05:37.via the website. You can chose what you watch and where you watch it.

:05:38. > :05:42.We are heading to squash first of all. If you have ever played it, you

:05:43. > :05:47.will know it is absolutely exhausting, and you need to be at

:05:48. > :05:54.the peak of fitness to do well in it. But it is also a' experience at

:05:55. > :06:11.the top levels, because you are competing in a glass box. But it is

:06:12. > :06:19.fascinating to watch. Squash is a fast moving game, requiring skill,

:06:20. > :06:23.speed and supreme fitness. The basic principle is to keep hitting the

:06:24. > :06:28.ball against the front wall until your opponent cannot get it back any

:06:29. > :06:33.more. When serving, players must keep one foot in the service box.

:06:34. > :06:38.The ball must hit the wall between the service line and the outline,

:06:39. > :06:42.landing behind the short line on the opposite side. For the remainder of

:06:43. > :06:48.the rally, players have to hit the ball above the board, also known as

:06:49. > :06:53.the tin, and below the outline. The ball is only allowed to hit the

:06:54. > :06:58.floor once before each shot. If a player is impeded or unsighted by an

:06:59. > :07:04.opponent, they can ask for a let. The referee may ask for the point to

:07:05. > :07:10.be replayed, or award it to the player affected. A singles match is

:07:11. > :07:15.best of five. Doubles is best-of-three. There are men's and

:07:16. > :07:25.women's singles events plus three doubles competitions, men's, women's

:07:26. > :07:28.and mixed. And both the men's and women's singles are warming up

:07:29. > :07:33.nicely. They are playing for places in the quarterfinals today. We are

:07:34. > :07:37.going to turn our attention to Nicol David of Malaysia, possibly the

:07:38. > :07:41.greatest player to have held a racket in the women's game, because

:07:42. > :07:44.she has been consistently world number one for almost eight years.

:07:45. > :08:06.Back home, she is a national heroine. She is facing Megan Craig

:08:07. > :08:22.of New Zealand in the last 16. I am sure everyone back in New

:08:23. > :08:25.Zealand will be supporting Megan Craig wholeheartedly at the moment,

:08:26. > :08:42.as she comes up against the number one seed here. You can see how

:08:43. > :08:52.easily both players move around the court. Megan Craig, very elastic.

:08:53. > :08:58.Very important to be elastic, in the recoil off the ball, to prepare for

:08:59. > :09:02.the next shot. That is the change of direction from Nicol David. Two

:09:03. > :09:52.rallies in a row, just flicking her wrist, great power.

:09:53. > :09:57.Nice variety of play from both players. Obviously, the ball is

:09:58. > :10:01.quite warm, both players are trying to get their length. Nice forehand

:10:02. > :10:53.kill from three quarters court. That is two forehand volley winners

:10:54. > :11:20.in a row. Very nice. Still game point, Nicol David. Unlucky! Megan

:11:21. > :11:24.could have put that away, but just caught the top of the tin, giving

:11:25. > :11:33.Nicol David the first game. And she takes that Game 11-7, leading 1-0.

:11:34. > :11:46.Let's see what happens at the start of this second game.

:11:47. > :11:57.A little bit lazy in the middle of the court, from Nicol David again.

:11:58. > :12:01.Nicol David obviously very comfortable improvising, as well as

:12:02. > :12:21.doing all the basic things very well. Unbelievably well.

:12:22. > :13:00.Oh, yes, that is a lovely shot to finish the rally, from Nicol David!

:13:01. > :13:11.Actually Megan was on top for most of that rally. It was one of the

:13:12. > :13:22.best rallies of the match so far. The ball keeps on coming back when

:13:23. > :13:25.you play Nicol David. Yes, that's just, what they would say

:13:26. > :13:40.bread-and-butter, for a player like Nicol David.

:13:41. > :13:43.I believe that is three mistakes in the front backhand corner from Nicol

:13:44. > :13:57.David in this game. When you are playing very well, and

:13:58. > :14:04.the ball keeps on coming back home in squash, you just have to be very

:14:05. > :14:09.patient. You have just got to keep on doing it, and the probabilities

:14:10. > :14:11.will eventually add up. Eventually you will squeeze the

:14:12. > :14:22.will eventually add up. Eventually will get the winning shot.

:14:23. > :14:42.Beautiful length there from nickel David.

:14:43. > :14:56.Game point photodetector. She has already taken the first game. And

:14:57. > :14:59.the ball just coming back to Nicol, which gives the point to Megan

:15:00. > :15:04.Craig. which gives the point to Megan

:15:05. > :15:10.Finished it off with a volley drive down to the forehand side. And that

:15:11. > :15:33.gives Nicol David a 2-0 lead. Taking the first point of this third

:15:34. > :15:39.game, a little smile between both players. Hard to read that kind of

:15:40. > :15:42.shot. Normally when players run into the front corners under pressure,

:15:43. > :15:47.80% of the time the ball goes crosscourt. Nicol David holds her

:15:48. > :15:53.balance so well. She gives herself that straight drive opportunity.

:15:54. > :16:00.Beautiful volley drop as well from behind the service box. Very

:16:01. > :16:01.impressive. The Malaysian, some of the competitors behind the court

:16:02. > :16:28.waving their flags. Well, that's four devastating shots

:16:29. > :16:59.from Nicol David. I think Nicol catching her racquet

:17:00. > :17:01.on Megan Craig and automatically a stroke because she can't play the

:17:02. > :17:31.ball. We have three referees and an

:17:32. > :17:34.appeals referee. That was a bit bet per Megan Craig. She cut under that

:17:35. > :17:58.volley. A great opportunity for Megan Craig

:17:59. > :18:19.and she takes it. Megan asking for a let there, but I

:18:20. > :18:23.think possibly a little bit too tight. I'm surprised Megan didn't

:18:24. > :18:28.appeal there. Nothing to lose with the appeal.

:18:29. > :18:52.Well, you have your appeal to lose, but at this stage, I don't know why.

:18:53. > :18:59.Beautiful. Time to get off court and conserve the energy. You see this

:19:00. > :19:02.with the top players. They work the game slowly. They don't put

:19:03. > :19:06.themselves under too much pressure. They increase their racquet head

:19:07. > :19:18.speed as they reach towards the end of the game.

:19:19. > :20:28.A lovely shot. Nicol David there, I'm sure very happy. A nice smile.

:20:29. > :20:38.Throwing the ball up into crowd. An appreciation there of her

:20:39. > :20:41.supporters, the Malaysian flag. It's another win in the bag for Nicol

:20:42. > :20:56.David. Absolutely. A comfortable performance.

:20:57. > :21:00.The favourite, number one, is through to the quarter finals, into

:21:01. > :21:05.the men's competition we go. This is the sport that made its debut in

:21:06. > :21:09.Kuala Lumpur 16 years ago. Nick Matthew of England remembers that,

:21:10. > :21:13.because he remembers getting up early to watch Peter Nicol taking

:21:14. > :21:17.the gold and said, "I want to do that." Four years ago, he did. The

:21:18. > :21:21.man from Sheffield has become the first Englishman to win a world

:21:22. > :21:24.title. He now has three. Can you imagine the panic six weeks ago,

:21:25. > :21:29.when he realised he was going to have to have knee surgery. Happily

:21:30. > :21:39.with the help of fellow Sheffielder, Jessica Ennis-Hill and her knee ice

:21:40. > :21:45.machine, he's here in Glasgow. The squash ball has a distinctive

:21:46. > :21:50.sound when it hits the walls. As a kid, I was attracted to that. I was

:21:51. > :21:54.curious, what was that? I checked it out. The next week I was the one

:21:55. > :21:58.making that noise, probably not as sweet a sound as I hopefully make

:21:59. > :22:05.nowadays. I just love that one on one nature of the sport. Two people

:22:06. > :22:10.in a confined space, trying to beat each other physically, but without

:22:11. > :22:19.landing actual blows. It's a real challenge. Squash has been described

:22:20. > :22:26.as chess at a millionmph. -- a million miles an hour. You need to

:22:27. > :22:30.be mentally strong. When you step on the court, there's no hiding place.

:22:31. > :22:34.Ultimately it comes down to you, whether you want it more than the

:22:35. > :22:41.other person. 2010 was an amazing year. Winning my first world title,

:22:42. > :22:45.two Commonwealth gold medals and getting to world number one, it was

:22:46. > :22:49.a dream year. I was the oldest ever first-time world number one, which

:22:50. > :22:52.shows that you don't have to achieve everything while you're still a

:22:53. > :22:56.youngster. There's still plenty of time. You're never too old to get to

:22:57. > :23:01.the top. COMMENTATOR: Nick Matthew is world

:23:02. > :23:06.champion for the third time in four years! The third world tight until

:23:07. > :23:09.Manchester was definitely the best, the fact that it was in my home

:23:10. > :23:14.country, all my friends and family were there watching. The fact that

:23:15. > :23:18.squash is not yet an Olympic sport makes the Commonwealths our

:23:19. > :23:24.pinnacle. We've been a Commonwealth sport since 1998. It's seen as the

:23:25. > :23:30.pinnacle of our sport. It's the biggest multigame event that squash

:23:31. > :23:35.is part of. Winning two gold medals in Delhi was an amazing feeling. I'm

:23:36. > :23:39.desperate to add to my tally in Glasgow and hopefully, we'll carry

:23:40. > :23:47.on the momentum of sport in this country after London 2012. And Nick

:23:48. > :23:52.Matthew celebrates his 34th birthday today as he goes for a place in the

:23:53. > :23:57.quarter finals. He up against Alan Clyne from Inverness, also a

:23:58. > :23:59.birthday boy, his 28th birthday today. Who will have the happier

:24:00. > :24:39.time TV? Let's find out. Both players coming out at a very

:24:40. > :25:12.fast pace. Alan Clyne just pushing the ball

:25:13. > :25:41.out. Just lovely play. Really not much

:25:42. > :25:44.you can do with a shot like that. That's the classic rally. You pin

:25:45. > :25:48.your opponent in the backhand corner. You see Alan Clyne's body

:25:49. > :25:55.turning around. It takes him time to get forward.

