:00:17. > :00:27.Here comes Helly Holmes, the crowd are on their feet. What a start.
:00:27. > :00:40.
:00:40. > :00:46.Great Britain gets the Gold Medal. Kelly Holmes of Britain, what a
:00:46. > :00:56.performance. The Olympic champion. Absolutely brilliant. Britain takes
:00:56. > :00:57.
:00:57. > :01:02.gold. Hello and welcome to Birmingham for the 2012 BMX World
:01:02. > :01:07.Championships. It is in that arenas that the world's best compete for
:01:07. > :01:12.the final time before the Olympics. And these chach ships count towards
:01:12. > :01:16.Olympic qualification. So the stage is set. Expect an intense
:01:16. > :01:23.atmosphere in the National Indoor Arena and if you're not familiar
:01:23. > :01:31.with BMX, it is a sport that gets the pulse racing. Fast, frenetic
:01:31. > :01:39.and full of drama. BMX is not for the faint hearted. A powerful start
:01:39. > :01:49.is essential. With speeds up to 40mph, crashing is common. So
:01:49. > :01:51.
:01:51. > :01:58.expect a battle on the banks, big jumps and the odd bump. And the
:01:58. > :02:03.post girl of British BMX is Shanaze Reade. She has demons to put to
:02:03. > :02:13.rest, but in Birmingham she set her sights on reclaiming the title she
:02:13. > :02:13.
:02:13. > :02:17.lost last year. World title is what I'm about. I love the white jersey
:02:17. > :02:23.and standing there listening to the national anthem playing. Winning's
:02:23. > :02:29.like a drug, the more you win, you more you need. I won the time trial
:02:29. > :02:34.last year and didn't win the race. At 23, Shanaze Reade has been in
:02:34. > :02:41.BMX for 15 years. I got into the sport at a track similar to this,
:02:41. > :02:46.but a lot more run down, I hired a bike for a pound and the buzz I got
:02:46. > :02:51.from the track and the jumps and the people that were there, I just
:02:51. > :02:56.found it's ban roller coaster since. That seemed to be heading only up
:02:56. > :03:04.and led her to greatest sporting event of them all. I was 19. Got
:03:04. > :03:09.selected for the Olympics, won the world title, I couldn't see no
:03:09. > :03:15.reason why I wouldn't win the Olympics. I hadn't lost a race for
:03:15. > :03:22.some time. I got there 5 getting my accreditation and going through
:03:22. > :03:28.scanner and thinking this is a bit different. She's crashed. She
:03:28. > :03:32.touched the wheel. It didn't go to, how I wanted it to go. Still
:03:32. > :03:36.obviously, it helps me from this day from what I went through and it
:03:36. > :03:40.is one of best things that's happened to me. Now she has the
:03:40. > :03:45.chance to make amends. Much as it is the Olympics and I want to bin.
:03:45. > :03:50.It is just a bike race and everyone who has made the final, is within
:03:50. > :03:54.six of the eight are capable of winning. So it comes down to that
:03:54. > :03:59.mental strength and have you got it. An Olympic medal would mean
:03:59. > :04:04.complete, I'm a complete package. I won the world fightles as a junior
:04:04. > :04:08.and in the eleeted, been European and British champion, never been
:04:08. > :04:12.Olympic champion. To be that in your home counts ri, it would make
:04:12. > :04:20.me complete. I can come from my career, thinking, I did it.
:04:20. > :04:28.Everything. Now here on the Birmingham track I'm joined by a
:04:28. > :04:35.bay jing champion, you were a champion. Is still a still an event
:04:35. > :04:40.that excites you? Yes the sport has evolved, the tracks a bit more
:04:40. > :04:44.different. I don't know how well I would have done. But exciting and
:04:44. > :04:49.fast action, the governing bodies are behind us and the kids are
:04:49. > :04:54.getting quicker and quicker. We're set for the time trials. All about
:04:54. > :04:59.raw pace. What will happen? impressed with practice. These guys
:04:59. > :05:03.seem to have the track down. I don't think it is the most
:05:03. > :05:06.technical track. But it should make it closer. When you get a
:05:06. > :05:11.superchallenging track. You will get a good separation between
:05:11. > :05:17.riders and the time trial. Here this week, everyone is looking
:05:17. > :05:22.quick. Thank you. More from you later. The first Gold Medal up for
:05:22. > :05:28.grabs the women's supertime trial. Shanaze Reade is up for the mix in
:05:28. > :05:33.the medals. Here is Andy Ruffell the medals. Here is Andy Ruffell
:05:33. > :05:38.and Hugh Porter. She is out to nail the gold in front of her home fans.
