Day 5 BBC One: 13.45-18.00

:00:10. > :00:14.We would like to welcome viewers on BBC One to our coverage on the

:00:15. > :00:19.Olympic women's time trial in Rio on day five of the games. The Dutch

:00:20. > :00:25.women going for a road race double after gold sandy's Road race. Ellen

:00:26. > :00:30.Van Dijk in pole position. Coverage will continue on BBC One. For those

:00:31. > :00:34.on BBC Two we kindly ask you to switch over and catch the last part

:00:35. > :00:35.of this event on the other channel. To paraphrase the Beatles, it is

:00:36. > :01:09.goodbye and hello. So, and a Vander -- Anna van der

:01:10. > :01:13.Breggen comes to the finish but we have a new leader, is Apple insider

:01:14. > :01:22.from Russia, just crossing the line. 44 minutes, 49.7 seconds. 16 seconds

:01:23. > :01:28.quicker with Ellen Van Dijk. Longo Borghini of Italy was third in the

:01:29. > :01:31.road race at the weekend and is currently third in the race as well.

:01:32. > :01:37.Canada knocked off the podium and it afford. Zabaleta and sky is in the

:01:38. > :01:42.gold medal position. Van der Breggen fighting back, five seconds behind

:01:43. > :01:53.here. She has it all to do. Surveillance

:01:54. > :02:00.Gaya -- Zabelinskaya drove through this race. The American was a few

:02:01. > :02:05.seconds behind at 19.7 kilometres Villumsem has been riding well in

:02:06. > :02:10.the top five, fist at the last check, it is all very close.

:02:11. > :02:15.Villumsem 24 seconds in arrears, too much ground to wake up that might

:02:16. > :02:18.make-up. She is doing some damage into the finish but pulling it back

:02:19. > :02:23.to slowly to challenge for the top spot. Can she get herself a medal?

:02:24. > :02:27.Christian Armstrong going for a hat-trick of Olympic titles in this

:02:28. > :02:31.event. Emma Pooley riding for Great Britain, not per day. Gave it

:02:32. > :02:36.everything, says she didn't regret coming back to give it ago here Rio

:02:37. > :02:40.but didn't have the speed in her legs today to get anywhere close to

:02:41. > :02:46.the medal positions. As we watch, Lisa Browner, the former world

:02:47. > :02:54.champion comes towards the line. Lisa Brennauer unable to trouble the

:02:55. > :02:57.top of the leaderboard, outside the either the Russian rider by a

:02:58. > :03:00.considerable distance as Rooster Brennauer get out of the saddle for

:03:01. > :03:07.the final few metres of this race, and she is fifth. 50 seconds slower.

:03:08. > :03:13.Longo Borghini stays in the bronze medal. She has fought back well, so

:03:14. > :03:16.coming back and see riders very well on different areas of the course.

:03:17. > :03:21.Some surprises in this final section. We are about to find out

:03:22. > :03:23.what Anna van der Breggen can pull out of the bag in the final

:03:24. > :03:30.kilometre is as we watch the gold medallist from the road race at the

:03:31. > :03:34.weekend, Anna van der Breggen, gold on Sunday. Can she add another one

:03:35. > :03:40.here? Van der Breggen comes into the finishing straight, she has 100

:03:41. > :03:44.metres to go. This will be close. 44 minutes and 31 seconds is the time

:03:45. > :03:50.to beat. She hasn't quite managed it. She comes towards the line and

:03:51. > :03:59.is nearly six seconds slower. Silver medal position just now for Anna van

:04:00. > :04:02.der Breggen. That was a good ride by her, she held her own to the finish

:04:03. > :04:06.but could not make up the ground. The climbs was where she expected to

:04:07. > :04:10.do some damage, couldn't do it. Villumsem the other way around,

:04:11. > :04:13.survived the climbs and this is the territory she likes the best, she

:04:14. > :04:16.has a lot of ground to make up and it is a question of, can she get

:04:17. > :04:20.herself into a medal winning position in these closing stages.

:04:21. > :04:25.Conditions far from ideal here for the riders. Linda Williamson

:04:26. > :04:30.splashing her way back into Pontal and the beach-front. We haven't had

:04:31. > :04:33.an opportunity to see this particular part of the coastline in

:04:34. > :04:37.all its glory today by any stretch of the imagination. But we have been

:04:38. > :04:42.given a decent race by these writers and it is not quite over yet. Linda

:04:43. > :04:46.Williamson will come up short in her bid for Olympic glory. Certainly for

:04:47. > :04:51.glory, but she's in touch with getting a medal and it looks like

:04:52. > :04:55.the only one open to her is the bronze just now. That is being

:04:56. > :05:00.fought out. Armstrong is the one we are waiting for, the only one that

:05:01. > :05:04.can realistically challenge that woman for the top spot at this

:05:05. > :05:08.Olympic Games. Any moment now, she is watching for the American to come

:05:09. > :05:17.around the corner is Williamson does exactly that. Because Linda

:05:18. > :05:19.Williamson -- Villumsem and who hadn't shown much top form

:05:20. > :05:23.throughout the season but looks to have been coming good in time for

:05:24. > :05:27.the Olympic Games. She was a strong in the road race and prominent in

:05:28. > :05:33.the peloton, she rings out every second she can as she comes towards

:05:34. > :05:40.the line and Linda Villumsem crosses the line 22.74 seconds slower than

:05:41. > :05:48.Zeppelin sky and out of the medals in fifth. About ten second state for

:05:49. > :05:54.the last kilometre section of the course. -- ten kilometre. We're

:05:55. > :05:59.waiting for Armstrong, one rider left and we need to see what will

:06:00. > :06:05.happen, she thinks she has got it, we have not had that confirmed. We

:06:06. > :06:09.just saw Kristin Armstrong, the champion in 2008, the champion in

:06:10. > :06:15.2012, can she go for an unprecedented third gold in a row?

:06:16. > :06:18.The checks are showing as these are not ones we get anywhere else in the

:06:19. > :06:22.race but we are being shown Armstrong has pulled it back. This

:06:23. > :06:27.is the ratio likes the best, all the way into the finish, pushing against

:06:28. > :06:30.the headwind, she will do it. Here comes Kristin Armstrong in the final

:06:31. > :06:37.few metres of this ride, will she create cycling history? She is, and

:06:38. > :06:42.she has done it. Kristin Armstrong of the USA, 44 minutes and 26

:06:43. > :06:49.seconds, pools it out of the bag, a hat-trick of gold medals in the

:06:50. > :06:56.women's road time trial, one day before every third -- before her

:06:57. > :06:59.43rd birthday, she is still the best in the world and this particular

:07:00. > :07:03.discipline on two wheels. That is the effort it took and that is the

:07:04. > :07:08.end result, she's too tired to celebrate yet, the celebrations can

:07:09. > :07:12.wait, but it is a hat-trick of gold for the USA's Kristin Armstrong. Not

:07:13. > :07:16.many people put themselves in the resort -- in the recovery position.

:07:17. > :07:23.She has shown she has spent everything. I think she thought she

:07:24. > :07:26.had got it there, but Armstrong showed real experience throughout

:07:27. > :07:30.that race, major effort beautifully all the way to the finish, looking

:07:31. > :07:35.up at the border she crosses the line. What a ride by Kristin

:07:36. > :07:39.Armstrong, equalling the all-time record of three gold medals in

:07:40. > :07:43.women's road cycling in the Olympic Games, equalling the total number of

:07:44. > :07:47.medals won by Leontyne Van morsel, the total number of goals, Zabaleta

:07:48. > :07:51.sky is denied at the last. It would have been something of a

:07:52. > :07:56.controversial victory for her because she has not long returned

:07:57. > :08:00.from a doping ban, testing positive in March 20 14th and did not compete

:08:01. > :08:06.for 18 months, she only came in at the last moment, but there is our

:08:07. > :08:09.winner. Kristin Armstrong. What a ride it was, she certainly saved the

:08:10. > :08:16.best until last. The most mature rider in the field. Both men or

:08:17. > :08:22.women. It shows just what experience can do. Looked good in the road

:08:23. > :08:26.race, but you could see the form was pulled out before the final climb

:08:27. > :08:29.and the emotion on her face to take this title. And the realisation of

:08:30. > :08:33.what she has done is starting to hit home. This is a rider that retired

:08:34. > :08:41.in 2009 to start a family and retired again in 2012 having come

:08:42. > :08:46.back in 2011 and has returned a second time and, my goodness has it

:08:47. > :08:49.been worth it. She is now the Olympic champion once again. Kristin

:08:50. > :08:53.Armstrong has shown good form throughout the year. Second overall

:08:54. > :08:58.in the tour of California and second overall in the two of the dealer as

:08:59. > :09:02.well. We know she was doing well, and we saw it in the road race when

:09:03. > :09:06.she did some strong turns on the front of the peloton, pulling the

:09:07. > :09:10.Brazel and trying to the wake -- breakaway back on the half of her

:09:11. > :09:13.team-mates but now it was about her today and she delivered again. What

:09:14. > :09:20.a strike rate she has in the Olympic Games. Champion in Beijing, in

:09:21. > :09:26.London and in Rio as well and she has abruptly tomorrow, 43 tomorrow,

:09:27. > :09:30.the Olympic champion. Zabaleta sky are celebrated rather too soon,

:09:31. > :09:34.minute or two before the American had crossed the line. There is the

:09:35. > :09:40.three winners but the loser of the day is Ellen Van Dijk, finished in

:09:41. > :09:43.fourth position, 22 seconds in arrears having ridden of age of the

:09:44. > :09:48.road, she could have been challenging for that gold medal.

:09:49. > :09:55.That is all part of a judgment, it is not just about ability, you can

:09:56. > :10:02.see she's been consoled. Armstrong with the gold, Zabaleta sky --

:10:03. > :10:10.Zabelinskaya with the silver. Anna van der Breggen finishes with the

:10:11. > :10:14.bronze. Superman, 43 tomorrow and celebrating with the little one,

:10:15. > :10:18.wonderful scenes for Kristin Armstrong, the woman who retired

:10:19. > :10:23.after winning a second time trial gold in London and she is back, she

:10:24. > :10:27.only came back in April last year, decided to go for this and what a

:10:28. > :10:35.return Mrs for this supermum from Memphis. Strong indeed, the USA.

:10:36. > :10:38.Congratulations and we will reflect more on that victory for Kristin

:10:39. > :10:46.Armstrong as we build up-to-the-minute stand trial --

:10:47. > :10:50.build-up to the men's time trial. There have been waves and we are

:10:51. > :10:55.making waves at the rowing venue, but not the right waves. The wrong

:10:56. > :11:01.kind of waves I'm afraid goes once again we have no rolling. That has

:11:02. > :11:06.been cancelled for the day, it is all off, unfortunate because the

:11:07. > :11:12.first two of our 14 rowing finals with 4% ayes other semifinals are

:11:13. > :11:16.off, -- with four other semifinals. The weather has closed in and

:11:17. > :11:21.unfortunately conditions are not ideal. But happily there is always

:11:22. > :11:24.plenty to keep us occupied at an Olympic Games and we have plenty to

:11:25. > :11:31.show you between now and about 7pm your time.

:11:32. > :11:40.We are heading in doors to see some table tennis magic. Semifinals of

:11:41. > :11:45.the women's singles coming up. British bantamweight Qais Ashfaq

:11:46. > :11:53.makes his Olympic bow in the games in real, -- in Rio, the Yorkshireman

:11:54. > :11:56.against a tide today. It will be the turn of the men to tackle 55

:11:57. > :12:04.kilometre is the client and dissent in the men's time trial. 'S climbs

:12:05. > :12:08.and descents. They will roll on the ramp very soon. This is the plan of

:12:09. > :12:43.action over the next few hours. That is the two bladed paddle,

:12:44. > :12:49.rather than the one where you kneel in the canoe. We are now speaking

:12:50. > :12:52.about table tennis, China have enjoyed a fantastic amount of

:12:53. > :12:56.success in this event. If you go back over the last couple of

:12:57. > :13:00.Olympics in both Beijing and in London, no one else has had a look

:13:01. > :13:04.in for gold, clean sweep of the gold-medal is. But they don't just

:13:05. > :13:08.hold the balance of power in the sport, they do in their history of

:13:09. > :13:14.the sport as well. This is the sport in which ping-pong diplomacy sorted

:13:15. > :13:21.out not just podium places but global politics. Table tennis in

:13:22. > :13:31.China is more than just a sport, it is a national obsession. It is

:13:32. > :13:40.played here, including right here off Main Street in downtown Beijing.

:13:41. > :13:43.This guy's technique is incredible. Think football, cricket, Dickens and

:13:44. > :13:48.the Beatles and add them all together and you get some idea of

:13:49. > :13:56.how central table tennis is to modern Chinese consciousness. It was

:13:57. > :13:59.here in Tiananmen Square in the mid-19 50s that the little white

:14:00. > :14:05.ball first started rolling in red China. Chairman Mao decreed table

:14:06. > :14:09.tennis the sport of the masses, but this wasn't part of a public health

:14:10. > :14:14.programme but a straightforward political calculation. The reason

:14:15. > :14:17.being that if millions took on bat and ball child would conquer the

:14:18. > :14:25.world, which would bolster his leadership. -- China. He was right.

