2012

:01:02. > :01:08.I think Hoy has done it! This is a real battle of strength

:01:08. > :01:18.and Hoy wins! Look at that! That's a new world

:01:18. > :01:21.

:01:21. > :01:31.I do not believe it to! What an amazing ride by Great Britain!

:01:31. > :01:40.

:01:40. > :01:45.Unbelievable! The Olympic Games are just 110 days from now. This week

:01:45. > :01:50.in Melbourne, it is the World Championships. It is the chance to

:01:50. > :01:55.take the upper hand in a number of intriguing sub-plots surrounding

:01:55. > :02:03.intriguing sub-plots surrounding cycling. Will Sir Chris Hoy When

:02:03. > :02:09.the right to defend his Olympic sprint title in London? Victoria

:02:09. > :02:14.Pendleton continues her battle with her arch rival, Anna Meares. Other

:02:14. > :02:22.battles come in the men's team pursuit. Also in the women's Team

:02:22. > :02:26.Sprint. And Great Britain's best chance of Olympic gold, the women's

:02:26. > :02:30.team pursuiters, looking to break the world record that they smash in

:02:30. > :02:35.London. We begin with that battle in the men's team pursued. It is a

:02:35. > :02:43.new look British quartet from the one which set the world record in

:02:43. > :02:50.2008. They were beaten by the Australians in February summer --

:02:50. > :02:53.in February, since when, the British boys have been fine-tuning.

:02:53. > :02:59.This is probably the first team pursuit we have lost in a while,

:02:59. > :03:09.actually, probably before Beijing. I cannot remember the last time. It

:03:09. > :03:11.

:03:11. > :03:15.is not nice to lose, however. expected to be incredibly close at

:03:15. > :03:19.the Olympics, but we just wanted to be the other way. We are definitely

:03:19. > :03:25.working through it. We're feeling a lot stronger, moving in the right

:03:25. > :03:28.direction. It is so different to the road, you paddle at 130

:03:28. > :03:34.revolutions a minute on the track, and on the roads, it is 70,

:03:34. > :03:38.sometimes. It is a big difference, producing power at that cadence.

:03:39. > :03:48.That is one of the main aspects which we are working on.

:03:49. > :03:49.

:03:49. > :03:54.Competition for places in this pursuit team is fierce. The four

:03:54. > :03:57.riders were in the penultimate heat, and they set a scorching pace. Andy

:03:57. > :04:02.Tennant pulled out, to leave the remaining three riders to cross the

:04:02. > :04:07.line with the fastest time. It was the quickest ever qualifying time

:04:07. > :04:13.in a team pursuit qualification, and the third fastest time ever, to

:04:13. > :04:23.set up an Australia-G BHA final. In the bronze medal ride off, New

:04:23. > :04:29.Zealand judged it perfectly to beat Russia. So, Ed Clancy will lead off,

:04:29. > :04:34.followed by a Steven Burke. I can tell you, Great Britain have made

:04:34. > :04:41.one change, Andy Tennant went in the qualifying round, and went well,

:04:41. > :04:51.but he has been pulled out of the squad, and Steven Burke has come in.

:04:51. > :04:52.

:04:52. > :04:58.I think the Australian team has it changed its line up a little bit.

:04:58. > :05:04.If you analyse that first ride, Australia, with 250 metres to go,

:05:04. > :05:09.were leading by 0.5 of the second, and they ended up losing to Great

:05:10. > :05:14.Britain by 0.16. Australia have got off the mark slightly slower here.

:05:14. > :05:17.CHRIS BOARDMAN: It is this part of the race where Australia normally

:05:17. > :05:22.make their mark, but it is not happening at the moment. Are they

:05:22. > :05:25.tired or have they learned a lesson? We will find out in about a

:05:25. > :05:28.minute's time. Probably trying to measure their efforts slightly

:05:28. > :05:32.differently to that qualification this morning, because they were

:05:32. > :05:38.well up on Great Britain at the midway point. The first kilometre

:05:38. > :05:42.has been completed in a staggeringly quick time. That is

:05:42. > :05:46.almost 0.4 seconds inside world- record pace from Great Britain.

:05:46. > :05:50.Well, they know it is possible. They are up on their schedule as

:05:50. > :05:55.well. The time difference is narrowing, they're going to have to

:05:55. > :05:58.keep this up. We are going to see another close race. This is going

:05:58. > :06:06.to be a titanic struggle, believe me. The crowd are starting to get

:06:06. > :06:13.behind Australia. 1.5 kilometres completed. Right on the peak of the

:06:14. > :06:20.subtle, both squads, a tell-tale sign of just how hard it is. Some

:06:20. > :06:25.big turns going in from Great Britain here. That's the kind of

:06:25. > :06:28.thing which Jack Bobridge does for Australia, the world record holder

:06:28. > :06:32.for the 4,000m. The crowd are loving this, Australia have moved

:06:32. > :06:36.into the lead, it is still close but they have gone into the lead at

:06:36. > :06:40.the midway point. There's absolutely nothing in it, it has

:06:40. > :06:43.swung the other way now. There is less than a tenth of this accord

:06:43. > :06:51.between these teams, they have been evenly matched for nearly a year

:06:51. > :06:55.now. Every time they meet, these two, it is a breathtaking contest.

:06:55. > :07:02.Now, can Great Britain finally get the better of Australia in a world

:07:02. > :07:08.final? Look how close it is. Australia have gone behind again.

:07:08. > :07:12.It keeps going backwards and forwards, Great Britain just slowed

:07:12. > :07:17.by another tenth of the second - will that be the difference?

:07:17. > :07:20.Heading towards the three 1/4 point now. Both squads are giving it

:07:20. > :07:24.absolutely everything. Great Britain look as though they're

:07:24. > :07:34.going to get the measure of Australia. There is the difference,

:07:34. > :07:43.

:07:43. > :07:47.0.3 of the second. We are into the Australia are down to three men,

:07:47. > :07:51.and by the way it happened, I don't think it was planned. Where are the

:07:51. > :07:56.medals going to go? Great Britain have gone down to three. Both

:07:56. > :07:58.squads are now down to three, but the advantage for Great Britain is

:07:59. > :08:03.0.8 to the second, surely that's a winning margin. Here they come

:08:03. > :08:08.again, Great Britain have got the bit between their teeth. They want

:08:08. > :08:16.gold, and they are going to get it. Great Britain are inside the final

:08:16. > :08:25.250 metres. Australia are giving it everything, but it is not enough,

:08:25. > :08:29.here come Great Britain. Great Britain are the world champions!

:08:29. > :08:36.The finishing time, a new world record. You cannot ask for more

:08:36. > :08:40.than that, Chris Boardman. Both teams were absolutely on the limit.

:08:40. > :08:47.The British team were just holding it together, they just managed to

:08:47. > :08:52.do it. They wanted that, they took a risk in the final by changing, to

:08:52. > :08:55.put Steven Burke in, but it paid off. There's Geraint Thomas, he

:08:55. > :09:00.knows what it is like to get a gold medal, he was a member of the

:09:00. > :09:09.Beijing squad. The celebrations are starting trackside, they are happy

:09:09. > :09:13.with that, and who wouldn't be? Let's not forget the time of

:09:13. > :09:18.Australia as well. Well, they finished a strongly. They dealt

:09:18. > :09:24.with the situation very, very well. It was so close at the end, but

:09:24. > :09:28.what a ride. There's a man who knows what it is like to be a world

:09:28. > :09:32.champion at team pursuit, Paul Manning. These are the images of

:09:32. > :09:38.the Great Britain team. They got it together, they did not panic. It

:09:38. > :09:42.was a see-saw contest. Just a tenth of a second, they had been so close.

:09:42. > :09:46.This is the event which we have all been watching for so long. In

:09:46. > :09:51.London, they were smarting, at last year's World Championships, they

:09:51. > :09:55.were smarting, and at last, just at the right time, the British team is

:09:55. > :09:59.putting it all together. So, Great Britain win the gold medal on the

:09:59. > :10:04.first day of these World Championships, for the men's 4,000m

:10:04. > :10:09.team pursuit. It is the fourth time that they have won the Crown, the

:10:09. > :10:15.first one coming in 2005 in Los Angeles. Australia have been world

:10:15. > :10:19.champions eight times. I think, if my memory serves me correctly, that

:10:19. > :10:23.is the fifth time they have raised Australia in a world final, and the

:10:23. > :10:33.first time they have beaten them. Surely that will really lift their

:10:33. > :10:40.

:10:40. > :10:44.morale for London. Let's confirm It is rare that I am speechless,

:10:44. > :10:48.but that was one of the most incredible team pursuit finals I

:10:48. > :10:52.have ever seen - how amazing was it a be part of it? That's the best

:10:52. > :10:56.race I have had. It is the ones you have to fight hard for that you

:10:56. > :11:02.remember. I will never forget that one. We knew it was going to be a

:11:02. > :11:06.battle, but apparently, it was just a couple of tenths here and there.

:11:06. > :11:10.Going on to the last lap, I had already given it everything, I was

:11:10. > :11:15.just a passenger, and I hit the front again, and I was off the back

:11:15. > :11:19.for the whole of the last lap. I thought, I am going to lose it all.

:11:19. > :11:23.I was the third rider across the line, but just enough, just about.

:11:23. > :11:33.At the start of the race, you did a great job, doing a turn and three-

:11:33. > :11:34.

:11:34. > :11:39.quarters. Yes, copying Jack Bobridge from the Aussies, he was

:11:39. > :11:44.the first to do it. But if it means the guys behind me can do more

:11:44. > :11:49.later in the race, it is a good situation, and it worked well.

:11:49. > :11:54.does it feel to have won here in Australia, Pete Kannaugh? Lost for

:11:54. > :11:58.words, really. I have been wanting this for the last four years, but

:11:58. > :12:01.it has never quite happened. To come to Australia and beat the

:12:02. > :12:05.Aussies on their home turf, it makes it all the better. That was

:12:05. > :12:10.the hardest team pursuit I have ever done. In London we did not

:12:10. > :12:14.quite have it, and we said we wanted to get better at the Worlds

:12:14. > :12:18.and at the Olympics. We have broken the world record, but there is a

:12:18. > :12:24.lot to come. You guys seemed to be right on the edge just at the end

:12:24. > :12:30.of that, and you of course stepped in, how good is it to slot into

:12:30. > :12:34.this team? Definitely, slotting in with the best. I'm just glad they

:12:34. > :12:38.believed in me. I was confident I could do the business. It felt

:12:38. > :12:45.really good tonight. It was the best I have felt for quite some

:12:45. > :12:48.time. Geraint, how significant is it to come here and do that to

:12:48. > :12:53.Australia in their own backyard good it makes up for London, that's

:12:53. > :12:58.for sure. But it was a great race, like Ed Clancy said. It reminds me

:12:58. > :13:02.of Manchester, really. We broke the world record them as well. I think

:13:02. > :13:06.we made a lot of games after that, and I'm sure we will do the same

:13:06. > :13:09.now. We have just got to keep pushing, it is all part of the

:13:09. > :13:15.process. We have done a world record, but there is a lot more to

:13:15. > :13:20.come. Me and Peter are going off to chase a load of Italians around

:13:20. > :13:30.Italy and get fit. We are really looking forward to London now. It

:13:30. > :13:37.

:13:37. > :13:42.Chris Boardman, what a privilege to be here in this Velodrome to see

:13:42. > :13:47.that. Two of the fastest pursuit rides we have ever seen in history

:13:47. > :13:51.- it lived up to the hype, didn't it? It did. We have been saying for

:13:51. > :13:55.a couple of years that it is going to go down to the wire in London,

:13:55. > :13:59.and this set the same thing, a tenth of a second, flip-flop in

:13:59. > :14:02.either way during the race, and luckily, Great Britain came out on

:14:02. > :14:08.top, but a little bit shorter, a little bit longer, it could have

:14:08. > :14:12.gone the other way. The boys say they will go faster in London, but

:14:12. > :14:16.in many ways, Geraint is perhaps fortunate to keep his place in this

:14:16. > :14:21.squad. Yes, he literally had to fight his way into this team. For

:14:22. > :14:26.him, the problem has been being able to hang on and go quick enough

:14:26. > :14:31.at the start. If he can manage to do that, it is his insurance side

:14:31. > :14:37.which carries him in the last part of the race. -- it is his endurance

:14:37. > :14:41.side. How significant is it to beat Australia in their own backyard?

:14:41. > :14:45.think they came here are prepared not to win, but they wanted to

:14:45. > :14:49.close the gap, so it was something extra, to beat them, and to take

:14:49. > :14:53.the world record. But it is still very close. It is going to be a

:14:53. > :15:03.world record to win Olympic gold, isn't it? I think so, not only that,

:15:03. > :15:08.I think it will go by a significant Victoria Pendleton's Olympic year

:15:08. > :15:14.got off to a successful start when Jess Varnish launched the pair to a

:15:14. > :15:18.world record in London. The British girls were one up on if Aussie pair

:15:18. > :15:23.of Anna Meares and Kaarle McCulloch. In Australia the rivals have been

:15:23. > :15:28.engaging in a war of words, with Pendleton questioning Meares's race

:15:28. > :15:32.tactics in the past, and Culshaw saying Pendleton is scared of

:15:32. > :15:38.Meares. It felt to me like some of which the questions were angling

:15:38. > :15:42.for me to dish the dirt or say something controversial. But I

:15:42. > :15:46.thought I don't think about it that much and if I should I don't know

:15:46. > :15:50.what to say. They broke the world record in London only for tow break

:15:50. > :15:55.it again. That's going to be one of the match-ups of the week isn't it?

:15:55. > :15:59.Definitely. It is going to be close. China is also close and in the mix.

:15:59. > :16:02.It is going to be a tight competition, very exciting. I'm

:16:02. > :16:08.leaking forward to it. We couldn't ask to be in a better place for

:16:08. > :16:14.this time of year. We are really looking forward to it. I can't wait

:16:14. > :16:18.to get it done. The big surprise of the night saw Germany break the

:16:18. > :16:22.British pair's record in qualifying. They knew they would need something

:16:22. > :16:28.special for the final. The time they posted however was only good

:16:28. > :16:38.enough for fourth, putting them in the bronze medal race for with a

:16:38. > :16:39.

:16:39. > :16:49.Jess Varnish with that big effort, trying to get that gear wound up

:16:49. > :16:56.

:16:56. > :17:01.Varnish and Pendleton got silver last year. 18.717.

:17:01. > :17:05.Varnish with 19.08. She hasn't backed that ride up. It looks as

:17:05. > :17:12.though Pendleton is under pressure to try and get the bronze. China

:17:12. > :17:20.takes bronze and they finished that in 32.870. Great Britain have to

:17:20. > :17:25.settle for fourth on 33160. Really it was down to that opening lap.

:17:25. > :17:30.got that nice surprise. Varnish exceeded expectations. It is a lot

:17:30. > :17:35.to ask to keep that going. Not as sharp as she was in London. She'll

:17:35. > :17:42.be disappointed with that. In that World Cup as well she posted back

:17:42. > :17:47.to back really good times. Some work to be done there.