:05:38. > :05:43.23, Shanaze Reade, from Crewe, and she does a lot of her training on
:05:43. > :05:49.the BMX track in Manchester. She is ready for the test against the
:05:49. > :05:55.clock. Just watch the start. She is known for the snap away from the
:05:56. > :06:05.gate. She is cleanly into her time trial. And she has nailed that one
:06:06. > :06:09.
:06:09. > :06:19.perfectly. This is Byrne No 2 and she is 0.19 of the American's time.
:06:19. > :06:19.
:06:19. > :06:28.Into the short rhythm section and she is sill ahead. Oh yes, 0 .6
:06:28. > :06:34.faster than Alise Post sh.14 road - - rode that to perfection. She made
:06:34. > :06:38.that time by the time she got to the second corner. Sportingly
:06:38. > :06:44.acknowledged by the American, Alise Post. Now the final competitor to
:06:45. > :06:51.go. This is Caroline Buchanan, the 21 Australian. She finished in the
:06:51. > :06:55.Silver Medal position 12 months ago, but she has been riding well.
:06:55. > :07:01.29.168 was her time in qualification. If she does that
:07:01. > :07:08.again, she will go inside the time of Shanaze Reade. She is flying
:07:09. > :07:16.around the course. She is ahead. What will she stop the clock at?
:07:16. > :07:22.0.45 faster and that time is the only time inside 29 seconds. Watch
:07:22. > :07:27.how 14 got that extra 0.45, keeping the bike on the ground as much as
:07:27. > :07:32.possible. A superb piece of riding. We have an Australian world
:07:32. > :07:37.champion and you will not see a smile broader than that. She is
:07:37. > :07:42.delighted, this 21-year-old. A week ago I knocked myself, ended up in
:07:42. > :07:48.hospital. To come back from that and be here is amazing. I was close
:07:48. > :07:53.to getting the gold, but I gave it my best and on the day it wasn't
:07:54. > :07:58.quite good enough. That will give you a boost? It is a great warm up
:07:58. > :08:04.for tomorrow. I know what I could have improved on and I think
:08:04. > :08:10.tomorrow's a new day. And I want to go out and try and win. So Shanaze
:08:10. > :08:15.Reade misses out on defending her title and will have to settle for
:08:15. > :08:23.silver. Let's see if Liam Phillips can get a title in the men's time
:08:23. > :08:31.trial. Liam Phillips is based in Manchester. He got a second in the
:08:31. > :08:36.World Cup time trial in Norway. So his form is good. He is ready to
:08:36. > :08:45.blaze his way around this circuit. I can tell you that the leading
:08:45. > :08:49.time has been set by Andre. Phillips is already ahead. He does
:08:49. > :08:55.look impressive. Phillips who at one points was being considered for
:08:55. > :08:59.man one in the team sprint. But he couldn't resist the lure of his
:08:59. > :09:07.favourite discipline. He is going well. Up to the line and the time,
:09:07. > :09:12.oh look at that faster than Andre. That gives him the lead. Amazing
:09:12. > :09:19.ride. He took the first jump well. This is where he gains time n that
:09:19. > :09:26.first corner and over those last triples. Marvellous to see Liam
:09:26. > :09:30.Phillips as leader. Connor Fields, the 19-year-old on the track. The
:09:31. > :09:35.Vegas kid. He is the fastest man on the planet and he has won four
:09:36. > :09:41.World Cup time trials back-to-back. Look at the style of this fella.
:09:41. > :09:48.And at the moment he is blazing his way around the sir kit. This is a
:09:48. > :09:52.Stella performance by the young American. He is up to the line. 0.3
:09:52. > :09:58.off the time of Phillips. He goes into the gold medal position.