:14:26. > :14:31.In 1959 astonished the world, becoming tired's first world

:14:32. > :14:36.champion in any sport, he was succeeded by someone who won the

:14:37. > :14:42.next three world titles. Now healed as icons of revolutionary virtue,

:14:43. > :14:46.they used a distinctive grip where the bat is held between thumb and

:14:47. > :14:52.forefinger, technique used to this day by the older generation. This

:14:53. > :14:56.was table tennis with Chinese characteristics and the masses were

:14:57. > :15:05.mesmerised. In 1967, something unexpected happened when the white

:15:06. > :15:08.ball came to an abrupt halt. Here at the National training Centre, the

:15:09. > :15:11.Chinese table tennis team received a letter from the Communist leadership

:15:12. > :15:17.saying sport had become a bastion of anti-Maoism, the cultural Revolution

:15:18. > :15:21.had started and the top players were bundled off to rural provinces to

:15:22. > :15:28.begin two years of hard labour. They were the lucky ones. China's first

:15:29. > :15:31.world champion and two national team coaches were under house arrest and

:15:32. > :15:39.tortured. All three committed suicide. It wasn't until 1971 that

:15:40. > :15:43.he allowed Chinese game of tennis back onto the world's stage. Once

:15:44. > :15:51.again, the consequences would be extraordinary. In Japan at the World

:15:52. > :15:54.Championships, now called committee defended Glenn Caron, player from

:15:55. > :16:00.America. For those of their handshake were published in the

:16:01. > :16:03.press leaving them to invite the US team to China, the first Americans

:16:04. > :16:06.to officially set that in China since the Communist revolution full

:16:07. > :16:09.Richard Nixon called it the week that shook the world and ten months

:16:10. > :16:14.later he followed in their fit steps.

:16:15. > :16:23.On behalf of all the government of the People's Republic of the

:16:24. > :16:30.president will visit on an appropriate date before May, 1972.

:16:31. > :16:39.It marked china's re-engagement with the world. But in the 1980s China

:16:40. > :16:44.once again surrendered global domination, but this time not

:16:45. > :16:48.because of politics, but because of a blonde Swede. He transformed the

:16:49. > :16:54.dynamics of table tennis with his audacious bins. China, which still

:16:55. > :17:01.had the same technique, could not keep up. It took Deng Xiaoping, a

:17:02. > :17:07.visionary, deliberate Chinese table tennis. He allowed top players to

:17:08. > :17:10.keep up their prize-money, but more importantly he allowed them to ditch

:17:11. > :17:19.the old style. The results were remarkable. They revolutionised a

:17:20. > :17:23.new technique with a swivel backhand with the ball was hit with the

:17:24. > :17:33.reverse side of the bat. Perhaps the greatest irony of all, the player

:17:34. > :17:38.defeated the ageing Swede to complete one of the most hypnotic

:17:39. > :17:42.finals of the last half-century. It is this ball that will forever

:17:43. > :17:46.define this extraordinary nation. And the first of the medals will be

:17:47. > :17:52.presented today. We have the semifinals in the women's event and

:17:53. > :17:59.it features the defending champion against Ai Fukuhara of Japan. She is

:18:00. > :18:04.27 now, but she has been a child's life since she was four years of

:18:05. > :18:08.age. When she won the silver in the team event four years ago, they

:18:09. > :18:15.created a waxwork offer and put it at the airport in Tokyo in order to

:18:16. > :18:22.hasten her return home. A lot of people will be willing her on today.

:18:23. > :18:24.Let's watch this one live and Paul Hand is our commentator. It has just

:18:25. > :18:47.begun. Off we go. The gold medallist of London, 2012,

:18:48. > :18:53.Li Xiaoxia, in the red, up against Ai Fukuhara.

:18:54. > :19:04.Both of them yet to concede again, both are in fine fettle. Li Xiaoxia

:19:05. > :19:11.is the third seed, world ranked fifth. She has an immense presence

:19:12. > :19:13.at this event. Completed the grand slam after becoming the world

:19:14. > :19:31.champion in 2013. That is a thunderous backhand. She

:19:32. > :19:41.likes to take it early. She is a heavyweight player. She was called

:19:42. > :19:45.the eternal second but a long time until she broke the curse of the

:19:46. > :19:53.London Olympic Games where she beat Ding Ning 4-1 to become champion.

:19:54. > :19:57.Four years have elapsed and she has now become the hunted as opposed to

:19:58. > :20:00.the hunter. She is playing some really good table tennis. Strong

:20:01. > :20:22.stuff from the Chinese player. Took two gold medals at the London

:20:23. > :20:32.Olympics in the singles and the team event. It is the sport of the masses

:20:33. > :20:38.in China. China had a stranglehold over world table tennis which is

:20:39. > :20:50.well documented. The Japanese player is really quick. World ranked

:20:51. > :20:53.eighth. Fourth in the world. Just a year younger than Li Xiaoxia.

:20:54. > :20:58.Diminutive in stature. Only five foot one. She is very quick. But it

:20:59. > :21:05.is the weight of the short of Li Xiaoxia that is overwhelming. You

:21:06. > :21:13.can see that body blow just tangling up the Japanese number two. She has

:21:14. > :21:44.got awesome power, Li Xiaoxia. For somebody who declares during the

:21:45. > :21:48.post-match interviews that she is feeling the pressure of expectation

:21:49. > :21:50.as defending champion, she is hitting the ball pretty nicely out

:21:51. > :22:04.here. She is the team captain. This is their 11th encounter these

:22:05. > :22:13.two. The last went for Ai Fukuhara was in

:22:14. > :22:33.October 2009 in the World Cup. This lady has been on the receiving

:22:34. > :22:44.end of the last eight defeats between 2010 and 2013. Brilliant

:22:45. > :22:49.play, a terrific change in direction al attack. Could that boy her

:22:50. > :23:12.confidence? Seven-game point opportunities in

:23:13. > :23:36.this race to four games. The first of the women's semifinals today.

:23:37. > :23:45.A menacing courtside presence, the Chinese coach. Thunderous pace from

:23:46. > :23:49.Li Xiaoxia. She takes the opening game 11-4 in just five minutes. She

:23:50. > :24:12.is off to a flyer. So, women's singles table tennis

:24:13. > :24:17.will be reaching a climax this evening. It is likely to be the

:24:18. > :24:23.question of which Chinese player will take the gold medal really. The

:24:24. > :24:31.Chinese one or four Olympic table tennis titles in Beijing and did the

:24:32. > :24:40.same four years later in London. The world's number one is in the stands

:24:41. > :24:45.watching this one. Problems in selection, but most problems to have

:24:46. > :24:50.for the Chinese. There is so much depth in their game. For them not to

:24:51. > :24:55.get a gold medal would be kind of like a national disaster in this

:24:56. > :25:00.sport that they love so much. They pride themselves in the level of

:25:01. > :25:03.prowess and professionalism. They leave no stone unturned, they watch

:25:04. > :25:12.video footage of the upcoming opponents. They are so thorough in

:25:13. > :25:23.everything that they do. Game number two.

:25:24. > :25:31.Thunderous pace from Li Xiaoxia. Ding Ning is the world number two,

:25:32. > :25:49.the top seed in the draw. She is playing at 11 o'clock local

:25:50. > :26:01.time. There has been a real buzzy

:26:02. > :26:14.atmosphere here, particularly when a Brazilian player is playing. Just a

:26:15. > :26:35.wave of energy, totally refreshing. Passionate, local Brazilian support.

:26:36. > :26:43.Changing the attack lines. Loaded with topspin and security. Ai

:26:44. > :26:59.Fukuhara has a thankless task. Brilliant, quick, super and Shell.

:27:00. > :27:15.Got onto that really early. -- agile.

:27:16. > :27:23.Well, it is cool outside today. We had a bit of rain locally, but the

:27:24. > :27:28.temperatures are rising in here as this table tennis is hotting up. It

:27:29. > :27:31.is going to be a terrific day. A date when the Olympic gold medallist

:27:32. > :27:40.will stand on the podium late on tonight.

:27:41. > :28:06.Judging from what we have seen it is likely to be an old Chinese affair.

:28:07. > :28:10.She has got power, placement, disguise, variety from her forehand

:28:11. > :28:31.attack and a huge backhand as well. You can see that Ai Fukuhara is just

:28:32. > :28:36.trying to spike the backhand down the line, but Li Xiaoxia is so

:28:37. > :28:55.dialled in from the off. She has started like a steam train

:28:56. > :29:21.out here. It is an outstanding tempo that she lives at.

:29:22. > :29:32.A brilliant push from the forehand of Li Xiaoxia. It is vital for Ai

:29:33. > :29:37.Fukuhara to dig deep and get a toehold into this game. Only

:29:38. > :29:45.engineered four points in the opener. Can she take this further?

:29:46. > :29:54.It is so difficult to get a read on her.

:29:55. > :29:58.The world number one is not playing in the singles event. She will be

:29:59. > :30:10.involved in the team event. This must come as a real, not

:30:11. > :30:19.surprise, to this lady because she has been hitting the ball

:30:20. > :30:26.beautifully this week. As soon as the ball pops up remotely high it is

:30:27. > :30:29.just crushed away. Inside 11 minutes now and Li Xiaoxia has a

:30:30. > :30:37.stranglehold on this opening women's semifinal. Ai Fukuhara became

:30:38. > :30:43.professional aged ten. She began playing at the age of three. She was

:30:44. > :30:49.a real child prodigy in terms of table tennis. She qualified to

:30:50. > :30:52.compete in Athens at the age of 15, the youngest ever female table

:30:53. > :30:58.tennis player in the Olympic Games. She lost that year and was chosen as

:30:59. > :31:05.the national flag bearer for Japan in Beijing. Her youth and talent

:31:06. > :31:15.have made her a popular sports star in Japan.

:31:16. > :31:31.That is where we are in terms of momentum.

:31:32. > :31:40.Ai Fukuhara has it all to do, the world number two has her work cut

:31:41. > :31:44.out. Can she bring something fresh. It is almost as if Li Xiaoxia knows

:31:45. > :32:07.her patterns of play and knows what to expect.

:32:08. > :32:13.Ai Fukuhara began table tennis in China at a young age and speaks

:32:14. > :32:16.fluent Mandarin Chinese with a zero is that a north-east accent,

:32:17. > :32:22.therefore she has great popularity in China. More than other players

:32:23. > :32:36.from outside China. Look at that, dispatched, on top of the table so

:32:37. > :32:46.quickly. It is just a barrage incessantly from Xiaoxia Li.

:32:47. > :32:50.Brilliance from Ai Fukuhara, using the width of the table to great

:32:51. > :33:04.effect, almost acknowledged by Xiaoxia Li.

:33:05. > :33:09.Despite popping the ball high, didn't she redeem herself. Really

:33:10. > :33:34.quick to turn the point around. It is only her second Olympic games

:33:35. > :33:42.appearance, Xiaoxia Li. Desperate to defend her title. She took bronze at

:33:43. > :33:49.the World Championships in China in 2015. And one the World

:33:50. > :34:04.Championships in Paris 2013. A time-out has been called.

:34:05. > :34:13.Xiaoxia Li, the proto- winner of 16 tournament titles, Asian games when

:34:14. > :34:20.twice in 2006 and 2007 Asian Championships winner in 2007 and

:34:21. > :34:25.2009. She is highly decorated, the former world number one of November

:34:26. > :34:35.2008. This player is right up against it,. She resides in Beijing

:34:36. > :34:41.with the national table tennis programme. She is five foot nine,

:34:42. > :34:44.almost eight inches taller than Ai Fukuhara, who is quick and sprightly

:34:45. > :34:55.but unable to dent Xiaoxia Li just now. After the 62nd time-out, play

:34:56. > :35:03.will resume. Two games up and 4-1 up in points in this race to four

:35:04. > :35:18.games. The reigning Olympic champion in the driving seat.

:35:19. > :35:26.It is just so difficult to make inroads and will look at that

:35:27. > :35:32.response from Xiaoxia Li, she has barely put a foot wrong.

:35:33. > :35:40.Ai Fukuhara will have to throw caution to the window and hit with

:35:41. > :35:48.abandon. You can see she likes to say tied to the table but she

:35:49. > :35:55.doesn't seem to have the pace in comparison to Xiaoxia Li. She just

:35:56. > :35:58.has more on everything, fast, long served, spilling wide of the table,

:35:59. > :36:02.indicative of the scoreboard pressure she is now under and try to

:36:03. > :36:08.swing out and try to swing Adam Stephens. -- swing out and stay

:36:09. > :36:17.loose. It was a good, short serve from

:36:18. > :36:28.Xiaoxia Li but the forehand was too high and should have been crushed.

:36:29. > :36:35.She has surpassed any previous Olympic Games showing, Ai Fukuhara.

:36:36. > :36:40.It is just incessant. Look at that, Chinese flags abound. Good support.