:17:47. > :17:52.Riders now preparing for the final of the women's team sprint.

:17:52. > :17:55.Left is Germany, who set a new world record in qualification

:17:55. > :18:05.against Australia, who have been the world champions for the last

:18:05. > :18:11.

:18:11. > :18:19.Look at the starting power here of Meares. She is flying along the

:18:19. > :18:28.track. 18.646 for Germany but 18.415 for Meares of Australia. It

:18:28. > :18:33.means that they are on course for a new world record.

:18:33. > :18:40.32.597. They have to settle for silver. And Germany in the closing

:18:40. > :18:45.stages get 32.549. Germany for the second time set a world record.

:18:45. > :18:50.Amazing. You can see the surprise on the faces there. They were

:18:50. > :18:56.hoping for it but they didn't expect it. They are absolutely

:18:56. > :19:03.delighted. Taking two world records. They are now the team to beat at

:19:03. > :19:10.the London Olympics. That's amazing. 32.549. When you think how far

:19:10. > :19:13.behind they were after Meares' opening lap, who went through in

:19:14. > :19:21.18.415. It shows that they've got both riders on form. It is not just

:19:21. > :19:28.a good starter. Both riders absolutely in unison. Australia

:19:28. > :19:36.inside the world record set by Germany as well.

:19:36. > :19:40.Very consistent performance by Meares. Two great starts from her.

:19:40. > :19:45.The world record falls twice here in the women's team sprint. In the

:19:45. > :19:49.qualification round and in the final. It is Germany on both

:19:49. > :19:57.occasions that set it. Who would have thought that. They've come on

:19:57. > :20:07.in leaps and bounds with the sprint events in the last few months.

:20:07. > :20:19.

:20:19. > :20:23.Tactically they've really improved You can't always expect to get on

:20:23. > :20:27.the track and do a PB. We've done our best today and we are happy

:20:27. > :20:31.with that. I think what it shows is the level of competition now you

:20:31. > :20:36.are going to have to consistently break records and set personal

:20:36. > :20:43.bests if you are going to be in the medal hunt. We took two thents off

:20:43. > :20:48.the world record in London for the World Cup there. -- two tenths.

:20:48. > :20:54.We'll have to step up again, but we will. Do you think you can improve,

:20:54. > :21:00.progress and get among the medals and get on the podium in London?

:21:00. > :21:06.Absolutely. We are only talking a few tenths. We have a lot more to

:21:06. > :21:10.come in terms of fine-tuning our performance. What we've done

:21:10. > :21:15.already has been a massive achievement and more than I

:21:15. > :21:19.expected really, until the period of a year, pre-Olympics, it is way

:21:19. > :21:23.more than I expected to gain as a team. I think we did a great job.

:21:23. > :21:27.We would like to do better, we will do better. We are going to train

:21:27. > :21:30.hard for the next couple of months and hope that we can find a bit

:21:30. > :21:34.more time. It is a different competition at the Olympics. It is

:21:34. > :21:38.very different. It is a different environment and it is on our home

:21:38. > :21:43.turf, so we should take song from that and hope it gives us something

:21:43. > :21:51.extra. Wanted - a big man who can fly out of the start geet. That's

:21:51. > :21:55.been the problem for the British sprint team squad. Philip Heinz,

:21:55. > :22:00.who switched allegiance before the Olympics. Philip is a great lad. He

:22:00. > :22:04.is half my age. He reminds me of when I was younger in the team and

:22:04. > :22:08.everything was new and exciting. His strength is his acceleration.

:22:08. > :22:12.His start is really fast. The crucial thing is he's improving all

:22:12. > :22:17.the time. The other guys have been around for years and they make

:22:17. > :22:21.small improvements, if at autumn, whereas he's taken two tenths off

:22:21. > :22:24.his time every month at the moment. We are just saying get up there,

:22:24. > :22:27.experience what it is like to be at a major Championship and if he

:22:27. > :22:32.performs well there's a good chance he could be in the running for the

:22:32. > :22:41.Olympics. Because we are a few months away, by then he could be up

:22:41. > :22:45.there with the best guys. If he gets a chance there's a chance we

:22:45. > :22:50.could challenge for the gold medal. Cycling isn't the only sport that's

:22:50. > :22:53.seen foreign nationals join the British team. How did you feel

:22:53. > :22:57.about somebody coming from another about somebody coming from another

:22:57. > :23:02.nation and representing Great Britain? His dad is British. It is

:23:02. > :23:08.not as if something is visiting the country a couple of times. Philip

:23:08. > :23:11.has a German accent but his humour appears British. He is fitting in

:23:11. > :23:17.the team well. The regulations are there. If you have rules you stick

:23:17. > :23:27.to the rules and if you are eligible you are eljiblg.

:23:27. > :23:31.

:23:31. > :23:34.17.096 the quickest opening lap he's posted. The power of the man,

:23:34. > :23:44.he just blows the team out of the wheel.

:23:44. > :23:46.

:23:46. > :23:53.17.510 for Heinz. They are going to be pleased with that.

:23:53. > :24:01.A personal best and by a big chunk. A lifetime best for Heinz. The

:24:01. > :24:10.opening lap by Germany, 17.112. 30.201 at the 500 metre mark. What

:24:10. > :24:14.are they going to stop the clock Just shy. Their time places them

:24:14. > :24:18.second. It means they will race against France for the gold and

:24:18. > :24:20.silver. The time by Great Britain puts them in fourth position and

:24:21. > :24:26.they will race Australia for the bronze.

:24:26. > :24:30.I think they've got -- they are going to be happy with that. Heinz

:24:30. > :24:35.stepped up to the mark. Posted a personal best. You can't ask for

:24:35. > :24:38.more than that. He's got time to progress between now and the

:24:38. > :24:42.Olympic Games. That's what it is about, this window after the

:24:42. > :24:45.world's leading up to London. They've gambled. They've put the

:24:45. > :24:53.youngster in the gate. I think that's probably one of the best

:24:53. > :25:03.times we've seen by our new gate men. They've got to be happy with

:25:03. > :25:03.

:25:03. > :25:08.that. The jer man there, an incredible start -- German, an

:25:08. > :25:12.incredible start. If they go further 50 metres they are

:25:12. > :25:19.relegated. That was about 10 metres there.

:25:19. > :25:29.There was a rule infringement. The changeover after lap one between

:25:29. > :25:30.

:25:30. > :25:35.Heinz and Kenny meant Great Britain was disqualified.

:25:35. > :25:45.This is the ride-off for the gold and silver medals in the men's team

:25:45. > :25:54.

:25:54. > :25:59.The French team have much closer to the wheel.

:26:00. > :26:04.70.405. Not as quick as his time trial round.

:26:04. > :26:14.They complete the 500 metres. One lap to go. It is still strans

:26:14. > :26:23.

:26:23. > :26:29.leading. It is Australia that wins in 43.266.

:26:29. > :26:32.1,000th of a second splitting the two. Australia take gold from

:26:32. > :26:37.France. That's exactly what that finish is what we saw in the

:26:37. > :26:40.previous ride. It was a blistering finish by the Australians. Perkins

:26:40. > :26:46.really upped his game there and the other two were ready to take

:26:46. > :26:56.advantage of it. Fantastic teamwork. The French just couldn't replicate

:26:56. > :27:01.what they had done before. The opening lap of 17.405 by

:27:01. > :27:07.Bourget put France in the lead. You couldn't hold the Aussies down.

:27:07. > :27:11.He was slower by 0.3 in the previous ride. That's better for

:27:11. > :27:16.his team-mates. That's what they miss, the great start. Perkins

:27:16. > :27:22.stepped up and did a blistering opening lap.

:27:22. > :27:31.Australia get their gold medal here. For the men's team sprint. I'm

:27:31. > :27:35.looking down my times and that time of 43.266 is a national record.

:27:35. > :27:45.That's pretty risky. I wouldn't fancy doing that. His son certainly

:27:45. > :27:57.

:27:57. > :28:04.We looked at the video and it is clearly outwith the changeover zone.

:28:04. > :28:08.It was small mistake by Phil. He did a great ride. The improvement

:28:08. > :28:12.he's made. Everything has been fantastic so far. He's disappointed

:28:12. > :28:15.but he shouldn't feel it is his responsibility. He made a very

:28:15. > :28:19.small mistake and we've been relegated. You can see you've got

:28:19. > :28:24.experienced teams like the Germans. They've been relegated as well. Two

:28:24. > :28:30.of the top four teams have been taken out for changeover areas.

:28:30. > :28:34.is the kind of things we see in athletics, where Great Britain drop

:28:34. > :28:38.the baton. Is it something you can legislate against? Is it the kind

:28:38. > :28:44.of thing that shouldn't happen at a World Championships? It shouldn't

:28:44. > :28:48.happen, but we've won and lost Championships by thousands of a

:28:48. > :28:54.second. The reason you have this changeover area is if you have a

:28:54. > :28:59.bit of a gap you can boost the start at the lap. Essentially if

:28:59. > :29:04.you have a very fast starter you can leave it late and shorten the

:29:04. > :29:08.second lap and the third lap. The rule is there for a good reason.

:29:08. > :29:12.You practise it over and over in training but the differences

:29:12. > :29:18.between winning and losing are so small, the margins you are working

:29:18. > :29:25.with, if you get it slightly wrong you are out. Sir Chris Hoy clearly

:29:25. > :29:30.disappointed to miss out on a medal ride. I think it was very difficult.

:29:31. > :29:35.Four teams all relegated for the same infringement. There's a mark

:29:35. > :29:43.on the track which shows the zone and you must change inside it.

:29:43. > :29:49.they were outside of it. There is normally a sponge at the side. The

:29:49. > :29:54.riders are doing 07kph and they can't see a little mark. Maybe a

:29:54. > :29:59.bit of inexperience by Heinz but is he now the answer to this dilemma?

:29:59. > :30:04.Have we got a new British man? don't want to be cheesy but there's

:30:04. > :30:08.a positive side. 17.5 is a workable first latch. They will be pleased

:30:08. > :30:18.with that. He is only going in one direction. I think he's booked his

:30:18. > :30:21.

:30:21. > :30:26.How did you enjoy the experience? It was really good, to ride with

:30:26. > :30:32.Jason and Chris. Very promising, but obviously disappointed to be

:30:32. > :30:36.relegated - what happened, in your mind? I was riding like I normally

:30:36. > :30:41.do, had my head down, did not really think about the change, but

:30:41. > :30:45.then I was a bit too early, about five metres too early, but you do

:30:45. > :30:50.not really think about it. It was a mistake for me. Do you feel now

:30:50. > :30:59.that you have a real chance to get a ride and be part of the team at

:30:59. > :31:04.the Olympics Medstead yes, I hope so. And the fastest first man in

:31:04. > :31:11.Britain at the moment. I set myself a target of going 17.2, and I

:31:11. > :31:15.reckon I can do it. You are half- English, that's right, isn't it?

:31:15. > :31:20.Yes, my dad came over when he was 17, I think, to the army. And he

:31:20. > :31:29.was in a base in Germany. He was with the British Army. Then he met

:31:29. > :31:38.my mother, I think. And decided to stay. Yes.. How did you come to be

:31:38. > :31:48.part of this British team? My coach in Germany was Joanne's Old coach,

:31:48. > :31:49.

:31:49. > :31:53.and I thought, maybe I should ask Jan, and he asked Shane and Dave,

:31:53. > :31:58.and I got accepted to the academy. How do you get on with the other

:31:58. > :32:01.guys? Do you understand the sense of humour, are you fitting in?

:32:01. > :32:05.Sometimes I understand, but sometimes they have to explain it

:32:05. > :32:09.to me, because there are some words I do not know. But they are pretty

:32:09. > :32:14.good, they explain it to me and then I can laugh with them. What

:32:14. > :32:19.does your father think about it? think he was proud of me when I was

:32:19. > :32:29.in the German team, but I reckon it is nicer for him that I ride for

:32:29. > :32:31.

:32:31. > :32:37.A number of non-Olympic events are in the World Championship programme.

:32:37. > :32:42.The one member of the pursuit squad not to get to ride so far, Ben

:32:42. > :32:52.Swift, lined up in the 15 kilometre scratch race. First across the line

:32:52. > :33:00.

:33:00. > :33:04.the Swiss rider. In the shake-up as well is Ben Swift.

:33:04. > :33:09.CHRIS BOARDMAN: They have managed to control it through this breathe

:33:09. > :33:13.the period, but it is going to come down to a sprint now. Everybody has

:33:13. > :33:20.had a chance to take a breath. It will be very difficult to get away

:33:20. > :33:22.now. I would like to see Ben Swift a few places higher, he has been

:33:22. > :33:32.a few places higher, he has been a few places higher, he has been

:33:32. > :33:37.

:33:37. > :33:43.getting caught up in the wheels at the back. The Austrian goes again.

:33:43. > :33:53.So, 7 to go, when they hit the line, and the Austrian has gone, with a

:33:53. > :33:58.surprise attack. The two riders in Hong Kong did exactly the same as

:33:58. > :34:02.this. There has been a big reaction off the front of the main field now.

:34:02. > :34:07.And it is the Italian, yet again. think that might be a mistake from

:34:07. > :34:10.the Italian. He is so frustrated, you cannot do it all on your own,

:34:10. > :34:15.surely he is not going to close that gap, but he has ridden away

:34:15. > :34:25.from the rest of the field! This is a carbon copy of last year's

:34:25. > :34:35.closing stages in the world title race. This is going to be a

:34:35. > :34:37.

:34:37. > :34:42.grandstand finish. Four to go. Mueller, still clear, the man who

:34:42. > :34:47.won the bronze medal a few years ago. It is like team pursuit! We

:34:47. > :34:52.have got riders all over the track. Nobody has got fresh legs. Ben

:34:52. > :35:02.Swift is coming up on him, he is in the medals. He is moving into third

:35:02. > :35:12.position now. Mueller is beginning to get tired. Ben Swift is now in

:35:12. > :35:12.

:35:12. > :35:17.second position. The Austrian looks back, and Ben Swift is in with a

:35:17. > :35:22.serious chance of winning the gold medal for the men's and scratch.

:35:22. > :35:28.Surely he is going to be in with a great chance. Here goes Ben Swift

:35:28. > :35:33.of Great Britain! There is a big attack coming from the back, and

:35:34. > :35:39.Ben Swift might be pushed out of it. Here he comes to the line. Ben

:35:39. > :35:46.Swift takes the gold medal in the men's scratch race, and the crowd

:35:46. > :35:53.absolutely loved it. The South African nearly took him on the line,

:35:53. > :35:57.but could not quite get to him. What a great victory. He looked

:35:57. > :36:05.over his shoulder, with 50 metres to go, and I was thinking, no,

:36:05. > :36:11.don't do that shacks and but he don't do that shacks and but he

:36:11. > :36:17.played it beautifully. Ben Swift just waited a bit longer, and

:36:17. > :36:20.that's what made the difference. that's what made the difference.