:25:56. > :26:08.We're going to video review here. Alan Clyne asking for a let. Given a

:26:09. > :26:12.if the no let". We go to TMO to see what the fourth referee feels about

:26:13. > :26:17.this decision and whether or not it will be upheld. The ball looked as

:26:18. > :26:22.though it sat up a little bit. Look at Nick Matthew across the court.

:26:23. > :26:27.Look at that position. It wasn't a perfect shot, but a great position.

:26:28. > :26:34.That compounds the effectiveness of your shot, if you recoil back to the

:26:35. > :26:41.T and make yourself a bollard for your opponent to go around. Here we

:26:42. > :26:44.go. Actually, a no-let decision. I'm surprised at that one. I think

:26:45. > :26:50.that's the first time we've disagreed with the TMO.

:26:51. > :27:31.That makes Nick Matthew to game points.

:27:32. > :27:49.Alan Clyne has to be careful he's not too predictable. Oh, yeah, what

:27:50. > :27:54.a way to finish. You really feel that the minute that Nick Matthew is

:27:55. > :28:01.in the centre of the court, you are in serious trouble. He proved the

:28:02. > :28:13.point there with that crosscourt finish.

:28:14. > :29:00.Well that shot was set up initially by the forehand drop there, created

:29:01. > :29:15.some space. Both these guys very fair players.

:29:16. > :29:20.They don't want it look for cheap strokes. Nice change of direction by

:29:21. > :30:01.Nick Matthew. At the moment, not giving Alan Clyne

:30:02. > :30:05.much to play at. He's really going to have to expose himself and focus

:30:06. > :30:11.hard to get himself back into this match.

:30:12. > :30:26.In this situation, whatever tactic you employ, have you to be decisive

:30:27. > :30:27.about it. You can't be confused, especially when you're playing a top

:30:28. > :30:54.player. straight from that position. Well,

:30:55. > :30:58.very nice exchange at the front of the court. Great balance from both

:30:59. > :31:03.players to hold their position. Nice drop from Alan Clyne here. Nick

:31:04. > :31:14.Matthew could not quite pick it off the wall.

:31:15. > :31:25.So, match point. Wow! Great effort from Alan Clyne to get onto that

:31:26. > :31:34.shot, really trying to keep himself in the match. Having to work so

:31:35. > :31:44.hard. Amazing retrieval from both players in this rally. Wow! What a

:31:45. > :31:49.rally. Well, even though it could be towards the end of this match, that

:31:50. > :31:56.was probably the best rally of the match so far. Alan Clyne, again,

:31:57. > :32:01.dropping the racket on the backhand, punching in the drop shot. Still

:32:02. > :32:06.match point for Nick Matthew, but quite incredible how Alan Clyne

:32:07. > :32:11.still has the ability to push himself that hard, to retrieve some

:32:12. > :32:13.of those balls, Testament to the kind of character he is, and the

:32:14. > :32:29.determination that he has. And again! It is just quite

:32:30. > :32:36.extraordinary how, when he is behind, he brings out his best

:32:37. > :32:38.game. Well, it was a high-risk shot from the back of the court, but he

:32:39. > :33:07.still match point. Just a phenomenal shot there.

:33:08. > :33:13.Absolutely stunning play from Alan Clyne, to the delight of the crowd

:33:14. > :33:27.here supporting him today! And look at that for incredible control with

:33:28. > :33:31.the racket. Absolutely. One of the hardest shots in the game, the

:33:32. > :33:39.high-back hound. And again, where has this come from, Martin?! We have

:33:40. > :33:49.seen him do this before, he is at his best when he is down.

:33:50. > :33:53.At the moment, Alan Clyne not prepared to let him win that final

:33:54. > :34:02.point, and really giving it absolutely everything. But that is a

:34:03. > :34:07.fantastic drop shot. Alan Clyne not looking overly happy with himself,

:34:08. > :34:13.but to be honest, Martin, he really did give it his best shot. He is

:34:14. > :34:20.playing a superb athlete in Nick Matthew. On this occasion, just

:34:21. > :34:28.unable to bring himself back. Nick Matthew taking the match. And he

:34:29. > :34:45.takes the game. Happy birthday to both, but it is

:34:46. > :34:48.the Englishman, Nick Matthew, who goes through to the quarterfinals,

:34:49. > :34:51.which will take place tomorrow. We are building up to live coverage

:34:52. > :34:56.from the velodrome this afternoon, from around four o'clock. We have

:34:57. > :35:01.got four gold medal events to come there. In the meantime, we can have

:35:02. > :35:05.a look around. As you probably saw earlier on, the boxing is in full

:35:06. > :35:11.swing just over the river, in the SECC. We are going to go into the

:35:12. > :35:16.welterweight division, because we have got a Scotsman in action, up

:35:17. > :35:26.against a New Zealander. And, well, it is jumping over there!

:35:27. > :35:50.So, the opening bell sounds in this welterweight contest in the 69

:35:51. > :35:54.kilograms category. Bowen Morgan, from New Zealand. This promises to

:35:55. > :35:57.be quite a contest. Eoin Morgan, making his first appearance at a

:35:58. > :36:03.Commonwealth Games. He missed out in 2010. He then went on to win the

:36:04. > :36:12.first of four consecutive national titles. He is the most dominant

:36:13. > :36:16.boxer in his nation, and here is making his Commonwealth Games debut

:36:17. > :36:21.against the home fighter who got through with a good left hand just a

:36:22. > :36:26.few moments ago. Well, there has got the height and reach, and he has got

:36:27. > :36:29.to use it to good effect. As you have said, his opponent is a bit

:36:30. > :36:37.more compact. It is important that there stays in the centre of the

:36:38. > :36:41.ring, and if he can do that, and keep the poaches nice and straight

:36:42. > :36:46.and long, then he should not have too much problem against this Kiwi

:36:47. > :36:53.boxer, who, going forward, is easier to hit. But there has got to stick

:36:54. > :36:55.to long-range tactics here. Four successive national titles for

:36:56. > :37:07.Eoin Morgan. There has taken national titles for

:37:08. > :37:16.the past three years. Only one of them at 69 kilograms, though. The

:37:17. > :37:21.other two came at the 64 kilograms light welterweight division.

:37:22. > :37:24.Recently moved up to 69 kilos, where he contested the World Championships

:37:25. > :37:33.in Kazakhstan last year. He looks comfortable at this weight.

:37:34. > :37:38.That was a nice shot from there. But the jab is the main weapon here for

:37:39. > :37:43.there. Good footwork, he has got to move to the side a bit more, rather

:37:44. > :37:45.than being pushed back. Stay in the centre of the ring, control the ring

:37:46. > :38:11.space. You can see the tall, lean physique

:38:12. > :38:23.of Lewis Benson, and the more compact and muscular figure of Bowen

:38:24. > :38:27.Morgan, who is trying to work away at close quarters. There is

:38:28. > :38:38.receiving a fine round of applause, as he goes back to his corner. Not

:38:39. > :38:42.too bad a first-round from Bentson. You can see that he is a bit

:38:43. > :38:50.nervous, but he has got the tools to win this contest. He gradually got

:38:51. > :38:56.better as the round went on. Nice little left hook. But then he gets

:38:57. > :39:01.caught. But a better one-two. He has got to hit and move and maintain the

:39:02. > :39:07.gap and concentrate on boxing at distance, without panicking.

:39:08. > :39:11.RONALD MCINTOSH: All three of the judges have favoured the long-range

:39:12. > :39:18.boxing of Bentson, over the aggression often try. -- over the

:39:19. > :39:29.aggression of Bowen Morgan. RONALD MCINTOSH: Into the second

:39:30. > :39:34.round we go. Bowen Morgan will be aware that he is trailing. He has

:39:35. > :39:42.come out hard and fast at the beginning of this second round.

:39:43. > :39:46.RICHIE WOODHALL: This fellow Morgan is going to keep coming forward. He

:39:47. > :39:50.knows he is behind, but he is quite easy to hit. It is all about timing

:39:51. > :39:56.and accuracy and good foot movement, get off them ropes. Demonstrating it

:39:57. > :40:01.beautifully right now, the art of hitting without being hit, Lewis

:40:02. > :40:08.Benson. Lovely. He said leading up to the Games that his face was to

:40:09. > :40:16.pretty to take punches. Oh, what a shot! That puts Bentson in trouble.

:40:17. > :40:20.Says that he is OK, but that is the danger when fighting someone like

:40:21. > :40:28.Bowen Morgan. He can get in with those short, hard hooks. Yes, you

:40:29. > :40:31.take shots like that, that is when your face becomes ugly. Like we

:40:32. > :40:38.said, get off the ropes and stay in the ring space and try to boxer

:40:39. > :40:43.range. Move to the side. The Hawks really thundering in from Bowen

:40:44. > :40:50.Morgan now. He is working away with the left hand to the body. Just

:40:51. > :40:55.holding on to allow his head to clear, perhaps, Lewis Bentson. He

:40:56. > :41:04.has still got half the round to negotiate. A good, stiff right hand

:41:05. > :41:10.from Bentson, that was not too bad. He has got to be more accurate with

:41:11. > :41:14.his jab. The crowd trying to encourage their boxer, Lewis

:41:15. > :41:21.Bentson. The first Scottish man in the ring in these Commonwealth

:41:22. > :41:26.Games. Good right hand over the top from more than once again. That

:41:27. > :41:31.reverberated all around this arena, bringing a reaction from the crowd.

