:00:46. > :00:56.Hello and welcome to the mall for our coverage of the world's biggest
:00:57. > :01:00.cycling Festival, RideLondon. 30,000 riders on the road of London and
:01:01. > :01:06.Surrey raising money for charity and blazing a trail for the world's top
:01:07. > :01:13.riders who will be racing in the Prudential RideLondon Classique
:01:14. > :01:16.Surrey classic this afternoon. Crowds have been gathering. A light
:01:17. > :01:21.breeze but perfect conditions for being on your bike. Alongside me for
:01:22. > :01:28.all the fun and excitement, Chris Boardman and David Miller, good to
:01:29. > :01:32.have you with us. We're here, amazed and enjoying what happens in London
:01:33. > :01:36.this weekend, it's grown into something very special. Looney
:01:37. > :01:40.certainly has, over the weekend we're forecast of 100,000 people
:01:41. > :01:46.riding bikes, a lot of those kids in the freeride on Saturday. It's such
:01:47. > :01:52.a massive festival of cycling. Closing the road of the capital to
:01:53. > :01:57.go past so many iconic monuments is a special thing for everybody who
:01:58. > :02:01.takes part. You've been soaking up the atmosphere, something special
:02:02. > :02:05.isn't it? I came here with my wife and three kids yesterday and did the
:02:06. > :02:08.free cycle in the morning which was phenomenal, eight miles around the
:02:09. > :02:14.centre of London closed streets, seeing the landmarks. For the kids
:02:15. > :02:20.it's something they'll never forget. We have the classic this afternoon
:02:21. > :02:23.as well, and we had the Classique in the women's race. Two special elite
:02:24. > :02:28.praises that attract the best riders. They are constantly
:02:29. > :02:32.learning, to do an event like this that almost shuts down the city and
:02:33. > :02:35.involves so many people, what makes it special is this marquee
:02:36. > :02:37.competitive event like the London Marathon, the best marathon runners
:02:38. > :02:41.in the world compete here the best bike riders compete in the marquee
:02:42. > :02:45.event. It brings out the people because they believe they are taking
:02:46. > :02:56.part in something the pros are doing. 30,000 people currently out
:02:57. > :02:57.enjoying the sporty. The first wave set off at 5:45am, Charlie Webster
:02:58. > :03:05.was there to see them off. Amat the start line of Ride London
:03:06. > :03:10.from the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park right outside the velodrome.
:03:11. > :03:13.30,000 cyclists are about to take part in what, for many, will be the
:03:14. > :03:18.toughest two wheel challenge of their life. The sun is just about
:03:19. > :03:21.starting to come up and the rain is promising to hold off for the fifth
:03:22. > :03:33.edition of this Olympic legacy event. You seem very relaxed. It's
:03:34. > :03:38.very early, I want to go back to bed. It's when the alarm goes off
:03:39. > :03:44.and you think, why am I doing this? It's all good. Why do you keep
:03:45. > :03:48.coming back? It's your fourth time. It's what I think when the alarm
:03:49. > :03:53.goes off. I enjoy riding the bike. I'd be out here anyway, so might as
:03:54. > :04:05.well do an event. It's a great event, to ride around London. Open
:04:06. > :04:16.roads, no cars, fantastic. We did a lot of cycling as part of rowing
:04:17. > :04:19.training, it is all about taking up different challenges. Having done
:04:20. > :04:27.the marathon earlier in the year, now doing right 100. Why are you
:04:28. > :04:30.cycling for motor neurone disease? And chief executive of the motor
:04:31. > :04:34.neurone disease Association and we support about 5000 people at any one
:04:35. > :04:41.time with the disease. We have lots of writers today and it'll be a
:04:42. > :04:44.great day. I cycle a lot, yeah, had a lot of injuries in the past, can't
:04:45. > :04:52.do a lot of running. So cycling for me is brilliant, I like it more than
:04:53. > :05:00.football. We may see you after. I'm too big and heavy to be a cyclist.
:05:01. > :05:11.My first time doing the ride. My first time doing a sporty. A lot of
:05:12. > :05:21.firsts and I'm nervous. My husband died ten years ago, so that's why I
:05:22. > :05:24.raise money for the hospice. I'm feeling great, excited but quite
:05:25. > :05:30.nervous, hoping the weather holds. Should be a great day. Weeks and
:05:31. > :05:34.months of training hopefully will pay off. The weather looks cloudy
:05:35. > :05:41.but hopefully it will brighten up later on. We had a friendly game
:05:42. > :05:44.yesterday. It does take a little bit out of your legs. Just get through
:05:45. > :05:53.would be a good thing and hopefully the rain stays off, should be a good
:05:54. > :05:57.day. Good to see Ben Foster, professional footballer, West Brom
:05:58. > :06:03.goalie, supporting one of his team-mates who's been diagnosed with
:06:04. > :06:08.leukaemia. Also riding this race. We'll hear more of those stories as
:06:09. > :06:14.they goes on, people riding for special causes and in of family
:06:15. > :06:19.members. Heather Stanning as well, a great Olympian. This has just been
:06:20. > :06:22.launched, the London Classics medal. Heather Stanning, I think, will be
:06:23. > :06:27.one of the first recipients of this. You will receive one of these
:06:28. > :06:35.amazing medals if you run the London Marathon, ride the 100, then in
:06:36. > :06:38.September the Serpentine, the two K swim, which Heather says she'll do,
:06:39. > :06:45.she will be one of the first recipients. And on the back it says,
:06:46. > :06:52.in Latin, and I, too, conquered London. I knew that! Chris, you've
:06:53. > :06:56.run the London Marathon, cycled the 100 here, how do you fancy the
:06:57. > :07:03.Serpentine in September? Wouldn't mind a bit of a dip I could do that.
:07:04. > :07:07.You are keen diver, you can't use your aqualung. I did it the year the
:07:08. > :07:11.hurricane came through and they shortened it to 80 miles, does it
:07:12. > :07:16.count? Shouldn't have mentioned it, nobody would have questioned. I
:07:17. > :07:20.don't question it but my wife would love it, do you have to do it as a
:07:21. > :07:28.Grand Slam? It doesn't matter when you do. My wife wouldn't find it a
:07:29. > :07:33.challenge that it was a Grand Slam. Maybe you get a gold one. Talking of
:07:34. > :07:39.medals, 35 years ago yesterday, Chris Boardman, sure you remember,
:07:40. > :07:42.Barcelona. I noticed it on Twitter, thinking, why are people banging on
:07:43. > :07:47.about that, they just invented colour television. I can't remember
:07:48. > :07:50.last week. Seems to be a lot of other people do. I thought it would
:07:51. > :07:55.be over in a couple of months but here we are still talking about it.
