Day 10 BBC Two: 22.00-22.45 Olympics

Welcome back to coverage of the final race of the men's omnium, the

points race. Mark Cavendish desperately trying to hang on to a

position in the medals. Could it even be gold within his sites? It

will depend on the next 58 laps. Simon Brotherton and Chris Boardman

are in the commentary box. We have 57 laps to go, Gaviria in

the lead, Chung is up there, Buda keen to have a go. -- Boudat. Mark

Cavendish is having a luck. He is well down on points, Boudat, but the

engine is there. Five laps to go to the next sprint. To get this

working, they will have to do it quickly, Cavendish not sure whether

to bank on this one, has decided not to and sat up to wait for the group.

I wonder whether that was the Rightmove. I think Boudat was one of

the wheels that I would be looking for in this championship. He is keen

to animate the race, and Boudat has a three lap advantage. Lasse Hansen

leads the chase, Glenn O'Shea from Australia right on his wheel. Dylan

Kennett from New Zealand in the black. A slight lull in relative

terms. Boudat of the front, and Cavendish choosing not to go with

him, so here's five points, a single sprint, but behind Hansen, and

within touching distance of Viviani as well. Cavendish not involved in

this sprint for the line, you have the Frenchman in the lead, and

behind Boudat, really starting to feel that effort. It was very tight

between Viviani and Veldt. Viviani gets three more points. The sprint

wasn't so important, it is the fact that Viviani has now found himself

off the front, and he is committed to this move now, he has a group of

five and it will be difficult. Cavendish has to get on top of this

very quickly. Cavendish was relying on Lasse Hansen, the defending

champion, to close the gap, and he did start to do that but Cavendish

didn't continue the chase. Roger Kluge and Fernando Gaviria are

continuing that chase, so that helps Cavendish. Cavendish not quite on

the wheels at the moment, probably feeling it now like everyone else.

They still have four more sprints in this race, and he needs to make

every one count. Tough attritional race for these riders. Kennett is

just one point behind Cavendish and he also has a good sprint, so

Cavendish has a site on moving up the medal table, but also keeping

the one he has currently got. Five points behind the silver medal

position currently held by Hansen, but just a point clear of the Kiwi

behind him. There is Bobby Lea from the United States, I'm not sure he

is going to get back into the race whether he is finished, he may be

out. 44 laps to go. Tim Veldt has a little daylight, doesn't like the

look of it, rolls up the track. That is the man in Gold medal position at

the moment, he races the Team Sky during the season on the road, an

accomplished track rider. Kennett got himself an terms by virtue of

gaining a lap, and suddenly he was 20 points closer and breathing down

the neck of Mark Cavendish, and what a powerful riders well. Roger Kluge

had a little luck, and Gaviria now decides he would attack, and he has

the company Leung Chun Wing from Hong Kong. Cavendish keeping a close

eye on that as Prado from Mexico goes on side. Tim Veldt thinks about

it. Two laps away from the next sprint. Gaviria has got to attack,

so we can expect to see some launches from him, because he is off

the podium now, fifth. He is not too far away, but he would need a break

as they come around. Mark Cavendish nicely placed in fourth. Cavendish

could do with hoovering up a few points here. Viviani is just a

couple of riders behind him, he is very much aware of the situation,

and realises he could do with taking five points from this sprint. Round

the banking, into the finishing straight, Cavendish has a little

luck, five points in the bag, 34 Viviani, but Mark Cavendish chipping

away. Hansen managed to tack onto the back of that group, and they are

riding high and wondering if someone well attack. Just waiting for that

move, but Cavendish spotted it immediately, and Viviani is really

gassed here, but he managed to make the gap. This looks dangerous,

Viviani still in Gold medal position on 197, but Hansen and Cavendish

eyelevel, and look at the three of them now forming a breakaway group.

With 38 laps to go. It would help him secure a bronze medal position.