:09:58. > :10:04.should be excited about that one. He is my next door neighbour in
:10:04. > :10:10.Vegas and I have seen him ride and improve all the time. He is the
:10:10. > :10:14.best rider on planet. Master class, world champion and Gold Medal
:10:14. > :10:19.winner. The last World Cup was the same, I qualified in the first ride
:10:19. > :10:25.and I sat in the hot seat until Connor came along. He hasn't lost a
:10:25. > :10:29.time trial all year. So nobody's going to bet against him. I'm
:10:29. > :10:37.disappointed, but elated at the same time. It is fantastic to pick
:10:37. > :10:41.up my first senior medal. It is good. And you're first World
:10:41. > :10:45.Championships medal. You have got to be proud? Yes, I can take a lot
:10:45. > :10:50.of confidence from today and move to tomorrow and tomorrow's race day
:10:50. > :10:57.and that is what it's all about. Now this course here, because the
:10:57. > :11:02.one in London is 470 metre long and how does this compare? We have the
:11:02. > :11:08.same start hill, the same height. Just with the constraints of
:11:08. > :11:13.building, the track must be shorter. So each straight will be shorter,
:11:13. > :11:18.more action on. And the first turn is not superbig. So there will be
:11:18. > :11:23.some good action. But not many opportunities, or you pull back the
:11:23. > :11:28.opportunities for the riders to pass other riders. The huge
:11:28. > :11:33.difference is that this track is indoors, in London it is outdoor.
:11:33. > :11:39.What difference does that make? Mainly it is the wind. The wind if
:11:39. > :11:44.you have a side wind, it is quite a factor and can even crash a rider.
:11:44. > :11:52.So here we don't have any winds. So that is nice, it is nice to be
:11:52. > :11:57.focus on the track and not worry kwhab the wind is doing. So a level
:11:57. > :12:02.playing field. What will it take to win here? BM kpw. Is about the
:12:02. > :12:05.start. Normal think first guy down to the start hill will have the
:12:05. > :12:10.best chance. Things can happen around the track x but it is down
:12:10. > :12:16.to the start. Get a good start and get to that first turn first and
:12:16. > :12:22.when you're in front, you can ride your line. So huge importance on
:12:22. > :12:26.the first three. We're peblgting some exciting stuff. Connor Fields
:12:26. > :12:31.and Caroline Buchanan have set the pace. Now this is when the
:12:31. > :12:37.competition gets going and the riders are agains each other on the
:12:37. > :12:47.track. Over to Llew and Andy. Phillips is starting here because
:12:47. > :12:49.
:12:49. > :12:55.he has the quickest time. In lane 6 Bob is one to look out for.
:12:55. > :13:04.Phillips is riding well. What a crash there? Phillips has gone down
:13:04. > :13:10.and that looked bad to me. Very heavy. Rand -- landing on the
:13:10. > :13:19.shoulder. The Belgian is in second. These positions created by that
:13:19. > :13:25.crash. Up to the land, Bradford from the Belgian. That looked like
:13:25. > :13:29.a telling fall for Phillips. I would like see it again. It is the
:13:29. > :13:34.step up on the start straight. There is Liam. I'm sure he will be
:13:34. > :13:39.fine. He has the right people around him. If you watch this again.
:13:39. > :13:45.Watch the step up jump take another victim, third part of jump, back
:13:45. > :13:52.wheel doesn't hit correctly and he is down. Donny Robinson also went
:13:52. > :13:57.down. Things aren't looking good fr Liam. Such a shame. We know he's
:13:57. > :14:03.hurt his right shoulder. We don't know how much. How much of a shame
:14:03. > :14:07.is it fofr him? It is a big disappointment. He would have come
:14:07. > :14:14.with a positive attitude and thinking he could make the final.
:14:14. > :14:20.It is a big hit for him. Hopefully it is not too bad. Hopefully he can
:14:20. > :14:24.get back. Now how much of a blow is it to confidence? I wouldn't say
:14:24. > :14:30.too much to the confidence. He has had a big improvement in the last
:14:30. > :14:36.six months. So he knows he is in good form. We all crash and you
:14:36. > :14:46.know these injuries and get over them and you know, I don't think it
:14:46. > :14:48.
:14:48. > :14:52.every heat. Abbie Taylor also made it through to the quarter-finals.