:41:32. > :41:35.And the leg movement of Bentson appears to be just a little bit

:41:36. > :41:38.unsteady, with just under a minute to go in this second round. Morgan

:41:39. > :41:45.is encouraged, waging war as he comes forward. He just has not got

:41:46. > :41:52.the strength, Bentson, to keep his man at bay. That is the problem, the

:41:53. > :42:04.body but the movement is so important from Bentson. It has been

:42:05. > :42:07.a torrid second half to this round for Bentson. He started it very

:42:08. > :42:14.effectively. He is back at long range now. As the ten second clapper

:42:15. > :42:18.sounds, perhaps this one minutes interval will be a welcome respite

:42:19. > :42:30.for Lewis Bentson, to get his head back together. He takes two body

:42:31. > :42:43.shots to conclude that second round. Good left hook from Morgan, coming

:42:44. > :42:46.forward. Sometimes he switches from author -- from orthodox to

:42:47. > :42:50.southpaw, this New Zealander. Not bad at all. Bentson, his guard was

:42:51. > :42:57.all over the place. Gets caught with another one there. When he stays at

:42:58. > :43:02.range, he boxes much better. He is allowing his man on the inside too

:43:03. > :43:07.much. So, even though there was a knock down in that round, Morgan

:43:08. > :43:15.taking it in unanimous fashion only by 10-9. It would be 10-8 in the

:43:16. > :43:21.professional game. So, we have parity, one round each. Morgan is

:43:22. > :43:27.going to come like a steam train in this last round. So, the third and

:43:28. > :43:31.final round is under way. And this contest is up for grabs. Which style

:43:32. > :43:37.will prevail? Will it be the long-range sharpshooting of Lewis

:43:38. > :43:42.Bentson, or will it be the marauding aggression of Bowen Morgan? A real

:43:43. > :43:51.contrast of styles and physiques here. That is where he got himself

:43:52. > :43:59.in trouble previously, allowing his back to touch the ropes. He has got

:44:00. > :44:03.to switch direction here, the Scottish athlete, and try and keep

:44:04. > :44:11.the punches long and straight. He gets caught again! And the punches

:44:12. > :44:14.of Bowen Morgan really do produce a sound which reverberates here at

:44:15. > :44:23.ringside. Another right hand thunders home. As for the Scottish

:44:24. > :44:27.fighter, his punch resistance is proving true, but that is not a

:44:28. > :44:32.quality you want to test more than you have to. Morgan, tucking up

:44:33. > :44:38.tightly, and then unloading with heavy leather at short range and

:44:39. > :44:47.mid-range. This is a little bit better from there. He has got to get

:44:48. > :44:54.the timing right. That is a dangerous position to be in. Just

:44:55. > :44:59.past the halfway stage of this third and final round. Lewis Benson trying

:45:00. > :45:12.to get back to long-range, beyond the punching range of Morgan. But

:45:13. > :45:17.Morgan, impossible to deter. A comparatively short armed puncher,

:45:18. > :45:22.he knows he may have to take one. He is employing head movement, but he

:45:23. > :45:28.is willing to take one, in order to unload one of his own. The punches

:45:29. > :45:35.of Morgan are having a significant effect now, as we move inside the

:45:36. > :45:41.final minute. He is less effective now, Morgan, looking for that one

:45:42. > :45:45.desperate shot. Benson has got to keep his punches long and straight.

:45:46. > :45:51.So, still up for grabs, this contest. The boxers are leaning on,

:45:52. > :45:56.but trying to work away. She did a break free. Morgan trying to come

:45:57. > :46:02.forward, Benson continuing to hope out straight lefts and rights. The

:46:03. > :46:07.contest could be determined in these closing moments. That was a nice

:46:08. > :46:15.one. And again. He has got some amount now. Got to watch it, got to

:46:16. > :46:19.keep the guard up. Lewis Benson has been having some success with

:46:20. > :46:23.straight shots, and he is roared on by the crowd. Morgan less effective

:46:24. > :46:27.in the closing moments with his aggression. Touching gloves to end

:46:28. > :46:32.the contest. Morgan thinks he has done enough, but then so does this

:46:33. > :46:34.man. How will the judges see it? Remember, it was even coming into

:46:35. > :46:49.the final round. from Morgan coming forward, Benson

:46:50. > :46:53.did box at range better. Close one, very close indeed. It's what you

:46:54. > :46:56.prefer as a judge. You appreciate that back foot boxing or do you

:46:57. > :46:57.appreciate someone who is going forward looking to win it on the

:46:58. > :47:08.front foot? Ladies and gentleman, we go to the

:47:09. > :47:15.score cards. We have a split decision. In favour of the winner

:47:16. > :47:31.through to the next round in the red corner, representing New Zealand.

:47:32. > :47:35.Lewis Benson acknowledging the crowd. He's received a generous

:47:36. > :47:41.round after plauz. His Commonwealth Games -- of applause. His

:47:42. > :47:45.Commonwealth Games comes to an end. Bowyn Morgan the winner on a split

:47:46. > :47:51.decision two, judges favouring his style and work. One judge seeing it

:47:52. > :47:55.in favour of Benson. It was that type of contest. Really nip and tuck

:47:56. > :48:02.third and final round. That's how close it was. If you want to

:48:03. > :48:06.continue to watch the boxing, feel free. It is on the red button. It

:48:07. > :48:11.will be until the close of play there. Just as I speak, there's a

:48:12. > :48:16.family of swans swimming past on the Clyde. Five tickets, that will set

:48:17. > :48:22.them back quite a bit, I would think. We are going down to the

:48:23. > :48:27.Emirates Arena for badminton. England have never failed to win in

:48:28. > :48:30.the team event. They are up against Jersey today. Jersey have three

:48:31. > :48:34.players in their ranks who used to play for England. What's more,

:48:35. > :48:44.Nathan Robertson, you might remember him, he was with Gale Emms to win in

:48:45. > :48:47.Beijing in 2004, proud Englishman, coaching Jersey. Let's see how it's

:48:48. > :48:51.going in the first of five matches in this team competition. We will

:48:52. > :49:18.get a flavour ever it with Joe Clarke and David Mercer.

:49:19. > :49:26.Yeah, twice in that rally Mark Constable turning the defensive play

:49:27. > :49:27.and come that last shot, which should have been a winner, makes the

:49:28. > :49:49.error. They keep talking about the third

:49:50. > :49:52.shot being so crucial in doubles. Very much so. You need a good, low

:49:53. > :50:04.serve. Now, there is a perfect example. It

:50:05. > :50:10.was a good flick serve. It wasn't such a bad smash, but because

:50:11. > :50:12.Heather knew where the smack was going to come, she's able to play

:50:13. > :50:31.the winner. Good, low serve, she's anticipated

:50:32. > :50:47.the third shot. And she plays the winner.

:50:48. > :51:08.Heather Oliver, in that clash much racquets, her racquet head

:51:09. > :51:13.completely broken. It's interesting the way the players nowadays always

:51:14. > :51:17.put a new spare racquet on the edge of the racquet bag at the side of

:51:18. > :51:20.the court. We've seen it several times before, where players know

:51:21. > :51:25.that the racquet has broken mid-rally, in the doubles, one of

:51:26. > :51:26.them runs off court, grabs the new racquet, while the other one has to

:51:27. > :51:39.carry on. Brilliant, brilliant play from

:51:40. > :52:10.Heather Oliver. Defensively superb. It's so important to defend

:52:11. > :52:13.positively. This was the clash of racquets. Oh, yeah, look at that

:52:14. > :52:56.racquet head. That's all askew. This time the defence wasn't good

:52:57. > :53:35.enough, trying to play the tight net shot.

:53:36. > :54:11.A slight hesitation on the defence from Mark Constable cost them dear.

:54:12. > :54:19.Yeah, it was that change of pace from Mark Constable that changed the

:54:20. > :54:36.whole momentum of that rally. Very good play.

:54:37. > :54:40.Yeah, he knows it. Waited for the shut toll come to him, instead of

:54:41. > :55:13.jumping forward. Decisive smash from Chris Langridge

:55:14. > :55:30.takes the English pair to match point.

:55:31. > :55:39.It was a more competitive second game. There were some terrific

:55:40. > :55:47.rallies in it. But always in control.

:55:48. > :55:51.That's just the first of five matches in this team competition.

:55:52. > :55:59.The other four going on right now. If you want to catch it, you can

:56:00. > :56:05.always do so on the red button. It's time to head to the Sir Chris Hoy

:56:06. > :56:08.velodrome quickly now, because, yes, they did let Sir Chris in today

:56:09. > :56:12.without any fuss, after problems yesterday. It's been great to see

:56:13. > :56:16.Jason Kenny, Great Britain's double Olympic champion from 2012 getting

:56:17. > :56:21.back into his pedigree. Great form in the men's sprint. He's about to

:56:22. > :56:25.get under way in the semifinals. Let's hand you straight to Jonathan.

:56:26. > :56:31.Thanks very much. Everybody getting in the mood here at the Sir Chris

:56:32. > :56:34.Hoy velodrome. We've been doing the decibel test and we're up to 109.

:56:35. > :56:38.That's right, More than yeah. London? I think so. That's what I

:56:39. > :56:43.believe. Yeah, it seemed pretty loud in here. With the pipes too. Sarah,

:56:44. > :56:49.you're here too. Great atmosphere tonight and lots to look forward to.