He would fare well in a sprint with these two. They would be guaranteed

if they work together of being just a point apart, so he wouldn't be

able to catch Viviani of the three of them went away. Cavendish not

interested in doing any work, Hansen dragged those riders around for a

couple of laps and now he will try to do the same. Cavendish at the

moment content to follow. He is now on equal points with Hansen,

Cavendish, 189 points each, so all to play for for that silver medal.

If you eyelevel on points at the end, it comes down to your position

in the final sprint. Kluge is trying to keep it level, trying not to let

too many people go away, as much so that they don't form a bridge. Kluge

I think realises that getting away as his best option of getting

involved in the shake-up here, because if it comes down to a

sprint, he certainly would be involved. They can let him go

because there is such a big gap between him and the podium at the

moment, and he isn't going to threaten anybody even if he doesn't

take a lap. He is down on 159 points, he would move up into fifth

if he did take a lap. Dylan Kennett from New Zealand is forth at the

moment. Six points behind Mark Cavendish. Kluge being given some

rope, he could well take a lap here, he would gain 25 in total. Boudat is

having a go again, still full of beans, full of vim and vigour,

trying to make things happen in this final race. He is on 150, said he

would also close on a potential medal, but it is getting more and

more difficult for them to get away now as the fatigue sets in.

Cavendish seems content to not contest this sprint with two riders

in front and more minor places available, but Viviani is after

every point you can get, so Germany on the front with Kluge. Hansen is

going to score, so he will move a point away from Cavendish. Hansen

will score three, got the better of Gaviria there. Cavendish is a long

way back at the moment. Cavendish on the wheel of Glenn O'Shea, the

Australian, who moves up the track. Real commitment from Lasse Hansen

both in that sprint and sense as he goes down the back straight. Kluge

has just been caught, and Hansen ploughs on. There he is, number six,

he won in London four years ago. Mark Cavendish will join up, but

Hansen has just gone. He is trying to bludgeon them into submission

here. It is turning into a real slugging match, really, as everybody

is absolutely on the rivet. Gaviria, gasping, tries to catch his breath

as Hansen again hits the front, and Cavendish just a couple of bike

lengths behind to give area there, Cavendish in the Navy with the White

helmet behind Fernando Gaviria, those two were team-mates the last

couple of years, not this season. Cavendish has since moved on. Hansen

surrendered for now, has gone to sit at the back, and recover as much as

he can. 25 laps to go. Viviani on 197 points, Hansen on 191, Cavendish

189, give area 177. It is tight for the silver certainly at the moment.

I think Cavendish can move up here. He is the superior sprinter, he

could do it in a single sprint, and they have three remaining, of

course. That is 15 points in total. We are inside the last 25 laps, you

can feel the tension in the air. It is starting to build here for a

thrilling finale to this men's omnium. Cavendish will try to finish

his search for an Olympic medal. Everybody happy to have a little

break now. Cavendish just rolling down, bringing the race back down to

the bottom of the track, makes it more difficult for people to attack.

A slight lull in the action here before the grand finale. They can

almost smell the finish, 22 laps to go, everybody getting ready for this

next sprint, starting to try to position themselves. Cavendish will

want points, and so does Viviani. Cavendish looked as though he were

trying to box Viviani in, but Viviani got ahead. Hansen is making

another charge from the back, there is no stopping him, he is like a

steam train. Mark Cavendish keeps cocking his head to the right to

keep an eye on the Danish rider as they take the bell this time, and

Cavendish avoids that outswing from Viviani and goes around the outside,

shoulder to shoulder, what a battle between these three sprinters.

Gaviria, Viviani and Cavendish, and Cavendish has to settle for three

points, Viviani leads them home. Hansen is going to have to attack to

protect his silver medal position, he rolls through down the bottom of

the track, but it is becoming quite predictable, Cavendish waiting for

him to come through. Cavendish joint on 192 with Hansen, his advantage

has been wiped out once more, but he is on the attack again. He has

rolled off the front, and nobody has followed him, he is such a strong

rider, he is going to keep plugging away, if you don't want to bring him

back. I think half the field couldn't follow him if they tried,

they are gasping for air here. Hansen is unstoppable, on the attack

once again with Tim Veldt of the Netherlands. Mark Cavendish fourth

in line, looking to close that gap. He has Monteiro and Kabuki behind

him. He is responsible for closing the gap, because he is under threat.