:07:56. > :08:00.One medal these days is nothing. You kick start of something very
:08:01. > :08:04.special. It did inspire an awful lot of the new generation of cyclists
:08:05. > :08:07.coming through. Not only that, speaking at events on Thursday
:08:08. > :08:11.evening in Glasgow, the reason we are all here, even at this event
:08:12. > :08:15.exists is because of that Goldman with Peter King, lottery funding,
:08:16. > :08:19.Peter Keane doing a blueprint for the proposal of where British
:08:20. > :08:22.cycling would be in ten years, Dave Brailsford taking over, massive
:08:23. > :08:28.Olympic success, Tour de France success. It all begun on that day in
:08:29. > :08:32.1992, so you should take it. I'll have it, I'll have it! Nobody was
:08:33. > :08:37.winning medals last night in the race, let's be honest, I mean, fair
:08:38. > :08:45.play, you took part. You even managed to get the bike together
:08:46. > :08:49.quickly. The start was awful. Still doing it but I'm getting better.
:08:50. > :08:54.It's one of the most fun cycling experiences I've ever had. I had a
:08:55. > :08:59.team there. Look at the Sprint, the gold helmet when he was confident.
:09:00. > :09:07.He almost went down. It's a wonderful bit of fun and people take
:09:08. > :09:13.it so seriously. There I am! Bunnyhug over the line. Technically
:09:14. > :09:17.I didn't finish. It's a wonderful event, sums up the whole experience
:09:18. > :09:22.this weekend, the plethora of events you have four children, families,
:09:23. > :09:26.the women, the Classique yesterday, the men's world to race today. The
:09:27. > :09:32.massive participation event, something for everyone, even me mad
:09:33. > :09:34.Brompton riders. Tim has been out soaking it all up.
:09:35. > :09:43.I'm at the Lee Valley Velopark at the Queen's Olympic Park for the
:09:44. > :09:47.Prudential RideLondon Festival of cycling. In its 50 year it's raised
:09:48. > :09:50.over ?40 million for charity and its back bigger and better than before.
:09:51. > :10:01.I'm going to check out what's going on.
:10:02. > :10:08.It's a brilliant event, one of the world's greatest cycling festivals,
:10:09. > :10:17.it really is the position London has as the home of sport in the world.
:10:18. > :10:21.There was also an cycling events, the elite race features world and
:10:22. > :10:29.Paralympic champions. 18 competitors taking part in a 45 minute race on
:10:30. > :10:33.this one mile course. It was a really nice race, I really like to
:10:34. > :10:43.ride on these courses, we should have more competitions like this.
:10:44. > :10:55.We're off for cycle. Be honest, how many miles have you done? Four so
:10:56. > :10:59.far, another six to go, we're past the embankment, it's been fantastic.
:11:00. > :11:02.This is the way to see London the atmosphere has been fantastic,
:11:03. > :11:06.everybody in great spirits. Pity about the rain but it doesn't
:11:07. > :11:08.matter. Everybody is on the same bike so we are all enjoying it, it's
:11:09. > :11:21.been good hasn't it? We're here to break three world
:11:22. > :11:26.records today, talk us through. We're going to try to break the bar
:11:27. > :11:29.to bar world record, furthest gap, then highest forward to step up
:11:30. > :11:44.record, then highest bunny hop over the bar.
:11:45. > :11:51.You must be very happy, three world records have fallen, you broke the
:11:52. > :11:54.world record, pretty good going for a days work. Looney not too bad,
:11:55. > :12:03.it's not even 12 o'clock yet. We've done pretty well yet. Laszlo did the
:12:04. > :12:08.biggest forward step up at 1.7 nine. How hard is it to ride? No more
:12:09. > :12:21.difficult than a normal bike. How about that?
:12:22. > :12:27.Why are you here? To see the sights, do a bit of exercise, you know, it's
:12:28. > :12:34.great for the kids to be out on the road. It is the central London on a
:12:35. > :12:38.bicycle. Tell us about the free cycle, why is it so popular question
:12:39. > :12:40.Montella Mapoe good chance to get round London, looked at the site,
:12:41. > :12:47.take your time, don't worry about the traffic, just get on your bike
:12:48. > :12:52.and ride. You can say hello. Hello! It's a good hello. It has a really
:12:53. > :13:00.good sense of community, everybody riding together going round London.
:13:01. > :13:07.It is raining, but that's not why I've stopped, I've stopped to get a
:13:08. > :13:16.health check courtesy of these guys here. Kieran, it's exceptionally
:13:17. > :13:24.hard going out there. It's definitely not me. I'll give it a
:13:25. > :13:33.check over for you. She has passed, my friend, which means I am good to
:13:34. > :13:36.go. The chain's come off... Keirin, my chain's come off.
:13:37. > :13:43.And of the way he expected somebody to fix the chain for him, when you
:13:44. > :13:48.did the Brompton race you thought somebody should assemble the bike.
:13:49. > :13:54.Look, they are all still flooding in having completed the race. Great
:13:55. > :13:57.looking back at yesterday morning, Dave, you mentioned you are on the
:13:58. > :14:01.road with the family. I took the kids out as well, which was
:14:02. > :14:06.brilliant, they so enjoyed seeing London up close and personal on
:14:07. > :14:10.their bike. For us it's especially important because we live in Spain
:14:11. > :14:13.in Jeroen, they visit the UK all the time because of family but they
:14:14. > :14:18.don't get to see these places and see it... That will always stay with
:14:19. > :14:23.them, riding close streets around London, seeing landmarks, to videos
:14:24. > :14:30.and pictures. We can show them again and say, you were riding through
:14:31. > :14:33.closed streets, which is lovely. 30,000 people flooding in over the
:14:34. > :14:37.next few hours on to the Mall with Buckingham Palace as the attraction
:14:38. > :14:40.as they come flying up here. It's been wonderful to see them coming
:14:41. > :14:45.and I know Charlie Webster is talking to a few as they crossed the
:14:46. > :14:49.line. I'm beyond the finish line in the thick of it trying to avoid the
:14:50. > :14:53.cyclists. 100 metres that way is Buckingham Palace where all the
:14:54. > :14:55.riders are getting their medals. Covered in mud with incredible
:14:56. > :15:00.stories and big smiles on their faces. We saw one man fully suited
:15:01. > :15:08.and booted. Gavin Latimer from Hampshire joins me. We can see on
:15:09. > :15:13.your jersey you have TB and your cycling for this, why? Phoebe had an
:15:14. > :15:19.accident last year, fell off a Sea Wall in the new Forest and spent
:15:20. > :15:24.some time in intensive care, I had a special reason to ride. Choose your
:15:25. > :15:28.daughter? She is, she made a full recovery within three days thanks to
:15:29. > :15:32.these people. I couldn't be more happy to write for them this year.