:36:41. > :36:53.It has been a cracking venue. The pretenders have come and gone,

:36:54. > :37:07.and only the contenders remain. Who can deliver on the biggest of

:37:08. > :37:17.occasions? Defending Olympic champion in fine fettle. It's

:37:18. > :37:23.looking like she would be denied. Three games up in just 60 minutes

:37:24. > :37:41.played, romping through this semifinal.

:37:42. > :37:51.Social media platforms in overdrive around the table tennis. The ITF

:37:52. > :37:55.sites creaking under the strain. World table tennis brings together

:37:56. > :38:02.so many different faiths, religions, races, languages, cultures and

:38:03. > :38:09.traditions. Wonderful sport. She has such reflexive were brilliant and Mr

:38:10. > :38:20.fit game. -- you see such reflexive brilliance. -- in this to reflect --

:38:21. > :38:24.fantastic game. We are enjoying the best table tennis in the world from

:38:25. > :38:29.Rio on finals day. If you're joining us, will come -- well come full to

:38:30. > :38:37.view can catch the final deceiving at 9:30pm local time. It would be

:38:38. > :38:44.great to have your company. Ai Fukuhara beginning game format. It

:38:45. > :38:51.has been a really dominant display from Xiaoxia Li. The third seed

:38:52. > :38:56.really hitting the ball extremely well. She has been mercenary so far.

:38:57. > :39:03.Momentum increased and she is deemed rolling this one. The first game Ai

:39:04. > :39:07.Fukuhara gained four points, second game three, the third game only the

:39:08. > :39:17.solitary point. What will happen in Game four?

:39:18. > :39:24.Ai Fukuhara unable to get to the runs of points together, managed a

:39:25. > :39:32.run of two in the opening game, but just one solitary point in games two

:39:33. > :39:34.and three. Conversely, Xiaoxia Li, two runs of nine and a run of six

:39:35. > :39:52.consecutively. Very dictatorial. Look upwards for some -- divine

:39:53. > :40:03.inspiration for Ai Fukuhara, with it all to do. And she has been

:40:04. > :40:06.contained, stifled, smothered today by this player, who has just brought

:40:07. > :40:21.brilliance of the table. Just when you think Ai Fukuhara is

:40:22. > :40:24.on the front foot in control of the point and Xiaoxia Li just spikes the

:40:25. > :40:34.back had turned the point around. Look at that. The oft forehand

:40:35. > :40:50.winner, back behind. Five points away from a in this year's file. --

:40:51. > :40:55.final. The Chinese can absolutely delighted with Xiaoxia Li's

:40:56. > :41:05.performance. She is certainly more than warranted her place here.

:41:06. > :41:15.Defending champion in great form. A rare unforced error, listen to the

:41:16. > :41:23.crowd as the underdog snatches one solitary point in Game four. This is

:41:24. > :41:30.a battle to give your perspective of two top ten table tennis athletes in

:41:31. > :41:34.the women's game. Ai Fukuhara rated eight and currently seeded sixth,

:41:35. > :41:46.Japanese number two. Such editorial display from Xiaoxia Li. Multiple

:41:47. > :41:52.match points for Xiaoxia Li. And in no time at all she edges her name

:41:53. > :42:02.into the final berth in the women's singles event here in real central

:42:03. > :42:07.pavilion -- Rio central pavilion three. She got Ai Fukuhara headlock

:42:08. > :42:17.early and didn't relinquish. 24 minutes was all it took. 11-4, 11-3,

:42:18. > :42:22.11-1, 11-1. Quite a showing from Xiaoxia Li, sending out a message of

:42:23. > :42:28.intent to the other two semifinalists. There we are,

:42:29. > :42:33.confirmation, Xiaoxia Li safely through in the bottom half of the

:42:34. > :42:41.women's singles draw. Through that file about one 30 AM in your morning

:42:42. > :42:44.when she will play one of her fired -- Chinese colleagues or a

:42:45. > :42:48.competitor from North Korea, who is a final state under way shortly. We

:42:49. > :42:54.are reflecting on event in an intriguing women's road race time

:42:55. > :42:57.trial this morning, it has been won by 43 tomorrow Christian Armstrong

:42:58. > :43:03.from Memphis, Tennessee and this is a significant victory for her and

:43:04. > :43:07.over 40s because it is her third win in a row, Beijing and London and

:43:08. > :43:11.42-year-old, this is her last day of being 42, what a nice early birthday

:43:12. > :43:16.present this has been in front of her family. Her son Lucas is in

:43:17. > :43:22.attendance. Jill Douglas has been speaking to Christian Armstrong

:43:23. > :43:26.earlier. Many congratulations, some history today, your third Olympic

:43:27. > :43:31.title, how does that sound? It is amazing. I finished on the top step

:43:32. > :43:35.two times and I've come back and people ask me why in the world would

:43:36. > :43:40.I try and go for a third when you finished on top? It's because I can,

:43:41. > :43:45.because we can, whatever we put our minds do we can do it and that was

:43:46. > :43:49.my passage Dott message today Comey doesn't matter year age, your risk

:43:50. > :43:53.operator from, you have set a goal and go after it and I did that

:43:54. > :43:58.today. You had to fight for every inch of it. Yes, it all started at

:43:59. > :44:01.4:30am when I will had to wake up and use the rest room and I looked

:44:02. > :44:04.out the window and it was pouring rain and at that moment I had to

:44:05. > :44:07.change moment I had GTMO mentality because I could either go one way or

:44:08. > :44:13.the other. One way is I could be scared, it is scary going at those

:44:14. > :44:16.speeds on a technical course or I could take it as an opportunity and

:44:17. > :44:21.say I'm the most experienced out here, I will attack this course, so

:44:22. > :44:24.that is what I did. It paid off. You are an inspiration to so many and

:44:25. > :44:30.from the mums, to see you would look is at the end was really special, we

:44:31. > :44:33.saw him in London, the deliver but her special was at? It is really

:44:34. > :44:38.special, I'm a role model for my son, set an example and I have to

:44:39. > :44:44.teach him whether you win or lose, it is still a good result today he

:44:45. > :44:48.asked me, why are you crying? I said because I won, and he said, but why

:44:49. > :44:52.are you crying? And I said because I'm so happy. It is about taking

:44:53. > :44:56.lessons and he is here with me and I couldn't be more proud and my other

:44:57. > :45:02.families are here, my husband and best friend and family. Enjoy your

:45:03. > :45:10.birthday. Thank you. I'm sure she will, she is a role model.

:45:11. > :45:13.Interestingly, the silver medallist taking the silver after two bronze

:45:14. > :45:18.medals in London, after that she served a ban for 18 months for

:45:19. > :45:22.doping and was only allowed to race in the last few days having gone

:45:23. > :45:29.through all kinds of hoops in order to race. She takes silver and jails

:45:30. > :45:32.reaction from her. A silver medal at an Olympic Games that until recently

:45:33. > :45:36.you didn't know you would be competing in, how difficult has it

:45:37. > :45:45.been for you preparing? I was preparing from last time, for years.

:45:46. > :45:48.I didn't expect to do it is today because I did not feel very good

:45:49. > :45:52.myself but I am very happy to get the medal. Of course despondent

:45:53. > :45:56.because I only lost five seconds from the first place, but it is OK.

:45:57. > :46:00.What does this mean to the Russian team? There have been many problems,

:46:01. > :46:10.you yourself were a late addition to the Olympics. We got a lot of things

:46:11. > :46:17.about this, about the ban of all the team and everything. But I hope

:46:18. > :46:23.everything will be good and until the next Olympics, the Olympic team

:46:24. > :46:25.will be clear for everything and we proved to the world that we can

:46:26. > :46:38.compete without any doping. The men's time trial starts at

:46:39. > :46:43.3:15pm and we will be live to see the start of that one. Last night

:46:44. > :46:47.you were probably in bed, or maybe you set your alarm, but if you did

:46:48. > :46:53.not, let's reflect on a very interesting evening in the pool.

:46:54. > :46:56.Adam Peaty and Jazz Carlin were medallists. Siobhan-Marie O'connor

:46:57. > :46:59.was trying to become the third. Happily she was the fastest

:47:00. > :47:17.qualifier for last night's final. This is going to be interesting.

:47:18. > :47:26.Siobhan-Marie O'connor against Katinka Hosszu. It she can get

:47:27. > :47:33.within a tenth of a second, she can do this. The backstroke will go away

:47:34. > :47:38.a little bit. I am sure it is gold or silver, but can she be level, if

:47:39. > :47:48.not ahead, after the breaststroke. She is deeper than Katinka Hosszu.

:47:49. > :47:56.Katinka Hosszu was up first. Expect her to go away here, she won the 100

:47:57. > :48:01.backstroke. The Australian is also very good indeed. Katinka Hosszu has

:48:02. > :48:06.not got as much of a lead as we thought she would. This is very good

:48:07. > :48:16.news at the halfway stage for Siobhan-Marie O'connor of Great

:48:17. > :48:21.Britain. O'Connor is coming through on the breaststroke. She is faster

:48:22. > :48:33.than Katinka Hosszu on the breast. O'Connor is coming up.

:48:34. > :48:39.Siobhan-Marie O'connor is eating away, but I am not sure if it is

:48:40. > :48:46.enough. I think this will be tough for O'Connor. But she has broken it

:48:47. > :48:54.down. Katinka Hosszu is going for the world record and gold. This is a

:48:55. > :49:00.brilliant swim from Siobhan-Marie O'connor, the Commonwealth champion.

:49:01. > :49:05.She is not giving up a toll. Katinka Hosszu is starting to tire a little

:49:06. > :49:10.bit. Coming back is Siobhan-Marie O'connor of Great Britain. She is

:49:11. > :49:16.really trying. She is getting very close indeed. It looks like the gold

:49:17. > :49:20.will go to Katinka Hosszu, but only just. That was an amazing last 50

:49:21. > :49:28.metres freestyle for Siobhan-Marie O'connor. She gets silver. What a

:49:29. > :49:35.wonderful swim. She pushed it all the way. You cannot take the gold

:49:36. > :49:39.medal away from Katinka Hosszu, but Siobhan-Marie O'connor swam a great

:49:40. > :49:46.race. A wonderful moment for Great Britain. She took on the very best

:49:47. > :49:53.in the world, she took on the world record holder, and she nearly caught

:49:54. > :49:57.her. She wins silver in the women's 200 metres individual medley, the

:49:58. > :50:04.first Olympic medal for Great Britain in this event in history.

:50:05. > :50:13.Congratulations, that must feel pretty crazy. Yes, it feels unreal.

:50:14. > :50:17.I am trying not to cry. It is the best feeling in the world. When I

:50:18. > :50:23.looked up and ice at the time and the position I was in, it did not

:50:24. > :50:28.seem real. But walking around there and seeing my family I was getting

:50:29. > :50:42.choked up. It means everything. I have worked so hard for this. It

:50:43. > :50:45.means I am pleased. My family and everyone who is here, I am so

:50:46. > :50:51.grateful. It has been tough, but it is so worth it. When you say it has

:50:52. > :50:54.been tough, you had a medical dish and you had to overcome and you have

:50:55. > :51:01.certainly done that and you have performed on the big stage, it is

:51:02. > :51:05.incredible. I trained so hard, but sometimes you think, is it my time?

:51:06. > :51:12.I have worked really hard and I have done all I can in training, but I

:51:13. > :51:17.was so nervous in the swimming pool, but it just shows what determination

:51:18. > :51:21.and belief can do. I am over the moon, all the hard work has paid

:51:22. > :51:26.off. But I would not be able to do it without my amazing team and my

:51:27. > :51:32.amazing family. It is an individual sport, but we have the whole team

:51:33. > :51:36.behind us and it makes it so much more special. Although it is an

:51:37. > :51:43.individual sport, it is a team sport. I was so inspired watching

:51:44. > :51:47.Adam and Giles and the team have played a massive role and I am proud

:51:48. > :51:51.to be a part of it. Your family are here to support you and your dad is

:51:52. > :51:58.in the studio, do you have a message for him? I will try not to get

:51:59. > :52:04.emotional, but they support means everything. Thank you so much.

:52:05. > :52:08.Congratulations again. She is allowed a few tears, no

:52:09. > :52:15.problem at all. That is two silver medals and a gold medal in the swim

:52:16. > :52:19.meet last night. That equals the number of medals they want in their

:52:20. > :52:24.home games four years ago. Going very well at that point. We have

:52:25. > :52:30.enough filling about the exploits of Michael Phelps ever since he turned

:52:31. > :52:35.up as a 15-year-old in the Sydney games. He says these are the last

:52:36. > :52:39.games and he seems to be enjoying this and he has brought his young

:52:40. > :52:44.son with him, he is a few weeks old, and he seems like a different kind

:52:45. > :52:49.of person. Last night he was going for gold number 20 of his incredible

:52:50. > :52:55.career and doing so in an event in which he was pipped at the post the

:52:56. > :52:57.last time in London, by Chad Le Clos, you probably remember the epic

:52:58. > :53:14.contest. This was the rematch. Finally away and away clean. Chad Le

:53:15. > :53:21.Clos sits very well indeed, in the Green hat. The Black cat after that

:53:22. > :53:32.is Michael Phelps. In the centre there are the two Hungarian. Immense

:53:33. > :53:39.pressure at the start of such an important race for most of these men

:53:40. > :53:44.in here. Michael Phelps did not stay underwater that long. Laszlo Cseh is

:53:45. > :53:50.swimming his own race. Swimming strongly to 75 metres. Michael

:53:51. > :53:57.Phelps is going for it. This is very interesting. He was comfortable to

:53:58. > :54:06.50, but Michael Phelps is already starting to make his move. In London

:54:07. > :54:11.2012 he was comfortably ahead. Chad Le Clos has just had a look and has

:54:12. > :54:17.decided to go himself. Michael Phelps is leading Chad Le Clos is

:54:18. > :54:26.second and Laszlo Cseh is third. He cannot afford to leave anything

:54:27. > :54:35.until the last length. Could use, could that get him? Michael Phelps

:54:36. > :54:47.had an awesome time. Chad Le Clos is right back on. They are saying, it

:54:48. > :54:54.is all yours, go for it. This is amazing, the crowd are standing up.