:36:20. > :36:30.that's what made the difference. Ben Swift was there when it counted.

:36:30. > :36:39.

:36:39. > :36:49.Ben Swift rode a very clever, tactical race. Take a look at this.

:36:49. > :36:49.

:36:49. > :36:53.At the front, Mueller was running out of steam. Well, he gambled here,

:36:53. > :36:57.he was managing three groups of people, and he knew that he just

:36:57. > :37:03.had to hold him on the shoulder, that if he could get around this

:37:03. > :37:06.end, the race was his. Absolutely. The he was not too worried about

:37:06. > :37:10.the rider from the Czech Republic, because he knows he has got the

:37:10. > :37:17.better finish. And then of course, he began to apply the pressure. On

:37:17. > :37:27.the line, it was Hoffmann who nearly spoiled the party. But Ben

:37:27. > :37:33.

:37:33. > :37:38.Swift had done enough. It could not get more exciting than that, really.

:37:38. > :37:48.We have got to be pleased with that, that is a pretty fantastic opening

:37:48. > :38:02.

:38:02. > :38:07.day, with two gold medals for Great Wow! That kind of crept upon us. A

:38:07. > :38:12.great win, but you had to work hard for it. Definitely. I knew somebody

:38:12. > :38:18.would attack at the finish, just tried to play it cool. It is one of

:38:18. > :38:21.the hardest I have ever had to work. I am more than made up. And of

:38:21. > :38:25.course, what happened earlier on in the session, the guys winning the

:38:25. > :38:33.team pursuit, I know you want to be part of that, but that clearly

:38:33. > :38:37.inspired you. Definitely. I could not try and win after seeing those

:38:37. > :38:41.boys, I nearly lost my voice during for them. It was unbelievable what

:38:41. > :38:51.they did. To be part of it in the training and stuff, it is

:38:51. > :38:54.

:38:54. > :38:57.unbelievable. To get a jersey of my Of all Britain's gold medal hopes

:38:57. > :39:01.in the Olympics, the strongest chance comes in the women's team

:39:01. > :39:08.pursuit. No pressure there, then. Actually, there does not seem to be

:39:08. > :39:13.any pressure, as they show that the test event.

:39:14. > :39:20.I don't believe it, Great Britain have certain new world record!

:39:20. > :39:24.was not a target as such, but it has been a long time coming for us.

:39:24. > :39:28.At Manchester, we have got down so close to the world record, but we

:39:28. > :39:35.never nail it. It was almost like a relief. I was so happy that we have

:39:35. > :39:39.finally broken it. The world record meant a lot. They have been so

:39:39. > :39:44.consistent over the past few years... People have seen what we

:39:44. > :39:48.can do so of course they're going to try to step it up. We can only

:39:48. > :39:55.do our best. It is such a great team atmosphere that we have got.

:39:55. > :40:00.We are like a family, rather than a team. Me and Dani King hang around

:40:00. > :40:05.all the time, we live next door to each other. We are best mates. With

:40:05. > :40:15.Joanna Rowsell, she does not live in our flats, so it is a bit harder,

:40:15. > :40:19.

:40:19. > :40:24.we just see her and Wendy One kilometre to go for the women's

:40:24. > :40:29.team pursuit squad of Joanna Rowsell, Dani King and Laura Trott.

:40:29. > :40:34.They are starting to pick the pace up. In the first kilometre, they

:40:34. > :40:38.were 1.3 seconds behind the Australians. Then they picked it

:40:38. > :40:43.back to 0.9 seconds at the two kilometre point. They have only got

:40:43. > :40:49.to beat the time of Canada, and they are in the final for the gold

:40:49. > :40:53.and silver. But just look at that now. Only 0.6 seconds off the pace.

:40:53. > :40:57.The coaches are indicating to them that they can actually closed down

:40:57. > :41:02.on the time that the Aussies have said. What are they going to finish

:41:02. > :41:08.up with? It is looking very much to me as though Great Britain can go

:41:08. > :41:12.quicker than Australia! They can! They now lead the Aussies. Well,

:41:12. > :41:16.are they going to break that world record? The Australians have only

:41:16. > :41:25.held it for about 15 minutes, and it looks as though it is going to

:41:25. > :41:32.crumble. Here come the British trio. Oh, sensational. A new world record,

:41:32. > :41:35.and Great Britain qualify fastest. Incredible scenes. Just a matter of

:41:35. > :41:45.hours later, Canada beat New Zealand to the bronze, before the

:41:45. > :41:50.

:41:50. > :41:58.final everyone wanted to see - HUGH PORTER: this is the final of

:41:58. > :42:01.the women's team pursuit. The great British team is Joanna Rowsell,

:42:01. > :42:05.Dani King and Laura Trott. This is going to be some fight.

:42:05. > :42:10.CHRIS BOARDMAN: We can expect Australia to put in a very, very

:42:10. > :42:20.strong start. But they need to calm it down, it cost them later in the

:42:20. > :42:21.

:42:21. > :42:27.race in the previous week. The team from Australia, coached by Gary

:42:27. > :42:30.Sutton. The coach for Great Britain, a winner of a gold medal for team

:42:30. > :42:34.pursuit in Beijing himself, Paul Manning, there is nothing he does

:42:34. > :42:40.not know about this discipline. Both squads are looking very

:42:40. > :42:44.polished at the moment. We will get an idea of the tempo when they come

:42:44. > :42:49.to complete the opening kilometre. We would expect the British team to

:42:49. > :42:53.be behind at this stage, and I that is good news, because they pasted

:42:53. > :42:59.beautifully this morning. They are behind, but by less than in the

:42:59. > :43:02.qualifying ride. That is a fast opening kilometre by Australia,

:43:02. > :43:07.they are well inside world record pace, and it is going to take an

:43:07. > :43:11.amazing world record by Australia to deny Great Britain a gold medal.

:43:11. > :43:17.Well, have they gone off too quickly? That's what happened in

:43:17. > :43:22.the qualifying round this morning. The Great Britain team, coached by

:43:22. > :43:26.Paul Manning, on scheduled, riding to a perfectly agreed pace. The

:43:26. > :43:30.Australians, well, they have gone off really quickly. You can see the

:43:30. > :43:35.coach indicating to them how much they are trailing by, but there is

:43:35. > :43:39.no panic at the moment. Just to underline what Chris Boardman said,

:43:39. > :43:43.have Australia gone off too quickly? But the crowd are getting

:43:43. > :43:49.behind Australia, and Great Britain are starting to get about chipping

:43:49. > :43:53.away at the advantage now. Well, they have not got far to go. They

:43:53. > :43:56.are taking it back at a tenth per lap at the moment. They will have

:43:56. > :44:02.to increase that rate if they are going to take the title. But there

:44:02. > :44:09.are going in the right direction. The difference is now 0.8 of the

:44:09. > :44:12.second, at the midway point. We are into the final four laps. The crowd

:44:12. > :44:18.are cheering the Australians on. Here comes Great Britain, it is

:44:18. > :44:23.getting closer, it is half a second, coming down all the time! This is

:44:23. > :44:28.going to come down too, did the Australians start too quickly? It

:44:28. > :44:34.was the fastest ever start, I think. They may pay the price. Great

:44:34. > :44:38.Britain have gone ahead! They have got it. This trio of youngsters

:44:38. > :44:42.pedalling around the boards here, silky smooth, giving us a stellar

:44:43. > :44:46.performance, coming up to the line. Great Britain are really tapping

:44:46. > :44:50.out an unbeatable with them. Keep an eye on the clock. Are we going

:44:50. > :44:55.to see another world record? Great Britain winding up for the gold

:44:55. > :45:00.medal. That world record that they set this morning, will it go? Here

:45:00. > :45:10.they come up to the line. Great Britain take the gold medal! Look

:45:10. > :45:17.

:45:17. > :45:22.at the time, I do not believe it, Australia settle for silver. Great

:45:22. > :45:29.Britain didn't panic. They allowed Australia to take the race on and

:45:29. > :45:34.then when the time came they slowly chipped away at the advantage.

:45:34. > :45:39.takes a lot of confidence to start like that in the world title race.

:45:39. > :45:43.Not to look at the other team. When I saw the opening slom ter from

:45:43. > :45:48.Australia I thought that's it, that's -- opening kilometre from

:45:48. > :45:55.Australia, I thought that's it, that's what you want to do. They

:45:55. > :46:01.paid the price in that last kilometre. That is the fastest

:46:01. > :46:07.opening I've seen in women's team pursuiting. Joanna Rowsell, Laura

:46:07. > :46:13.Trott and Dani King have won the world 3,000 metre world pursuit

:46:14. > :46:17.title. It really was a polished performance. A stellar performance.

:46:17. > :46:23.They held the line absolutely perfectly. That really is the way

:46:23. > :46:28.to do it. Look at the face on King here as they gulps in the air up

:46:28. > :46:35.front. She was astonished. She put her hand over her mouth as they

:46:35. > :46:40.crossed the line. They rode the same as they did in qualification

:46:41. > :46:45.but another team a few seconds in front punched the air. That makes a

:46:45. > :46:50.difference. The Australians went out hard. You rode a very

:46:50. > :46:54.consistent ride today. That was our plan London we did similar, went

:46:54. > :46:58.out fast and came out towards the end. We changed our strategy and

:46:58. > :47:03.decided to come out steadier today and it paid off. We are over the

:47:03. > :47:09.Moon. Dani, when you are aware the crowd cheering the Australians,

:47:10. > :47:14.they built up a lead and to hear it go deathly silence you must have

:47:14. > :47:20.realised you were on top of it. that was pulling us to go faster

:47:20. > :47:24.and we dug in. As Jo said we did a consistent ride and kept the speed

:47:24. > :47:29.until the end. That's our winning strategy. It paid off. We are over

:47:29. > :47:34.the Moon. You took a second off that world record that you set in

:47:34. > :47:39.equal. Yeah. I don't know how we did that. The girls are amazing. We

:47:39. > :47:43.rode a perfect race I guess. So bring on the Olympics. We saw

:47:43. > :47:46.something close to the perfect race from the guys yesterday. That

:47:47. > :47:52.inspired you all but it must be special to be part of this team and

:47:52. > :47:57.to be riding so well Laura? Definitely. We've really nailed

:47:57. > :48:03.pace control. Yesterday was such an inspiration, so it was good to come

:48:03. > :48:08.out here and show them what we can do too. You were a bit poorly after

:48:08. > :48:12.the race. Nobody is in any doubt how much effort all of you put into

:48:12. > :48:17.this. I was flat out sprinting. I swung off and thought, "Please

:48:17. > :48:22.don't drop me, get me to the finish." Obviously we tried so hard

:48:22. > :48:27.to win it. It was nice that it paid off. What do you think this sends

:48:27. > :48:31.out as a message to everybody else looking forward to London? It's a

:48:31. > :48:35.really strong message. They've got to beat us now, like, we haven't

:48:35. > :48:40.lost a competition since Manchester World Cup last year, so it is like

:48:40. > :48:45.going to be our track. It definitely puts a strong message

:48:45. > :48:49.out from. Geraint Thomas said he thigs the men's pursuit team can go

:48:49. > :48:54.faster, do you think there is more to come from this group? Definitely.

:48:54. > :49:01.We are a young team. We are seeing imprompts in training. There is

:49:01. > :49:05.more to come. It is a bit special to win in Australia isn't it?

:49:06. > :49:10.beat them on their home turf, a lot of them are commentating that they

:49:10. > :49:14.have got the home support but we've beaten them. An outstanding

:49:14. > :49:21.performance from the British women. What have we learned about the

:49:21. > :49:27.British team in Australia? That it will be very hard to break into

:49:27. > :49:33.this team. Wendy Houvenaghel is well capable but isn't getting into

:49:33. > :49:39.it. They rode so strongly in qualifying, a consistent ride.

:49:39. > :49:43.Nobody made a mistake. They were very confident. We saw at the start

:49:43. > :49:50.how controlled they were, but it was controlled ferocity. Towards

:49:50. > :49:55.the end they got it all out but it was beautifully executed. They took

:49:55. > :50:00.a second off the world record. It is going to take a word record to

:50:00. > :50:05.win that gold medal in London isn't it? Certainly, the world record is

:50:05. > :50:08.going to go again. I think Paul is a fantastic coach for them. He has

:50:08. > :50:18.the experience, so he gets their respect, but his character, he can

:50:18. > :50:19.

:50:19. > :50:27.deal with the ups and downs of a team. In the kilometre race Nimke

:50:27. > :50:31.equaled the record of Sir Chris Hoy. And Russia grabbed gold in the

:50:31. > :50:40.final sprint, with Ryan taking bronze. The first Irish woman ever

:50:40. > :50:47.to win a World Championship medal on the track.

:50:47. > :50:50.While some of you may know all about the omnium others may be

:50:50. > :50:56.wondering if it is a proper word. It is new to the Olympics this year.

:50:56. > :51:00.It is a six-events competition for all-rounders. A bit like a

:51:00. > :51:06.decathlon on wheels. The win we are scores one point, the second two

:51:06. > :51:13.and so on. The rider with the fuest points at the end is the champion.

:51:13. > :51:20.Look out for the elimination race, an old velodrome favourite where

:51:20. > :51:30.the last over the line is knocked out. The two riders left sprint for

:51:30. > :51:32.

:51:32. > :51:37.Ed Clancy is going to have to move up. Efforts like this can take a

:51:37. > :51:45.lot of strength out of you. He has moved up at the right time. At the

:51:45. > :51:49.back it is Hansen of Denmark. Hansen of Denmark will be out this

:51:49. > :51:56.time. I think he made a mistake there. He was coming over the top.

:51:56. > :52:06.He was tired and he paused. You can't do that on the outside.

:52:06. > :52:06.

:52:06. > :52:10.they called Pere zerks out of Argentina. -- Perez. I think Clancy

:52:10. > :52:17.might be cooked now. He's working hard and he's in a dangerous

:52:17. > :52:23.position. He is moving up. A good move there. It should be Hansen

:52:23. > :52:30.this time, number 17. In my opinion they called the wrong man out

:52:30. > :52:36.before. Ten riders left in this elimination

:52:36. > :52:42.race, the third counting discipline in the men's omnium competition. Ed

:52:42. > :52:48.Clancy is still in the hunt for a good finishing position. He is in

:52:48. > :52:52.the middle but he's being squeezed to the back. Clancy is right at the

:52:52. > :53:00.back. If you cross the Ryan last you are out. Clancy is over the

:53:00. > :53:05.line last. Clearly heavily fatigues. Ed Clancy is eliminated. An early

:53:05. > :53:15.exit for Clancy, which gave his rivals the chance to capitalise.

:53:15. > :53:31.

:53:31. > :53:41.That was close. It might have been Hook. It is the Belgian, we are

:53:41. > :53:48.