:15:33. > :15:36.Such a big motivator for you. You've done it a few times, why do you keep
:15:37. > :15:41.coming back? I really enjoy the challenge as a cyclist, we are
:15:42. > :15:45.competitive and bunch, love overcoming the hills. It's a great
:15:46. > :15:50.day out, so this is my fourth and last ride. Last one I dedicate to
:15:51. > :15:55.Phoebe. Thanks to Phoebe and congratulations, Gavin.
:15:56. > :16:05.So many powerful stories why people are taking to their bikes. He said
:16:06. > :16:08.it was his last one, but you catch the bug, Chris? The number of times
:16:09. > :16:13.I have spoken to somebody at the end of this and they say they are not
:16:14. > :16:22.doing it again, but they come back. That is the beauty, it is an advert.
:16:23. > :16:25.We have seen sporting stars who have discovered the bike. You don't have
:16:26. > :16:32.too need a license, you don't need to be in a club, you just come and
:16:33. > :16:35.ride. It is a challenge, they find it daunting, then they do it and
:16:36. > :16:44.then they do it again and again. Is this what you will export to
:16:45. > :16:48.Manchester in your new role? This is something I would love to see. It
:16:49. > :16:52.sets a standard, it is in the capital, but there is no reason why
:16:53. > :16:59.we cannot do that in Greater Manchester as well. David, we will
:17:00. > :17:04.see you in the Classic, but not on a bike, you will be on the back of the
:17:05. > :17:09.motorbike, you enjoyed that last year? I love it. Chris will agree,
:17:10. > :17:14.we both love bike racing, but we can't imagine ever doing it again.
:17:15. > :17:18.Being on the back of a motorbike, is like being in the race without
:17:19. > :17:22.having to hurt yourself. It was a joy. Let's look at last year. You
:17:23. > :17:33.brought so much information right from the heart of the race. Chasing,
:17:34. > :17:40.but nothing is happening. Geraint Thomas, Patrick Bevin, they are
:17:41. > :17:47.gone. This isn't looking good, BMC needs to do something now or it is
:17:48. > :17:56.all over. No organise Chase. It is brilliant. I thought it was going to
:17:57. > :18:02.start going through with them. You did get to speak to some of the
:18:03. > :18:06.riders? I tried to, but couldn't do that on air. I am in the lucky
:18:07. > :18:11.position where I am considered just recently retired, so I know the
:18:12. > :18:17.neutral support, I know the riders. I am cruising through and I am still
:18:18. > :18:23.in the race. Just getting over excited. One person you do know,
:18:24. > :18:27.Mark Cavendish, isn't racing. Disappointment for him in the Tour
:18:28. > :18:32.de France, crashed out in the sprint finish, but he will be with us later
:18:33. > :18:37.on. He is in London this weekend and I spoke to him earlier in the week.
:18:38. > :18:43.How is the recovery going, when will we see you back on a bike? I feel
:18:44. > :18:47.OK, after four or five days, I wasn't in too much pain. I just
:18:48. > :18:53.wanted to make sure it prepared well, which will be a few more weeks
:18:54. > :18:58.before I can get on the road, let alone race. Have you got any goals,
:18:59. > :19:02.like the World Championships? Even if I go to the Tour de France and
:19:03. > :19:07.cannot be competitive, at least it puts me in good stead for a build-up
:19:08. > :19:14.to the World Championships. It seems now, it might be cutting it a bit
:19:15. > :19:18.fine, which is a shame. You are in poor health in the lead up to the
:19:19. > :19:23.Tour, you'll only have a short window of training to be ready, do
:19:24. > :19:28.you feel well in yourself? In the lead to the Tour, two sessions a
:19:29. > :19:32.day, away from the family on a six-week training camp, just to try
:19:33. > :19:37.to get to the Tour. I did everything right, from getting to the and
:19:38. > :19:42.getting decent results, it did give me confidence that I can still win
:19:43. > :19:47.for a long time to come. If I can do that on such little training, I know
:19:48. > :19:53.if I continue to put myself through it, I am going to be winning bike
:19:54. > :19:58.races, not just for the short-term future, anyway. We will not see you
:19:59. > :20:01.in the Classic in London and Surrey this weekend, which is a great shame
:20:02. > :20:06.because I know you have ridden this course before and enjoyed being part
:20:07. > :20:11.of it, what are your thoughts on this as an event? It is still the
:20:12. > :20:18.biggest one-day event in the UK, one of the biggest in the world now. It
:20:19. > :20:23.is not just about the pro racing, it is 30,000 people racing the sporty.
:20:24. > :20:28.It is incredible. To be able to close roads, how many people want to
:20:29. > :20:31.come and do it, that is amazing. We had the Tour de France finish on the
:20:32. > :20:36.Champs-Elysees, but how many cities in the world will be closed down for
:20:37. > :20:42.people riding bikes on such iconic landmarks in the world? It is cool.
:20:43. > :20:49.How much of a spectator can you be, how much do you enjoy watching are
:20:50. > :20:53.being involved? I was on the Shon 's a lead they, and it is the first
:20:54. > :20:58.time I have been in Paris and not ridden. And then I was OK until they
:20:59. > :21:04.rang the bell. Then I got the hump. Because I know with the team we had,
:21:05. > :21:08.there wouldn't be anybody to beat us. We had the strongest leader team
:21:09. > :21:15.in the Tour de France. I just got hump, really.