:14:52. > :14:56.She got a silver medal in the world junior championships last year,
:14:56. > :15:01.Shanaze Reade. She leads for the first time and it is Valentino in
:15:01. > :15:07.lane one. At the moment, she's trying to hold off the challenge as
:15:07. > :15:13.they go into the first berm. It is the defending world champion who is
:15:13. > :15:18.beginning to show why she is the winner of the rainbow stripes and
:15:18. > :15:22.that is why she's reading. Mariana Pajon leading ahead of Manon
:15:22. > :15:32.Valentino. As they head up to the line, Valentino pokes her will on
:15:32. > :15:35.
:15:35. > :15:38.the line in front of Mariana Pajon. In third spot was the Netherlands.
:15:38. > :15:43.We are looking at Shanaze Reade starting in lane one in this
:15:43. > :15:48.quarter-final clash. She has had a very good start. She got away off
:15:48. > :15:52.the bow, she has gone down. Shanaze Reade Lader the bike over a little
:15:52. > :15:58.bit too far and down she went and what that has meant, it has given
:15:58. > :16:04.their lead to Lithuania, leading Romana Labounkova from the Czech
:16:04. > :16:10.Republic. Nobody is going to catch these three balls and they will
:16:10. > :16:17.move into the semi-finals. Romana Labounkova on the Czech Republic.
:16:17. > :16:22.And then Latvia, third. Coming over the line from Brazil, Squel Stein.
:16:23. > :16:26.In 5th position, Shanaze Reade. had everything, a perfect start. As
:16:26. > :16:30.she comes to the first corner, she went too far over the handlebars
:16:30. > :16:35.towards the front wheel and basically it was too much. She has
:16:36. > :16:40.gone down. What a shame. An incredible mistake. Very
:16:40. > :16:45.disappointed. To finish like this. Injury wise, she has got a few
:16:45. > :16:49.scrapes and nothing major, so that is the first positive thing for
:16:49. > :16:54.that very disappointed. She didn't win the World Championships today
:16:54. > :16:58.but she has had a very interrupted season since last October. She
:16:59. > :17:03.broke her ribs and that was the start and it snowballed from there.
:17:03. > :17:09.She is a great position in preparation, so we hope for a
:17:09. > :17:12.smoother run through. She is a very determined right now. The riders
:17:12. > :17:22.are one or ride away from a buy novels of the big blow it to the
:17:22. > :17:23.
:17:23. > :17:27.men's draw losing one of the favourites, Connor Fields. Who will
:17:27. > :17:37.make it a to the last eight? It's time to find out. Here is the line-
:17:37. > :17:40.
:17:40. > :17:46.her, Mariana Pajon, lane 2. Former world champion, Sarah Walker, in a
:17:47. > :17:52.lane six. It is the world champion Mariana Pajon in front. She is
:17:52. > :17:57.being chased down by Manon Valentino from France. Also Magalie
:17:57. > :18:02.Pottier from France. This is the world champion. At her absolute
:18:02. > :18:09.Supreme best. She is turning on the style here. Mariana Pajon wins the
:18:09. > :18:14.semi-final. Who was second? Valentino, second, Magalie Pottier,
:18:14. > :18:18.third and the American in the 4th position. That was the world
:18:18. > :18:22.champion riding at her best. Yes, she's in a league of her own in
:18:22. > :18:29.this race for the Valentino also doing well. The French riders have
:18:29. > :18:36.been amazing through to the final. Here is the line-up for the second
:18:36. > :18:44.semi-final. Alise Post is in superb form. Look at her power when she
:18:44. > :18:51.gets away from the gate. We can expect a challenge to come from
:18:51. > :18:57.Gabriela Diaz beside her. Four have hit the deck already. Alise Post is
:18:57. > :19:02.oblivious to that. Look at this for a stylish ride by Alise Post, she
:19:02. > :19:09.has established a clear leader. Romana Labounkova ties to limit it.
:19:09. > :19:16.The shorter section ahead. Here she comes to the line. Alise Post wins
:19:16. > :19:26.and Romana Labounkova his second. Gabriela Diaz -- Eva Ailloud was
:19:26. > :19:32.
:19:32. > :19:40.third. A lot of action in this race. infamous step jump. It was a race
:19:40. > :19:44.with drama. Keep an eye on the player from benevolence. She's
:19:44. > :19:47.approaching the step up and went down like a box of tricks there.
