BBC One: Day 8: 13:45-15:00 Commonwealth Games

Welcome back to Glasgow and day eight of the Commonwealth Games.

England lead the way at the top of the medal table with 107 medals.

Big match-ups all over Glasgow today.

Huge at the women's doubles squash where

Will it be a happy ending for Scotland's David Millar

Will Geraint Thomas of Wales be able to challenge the Scot?

And, at the Hydro, the artistic gymnastics continue.

Max Whitlock, England's golden boy, and one of the faces of these Games,

is going for his third Glasgow gold in the final of the men's floor.

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Let us get the latest headlines. Silver again for England's Emma

Pooley in the women's time trial, Pooley finished second at

the 2008 Olympics, and it was second again today, with New Zealand's

Linda Villumsen snatching gold. Drama at Kelvingrove,

in the lawn bowls, as England's open triples B6/B7/B8

team snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, coming from behind to

beat Scotland in an extra end and, With English diver Jack Laugher,

who took 1m gold, just, yesterday. Through today to the final

of the 3m springboard, after winning his heat inside the Royal

Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh. contain home nations interest. The

most eye-catching? At 55 kilos, First, we take you to the Emirates

Arena for a fantastic badminton match between Sarah Walker and

Elizabeth Cann. A fantastic last 16 match, going right down to the wire.

This is the third game. Was there indecision that, I wonder?

Must be. She got in position well. It must have been indecision what

shocked she would play. -- shot. Goodness, that was quick. Very

unusual for Elizabeth Cann. After that backhand, I thought to myself,

she will pressure rise at the net. But that is very unusual. Very good

play. The England bench, a little bit

concerned right now. Oh, my goodness. Well, sadly, that

is the sort of shot that can destroy confidence. That goes down as a

sitter, doesn't it? I make that nine of the last 11

points. That is where Elizabeth Cann has two

watch out. That was a good corner for Sarah Walker, she is play that

corner really well. A little battle at the net. Opposite

sides both to the backhand. That is better. Just go safe, on the

body, varying all the time, eventually the chances come. You

have been pointing out, when you use that body smash, the line is

straight. I have not seen anyone who is able to play anything else but

straight. All credit here to the number seven

seed from England. Totally. I thought she was beginning to lose

it. Those two hideous misses, one at the

net, and every turn into the net. Plus if you are out on the base

line. -- a few. Good play to the forehand. A good

choice here. With a smash by Sarah Walker.

5-9 down, and now 10-10, that is a great comeback.

Indecision! Decided to play it in the end, Elizabeth Cann, and all she

could do was play a simple, rather loose shot, back to the net. And

Sarah Walker took advantage. It is the number seven seed, Walker from

England, with the narrowest of possible advantages, at the change

of ends, in game number three. 45 minutes, this women's singles has

been in progress. It has been a delightful match to watch all the

way through. That was the good list. Hesitation.

An easy opportunity for Walker to put it away.

What I was trying to say is that Sarah Walker is now playing against

the drift that should be to her advantage, she should keep it in on

the base line. It is important not only for Walker and Cann to get a

good start in the third game. How close it is.

You have told me in the past that when you change ends in the third

game, you say to yourself, right, and must win three of the next four

rallies, get the advantage. It doesn't mean if you don't do it you

lose the match, but it gives you the upper hand.

To focus on that, trying to achieve that.

To have a smaller gold within the bigger one. Great journeys start

with the first step. Oh, it is just wide. Couldn't have

missed by much. It is so flat, Pek Cowan can't

really get around. She has got to play a backhand on that shot. Lucky

for her it is going out. Opened up a 3-point cushion now,

Sarah Walker. But look at that, Cann is still skipping about. Showing

that she is ready. Missed it. Well... We have learned

our lesson early on in this Commonwealth Games not to predict.

But, under normal circumstances, I would say a 5-point cushion at this

stage... Should be sufficient. It would be a very good sign. We have

seen so many shifts in momentum which surely, now, a 6-point

advantage, and just three more points needed for Sarah Walker.