He just swings up and thinks the momentum of the race will bring

these three back into the fold. Hansen continues to use up a lot of

energy here. I don't think he has looked around to check to see that

they are all back together. Viviani is also going across lowly.

Cavendish needs to be careful. He has backed off a little at the

moment. And that gap is opening, everybody happy to take a break, but

he has had a breather and nets across. Back on the gas. Hansen on

the front, with Viviani in the white and blue shorts in behind him, and

Hansen just assists for a moment or two. 14 laps remaining, 13 when they

come around next time, just ten points left in this race. It will be

very difficult for somebody to take a lap now, because there isn't much

racing left to do. Viviani diving down the track, and Boudat had to

keep his wits about him, he was almost put on the deck, something he

pointed out. Everybody is resigning themselves to the fact that this

will be a sprint, they are rolling around the bottom. Two laps to go to

the next sprint, Cavendish quite well down the group. It looks like

he will try to consolidate silver rather than push for gold, which at

this stage of the race is a wise move. Veldt, Viviani and Zakkar off

attack, and next time over the line they will be one lap away from the

penultimate sprint, 11 laps to go. Veldt, Viviani, Zakharov, Cavendish

moving forward now. I think he can see Hansen, gets behind him, but he

needs to get that one point ahead of Lasse Hansen, and if he does, he is

definitely in the silver medal position on his own. Hansen found a

second wind to charge across, he realised that Cavendish might move

across to that group, and they could pull away. I don't think he has got

the legs with just the final sprint remaining now, and Cavendish in

silver medal position. Viviani has nine laps to go, nine laps before he

could become the Olympic champion. Boudat looks again on the inside

France. Roger Kluge on the lookout for any potential breakaway, inside

the last ten maps of the race. A breakaway would be good for Mark

Cavendish now, because it would mop up the points, and now he has a

1-point advantage, and he would secure that silver medal. The same

for Viviani, he would be happy for these guys to go, because none of

them would affect the medals, so they are just taking away the

points. The only loser in that field there is Hansen. Viviani three times

a World Championship medallist on the track. Will he land a big

Olympic title here? Six laps to go, and he is on the had to make sure.

Germany, France and Colombia in the lead. Mark Cavendish right at the

back, he is just marking the one man. Viviani has rolled off the

front, likes to finish in style, and no one has gone after him either, so

he might get to celebrate in style. Mark Cavendish has just made his one

man all he is thinking about here. Cavendish keeping close tabs on the

Dane, Lasse Hansen. Here are the three leaders on the track, inside

the last five laps. Kluge, Boudat, World Championship couple of years

ago, and Gaviria, world champion for the last two years, what a finish at

the front, those three, none of them have the chance to become Olympic

champion here now. Viviani, puffing and blowing, four laps to go.