:21:16. > :21:20.I think he got the hump. He's good at getting the hump. He was
:21:21. > :21:23.disappointed to come out when he did because he was finding a bit of form
:21:24. > :21:31.and he believed he would ride into form as the Tour went on? He always
:21:32. > :21:38.rides with a strategy. He did a two-year season, two years before,
:21:39. > :21:44.the Olympics and then did amazingly, like he did last year. He got
:21:45. > :21:49.glandular Fifa, he was exhausted. But then he did recover quite
:21:50. > :21:54.quickly and used it as again to say was ready. He was ready and his team
:21:55. > :21:59.was ready and everything was good to go. It is hard for him. Enjoying the
:22:00. > :22:04.Tour. When I was working the commentary, I would message him and
:22:05. > :22:11.say, do you want to do a phone call. Then he said, yes I will do a phone
:22:12. > :22:16.call. And he would watch every bit of the race. He does love it. It is
:22:17. > :22:21.rare of a rider of that stature to watch all of the bike racing.
:22:22. > :22:27.Interesting to hear him speak this week. He is desperate to be back to
:22:28. > :22:31.the Tour, he believes he can win more and has unfinished business.
:22:32. > :22:35.With the Olympics, talking about riding the Madison in Tokyo?
:22:36. > :22:39.Strategically it is good for someone's career to be taken out
:22:40. > :22:44.against their will, as it were because you get to recalibrate how
:22:45. > :22:49.much do I miss it? That is when you decide, will I carry on and be six
:22:50. > :23:00.will all retire. That frustration is a good thing because he says he
:23:01. > :23:05.wants to do it. We won't see him in action, but we'll see some of the
:23:06. > :23:09.world's best sprinters. We saw last night in the Prudential London
:23:10. > :23:26.Classique. This is how it was one. COMMENTATOR: They splashed their way
:23:27. > :23:34.along the Strand. Here is the key turning point and somebody has shot
:23:35. > :23:47.up the inside and stolen a march on everybody else. Was it the sprinter,
:23:48. > :23:56.one of the favourites. I think it was Lotta Lepisto. They are taking
:23:57. > :24:10.control of this. We have the big names. We have the world champion.
:24:11. > :24:16.Trixi Worrack leads them back into Trafalgar Square. She has done a
:24:17. > :24:26.good job. Lotta Lepisto, the champion of Finland in third place.
:24:27. > :24:32.We have the two time world champion. They are about to go through
:24:33. > :24:35.Admiralty Arch. They are looking behind now because I think they are
:24:36. > :24:48.looking to see where Hannah Barnes is. Marianna farce is on the wheel
:24:49. > :24:54.of Chloe Hoskin. Here comes Christine with the world champion,
:24:55. > :25:02.she looks to be in fine form. Coryn Rivera is fighting. Lisa Brennauer
:25:03. > :25:12.leads at the moment. Coryn Rivera is in third. Here they come, fanned out
:25:13. > :25:16.across the road. It is going to be close, but Coryn Rivera takes it on
:25:17. > :25:21.the line. She timed that effort superbly. That is the first time we
:25:22. > :25:26.had seen Coryn Rivera hit the front. That is what she is paid to do. Her
:25:27. > :25:33.team-mates did a good job and she timed her effort to perfection to
:25:34. > :25:36.take it on the line. It is crazy, raining, not the best conditions,
:25:37. > :25:41.but when there is a goal in front of you, you have to commit and get
:25:42. > :25:44.after it. It was a crazy finish, a lot of elbows and everything, but
:25:45. > :25:56.you have to keep fighting until the end. Fantastic finish but Coryn
:25:57. > :26:01.Rivera and has some web team. We will see Matthew later in the
:26:02. > :26:10.Classic. David will be out in amongst the bikes, keeping us
:26:11. > :26:16.updated. Tim is amongst the sporty. Looking we found, Gazza. How are
:26:17. > :26:23.you? Pretty good. How are you enjoying the ride. As long as it
:26:24. > :26:27.doesn't rain, I am happy. We have seen serious competitors dressed in
:26:28. > :26:36.Lycra, you don't seem as the most aerodynamic of competitors. It is my
:26:37. > :26:43.first attempt. I am doing it for a charity that helps save babies
:26:44. > :26:48.lives, and help people with stillbirths. I can see you have a
:26:49. > :26:55.bottle of champagne ready to go. Congratulations and keep it off.
:26:56. > :27:05.Thank you very much. What a guy. Absolutely loving it. I think Tim is
:27:06. > :27:08.loving it. So much fun being amongst the great people. Some of the
:27:09. > :27:14.costumes they are wearing, it is hard enough doing 100 miles without
:27:15. > :27:19.being dressed up as a clown! We have just been watching them coming past,
:27:20. > :27:25.we not at the costume time, it is another few minutes. We can see what
:27:26. > :27:28.people are supporting through the jerseys they are wearing. Millions
:27:29. > :27:33.have been raised over the course of the last four years as people
:27:34. > :27:38.support charities by riding the sporty and ride London has raised
:27:39. > :27:48.?40 million. One of the charities is blood wise, one of the UK's leading
:27:49. > :27:52.blood cancer charities. Bianca's forget-me-not fund was set
:27:53. > :27:58.up after arson Angus was Billy McClure died with acute myeloid
:27:59. > :28:03.leukaemia. When he was diagnosed, everybody was positive about the
:28:04. > :28:07.outcome. He had his first set of chemo and it was clear from that he
:28:08. > :28:13.hadn't responded. We could tell the medical team were worried and they
:28:14. > :28:16.decided he would need a bone marrow transplant. He didn't respond to the
:28:17. > :28:20.team over that and he wasn't well enough to have a transparent, so the
:28:21. > :28:25.doctors told him there was nothing more they could do. He was so brave
:28:26. > :28:30.through all of that and turned round to his doctors Ansah, thank you for
:28:31. > :28:38.everything you have done. And he came home and he died at home here
:28:39. > :28:42.on the 25th of May 2011. We learned a lot by watching our son go through
:28:43. > :28:45.that and we decided we want to do something so as parents wouldn't
:28:46. > :28:50.have to sit there and go through what we went through. We started
:28:51. > :28:58.with a walk. It started with an ad hoc idea of starting a sponsored
:28:59. > :29:08.walk, which we got Angus' School involved in. Angus' close friends
:29:09. > :29:17.and the family went to UCR page in London. On the anniversary of his
:29:18. > :29:22.death. We walked all the way back over two days. We gave teenagers a
:29:23. > :29:26.way of dealing with their grief and loss. And also Angus' brother,
:29:27. > :29:33.Edward. We wanted to do something positive. It is not just us, it
:29:34. > :29:42.really is a whole group who have got together.