Needed to secure victory, and a place in the quarterfinals.

Sarah Walker has won 13 of the last 17 points.

A couple more points from Elizabeth Cann, and will be nervous start to

play a huge part in this? She has missed it! I cannot believe that.

Can you believe that? I cannot believe it. Anywhere in court would

have been an outright winner. If she ends up losing this match...

She will have nightmares about that. It has gone long! We said a couple

of points and nerves could play a part. Now, it is a question of who

can control those nerves. Yes, who dares wins. Yes. From 13-19 adrift.

That is a beauty. It is a good shot. It can courage. One of the shots she

has made quite a few mistakes on. She is almost landing before she is

playing the shop. It is not good timing. But she got away with it.

Match point opportunities, three of them.

She has done it. Joy, elation, and, I should think, relief as well. For

the number seven seed, Sarah Walker of England. She had to battle so

hard for that victory. 21-14, 17-21, 21-18 in the deciding game. 54

minutes. What a thrilling match. My goodness me. Sarah Walker safely

through to the quarterfinals, where she will play either the number

three seed, from Canada, or the young sensation from Singapore.

Congratulations to Sarah Walker, beating Elizabeth Cann. Elizabeth

Cann also competed for Jersey in 1998, 2002 and 2006, but she played

for England in 2010, when she won the bronze, but in January she

announced she was switching back to play for her home island. But Sarah

Walker is through, a fantastic performance.

A marathon match, and finally through to the quarterfinals, you

must be delighted. I knew the match would be tough, I have trained with

her before, I have played her a few times this year. They are always

tough matches, so I am glad I came through. Is it difficult to place

under the food you know very well? She is such an experienced player,

she has been at the top of her game for so many years. Very difficult,

she knows the tricks. It is about sticking to your game plan, no

matter what is going on. He won the first game to 14 and in the second,

Liz got back into it. A couple of service faults were called, what did

you have to do to get back in? In the first set, I was literally

flying. I was really quick, then I lost a bit of pace. The tactics

changed a bit, I had to grind it out a bit more and the deep. That was

the transition. What about the crowd? They were making a lot of

noise for you. The crowds are amazing, they have been every day. I

cannot fault any of the support, it has been amazing. Enjoy the

quarterfinals, congratulations. Many congratulations to Sarah

Walker, she is through to the quarterfinals, and she will be

joined by Kirsty Gilmore, who saw off her opponent from Mauritius. She

is the leading home nations hope for a medal. She entered the world top

20 for the first time this year, winning the Spanish open. She is

appearing at her second Commonwealth Games. Fantastic for the home crowd.

She has also been speaking to us. You must be very pleased with that

victory, it looked fairly comfortable. It was fairly

comfortable. Done and dusted and into the quarterfinals, the business

end of the tournament. It gets a bit tougher from here. You must be

pleased with the way you have been playing so far. Definitely, I had a

blip in the team event, I was disappointed about that, but I am

hoping to step it up. I have learned a lot from it. It is a steep

learning curve. I will definitely learn from that mistake. You are

seeded second in the competition, the highest of all of the home

nations players, does that add to the pressure? Or do you take it in

your stride? A bit of both, if that is allowed! There is a huge amount

of pressure, which is a turnaround from when I was in Delhi. I was just

there for the banter. But now I am supposed to be one of the more

experienced players. It will be tough to use that, but I am looking

forward to getting stuck into some good matches. It is quite difficult,

going through the early stages, because you are expected to

progress, but slip-ups can happen. Going forward, you must be pleased.

Definitely. Every time I am on court, trying to work on a few

little things. It is different from the training call, with the cloud,

and the conditions. Looking to use the knowledge I have gained and put

it to good use in the later rounds. Congratulations to Kirsty Gilmore, a

terrific performance today. The Badminton quarterfinals tomorrow.

I want to point you in the direction of BBC Three, live coverage of the

men's time trial. All eyes on David Mellor. He is the last to go, at

around 2:28pm. We will bring it to you live in about ten minutes.