Hansen will rush him now. It is his only shot and Mark Cavendish, he has

been watching him carefully, has led handsome get behind him, I think he

has the legs and he has picked him up with two laps to go. The long

sprint is on and Cavendish on the wheel of 20 line. Boudat right

behind. They take the Bell. They are not contesting the win overall but

Lasse Norma is on the attack for Denmark. Cavendish moves ahead, he

is making sure he can get that final point on the line to consolidate

that silver medal here comes Boudat -- Boudat, Mark Cavendish gives up

the final point on offer that make sure he has the silver medal. That

is for Great Britain after all the effort and all the Olympic

heartache, Mark Cavendish has an Olympic medal, a silver medal and it

is richly deserved. But Fernando Gaviria Rendon has the

gold medal. He started this final race in the lead and he clung on the

lead -- 45 Micro. In terms of trying to win the Olympic title, you have

to give some special prize to Lasse Hansen, the defending champion who

finishes with the bronze medal -- Viviani. Viviani had to work so

hard, great to see this level of the motion. The fact that he has just

realised that he is the new Olympic omnium champion. He was fourth in

the World Championship. There is Mark Cavendish who has had a great

season. Mission accomplished in the Tour de France. He had never worn it

before and a medal on the track. He came in fairly late, but he is

committed to it and he has the reward of a silver medal. He is

looking for his family in the crowd. They are all here, they have been

watching him throughout this competition. Lasse Hansen, deserve

it bronze medal position. Coming into this competition, no would have

had Mark Cavendish down as the favourite. He fought hard, he got

mad Olympic medal that has eluded him for so long, not the colour he

would have liked, but here and that silver medal and he did the best job

he could with personal bests. It was a tough and long and attritional

race and you can see how much it means both to 12 Micro and Mark

Cavendish who is greeted by his family at track-side -- Viviani.

Mark Cavendish, silver medallist. He has family there. They had their

fingers in their ears because of the noise. Now the smile comes. His

little baby boy will one day be told the story of the day that his dad

tried to win an Olympic medal and he did it. I never realised a race over

160 macro could be so tense for so long. It was a classic race and a

good climax to the omnium. On reflection when he watches this and

he has time to look back on the last year of his career, he will be

delighted with the silver medal. What a challenge that was. The right

man won, Viviani was too strong. Fantastic performance. We will be

hearing the reaction from Mark Cavendish and it will be interesting

to know if he can get over the disappointment of not winning and

being satisfied with having contributed to that medal board

which now moves up to 41 for Team GB but also to complete a dream that he

has that he could be the all-rounder rider to do what he has done in the

Tour de France, to also have done it here on the track and it was an

eventful race. We will break it down and one of the first was Lasse

Hansen who ended up being in this duel for the silver medal, making a

break and getting 20 points and slapping the rest of them. Following

his great pursuit, he knew he had the strength to get a lap and by

getting that he gained 20 points and was crucial. This crash, the Korean

is taken out but so is the eventual winner, Viviani, you can see that

Viviani, in his suit is all part. To get up from that and still win is

extraordinary. Tough athletes, you can see him apologising. Let us hear

from Mark Cavendish. A silver medal, you have achieved so much on the

bike, you really committed to these Olympics, I know you would have

loved the gold medal, but you must be delighted. I am happy. Viviani

was the best guy there. He took the points in the elimination, that

would have put me there are with him. I will be ruin that, but there

was nothing I could do, he was strong. It was hard to get away.