:54:55. > :55:00.Chad Le Clos is fading. The Japanese is coming up quickly. Michael Phelps

:55:01. > :55:04.is going to take it. It is so close. Michael Phelps has taken it buy 41

:55:05. > :55:11.hundredths of a second. It was a shocking finish. He won it right at

:55:12. > :55:16.the end. I bet all sorts of stuff is going through his head. He has won

:55:17. > :55:27.the gold medal and he has 14 gold medals in a row, the first swimmer

:55:28. > :55:37.to do it in history. Chad Le Clos was in fourth. Laszlo Cseh was

:55:38. > :55:44.seventh. Where were the others? It was gold in Athens in 2004. It was

:55:45. > :55:50.gold in Beijing in 2008, it was silver in 2012 to Chad Le Clos, a

:55:51. > :55:54.massive shock, and he comes back four years later after taking a

:55:55. > :55:58.break and he wins a gold medal again, the first man in history to

:55:59. > :56:04.win four consecutive Olympic medals in the same event.

:56:05. > :56:10.Gold number 20, it never gets old really. There was a chance for

:56:11. > :56:17.number 21 and you start to lose count. It was the last race of the

:56:18. > :56:21.evening in the men's relay. He was a keen member of that one, but Great

:56:22. > :56:23.Britain's quartet were the fastest to qualify and the reigning world

:56:24. > :56:42.champions in this one. Steven Milne is leading off in the

:56:43. > :56:49.Olympic final. The fastest qualifiers, the British team. Thomas

:56:50. > :56:57.Fraser Holmes of Australia has gone off very quickly in lane seven for

:56:58. > :57:05.Australia. Most of the important records in this event are below

:57:06. > :57:09.seven minutes. I do not think they will get under seven minutes for

:57:10. > :57:13.this. The Americans will be pushing very hard. This is all about Stephen

:57:14. > :57:22.Milne keeping close to Conor O'Dwyer. I would like to see Fraser

:57:23. > :57:27.Holmes swim better in individual races, but he delivers in the relay.

:57:28. > :57:34.He is doing a great job here. Turning first. He has gone off very

:57:35. > :57:40.fast, as has Conor O'Dwyer of the USA. Stephen Milne is in seventh. He

:57:41. > :57:49.has to stay as close as he possibly can. The Russian swimmer is really

:57:50. > :57:58.going well. It is important to stay in contention. Conor O'Dwyer leading

:57:59. > :58:08.for the USA. Thomas Fraser Holmes of Australia is going well. 1.8 seconds

:58:09. > :58:15.down. We cannot give away this much of a lead. It will be very difficult

:58:16. > :58:26.right now. Duncan Scott will get some horrendous waves as he dives

:58:27. > :58:33.in. Not a bad start at all. Now we have Duncan Scott. He has swum 1.30

:58:34. > :58:44.five. The Americans are starting to make some waves. The Japanese put

:58:45. > :58:53.their quick guys first and second. It is USA first, Japan second, and

:58:54. > :59:02.Australia in third. This is a good start from Duncan Scott. Brilliant

:59:03. > :59:09.swimming from the Americans. We have got to get back in medal contention.

:59:10. > :59:22.The Japanese have gone with their fast first two swimmers. The Russian

:59:23. > :59:29.Federation is trying to haul him back as well. With a bit of luck we

:59:30. > :59:39.will be in fourth place. The Australians are slowing down a bit.

:59:40. > :59:43.Ryan Lochte is coming in for the United States later as well. They

:59:44. > :59:49.have got Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps as the next two swimmers.

:59:50. > :59:55.They could do it. The battle is on for silver and bronze and fourth and

:59:56. > :00:03.fifth places at the moment. Very strong from the USA. He is about to

:00:04. > :00:10.hand over to Ryan Lochte. Great Britain are for. That was good from

:00:11. > :00:14.Duncan Scott. He hands over to Dan Wallace, the Commonwealth Games

:00:15. > :00:19.champion. It is really important for Great Britain because we have got

:00:20. > :00:26.James Guy on the final leg, a world champion. He will be chasing Michael

:00:27. > :00:33.Phelps. The USA are five or six metres ahead. Australia are in third

:00:34. > :00:40.and Great Britain are fourth. Japan are second. Duncan Scott did exactly

:00:41. > :00:44.the same time as he did this morning. The Japanese team are

:00:45. > :00:48.hanging in there and the Australians also. Dan Wallace is starting to

:00:49. > :01:04.come through. There is a battle for fourth place.

:01:05. > :01:11.Wallace did accelerate off the wall, now putting in some big effort on

:01:12. > :01:15.the cake. I'm quite happy with his position, I don't think we will get

:01:16. > :01:22.near the USA but we could give James Guy a chance, this is good news. He

:01:23. > :01:28.has streaked ahead, Phelps. Japan in second, Australia third, but they

:01:29. > :01:32.did not put their best swimmer on the team at all and he should be

:01:33. > :01:38.head-to-head with James Guy, so there is a chance. He's starting to

:01:39. > :01:47.bring us in, pretty much equal third. USA, his wheels are falling

:01:48. > :01:55.off really badly. Type take from Phelps. Great Britain now in bronze

:01:56. > :02:01.medal position. We have James Guy, our world champion, in, like a shot.

:02:02. > :02:09.Maqsood of Japan in two. Can James Guy catch up for the sings -- silver

:02:10. > :02:12.medal? Russia has a very strong back in swimmer. James Guy clawing

:02:13. > :02:19.through the field, in third place. The Japanese team in his sights. The

:02:20. > :02:23.great Michael Phelps is cruising to another gold medal and the crowd are

:02:24. > :02:29.all standing, they will get 100 metres. James Guy is coming back

:02:30. > :02:35.very strongly. Looks like he has broken the Russian team, it is now

:02:36. > :02:43.GB versus Japan for the bronze and silver. 606.1 one. Tell you what,

:02:44. > :02:49.James Guy is catching him up. It is too much to do, surely, 1.4 seconds.

:02:50. > :02:55.I don't think he will catch Michael Phelps but he's certainly harrowing

:02:56. > :02:58.at the Japanese in lane two. James Guy comes back very quick in the

:02:59. > :03:02.second half, he is having a shot at Phelps, easing into that lead I

:03:03. > :03:06.would imagine Phelps has gone off relatively easy and will come back

:03:07. > :03:10.in the last 50, he has a fabulous last turn but he must be exalted.

:03:11. > :03:19.Still just in third position, third term from James Guy. Come on! It is

:03:20. > :03:21.called to the USA just now. James Guy bringing team Great Britain into

:03:22. > :03:30.the silver medal position, just about. Wonderful race with the

:03:31. > :03:34.Japanese in two. I think we might get the silver but coming back of

:03:35. > :03:37.the Japanese in the last ten metres. Can he get silver? Called the USA,

:03:38. > :03:43.silver to Great Britain and bronze for Japan. Whatever plastic team

:03:44. > :03:48.effort that was. Great Britain, well done for the fantastic. Great fun

:03:49. > :03:53.James Guy, Michael Phelps taken the gold medal. He is holding on the

:03:54. > :03:57.lame line and James Guy, took something out of him. He is

:03:58. > :04:05.exhausted. You can tell going into the last turn he had nothing left.

:04:06. > :04:10.The champion he is. What a great really and I have to say, the four

:04:11. > :04:17.British swimmers had the swims of their lives. They couldn't have

:04:18. > :04:21.asked for more than that. Stephen you let them out and came home as an

:04:22. > :04:26.Olympic medallist? I can't believe it. I don't know what to say. I'm

:04:27. > :04:30.speechless but I have to give it to these guys, they were absolutely

:04:31. > :04:37.amazing. It was an honour to swim with them and they smashed it up. We

:04:38. > :04:40.can all be proud of ourselves. 12 months we were winning junior

:04:41. > :04:44.medals, could you imagine one year when he would be on the Olympic

:04:45. > :04:47.podium? I was despite a tower slathered worlds last year, so I

:04:48. > :04:54.felt it had to step things up this year. -- slam at -- to how it swam

:04:55. > :04:59.at. To come up with Olympic medals, world champion just that last year,

:05:00. > :05:02.we felt we had one but we didn't know what colour. We fought with

:05:03. > :05:08.everything we have and are delighted with silver. Dan, the selectors took

:05:09. > :05:12.a chance on you and give you a wild card, you certainly paid them back.

:05:13. > :05:17.I was lucky to just make the team but I knew once I was on the team I

:05:18. > :05:23.had to step it up and be back to my best. I think they did that tonight

:05:24. > :05:27.and I'm proud of myself. You should be. James Guy, finished things off

:05:28. > :05:33.and finally got that medal this week. Has it been emotional for you?

:05:34. > :05:37.Hallelujah! The first few days were tough for me. I was going through a

:05:38. > :05:41.bit of an adaptation phase and we changed it and I got faster each

:05:42. > :05:46.time I've raced and finally get a medal it has been a difficult week,

:05:47. > :05:52.it's been tough but I got a medal and the team here is grateful to our

:05:53. > :05:55.youngest guys 23 and has a medal, bring on Tokyo, will be fully grown

:05:56. > :06:00.and ready for the title. Chasing down Phelps and lastly, could you

:06:01. > :06:04.getting? I don't care who I'm racing, I will fight for anyone, I

:06:05. > :06:10.will fight for my country and I could feel getting closer to him but

:06:11. > :06:13.obviously they were two seconds in front but it's difficult to start,

:06:14. > :06:18.but what an honour to race the greatest of all time I couldn't be

:06:19. > :06:22.happier. Congratulations. A great night in a pool for Great Britain,

:06:23. > :06:27.that was their second is over. There is baby boomer, Boomer Phelps a look

:06:28. > :06:33.at that. Fantastic pictures from Michael Phelps celebrating with the

:06:34. > :06:37.family, much more relaxed and he sees the Olympic experience

:06:38. > :06:41.differently this time in his fifth games, an extraordinary thing when

:06:42. > :06:47.you consider what he has achieved since he was 15 in Sydney. This is

:06:48. > :06:53.his personal medal tally. When you see it in the stark terms you really

:06:54. > :07:00.go, wow. 21 gold, two silver and two bronze. It makes him medically and I

:07:01. > :07:03.would argue in essence the greatest Olympian there has ever been,

:07:04. > :07:08.however, the greatest is very much a matter of opinion. Is he your

:07:09. > :07:17.greatest Olympian? Michael Jonzon has it's own thoughts. I want

:07:18. > :07:21.everyone on TV to know it, I am the greatest. There are those who tell

:07:22. > :07:28.you straight. You cannot argue with that. For the rest of us, well, we

:07:29. > :07:32.need to define ourselves. The games combine the Greek religious sense in

:07:33. > :07:39.physical strength and beauty. We are constantly measuring, comparing,

:07:40. > :07:43.contrasting. The champion needs great determination, and implacable

:07:44. > :07:47.will to win and a killer instinct. That is the beauty of sport. Every

:07:48. > :07:56.age produces its heroes. So who is the greatest? Usain Bolt local all

:07:57. > :08:00.the way! History is being made. Standing right on the top with the

:08:01. > :08:04.pretty gold medal. Even amongst all the great one man stands out

:08:05. > :08:10.powerful above them. The 15th Olympic Games has been those aspects

:08:11. > :08:18.games. To the record books tell the true story? A new Olympic and world

:08:19. > :08:28.record. He won the gold he slam, in all seven events he was champion.

:08:29. > :08:32.Michael Phelps's 21st Olympic gold. Here comes the greatest British

:08:33. > :08:37.Olympian. If anyone sees me anywhere near a boat you have my permission

:08:38. > :08:45.to shoot me. Get the gold medal! What a great Olympian. Or is it

:08:46. > :08:58.about what it touches? Faultless. And that is Olympic history. The

:08:59. > :09:04.motion. -- emotion. Hold for Freeman. A moment captured in time.