If you want it now, it is available on BBC Three.

The are going to turn our attention to the wonderful squash being played

right now. We have already seen some brilliant table tennis at this venue

already, it is also hosting to sports. It is about the women's

doubles Squash quarterfinals. This is the line-up.

We are going to concentrate on the England against Australia clash.

The first seeds, the English, against the seventh seeds, the

Australians. Not as many strokes in doubles as in

singles. The emphasis is on playing the ball. And being creative down

the middle of the court if possible. The referee does not want to stop

that. A nice forehand volley from Lisa

Camilleri. A beautiful shot from Donna

Urquhart. That was good communication between the teams, it

is good. You are allowed to shout at your partner, it is OK.

Even though Laura Massaro and Jenny Duncalf were silver medallists in

Delhi and another one seeds, the Australian pair the number seven

seed, both of these teams will fancy their chances of getting through to

the semifinals. That was nice play from Jenny

Duncalf. Setting up the winning shot, a nice angle down the middle

of the court. A great shot in doubles.

Again, the attacking shot down the middle of the court wins the point.

The Australian team have the slight advantage.

They are going point by point in this first game, no team really

establishing technical dominance yet.

But a beautiful backhand volley from Laura Massaro. A nice angle from

Lisa Camilleri, but Laura Massaro was too strong.

Jenny Duncalf has a great feel for the game. Really noticing the space

in the beloved court. Laura Massaro and Jenny Duncalf swapped sides. It

shows great confidence, if you are able to swap sides in the middle of

a rally. Minor interference, they play a

lead. That means they play the point again.

Jenny Duncalf just had enough delay in the shot to slow down her

opponent's movement. Then, punched in the drop shot.

The English team is doing a great job of really pushing up the court,

difficult to read the play when you are behind your opponents or of the

time. -- all. In singles, that would be a stroke.

But in doubles, that is a let. Not a devastating injury but that will

sting for a while. The first time Donna Urquart has got

involved in this match. She is a big lefty and she wants to use that

forehand and generate a lot of power.

And again, Jenny Duncalf, just seeing the space. And heading into

it, that is what is important in the doubles, it is about playing into

the space which she does so well. Game ball 10-6 first game.

No doubt what the referee thought about that. That ball landed out. As

the English pair take the first game. Relatively comfortably.

They sealed the win, winning 11-4. A great performance, a match which

lasted just 80 minutes. The 2010 silver medallists are through to the

quarterfinals which starts tomorrow. Massaro has already won a silver in

the women's singles. Well done to Jenny Duncalf and Laura Massaro.

It's terrific performance. It is the men's time trial, David

Millar is the defending champion. Let us take you live to Jonathan

Edwards. Good afternoon, coming to the sharp

end of this men's time trial. Geraint Thomas cycled past

resplendent in his Welsh kit. Has he recovered? We need to temper

expectation around David Millar, he says his best chance of a medal

probably comes in the men's road race which is on Sunday. Money seems

to be on two dedicated athletes, Alex Dowsett is one of them.

This is what faces the riders, 40 kilometres. Not the kind of course

where you can stick your head down, it twists, it turns, lots of

technical elements. Hardly a flat bit on the course. There has been an

issue with the wet weather. At the moment the weather is dry. It should

be an outstanding connotation. As I said, the scene is set. Chris

Boardman and Simon Brotherton are standing by. Good afternoon, I bet

you are excited. Luke Rowe setting the fastest time.

Racing for Wales. Making a very good start. 12 seconds faster than the

next greatest -- quickest. Next is the bond medallist in ageing

and in London. -- bronze medallist in Beijing. He rides predominately

on the road these days. This year, most recently, he has been informed,

Chris, -- he has been in form. He would prefer this to be and

elating. This race can be broken down into three chunks. It steps

up. When they get through that six K check point, and undulating middle

section. And a downhill to come back into town.