:56:50. > :56:53.We have Scottish athletes up in the finals tonight, Katie Archibald in

:56:54. > :57:00.the individual pursuit. They will beat the 109 decibels when she's on

:57:01. > :57:05.the track. And Craig McLean and Neil Fachie as well. Yeah Neil is the

:57:06. > :57:17.Paralympic champion. He was piloted by my husband, Barney Serve torey in

:57:18. > :57:20.2012. -- Barney Storey. You'll know Jason particularly well from your

:57:21. > :57:23.racing days. That's right, yeah. It's going to be fantastic to see

:57:24. > :57:29.the reception they get when they come out. Joanna Rowsell going for

:57:30. > :57:33.gold. And Jason Kenny shortly in the men's semifinal. It's been a real

:57:34. > :57:39.turn around from yesterday for Jason He qualified 11th. And had to make

:57:40. > :57:46.his way through the repecharge to get back in. He did a 9. 77, half a

:57:47. > :57:49.second quicker than Jason and yet he turned it around and beat the

:57:50. > :57:53.Australian 2-0 in the quarter finals. He's up against Peter Lewis

:57:54. > :58:00.and it's all to play for. We see Jason there just pipping him in the

:58:01. > :58:05.second quarter finals. What was the turn around. Because you said to do

:58:06. > :58:08.10. 2 was incredibly slow in qualification. The biggest thing is

:58:09. > :58:12.the gear size differential between some of the riders. The New

:58:13. > :58:16.Zealanders and Aussies are using big gears. Jason chose a small gear for

:58:17. > :58:21.the time trial and maybe it didn't give a good representation of where

:58:22. > :58:26.he is at this We will moment. Head now to our commentary team - no, we

:58:27. > :58:30.are going to talk more about Jason Kenny. One of the things that he's

:58:31. > :58:34.talked about is putting on a little bit of weight. He feels he looks at

:58:35. > :58:40.the guys ahead of him in the sprint and they were four or five kilos

:58:41. > :58:45.heiferier. It's not really about the weight but it's the strength. Track

:58:46. > :58:48.sprint cycling has changed in the last ten years or so, certainly five

:58:49. > :58:52.years, dramatically in the gear choice. If you can push the bigger

:58:53. > :58:56.gears you can go to a higher speed. You need to have that basic brute

:58:57. > :59:01.force to get there. Jason is trying to get more powerful. He's got

:59:02. > :59:05.incredible acceleration, but he needs the brute force to get the

:59:06. > :59:09.bigger gears We talk moving. About how he did poorly yesterday in

:59:10. > :59:12.qualification. The thing that seemed to turn it around was the team

:59:13. > :59:17.sprint, where the English team took silver. Yeah, a fantastic ride in

:59:18. > :59:20.the team sprint. He wasn't the fastest man too, which I'm sure will

:59:21. > :59:24.probably annoy him a little bit. He has that competition amongst the

:59:25. > :59:30.others around when he's doing team sprint. When the men were able to

:59:31. > :59:32.get on the podium there, after a disappointing World Championships,

:59:33. > :59:36.that certainly turned around their confidence. Jason came in this

:59:37. > :59:40.morning, a new day, fresh start and he's done fantasticically. Drawing

:59:41. > :59:43.cards there. You've been in this position a lot. Jason and Peter

:59:44. > :59:48.Lewis turning over cards. What's going on there. Yeah, for the first

:59:49. > :59:51.heat of each sprint, when you get to this stage, you have to decide who

:59:52. > :59:54.is going to lead off. this stage, you have to decide who

:59:55. > :00:00.is going to lead One card has an S, the other has a 2. On a track like

:00:01. > :00:05.this, you want to race from the back. So, you can see your opponent.

:00:06. > :00:11.Hopefully he won't surprise you and you can use his slipstream to make a

:00:12. > :00:16.move on the straight itself. Jason mix today up against Matthew

:00:17. > :00:20.Glatzer. How will he take on Peter Lewis? This will be a more

:00:21. > :00:24.conventional race here. He could surprise me, but I don't expect him

:00:25. > :00:29.to go for a long one on this. He will ride from the back if he can.

:00:30. > :00:33.He will want to create a bigger gap and rush his opponent and pass in

:00:34. > :00:40.the back straight or in the lane at the end. Rememberster against

:00:41. > :00:48.Dawkins? It's tough when you're facing an opponent from your home

:00:49. > :00:51.team. Dawkins road 126-inch gear, which is ridiculously big. That

:00:52. > :00:57.takes out your legs. The more rounds you use the bigger gears on, the

:00:58. > :01:01.more fatigue that creates. Webster has been four times junior world

:01:02. > :01:04.champion. He has tactical knowledge. It will be interesting. When you

:01:05. > :01:09.know each other so well, you know each other's moves, you know their

:01:10. > :01:12.tricks, and for me, racing against Jason Kenny in Beijing, for example,

:01:13. > :01:22.I would say one of the hardest races to call. Robert Hales said this

:01:23. > :01:23.morning that Jason Kenny had his Mojo back.

:01:24. > :01:25.morning that Jason Kenny had his Let's see what he is like. Over to

:01:26. > :01:36.our commentators. Afternoon, everybody. Jason Kenny,

:01:37. > :01:41.the Olympic champion, prepares for this first race in the semifinals of

:01:42. > :01:45.the men's sprint. He was a slow is after earlier. He did not qualify

:01:46. > :01:50.very well. Had to go through the repechage in the first round. But my

:01:51. > :01:53.goodness me, he was impressive in the quarterfinal in despatching the

:01:54. > :01:59.21-year-old from Australia, Matthew Glaetzer. He was the fastest

:02:00. > :02:03.qualifier as well from yesterday. It was an incredible turnaround in the

:02:04. > :02:12.first big upset of these games, certainly where the Australians are

:02:13. > :02:18.concerned. I expected after the first victory by Jason Kenny for the

:02:19. > :02:27.rounds to go through to at least three rights. -- rides. Peter Lewis,

:02:28. > :02:31.based in Adelaide, has ridden strongly so far to reach the last

:02:32. > :02:36.four. He beat the New Zealander in the last eight. And Jason Kenny, the

:02:37. > :02:44.designated rider to lead off on this first lap. Best of three semifinal.

:02:45. > :02:48.There does tend to be an element of feast or famine with Jason Kenny. He

:02:49. > :02:51.does not always qualify terribly well. Runs the risk of going out

:02:52. > :02:59.early in these competitions, but if he can hang around, he can make it.

:03:00. > :03:10.Kenny made his life difficult coming through qualification. He got the

:03:11. > :03:18.harder rides. Here, we have got to a point where he has around two tenths

:03:19. > :03:23.of a second slower over the final 200m than his opponent. They are

:03:24. > :03:28.fairly evenly matched. It will all come down to tactics. Jason Kenny,

:03:29. > :03:48.on the inside of the track now. Lewis is looking to draw level. A

:03:49. > :03:55.great roar from the crowd. Desperately close on the line. Jason

:03:56. > :03:59.Kenny, in a photo finish with Peter Lewis. Kenny leading all the way,

:04:00. > :04:13.and Lewis coming on really strong as they crossed the line. I think the

:04:14. > :04:23.Australian has got it. This home straight gives the advantage to the

:04:24. > :04:26.rider coming from behind. You get an extra two or three revolutions of

:04:27. > :04:34.the pedal to come past the rider in front. Peter Lewis made the most of

:04:35. > :04:48.that. Until the last five metres, it looked like it would be Kenny's. He

:04:49. > :04:54.made Lewis come round him a long way. It was only in that final half,

:04:55. > :05:03.literally on the lunch to the line -- the lunge to the line. Incredibly

:05:04. > :05:13.close. The momentum was with the Australian rider on the lunge.

:05:14. > :05:18.Pressure now on Kenny. The first one has been officially accredited to

:05:19. > :05:21.Lewis. That means Jason Kenny is in the last chance saloon now already

:05:22. > :05:27.in this semifinal. He has to win their second ride, coming up a bit

:05:28. > :05:34.later. The closest of battles in that first race. The tables have

:05:35. > :05:36.turned on Kenny, because it was not similar to his ride against Matthew

:05:37. > :05:41.Glaetzer earlier today, although anyone macro by half wheel their,

:05:42. > :05:48.timing his effort to perfection. This time, Peter Lewis did so. Lewis

:05:49. > :06:00.has the early advantage in the first semifinal. Here, we have a race

:06:01. > :06:13.between two riders who are normally team-mates in the team pursuit,

:06:14. > :06:18.world champions, both. Both are evenly matched. Only a tenth of a

:06:19. > :06:26.second between them. The advantage goes to Sam Webster, but extremely

:06:27. > :06:36.evenly matched. So we expect a close match between these two. They know

:06:37. > :06:41.each other well. It is hard to tell them apart. The easiest way is that

:06:42. > :06:49.Sam Webster, who has just turned 23 this month, number 71, has white

:06:50. > :06:57.backs on his gloves. And Ed Dawkins, number 65, has black backs on his

:06:58. > :07:05.gloves. That is the best way to tell them apart with the naked eye. Both

:07:06. > :07:17.are very similar in style and body shape. Webster is the younger man,

:07:18. > :07:24.the rider in front of the moment. Gold medal already won yesterday for

:07:25. > :07:28.these two. For the next couple of minutes, they are mortal enemies on

:07:29. > :07:37.the track. Webster keeping his eye on Dawkins, who looks like a man in

:07:38. > :07:48.the form of his life. They have come here absolutely on fire. Webster is

:07:49. > :07:58.in the lead. Sam Webster had the speed to do it. He leads by 1-0 in

:07:59. > :08:07.this best of three semifinal. Very evenly matched. Dawkins was just not

:08:08. > :08:10.able to utilise that anchoring to the best of his ability. -- that

:08:11. > :08:26.banking. Dawkins trying to put the pressure

:08:27. > :08:44.on, but Sam Webster was able to secure a clear victory. Jason Kenny

:08:45. > :08:49.from England has work to do against Lewis. He must win the next race, or

:08:50. > :08:54.he will be out. Billy Connolly is joining the crowds today in the

:08:55. > :08:59.velodrome. He will be watching Katie Archibald, from the outskirts of

:09:00. > :09:05.Glasgow, the 20-year-old who will be racing in the women's individual

:09:06. > :09:13.pursuit race for bronze later. That is set to bring the house down. Ed

:09:14. > :09:14.Dawkins is currently using to Sam Webster in the other men's sprint

:09:15. > :09:30.semifinal. Let's reflect on those sprints. For

:09:31. > :09:33.Jason Kenny, a marginal loss. We reckon he might have done

:09:34. > :09:43.differently? I thought he rode it relatively well. It is difficult on

:09:44. > :09:50.the tracks like this with the longer straights. Lewis had the momentum.