:19:47. > :19:52.Also Lauryn Reynolds, the Australian screwed things up for
:19:52. > :19:57.the latter being at the beginning. It is semi-final time now for the
:19:57. > :20:04.men and starting in lane one is Maris Strombergs, the reigning
:20:04. > :20:08.Olympic champion. Also in lane four is Marc Willers of from New Zealand.
:20:08. > :20:13.He has the orange helmet, pressurising Maris Strombergs. Look
:20:13. > :20:17.at the speed of these riders. New Zealand, Marc Willers, moves into
:20:17. > :20:22.the lead. David Herman from America is following through. They're
:20:22. > :20:28.coming up to the final berm. The short the rhythm section, a great
:20:28. > :20:36.display of power, strength and speed of Marc Willers. He takes it.
:20:36. > :20:43.David Herman from the USA, second, Maris Strombergs, third. We had got
:20:43. > :20:49.a lot of riders down here. They seem to be OK right now. Once we
:20:49. > :20:57.look at the replay, I think one of the highlights pride now is Moana
:20:57. > :21:07.Moo Caille basically bailed on a jump and into the distance we had
:21:07. > :21:11.
:21:11. > :21:19.Brian Kirk going down. He's a well. We have former world champion
:21:19. > :21:25.and Joris Daudet. Sam Willoughby rarely turn on the style here,
:21:25. > :21:29.looking very, very strong for that -- really turning on the style here.
:21:29. > :21:36.Joris Daudet from France, they are tapping out the rhythm at the head
:21:36. > :21:46.of the contest. No one will catch him. Donny Robinson, third. Joris
:21:46. > :21:51.Daudet, second. Robinson, third. What a contest! Sam Willoughby
:21:51. > :21:54.definitely the stand-out rider in this heat. The competition between
:21:54. > :22:01.him and Joris Daudet looks like it will carry on into the final. An
:22:01. > :22:07.amazing race by Sam Willoughby. we are through to the last eight.
:22:08. > :22:14.Can the Colombian defender world title? Hugh Porter and Andy Ruffell
:22:14. > :22:20.can talk us through the women's final. She has the courage of a
:22:20. > :22:25.cage I do. On the outside his Arielle Martin. Squel Stein inane
:22:26. > :22:32.seven. Eva Ailloud confronts. She is impressive so far in the
:22:32. > :22:41.preliminaries. Then Magalie Pottier, former junior champion. And then,
:22:41. > :22:45.Romana Labounkova. And then it is Manon Valentino. Alise Post, in a
:22:45. > :22:53.red hot for Mott, very quick off the gate. And finally, the world
:22:53. > :22:57.champion, Mariana Pajon. This will be a really spicy clash. At stake,
:22:57. > :23:02.the rainbow jersey and a gold, silver and bronze medals for the
:23:02. > :23:06.let's see who can get quickest of the gate. The crowd have gone quiet
:23:06. > :23:12.as they wait. They will soon burst into applause when the gate goes
:23:12. > :23:19.down. Here we go. Look out for the start. Mariana Pajon, off the pace
:23:19. > :23:24.there but an electric start, Alise Post has gone down. Also Manon
:23:24. > :23:28.Valentino from France has gone down. Mariana Pajon has lost her position
:23:28. > :23:37.as though she has got to play catch-up but Magalie Pottier from
:23:37. > :23:40.France, she is storming towards the final berm. Here comes a late
:23:40. > :23:48.challenge from up Eva Ailloud from France but Magalie Pottier takes it
:23:48. > :23:54.and gives the victory salute. So, two French women taking the top to
:23:54. > :23:59.spot on the podium for supper this was amazing. Mariana Pajon, she did
:23:59. > :24:05.not start well and then as we hit the infamous step up, Alise Post
:24:05. > :24:10.felt. I'm not sure why that happened. Valentino then impedes
:24:10. > :24:14.Mariana Pajon as she tried to get back into the race. Magalie Pottier,
:24:14. > :24:17.23 years old, once she got to the head of the contest, there was no
:24:17. > :24:20.catching her. She got the bronze medal last year in Denmark and was
:24:20. > :24:26.not going to surrender the advantage of the front of the
:24:26. > :24:31.contest here. She was chased down by Eva Ailloud but they ran out of
:24:31. > :24:41.distance. There she is, blowing kisses to the crowd. The gold medal
:24:41. > :24:43.