The defending champion, David Millar. And Alex Dowsett, silver

medallist in Delhi. We don't know what kind of form they

have got. An interesting character, Andrew

Roach, competing in his seventh consecutive, Web games. He is 42 and

hasn't missed an individual time trial since making his debut back in

1990. Encouraged to continue after competing in Delhi, by Mark

Cavendish. The Commonwealth Games is important if you are from the Isle

of Man, the highest level of concession you can compete on with

an Isle of Man sweater on your back. Svein Tuft, in a tucked position,

making the most of this short, flat section, before the first time

check. I will be interested in how he copes

with this course. He mentioned how he has good road miles in his legs.

He is a silver medallist in the World Championships. How will he

fare on this course? Zach Bell, prominent on the track.

Only five riders to go. Mark Christian has now set the fastest

time, displacing Luke Rowe. Steve Cummings should be next

through. He has just gone through that check, a full 11 seconds,

slightly lagging. Cummings is doing a massive ride. A full 11 seconds

ahead. As Chris predicted, Cummings going

through, 11 seconds. You don't know who will win? I could

tell you but I would have to kill you at! -- you!

Another Olympic silver medallist. He has had a lot of near misses in time

trial, he could be a factor, Rohan Dennis. He has finished second

against the watch in California, and Switzerland.

None of the riders here have been better than Denis this season. He is

the man to beat today. David Millar desperately wants this as his

swansong but he will have his work cut out to be the Australian. Tuft

has set the fastest time. The road turns uphill.

David Millar and Alex Dowsett continue to wait their turn.

That is the hardest bit of the day. You know there is no chance of it

being other than the most horrible thing you have experienced but you

have to wait. A very experienced athlete.

Michael Hutchinson, spends much of his time as a writer about cycling

these days. Fourth in Delhi four years ago. Fourth in Melbourne for

years before that. -- four.

Hepburn is if you seconds adrift. The National Champion of Australia

but not the swiftest of starts, as he makes that left-hand turn into

Royston Road. And soon into more exposed road, heading up to the

highest section. Joining Geraint Thomas, the next

person due at the check point. I think he is one of the top two guide

today. Luke Durbridge is on his way. He was

19 in the final time trial just before the race got to Paris. I

thought he was the pick of the Australians.

The gossip around here seems to be at the moment it is not him on form,

it is Rowe Ham Dennis who is on form.

Here comes Geraint Thomas towards the first time check point. It will

be a close run thing. He has set the fastest time, 6.5 seconds faster.

The fastest so far. This is the uphill section of this course. It

looked as if he was very relaxed and in control. Thomas, setting the mark

for everyone to beat. Silver medallist in Delhi four years

ago. Dowsett, in multiple national champion against the watch. Out on

the road. Having had his season disrupted by injury in Switzerland.

He was very disappointed not to make the team. It effectively caught him

-- cost him his place in France. You can see in the set of the

bodies, they are really focused and concentrated, they want this today.

There is no clear favourite today. A group of people.

Now, David Millar, who will retire at the end of this season. He wants

to go out in a blaze of glory. He wasn't given the chance to do so in

the Tour de France, left out at the last moment by his team. Can he win

in front of his home crowd in Glasgow. World champion silver

medallist -- World Championships silver medallist.

David Millar sets off. Certainly the fastest start. He desperately wants

this, nobody wants this more than David Millar. His last major event.

He will give it everything here. He was really stunned to be left out of

the Tour de France team. He certainly was. He gave a little

bit of commentary on the Tour de France which exacerbated the

sensation of disappointed. He has dedicated himself to this

Commonwealth Games. It is great to know of the riders are now out on

the road or have finished. You can see the radio box which

means he gets time checks on all the opposition come he will know exactly

what he has to do. Sergent will be cutting close to

Thomas. Just inside it, the way he is

riding. By just over 3.5 seconds. Leading the way now. I clock up

thinking he might have gone out a little bit fast. -- I can't help

thinking. That will not bode well later on.