:53:48. > :53:57.He doesn't realise. I think he has just had enough actually. His legs

:53:57. > :54:07.have exploded. We've got two left. It is Coquard and O'Shea of

:54:07. > :54:08.

:54:08. > :54:15.Australia. He's ridden a very good race.

:54:15. > :54:25.wins it will take his tally to nine. If he is second it will take his

:54:25. > :54:31.tally to ten. The crowd are getting behind O'Shea of Australia. Coquard

:54:31. > :54:36.beginning to lead this one from the front. This Frenchman is amazing.

:54:37. > :54:41.The winner of the World Cup, he is going to win the third discipline,

:54:41. > :54:46.the elimination. He wince and gets the wrong point. Second is O'Shea

:54:46. > :54:52.of Australia. He gets two points. What it means now at the midway

:54:52. > :55:02.point, after three disPalestinians, three more to come tomorrow, it is

:55:02. > :55:25.

:55:25. > :55:30.O'Shea of Australia with ten points In the fourth event, the individual

:55:30. > :55:33.pursuit, Clancy finished third behind Bell and Hans enso was in

:55:33. > :55:39.bronze medal position with two races left.

:55:39. > :55:49.Event five was the scratch race. Clancy came second, but six riders

:55:49. > :55:57.

:55:57. > :56:05.Hansen of Denmark starting on the left of our screen against Ed

:56:06. > :56:12.Clancy, who is currently fourth. Clancy needs a really good time

:56:12. > :56:18.here. It could put him in with a serious chance of making the podium.

:56:18. > :56:24.A good start by Clancy. Fastest opening lap. Trademark start by

:56:24. > :56:31.Clancy. He's controlling it because he knows he has to go further than

:56:31. > :56:38.he usually goes. We can expect at least a two I think from Clancy.

:56:38. > :56:46.is still leading. 33.035. Hansen will have to surrender his position

:56:46. > :56:52.of third overall, because the better work is coming from Clancy.

:56:52. > :57:02.Hansen has raised his game and he's showing the third quickest time.

:57:02. > :57:08.Clancy looking forward line. It is a 1: 01.09. That's the fastest time

:57:08. > :57:15.so far. If he wins this kilometre that will take his tally up to 29.

:57:15. > :57:21.But Hansen's time of 1..03.01 means he is lying second. If that remains

:57:21. > :57:31.that way his points should take him to 28. Clancy would be denied one

:57:31. > :57:37.place on the podium by one point. He couldn't have done more than

:57:37. > :57:42.that. I thought he would do a quick two. I didn't think after the team

:57:42. > :57:48.pursuit event he would be able to produce a time that in the past has

:57:48. > :57:54.won the open kilometre event. final heat of the men's kilometre

:57:54. > :58:04.time tribal in the omnium. On the left it is Zac Bell of Canada. On

:58:04. > :58:16.

:58:16. > :58:21.the back extradite it is glen Bell, that could be costly if he

:58:21. > :58:27.can't raise his game. O'Shea has started very well. He's got the

:58:27. > :58:33.good leg speed, the Australian. He is starting to lift his pace here,

:58:33. > :58:39.Bell of Canada, but O'Shea is leading. He's got the better of the

:58:39. > :58:48.can andian at the moment. He has to maintain this to woin the omnium

:58:48. > :58:58.Championship. -- win. This ride by Bell could be costly it it could

:58:58. > :59:04.drop him out of silver medal position. O'Shea of Australia is

:59:04. > :59:14.second. His tally will go up to 22 points, so theover all world

:59:14. > :59:27.

:59:27. > :59:31.The rules say it has to go back to the timed events, but I'm told that

:59:31. > :59:37.Hansen's times add up to less than Clancy, and so he is going to get

:59:37. > :59:42.the bronze medal. I'm going to let the points slide in the elimination

:59:42. > :59:47.race at the end of the first day. O'Shea was going really strong.

:59:47. > :59:52.Will it be hard to give away seven points and get them back today. It

:59:52. > :59:57.proved away. I think the Danish lad raised his game. There is nothing I

:59:57. > :00:01.can do about that. A good pursuit today as well. If you look at the

:00:01. > :00:08.total number of points it is a pretty low-scoring event for me. It

:00:08. > :00:13.is the way the dice rolls. You can be on top form and still get fifth

:00:13. > :00:23.place. I wouldn't have traded the win in the team person suit for

:00:23. > :00:30.

:00:30. > :00:34.anything. But it was shame to miss After breaking the world record in

:00:34. > :00:38.the team sprint, Victoria Pendleton found only disappointment in the

:00:38. > :00:48.event where she is the Olympic champion. She was knocked out in

:00:48. > :00:48.

:00:48. > :00:53.the semi-finals of the sprint by Anna Meares. I feel in better shape

:00:53. > :00:57.than I was in London, definitely. I still feel I have got a long way to

:00:57. > :01:01.go, so I'm not pinning all my hopes and dreams on the World

:01:01. > :01:05.Championships, because I know that by the Olympics, hopefully we will

:01:05. > :01:09.have taken another step forward. It was always my goal to peak in

:01:09. > :01:13.August, but I am going to give it a really good shot. I have beaten her

:01:14. > :01:18.more times than she has beaten me, over our ten-year history of racing

:01:18. > :01:21.together. So I should take confidence from that. I think the

:01:21. > :01:27.last couple of times that we have come up against one another, I have

:01:27. > :01:31.not been feeling my best. I do not like to make excuses, I hate that,

:01:31. > :01:36.but I know on a good day, I think I have got the match. So, it is

:01:36. > :01:41.difficult. The size of the task facing Victoria this week soon

:01:41. > :01:45.became evident, as Meares broke the world record for the flying 200 in

:01:45. > :01:49.qualifying. Pendleton was less than her best in the opening rounds, but

:01:49. > :01:59.she made it through to the semi- finals, where she ran into Anna

:01:59. > :02:04.

:02:04. > :02:08.HUGH PORTER: The last time they met was in the test event in London,

:02:08. > :02:14.and Pendleton was beaten by Meares in the semi-finals - I wonder if

:02:14. > :02:17.that will be on her mind. The team sprint was also something of a

:02:17. > :02:25.disappointment, after London. But we have seen have bounced back

:02:25. > :02:28.before. Well, let's hope she can do it here, it is so important. This

:02:28. > :02:34.is the competition everybody wanted to see for the final, but there we

:02:34. > :02:39.go, they are meeting at the semi- final stage. Getting towards the

:02:39. > :02:43.sharp end here in he'd one, race 1. Pendleton looks as though she's

:02:43. > :02:47.going to need this one out from the front. Yes, she is committed,

:02:47. > :02:53.exactly as you predicted, Chris Boardman. She needs to get that

:02:53. > :02:58.high leg speed. But coming on to her shoulder now, Meares.

:02:58. > :03:04.Pendleton's working really hard. And there's a crash in the

:03:05. > :03:07.finishing straight. Meares wins the first race, and Pendleton has slid

:03:07. > :03:11.all the way down the finishing straight. I don't know what

:03:11. > :03:15.happened exactly. CHRIS BOARDMAN: It was a touching

:03:16. > :03:20.of elbows, actually, and of course, that's your steering. Of course, it

:03:20. > :03:24.was not intentional, Anna Meares really did not want that to happen.

:03:25. > :03:29.They were so committed to getting to the line first, they were

:03:29. > :03:34.absolutely on top speed, and of course, Victoria Pendleton went

:03:34. > :03:39.down. Let's have another look at this. Coming around the outside,

:03:39. > :03:46.Meares, you can see how close together they are. Elbows touching.

:03:46. > :03:52.Oh, it was actually Pendleton. She just came out of the sprint line,

:03:52. > :03:59.it was not Anna Meares's fault. put her hand up to say as much.

:03:59. > :04:04.You're right, Chris, she came out of the sprinter's line. That's

:04:04. > :04:09.where they touched, and down she went. It just takes the weight off

:04:09. > :04:17.the front wheel long enough, that it all goes away. The result will

:04:17. > :04:27.stand, but how shook up is Victoria Pendleton? Well, Pendleton has come

:04:27. > :04:38.

:04:38. > :04:45.back from one down before and taken CHRIS BOARDMAN: Very different

:04:45. > :04:53.types of rider as well. Anna Meares, all power. Victoria Pendleton, a

:04:53. > :04:58.more spindly form, good power to weight ratio. But Meares is in

:04:58. > :05:08.imperious form, and of course, she is inspired, riding in front of her

:05:08. > :05:09.

:05:09. > :05:12.home crowd. Formerly from Queensland, now based in Adelaide.

:05:12. > :05:20.Pendleton performed well at the front, I'm wondering if she wants

:05:20. > :05:23.to try that again. She has started to gain some height, to give

:05:23. > :05:29.herself the element of surprise, you have the opportunity to dive

:05:29. > :05:34.down the back and get a fast acceleration. Now, then, can

:05:34. > :05:39.Victoria Pendleton win the second race and forced this one in to a

:05:39. > :05:45.decider? Well, she is putting the soreness and the bruises behind her,

:05:45. > :05:51.and she must be sought. Here we go. Here comes the challenge from

:05:51. > :05:58.Victoria Pendleton. Can she get round Meares? No, she sat up.

:05:58. > :06:03.Meares clenches her fist, 2-0, she said. That's a sweet victory, going

:06:03. > :06:07.into the final. Well, she did come outside of the sprinter's line, it

:06:07. > :06:11.was marginal, it did not look intentional, but she came out by

:06:12. > :06:16.some degree. It definitely had an impact on Victoria Pendleton. It

:06:16. > :06:21.you be interesting to see how the judges' view that. It used to be,

:06:21. > :06:25.when they hit the last 200 metres, you had to stay inside the line,

:06:25. > :06:29.but it is actually now, one the sprint is launched. Well, we can

:06:29. > :06:34.see that the sprint is well under way, and she drifts quite well

:06:34. > :06:39.outside, putting her opponent off track. So, let's wait and see what

:06:39. > :06:44.happens. There was nearly a collision. The computer is showing

:06:44. > :06:48.that Meares has won 2-0 to go into the final. The judges are

:06:48. > :06:52.conferring in the middle. Well, there has been a change, and Meares

:06:52. > :06:59.has been relegated, and Pendleton has been awarded a victory in the

:06:59. > :07:04.second race. So, we're going to get a decider. Speed building already,

:07:04. > :07:10.we have still got more than two laps to go in this race. Victoria

:07:10. > :07:17.Pendleton would like to keep that front position this time. Meares

:07:17. > :07:23.building the height and starting to accelerate. Pendleton is the more

:07:23. > :07:30.pure sprinter, Meares from a 500m time-trial background. 1.5 laps to

:07:30. > :07:34.time-trial background. 1.5 laps to go. The atmosphere here, electric.

:07:35. > :07:38.Oh, Meares has gone for the inside position, and you said you would

:07:38. > :07:44.have liked to have seen Pendleton going from the front in this one.

:07:44. > :07:47.They almost clashed again. Now, then, Meares still watching where

:07:47. > :07:51.Pendleton is. Half a lap to go. Here comes the reaction from

:07:51. > :07:57.Pendleton. Five times the world Pendleton. Five times the world

:07:57. > :08:00.champion, from Great Britain! I think Meares may have got it, it is

:08:00. > :08:05.going to be a photo finish. It is showing Victoria Pendleton on the

:08:05. > :08:10.screen, but it was very, very close indeed. It was extremely close. The

:08:10. > :08:18.crowd do not know who to applaud. The screen shows Pendleton, but I

:08:18. > :08:23.would like to see a side shot. have seen it change before. Let me

:08:23. > :08:30.just tell you, it is now showing Pendleton as the winner. She has

:08:30. > :08:33.beaten Meares 2-1. Celebrations in the British camp down by the side

:08:33. > :08:41.of the track. Psychologically, that will be a fantastic bonus for

:08:41. > :08:46.Pendleton. I said she gets fatigue as the competition goes on, and I

:08:46. > :08:54.think just trying to intimidate her there. Muted applause in the arena,

:08:54. > :08:58.Chris! Here's a chance to have a look again. This reminded me, when

:08:58. > :09:02.the first used to ride against each other, and she used to try and ruff

:09:02. > :09:08.a wrap. I think that was the wrong thing to do here. That gave her

:09:08. > :09:13.this park, the aggression, to say, right, I'm not having that, and she

:09:13. > :09:17.chased that wheel. You can see Victoria Pendleton's face, and she

:09:17. > :09:22.was not going to let that one go. No, she said, I am going to win

:09:22. > :09:25.this, I have been there five times world champion, and I am the

:09:25. > :09:29.current Olympic champion, you're not going to stop me going through

:09:29. > :09:39.to the final. But that's how close it was. Let's have a look at the

:09:39. > :09:44.

:09:44. > :09:54.How close can you get? Pendleton goes through to the final. In the

:09:54. > :09:57.

:09:57. > :10:01.other semi-final, the Lithuanian Simona Krupeckaite went through.

:10:01. > :10:05.Anna Meares had to settle for bronze. Victoria Pendleton has gone

:10:05. > :10:09.on record as saying, winning the gold medal in London is the most

:10:09. > :10:14.important ambition for her. And to win the world title here on the way

:10:14. > :10:24.would certainly do a lot to reboot her confidence. This of course is

:10:24. > :10:34.

:10:34. > :10:38.A lot of hike there. Got to be careful now. Well, it will be the

:10:38. > :10:44.bell this time. Pendleton, obviously, full of confidence, keen

:10:44. > :10:49.to lead this one out and try and hauled off the challenge of Simona

:10:49. > :10:51.Krupeckaite. Can she do it? Shoulder to shoulder, into the

:10:51. > :10:55.finishing straight, and I think finishing straight, and I think

:10:55. > :11:00.Pendleton got the better of that encounter. She takes the first race.

:11:00. > :11:04.She rose to the challenge, Chris, and delivered, it is all about

:11:04. > :11:14.gaining the higher ground, and she did that. She just about had that

:11:14. > :11:21.

:11:21. > :11:27.one under control. She knew she had She must have had such an emotional

:11:27. > :11:32.boost after that last ride. But Simona Krupeckaite Road well.

:11:32. > :11:36.did, it was not easy. It was when the test of strength was put under

:11:36. > :11:45.pressure. This is when it happened, shoulder to shoulder, and Pendleton

:11:45. > :11:50.would not surrender. This is where she won the contest. You can see

:11:50. > :12:00.the extra run you get to the line, coming down from that extra height.

:12:00. > :12:02.

:12:02. > :12:06.It gives the person on the outside that extra edge. This is the second

:12:06. > :12:11.race in the women's sprint final, between Simona Krupeckaite and her

:12:11. > :12:16.opponent, from Great Britain, Victoria Pendleton. Pendleton is

:12:16. > :12:22.one up, having won the first race. There is a certain amount of

:12:22. > :12:28.nostalgia about this sprint, because this is the final time

:12:28. > :12:32.Victoria Pendleton will race in a World Championship. And it would be

:12:32. > :12:41.really wonderful for her if she could sign off with her sixth world

:12:41. > :12:45.title. I can remember Victoria Pendleton when she was an up and

:12:45. > :12:49.coming rider, and suddenly she made his breakthrough, to becoming the

:12:49. > :12:56.best in the world. She has been there ever since. It really is

:12:56. > :13:06.something. Staggering performance, and when the first one came, in

:13:06. > :13:07.