:09:05. > :09:15.The 100 metres and the Olympic Games. The debate goes on and on and

:09:16. > :09:23.on. But that is the beauty of sport. And if we had all the answers, well,

:09:24. > :09:27.that would be no fun at all. And it is fun to look back at some of the

:09:28. > :09:32.world. It's men and women who have graced these Olympic Games since

:09:33. > :09:35.1896. Before that way back in the 700 BC at Olympia, we didn't have

:09:36. > :09:40.the television pictures in those days to look at the greatest,

:09:41. > :09:43.however, vowing to become the greatest female Olympian from this

:09:44. > :09:48.country ever is Charlotte Dujardin, she and Laura Trott was won two gold

:09:49. > :09:52.medals in London have the opportunity to win a third and maybe

:09:53. > :09:56.a fourth. No British woman has ever got three before. Lee McKenzie is at

:09:57. > :10:00.the equestrian centre because the dressage starts today not for

:10:01. > :10:06.Charlotte, she goes on Thursday, but the events begin and there is a huge

:10:07. > :10:11.amount of optimism in Team GB about this? There certainly is and if you

:10:12. > :10:15.needed your great hands on a couple of days ago, I hope you have your

:10:16. > :10:18.fancy pants on because dressage is a different horse game. Charlotte

:10:19. > :10:23.Dujardin is sitting in the stand just now goes the other British

:10:24. > :10:26.rider coming up but there is a positive atmosphere in the British

:10:27. > :10:30.camp. Let's not forget they've never won a medal in dressage until London

:10:31. > :10:35.2012. For Charlotte to leave with two gold was just a fantastic

:10:36. > :10:39.achievement. She is not the world number 1% to 2012 she's gone from

:10:40. > :10:43.strength to strength, she is world champion, European champion, current

:10:44. > :10:48.Olympic champion and has broken every world records there is with

:10:49. > :10:51.Valegro but she does have competition this year. It will be

:10:52. > :10:54.interesting to see how she goes, she had Carl Hester will start their

:10:55. > :10:59.particular routines and other day. Tomorrow. And I know we have two

:11:00. > :11:05.competitors and there will be new names to most people watching? For a

:11:06. > :11:08.start in 20 minutes is Ben Son Wilton and anyone in dressage Lamote

:11:09. > :11:13.Spencer but this is his first Olympics. He has supernova, horse

:11:14. > :11:20.that gets pick-ups when it's nervous. And sleeps with a mouthful

:11:21. > :11:25.of hay like a pacifier. A quirky horse but they go in 20 minutes, we

:11:26. > :11:29.could see their debut. In event we've spoken about William Fox-Pitt,

:11:30. > :11:32.understandably he has taken the headlines over the past ten but

:11:33. > :11:36.Fiona Bigwood, she has come through a really tough time. A couple of

:11:37. > :11:40.years ago she had a really bad injury and now ride with an eye

:11:41. > :11:44.patch because she still has such bad double vision. It is her first

:11:45. > :11:49.Olympics but she is another really experienced dressage rider and

:11:50. > :11:54.husband competes for Denmark today. We wish them both well. Explain the

:11:55. > :11:57.basics because this is the individual event we are starting

:11:58. > :12:01.with and it combines for the team event as well? First up what is

:12:02. > :12:09.happening over my shoulder is the Grand Prix, and from that we have

:12:10. > :12:14.the Grand Prix special, which is a more technical test, and then the

:12:15. > :12:17.top 18 riders from that go into the freestyle, the one which captured

:12:18. > :12:22.everyone's imagination, the dressage to music, the dancing horses as the

:12:23. > :12:28.tabloids call them. We have three separate tests between now and the

:12:29. > :12:32.beginning of next week and then the medals are debited from the top

:12:33. > :12:36.teams and individual writers. When it comes the dancing horses I'm sure

:12:37. > :12:40.we will hear some samba music to try and win over the crowd? We are, I've

:12:41. > :12:46.seen the test Charlotte will perform next week in the freestyle and, yes,

:12:47. > :12:52.she has gone very samba. A real Brazilian team to that. She really

:12:53. > :12:57.into her cartoons and she had had to train your dragon before, this one

:12:58. > :13:01.is much more samba -based. I will look forward to that, but not today.

:13:02. > :13:05.There's plenty going on and I'm sure you'll keep us up-to-date. Thank

:13:06. > :13:09.you. In 15 minutes we will go to the men's time trial, Chris Froome

:13:10. > :13:15.trying to do a Bradley Wiggins in effect, to win the Tour de France,

:13:16. > :13:17.which he did for the third time, and also the Olympic time trial in the

:13:18. > :13:28.same summer. One of his most beautiful wins in

:13:29. > :13:32.his career. Head over the bars, leaves for every second of

:13:33. > :13:39.advantage, Chris Froome punches the air. This Tour de France is turning

:13:40. > :13:46.into a mighty battle already. Chris Froome, leader of the Tour de

:13:47. > :13:51.France, he's off his bike. Running. This is an unprecedented situation.

:13:52. > :13:57.Here he could lose serious time. I've never seen anything like this

:13:58. > :14:02.in my life. Chris Froome attacks. Again losing time on Chris Froome.

:14:03. > :14:06.He or he has one stage win, now he has two. And Chris Froome wins the

:14:07. > :14:13.time trial. Chris Froome becomes the first Briton to retain the Tour de

:14:14. > :14:17.France title. He wins his third tour, sky at winning for a fourth

:14:18. > :14:25.time, what are Tour de France this has been for Great Britain. I do

:14:26. > :14:31.feel as if winning the tour this year was done much more in a

:14:32. > :14:34.complete way, for example, on dissent and on the crosswinds on

:14:35. > :14:39.flat stages with the likes of the sprinters and also obviously the

:14:40. > :14:44.strength of the team was really a clear sign to everyone this year

:14:45. > :14:50.that once I got into the yellow jersey it was pretty hard for the

:14:51. > :14:56.rivals to do anything to separate me from my team-mates. Quote of the

:14:57. > :15:00.Olympic Games fit into the grand scheme of things for your? How big a

:15:01. > :15:08.deal would be to wear a gold medal? It is a big deal to me. I am

:15:09. > :15:14.extremely motivated for the time trial because it is that one effort

:15:15. > :15:21.you can gauge and you have the control over. The time trial for me

:15:22. > :15:28.is the more realistic chance of being in for a shop with a medal. --

:15:29. > :15:32.shot. He is certainly one of the favourites. There is Chris getting

:15:33. > :15:37.ready. This is the man who has won three Tour de France titles, the

:15:38. > :15:39.most recently this summer. In this event you need to be an all-rounder,

:15:40. > :15:52.our climate and speedster as well. He will be taking part with Geraint

:15:53. > :16:00.Thomas who lost some skin after the crash in the road race. But he says

:16:01. > :16:04.his legs are all right. We will be looking to see both of them and we

:16:05. > :16:12.will be going to that in about 15 minutes' time. We will keep you

:16:13. > :16:20.updated on the boxing. The other day we saw a 19-year-old world champion

:16:21. > :16:24.from Cuba to beat the Britain by a single point. He has been the most

:16:25. > :16:30.stylish boxer of the games so far. They call him the small giant. He is

:16:31. > :17:02.now into the quarterfinals. The 49 kilograms and for a place on

:17:03. > :17:07.the podium. The Cuban is just 19 years of age, the reigning world

:17:08. > :17:12.champion gold medallist. The tournament number one seed. He is

:17:13. > :17:18.being put under pressure at the start of this opening round by the

:17:19. > :17:24.35-year-old from Kenya. He is number 36 in the world and he had an

:17:25. > :17:28.impressive split decision victory in eliminating the number eight seed

:17:29. > :17:37.from China after having a buy in his opening round. The tactics are plain

:17:38. > :17:41.to see from the Kenyan. You have got to close the gap down on the sky and

:17:42. > :17:48.put pressure on him. You have got to restrict the movement. That is what

:17:49. > :17:55.he does, in and out with his feet, he is extremely talented and

:17:56. > :17:59.skilful. The Kenyan has the right tactic, but he has got to get

:18:00. > :18:01.quicker with his feet and put more pressure on. He has to throw the

:18:02. > :18:16.punches. You allow Joahnys Argilagos to get

:18:17. > :18:27.into a rhythm and he is extremely difficult to beat.

:18:28. > :18:32.At this pace and distance the Cuban maestro will be in and out as he

:18:33. > :18:54.likes. Joahnys Argilagos is finding his

:18:55. > :18:59.range and his rhythm and all Warui can do is weather the storm. The

:19:00. > :19:09.first round is crucial in this tournament. The Cubans always get

:19:10. > :19:14.the first round under their belt. If you allow them to dictate the pace,

:19:15. > :19:18.they are in their comfort zone, and that is what is happening here now.

:19:19. > :19:25.Joahnys Argilagos is dictating the pace. He is moving lovely, in and

:19:26. > :19:31.out with his feet. Warui started off quite well on the front foot, but he

:19:32. > :19:35.has slowed the speed down and that is allowing Joahnys Argilagos to do

:19:36. > :19:45.what he wants to do. Look how confident he is. But that is a big

:19:46. > :19:46.right hand from Warui right on the Bell, just to let Joahnys Argilagos

:19:47. > :20:04.know he is still in the contest! A terrific opening round from the

:20:05. > :20:08.man in red. They will be more than pleased in that corner. He did some

:20:09. > :20:15.terrific work. In and out with his feet. Back to the safety distance

:20:16. > :20:21.after he lands his shot. Warui started well. The tactics were good

:20:22. > :20:27.from the Kenyan in the first few minutes, but then he slowed the

:20:28. > :20:30.speed down. All three judges favouring the work of the number one

:20:31. > :20:50.seed. Into the second round. We got a

:20:51. > :20:55.glimpse of some of Joahnys Argilagos's incredibly talented

:20:56. > :21:01.team-mates, including Ramirez, who has not opened his account yet. But

:21:02. > :21:05.his team-mate in his second appearance in Rio 2016 is producing

:21:06. > :21:13.pretty much a masterclass in this quarterfinal. Warui knows what he

:21:14. > :21:17.has to do. He is trying to close down the distance and make life

:21:18. > :21:22.uncomfortable for this talented teenager, known as the tiny giant,

:21:23. > :21:26.but that is easier said than done when you have a man who can navigate

:21:27. > :21:35.the boxing ring as effortlessly as the man in red. Warui has to work

:21:36. > :21:39.off that front foot and change angles occasionally. His feet are

:21:40. > :21:44.far too static at the moment. There is hardly any movement from the

:21:45. > :21:51.waist. He is not avoiding the shots, he is keeping his hands high, but

:21:52. > :21:54.his feet are letting him down. The pace is suiting the Cuban down to

:21:55. > :21:59.the ground and that is why his hands are low and he is on the back foot

:22:00. > :22:08.and his feet are coming square. The Kenyan is not doing what he should

:22:09. > :22:14.do. Three times quarterfinalist at the African games. Now he is trying

:22:15. > :22:19.to work away to the body of the man in red. That was better from the

:22:20. > :22:27.Kenyan. He has got to keep the attack going. Cuban boxers sometimes

:22:28. > :22:35.do this after they get that all-important first round in the

:22:36. > :22:39.bag. Ramirez does it as well. They will stand still and invite friends

:22:40. > :22:49.from their opponent. That could give them some encouragement. But the

:22:50. > :22:52.opportunity for Warui, it is the thinking game and you have to notice

:22:53. > :22:58.and react if your opponent slows it down and you have to jump on them.

:22:59. > :23:03.But now Joahnys Argilagos has gone back on that back foot. Lovely work.

:23:04. > :23:09.He took a bit of a breather standing still on the ropes and Warui did

:23:10. > :23:18.take advantage. But he is up on his toes again now. Joahnys Argilagos is

:23:19. > :23:26.really enjoying this. A good right hand to the body. Warui is reluctant

:23:27. > :23:29.to engage in exchanges, it is almost as if he is waiting for Joahnys

:23:30. > :23:35.Argilagos to stop before he let's go. He has spent a lot of time

:23:36. > :23:40.repelling attacks and his workrate is not as high as it needs to be for

:23:41. > :23:52.an educated, pressure fighter like Warui. Moments of success once again

:23:53. > :23:55.for the man in blue, but one suspects it will be another

:23:56. > :24:04.unanimous round for Joahnys Argilagos. The Kenyan has got to do

:24:05. > :24:09.better. It is easier said than done, but his feet is letting him down.

:24:10. > :24:16.This was not bad from the Kenyan and he kept it going. A lovely straight

:24:17. > :24:21.left hand from Joahnys Argilagos and then he dips out of the way and

:24:22. > :24:32.avoids the shot. Lovely boxing. Very comfortable. He is leading so

:24:33. > :24:42.comfortably. The reigning world champion in complete control and in

:24:43. > :24:49.a commanding position. Into the third and final round we go. The man

:24:50. > :24:54.wearing blue is facing an uphill task as he tries to secure himself a

:24:55. > :25:02.place on the Olympic medal podium in the light flyweight division. He has

:25:03. > :25:10.conceded the opening two rounds. The man in red just scored with a lovely

:25:11. > :25:27.right hand. Further into the competition you appreciate how

:25:28. > :25:40.well he is doing. He is a special talent. World Junior champion in

:25:41. > :25:47.2013. He put in another good right hand into the rib cage of Warui.