:09:51. > :09:53.There was nothing in it. I think it will go to the third ride. If Jason

:09:54. > :09:59.can come from the back in the next ride and use the momentum the same

:10:00. > :10:05.way, it will be a grandstand finish. As far as Jason goes, it is

:10:06. > :10:10.-- is it all about tactics? He perhaps lacks a bit of the speed

:10:11. > :10:16.that the other riders have got. They all went sub ten in their final

:10:17. > :10:26.laps. They did. If you have done a good qualification, you believe you

:10:27. > :10:30.have that strength. Jason will be thinking, I have not been at my best

:10:31. > :10:34.physically. But he is the Olympic champion. Every time he gets to the

:10:35. > :10:40.track, the rider he is racing against knows that. He has got a big

:10:41. > :10:46.game experience. I would not write him off yet. He can still do this.

:10:47. > :10:53.How would you rider that second race? I would try and create a bit

:10:54. > :11:06.of space, try and gain some height, and one at him with everything you

:11:07. > :11:15.have got. It sounds easy, but it is anything but. In terms of Jason's

:11:16. > :11:20.mindset, he had the momentum against Jason Glazer this morning. How

:11:21. > :11:23.strong will he be on the back of that? It will have given him

:11:24. > :11:30.confidence, but this is a highly physical event. If he is not 100% at

:11:31. > :11:41.the moment, that will be at the back of his mind. And in terms of the

:11:42. > :11:47.rest now in between, what does he do in these minutes? He will be

:11:48. > :11:54.analysing the video and discussing what he did right and wrong. He

:11:55. > :12:01.knows he will be at the back in the next one, which is a better position

:12:02. > :12:06.to be in. He will be recovering physically and mentally for the next

:12:07. > :12:11.round. The men's time trial and is about to come on track, and a chance

:12:12. > :12:17.now for Scottish old. Yesterday there was a silver for Scotland, but

:12:18. > :12:22.Craig Noone real and Neil Fachie record holders. Have to be the

:12:23. > :12:24.favourites. Craig has been made medallist in the Commonwealth Games

:12:25. > :12:28.before in the team sprint in Melbourne. He has now turned his

:12:29. > :12:36.hand to being a pilot for the Paralympic team. There is less to go

:12:37. > :12:39.wrong, although Craig experienced heartbreak in London when they had a

:12:40. > :12:44.problem with the bike on the start line and it failed and they missed

:12:45. > :12:48.out on that opportunity. It is going to be a great race. If you look at

:12:49. > :12:52.the Aussies, one of them is a former able-bodied athlete for the

:12:53. > :12:57.Australian team. They have a very strong team. First up, Matthew Ellis

:12:58. > :13:04.and Euan Williams for Wales, in a straight time trial.

:13:05. > :13:15.Almost ready to go. We have five tandems. Williams will be the pilot

:13:16. > :13:31.format Ellis -- format Ellis. This is purely a timed event. Four

:13:32. > :13:43.laps of the track from a standing This is purely a timed event. Four

:13:44. > :13:53.start. This pair are getting stronger with every ride they

:13:54. > :13:58.compete in. It is not unusual for the tandem to struggle as they leave

:13:59. > :14:13.the gate. But this time, they are underway. Four laps of the track.

:14:14. > :14:19.Like all these timed events, they are looking for the shortest time

:14:20. > :14:29.around the track. These tandems are difficult to keep down in the

:14:30. > :14:40.rankings. Williams is doing a good job. Look at the effort on his face,

:14:41. > :14:52.giving absolutely everything to get every last 10th of a second out of

:14:53. > :14:56.the tandem. This is listed as a new record. No surprise there, it is the

:14:57. > :15:04.first time this event has been held at the Commonwealth Games. That will

:15:05. > :15:08.be a new Welsh record. Brilliant to see the guys going faster on every

:15:09. > :15:17.ride out. Most of the World Championship events, we are looking

:15:18. > :15:21.to see riders doing better. I am right in suggesting that it is not a

:15:22. > :15:25.given that these tandems will get out of the starter's date in one

:15:26. > :15:31.piece. It is not unusual to have to start again? Tandems can be

:15:32. > :15:38.temperamental. There are all sorts of parts on them, and two men who

:15:39. > :15:45.are pushing them hard. And they are kind to do this in synchronicity so

:15:46. > :15:50.that nothing breaks. Sometimes it does not always work, and we see

:15:51. > :15:53.things flying off. Sometimes when you have got someone like Craig

:15:54. > :15:56.MacLean at the front, it is like having three men, never mind two,

:15:57. > :16:09.with the power that comes through his legs. Wales getting us under way

:16:10. > :16:11.here. Great racing in the women's tandem para cycling sprint

:16:12. > :16:30.yesterday. Neil Fachie and Craig McLean will be

:16:31. > :16:38.the last to go. Next up, Northern Ireland, James Browne there with

:16:39. > :16:44.Dave Readl E.On the front. Won a bronze medal in the time trial on

:16:45. > :16:48.the road in London 2012. He narrowly missed out in Mexico earlier this

:16:49. > :16:51.year. James is one of those riders who is good across the track and the

:16:52. > :17:05.road and working within the Irish programme. Dave started tandem

:17:06. > :17:08.riding in 2009. He piloted Simon Jackson in the World Championships

:17:09. > :17:17.Final few then. Moments for the pair to compose themselves.

:17:18. > :17:33.A good, clean start. James is a tall rider, one of the taller riders you

:17:34. > :17:37.will see. His head is tilted to the left, that helps keep his balance.

:17:38. > :17:44.His cheek is rested on the back of Dave Readle there. In the tandem

:17:45. > :17:48.sprint they have six laps, which gives them plenty of time to get the

:17:49. > :17:52.tandems moving. Here it's all out from the gun.

:17:53. > :18:01.Four laps of the track. They come up to half distance. They are just over

:18:02. > :18:04.4. . 5 seconds outside the time set. Work to do here for Northern Ireland

:18:05. > :18:15.and James Browne. Struggling keep the bike down a bit here.

:18:16. > :18:20.You can see, compared to the Welsh tandem, much harder for Northern

:18:21. > :18:27.Ireland to keep down on that inside line of the track. Here they come.

:18:28. > :18:34.Up towards the line. Just over five seconds slower than the time set by

:18:35. > :18:37.Matt Ellis for Wales. It's tricky when you're predominantly a road

:18:38. > :18:42.rider like James is to come in and do this exceptional effort. The

:18:43. > :18:46.lactic acid and extreme power that you need to put through is always

:18:47. > :18:50.more difficult for the road riders to achieve. James is struggling

:18:51. > :18:54.there compared to the more specialist It's interesting

:18:55. > :18:58.athletes. , the kilometre. To people who don't follow cycling, you would

:18:59. > :19:04.imagine four laps of the track is pretty straightforward. But it is an

:19:05. > :19:08.immensely demanding event. We liken the kilometre to a bit like the 400

:19:09. > :19:12.metres or the 500 metres, I suppose in athletics, because it's a little

:19:13. > :19:16.bit longer. Anything that goes above that 45 and 50-second mark, are you

:19:17. > :19:23.working in an anar obic that 45 and 50-second mark, are you

:19:24. > :19:27.creates huge amounts of lactic acid. It can be difficult to produce the

:19:28. > :19:29.power. The closing moments of the ride for the pair from Northern

:19:30. > :19:43.Ireland. We've seen two of the five tandems

:19:44. > :19:45.here in this men's para sport 1,000 metre time trial. Wales leading the

:19:46. > :19:58.way. Next on the track the first of two

:19:59. > :20:02.tandems from Australia, Paul Kennedy piloted by Tom Clark. Kennedy from

:20:03. > :20:06.Queen's land but lives in Canberra these days. 36 years of age. Bronze

:20:07. > :20:12.medallist in the World Championship in t year in the time trial. That

:20:13. > :20:17.was with Clark. This pairing are familiar with each other. They came

:20:18. > :20:21.fourth in the spript as well. Kennedy has been cycling for most of

:20:22. > :20:26.his life. Started at the age of six. Cycling is not the only thing he's

:20:27. > :20:34.represented Australia at. He used to play goalball as well

:20:35. > :20:38.internationally for Australia. Nervous wait now, while they just

:20:39. > :20:42.make sure that the tandem is properly secured in the starter's

:20:43. > :20:46.gate, key to make sure that is set up properly to release the bike at

:20:47. > :20:52.precisely the right moment, in the right manner. Difficult bikes to fit

:20:53. > :21:01.into the gates. The gates were initially designed for the sew low

:21:02. > :21:06.bikes. As the guys have got bigger and bigger they trialed this out

:21:07. > :21:11.about four or five years ago to put the tandems in the gate. The bikes

:21:12. > :21:15.used to drag the gate along. They've worked out if they put two or three

:21:16. > :21:20.people on the gate, the bike will go and the gate stay where's it With

:21:21. > :21:28.road is. Bikes these days, people just clip the feet in. Here not only

:21:29. > :21:33.one leather strap, but two, just to cope with the forces as they try to

:21:34. > :21:37.get going here, particularly at the start. The start of the effort is

:21:38. > :21:47.always the most difficult to keep the feet in the pedals.

:21:48. > :22:00.So Tom Clarke on the front. We are now ten seconds away.

:22:01. > :22:10.Here we go. Paul Kennedy, world bronze medallist. It's a pairing who

:22:11. > :22:14.race together in the World Championships earlier this year.