:13:07. > :13:13.2005, in Los Angeles... As did Mark Cavendish, his first world title on

:13:13. > :13:17.the track. That's right, and I must admit, ever since she hit the deck,

:13:17. > :13:27.when she collided with Meares in that semi-final, she has been fired

:13:27. > :13:30.

:13:30. > :13:37.up, it has really inspired her. laps to go now. That crash has

:13:38. > :13:45.reignited her ambition and determination. I think it was the

:13:45. > :13:53.moment when she was roughed up by Meares as well. You are right. We

:13:53. > :13:59.have always know what a fantastic sprinter she is. Now, then, is she

:13:59. > :14:03.going to put Simona Krupeckaite away in this final lap? Will she

:14:03. > :14:08.win the sixth world title of her career in sprinting? Pendleton is

:14:08. > :14:13.coming up on to her shoulder. This is Victoria Pendleton, in imperious

:14:13. > :14:17.form, showing that she is going to win the crown of her life. I don't

:14:17. > :14:24.think she has done it. It looks like Simona Krupeckaite took the

:14:24. > :14:34.second race. It was very close. That has surprised me. Pendleton

:14:34. > :14:35.

:14:35. > :14:39.challenged, but it goes to Simona Krupeckaite. Well, Pendleton was

:14:39. > :14:44.desperate to make that happen, but Simona Krupeckaite rode it well,

:14:44. > :14:48.she controlled that race. We have seen more than once that if you get

:14:48. > :14:53.hold up on that final banking, you're probably doing an extra

:14:53. > :14:57.three or four metres in distance, which is a long way in a

:14:57. > :15:07.competition as closely fought as this. She desperately wanted to do

:15:07. > :15:08.

:15:08. > :15:14.it in two races. Just lost it in Simona Krupeckaite was controlling

:15:14. > :15:24.it well, just holding Victoria Pendleton up. She did not come out

:15:24. > :15:29.of the sprinter's line. Victoria Pendleton actually rode up the

:15:29. > :15:39.track a bit, which takes speed off. It was a good, clean sprint, though,

:15:39. > :15:44.

:15:44. > :15:49.It was a good, clean sprint, though, But then drama in track centre.

:15:49. > :15:53.Amazing news coming through here, that Krupeckaite has actually been

:15:53. > :15:56.relegated from that second clash with Pendleton. It means that

:15:56. > :16:05.Victoria Pendleton is now the world's sprint champion for the

:16:05. > :16:12.sixth time. In fact the infraction took place

:16:12. > :16:16.with 150 metres to go. She didn't hold her line, hence the relegation

:16:16. > :16:26.for Krupeckaite. Emotion spilling over foreVictoria Pendleton. She

:16:26. > :16:26.

:16:26. > :16:34.wins the world print title. That equals the other record of six.

:16:34. > :16:37.What a day of high drama. Reaction to your 6th sprint world title.

:16:37. > :16:44.very pleased with the result, obviously. Not necessarily the kind

:16:44. > :16:50.of way I would like to win in an ideal scenario. With relegations

:16:50. > :16:55.and stuff it feels weird, not true to the sport, but they're the rules.

:16:55. > :17:02.It's weird. Definitely a bit weird. I'm delighted obviously with the

:17:02. > :17:07.result. To be honest I didn't think it was going to happen today.

:17:07. > :17:12.was that? I was disappointed with the team sprint. I felt like die

:17:12. > :17:16.have done a better job. Picking myself up from this is hard. It has

:17:16. > :17:22.been an emotional roller coaster today. That crash took a lot for

:17:22. > :17:29.you to get back up on your bike. We can see the damage that's been done.

:17:29. > :17:33.It is not too bad. What happened? lost my balance. Sometimes when you

:17:33. > :17:43.are really giving it everything and going for the line, you can sense

:17:43. > :17:44.

:17:45. > :17:48.your opponent. I Lent a -- I leaned a bit too far in the wrong

:17:49. > :17:53.direction. How significant is this win for you here leading into the

:17:53. > :17:58.Olympics, particularly the win against Anna Meares? It's given me

:17:58. > :18:02.a lot of confidence. I thought this was going to be a stepping stone. I

:18:02. > :18:07.was hopeful I might do a better sprint performance than I did in

:18:07. > :18:12.London at the World Cup. I feel like I've fulfilled that and got

:18:12. > :18:17.the bonus of a world title, so I'm more than pleased. I know I was

:18:17. > :18:22.crying, but I'm delighted. Anna, it is a brutal sport. I know you

:18:22. > :18:27.wanted to give the crowd something to cheer about. A bronze was not

:18:27. > :18:31.what you were hoping for. colour I wanted. I would have

:18:31. > :18:37.dearly loved to have one my second crown in Melbourne but it wasn't

:18:37. > :18:43.the be. I'm getting sick of meeting Vicki in the semifinal. It is

:18:43. > :18:47.making it really hard. But amazing racing. It really was hard-fought

:18:47. > :18:54.racing tonight. As much as I wanted to be the champion, I'm not. This

:18:54. > :18:59.year it's Vicki. For her to pick herself up that have heavy fall and

:18:59. > :19:09.come back as hard as she did, it is the mark of the woman and the great

:19:09. > :19:13.

:19:13. > :19:17.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE What a night of drama and emotion

:19:17. > :19:23.here after Victoria Pendleton claims that sixth world sprint

:19:23. > :19:28.title. If we were being absolutely honest, she didn't see that one

:19:28. > :19:32.coming. She didn't. And nor did her coach either. It came as a surprise

:19:32. > :19:37.to everybody. I think the moment that she got it was when Anna

:19:37. > :19:41.Meares started to push around the track. Anna lost herself the world

:19:41. > :19:45.title that the moment, because Victoria Pendleton forgot about

:19:45. > :19:50.everything else and thought, "You are not doing that to me." You

:19:50. > :19:57.could see her face change. It was a fantastic ride. To get back up on

:19:57. > :20:01.her bike after a very big smash. sounds counter intuitive but

:20:01. > :20:04.sometime as crash did help, because it takes away the nerves, and you

:20:04. > :20:09.get one a clear head. Not something that you can really plan for but it

:20:09. > :20:14.is not always a huge disadvantage. But psychologically on the third

:20:14. > :20:19.ride, having seen Anna Meares relegated, she still got up and

:20:19. > :20:24.beat her. That was crucial. It was getting towards tents of a long,

:20:25. > :20:29.traumatic day -- towards the end of a long, traumatic day. That have

:20:29. > :20:36.she knew she could do it. If you push Anna Meares to three rides,

:20:36. > :20:40.off that's the result you will get? Yes. Anna Meares has showed that

:20:40. > :20:46.historically she does die offer doesn't back up well, and the

:20:46. > :20:51.longer the series continues the more jaded she gets. Will it be an

:20:51. > :20:55.upset for her. Krupeckaite was relegate. It is not often you can

:20:55. > :21:00.come to a sprint Championship, lose more rides nan you win and still

:21:00. > :21:04.become a world champion. That's the nature of the whole day. So many

:21:04. > :21:14.surprises for so many different people. It was great. After such a

:21:14. > :21:16.

:21:16. > :21:21.hard fight to site come to an end. The women's omnium was an

:21:21. > :21:27.unexpected headline grabber in the London test event, due to Laura

:21:27. > :21:33.Trott's elimination race. Everyone was talking abit. Every time there

:21:33. > :21:40.was an elimination sprint she made a last-ditch attempt to stay in the

:21:40. > :21:47.race. It was only a race. I do it every day. It was weird. Such

:21:47. > :21:52.brinkmanship brought the house down but it probably wasn't the way to

:21:52. > :21:56.ride a race. At the time it seemed the easiest way. I couldn't be

:21:56. > :22:06.bothered with the whole keep chasing every time the wave of

:22:06. > :22:07.

:22:07. > :22:11.people came over. I thought I would keep popping people. It seemed

:22:11. > :22:17.easier. Can Trott respond? Laura Trott wins the elimination and

:22:17. > :22:25.there's a standing ovate. Unbelievable. I love id. Ever since

:22:25. > :22:33.junior world's I've loved it the drama didn't end. She was ill

:22:33. > :22:38.during our post-race interview. I've got a high acid level so after

:22:38. > :22:43.a race the acid comes up and makes me sick. I'm used to it now. I like

:22:43. > :22:47.the feeling with after. I want to get it over. It doesn't hit me

:22:47. > :22:53.until I stop and then I get the feeling then. Trott started

:22:53. > :23:03.strongly second in the flying lap. A late burst ensured she kept that

:23:03. > :23:14.

:23:14. > :23:21.Good move by Laura Trott. This is indicative of her efforts in London.

:23:21. > :23:30.She could be eliminating Edmondson here. I think it's Hammer of the

:23:30. > :23:38.USA. Hammer is out. That will be quite costly for Hammer.

:23:38. > :23:44.She really is superb at riding this events. She's riding well, Laura

:23:44. > :23:53.Trott. This isn't fatigue. We've learned she is happy in that

:23:53. > :23:57.position. She knows how to do the final position. Six riders left.

:23:57. > :24:05.Laura Trott, textbook riding of the elimination. Looks like the Kiwi is

:24:05. > :24:08.out. Coming into this third event in

:24:09. > :24:13.11th position. If we look at the riders left on

:24:13. > :24:18.the track, five, the worst Trott could finish is fifth, which would

:24:18. > :24:25.give her five point to carry forward. A total of 15. She is

:24:25. > :24:34.making a good start here on day one of the women's omnium.

:24:34. > :24:40.Edmondson again could be in trouble here. Laura Trott has boxed her in.

:24:40. > :24:47.I reckon Edmondson is out. Well, she should be. There's silence here.

:24:47. > :24:53.Grs a gas inspect the Arena. Edmondson is out. A light applause

:24:53. > :24:58.there. They are not happy with that. Trott is boxing her opponents and

:24:58. > :25:07.almost choosing who it is that's going out next time. She could woo

:25:07. > :25:13.be fifth, Edmondson in the event, so her points will be 11.

:25:13. > :25:22.If Trott could win this and get one she would be tiing with Edmondson.

:25:22. > :25:31.She's in with a great chance. Whitten the world champion is out.

:25:31. > :25:38.Fantastic riding here. She's almost selected the people to be limb nait.

:25:38. > :25:48.What about a special medal for courage. The rider from Poland had

:25:48. > :25:52.a crash at the start and in front of her is the Russian.

:25:52. > :25:56.The crash victim has had enough. She's eased back and these two will

:25:56. > :26:02.go through to contest the top position.

:26:02. > :26:08.Russia versus Great Britain. Trott had a second in the flying lap and

:26:08. > :26:14.8th in the point race. Suddenly it's a match sprint situation.

:26:14. > :26:24.Trott wanted to be in the back. I think she will want to lead out now.

:26:24. > :26:26.

:26:26. > :26:30.The Russian and Trott are going to sprint this out for the elimination.

:26:30. > :26:36.Trott has aspect excellent chance of becoming the joint leader but

:26:36. > :26:42.she needs to read this event. Trott trying to hold off the Russian into

:26:42. > :26:47.the finishing straight. Yes! Laura Trott wins the elimination event.

:26:47. > :26:54.The third counting discipline of women's omnium. She scores one

:26:54. > :27:00.point to take her tally to 11. That means she's tying with Edmondson of

:27:00. > :27:06.Australia. Equal first after the first day of the omnium. Very good.

:27:06. > :27:10.That was textbook. She's ahead that event her own. He is the one rider

:27:10. > :27:15.who looks utterly comfortable in that environment. She's found a

:27:15. > :27:22.solution, a formula if you like, to get through it and start to

:27:22. > :27:27.influence her opponents' races. Laura Trott after day one. Let me

:27:27. > :27:37.reiterate her consistency. 2ened in the flying lap. 8th in the points

:27:37. > :27:51.

:27:51. > :28:01.In the fourth event, the individual pursuit, Trott finished third

:28:01. > :28:28.

:28:28. > :28:33.She's struggling but she's into the slipstream now.

:28:33. > :28:39.We've got just seven laps remaining. It is all over the place.

:28:39. > :28:46.highest ten riders are clear, so the best that any of the rest can

:28:46. > :28:53.finish is 11th in this. If Trott got 11, her points tally would go

:28:53. > :28:57.do 25. The groups are even.

:28:57. > :29:01.There is no extra points for gaining a lap. It is all about the

:29:01. > :29:07.win here. I don't fancy being one of the judges and having to sort

:29:07. > :29:14.this out if they do come back. Edmondson is having a go. She's

:29:14. > :29:21.going up to the poll. Edmondson doesn't like it. She's beginning to

:29:21. > :29:25.apply pressure and Trott is going with her as well. Five laps to go.

:29:25. > :29:30.Whitten and Happener is there as well. They've marked each other out.

:29:30. > :29:35.I think they've all decided that if one goes the other will go. Trott

:29:35. > :29:44.is watching it carefully. Edmondson is watching it carefully. Edmondson

:29:44. > :29:50.again having a crack. They are going to pick up that one. The best

:29:50. > :30:00.Edmondson could finish is 9th. Trott is confident. She doesn't

:30:00. > :30:16.

:30:16. > :30:26.want to continue with the pace Sarah Hammer has gone to the front.

:30:26. > :30:34.

:30:35. > :30:42.Hammer will be quite happy to try Annette Edmondson desperately needs

:30:42. > :30:52.that point, but Trott has got to hold her off. The Spanish athlete

:30:52. > :30:53.

:30:53. > :30:56.has won the scratch race. The main race was taken by Sarah Hammer.

:30:56. > :31:03.think Laura Trott managed to get think Laura Trott managed to get

:31:03. > :31:07.over the top, so that's great news for her. That means she will have a

:31:07. > :31:12.two-point window over the Australian, when they ride the

:31:12. > :31:16.final time trial. You have to remember that Edmonton and Trott

:31:16. > :31:20.already had a lead, they had something of a buffer, it was the

:31:20. > :31:25.right thing to do to just watch each other. There are the standings.

:31:25. > :31:32.The top four, the suspected big players in this competition, who

:31:32. > :31:39.will ride it out in the two-lap time trial, the final discipline,

:31:39. > :31:43.and Laura Trott, in a very strong position. Of course, in New Delhi,

:31:43. > :31:47.in the Commonwealth Games, Tara Whitten won the gold medal for the

:31:47. > :31:54.time trial, so she is very versatile. Here we go, two laps of

:31:54. > :32:00.the track, and Sarah Hammer is a real fighter. It is a tough job for

:32:00. > :32:09.anybody to get around her. Good start also by Tara Whitten, who won

:32:09. > :32:13.the individual pursuit. But Sarah Hammer is also powering away. What

:32:13. > :32:17.can they offer here in the second lap? Both riders committing

:32:17. > :32:22.themselves totally, because the bronze medal could hang on this

:32:22. > :32:32.performance. What a contest. Here they come, and the winner at is

:32:32. > :32:34.