This course changes as the race wears on. The first section is a

gentle drag. Then it becomes a little more technical and constantly

changing. You can't settle into a rhythm. There have been noticeable

differences in the way riders have ridden compared to each other. At

6.4 kilometres, this is not necessarily the way it will look at

ten kilometres. first time check. 38.4 kilometres,

overall. The leader in the clubhouse is from Rwanda. He has a lead of

nearly two minutes, but things will change when these riders start to

come towards the end. Mark Christian went through the

first cheque in sixth place, he pipped Luke Rowe, but Luke Rowe has

gone ahead of Mark Christian. That goes with what you were saying, fast

starts are not necessarily the way to go. I thought the composed pace

of Geraint Thomas was what we should be seeing. It is mostly a tailwind

at the moment, but conditions are much more favourable than they were

earlier on, though the wind has got up. It is quite strong now. All they

can hope for is it remains consistent for all of the

competitors. There are still some patches of white, but it is very

warm, well into the 20s. Luke Durbridge, the former world champion

at under 23 level in this event, so he could be a factor, although

perhaps form does not necessarily make him the favourite among the

Australian riders. A really strong contingent from Australia, as ever.

The Canadian will not challenge at all. I am not sure we expected him

to, but he is a strong ride on his day. He is an awful long way behind.

He rode three of the track events, his best was fourth place in the

team pursuit. Maybe his focus was much more towards the boards. Svein

Tuft looks good, taking advantage of one of the few straight parts.

Roehampton is is coming through, he is well down. That is something of a

surprise. A bit off the pace. Geraint Thomas just over three

seconds back. Here is Alex Dowsett. Coming up to 50 calamities are now

on some of the flatter sections. It is hard to tell whether he is going

or not, because he has such a smooth and fluid style. It is a sign of

efficiency, all of the muscles of working in the right proportion, so

all of the effort goes into driving force through the pedals. When you

see somebody swaying from side to side, all of that is lost energy. A

nice style, good cadence, not panicking, he knows there is a lot

of work still to do. He has chosen not to take a bottle. He is stripped

down to the minimum. He is just under two minutes away from the

first time check. That will start to give us some idea of where the

riders are, but the first time check is not necessarily a guide, because

of the differing nature of the first part of the course. It would. The

group. We are expecting Michael Hutchinson next, we are not

expecting much from him, but Luke Durbridge will be there or

thereabouts. You do not get much better than David Mellor. He always

looks the part. He is relaxed, riding fluidly, he will not overcook

it, he has already ridden because several times. Michael Hutchinson

going through. And Luke Durbridge is right behind him.

He is two seconds clear, nearly, of Geraint Thomas, but the first five

or six riders are all in the hunt, within ten seconds of each other.

Michael Hutchinson, 15th fastest so far through the first time check, 56

seconds down on Jesse Sargent. He was nearly caught by Luke Durbridge.

Alex Dowsett will be the next one through, and then only the defending

champion, David Millar. He looks strong, he is deceptively quick at

the moment. I think he will be challenging for the top spot. He is

churning it out. There is something about that but says powerful. We

will see a fast time. You are liking the look of this ride from Alex

Dowsett. That is why. He is the fastest, with only David Millar to

go through. He do go shared the left-hand turn, it is really sharp.

The speeds will change by two or three kilometres, just because they

have dry surfaces with so many turns. This is the highest part of

because, before he gets a breather on the downhill straight. David

Millar, the last person to go through. He does not look quite as

composed as Alex Dowsett. A beautiful style, a nice pedalling

style. I am not sure he is going as fast as Alex Dowsett. But he always

looks the part, you have to ask him afterwards how it was, because you

cannot see in his style. When you used to ride a race like this, did

you know very quickly from when you went off whether it was going to be

a day when you were going to be flying over there it was going to be

a struggle? Let's park that one for a moment, because we have David

Millar coming through, and it is not looking good after all. He is

considerably off the pace, this is a real surprise. We thought he would

be closer. He will head up now, towards the

park, and he rode out into the countryside. There is work to do for

David Millar. Two kilometres an hour off the pace. That is an awful lot

to make up. He had not been in the Tour de France, he has not raced for

several weeks, it is tough to compete with the people who have

been in the Tour de France, because they have had a huge amount of

training and conditioning. This is the second of the four time checks.