:22:15. > :22:20.They know each other well. They're used to riding with each other on

:22:21. > :22:26.the tandem. That has to help, in terms of the synchronicity between

:22:27. > :22:31.the pair on the bike. Slightly high line around the track.

:22:32. > :22:35.Dropping back down into the well of the track for the turn. They come up

:22:36. > :22:44.to the halfway mark. There's not a lot in it.

:22:45. > :22:47.Now, as they prepare to come in for the final lap, this is where it

:22:48. > :22:51.really starts to hurt. This is where the lactic acid is kicking in. This

:22:52. > :22:55.is where the lungs are fit to burst and the legs are screaming with

:22:56. > :23:00.every revolution of the pedals. Look at the effort there, from the pair

:23:01. > :23:03.of them. Into the finishing straight they come, up towards the line. I

:23:04. > :23:11.don't think they're going to beat the time of Wales. No, they're not.

:23:12. > :23:15.Just over a second outside. With two tandems to go, the two big

:23:16. > :23:19.favourites still to go, Matt Ellis continues to lead the way. The

:23:20. > :23:26.Australian pair will be pretty disappointed with that. Just outside

:23:27. > :23:29.the 1. 05 mark. Always in the shadow of their compatriots, who are next

:23:30. > :23:35.on the track. Look thering to try and put a marker down to frighten

:23:36. > :23:39.their more favoured pairing. The Welsh now guaranteed a medal, at

:23:40. > :23:43.least bronze. You watch these sprinters go out of

:23:44. > :23:48.the starting gate, it's almost like looking at the world gurning

:23:49. > :23:53.championships, the faces they pull, the intensity of the effort. It

:23:54. > :23:58.doesn't get any easier as the laps go by. The tandem is especially

:23:59. > :24:02.difficult to get out of the gate. There is extra weight on the bike.

:24:03. > :24:06.The pilot pulling the stoker. The stoker pushing the pilot. Making

:24:07. > :24:09.sure they go in a straight line. There's so many things to think

:24:10. > :24:15.about on a solo bike and that doubles here. Talk to me about earn

:24:16. > :24:19.Modra, he's been racing for a long time. He won medals in the pool in

:24:20. > :24:24.Barcelona in Paralympics. That's going back some considerable time.

:24:25. > :24:29.Yeah earn is a -- Kieron is a legend of the sport. He started out in

:24:30. > :24:33.athletics in track and field. He moved into swimming. I first knew of

:24:34. > :24:38.him in Barcelona. He switched into the cycling team. He road with his

:24:39. > :24:43.wife in Sydney, when there was mixed tandem events in the Paralympics. He

:24:44. > :24:46.won gold medals in every form of the sport, track and road. He's raced

:24:47. > :24:52.with the world's best pilots as well. He's one of the athletes that

:24:53. > :24:56.no-one ever wants to race against. He's got a steely gaze and He's

:24:57. > :25:05.probably determination. In the autumn of his career now, at 42. Now

:25:06. > :25:10.Kieran Modra took the Silver Medal in the time trial and sprint in this

:25:11. > :25:15.year's World Championships. He was beaten by Neil Fachie both times in.

:25:16. > :25:23.Those races, Modra broke the previous world records, but then

:25:24. > :25:29.pipped by fabbingy and Pete -- Fachie. Neil, Scottish athlete,

:25:30. > :25:34.riding with Craig McLean, it's interesting though that Kieran Modra

:25:35. > :25:39.has so much detong his racing. He's racing every event and the world

:25:40. > :25:44.record holder for the four kilometre tandem pursuit. He's a formidable

:25:45. > :25:48.athlete, very endurance based. Over 12 months he's been working on speed

:25:49. > :25:51.and power to come here to the Commonwealth Games to try and topple

:25:52. > :25:56.Neil and Craig. It's going to be an interesting fight this one. He has a

:25:57. > :25:58.good rider as a pilot, Jason Niblett. Four years ago he was a

:25:59. > :26:11.team sprint Gold Medallist. Away they go. Four laps of the track

:26:12. > :26:19.for the second of the Australian tandems. Matt Ellis of Wales leading

:26:20. > :26:23.the way. It's likely to come under pressure here from Modra. He will be

:26:24. > :26:30.disappointed with anything not under 1. 03. A superb start. Jason

:26:31. > :26:34.focussed on the track ahead of him. Not allowing that front wheel to

:26:35. > :26:46.wobble. Looking really good, the Australian tandem here. This is the

:26:47. > :26:53.fastest time by around 0. 2 of a second. Jason Niblett powering away

:26:54. > :26:57.on the front. You'd expect his last lap to be one of the strongest in

:26:58. > :27:00.the field. He really can come home incredibly strongly. It looks as

:27:01. > :27:04.though they're going faster and faster, the longer the race goes on.

:27:05. > :27:08.Around the banking for one final time. I think we're going to have a

:27:09. > :27:13.new leader here when this Australian tandem crosses the line. Indeed, we

:27:14. > :27:19.are. Nearly two seconds faster than Wales. Kieran Modra now in the Gold

:27:20. > :27:30.Medal position with only one tandem still to come. Incredible time there

:27:31. > :27:36.by Jason and Kieran. It's a second outside the former world record that

:27:37. > :27:44.Neil and my husband Barney set when they raced in 2012. That's the sea

:27:45. > :27:48.level record,if you like. It will be interesting to see whether Neil and

:27:49. > :27:52.Craig have the form that Neil had at the Paralympics. If they can dip

:27:53. > :27:56.under 102 the Gold Medal will be theirs. The Australian pairing there

:27:57. > :28:02.have really laid down the marker. What it means is that Wales are

:28:03. > :28:07.guaranteed a medal, Matt Ellis currently in second place. Modra

:28:08. > :28:14.leading the way. Kennedy from Australia in third place at the

:28:15. > :28:20.moment. Neil Fachie, six times world para cycling champion and the

:28:21. > :28:23.current world champion as well. Paralympic time trial champion and

:28:24. > :28:27.Silver Medallist in the sprint. It was Craig McLean, his pilot today,

:28:28. > :28:34.who prevented him from winning double gold at London 2012. McLean

:28:35. > :28:39.was then part nerd by Anthony Cappers. Can you see the composure

:28:40. > :28:44.that they had to the finish line. That's what showed in that extremely

:28:45. > :28:52.quick time. That was a really good ride from start to finish there.

:28:53. > :29:02.The Scottish pairing know what they have to do. There's Craig McLean, aa

:29:03. > :29:07.Silver Medallist alongside Sir Chris Hoy. Neil Fachie will get onto the

:29:08. > :29:20.bike any second now. Double world champion, can he win in

:29:21. > :29:25.front of his home crowd with Craig McLean on the front. Nervous times,

:29:26. > :29:31.as you put the athletes into the start gate. They need so many people

:29:32. > :29:35.to help. It's difficult to reach your feet when you have a person in

:29:36. > :29:38.front or behind you. You see the coaches helping a bit more and

:29:39. > :29:41.trying to make sure the tandem doesn't slide down the track as

:29:42. > :29:45.well, because that's happened. You don't want to break any of those

:29:46. > :29:49.disc wheels. They're strengthened to make sure that the guys don't break

:29:50. > :29:53.them when they get out of the gate. These two might not necessarily have

:29:54. > :29:56.been the regular partnership in recent times, but they did win

:29:57. > :29:59.double gold at the World Championships three years ago. So

:30:00. > :30:06.they do have plenty of experience of riding together. Just watch Craig

:30:07. > :30:11.McLean, at 42, he still has immense power.

:30:12. > :30:28.The start is one of Craig's strengths within his cycling.

:30:29. > :30:37.Four laps, the race for gold is on now for Craig McLean and Neil

:30:38. > :30:45.Fachie. They are gold to lift the roof here. Another superb stlart. No

:30:46. > :30:50.snagging. They didn't go early. Synchronised together. They're up on

:30:51. > :30:53.the pairing of Modra and Niblett. Powering around the track. Already

:30:54. > :30:58.over three quarters of a second up. The roar is quite incredible inside

:30:59. > :31:00.the Sir Chris Hoy velodrome now. They come to the halfway mark and

:31:01. > :31:04.they are over a second They come to the halfway mark and

:31:05. > :31:07.they are over in the lead. Tandem reaching almost 70 kilometres an

:31:08. > :31:11.hour at the midpart of this race. Now it's the challenge of hanging on

:31:12. > :31:16.into the final lap. Here they come now to take the bell. This is where

:31:17. > :31:20.it hurts. This is where you find how much you want to get that Gold

:31:21. > :31:24.Medal. This is where you have to dig so, so deep. A wall of noise helping

:31:25. > :31:28.them around the arena here, just lost a fraction of time there. They

:31:29. > :31:33.caught a spovrning on the inside of the track. Up towards the line, it's

:31:34. > :31:47.gold for Scotland It's gold for Neil Fachie and for Craig MacLean, At A

:31:48. > :31:51.standing ovation here inside the velodrome.