:32:34. > :32:38.Sarah Hammer. So, what it means now is that Sarah Hammer will maintain

:32:38. > :32:43.her bronze medal position, or higher, depending on the result of

:32:43. > :32:52.the last two. She is very pleased with that ride, it is obviously

:32:52. > :33:01.what she was expecting. Laura Trott has a two-point advantage over

:33:01. > :33:11.Annette Edmondson. So, it is Laura Trott's to lose. Exactly. So, two

:33:11. > :33:17.

:33:17. > :33:20.laps of the track to decide the We are away. Both of them getting a

:33:20. > :33:25.good start. Look at the determination of young Laura Trott,

:33:25. > :33:30.as they go into the back straight. Both riders now totally committed,

:33:30. > :33:34.settling down into the aerodynamic position, and coming back to the

:33:34. > :33:42.original starting station. What a start by Laura Trott! Fastest we

:33:42. > :33:46.have had so far. She has got half a lap to go. A second world title of

:33:47. > :33:55.these championships is waiting for her. Here she comes. Laura Trott

:33:55. > :34:03.finishes! That's the fastest in the 500m time trial, and it means that

:34:04. > :34:13.one point, added to the 27 she has already got, gives Laura Trott the

:34:14. > :34:17.

:34:17. > :34:21.world omnium title. Silver goes to Annette Edmondson. What a finish by

:34:21. > :34:25.Annette Edmondson, she was coming back really fast, it might have

:34:25. > :34:30.been a different story if there was another half a lap. But Laura Trott

:34:30. > :34:37.knew what she needed to do. Such a skilful bike rider, this is a

:34:37. > :34:43.perfect event for her. So, she gets it right. Let's have a look at the

:34:43. > :34:47.start. Throwing her weight forward as the gate opens, it takes a lot

:34:47. > :34:51.of courage to get that right. Not a lot of the competitors did that

:34:51. > :34:56.here. She chose a low gear as well which really got her off to a good

:34:56. > :35:01.start. Look at that. You have to realise just how fast she is going

:35:01. > :35:06.here. She is still holding it underneath that black line to do

:35:06. > :35:10.the minimum distance possible. Let's not forget, this is one of

:35:10. > :35:18.the Olympic distances in London. Let me talk you through what Laura

:35:18. > :35:21.Trott has done over the two days. First in the elimination, third in

:35:21. > :35:31.the individual pursuit, first in the time-trial, that's why she is a

:35:31. > :35:33.

:35:33. > :35:39.winner. 28 point. What a contest. Well, congratulations. 144 hormones.

:35:39. > :35:43.You knew exactly what you had to do in that last effort. -- wonderful

:35:43. > :35:47.performance. Definitely. I have never been in that position, going

:35:47. > :35:54.into the last event in the lead. It was a bit like, really hard on my

:35:54. > :35:59.head, thinking, what should I do? But I got myself fired up for it,

:35:59. > :36:06.and that was that. At what point did you think, I have almost got my

:36:06. > :36:11.hand on the jersey? After the scratch race. Before the scratch

:36:11. > :36:15.race, I was really nervous. It is so hit-and-miss. I just needed to

:36:15. > :36:19.be one place ahead of the Australian, which I did. And then

:36:19. > :36:23.even finishing just behind her in this would have been enough.

:36:23. > :36:33.were stuck to her like blue right through that scratch race. Yes, I

:36:33. > :36:34.

:36:35. > :36:39.was just thinking, don't let her get ahead of me. -- like glue.

:36:39. > :36:48.kind of message are you sending out going into London? A pretty strong

:36:48. > :36:55.one, to be honest. I did not expect to do this well, but to come here

:36:55. > :37:00.and win the omnium, it is massive for me, I am over the moon. I think

:37:00. > :37:06.you have always won gold, you have never got silver or bronze, which

:37:06. > :37:11.bodes well... Definitely, I think I am setting myself up well for

:37:11. > :37:15.London. There is little doubt that Laura Trott will be one of the

:37:15. > :37:17.superstars of the London Olympics, and at just 52 kilograms, she has

:37:18. > :37:22.to be one of the most valuable riders, pound for pound, on this

:37:22. > :37:27.programme. And I think it was you who pointed out that at senior

:37:27. > :37:32.level, she has only had gold medals. That event, she is making it her

:37:32. > :37:36.own. She has got sprint and endurance, the only one she really

:37:36. > :37:45.does not like very much his the points race, where she finished

:37:45. > :37:50.eighth. Incredibly consistent. I think she is odds-on favourite.

:37:50. > :37:54.is worth the money alone to watch her in that elimination race.

:37:54. > :38:00.how she manages to do it, there is no over the shoulder or anything,

:38:00. > :38:06.she looks to be boxed in, but then suddenly, she is through. She is so

:38:06. > :38:11.brave. Yes, she has got that little gallop that makes the difference,

:38:11. > :38:18.she can just sprint. She sits at the back and just waits, she is so

:38:18. > :38:23.in control. It is a shame that the elimination race is not a world

:38:23. > :38:28.title race in its own right. The auditing is that she can do that,

:38:29. > :38:33.but at the other end, she can ride fantastic pursued as well. You

:38:33. > :38:43.could see that was clear in the 500 metres. Just consistent across the

:38:43. > :38:46.

:38:46. > :38:50.the first three riders in each heat will qualify for the finals. The

:38:50. > :39:00.others will go into the mind a final. There's the line-up for the

:39:00. > :39:04.

:39:04. > :39:06.second heat. -- minor final. So, second heat. -- minor final. So,

:39:06. > :39:12.2.5 laps to go, in the second heat of the women's keirin. So, Victoria

:39:12. > :39:15.Pendleton, absolutely fired up. She has not got to this stage of the

:39:15. > :39:24.competition easily, she had to win her way back into it earlier this

:39:24. > :39:28.afternoon. Look at this, Victoria Pendleton, who has been the world

:39:28. > :39:35.champion before, is taking it on from the front. Here comes the

:39:35. > :39:42.challenge from the German. Now, Pendleton has got to cling to

:39:43. > :39:46.fourth is she can. She is not going to do it. Sanchez takes it, and the

:39:46. > :39:51.Chinese athlete just nipped in to take third. Well, she ran out of

:39:51. > :39:53.steam, Chris. She did, I was surprised that she went to the

:39:53. > :39:59.surprised that she went to the surprised that she went to the

:40:00. > :40:08.surprised that she went to the front. Just the pace is not quite

:40:08. > :40:16.there at the moment. Victoria Pendleton goes through to the minor

:40:16. > :40:22.final. We move now on to the minor final of the keirin. Victoria

:40:22. > :40:30.Pendleton is lining up in this one. 2.5 laps to go. These competitors

:40:30. > :40:37.are racing for their classification places, from seventh through to 12.

:40:37. > :40:41.First to make a move is Simona Krupeckaite. Kaarle McCulloch is

:40:41. > :40:48.trying to go through as well. The French rider also trying to make an

:40:48. > :40:54.effort. Pendleton has been squeezed towards the back. I'm wondering if

:40:54. > :41:04.she is going to get involved. She has got a long way to go. I don't

:41:04. > :41:13.think she is going to bother. The French rider takes it. Victoria

:41:13. > :41:23.Pendleton comes in at the tail-end. So, let's move on to this final.

:41:23. > :41:32.

:41:32. > :41:42.Coming up to the line, with three Here comes the move from the other

:41:42. > :41:43.

:41:43. > :41:51.Chinese rider. The Chinese are riding this very well as a team.

:41:51. > :41:55.Here comes the attack from the outside, from Sanchez, of France.

:41:55. > :42:03.Here comes Meares, using that awesome power and speed of hers.

:42:03. > :42:08.She has got a free run, nobody in front of her. And electric bass of

:42:08. > :42:12.Meares is surely going to line her up for gold. And the crowd go wild!

:42:13. > :42:19.It is the victory she has been waiting for throughout the whole of

:42:19. > :42:25.these Championships, and she has delivered! There's a standing

:42:25. > :42:31.ovation for Anna Meares. It is a popular victory, with us as well.

:42:31. > :42:37.She has gone to a lot of heartache in the last 48 hours. She has got a

:42:37. > :42:41.clear run here, nobody in her way. Once that happens, not many can

:42:41. > :42:46.stop Anna Meares. This is the moment when I thought she was in

:42:46. > :42:49.difficulty, when she was going right around the outside. This is

:42:49. > :42:56.where the Chinese made a mistake, they should have held her out there,

:42:56. > :43:06.but they didn't. And she knew, as they came into the final banking,

:43:06. > :43:13.

:43:13. > :43:19.Many congratulations, I think we could all see what that meant for

:43:19. > :43:24.you. You ask, it meant a lot. To win a world title in front of your

:43:24. > :43:29.home crowd, and for me, especially after feeling so disappointed

:43:29. > :43:34.yesterday with my sprint result, to come out and perform like that, I'm

:43:34. > :43:39.so pleased. You really had to work for it as well, I think the Chinese

:43:39. > :43:44.had a plan to block you out. I knew it was going to be very difficult,

:43:44. > :43:52.they're all very strong from the front. I had the most dangerous

:43:52. > :43:59.riders in front of me, I knew that. I just wanted to see which way they

:43:59. > :44:03.were going to go. I just decided, that was my time to go, I committed,

:44:03. > :44:08.and I had to fight all the way to the finish line. I just backed

:44:08. > :44:11.myself. You can see the effect that a home crowd can have, and I guess

:44:11. > :44:17.the British riders will be hoping they can get a bit of that in

:44:17. > :44:22.London. Absolutely, in the London World Cup, it was goose bumps when

:44:22. > :44:26.a British rider was announced, and when they were showing form, we

:44:26. > :44:30.stood there in awe of the noise which came from the British crowd.

:44:30. > :44:36.That's why the whole team was so excited to come and race in

:44:36. > :44:46.Melbourne. It gives you a lift. I needed his morale boost to help me

:44:46. > :44:48.

:44:48. > :44:53.going into London, on your home Four years ago, in the wake of

:44:53. > :44:57.Chris Hoy's Olympic sprint gold, his coach said, if they had not

:44:57. > :45:02.found anyone to replace him by 2012, they would not have done their job

:45:02. > :45:06.properly. Four years on, Jason Kennedy is challenging Chris Hoy

:45:06. > :45:16.for his spot, but at the London World Cup, the Scotsman reigned

:45:16. > :45:20.

:45:20. > :45:25.supreme, and his coaches know he is Does that put you in the becomes

:45:25. > :45:29.seat? Do you feel you've almost got your name on that starting place in

:45:29. > :45:33.the sprint? I don't this so. This weekend will be significant in

:45:33. > :45:39.terms of the selection for the sprint. It's not even close to

:45:39. > :45:43.being over yet. Jason has a lot left to in him to show you. He's

:45:43. > :45:49.had a disappointing season so far but has come into form at the right

:45:49. > :45:53.time. Obviously the team's always been our main focus, big a time

:45:53. > :45:58.trial event. So I'm still focusing on that for the minute and

:45:58. > :46:02.concentrating on getting quicker. Hopefully come the world's I will

:46:02. > :46:08.be a bit more competitive. Chris is going well in training every day,

:46:08. > :46:12.looking really strong, so by the world's he will be a force to be

:46:12. > :46:16.reckoned with. Hopefully I will be able to put up a challenge.

:46:16. > :46:19.can't waste energy or time thinking about one individual. I share a

:46:19. > :46:23.room with the guy. We train together every day. He's a great

:46:23. > :46:27.bloke, we are friends, but on the track it doesn't matter. You are

:46:27. > :46:32.doing everything you can to win the race. He's going well. He's got his

:46:32. > :46:38.back up now. He could be a real challenge. He isn't going to take

:46:38. > :46:43.it lying down. The speeds shown in qualifying had seldom been seen

:46:43. > :46:51.before and Hoy need all his power to cut through round one when

:46:51. > :46:55.mechanism of New Zealand caught him napping. He found his way to the

:46:55. > :47:01.quarterfinals via the repechage. The theme continued in the last

:47:01. > :47:07.eight. Hoy got the better of Robert Foerstemann by the tightest of

:47:07. > :47:14.margins. Kenny saw off Kevin Sireau of France. This is the line up for

:47:14. > :47:17.race one, the men's sprint semifinal. Jason Kenny, the world

:47:17. > :47:22.champion, versus Sir Chris Hoy, the Olympic champion.

:47:22. > :47:32.It could be the best of three should it be required to go that fa

:47:32. > :47:48.

:47:48. > :47:53.Hoy was stretched by Foerstemann of Germany. Just two extra rides.

:47:53. > :47:57.that going to tell? Looking at the passage of this stage for Kenny,

:47:57. > :48:02.straight through in the 16 finals but in the quarterfinals he was

:48:03. > :48:07.taken to three, but he beat Kevin Sireau comfortably. That could be

:48:07. > :48:13.telling. I think the overnight rest probably helps even it out, but it

:48:13. > :48:20.is still more racing than he would do. Very unusual to see him in a

:48:20. > :48:30.repechage. He rode it magnificently. Sir Chris

:48:30. > :48:36.

:48:36. > :48:42.Hoy here, the second spot. He know Who is going to win race one? Kenny

:48:42. > :48:47.looks as if he is going to take it on early. Kenny beginning to ignite

:48:47. > :48:52.the burners. Hoy trying to get up on to the shoulder of Kenny. Kenny

:48:52. > :48:59.holding his line well. Tapping out the rhythm, on the line, from where

:48:59. > :49:06.I'm calling it, it looked like Kenny had got it. Coming up on our

:49:06. > :49:12.compute they are Sir Chris Hoy got it. Very close indeed. What do you

:49:12. > :49:17.think Chris? From here, yes I thought that was the case. It went

:49:17. > :49:25.to Jason Kenny. They keep doing that to us. We are in front of the

:49:25. > :49:29.line, so it is difficult. World champion Jason Kenny left of our

:49:29. > :49:37.screen against Sir Chris Hoy, the current loich champion. Work to do

:49:37. > :49:44.for Hoy -- current Olympic champion. Work to do for Hoy.

:49:44. > :49:49.He fought Valiently though. Made a small mistake. Hoy tried to

:49:49. > :49:59.capitalise that by using the bank and staying up longer. Running up

:49:59. > :50:29.

:50:29. > :50:38.needs to bring in that awesome carved out a handsome margin. Kenny,

:50:38. > :50:43.looking to try and close it down. Kenny takes it. Jason Kenny, the

:50:43. > :50:47.world champion, goes through to the final. He beats the Olympic

:50:47. > :50:57.champion, Sir Chris Hoy. That was a superb piece of sprinting. He will

:50:57. > :51:03.now race against Mickael Bourgain. Sir Chris Hoy did the right thing.