Svein Tuft is the fastest through. The only time check they have all

been through is the first one, Alex Dowsett the quickest, Jesse Sargent

second, then Luke Durbridge, Geraint Thomas, Reverend Dennis and Svein

Tuft. Steve Cummings for England in seventh place. But that is very

early on in the race. Only the first seven are really in the hunt, Steve

Cummings being the cut-off point. 15 seconds is a lot to give away will

stop -- giveaway. Svein Tuft showing signs of fatigue, digging in in this

middle section. It could start to sort them out a bit, it could get

tough for Svein Tuft. Jesse Sargent very strong in the early going. He

had the stage wins in Austria in recent times.

Geraint Thomas looks strong. It looks like a powerful choice, rather

than labouring. He has decided to grind away and push it. Part of his

preparation was in Devon last week, when he broke the course record in a

local time trial. He just turned up. He added a bit of stardust to

the local race. Geraint Thomas is fighting for this one, but he is up

against a flying Alex Dowsett. Geraint Thomas working very hard. He

is gaining ground on Svein Tuft. Seven seconds, Alex Dowsett had on

Geraint Thomas, we will have to see what it is when Alex Dowsett comes

through, but plenty of time for one of the other top seven to make their

mark. Where was Luke Durbridge at the first time check? He has got a

strong engine on him. He was in third place, so they are all in the

hunt. We saw in the women's event, margins like this turnaround so

quickly. Luke Durbridge along the road. His speed is evident. We will

be close to 50 kilometres an hour for this event, despite the evolving

nature of it. In certain weather conditions, that might be an

unfriendly road, they are quite high up. Luckily, the weather has

improved steadily today. It was wet for the women's race, won by Linda

Villumsen, just fed of Emma Pooley. Katrin Garfoot won the bronze medal.

The Australians up towards the front here today. Luke Durbridge in third

place at the first time check. This is the leader, as far as we are

aware, Alex Dowsett, from Essex. Really ploughing along. They are

using the tailwind section of the course. Letting you know which way

the wind is blowing. The headwind evens things out a bit. All of these

top riders, they have gone for a fairly small front wheel, so they

can keep control, rather than the deep ones. They have all opted for

the disc wheel. It is not as windy as yesterday. We are back with Jesse

Sargent, going strongly for New Zealand. He is the next one due

through, I think, at the next check. Geraint Thomas, the leading rider

through, 17.1 kilometres. 47 of the 60 riders have gone through. Brian

Thomas the fastest, 22 seconds quicker than Svein Tuft. He is

pulling away from the pack. Jesse Sargent is a surprise. He is a good

rider, but this is seeing him at his best, I think. He has won medals at

the World Championships and Olympic Games, but all of them on the track.

Very much turning his attention to the road, since the London Olympics.

He is riding aggressively. He is outside the time of Geraint Thomas,

but it is not too far away. It is still in the ballpark. This is a

38.4 kilometre route. You have got a four second turnaround, Geraint

Thomas had been lagging behind him, but now he is in front. Both of them

working very hard. It is amazing, for people who do not follow

cycling, you would think that Geraint Thomas would be excessively

tired and spent, but that is not necessarily the case

physiologically. It is almost as if in the final week of the Tour de

France, your body decides, and I going to repair properly or stop? He

looked good in the last week. He has only had three full days of rest,

but it is a psychological as anything. Once he gets the bit

between his teeth, nothing. M. He knows he is in touch. He has put

himself in a good position. Svein Tuft is overtaking the Guernsey

rider, Aaron Bailey. These corners have got water running across them,

that is so hazardous. It is a bit dodgy in parts, even though

conditions are so much better than they were overruled this morning.