:29:43. > :29:47.We decided to put the team together, team Angus because we have kept in
:29:48. > :29:51.touch with Joel and Tim. Joe has had leukaemia three times and came into
:29:52. > :29:56.hospital at Christmas when Angus was there and Joe and Angus immediately
:29:57. > :30:02.got to know each other and became really good friends. We first met in
:30:03. > :30:07.the hospital with loads of different kids. It was a teenage ward, and I
:30:08. > :30:14.think we were one of the youngest. Just a lot of time, filling time,
:30:15. > :30:21.having fun and trying to be relating like normal people. You never
:30:22. > :30:25.forget, but I am sure if it was the other way round, he would be doing
:30:26. > :30:33.exactly the same thing and I feel I have a duty to honour his name.
:30:34. > :30:37.Over the years, treatments have got better, but that only happens
:30:38. > :30:41.because of research. It only happens because people raise money to fund
:30:42. > :30:47.the research. And actually, the chances of survival now for somebody
:30:48. > :30:57.going through exactly what show had Angus, are really, really high.
:30:58. > :31:03.Fortunately, I have my cycling gear with me, so these guys have kindly
:31:04. > :31:15.offered to show me the roads of West Sussex. Shall we? No further than
:31:16. > :31:22.ten kilometres. 15. At a push, 15. It's amazing to be finally riding
:31:23. > :31:27.alongside his family. A privilege to be riding for team Angus. It's never
:31:28. > :31:32.really been all of us together, so it's the first time we all get to
:31:33. > :31:41.crossed the line as a team, hopefully. That'll be amazing.
:31:42. > :31:48.The good that has come out of this is he's found an absolute passion
:31:49. > :31:53.and it's like I'm going to get on my bike and I'm going to cycle because
:31:54. > :31:57.I can. And if that also involves raising money, then great, but
:31:58. > :32:05.it's... We don't forget that not everyone can do that. With all his
:32:06. > :32:10.friends, the wider community, we hope we've given somebody to get to
:32:11. > :32:14.go out and raise money and remember him and talk about him, too, so
:32:15. > :32:16.that's quite nice, it makes it feel that perhaps he's still with us in
:32:17. > :32:31.some way. I'm very pleased as I am joined by
:32:32. > :32:35.Elizabeth, and best's mum. I know you would love to have been out
:32:36. > :32:39.riding today, you were training and all set to take part but you arrived
:32:40. > :32:42.on crutches, tell us what happened. My training has been going really
:32:43. > :32:47.well, it's been a real effort for me to step up to 100 miles, I'm
:32:48. > :32:51.normally 30 miles. I came off my bike at the bottom box Hill two
:32:52. > :32:56.weeks ago in a training accident, so it really simple fall. I managed to
:32:57. > :33:00.break my ankle so I'm in a cast for six weeks. You have to come and do
:33:01. > :33:05.it next year. I think I do, I hope I'll find somebody else to do it
:33:06. > :33:09.with me. One of the things that shone through in the film was how
:33:10. > :33:13.important it spin to come together and set goals and keep Angus's
:33:14. > :33:18.memory alive and give yourselves a focus to raise awareness and funds.
:33:19. > :33:25.One thing that became clear through his illness, there are treatments in
:33:26. > :33:29.some areas of leukaemia lagging behind. We know a lot about the
:33:30. > :33:31.disease but haven't got the treatment, particularly for
:33:32. > :33:36.teenagers, it is proving difficult. We are very motivated to raise that
:33:37. > :33:40.money, we put a lot of money into research. Taking part in events like
:33:41. > :33:43.this is all part of it and brings friends and family together to do
:33:44. > :33:47.something really positive to make a difference. You start off with
:33:48. > :33:58.walking and moved onto the bikes. I did London and Paris a few years ago
:33:59. > :34:01.and I think cycling has become such a strong part of the charity. Yeah,
:34:02. > :34:03.cycling is such a great event, great participation event. What I'm really
:34:04. > :34:06.pleased about today is to see so many women. We have a team of 20
:34:07. > :34:12.today. We've got three amazing women. Two now because I'm not here.
:34:13. > :34:16.We'd really like, we're really encouraged to see so many women
:34:17. > :34:20.here. My friends are now getting on their bikes. It's such great
:34:21. > :34:26.exercise. You mentioned the team, amongst them Angus's friend Joe
:34:27. > :34:33.Swale, we caught up with them at the start. Barkley we know how important
:34:34. > :34:37.this is, how nervous are you? A little bit nervous, bit cold,
:34:38. > :34:42.excited to warm up. It'll be OK, we'll be OK. The sun is coming up,
:34:43. > :34:46.you can see it on your face, what are you thinking about as you're
:34:47. > :34:50.about to set off? Hoping the rain stays off, got my waterproof in
:34:51. > :34:55.case. Thinking about the finish line. What about the teams around
:34:56. > :35:02.you? We are all here somewhere and going to try to stay together as
:35:03. > :35:03.long as we can. We'll all make it. Bring on the finish line. Good luck,
:35:04. > :35:12.guys. There they are, resplendent in their
:35:13. > :35:17.jerseys as they rolled off. Your husband Jonathan. How do you think
:35:18. > :35:21.they will feel now? Halfway round they are probably thinking, probably
:35:22. > :35:25.at box Hill, thinking, was this a good idea? They'll be feeling great,
:35:26. > :35:30.they've done a lot of training so I'm sure they'll be fine. I just
:35:31. > :35:34.wish I was with them. We do, too, Elizabeth, thank you for talking to
:35:35. > :35:39.us. Good luck with the fundraising. Will you talk to us again next year
:35:40. > :35:43.on the back? Yes, definitely, I'll be back. Good luck with recovery.