Some of the minor placings, they let others go and not me and that will

end up being clipped bait for the same stuff as London, they love all

of that. I am happy, what can I do. I have to let go, I have my Olympic

medal. You fully committed to these Olympics, we saw you in the Tour de

France, and to see you here, getting this medal with the medal, what does

that mean to you? It is really nice. I still think a gold medal would

finish the collection but that is just me. It is just how I am. I am

super happy. Honestly. I think everyone, the lads the other night,

I think I am not just proud, but the sprint, everyone who has won, the

team is behind us, we have incredible riders in Great Britain,

but I have seen the nutritionist, the mechanics, the guy who developed

the bikes and pursuits, the data analysts, it is incredible how they

have worked. I have just learned a whole new thing and I have learned a

whole new thing for that. I know for a fact out -- without those guys I

would not be on the podium. I owe them a great deal. It would have

been nice for a shame to be here. Tokyo in four years' time? I do not

think so. I am tired. I cannot do that cycle playing again, that

Olympic cycle. I said that years ago, though, I will retire at some

point, but a month at home, they will be sick of me and will want me

back on my bike. Thank you. Thank you. It is funny, in their heat of

the immediate post-battle, why on earth would you feel you can do

another four years, but he loves the Commonwealth Games and loves

representing the Isle of Man. That is only two years away and as we

discuss, and those shorter term targets are sometimes easier to

compute. It depends whether he decides to go back on the road

immediately. I am sure he would go for the road race. It depends on the

circuit, if it was flat, he might consider it. He is disappointed and

frustrated, he knows that was a great result and you look at Lasse

Hansen who made a terrible mistake in the elimination race, that would

have put there. As he said, Viviani was the right winner and when it

came down to a sprint, Viviani tended to win and you could see how

emotional he was and the whole of the last lap he was in tears. For

Italy, it was the seventh gold medal of the games. Viviani has victory

sewn up, but Lasse Hansen in the red is the man that Mark Cavendish is

covering. He was sitting in his way over the last two or three laps, he

knew it was the silver medal. He is looking behind, Lasse Hansen has

already blown it, there was no big celebration, there was a sense of

disappointment, but he has to see this as a massive achievement to

come back on the road and have adapted to these different events,

it is not one specific thing, it is about being the best all-rounder and

he was that almost. Just a word on the contribution that families make,

how tough is it on the family of an Olympic cyclist? Ewart have to ask

them. It is tough. Racing, you watch it and you were nervous, but it is

living with an Olympic athlete and the fact they have to put your sport

first and they have to be selfish. They are the team behind the riders

as well as the support staff and the coaches, your family are your best

supporter and you cannot do without them. What is your view of what Mark

Cavendish you do, he is 31 years old? It is down to enjoyment, if he

can have a break, get back on his bike and reset his goals, there is

plenty of life left in him, looking at the Tour de France, overall stage

victories, total, that would be something he would be interested in.

What is the record? 35 or 34. I know Simon will know. We now come to the

third element of the women's omnium. Laura leaves. That light will flash

if you are last annual be eliminated and it happens every other lap and

this is a brilliant race to watch. Simon Khan tell us about it. The

greatest of them all, 34 stage wins. He was a five-time winner of the

tour and Mark Cavendish closing in on the study for reaching 30 in the

Tour de France. We are underway in the elimination race. She is

smarting from the defeat in that pursuit event Laura Trott, this is

her favourite discipline and she is the favourite to watch. She can make

holes out of nowhere. She is keen to get underway Hammer won. Sarah

Hammer on the front. The Cuban is at the back of the field and she is. It

is Marlies Mejias Garcia who is the first one out in this race. Hammer

leading things, happy to sit on the front. She is pushing the air out of

the way but she stays safe. Laura Trott is on the inside. In the White

helmet with the Navy skin suit behind the New Zealand rider. She

knows she is OK there. So many times, watching the back of the

race, but she can find her way around no matter where she is in the

peloton. There are goes 38 and the rider who will be out next, it is

the Japanese rider -- Pikulik. Laura Trott, coming around the outside,

Hammer has not moved from the front jet. Laura Trott in a good position

on this elimination lap and out goes Pikulik from Poland. Trott nicely in

shelters since the start of the event, pushing the wind, deciding

she will have a spell in the front. Hammer box den but that is OK, still

plenty of bodies behind her. Laura Trott on the front of the pack and

at that back it is Beveridge from Canada, but she has time to get out

of the position she finds herself in, pressure on the Japanese

contender. That is a real surprise to see Beveridge out at this point,

she was ranked tenth. Now on the inside of the track, it is Laura

Trott. Now the contender from Belarus moves to the front and still

at the back is the rider from Taipei. Really nervous, despite

having lots of people behind her, she wants to be in the first two or

three every time. Desperate not to make a mistake. She is hoping to get

back gold medal that has eluded her. Three-time silver medallist in the

Olympic Games. And next elimination lap coming up and I think that the

rider from Taipei will be the next ago, she is struggling at the back.

Welcome back to further coverage of the Olympics. Mark Cavendish took

the silver medal in the omnium. Laura Trott is currently involved in

the elimination race, it is the third of six events in the omnium

and the aim here is not to finish last when they spread to every other

lap. We are on sprint seven of 16 and Laura Trott is looking

comfortable. We will leave you on BBC Two and join us