Svein Tuft going strongly. We got a glimpse of David Millar, it was a

surprise at the first time check, well off the pace. I do not know if

he is getting time checks at the moment, but he has got to give it

his all, his last major competition. He desperately would like to see a

result, but he is way off the mark at the moment. Svein Tuft caught the

rider from Jersey. Luke Durbridge, twice an Australian champion. We are

waiting for Reverend Dennis to come through. Aerodynamics are so

important, and riding at high speeds in this final section. You have to

think about who needs a buffer before they come back into town.

Geraint Thomas is one of those who needs to make the most of the middle

section. He made the most of that car! Just pulling out at the last

moment. He is on the back side of the circuit at the moment. We are

getting reports that Reverend Dennis is making his charge in the middle

section. We are expecting good things from him. Rohan Dennis has

just gone through, 2038, the fastest, just a bit faster than

Geraint Thomas. Three seconds in it, it is so close between them now.

This is Rohan Dennis going through the time check.

Rohan Dennis is the fastest on the road, just. He was flagged as the

favourite of the Australians by the Australians, and he is living up to

that, favourite of the Australians by the

Australians, and he is living up but they will struggle to beat this man.

Alex Dowsett is catching Michael Hutchinson. We are looking at the

Canadian. He is not enjoying himself at all. He is having a tough ride.

He does not look like a man who is enjoying his day out. He looks like

a man who trained for the team pursuit and then found himself out

on the road in the time trial. Luke Burbridge is still out there,

powering along the road. I think anybody who is within five

to ten seconds could still win this overall. The one who will benefit

most, I would suspect would be Alex Dowsett. He will be the one who will

have to defend through this middle section. So, a race which is full of

ebbs and flows and constant undulations. Beautiful countryside

there around Glasgow. I have written my bike around here fair bit. You

can get out of town quickly to some beautiful lanes. Some of them are

among the best serviced sections of the whole route. It is quite

variable, the route, in terms of the road surface and some quite heavy

services as well. The camera sticks with Luke Burbridge. He still looks

composed, even from this distance. -- Durbridge. Looks like it will be

between him and tuft at the moment. 24 seconds is an enormous margin

between him and his countrymen, Dennis. Rohan Dennis leading the

way, but we are waiting for Alex Dowsett.

Alex Dowsett coping well with this section of the course. He is seeking

out the smoothest part of the road. Our cameras do not pick up some of

the lumps and bumps here. He has ridden the core several times and

will have memorised the best route. Alex Dowsett was the only English

man to get a medal in this event. It is only the fifth time this event

has been held. It was introduced in 1998. Among the previous winners was

Cadel Evans. We are just waiting for David Millar to come through now.

Already, I suspect he is off the pace. That won will be in line for a

medal. Tuft is that Muirhead now. This left hand turn will head

towards the slip road which will take him on to the a 80 road. It is

now mostly a downhill run into the city. Despite they're still being a

good distance still to go, half the race left to run, I would say there

are only four people, maybe five in the hunt here for medals. David

Millar would desperately like one. Let's see how far off the pace

years. Has he clawed back some time? I think the answer is no. He

is in ninth place with 17 kilometres covered. It is turning into a really

tough afternoon. Maybe he forced it in the training camp. It is not the

pace we would expect from David Millar. He will be deeply

disappointed but I think he is out of the hunt for a medal now. Here

are the standings from the only part of the course where we can measure

everybody against each other. Alex Dowsett leads the way.

Jesse Sergent from New Zealand is not out of the running. I think it

is Dennis, Dowsett who are in the hunt for a medal, possibly Tuft as

well. Six riders in the hunt for medals here. I would say only three

of them are looking to try and get gold. This is the guy in pole

position at the moment, Alex Dowsett. He still looks beautifully

poised on his machine. Here is Geraint Thomas. We have not seen him

for a while. Little laboured through that middle section but looking a

lot better now. He is ploughing on and he is 40 seconds up on Svein

Tuft. He has an enormous margin over Tuft. Steve Cummings is a few

seconds further back in third at the moment. He has gained quite a bit on

tough. That was the section of the course where concentration is

everything because the road keeps changing up and down. He has done a

lot of training for this, Thomas, he knows how to ride this kind of time

trial. We are back with Rohan Dennis for Australia.