:31:52. > :31:58.The Paralympic and world champion is now the Commonwealth champion. That

:31:59. > :32:07.final half lap was like pedalling through treacle. Well over a second

:32:08. > :32:12.up on their opponents. But as you said, the second lap is always the

:32:13. > :32:16.strongest. Brilliant to see that they are the champions. What a

:32:17. > :32:21.rousing ride. If that is not worth the standing ovation, I don't know

:32:22. > :32:30.what is. Absolutely superb, Billy Connolly cheering them on. You can

:32:31. > :32:35.see the effort on his face. Neil has got the saltire, and they are

:32:36. > :32:41.celebrating, as they should. Just look at that expression as they go

:32:42. > :32:45.out of the starter's date. These guys are riding huge gears. And with

:32:46. > :32:50.the added weight of the tandem, getting that off the line is

:32:51. > :32:55.incredibly difficult. You can see from the look on Craig's phase, the

:32:56. > :33:01.immense effort. Craig MacLean on the front are piloting the tandem,

:33:02. > :33:06.riding away like a man possessed. And Neil Fachie on the back, six

:33:07. > :33:10.times a world champion. A superb effort from the pair of them. They

:33:11. > :33:16.led from start to finish. There was never any doubt. They knew would

:33:17. > :33:21.they were the favourites. They had been billed as the favourites. They

:33:22. > :33:24.dealt with the pressure and they delivered when it mattered. It is a

:33:25. > :33:32.gold medal for Scotland on the track and a medal won in fine style. Neil

:33:33. > :33:42.Fachie takes it for Scotland. Silver to Australia. And Matt Ellis from

:33:43. > :33:53.Wales takes the bronze. What a race, Neil Fachie lapping it

:33:54. > :34:05.up. They really went out all guns blazing. I thought it was all going

:34:06. > :34:14.to fall apart, but what a fantastic ride. Nothing left in the tank at

:34:15. > :34:23.the end. And it was different from the Australians. They started slowly

:34:24. > :34:33.and build up, whereas Craig and Neil did it the opposite way. Craig and

:34:34. > :34:40.Neil had discussed geometry out hard at the start. -- they had the

:34:41. > :34:47.strategy of going out hard at the start. As long as you can hold your

:34:48. > :34:57.line, it will not slow you down too much. There is my wife. How did she

:34:58. > :35:03.get that seat? There may be a gold on the way for Wales. If shooting is

:35:04. > :35:12.your thing, it is the final of the women's skeet on BBC Three. There is

:35:13. > :35:18.a gold shoot off. But we are going to stay here with the cycling on BBC

:35:19. > :35:24.One, and reflect on a wonderful gold-medal for Scotland. We had a

:35:25. > :35:30.bell count at the beginning. The noise was deafening -- a decibel

:35:31. > :35:38.count. It was fantastic. Craig was my team-mate 2006. We won the team

:35:39. > :35:41.sprint in Melbourne. Now his career is finishing with the Paralympic

:35:42. > :35:45.tandem event, and what a great way to get the crowd going tonight. And

:35:46. > :35:52.what a contrast between the two pairs. You have Neil Fachie, who is

:35:53. > :36:01.quite slim. He is very small. 59 kilos. And his opponent is a bit

:36:02. > :36:12.bigger. These are some wonderful pictures. You are still the reigning

:36:13. > :36:20.champion, technically. Technically. You said you feel sick before you

:36:21. > :36:23.get to the line. It is not just the competition, it is the feeling that

:36:24. > :36:34.you know what you are going to put your body through, a minute of

:36:35. > :36:38.hell. It is a huge grant, -- a huge grant, and then you are hanging on.

:36:39. > :36:41.It takes you about an hour after that effort before you can Inc

:36:42. > :36:48.straight. Another big cheer for Jason Kenny. It is the men's sprint

:36:49. > :36:50.semifinals. He is one race down against a race. Act now to our

:36:51. > :37:00.commentators. We are just regaining our composure

:37:01. > :37:05.after that fantastic tandem final. A great result. The crowd are still

:37:06. > :37:13.buzzing around us. Now back to the match sprint, and the second race in

:37:14. > :37:16.the semifinal. Peter Lewis is in the gold and green of Australia,

:37:17. > :37:23.followed by Jason Kenny. The Australian leads 1-0 in their best

:37:24. > :37:30.of three semifinal. Basin Kenny has got to find a way past him. He is

:37:31. > :37:34.one down, so the pressure is on the English rider. Jason Kenny, the

:37:35. > :37:47.Olympic champion, knows what is at stake here. They are not letting the

:37:48. > :37:55.other out of their sight. A very different change of pace to the one

:37:56. > :38:02.we just saw. That was an incredible race. This is a bit more tactical,

:38:03. > :38:16.but they are starting to wind it up now.

:38:17. > :38:26.Jason Kenny has got to find a way past. And Jason Kenny has done it!

:38:27. > :38:30.That is what you call timing to perfection. There was never any

:38:31. > :38:38.doubt about that result. It was very close in the first race, but Jason

:38:39. > :38:42.Kenny was a decisive winner there. He allowed Lewis to take up the

:38:43. > :38:49.pressure at the front. The way you what timing his run, it looked so

:38:50. > :38:55.good. Even though he was so far behind Lewis, the way he was running

:38:56. > :38:58.at him, Kenny used the centrifugal force coming through the banking to

:38:59. > :39:06.slingshot himself up to the straight. You thought he was not

:39:07. > :39:14.going to do it, but all of a sudden, he really hit him. One apiece. It

:39:15. > :39:21.will go to a third and deciding ride to see you can go for gold in the

:39:22. > :39:27.final of the men's rent. Jason Kenny likes to keep us guessing. In the

:39:28. > :39:31.first round, he was eaten and had to go via the repechage to stay in the

:39:32. > :39:36.competition. Then he surprised us by beating Matthew Glaetzer in the

:39:37. > :39:58.quarterfinal. He is keeping it interesting here. He loves this

:39:59. > :40:01.track. He rode that perfectly. I am going to check that the two New

:40:02. > :40:06.Zealand riders have not swapped gloves, because that is the easiest

:40:07. > :40:11.way to tell them apart. The rider at the top of the banking, Sam

:40:12. > :40:21.Webster, has white gloves. And Ed Dawkins, number 65, has black

:40:22. > :40:29.gloves. The Kiwi track team or in imperious form here, focused and

:40:30. > :40:36.riding extremely well. Both of them are looking for a second gold medal

:40:37. > :40:39.at these Commonwealth Games. Edberg in has a medal of every colour now

:40:40. > :40:46.over the years from the Commonwealth Games -- dead Dawkins.

:40:47. > :40:51.Webster is beginning to achieve his potential as a senior. He first came

:40:52. > :40:56.into the spotlight died years ago from the World Championship -- five

:40:57. > :41:10.years ago. Webster has the advantage at the

:41:11. > :41:38.moment. Dawkins has gone, he knows he is a

:41:39. > :41:45.beaten man. Sam Webster goes through to the final in straight rides. Very

:41:46. > :41:50.impressive riding from the 23-year-old. Dawkins realised he was

:41:51. > :41:56.beaten halfway down the back straight. Webster rushed Dawkins,

:41:57. > :42:05.which forced him to take the pressure at the front. Once Webster

:42:06. > :42:21.made his move, it was game over for Dawkins.

:42:22. > :42:35.Webster had an easy win. They are normally part of the team sprint

:42:36. > :42:39.trio. But all out for victory there. Webster was the decisive winner, so

:42:40. > :42:53.he can now rest and prepare for the final. But it remains to be seen who

:42:54. > :42:58.it will be against. Jason Kenny has a third and deciding ride coming up

:42:59. > :43:03.later. There are moments in sporting venues

:43:04. > :43:05.when they come alive, and that has certainly happened in the Sir Chris

:43:06. > :43:09.Hoy Velodrome over the last few moments. We have seen a gold-medal

:43:10. > :43:13.for Scotland in the men's tandem. Sarah Storey has come back in the

:43:14. > :43:23.commentary box. That was an incredible ride. It was superb. They

:43:24. > :43:29.got so far up on the Australians. They were the better pair by a long

:43:30. > :43:34.way. And that energy transferred to Jason Kenny in the second heat of

:43:35. > :43:42.the semifinals. He had to win it, Chris. But you were not sure he got

:43:43. > :43:48.it right 's well, you want to give yourself enough space to use the

:43:49. > :43:53.slipstream. Lewis was riding well, keeping Jason close. You can see how

:43:54. > :44:18.patient Jason was here. A great ride from Jason. It takes a

:44:19. > :44:25.certain amount of bottle to let the athlete go that far in front of you.

:44:26. > :44:30.It is experience and confidence. The key thing will be the third ride.

:44:31. > :44:35.Weather draws number two will have the big advantage. You might see

:44:36. > :44:39.some cat and mouse stuff if the front rider does not want to lead.

:44:40. > :44:45.Jason can also win from the front, though. Perhaps he could pin him up

:44:46. > :44:51.against the fence. Victorias Pendleton was up between the break

:44:52. > :44:55.between sessions, and she said about Jason Kenny that he is an intuitive

:44:56. > :45:00.sprinter. It is second nature for him. I had to learn it in my later

:45:01. > :45:04.years. He has raced from an early age. He does not get fazed by

:45:05. > :45:14.anything. He is very calm. We take the Mickey out of him sometimes, he

:45:15. > :45:19.is so laid back. We can come back to this motif that those in Kenny is

:45:20. > :45:23.perhaps getting his Mojo back after some difficult times after the

:45:24. > :45:30.Olympics. I am sure he has enjoyed that ride after the disappointment

:45:31. > :45:35.of not winning the first one in the semifinal. It would be great to see

:45:36. > :45:42.him go through on the third ride. And in terms of the final, Sam

:45:43. > :45:46.Webster was your call early on. Then you changed to Dawkins full then you

:45:47. > :45:50.said, anybody could win it. Technically, I said Webster the

:45:51. > :45:58.whole way through. But Dawkins qualified well. Webster is a racer.

:45:59. > :46:06.He is very wily, but he has also got the speed. He is looking impressive.

:46:07. > :46:11.But whoever gets through from the Lewis- Kenny heat will have that

:46:12. > :46:15.extra race in their legs. It is a factor. It may look like a short

:46:16. > :46:26.period of time, but the fatigue in the factor. The crowd singing that

:46:27. > :46:37.famous proclaimers on. Gold Medal for Scotland, Neil Mac-- Neil Fachie

:46:38. > :46:40.and Craig MacLean. You can hear the pipers and the medal ceremony is

:46:41. > :47:07.about to get under way. It will be a special moment for

:47:08. > :47:11.them. Very committed from the very first

:47:12. > :47:15.pedal revolution to the past. The crowd have been warmed up nicely

:47:16. > :47:18.with a bit of the Proclaimers. It really is a special atmosphere

:47:19. > :47:47.inside this velodrome this afternoon.