:25:48. > :25:51.Slowing down perhaps even more now in this third round because he has

:25:52. > :26:00.taken a fair amount of punishment. It is almost defeat by 1000

:26:01. > :26:06.pinpricks from Joahnys Argilagos. It would drain a man's elegy tank and

:26:07. > :26:12.dispirit him as well. He is trying to muster an attack, but he is

:26:13. > :26:19.having real difficulty trying to close the gap. The Kenyan is really

:26:20. > :26:24.struggling. Olympic boxing is all about speed and skill and making

:26:25. > :26:28.your opponent miss and the Cuban is demonstrating this. Lovely boxing.

:26:29. > :26:34.He can switch from orthodox to southpaw. He can box from the

:26:35. > :26:38.inside, at distance. Very clever. It will take a really good boxer to

:26:39. > :26:45.beat him. He is effective on the front foot as well. Once again all

:26:46. > :26:52.Warui can do is cover up and hope the storm subsides. Deep into the

:26:53. > :27:01.final round now. That final right hand to the body looked as though it

:27:02. > :27:06.hurt Warui. If you stand and trade with Warui, you bring him into the

:27:07. > :27:11.contest. For a moment in the second round Joahnys Argilagos did that. He

:27:12. > :27:21.is doing it now and it brings Warui in. And then he is back to safety

:27:22. > :27:27.again this Cuban. Showing Warui who is the governor inside the boxing

:27:28. > :27:35.ring. Warui is trying to muster some fans of his own in the hope of

:27:36. > :27:42.landing that final knockout blow. The final furious exchange. Right on

:27:43. > :27:49.top of the logo to conclude this quarterfinal. What a wonderful

:27:50. > :27:55.display by Joahnys Argilagos. There is Ramirez in the forefront of the

:27:56. > :28:00.shot. He is the reigning Olympic champion. He manned the title, the

:28:01. > :28:09.man in the grey sweat suit, when he was a teenager. This man could well

:28:10. > :28:16.emulate him. Play into the crowd at the end. He brought Warui into the

:28:17. > :28:21.contest. As if to say, I can box your style as well and beat you to

:28:22. > :28:26.the punches. Some great work by the Cuban in the last 40 seconds. A

:28:27. > :28:31.perfect performance for two and a half rounds. In the last round he

:28:32. > :28:36.played to the crowd and brought his opponent into it, but overall what a

:28:37. > :28:51.talent. One of the most talented boxers here at the games. A pleasure

:28:52. > :29:07.to watch. Ladies and gentlemen, by a unanimous decision, Joahnys

:29:08. > :29:11.Argilagos. So Joahnys Argilagos is through to the medal stages of the

:29:12. > :29:17.49 kilograms light flyweight division after producing a masterful

:29:18. > :29:22.performance over the Kenyan veteran Peter Mungai Warui. Sportingly

:29:23. > :29:31.holding the rope is open for his defeated opponent. We will see more

:29:32. > :29:36.of this man. It would be a very good bet if he was still here on the 14th

:29:37. > :29:47.of August for the light flyweight final.

:29:48. > :29:56.It underlines how well Galal Yafai performed against them. The men's

:29:57. > :30:01.time trial is out on the road once again. Chris Froome will be riding

:30:02. > :30:08.last, but who realistically are the main challengers for the medals

:30:09. > :30:12.alongside him today? The first wave of riders are already

:30:13. > :30:16.out on the course and then there is a small pause and they send out the

:30:17. > :30:21.last 18 and that is where the medallists will come from, all the

:30:22. > :30:27.main contenders, including Chris Froome and Tom Dumoulin. Very

:30:28. > :30:31.quickly we will reflect back on the Kristin Armstrong gold medal in the

:30:32. > :30:36.women's time trial. She came through afterwards very emotional, she had

:30:37. > :30:38.just been with her young boy Lucas. Three times Olympic champion, a

:30:39. > :30:47.remarkable athlete. Yes, to bid the rest of the world is

:30:48. > :30:52.one thing, to retire and come back and do it at this level is another.

:30:53. > :30:56.It was nip and tuck all the way, she managed to get over the climbs and

:30:57. > :31:01.the obstacles but she showed the road race, the team job she did,

:31:02. > :31:05.that she has perform. She was saying with ten kilometres to go, on her

:31:06. > :31:09.radio, her coach said in her ear, now is the time to decide what

:31:10. > :31:13.colour you want this medal to be, you have to dig deep and she really

:31:14. > :31:18.responded. We will shortly see the rest of the men setting off in the

:31:19. > :31:23.second wave. What do you think they will learn from seeing Kristin

:31:24. > :31:26.Armstrong's efforts? They will all have looked at the course but it

:31:27. > :31:30.would have gone out of the window when it started to rain. Everyone

:31:31. > :31:34.has been cautious on the first technical descent of the day but

:31:35. > :31:38.what I have learned from the course, particularly from the women's event,

:31:39. > :31:43.this is a time trial course, despite the obstacles, so the likes of Tom

:31:44. > :31:48.Dumoulin will gain an edge, Chris Broome is great in a time trial even

:31:49. > :31:56.if it is black, but the podium could be tied. Rohan Bopanna is could

:31:57. > :32:02.throw in a surprise. Everyone will recognise the likes of Fabian

:32:03. > :32:07.Cancellara and other champions, but they haven't done a lot this year. I

:32:08. > :32:11.think Fabian Cancellara was disappointed with the Tour de France

:32:12. > :32:14.but when you have names like his and Martin, you never write them off and

:32:15. > :32:18.the roads between the clients here are not technical at all, they are

:32:19. > :32:22.real time trial to rain and I think they will fare well. And it depends

:32:23. > :32:26.how everybody has come out of the road race. Not all of them did

:32:27. > :32:32.finish, but certainly Geraint Thomas did. He is a late call-up because

:32:33. > :32:35.not every nation took their spots. How'd you think Grant Thomas and

:32:36. > :32:42.Kristian will pull up after a tough road race? -- Chris Froome. There

:32:43. > :32:44.are a lot of filters you have to put it through, Geraint Thomas working

:32:45. > :32:49.for Chris Froome for a couple of weeks before they got there, he was

:32:50. > :32:53.two minutes then in the time trial. Here, he can ride for himself and

:32:54. > :33:00.has a good chance of getting them out. Geraint Thomas will be coming

:33:01. > :33:03.shortly, so we will hand you to Simon Brotherton.

:33:04. > :33:06.SIMON BROTHERTON: He will be the next to leave the starters' Gate.

:33:07. > :33:12.The rest of them completing the warm up process in the start finish area.

:33:13. > :33:16.On the course, Tim Wellens from Belgium has been the fastest rider

:33:17. > :33:23.through the time checks up until now. He is on the first of the two

:33:24. > :33:31.climbs. This is the short, steep one. The fastest rider to go through

:33:32. > :33:34.at the moment is Leopold Konig, Leopold Konig has started to wind it

:33:35. > :33:46.up the longer the time trial has gone on. Seven seconds slower is

:33:47. > :33:51.Michal Kwiatkowski. I think Leopold Konig will have the fastest time

:33:52. > :33:54.from this first wave of riders. A second group is containing all of

:33:55. > :34:01.the favourites. Over the top goes Tim Wellens and as you can see, 8.85

:34:02. > :34:06.seconds down. Geraint Thomas is on the starter's ramp, ready to go,

:34:07. > :34:11.ahead of him, 54.5 kilometres in this Olympic time trial. Geraint

:34:12. > :34:17.Thomas, who was given a late entry into this event, is of an under way

:34:18. > :34:22.on the seafront. The weather, the best it has been so far today. Let's

:34:23. > :34:28.hope that the rain clouds stay away. It is still blustery, but now

:34:29. > :34:32.predominantly dry when certainly for much of the morning, conditions have

:34:33. > :34:37.been pretty awful for the riders, particularly for the women's race.

:34:38. > :34:40.So it will be very interesting to see what sort of right Geraint

:34:41. > :34:44.Thomas can pull out of the bag. He was very strong in the road race at

:34:45. > :34:48.the weekend, among the leading riders, before crashing on that

:34:49. > :34:55.final descent back in towards Copacabana. Still to come, Chris

:34:56. > :35:02.Froome, he will be heading off at 22, the last ride on the road.

:35:03. > :35:06.Excellent year, Geraint Thomas. The Paris- Nice overall win in the

:35:07. > :35:10.spring and of course, he also has two Olympic gold medals to his name

:35:11. > :35:15.from the track in the team pursuit in Beijing and in London four years

:35:16. > :35:22.ago. But for him these days, it is very much about the road. Meanwhile,

:35:23. > :35:27.a good many of these riders are well into their ride and heading into the

:35:28. > :35:31.closing stages, with only about ten kilometres to go. The next rider to

:35:32. > :35:37.head off will be Julian Alaphilippe, one of the real rising stars of the

:35:38. > :35:41.peloton. The 24-year-old came close to a stage win in the Tour de

:35:42. > :35:46.France, a very consistent performer and has been very good in the

:35:47. > :35:53.Hillier Classics races in the last couple of seasons. So Julian

:35:54. > :35:59.Alaphilippe away from the starter's Gate. The overall winner of the tour

:36:00. > :36:02.of California this year as well and fourth in the Olympic road race on

:36:03. > :36:08.Saturday. So he is in great form here.

:36:09. > :36:30.Final adjustments made for Chris Froome. It has to be right to the

:36:31. > :36:34.millimetre. Meanwhile, we are back with Tim Wellens out on the course.

:36:35. > :36:45.He was the last rider of the first wave of riders.

:36:46. > :36:50.And he has been among the fastest all the way round so far. Geraint

:36:51. > :36:55.Thomas is now a couple of minutes into his right. The first time check

:36:56. > :37:00.we will get on him will be at the ten kilometre mark. So it will be a

:37:01. > :37:09.little while yet, several minutes. It comes at the top of the first

:37:10. > :37:14.climb. Primoz Roglic, not a household name, the Slovenian, but

:37:15. > :37:17.certainly want to keep an eye on here in this time trial if you are

:37:18. > :37:22.looking for an outsider, some want to upset the apple cart a little

:37:23. > :37:32.bit. The 26-year-old won the time trial stage in Chianti this year. He

:37:33. > :37:38.was third in the individual time trial stage of the two order Poland,

:37:39. > :37:47.so is form a strong -- tour of Poland. You can just see the energy

:37:48. > :37:53.gel poking out of his shorts, it is a very easy place to get hold of.

:37:54. > :37:57.Back with Geraint Thomas. On the coast road, doing the small blip

:37:58. > :38:05.they have to do after about three kilometres, to get them around the

:38:06. > :38:08.headland. Well into the circuit now. Thomas, of course, only found out in

:38:09. > :38:14.the last day or so, only had it confirmed, that he was going to be

:38:15. > :38:21.able to take part in this race. He just likes racing bikes, though,

:38:22. > :38:24.doesn't he? The form we know is showing in that image, because you

:38:25. > :38:31.don't know how much that road is climbing and he makes it look like

:38:32. > :38:45.he is riding on the flat. The next rider to leave the starter's Gate,

:38:46. > :38:50.from Spain. He did an absolutely monumental turn on the road race the

:38:51. > :38:57.other day, Jonathan Castroviejo. It will have cost him, it is reasonable

:38:58. > :39:02.to say. That kind of team riding gives enough for the day and this

:39:03. > :39:08.event as well. Simon Geschke has been riding very well, from the

:39:09. > :39:12.first batch. Jonathan Castroviejo, by the way, a top-10 finisher in

:39:13. > :39:18.this race in London four years ago, ninth position. We ride with Leopold

:39:19. > :39:21.Konig, who spends his year racing with Team Sky, a top-10 finisher in

:39:22. > :39:28.all three of the grand tour who macro in his career so far and the

:39:29. > :39:35.time checks that all the first batch have gone through, Konig is the

:39:36. > :39:38.quickest at this point. It is all about pacing yourself in an event

:39:39. > :39:43.like this. The first checks for our interest and to see who has put

:39:44. > :39:51.themselves out of contention, but being fastest at the first two time

:39:52. > :39:56.checks know -- by no means guarantees being the fastest at the

:39:57. > :40:03.finish. Happy to ride out on his road bike today. Quickly lost time

:40:04. > :40:13.and is well aware of that. Tim Wellens has that high cadence style

:40:14. > :40:20.all the way through. From Belarus, Siutsiu. Very experienced, in his

:40:21. > :40:36.30s now. Formerly with Team Sky, a stage winner in the jee Road Italia

:40:37. > :40:41.-- in the Giro d'Italia. Four times Italian champion. They are also

:40:42. > :40:47.represented by Kiryienka, who is the world champion. One of the riders

:40:48. > :40:53.who helped Chris Froome through the month of July in the Tour de France,

:40:54. > :40:58.as did Darren Thomas, but very much trying to beat him today. They have

:40:59. > :41:02.heard of busy couple of months, haven't they? -- they have had a

:41:03. > :41:13.busy couple of months. Leopold Konig, I think, will be

:41:14. > :41:19.coming up towards the fourth time check at the 44 point for kilometre

:41:20. > :41:27.mark before too long. He will not be there for a minute or two.