:51:03. > :51:06.Kenny's confidence. David down and was able to use the slipstream. It

:51:06. > :51:11.was clear in the back straight, you could see the closing speed, that

:51:11. > :51:16.he was going to do it. Just the sharper of the two. The question I

:51:16. > :51:20.will ask you, Chris, do you think it will help the coaches when they

:51:20. > :51:25.make the selection for London? Only one sprint ler go? I said at the

:51:25. > :51:34.World Cup in London I wouldn't like to be the person to say to Sir

:51:34. > :51:41.Chris Hoy, "You're not riding the sprint." Kenny will race Gregory

:51:41. > :51:47.Bauge. The same final as last year. Crunch time in the men's sprint

:51:47. > :51:57.competition. Let's hope that Sir Chris Hoy has

:51:57. > :52:30.

:52:30. > :52:36.got enough in the tank to take this this world Championship.

:52:36. > :52:42.Perkins is very fiery. He won't be fazed by the reputation

:52:42. > :52:46.of Sir Chris Hoy. He is going to have a real go here. He sat up on

:52:47. > :52:54.both occasions against Bauge. He decided he hadn't got a chance but

:52:54. > :52:59.here he feels he may be able to stretch Sir Chris Hoy. Perkins on

:52:59. > :53:02.the side of Sir Chris Hoy, but Hoy is powerful. He's come out of the

:53:02. > :53:08.sprinter's line on two occasions there. Did he take the line from

:53:08. > :53:14.Perkins? We may hear more about that, Chris. It wasn't done on

:53:14. > :53:23.purpose, but the way the judges have been incredibly strict, we may

:53:23. > :53:28.see that ruled out. That bump that pushed him off balance. I would say

:53:28. > :53:32.that it wasn't Sir Chris Hoy's fault. He was pushed and then

:53:32. > :53:38.drifted out. He was intimidated really wasn't he? Just to confirm,

:53:38. > :53:43.the result stands and coi coi coi is one up.

:53:43. > :53:48.- and Sir Chris Hoy is one up. Gregory Bauge against Jason Kenny.

:53:48. > :53:52.This is a repeat of the final last year in Apeldoorn in the

:53:52. > :54:02.Netherlands. On that occasion Kenny didn't have an answer for the

:54:02. > :54:07.awesome power of Bauge. The early stages of this sprint

:54:07. > :54:14.competition for Bauge was just a training exercise. Nobody has been

:54:14. > :54:24.able to stretch him. His imperious form is like a beak con. Kenny is

:54:24. > :54:28.24, from Bolton. A former world sprint champion, judge. Junior.

:54:28. > :54:38.Are we looking at the man who will represent our country in the London

:54:38. > :54:51.

:54:51. > :54:55.you sprint against him. Every move being watched by the cope. Two laps

:54:55. > :55:01.remaining. They are going slow. Nobody wants to pick it up at the

:55:01. > :55:10.moment. What you can draw from this, Chris, is Bauge has a lot of

:55:10. > :55:15.respect for Kenny. He knows he won't dismiss him easily.

:55:15. > :55:19.This is where the nerves really do begin to jangle. 1.5 lapse to go

:55:19. > :55:23.and these sprintsers are beginning to pick up the pace. Kenny has

:55:23. > :55:28.opened a slight advantage. He nearly committed himself. Now he

:55:28. > :55:38.has committed himself. Just over a lap to go. He hasn't applied full

:55:38. > :55:38.

:55:38. > :55:47.gas, but now he has. Kenny is leading. Bauge, it is unbelievable.

:55:47. > :55:54.He is so quick. Bauge, 10.4. He never looks as though he's trying.

:55:54. > :56:00.He's the man on form. Hats off to Jason Kenny. He rode that

:56:00. > :56:05.beautifully. But Bauge just has the power. Even coming out to the edge

:56:05. > :56:15.to make him go the longest possible way around. There is no answer to

:56:15. > :56:15.

:56:15. > :56:25.that at the moment. Sir Chris Hoy's astonishing career. Ten world title

:56:25. > :56:53.

:56:53. > :57:03.reflecting. Both riders trying to outwith the other. Perkins keeping

:57:03. > :57:13.

:57:14. > :57:21.a sharp eye on Hoy to see that he to set himself up to lead this one

:57:21. > :57:23.out. The big, broad shoulders of Sir Chris Hoy like the Forth Bridge.

:57:23. > :57:33.Very strong. Perkins in the back extradite. One-and-a-half laps to

:57:33. > :57:42.Braveheart begins to get that gear spinning as he is going to try to

:57:42. > :57:46.close down on Perkins and tidy up the bronze medal. Is Perkins going

:57:46. > :57:51.to make ate contest that will be decided in three? We are into the

:57:51. > :57:56.finishing straight. Perkins leading, here comes the challenge, a

:57:56. > :58:05.clenched fist from Sir Chris Hoy. I've got the bronze medal. Hoy

:58:05. > :58:10.takes it. It was cleanly fought and sportingly acknowledging Sir Chris

:58:10. > :58:16.Hoy there is Shane Perkins. Perkins didn't ride that too well. He gave

:58:16. > :58:22.him a leadout. With one lap to go he should have tried to stall Sir

:58:22. > :58:28.Chris Hoy as he accelerated towards him, but he led him out beautifully.

:58:28. > :58:33.Chris kept his height.Ed him down the track. As they came into the

:58:33. > :58:37.back straight, accelerated up and down the ride. Sir Chris Hoy

:58:37. > :58:44.slightly stronger than Perkins on this occasion. But tactically

:58:44. > :58:52.better. Sir Chris Hoy wins 2-0 straight for

:58:52. > :58:57.the bronze medal. Can Jason Kenny potential push Gregory Bauge the a

:58:57. > :59:02.decider? Bauge has won race one and now Jason Kenny, the current world

:59:02. > :59:08.champion harks now got to somehow or other outwit Bauge to take ate

:59:08. > :59:13.to a decider that. There is the tactic. They've talked this through

:59:13. > :59:19.and this is a fantastic move. Jason Kenny has decided to go for the

:59:19. > :59:29.long one. He jump it is off the line and Bauge is on the back foot.

:59:29. > :59:32.

:59:32. > :59:38.Bauge has got to catch Kenny. This is a total commitment by Kenny.

:59:38. > :59:43.Kenny's beginning to tie up and so is Bauge. Bauge is coming up to the

:59:43. > :59:50.shoulder of Kenny. They are both tiring. They are looking for the

:59:50. > :59:56.line. Can Kenny do it? Kenny does it! It's one off. I think they

:59:56. > :00:02.might get him on that little flick outside. Oh, no, please. It was

:00:02. > :00:10.just sheer fatigue. I thought that Bauge was OK there but he was

:00:10. > :00:14.nailed. I so hope they don't but they might have him on a

:00:14. > :00:20.technyicality. They talked that through. Let's open that that

:00:20. > :00:23.stands. This is the incident. Surely they are not going to

:00:24. > :00:28.disqualify him for that. Incident is too strong a word. It didn't

:00:28. > :00:35.affect the race. They had obviously talked the tactic through.

:00:35. > :00:39.decision is coming through. You can lip-read, Chris? He doesn't look

:00:39. > :00:46.happy. He doesn't want to have to say anything.

:00:46. > :00:51.A great piece of camera work this. No, he is going to be relegated and

:00:51. > :00:58.Bauge will be world champion, but what a fantastic effort.

:00:58. > :01:08.The bo oorkss are ringing out in the Arena. The Aussies love a scrap

:01:08. > :01:11.

:01:11. > :01:18.don't they. Chris, the bronze medal, how would you assess your

:01:18. > :01:22.performance? I know you were hoping to get the rainbow Jersey on your

:01:22. > :01:29.shoulders. I am a little bit disappointed. But it is not to take

:01:29. > :01:34.anything from Jason or Gregory today. They were riding really well.

:01:34. > :01:38.It is hard to put your finger on exactly when you are not 100%

:01:38. > :01:43.what's the reason. Was it psychological or physical? You only

:01:43. > :01:47.have to be a fraction off your best and it shows. Where do you feel you

:01:47. > :01:51.are compared with London? Physically the same I think. Maybe

:01:51. > :01:55.not quite as up for it as I was in London. It seems craze question

:01:55. > :02:00.when it's a world chip. You think the experience would show you could

:02:00. > :02:10.do it whenever you wanted to, perform at the top of your

:02:10. > :02:14.abilities, but hopefully tomorrow I tonight to give me the impetus to

:02:14. > :02:18.keep going. Was that the Olympic trial out there? I don't know. That

:02:18. > :02:22.was the final one and the most important one. I've woon three of

:02:22. > :02:28.the five events and a bronze here, and I missed another one through

:02:28. > :02:32.illness. We'll have to wait and see. If Jason gets it he deserves it. He

:02:32. > :02:36.worked really well tonight. Although Bauge won the gold medal

:02:36. > :02:39.Jason gave himself something the think about. He did a really good

:02:39. > :02:49.ride. Whoever gets the ride for Great Britain in the Olympics will

:02:49. > :02:50.

:02:50. > :02:58.Jason, the relegation, what did you make of that? I was obviously on

:02:58. > :03:04.the limits, I needed to be, to beat Bauge. It was hard, like I say, I

:03:04. > :03:09.was on the limit, I was dying a death out there after three laps.

:03:09. > :03:14.That's the way it is, rules are rules. You can see it on the video,

:03:14. > :03:18.I cannot argue with it. Do you think you could have got him in a

:03:18. > :03:22.further race? After a ride like that, it would have been 50-50, as

:03:22. > :03:27.you could see, he was completely cream cracker, and I wasn't much

:03:27. > :03:31.better myself. I was trying to put a brave face on it, but inside, I

:03:31. > :03:38.was on fire. We only would have had about 10 minutes before the next

:03:38. > :03:42.race, so it would have been a bit of a slog. You stepped on to a

:03:42. > :03:49.higher podium place than Chris Hoy, was that the Olympic trial? Sun and

:03:49. > :03:53.so. We were not told that. Every race leading up to the Olympics is

:03:53. > :03:57.obviously important. We have both shown we can still raise at a good

:03:57. > :04:04.level. There was nothing between us in the actual race. There is not a

:04:04. > :04:11.lot more I can do now than just concentrate on getting quicker.

:04:11. > :04:16.Selection wise, we will see what happens. After that grand finale,

:04:16. > :04:20.we asked Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny if that was the Olympic trial we

:04:20. > :04:24.witnessed - what did you make of it? I would not like to make a

:04:24. > :04:33.decision, would you? At the moment I would probably give the edge to

:04:33. > :04:37.Jason Kenny, but I would not want to be the person telling Chris Hoy.

:04:37. > :04:42.We are looking at it right now, and this is the latest performance, but

:04:42. > :04:46.we have still got months to go. You look back at the history, and you

:04:46. > :04:50.would say, well, Chris Hoy has got the edge when it comes to dealing

:04:50. > :04:56.with pressure and consistency. Jason is younger and coming forward,

:04:56. > :05:00.I would not want to make the call. What about the tactics, and how to

:05:01. > :05:05.take on Bauge? I think tonight, that was the only option. It was

:05:05. > :05:09.just brilliant, it was so entertaining, if he had not drifted

:05:09. > :05:12.outside of the budget, I think he would have still got it. I

:05:12. > :05:18.understand that the tactic was that they were going to do that again to

:05:18. > :05:25.him in the final. He was spent, he was in bits, it would have been

:05:25. > :05:29.absolutely fantastic. In the men's points race, Ben Swift continued

:05:29. > :05:32.where he had left off in the scratch race by winning the first

:05:32. > :05:39.two sprints. In the closing stages he was in contention for another

:05:39. > :05:44.gold. 13 laps to go in this men's 160 lap points race. And the

:05:44. > :05:53.situation is very interesting. Leading is the Belgian cyclist, in

:05:54. > :05:57.second place is Ben Swift. Now, we have got two sprints to go, and at

:05:57. > :06:05.the moment the crowd were going wild because Cameron Meyer, of

:06:05. > :06:11.Australia, has gone up to second place. Cameron Meyer at the moment

:06:11. > :06:19.is sixth overall, so he is gambling everything to try to gain a lap and

:06:19. > :06:29.get 20 points. We get to the line, Cameron Meyer takes the five in the

:06:29. > :06:29.

:06:29. > :06:34.polled ultimate sprint. -- in the penultimate sprint. So, the race is

:06:34. > :06:44.finely poised, one sprint to go. The Belgian cyclist is leading on

:06:44. > :06:46.30. This is the race-winning move, this is what Cameron Meyer has been

:06:46. > :06:51.this is what Cameron Meyer has been waiting for. He gets another 20

:06:51. > :06:56.points on top of this, and suddenly, he is there. Everybody has worked

:06:56. > :07:02.so hard, and taken such a gamble, but I don't think they will get him

:07:02. > :07:11.back now. Is he going to do it, is he going to win this points race

:07:11. > :07:18.title? They have got seven laps to go. Cameron Meyer and gate are

:07:18. > :07:23.still clear. Amazing, can he win the world title in virtually the

:07:23. > :07:28.last five laps? It is feasible. has got 100 metres to close. If he

:07:28. > :07:34.can close that gap in the next 1.5 kilometres, he will win the world

:07:34. > :07:44.title. The race is finely poised here. Gate and Cameron Meyer,

:07:44. > :07:55.

:07:55. > :07:59.trying to get across the gap to get in the next group back, and he

:07:59. > :08:09.could win the title here, if Cameron Meyer does not bridge the

:08:09. > :08:18.

:08:18. > :08:26.Meyer, there is a standing ovation, they're all up giving him a round

:08:26. > :08:34.of applause. Cameron Meyer has bridge, and gets the 20 point bonus.

:08:34. > :08:44.That means Cameron Meyer is leading now. Gate has gone past as well,

:08:44. > :08:48.with 28, amazing. This is for the bronze medal. If Ben Swift can get

:08:48. > :08:53.the five points here, he will get 32 points, which would give him the

:08:53. > :08:59.silver medal. Amazing. Here they come, Ben Swift is going to win the

:08:59. > :09:06.sprint here. The Italian get the three points. What that means is

:09:06. > :09:11.that Ben Swift, with those five points, has got the silver medal.

:09:11. > :09:15.But the courageous, heroic, gladiatorial effort by Cameron

:09:15. > :09:21.Meyer in the last 12 laps saw him get the 20 point bonus, which is

:09:21. > :09:26.why the crowd are going wild, he has one his third world points race

:09:26. > :09:30.championship. It's astonishing. Ben Swift got the silver, he must have

:09:30. > :09:34.thought he was going to get the gold, but that was a wonderful

:09:34. > :09:38.performance by Cameron Meyer. Swift could not have ridden a

:09:38. > :09:43.better race, with the forces that he had at his disposal. Tactically,

:09:43. > :09:53.that was superb. Cameron Meyer, well, experience and form put

:09:53. > :10:04.