:47:48. > :48:01.The chief executive of Scottish cycle Craig Byrne. The first two to

:48:02. > :48:04.receive the medals will be Wales, Matt Ellis. They were the first to

:48:05. > :48:22.go in the final. They set the benchmark. Williams the pilot.

:48:23. > :48:25.Bronze for Matt Ellis in his first ever men's para sport 1,000 metre

:48:26. > :49:28.time trial Kieran Modra five times a Gold

:49:29. > :49:51.Medallist in the Paralympic Games. Here's the moment everyone has been

:49:52. > :49:57.waiting for. World champion and in his home country now, Commonwealth

:49:58. > :50:00.Games champion. Craig MacLean as well, a former Gold

:50:01. > :50:08.Medallist in the Commonwealth Games in the team sprint. That was

:50:09. > :50:15.Melbourne 2006. Ladies and gentleman, the National

:50:16. > :50:39.Anthem of Scotland. # O Flower of Scotland

:50:40. > :50:47.# When will we see your like again # That fought and died for

:50:48. > :50:55.# Your wee bit hill and Glenn # And stood against him

:50:56. > :51:05.# Proud Edward's Army # And sent him homeward

:51:06. > :51:14.# Tae think again # The hills are bare now

:51:15. > :51:18.# The autumn leaves lie thick and still

:51:19. > :51:26.# Over land that is lost now # Which those so dearly held

:51:27. > :51:36.# And stood against him # Proud Edward's Army

:51:37. > :51:50.# And sent him homeward # Tae think again #

:51:51. > :51:59.Two proud men, a moment to savour, a moment they will never forget.

:52:00. > :52:09.Ladies and gentleman, and all the Glasgow, let's celebrate our

:52:10. > :52:14.Commonwealth Games medallists. That was hairs on the back of your neck

:52:15. > :52:19.stuff. Chris, proudly singing the National Anthem there, without your

:52:20. > :52:25.microphone on. You're getting wired up now. What an atmosphere. That's

:52:26. > :52:28.what we were waiting for here. Can you see the emotion in the guys.

:52:29. > :52:33.They were just - that was a special moment. Craig has been to an Olympic

:52:34. > :52:37.Games, multiple World Championships, this will be, without doubt, one of

:52:38. > :52:42.the highlights of his career. He spent himself. He did. They both

:52:43. > :52:46.did. They're the perfect team. Because Neil is very light, he has

:52:47. > :52:49.great power to weight ratio. Craig has the horse power. Together

:52:50. > :52:55.they're a formidable tandem pair. They are the fastest team in the

:52:56. > :52:59.world right now. Sarah, you said that they are the perfect pair. You

:53:00. > :53:03.compare Neil to Kieran and, there must be another 25 kilos there. How

:53:04. > :53:07.much difference does that make in terms of the dynamic on the tandem?

:53:08. > :53:11.It makes it harder for them to get up to speed as quickly. The British

:53:12. > :53:15.and Scottish tandem can get up to speed more quickly. That's what won

:53:16. > :53:18.them the race today. They got up to a higher speed, almost a

:53:19. > :53:23.second-and-a-half quicker than the Australians to half distance. That

:53:24. > :53:34.was the difference. Over a longer distance it's in the Australian's

:53:35. > :53:41.favour. They rode it differently. Craig, frankly will get a part in

:53:42. > :53:45.conan the Barbarian, mab any sent. They pace today differently. --

:53:46. > :53:49.magnificent. They paced it differently. If they're up against

:53:50. > :53:52.each other on either side of the track, the Scottish pair would have

:53:53. > :53:56.almost caught the Australians and the Australians would have come back

:53:57. > :54:01.more strongly. These guys are out-and-out sprinters. Kieran has a

:54:02. > :54:07.four kilometre individual pursuit in him as Chris, a well. Poignant

:54:08. > :54:11.version, moment for you really, the Sir Chris Hoy velodrome, your mate

:54:12. > :54:16.getting the Gold Medal. What a special moment that was. To see

:54:17. > :54:24.everybody on their feet singing Flower of Scotland, very proud, for

:54:25. > :54:28.Craig, Neil and the whole team. Now the medal ceremony and off to the

:54:29. > :54:32.men's sprint semifinal heat three. What does Jason need, to win it, but

:54:33. > :54:36.how should he ride it? Depends which position he draws. If he's number

:54:37. > :54:40.one, he has to keep lup wis close to him, not allow him to create the gap

:54:41. > :54:44.and rush him, which is what Jason did in the last race. From the back

:54:45. > :54:48.he needs to create space and either leave it late, like in the second

:54:49. > :54:56.ride, or come with everything as Webster did against We can Dawkins.

:54:57. > :54:59.Head down to Gill now. Many congratulations, guys, a very

:55:00. > :55:04.special moment on the podium. We could see the emotion and what it

:55:05. > :55:08.meant to you. Yeah, I mean, I've been fortunate enough to be atop the

:55:09. > :55:11.podium a few times. That's the first time I've raced for Scotland, to be

:55:12. > :55:16.on top of the podium in front of a home crowd, it's hard not to be

:55:17. > :55:20.teary eyed. Incredible response from the crowd as well. Now a full set of

:55:21. > :55:26.medals. Yeah, yeah! I'm sure I could try to win them all again. I'm not

:55:27. > :55:29.quite done yet. A special day out there. We did a lot of hard training

:55:30. > :55:33.for this. We knew we had a chance. You never know what's going to

:55:34. > :55:36.happen on the day. The fact it came together, yeah we're over the Craig,

:55:37. > :55:41.you've moon. Won medals at pretty big events in the past, just how

:55:42. > :55:46.does this compare? The way I felt after it, I feel that the medal is

:55:47. > :55:50.justified. We both rode out of our skins there. When we crossed the

:55:51. > :55:58.line, I didn't think we had done it to be honest. Yeah, we crossed the

:55:59. > :56:01.line so slowly in the fourth lap, I thought we'd lost it. Obviously we

:56:02. > :56:08.just got it. Congratulations. Thank you very much.

:56:09. > :56:12.It was a magnificent performance and we're hoping for another one now.

:56:13. > :56:15.Jas orn Kenny is on track, semifinal. -- Jason Kenny is on

:56:16. > :56:30.track. The semifinal. So a third and deciding ride to

:56:31. > :56:35.determine who will go through and race for gold later in the final of

:56:36. > :56:40.the men's match sprint. Peter Lewis, who won the first race in this

:56:41. > :56:46.semifinal and then Jason Kenny at the back, nearest the camera. He

:56:47. > :56:51.levelled it last time out with a perfectly-timed sprint. It's all on

:56:52. > :56:58.the line here for these two. This will be a true cat-and-mouse match.

:56:59. > :57:04.So evenly matched together. Neither rider can give an inch at all. Which

:57:05. > :57:09.rider wants to take it up from the front? Do either of them? They have

:57:10. > :57:19.both won their rides from coming round the back. Lewis on the front.

:57:20. > :57:27.Kenny stalking his prey, high on the banking, as they reach a

:57:28. > :57:31.lap-and-a-half. Kenny feinting to go on the inside. Still has the height

:57:32. > :57:35.advantage. Tries to swoop around the outside. Here we go, the last lap

:57:36. > :57:39.now. Jason Kenny puts himself into the box seat. He's looking good

:57:40. > :57:45.here. He's really testing the legs of Lewis and he's got it. Jason

:57:46. > :57:51.Kenny prevails! He's through to the final in the Commonwealth Games!

:57:52. > :57:55.Jason Kenny wins the tactical duel. He was in a winning position and

:57:56. > :57:59.lieu wis knew it as well. Jason Kenny comes from behind to win 2-1

:58:00. > :58:06.in this best of three semifinal. He goes through and will face Sam

:58:07. > :58:10.Webster for gold later on. Both riders knew what they had to do to

:58:11. > :58:14.win. It was all about which rider was going to get that option. In the

:58:15. > :58:21.end, it was Jason Kenny. He forced Lewis there, he forced him to take

:58:22. > :58:24.it up. Incredible riding. What a tactition. We have said it's all or

:58:25. > :58:32.nothing with Kenny. At the moment, he's giving it all. Absolutely

:58:33. > :58:38.fantastic. What a ride. In the end, he won that sprint by a country

:58:39. > :58:40.mile. Lewis just, in the end, sat up because he knew it was a sprint he

:58:41. > :58:54.wasn't going to be able to contest. Beautiful, beautiful Jason Kenny.

:58:55. > :58:59.Chris, you called it even before the bell. You could see Lewis was trying

:59:00. > :59:04.to keep Kenny as close as he could to him. I really thought that Lewis

:59:05. > :59:07.was approaching it in the way that he thought Jason was going to wait.

:59:08. > :59:10.He thought, he's not going to go now. If he's going to hang on like

:59:11. > :59:15.that, he's going to hit it with everything. It's the same ride that

:59:16. > :59:20.Webster did against Dawkins, committed 100%. It's been a

:59:21. > :59:26.magnificent transformation in Jason Kenny. It's remarkable. We sat here

:59:27. > :59:30.last night saying oh, it had been a disappointing morning. 24 hours

:59:31. > :59:33.makes a huge difference. Now he's a man who looks like he might be on

:59:34. > :59:39.the way to the Gold Medal. That final coming up about 5. 10pm. We

:59:40. > :59:44.are on track now for the women's individual pursuit, another Scot

:59:45. > :59:54.taking to the track, Katie arch bald in the -- Archibald. This is against

:59:55. > 1:52:59Amy Cure. Good luck Katie. The races come thick and fast