:35:44. > :35:44.Somebody who's finished his former England captain Martin Johnson. He's
:35:45. > :35:54.talking to Charlie. We saw each other about 6am, I'm not
:35:55. > :35:57.sure you're impressed to see my face again. You were moaning about the
:35:58. > :36:02.alarm was it worth it? Was moaning, I said it wasn't great. It's fun,
:36:03. > :36:07.bit of a slog, hard work, bit windy, very happy to see Nelson on top of
:36:08. > :36:13.the column at the end. The Mall seems to get longer. It was good
:36:14. > :36:18.fun. Nelson was your target. At that point, just get back. This is the
:36:19. > :36:21.fourth time you've done it, what makes you do it? I'd be riding my
:36:22. > :36:28.bike anywhere on Sunday if I could, so nice to do an event, it's a bit
:36:29. > :36:32.shameless today, drafting numerous people to get home, but that is the
:36:33. > :36:38.nature. You were telling me off camera what you said to some of the
:36:39. > :36:46.guys you were drafting. One guy saved me, I was fatigued 25 miles
:36:47. > :36:50.away. 27- 0- 20 it was, got on his wheels shamelessly for ten miles, I
:36:51. > :36:54.wouldn't be here without him. When you came through the finish line but
:36:55. > :37:00.was it like, what was the feeling like? Very, very tired after riding
:37:01. > :37:04.100 miles. The thing is, you recover quite quickly. When you see people
:37:05. > :37:08.run the marathon, you've been on your feet, it's really tough. On the
:37:09. > :37:13.bike you can hop off a couple of drinks. You know, you will be tired
:37:14. > :37:18.but it's not like you can't walk. I've got to cycle home. Well, when I
:37:19. > :37:28.get back on the train. Good luck with that. Great to see him and not
:37:29. > :37:33.-- great to see him in action. If you'd been inspired by Martin
:37:34. > :37:36.Johnson, by Jo, Elizabeth and Angus's story, whatever has inspired
:37:37. > :37:43.you to get on your bike, you can sign up. The ballot is open for next
:37:44. > :37:45.year's Prudential RideLondon, it opens on Monday the 7th of August if
:37:46. > :38:03.you want to be part of it next year. This isn't, would you believe, the
:38:04. > :38:11.only major cycling events taking place this weekend. In the USA it's
:38:12. > :38:16.the BMX World Championships. No Liam Phillips for Great Britain, injury
:38:17. > :38:18.meant he couldn't take part. Better either was representing Great
:38:19. > :38:21.Britain in the junior event, let's look at what happened.
:38:22. > :38:33.We're off. Not the best is dark. Right now it's going to be
:38:34. > :38:45.Australia, Great Britain and USA one, two, three. Running away with
:38:46. > :38:56.it, the Australian. The Latvian is contesting for the third-place spot.
:38:57. > :39:07.First still in trouble. Looks like she... Edges out. There you have it.
:39:08. > :39:14.I can't believe it right now. I thought, just chased down... She's
:39:15. > :39:16.been running wicked all weekend, I just... I was happy with podium, let
:39:17. > :39:36.alone winning, I can't believe it. All eyes on one, two, three and
:39:37. > :39:42.four. Post off to a good start. Edging out Buchanan just a bit.
:39:43. > :39:45.Right now it's USA, Australia and Hernandez from Venezuela in the top
:39:46. > :39:58.three. Caroline Buchanan chasing down.
:39:59. > :40:03.Buchanan is known for being a strong finisher. It's going to come down to
:40:04. > :40:07.the line. Looks like Post and Buchanan. It will go to a photo
:40:08. > :40:14.finish, can't even call it, neither can the UCI. We'll have to wait.
:40:15. > :40:29.Might have pushed the gate down just a bit. Twenty20 goes straight to the
:40:30. > :40:39.front with the French rider in second. Right now it is Sharrah. It
:40:40. > :40:47.looks like we have two blue in front. The USA and France one and
:40:48. > :40:57.two. Andrei is catching up. Dave fights for the third spot.
:40:58. > :41:02.Sharrah... Looks like he just barely edges out Andre. USA winning two of
:41:03. > :41:14.the elite world titles. Its success of the USA. Jamie staff
:41:15. > :41:28.is a Great Britain gold medallist in the Olympics, he would be watching
:41:29. > :41:32.on. I have been joined by a shell,. We should mention the British girl
:41:33. > :41:37.who won the juniors, things looking good from that point of view, how
:41:38. > :41:43.are you feeling? Really really fatigued. Super tired, every year I
:41:44. > :41:47.come to do this I get a little bit slower, you know, the further away
:41:48. > :41:52.you get from retirement from professional cycling you get a
:41:53. > :41:56.little bit heavier, a little bit less fit and it's more and more of a
:41:57. > :42:00.challenge. I think a lot of people can relate to the feeling I had
:42:01. > :42:04.today, the last 25, just I wanted to put on the pedals. It's like knives
:42:05. > :42:10.going into my legs, seriously, so a massive challenge for me today to
:42:11. > :42:13.get through the last 25. You were determined, I know how much you
:42:14. > :42:20.enjoy it. What was the atmosphere like? Unreal, this has to be the
:42:21. > :42:23.safest ride I've ever done, really well signposted for all of the
:42:24. > :42:29.climbs and while far to go, it makes it a lot more enjoyable. A lot of
:42:30. > :42:33.people were doing it for the enjoyment and to have conversations
:42:34. > :42:36.and I met some really inspirational people, that's what kept me going,
:42:37. > :42:41.those people that train for the whole year going out to do sections
:42:42. > :42:44.of the course, I met a 60-year-old woman who said, I started today, she
:42:45. > :42:50.was in the last 20 K, she said, I didn't know if I'd make 40 or 60,
:42:51. > :42:54.but going out there and those people inspire me so much. It was being
:42:55. > :43:00.determined to get to the finish. Well done, I'll let you get some
:43:01. > :43:04.fuel on, let you relax, we'll catch up later for the men's classic.