:10:05. > :10:09.together. Pulsating, to say the A silver medal in that points race,

:10:09. > :10:13.but Cameron Meyer, this was always going to be his favourite. Yes, he

:10:13. > :10:17.is super-strong in the points race, that is the third time he has won

:10:17. > :10:22.it. He was going to be hard to beat, but I think I gave him the closest

:10:22. > :10:26.race he has had yet. Coming into the Championships, I did not know

:10:26. > :10:32.what to expect, so to walk away with a gold and silver, I'm really

:10:32. > :10:37.pleased. The decisive move came, you went for the Kiwi first of all,

:10:37. > :10:43.they held back and then they went again, that was the race, wasn't

:10:43. > :10:47.it? Definitely. Once we got into the final 20 laps, I thought, this

:10:47. > :10:52.is my moment. I was ready for the move, and when it went, I got a bit

:10:52. > :10:56.boxed, and I had to make a big effort to get across, which just

:10:56. > :11:01.cooked me. He is so strong when it gets to the end, Cameron Meyer, the

:11:01. > :11:06.strongest guy won. In the men's individual pursuit, Geraint Thomas

:11:06. > :11:10.was fifth in qualification. The gold medal race was an all-

:11:11. > :11:20.Australian affair. It was Michael Hepburn who overhauled the world

:11:20. > :11:26.record holder, Jack Bobridge. In the women's individual pursuit,

:11:26. > :11:36.Joanna Rowsell missed out on a medal ride, but Wendy Houvenaghel

:11:36. > :11:43.

:11:43. > :11:48.qualified for the final, where she met Shanks, from New Zealand.

:11:48. > :11:52.Houvenaghel would dearly love to nail this title. Originally from a

:11:52. > :12:02.little village in Northern Ireland, now based in Cornwall. First

:12:02. > :12:06.

:12:06. > :12:12.kilometre, Shanks is ahead. But this is looking quite nice for

:12:12. > :12:17.Wendy Houvenaghel, who's bang on schedule at the moment. Houvenaghel,

:12:17. > :12:20.keeping that low line on the track, bidding to win her first individual

:12:20. > :12:27.world title. She has been a world team pursuit champion on three

:12:27. > :12:31.occasions, but now it is hard to get into that team, because of the

:12:31. > :12:36.three young riders Joanna Rowsell, Dani King and Laura Trott.

:12:36. > :12:40.CHRIS BOARDMAN: She has got her work cut out now, it is almost a

:12:40. > :12:48.full second as they get near the closing stages. She will have to

:12:48. > :12:55.make some inroads now. It is over a second. One kilometre to go in this

:12:55. > :13:05.women's 3,000m individual pursuit title clash. And there's work to do

:13:05. > :13:05.

:13:05. > :13:13.for Houvenaghel. 1,000 metres to go in this Women's Final, and it is

:13:13. > :13:18.Shanks at the moment, leading from Houvenaghel. I think she is going

:13:18. > :13:28.to find it difficult now. She is trailing by almost two seconds now.

:13:28. > :13:32.

:13:32. > :13:37.That's too much to recover from. is Shanks now, setting herself up

:13:37. > :13:42.for her second world individual crown. It is just a matter of what

:13:42. > :13:48.time of time she composed now. The Kiwi, totally committed, coming

:13:48. > :13:53.into the finishing straight. She gets the bell, and this is going to

:13:53. > :14:03.be a good time as well. On her way down the back straight, the world

:14:03. > :14:05.

:14:05. > :14:10.title is waiting for Shanks. And for the third time, Houvenaghel is

:14:10. > :14:16.going to finish second in this event at the World Championships.

:14:16. > :14:26.So, Wendy Houvenaghel gets the silver. So, that individual crown,

:14:26. > :14:29.

:14:29. > :14:35.it is still out of reach for Wendy Anna Meares sets off for the two

:14:35. > :14:40.laps of the track, and the crowd are sending the Australian on her

:14:40. > :14:46.way. They will be trying to lift her to possibly her second world

:14:46. > :14:51.record. Let's have a look at this. She set a world record in the 200

:14:51. > :14:59.metres, and she is almost a second faster already than the leader! Can

:14:59. > :15:09.she maintain it? Meares is on fire, as she comes up to the line! Look

:15:09. > :15:19.at that. And I can tell you, that is a new world record by Anna

:15:19. > :15:20.

:15:20. > :15:30.Meares. Unbelievable. Great Britain's Jess Varnish gets under

:15:30. > :15:36.

:15:36. > :15:46.way. The time of Anna Meares is really out of reach, but what can

:15:46. > :15:49.

:15:49. > :15:58.Varnish do? That's the first lap. She looks to have good leg speed

:15:58. > :16:04.here. Coming up to the line now. Here's the finishing time. That's a

:16:04. > :16:09.lifetime best for Varnish. She will be pleased with that. She has got

:16:09. > :16:14.inside the 34 second barrier. Silver turned to bronze for Jess

:16:14. > :16:19.Varnish, when the powerful German slid into second place, part of the

:16:19. > :16:26.impressive German sprint team squad. In the final non-Olympic event of

:16:26. > :16:31.the week, it was another silver medal for GB, and yet another medal

:16:31. > :16:41.in the madison for Ben Swift and Geraint Thomas. Australia took the

:16:41. > :17:04.

:17:04. > :17:08.heat two. Sunderland looking back waiting from a surprise attack.

:17:08. > :17:15.Two-and-a-half laps to go in heat two of the men's keirin. This is

:17:15. > :17:19.round two. Scott Sunderland on the front four.

:17:19. > :17:29.Crampton trying to lead this one out. He's under pressure from the

:17:29. > :17:31.

:17:31. > :17:36.Spaniard. Sir Chris Hoy in second. One lap to go and it is still the

:17:37. > :17:42.Spaniard looking good. Hoy coming over the top and then it is

:17:42. > :17:52.Bourgain. Sunderland is squeezed in the middle of them. It looks like

:17:52. > :17:56.

:17:57. > :18:03.have made it through to the crunch race for the medals. I think that's

:18:03. > :18:09.as good as they could have hoped for. To get all three through would

:18:09. > :18:12.have been a bit much to ask for. There was no really fixing of a

:18:12. > :18:17.plan. Just everybody rode for themselves. Didn't get in each

:18:18. > :18:27.other's way. The final is coming later as we can now confirm the

:18:28. > :18:48.

:18:48. > :18:58.Hoy is starting to make a move. Encouragement for Simon van

:18:58. > :19:00.

:19:00. > :19:06.Velthooven. At the front is Levy and then Bourgain. Just over one-

:19:06. > :19:09.and-a-half laps to go. Levy is in the front. He really has raised the

:19:09. > :19:15.tempo. Simon van Velthooven of New Zealand is going with him. A gap to

:19:15. > :19:21.the British pairing. It is Kenny trying to close down. Hoy is in the

:19:21. > :19:27.way of Kenny. Kenny is on to the shoulder of Simon van Velthooven.

:19:27. > :19:30.But Levy is at the front. On the line! Who was it? Was it Simon van

:19:30. > :19:34.Velthooven, Sir Chris Hoy is this they are saying Sir Chris Hoy has

:19:34. > :19:40.got it! The clenched fist. How did he do that? Sir Chris Hoy storms

:19:40. > :19:45.down the track to take his fourth world keirin title. He must have

:19:45. > :19:50.clutched that from the jaws of defeat. In that final run to the

:19:50. > :19:56.line Hoy got it and Kenny earlier on looked as though he was going to

:19:56. > :20:00.take it. That was impressive. was an incredibly fast bit of

:20:00. > :20:05.thinking. Kenny coming round the outside. Everybody went right to

:20:05. > :20:11.try to get around. Hoy thought, "I'm not going to make that, I will

:20:11. > :20:15.go for the inside" and a gap opened up in front of him. The speed you

:20:15. > :20:25.have to think to make decisions like that. I thought Bourgain led

:20:25. > :20:33.him in. Kenny, when he started if rush -- the rush in the back

:20:33. > :20:40.straight. Sir Chris Hoy with a wise head kept his nerve. In the closing

:20:40. > :20:45.stages in the final run. The final lunge for the line sealed gold for

:20:45. > :20:50.Sir Chris Hoy. It could well have eradicated any doubt in the

:20:50. > :20:54.selector's mind for who is going to ride in London. I think the keirin,

:20:54. > :20:59.you could well be right, that could well be the final countryteria

:20:59. > :21:03.there. It hasn't been a great Championships for Sir Chris Hoy,

:21:03. > :21:08.not by his own standards, but that was a classy move. It shows this

:21:08. > :21:13.event is not just about power, but experience and thinking under

:21:13. > :21:21.pressure. He managed to get Bourgain behind him. He didn't

:21:21. > :21:28.panic. Jason Kenny tried to pull Jiminez out for an early move. He

:21:28. > :21:36.isn't allowed to pass on the inside. He says, "Excuse me" to the New

:21:36. > :21:40.Zealander and comes through. need some courage. 50 metres to go,

:21:40. > :21:44.you would say this isn't going to happen. Just moves him out of the

:21:44. > :21:50.way. The shape of the track helping to push him out. All the

:21:50. > :21:57.timekeeping the pressure on the pedals. Levy must be distraught.

:21:57. > :22:01.Look at the side shot. The final five metres, that is the 11th world

:22:01. > :22:07.title that Sir Chris Hoy has won, and the fourth for the keirin. His

:22:07. > :22:15.voracious aspect tight for top today yum positions, you cannot

:22:15. > :22:25.stop him. And there is his father. Giving him a nice cuddle. A great

:22:25. > :22:43.

:22:43. > :22:48.family. His mum is there, Carol, for not holding his line, so Jason

:22:48. > :22:53.Kenny was awarded bronze. Chris, congratulation. Your 119 world

:22:53. > :22:59.title is what possibly, dare I say it, is your last event at a World

:22:59. > :23:02.Championships? It might be. If it is, what a way to finish. I had

:23:02. > :23:06.given up, not physically, but I thought the chance of winning had

:23:06. > :23:13.gone by the time I hit the back straight. I waited behind Jason. I

:23:13. > :23:16.thought he was going to go with everything but he hesitated for too

:23:16. > :23:20.long. Normally I would have gone around the outside and put my foot

:23:20. > :23:25.down, but I lost momentum. It was one last chance. I've never done

:23:25. > :23:28.that before in my life, going up the inside. That's the last chance

:23:28. > :23:35.saloon. I couldn't believe the door opened and I managed to get through.

:23:35. > :23:39.In some ways I'm lucky. I'm grateful to have won. Your 11th

:23:39. > :23:43.world title. Where does this one rank? They are all special. Every

:23:43. > :23:47.one you remember. They are special for different reasons. This is

:23:47. > :23:52.particularly special because it might be my last World

:23:52. > :23:59.Championships, but it is the last meaningful racely have before the

:23:59. > :24:06.Olympic Games. It is great for a confidence boost and another string

:24:06. > :24:13.to my bow. We were wonder hoog would get the

:24:13. > :24:19.sprint ride. I think -- wondering who would get the sprint ride. It's

:24:19. > :24:27.been such a battle with Matt, Jason has been up there in the keirins.

:24:27. > :24:30.It's a huge deal to me. I'm going to enjoy this for what it is, a

:24:30. > :24:35.World Championship. I'm world champion. I'm not thinking too much

:24:35. > :24:41.about London now but hopefully that has qualified me for the Games.

:24:41. > :24:48.bookies overnight had you 153-1 for London. Do you think odds might

:24:48. > :24:53.have shortened now? It's a big ask. If I'm riding three events, it is

:24:54. > :24:59.because I believe I can win three events. We are going in to try to

:24:59. > :25:04.win it. But it is a big challenge. Chris Boardman is alongside me and

:25:04. > :25:14.brails brailsbraivements I'm sure a happy man -- and brails brails

:25:14. > :25:19.

:25:19. > :25:24.successful. There's been great performances. No specific target

:25:24. > :25:28.but we really wanted to get into those Olympic medals and push hard

:25:28. > :25:34.to top the table, which we managed to do. Are you happy with the

:25:34. > :25:41.rewards you are going home with? hate losing, so my mind goes to how

:25:41. > :25:46.can we improve on the areas, and how can we win the medals that we

:25:46. > :25:52.didn't win and sustain the performance where we did win. It's

:25:52. > :25:57.been the hardest worlds I've ever seen. Hard-fought medals. Across

:25:57. > :26:01.the board, I've never seen this depth of competition before the

:26:01. > :26:05.World Championships. So we've done really well. Would you agree it's

:26:05. > :26:10.been one of the tough test World Championships, the most competitive

:26:10. > :26:15.we've seen? Ten people, it is incredible. We'll go to London,

:26:15. > :26:21.they are all going to be hard- fought. These World Championships

:26:21. > :26:26.for me it's not been about physical perform performance but attitude.

:26:26. > :26:29.We might not quite be at the top of our game but we are looking for

:26:29. > :26:34.ways to win rather than the performing side of it. That's what

:26:34. > :26:39.got the results. A tough few weeks coming up, trying to fine tune for

:26:39. > :26:44.the London Games and selection issues across the board. Endurance

:26:44. > :26:50.athletes have done well but people fighting for place. Let's start

:26:50. > :26:56.with the sprints. Sir Chris Hoy won a rainbow jersey. Who will get the

:26:56. > :27:00.ride in the sprint? We don't know yet. Jason has done well here, but

:27:00. > :27:05.the conundrum is on the one hand if you select now 16 weeks out from

:27:05. > :27:10.the Games, form could change. On the other hand, the riders would

:27:10. > :27:14.like that. They would like to know. We want to mish that we want to

:27:14. > :27:18.keep the competition. They go to training every day, that they are

:27:18. > :27:24.still competing, and we can judge who has the best form. Somewhere in

:27:24. > :27:29.the midle the answer lies. We know that Philip Hindes has been able to

:27:29. > :27:35.perform well in the team sprint, so are we looking at him going forward

:27:35. > :27:39.into the the Olympics, if he can carry on improve? Be the he

:27:39. > :27:41.continues on the current rate of progression he is going to be

:27:41. > :27:46.competitive, which makes the rest of the team competitive. That's the

:27:46. > :27:50.aim. It will be all system go for Philip when we get back. Chris, who

:27:50. > :27:55.is going get that ride in the sprint? I wouldn't like to have his

:27:55. > :28:02.job at the moment. I think he's right. I'm not side-stepping it,

:28:02. > :28:07.but I think Dave is right about the phrase, "Comfortable being

:28:07. > :28:13.uncomfortable" they want to know now but fighting all the way is the

:28:13. > :28:18.way to keep good form. There is two spots really. I would do one of

:28:18. > :28:22.each. Your problem. We'll wait and see. The next track cycling on the

:28:22. > :28:27.BBC will be at the London Olympics. And we start with the men's road

:28:27. > :28:37.race on the opening day of competition with none other than

:28:37. > :28:42.

:28:42. > :28:47.the reigning champion Mark That brings things to a close from