:41:28. > :41:30.Meanwhile, back to the second group of riders, Maciej Bodnar from

:41:31. > :41:40.Poland, the second of the Polish riders in this field. Bodnar when

:41:41. > :41:47.the individual time strange win in the two are Japan this year. He was

:41:48. > :41:52.a rider who got away in Montpelier in France, when Chris Froome stole

:41:53. > :41:56.away and grabbed a handful of seconds' advantage over his rival,

:41:57. > :42:04.when nobody thought he would at the end of a flat stage. That was an

:42:05. > :42:07.exciting stage. A lot of surprises in the sheer's Tour de France,

:42:08. > :42:13.particularly running up the mountain, of course, which Chris

:42:14. > :42:19.Froome did. And our first rider coming up towards the finishing

:42:20. > :42:28.line, the time set to beat, Iranagh from Iran is the rider. So our

:42:29. > :42:32.prerace guess was 1:18 to complete this course for the best riders and

:42:33. > :42:36.I think they will be quicker than that. The rain has held off a little

:42:37. > :42:40.bit in the last few minutes and that first corner is drying up and they

:42:41. > :42:51.are saving a second on one bend, I would say. Michal Kwiatkowski

:42:52. > :42:54.climbing for the last time today. Is that Caruso, the Italian, in front

:42:55. > :42:58.of him? It is not going to be Leopold Konig, he is riding very

:42:59. > :43:05.well. It can only be Darmian are Caruso. Meanwhile, we are back at

:43:06. > :43:13.the start with Jan Barta, the Czech rider. So Leopold Konig, the other

:43:14. > :43:21.Czech rider, going very well but Jan Barta, another who rode the Tour de

:43:22. > :43:27.France last month. Four times the national road time trial champion of

:43:28. > :43:31.the Czech Republic. Yes, it is Caruso. Vincenzo Nibali not here, of

:43:32. > :43:36.course, flew back to Italy for surgery after the road race on

:43:37. > :43:41.Saturday. Here comes Dan Craven from the media. He was the first rider

:43:42. > :43:44.of, not the first to reach the finishing line but that will be a

:43:45. > :43:49.welcome sight, as he comes around the corner and sees the finishing

:43:50. > :43:56.line no more than 100 metres away. One final sprint up towards the line

:43:57. > :44:03.and Dan Craven can rest up, having completed the course in one hour and

:44:04. > :44:09.27 minutes and 47 seconds. Dan Craven and his beard go into

:44:10. > :44:14.history. In Maka delayed he has been an entertaining rider -- he has been

:44:15. > :44:21.an entertaining rider in these Olympic Games. Caruso is not

:44:22. > :44:25.enjoying himself out there. He has lost three minutes to Michal

:44:26. > :44:32.Kwiatkowski. The next rider to start is Nelson Oliveira from Portugal.

:44:33. > :44:35.None of the riders are going to enjoy themselves today but some are

:44:36. > :44:40.going to do it faster than others. He came third in the first of the

:44:41. > :44:46.time trials in the Tour de France, Nelson Oliveira, the one won by Tom

:44:47. > :44:49.Dumoulin. It gives you some indication of his recent form.

:44:50. > :44:54.Meanwhile, coming into the finishing straight, another one of the early

:44:55. > :44:55.finishers here. Not a rider who will trouble the top of the leaderboard

:44:56. > :45:23.for too long. Nearly five minutes ahead of

:45:24. > :45:28.Iranagh, Christopher Jensen. He came from nowhere, he must have powered

:45:29. > :45:32.towards the end. That is extremely quick. Seventh and fifth at the two

:45:33. > :45:37.previous checks, and that is without all of the riders coming through, so

:45:38. > :45:46.a fantastic rider for -- ride from him. It wasn't Kristian Jensen I was

:45:47. > :45:50.expecting. But now Georg Preidler has gone quicker than the Dane. So

:45:51. > :45:57.the lead is changing hands very, very quickly. Soak your Frieda is

:45:58. > :46:01.the new leader -- Georg Preidler. Sepulveda over the line, second

:46:02. > :46:08.quickest but over three minutes down. Here is Roehampton is from

:46:09. > :46:12.Australia. Had the yellow jersey for a day in the Tour de France and he

:46:13. > :46:16.could go well here. I think he could, he was right up in the final

:46:17. > :46:20.time trial of the Tour de France, fifth position and having looked at

:46:21. > :46:24.the course, I don't think the climbs will cause him as much of a problem

:46:25. > :46:26.as we originally thought so he will have worked it out. Dark horse for a

:46:27. > :46:38.medal. This course is not quite as hilly as

:46:39. > :46:43.we were expecting it to be. It is severe. It is about 15 minutes of

:46:44. > :46:47.climbing out of an hour and a quarter of racing. An obstacle

:46:48. > :46:55.course for sure, but there is plenty of flat land to make up time. He

:46:56. > :46:59.looks mightily relieved to have crossed the finishing line. Now the

:47:00. > :47:19.Moroccan rider. Lahsaini is the African road time

:47:20. > :47:33.trial champion. Well down the leaderboard already. Nine minutes

:47:34. > :47:42.down. The current leader is Priedler. Jon Izaguirre from Spain.

:47:43. > :47:51.A stage winner in the Tour de France last month. A very handy rider. Not

:47:52. > :47:55.quite as big a name as some of the other Spanish riders, but certainly

:47:56. > :48:04.someone to keep an eye on. He is very capable. Absolutely so. He

:48:05. > :48:15.could do something on a course like this. The road is still very wet out

:48:16. > :48:19.there under the foliage. Changeable weather conditions. This is Geraint

:48:20. > :48:37.Thomas on the first climb, the Grumari. Let's see how he tackled

:48:38. > :48:42.this one. He has got to beat. 15.45 is the fastest so far at that point.

:48:43. > :48:50.A bit different to the Tour de France because there is nobody there

:48:51. > :48:59.on these climes. Good pictures for everybody else around the world.

:49:00. > :49:15.Twice fifth in the World Championship. 100 metres to go.

:49:16. > :49:29.Grivko's time will be the second fastest. I think it is reasonable to

:49:30. > :49:33.deduce from this that 1.15 or 1.14 will be the winning time today. So,

:49:34. > :49:43.very quick despite the conditions here. The cause is largely made up

:49:44. > :49:50.of roads like this. Geraint Thomas set the fastest time at the first

:49:51. > :49:55.time check at the moment. He was 26 seconds better than Tim Wellens. Tim

:49:56. > :50:15.Wellens will not be the ultimate marker for sure. The new leader in

:50:16. > :50:20.the clubhouse from Germany. A good ride from Geschke. It might keep him

:50:21. > :50:26.there for awhile, but he will not be among the medals in the end. This is

:50:27. > :50:30.Fabian Cancellara, one last shot at Olympic glory in his long and

:50:31. > :50:41.illustrious career. Previously the Olympic champion in 2008. His form

:50:42. > :50:45.looked very good on the road race on Saturday. Fabian Cancellara can

:50:46. > :50:50.never be discounted against the watch. Disappointing in the Tour de

:50:51. > :51:00.France, disappointing for his last one. On the decline in the road race

:51:01. > :51:06.he fared pretty well. He will enjoy every aspect of this course. He is a

:51:07. > :51:11.fantastic bike and let at his best. He will need to be today in these

:51:12. > :51:19.changeable conditions. A picture of concentration. Top four is a

:51:20. > :51:24.reasonable expectation for him. He will have to work hard to get onto

:51:25. > :51:37.the podium. But you can never write him off.

:51:38. > :51:52.He has not had a happy time out there, but certainly not through

:51:53. > :52:04.lack of effort. He gets the prize for the fastest road bike. Nearly

:52:05. > :52:09.five minutes down on Geschke. Tony Martin from Germany. Silver four

:52:10. > :52:17.years ago behind Bradley Wiggins. Three times the world time trial

:52:18. > :52:23.champion. A threat to win another medal today. You can almost take

:52:24. > :52:28.what I have said about Fabian Cancellara and apply almost the same

:52:29. > :52:33.sentence to this guy. His form is not the best we have ever seen. He

:52:34. > :52:40.was climbing really well in the road race, so he will be up for it, that

:52:41. > :52:47.is for sure. Just three riders to go after this man here, now that Tony

:52:48. > :52:50.Martin is on his way. Vasil Kiryienka, Tom Dumoulin and Chris

:52:51. > :52:55.Froome I the only riders still to get out on the road. They are in

:52:56. > :53:11.that order. The world champion will go next. Meanwhile we are riding

:53:12. > :53:15.with Bodnar of Poland. Still heading in the general direction of the

:53:16. > :53:22.first climb. If you missed our coverage earlier on, he had a

:53:23. > :53:29.terrible start, he has a whole in his suit on his shoulder and he fell

:53:30. > :53:33.under very first corner of the race. The first thing he did was get up

:53:34. > :53:42.and stick his shades on. He did not give up, he has got stuck in and his

:53:43. > :53:46.time in the end was not bad. Now the world champion, Vasil Kiryienka from

:53:47. > :53:51.Belarus. So often a usable team-mate for the likes of Chris Froome, but

:53:52. > :54:00.today very much out to topple him and claim the Olympic gold medal. He

:54:01. > :54:05.was 12th four years ago, but he won the world title in Richmond last

:54:06. > :54:09.autumn and he also finished third before in the World Championship in

:54:10. > :54:15.this event, so he is a very consistent performer against the

:54:16. > :54:18.watch. Unlike the person we are watching now. Almost impossible to

:54:19. > :54:25.tell from body language what kind of form he is in. This is Chris Froome

:54:26. > :54:28.getting ready to go. This is the hardest bit of the time trial,

:54:29. > :54:34.waiting before it is time to go to work. But he is used to the

:54:35. > :54:40.pressure. To be honest he has had a fantastic year that this would just

:54:41. > :54:44.pop it off. We spoke to him last Sunday about the Olympic Games

:54:45. > :54:50.coming up and he said he was very clearly focused on the time trial.

:54:51. > :54:56.That is when his eyes lit up. Of the two, that is the one he was

:54:57. > :55:00.concentrating on. But he is going to struggle against this guy, Tom

:55:01. > :55:05.Dumoulin, the favourite for me. He had a problem with a broken wrist, I

:55:06. > :55:11.am not sure if that is healed. The favourite for the day. He had a

:55:12. > :55:16.great Tour de France, a winner of two stages. In many people's I see

:55:17. > :55:21.is the favourite today on this course and given the year that he

:55:22. > :55:28.has had. This looks like Leopold Konig coming into the finish. He is

:55:29. > :55:34.going to set a fastest time. The rider from the Czech Republic will

:55:35. > :55:37.go to the top of the leaderboard. Almost half a minute quicker than

:55:38. > :56:06.Simon Geschke. Leopold Konig is the fastest at the

:56:07. > :56:10.moment. We wait for Chris Froome to get under way. Chris Froome can

:56:11. > :56:16.thank Bradley Wiggins for this pole position. Radley Wiggins claimed the

:56:17. > :56:25.gold medal at Hampton Court on a never to be forgotten day four years

:56:26. > :56:28.ago at London 2012. Can Chris Froome emulate Bradley Wiggins and turn

:56:29. > :56:35.bronze from four years ago into a gold medal today. The winner of the

:56:36. > :56:40.Tour de France, hoping to hold onto that form. He needs a blistering

:56:41. > :56:44.right, but this course does suit him. He has got a chance and Chris

:56:45. > :56:50.is under way in the Olympic time trial. He bursts out of the box

:56:51. > :56:58.coming he knows he can rest on the first corner, so let's get it out of

:56:59. > :57:02.the way. The way it is seeded the winning nations get the pole

:57:03. > :57:06.position of the race. He drives through the cobbles there. I think

:57:07. > :57:13.we can expect an aggressive ride from him, he desperately wants to be

:57:14. > :57:17.in the lead on the first time check. It will be an all or nothing effort

:57:18. > :57:31.from him, you could see that on that first corner. Here comes one of his

:57:32. > :57:36.team-mates, Kwiatkowski. He was the fastest in a couple of the time

:57:37. > :57:42.checks earlier on and has hung in there and is third fastest, half a

:57:43. > :57:52.minute down on the quickest time. I would not say anything about

:57:53. > :57:56.selections, it is that they use world rankings. They also look at

:57:57. > :58:01.current form and move it about so that we have the very best riders at

:58:02. > :58:12.the end. There is confirmation of the leaderboard as it stands. It

:58:13. > :58:21.will change. This is Damiano Caruso. Italy without Vincenzo Nibali in

:58:22. > :58:26.this race today. Caruso is cheered on by the crowd, increasing in size

:58:27. > :58:32.all the time. Over four minutes down on the current leading time. We have

:58:33. > :58:41.had the first few riders of that second group and Geraint Thomas is

:58:42. > :58:52.leading by 13 seconds. That bodes well for him. Geraint Thomas has

:58:53. > :58:58.already overtaken the rider from Canada. He caught the man who

:58:59. > :59:06.started a minute and a half in front of him already. It is a really good

:59:07. > :59:12.start to this time trial from Geraint Thomas. He is locked into

:59:13. > :59:15.that position now, heads down. You can see the energy gel on the

:59:16. > :59:21.right-hand side of his shorts for easy access. A lot of riders prefer

:59:22. > :59:27.just to have water in the bottle so if necessary they can squirt it on

:59:28. > :59:31.themselves to cool off. He was really stunned at the end of the

:59:32. > :59:39.road race, he was almost in the shake-up for the medals. He crashed

:59:40. > :59:44.on the descent. As I was saying earlier, that tarmac is only two

:59:45. > :59:50.metres wide, so it is difficult to negotiate some corners. Some sharp

:59:51. > :59:54.edges as well. Tim Wellens has found it tough to sustain the level of

:59:55. > :00:01.intensity he was showing earlier. He was the fastest for some time among

:00:02. > :00:06.the first wave of riders. But not so at the end, the seventh quickest

:00:07. > :00:12.from that group of riders. Leopold Konig is the fastest at the moment.