:24:44. > :24:48.winner and world champion, Magalie Joris Daudet and the current world
:24:48. > :24:53.champion is in the mix. Also Maris Strombergs. They will be jostling
:24:53. > :24:57.for position at the start gate. Only one can rise to the top as the
:24:57. > :25:03.world champion. Talk me through the vast -- last race of the day, Andy
:25:03. > :25:07.Ruffell and Hugh Porter. These are the last eight who will slug it out
:25:07. > :25:14.for the top three positions on the podium. Anthony Dean, his first
:25:14. > :25:20.ever senior final. Then at Maris Strombergs. The machine, himself.
:25:20. > :25:25.Twice world champion. And the Olympic gold medallist in Beijing.
:25:25. > :25:35.Alongside him, grow veg. And then, lane four, grosgrain, former world
:25:35. > :25:36.
:25:36. > :25:43.champion. -- alongside him, David Herman. And then the defending
:25:43. > :25:48.world champion, Joris Daudet from France and Ben Sam Willoughby,
:25:48. > :25:54.twice world junior champion. B and C -- the athletes's nerves must be
:25:54. > :26:02.on edge now. Get ready for the adrenalin rush. Who will command
:26:02. > :26:08.the lead into the first berm? Wait for it. It is going to be a
:26:08. > :26:11.cracking final. Can a Maris Strombergs take his third strong?
:26:11. > :26:17.Can a Sam Willoughby from Australia get a bit senior world title to add
:26:17. > :26:23.to his two junior titles? Look at the speed of our Sam Willoughby on
:26:23. > :26:29.the inside. He got the sharp end of the contest. Within is the
:26:29. > :26:35.defending world champion, Joris Daudet. Also, Marc Willers from New
:26:35. > :26:42.Zealand. Sam Willoughby is clear. Marc Willers tried to go down the
:26:42. > :26:47.inside but Joris Daudet crashed. Moana Moo Caille, third. Well, Marc
:26:47. > :26:52.Willers, who was in line for the bronze, tried to get down the
:26:52. > :26:57.inside of Joris Daudet and crashed. Fantastic raised by Sam Willoughby.
:26:57. > :27:07.This is where it gets stable. He's in a class of his own car Sam
:27:07. > :27:11.
:27:11. > :27:15.take shape. Sam Willoughby out front, Joris Daudet, second and
:27:15. > :27:20.Marc Willers it comes up but Maris Strombergs was in the middle of the
:27:21. > :27:25.next. How Joris Daudet stayed on his bike is a miracle. No one can
:27:25. > :27:31.take this away from Sam Willoughby. He is the world champion 2012.
:27:31. > :27:39.hugely impressive performance by this 20-year-old from Adelaide. He
:27:39. > :27:45.is the world champion. Moana Moo Caille get bronze. So now we have
:27:45. > :27:48.two new world champions. Sam Willoughby and Magalie Pottier
:27:48. > :27:52.balls and I guess it shows the randomness of the BMX. If you can
:27:52. > :27:57.get to the final, anybody can win it. Two surprising results to be
:27:57. > :28:01.honest with you. The past is qualifiers from yesterday's time
:28:01. > :28:05.trial did not even make the finals today. It shows you the big
:28:05. > :28:12.pressure here today. Olympic places are up for grabs and they are
:28:13. > :28:17.getting stressed. We saw a lot of mistakes and crashes. We know
:28:17. > :28:23.Shanaze Reade had a crash, not badly hurt. We know Liam Phillips
:28:23. > :28:28.has a broken collarbone. Shanaze Reade will be fine. She has got
:28:28. > :28:34.better. She will get better and better. A lot of pressure on the
:28:34. > :28:37.young girl. Liam Phillips, a broken collar bone, not a big deal. It
:28:37. > :28:40.will be screwed together and ensure in a couple of weeks he will be
:28:40. > :28:45.back on his bike. How much I'm looking forward to the Olympics on
:28:45. > :28:49.home turf? I think it's going to the best thing for years, a great
:28:49. > :28:53.experience for the athletes, and the public. Jamie, great talking to
:28:53. > :28:58.this afternoon. The next time we see these riders in action will be