:43:05. > :43:10.Finish is still coming over the line. It's fantastic to see Ride
:43:11. > :43:14.London helping a number of people including underprivileged youngsters
:43:15. > :43:15.trying to get into cycling, Nicola Adams has been mentoring group to
:43:16. > :43:39.write today's 46 kilometre race. We're going to perform a cheque. A
:43:40. > :43:55.fair hair. Beaver breaks. All happy? 36% of primary school children are
:43:56. > :43:58.clinically obese, look at the structure of cycling in London, the
:43:59. > :44:03.majority of cyclists tend to be from the ABC one category, so events like
:44:04. > :44:09.this reach out to the sections of society which could do with a fun
:44:10. > :44:13.introduction to something that can have a real impact on the rest of
:44:14. > :44:19.their lives. I've been mentoring students and teachers, inspiring
:44:20. > :44:23.them along the way. In the ride, hopefully we can get everybody from
:44:24. > :44:29.A to B from the start of the finish. In one piece. Surrey she's amazing,
:44:30. > :44:34.knowing she comes from Hackney and I come from Hackney, knowing someone
:44:35. > :44:38.just from like where I'm from can do such big things is a real
:44:39. > :44:43.inspiration. Knowing she'll be there going through the pain as well makes
:44:44. > :44:45.it a little bit less hard. Especially as a teacher myself,
:44:46. > :44:50.making sure they get a chance to go out there and get a bit of exercise.
:44:51. > :44:53.This kind of programme with the help of Prudential has given them a great
:44:54. > :44:59.opportunity to get out and about and make use of their energy levels.
:45:00. > :45:05.I would love to have been able to do something like this when I was
:45:06. > :45:10.younger. It is having that opportunity to be able to try out
:45:11. > :45:15.new sports and try new things you may not initially think of trying.
:45:16. > :45:22.It has been really good for the kids. I hope they enjoy the ride.
:45:23. > :45:29.Experience of a lifetime. Meeting new people, doing activities which
:45:30. > :45:38.allow you to talk with one another and learn the skills about how to be
:45:39. > :45:47.safe on the roads and how to look out the people whom might not be as
:45:48. > :45:52.safe. I am sure of the 46 miles of cycling, your legs will be tight,
:45:53. > :45:56.but we will all get through it. It is not about whether you come first,
:45:57. > :46:06.or whether you come last, it is about taking part and taking up a
:46:07. > :46:10.new challenge. Finishing in front of Buckingham Palace will be brilliant.
:46:11. > :46:18.I think I will be taking my time, slow and steady. Nicola Adams,
:46:19. > :46:27.riding the 46 kilometres sporty today. And Sir Chris Hoy, you
:46:28. > :46:35.started them off? 46 miles, not 46 kilometres. I started at the front
:46:36. > :46:40.with Nicola, rode it myself, great day, beautiful weather and nice
:46:41. > :46:45.route. Just long enough where you start feeling it in your legs, but
:46:46. > :46:53.not destroyed. You are used to riding around the track? Yes, 36
:46:54. > :46:59.seconds, not like this. Last year, you were competing, and Mark, thank
:47:00. > :47:06.you for joining us. Do you fancy a bit of this? I do, I could have gone
:47:07. > :47:12.with Chris. So nice to see so many people out. Chris was talking about
:47:13. > :47:17.Richmond Park, it was like trying to find your way, it was full of
:47:18. > :47:22.people. It makes it cool. How many people out on their bikes now in
:47:23. > :47:29.London, what better way than finishing here on the Mall. It is a
:47:30. > :47:32.dream. It is pretty cool. It will be fantastic later, the Classic. You
:47:33. > :47:38.were the front runner in the test event in 2011 when you won the race
:47:39. > :47:43.here on the Mall, head of the Olympics? That was the test event
:47:44. > :47:49.and it has grown into what it is now. It is a wicked course, Surrey
:47:50. > :47:55.is an iconic place in the world now for riding bicycles. To go out there
:47:56. > :48:00.and race, it is nice. It is a hard race, but where else in the world,
:48:01. > :48:05.you have Paris, but where else would you get a finish like this, in front
:48:06. > :48:10.of Buckingham Palace? It is spectacular. We hope to see racing
:48:11. > :48:15.here again in the years to come, but Chris Hoy, everybody at home is
:48:16. > :48:20.asking, why have you ridden the 100 miles today? On the spot.
:48:21. > :48:24.Technically, I was here to help some corporate partners to do some stuff
:48:25. > :48:29.at the finishing line and the feed station. We were talking about the
:48:30. > :48:33.logistics of getting round, so I thought why don't I write this short
:48:34. > :48:39.route and that will save time and I will have the benefit of riding the
:48:40. > :48:45.bike. So it is combining business with pleasure. If you combine the
:48:46. > :48:55.velodrome, as lovely as it is here, you were able to complete and when
:48:56. > :48:59.you think back to 2012 and the legacy? Yes, you could see everybody
:49:00. > :49:07.gathering at the Olympic Park. Just the memories of not just the
:49:08. > :49:12.velodrome but the Olympic fervour. I think we missed that. The world is a
:49:13. > :49:17.different place, five years on from 2012, it would be nice to have some
:49:18. > :49:21.of that 2012 spirit back. Dave, you are part of the team on the road
:49:22. > :49:29.that day? Mixed emotions because we put so much into it and Mark have
:49:30. > :49:31.the weight of the nation on his shoulders, first medal event,
:49:32. > :49:38.reigning world champion having won the Tour de France, we never felt as
:49:39. > :49:43.important cyclists and we never expected to when we started as kids.