You need to downshift the years before you go into the corner and

anticipate the exit. He was slightly caught out there and had to grind

his way through the gears to get his way back up to speed. Just looking

out of the window at the trees billowing in the wind, the flags

fluttering as well. It seems windier the longer the day goes on. But as

you can see, for the first time today, it is completely dry out on

the course and no sign of any imminent rain. Jesse Sergent really

driving there. He has been working very, very hard in the early part of

this race and I can't help but think he might be paying the price. He

might be one of the riders who slips out of the hunt here. He keeps

putting his head down. That is generally a sign of fatigue. You

start to lose form and force the right to happen, rather than let it

flow. He is desperate to get a medal here. He is still just 26. He is

outside of the time of Thomas now. And I would fair few seconds behind

now. Definitely losing ground on Geraint Thomas here.

The favourites are out on the course now. Half a minute down on Thomas

now. He is out of the hunt for medals, or the gold medal at least,

in my opinion. But he will fight all the way, that is the shore, as will

this man, Geraint Thomas. He is vying with Alex Dowsett for the

smallest number competition. Past the cheering crowds at the roadside

here. It is the first time he's starting to show fatigue. The helmet

he is using a specially shaped so he does not get as a disadvantage when

he shapes -- his head. He reduces his aerodynamic shape even more.

Nothing is left to chance these days. It is a very technical sport.

Another rider still looking in good shape at the moment, working hard

but going fast will stop I think he is a minute and a quarter away from

it, something like that. He is the one who could really threaten Alex

Dowsett. Here he is now. He is catching another rider out front. He

is flying around the course, looking really good here. That is Luke

Durbridge. That as a surprise, he has really folded. He started a

minute in front of Dowsett. There are not many occasions when

Durbridge gets caught at the top end of a course like this. You could see

him riding up the slipstream there, taking every advantage. In a sense,

it is a hard-won advantage. It is a reward to have a little moment in

the slipstream to slingshot past. Here comes Rohan Dennis, heading up

towards the third time check. It will be a good time, that is the

shore. He is going really well here. We could see a new best time coming

up. As predicted by the Australian camp, he is the one of their number

to watch. He will be getting time checks, he will know how he is

doing. This could gun terror a three horse race now between Dennis,

Thomas and Alex Dowsett here. -- this could come down to a three

horse race now. Great crowds in your head. We are with England's Alex

Dowsett. The motorbikes getting a little bit close there. Alex Dowsett

taking advantage. He just has not faulted in form at all. A great

stylist on the bike. He has had success earlier this year. Here is

Geraint Thomas for Wales. Driving hard now.

Geraint Thomas for Wales. Driving hard He has a previous medal from

the Commonwealth Games, a bronze medal from Melbourne in 2006. The 32

K check for Thomas. He is coming through fastest. This is the one we

are interested in. That is the third of the four time checks. You can see

there is somebody movement starting to creep in. That is inevitable. You

cannot ride the whole thing is smooth. It is about managing the

fatigue and the breakdown of muscle fibres. It is not a steady-state

efforts. It feels like it is increasing and increasing to go the

same speed. That man has spent some increasing and increasing to go the

same speed. That man time in a wind tunnel, keeping that form. -- that

man has spent some time in a wind tunnel.

of the race. It looks like Dowsett is starting to pay a bit for that

early effort. I think he will be the fastest on the downhill run in but

he needs to stay close to Dennis who is the danger man for him. Here we

are with Alex Dowsett into Muirhead. It looks as if he will slip behind

Rohan Dennis here. Dennis is in the box seat at the moment in the race

for gold. That is a big turnaround. He had a seven second advantage in

the last time check, now he is six seconds the other way. It does not

bode well for Dowsett. I am surprised about that. Yes, Dennis is

firing on all sinners. -- firing on all cylinders. The ride in fourth,

Jesse Sergent of New Zealand, 38 seconds back.