:49:44. > :49:47.We had such a job to do and the race went against us and it is something
:49:48. > :49:52.we all live with. It was magic, but that the same time, deep down, we
:49:53. > :49:57.feel like we let everybody down, somehow. I wouldn't say that, that
:49:58. > :50:00.is bike racing. Mark, you got the silver medal in Rio on the track
:50:01. > :50:07.last year, do you look ahead to Tokyo now that the Madison is back
:50:08. > :50:14.in the Olympics? Absolutely. Three times world champion, got to go. Do
:50:15. > :50:19.you want a new partner? There you go, got my partner. It is fantastic
:50:20. > :50:24.to think we will see the Madison in the Olympics in Tokyo. Do you think
:50:25. > :50:30.Bradley might fancy that? I don't know. I think he has got other
:50:31. > :50:41.things he wants to do now, so we will see. You never know. Can double
:50:42. > :50:45.up with the rowing at the same time. So much talent and so many riders
:50:46. > :50:55.could ride a great Madison. Your first world title in the Madison
:50:56. > :51:05.kick things off EU in Los Angeles? , Yes, in 2005. Happy days. Chris had
:51:06. > :51:11.a motor deal, we got out of the 4x4. I think it was Jason Queally. We
:51:12. > :51:17.were in the back of the car with the sprinters. And we pulled up and it
:51:18. > :51:35.was with the doughnuts. We got out of the car and the
:51:36. > :51:42.sprinters got out. We looked like lads with bodyguards going in. You
:51:43. > :51:49.know when suddenly start on a story and you know daily-macro don't know
:51:50. > :51:55.where it is going to go. The story is, he was looking after us. As we
:51:56. > :52:01.continue to look back at those happy memories, we should find out how Tim
:52:02. > :52:04.is getting on on the course. It is things out of the ordinary that
:52:05. > :52:16.catch my eye. Not sure what made me... It is the bunny. What is the
:52:17. > :52:28.significance? It is my daughter. The taught as winds. Who are you riding
:52:29. > :52:35.for? My name is Christa, I am from Wimbledon and I write past my house
:52:36. > :52:41.later on. You are just recreationally doing 100 miles? Why
:52:42. > :52:46.not, what else do you do on a Sunday morning? At about this race, I
:52:47. > :52:52.fantastic is it to be a part of, everybody is having a good time? The
:52:53. > :52:59.partition levels are incredible, it is wonderful. Everyone is doing so
:53:00. > :53:04.much for good causes. Fab. Christa, you have about half of the race to
:53:05. > :53:11.go. It is a ride, not a raise. You have about 50 miles to go. You look
:53:12. > :53:18.good and that is all that matters. If you look good, you feel good, or
:53:19. > :53:22.something like that. Event director, good to have you. You must be
:53:23. > :53:33.delighted with the way this has developed and grown to what it is to
:53:34. > :53:37.get date -- today. This started as a legacy event from London 2012. We
:53:38. > :53:44.thought it could be the London Marathon on wheels. Now two World
:53:45. > :53:50.Tour events, 100,000 cyclists, all ages and all abilities, BMX,
:53:51. > :53:56.four-year-olds up to 83-year-olds, it is an amazing event. How is the
:53:57. > :54:01.Classic regarded in the professional Palatine, it is on the Tour and
:54:02. > :54:04.there is a lot of money involved. To get on the World Tour in such a
:54:05. > :54:16.short time, shows people want to come. For my type of ride and
:54:17. > :54:19.Classics, it is a great race. On the women's calendar it is the biggest
:54:20. > :54:23.race in the world, which is brilliant, we see all the best in
:54:24. > :54:32.the world here. It was in great weather last night, but so brilliant
:54:33. > :54:37.to see. More than being the forefront of men's cycling, it is
:54:38. > :54:43.pushing women's cycling which is the best thing. It is important the
:54:44. > :54:49.parity for the men and the women and it has done huge amount for women's
:54:50. > :54:53.cycling? It is disappointing it isn't the norm. It should be. There
:54:54. > :54:57.is no reason that should not be the case. We are delighted we have
:54:58. > :55:02.parity. It was a fantastic race last night, conditions were difficult.
:55:03. > :55:05.They started off quite gingerly, but it was an amazing race and a
:55:06. > :55:09.fantastic finish so delighted to get the support from the women's teams
:55:10. > :55:15.and it is about developing cycling completely. Sun Web where the
:55:16. > :55:20.winners last night in the Classique and in the shape of Michael Matt
:55:21. > :55:29.this, the green jersey points when in the Tour de France, he will be
:55:30. > :55:35.riding later. It felt surreal. The imagination of wearing the jersey
:55:36. > :55:41.and the goal I had set was something I thought would take a lot more
:55:42. > :55:44.years to succeed in that goal. But I guess going into this Tour de France
:55:45. > :55:54.with the form but I had an support of the team, it was one year I had
:55:55. > :55:57.to really go for it 100%. Fortunately, everything came
:55:58. > :56:04.together and they didn't have any crashes, which was nice, not too
:56:05. > :56:08.much bad luck. For the rest of it, the stages I targeted, I was able to
:56:09. > :56:15.win. I had a lot of good luck this year. Michael Matthews had a
:56:16. > :56:21.fantastic Tour de France, Team Sunweb have been setting the world
:56:22. > :56:25.on fire this year? They have, they seemed an opportunistic team taking
:56:26. > :56:31.a sign younger riders and they have won four stages of the Tour de
:56:32. > :56:37.France, two leaders' jerseys and the women's team is doing well. It is a
:56:38. > :56:41.team that has reached its critical mass of success and I cannot see it
:56:42. > :56:48.stopping. Who is your money on today, Mark? Is it one for Michael
:56:49. > :56:52.Matthews? I think he will be on a roll after winning the Tour de
:56:53. > :57:00.France. It is a big boulevard finish. We have a young guy, Ryan
:57:01. > :57:03.Gibbons will be there or thereabouts. He's still learning but
:57:04. > :57:11.is very fast. I think it will be quite open. Like we saw last year,
:57:12. > :57:17.we never know if it is going to come back together. If you get a few guys
:57:18. > :57:24.up the road, it is a hard race to predict. Everyone is going to want
:57:25. > :57:31.to cross the line first on the Mall here today. We nearly got a
:57:32. > :57:37.breakaway finish last year? Team Sky really took it to the race last year
:57:38. > :57:42.and it takes a very, very strong team because it is quite a strange
:57:43. > :57:46.circuit. There is a complicated bit in the middle, but after it is a
:57:47. > :57:50.long one in which we saw Geraint Thomas, normally he would have had
:57:51. > :57:55.it wrapped up, but it was too long, even for him. Let me tell you what
:57:56. > :58:03.this coming up for the rest of today. We are back here at 3:30pm on
:58:04. > :58:07.the Mall on BBC One. So you can watch all the action from the
:58:08. > :58:12.Classic. But if you want to see the start, it is on the red button from
:58:13. > :58:16.1:30 p:m., all on BBC One. If you want to watch the rugby league
:58:17. > :58:22.challenge cup semifinal, you can watch Wigan against Salford on BBC
:58:23. > :58:27.Two from 2pm. The swimming World Championships, so much success the
:58:28. > :58:33.Great Britain. Become watch some of that today, 4:30pm on BBC Two.
:58:34. > :58:37.So they are continuing to flood over the finish line here, the last of
:58:38. > :58:41.the sporty riders, fantastic to see them. Thank you both for your
:58:42. > :58:44.company and we will hear more from you later as we look forward to the
:58:45. > :59:07.Classic and we'll see you 3:30pm back here on BBC One.
:59:08. > :59:11.Bolt is a shining example of the best that we can be.