:00:13. > :00:21.He is sitting in the hot seat. Not such a hot seat on a day like this!

:00:22. > :00:29.A mildly moist and lukewarm seat! Absolutely. Geraint Thomas is the

:00:30. > :00:35.fastest rider of all those who have gone through. Rohan Dennis will be

:00:36. > :00:42.next up to that mark to see what he can do. The climbing part of the

:00:43. > :00:43.course will not be his favourite. He is one of the favourites for a

:00:44. > :00:56.medal. Maciej Bodnar again for Poland. We

:00:57. > :01:00.have also had a couple of questions about bottles, while we are waiting

:01:01. > :01:03.for the time of Dennis to come through. Why aren't they using the

:01:04. > :01:09.Olympic issue bottles, which they are obliged to pressure Mark I think

:01:10. > :01:14.the problem with a lot of bottle slipping out has meant they had been

:01:15. > :01:18.allowed to discard them. Dennis is on her time here. I think he is

:01:19. > :01:23.going to be just inside Geraint Thomas' time, but there won't be

:01:24. > :01:26.much in it, three or four seconds. Five seconds is the gap as Rohan

:01:27. > :01:36.Dennis Dennis is the new leader through the ten K mark. This road is

:01:37. > :01:40.completely dry at the top, a real disadvantage for the early starters

:01:41. > :01:48.but on another part of the course, Thomas is getting stuck in. I think

:01:49. > :01:54.the fact that Rohan Dennis's time is only marginally quicker has shown

:01:55. > :01:59.what a good ride Thomas has done so far. He doesn't do just riding

:02:00. > :02:03.around, Thomas, when he races, he goes flat out. It is the chance for

:02:04. > :02:08.an Olympic gold medal. It might not be the best chance but he will grab

:02:09. > :02:15.it with both hands and he is certainly making the best of it. He

:02:16. > :02:22.certainly is. A first look now and the start for Primoz Roglic, from

:02:23. > :02:26.Slovenia. We mention him as a rider who, you never know, might cause

:02:27. > :02:33.some problems for the others, having won that time trial stage in the

:02:34. > :02:41.Giro d'Italia. Fourth quickest, but he is nearly 20 seconds slower than

:02:42. > :02:46.Rohan Dennis. As a rule of thumb, if you are within 15-20 seconds of the

:02:47. > :02:52.first time check, you are in contention for a podium spot. Back

:02:53. > :02:59.with Cancellaro. At the foot of the first climb. Has he got one really

:03:00. > :03:03.big rider left in him? Certainly a nice cadence. So experienced in

:03:04. > :03:09.measuring his efforts. He will be able to see this course blindfolded.

:03:10. > :03:15.A first look at Tony Martin since he left the starting gate, on the

:03:16. > :03:19.cobbled section. A very wide, open, expansive road, no protection from

:03:20. > :03:26.the wind or the elements. The weather is noticeably better than it

:03:27. > :03:33.was earlier this morning. Reasonably big gear there, just staying on top

:03:34. > :03:38.of the fluid intake, despite being just 11 minutes into this race. It

:03:39. > :03:42.is the only place on the course that they are truly exposed to the wind,

:03:43. > :03:48.it is blustering about, cross wind of it, but they are not exposed here

:03:49. > :03:55.in the jungle. Cancellaro will turn right and be faced by a wall almost

:03:56. > :04:00.as he heads up. That first little hit, it doesn't show that it is 20%

:04:01. > :04:07.he has just been over. That is where van Dyck lost concentration. That is

:04:08. > :04:13.an unbelievable check if it is correct, 52 seconds ahead of Konig

:04:14. > :04:18.at this point. We will wait and see until he gets over to the top, but

:04:19. > :04:25.his form certainly looks good, looks well in control, just biding his

:04:26. > :04:30.time. He didn't start very quickly, Leopold Konig, compared to the

:04:31. > :04:37.others, on that first time check, but even so, predictably impressive

:04:38. > :04:40.from Cancellaro. We would expect him not to enjoy this particular part of

:04:41. > :04:48.the course, but he will stay in touch. It is just over four minutes

:04:49. > :04:52.of climbing in total. Cancellaro continues to tap out a nice, steady

:04:53. > :04:56.rhythm here. Again, the road will kick up once more, as he comes up in

:04:57. > :05:08.the general direction of the first time check, which is approaching in

:05:09. > :05:13.the next minute or two. Jonathan Castroviejo has gone through the

:05:14. > :05:18.first time check as well. Taylor Phinney is miles down, three

:05:19. > :05:22.quarters of a minute down at that first one. Taylor Phinney is not

:05:23. > :05:28.having the best of starts to this day. He really targeted this time

:05:29. > :05:31.trial, Taylor Phinney. This is wrong and Dennis from Australia. They were

:05:32. > :05:39.going to have two riders but Richie Porte badly damaged his shoulder in

:05:40. > :05:43.the road race -- this is Rohan Dennis. It is the opportunity for

:05:44. > :05:48.him to take some ground, Cancellaro, when he gets over the top of the

:05:49. > :05:53.climb. He will be close to Dennis. He too will enjoy the flatter land.

:05:54. > :05:58.Let's take a look at this time, Cancellaro is marginally in front of

:05:59. > :06:02.Dennis. Geraint Thomas, from a British point of view, five seconds

:06:03. > :06:07.down on the time of Cancellaro, so very much in the ballpark at this

:06:08. > :06:11.stage. Absolutely. All of the riders, from what I can glimpse of

:06:12. > :06:15.the coverage, are choosing to go with road tyres. Cancellaro using

:06:16. > :06:22.all of the road here, possibly the best descender among the time trial

:06:23. > :06:26.cloud and -- crowd and he won't lose any time on the descents at all.

:06:27. > :06:30.There is the situation at the ten kilometre mark but the top four

:06:31. > :06:35.riders, the last four riders on the road, including Chris Froome, still

:06:36. > :06:39.have to go through that time check. HAZEL IRVINE: Each rider taking one

:06:40. > :06:45.hour and 15, you will not miss too much, but we do have an important

:06:46. > :06:51.moment for 23-year-old Yorkshire man Qais Ashfaq and the bantamweight

:06:52. > :06:57.division. This is live. It is a big favour him, his Olympic debut. His

:06:58. > :07:04.opponent from Thailand, Chatchai Butdee, 30 years old -- it is a big

:07:05. > :07:09.moment for him. A big moment, Richie Woodall and Ron McIntosh, all yours.

:07:10. > :07:17.So we are under way. The 56 kilograms bantamweight division,

:07:18. > :07:23.this is action from the first preliminary round. The boxer in red

:07:24. > :07:29.with the southpaw stance is Great Britain's Qais Ashfaq, ranked Number

:07:30. > :07:31.Ten in the world. Commonwealth Games silver medallist, European

:07:32. > :07:36.Championships silver medallist and his opponent, ranked number seven in

:07:37. > :07:40.the world, in blue, operating out of the southpaw stance, Chatchai

:07:41. > :07:45.Butdee, 31 years of old and competing in his second Olympic

:07:46. > :07:50.Games, finishing in ninth place in London four years ago. Hugely

:07:51. > :07:55.experienced operator. This promises to be a contest of high skill

:07:56. > :08:04.between two very talented boxers. If you watch Chatchai Butdee, he has a

:08:05. > :08:08.very wide stance. Always this one to downstairs, a little bit too far

:08:09. > :08:15.away to go to the head, so if you throw a 1-2 with a left hand and try

:08:16. > :08:23.to head the body, that is when Ashfaq has got to avoid it, he

:08:24. > :08:28.always goes downstairs. The right hand from Butdee as the two boxers

:08:29. > :08:33.came together. It has been a long wait for them to get their Olympic

:08:34. > :08:40.campaign under way. It is the ninth session of boxing, the fifth day of

:08:41. > :08:49.action. And now, finally. What they have qualified for. To proceed to a

:08:50. > :08:52.podium place in the 56 kilograms bantamweight division. Plenty of

:08:53. > :08:57.thought in these offensive forays, each man looking for an opening.

:08:58. > :09:06.Plenty of patients being exhibited by both boxers. Ashfaq working a

:09:07. > :09:11.little more with the jab, he has got to keep his opponent off. He starts

:09:12. > :09:17.his attacks from a little further out, Butdee, so Ashfaq, maybe faint

:09:18. > :09:23.the jab and bring your opponent onto your punches. Bit of a head clash

:09:24. > :09:27.there. Ashfaq has got to be more active with the jab, in and out with

:09:28. > :09:34.the feet and bring the opponent onto the left hand. Both of these men

:09:35. > :09:46.qualified for this Olympic tournament via the continental

:09:47. > :09:54.qualification events. Butdee with the Asia and oh Xian and event,

:09:55. > :10:04.Ashfaq with a silver at the Europeans. Good enough to get him

:10:05. > :10:12.here. The ten second Clapper has sounded.

:10:13. > :10:19.Points have been a pretty precious commodity. Plenty of posturing, but

:10:20. > :10:39.which way will the judges go? It is a fairly close round, isn't it

:10:40. > :10:44.question mark no question. Butdee lands with a nice shot, finishes

:10:45. > :10:48.with the right hand, misses the target. Ashfaq had some success of

:10:49. > :10:53.his own. The last minute was a better last-minute for Qais Ashfaq,

:10:54. > :10:58.more positive with the jab, but he has this in and out style. Let's

:10:59. > :11:00.have a look at the scores. Across the board for Butdee, so Ashfaq has

:11:01. > :11:19.two up the tempo a little bit, Ron. The man standing straight in the

:11:20. > :11:28.union Jack was the super heavyweight Fraser Clark, here supporting the

:11:29. > :11:33.team. Cheering on his team-mate, real band of brothers and sisters at

:11:34. > :11:38.the sporting Institute in Sheffield, but Ashfaq has conceded the opening

:11:39. > :11:43.round, so he needs to respond here. A better start from Ashfaq on the

:11:44. > :11:48.front foot, using the jab. He is throwing it from the waist, it is

:11:49. > :11:51.hard to detect. He has to keep going, be more active, in and out

:11:52. > :11:57.with the feed, like we spoke about. It is the first with the jab, then

:11:58. > :12:09.adjust the feed, first and third boxing. -- adjust the feet.

:12:10. > :12:15.The second wave attack from Butdee with the left hand was effective, it

:12:16. > :12:21.did get through. Up on his toes and peppering him with the right jab,

:12:22. > :12:27.looking to find the range. That jab is just keeping Butdee off-balance.

:12:28. > :12:32.It is a problem for Butdee, when the jab is going out from Ashfaq. He

:12:33. > :12:36.cannot launch his attacks. It is better boxing from Ashfaq but he has

:12:37. > :12:43.to be more accurate, especially with his left hand. But keep the jab

:12:44. > :12:50.going, keep this fellow off-balance. They have won national titles within

:12:51. > :12:53.their respective countries. Ashfaq two-time national champion, four

:12:54. > :12:59.times British champion. Butdee is a two-time national champion of

:13:00. > :13:03.Thailand, titles in 2011 and back in 2008. That was a good left from the

:13:04. > :13:10.man in blue and it causes Ashfaq to go beyond punching distance to allow

:13:11. > :13:15.his head to clear. Remember, he conceded the opening round across

:13:16. > :13:20.the board. That is a cracking shot and down goes Ashfaq. He is saying

:13:21. > :13:24.it was a slip but he walked onto a shot and dipped his knees and was

:13:25. > :13:30.forced to touch down. There was not a lot in the round but that will

:13:31. > :13:33.swing it for Butdee. Ashfaq just a lapse in concentration as his

:13:34. > :13:38.opponent came forward, over the top it went, it was a good punch. Butdee

:13:39. > :13:46.follows up with a good corkscrew right hand. In Olympic style boxing,

:13:47. > :13:49.it is no longer called amateur boxing, putting your man on the

:13:50. > :13:57.floor doesn't necessarily result in a 10-8 round, but it looks as though

:13:58. > :14:00.Ashfaq, unless it is something dramatic, will concede this second

:14:01. > :14:06.round across the board, just as he did the opening round. There is the

:14:07. > :14:10.ten second Clapper. What was previously a close round has been

:14:11. > :14:15.tilted in favour of the man in blue, courtesy of that knocked that he

:14:16. > :14:22.scored, walking Ashfaq onto that shot. It is a colourful crowd from

:14:23. > :14:27.Thailand. But you have got it, Ron, spot on. It was a close round up to

:14:28. > :14:30.that point and that may have swayed it for this man. It is a left hand

:14:31. > :14:38.over the top as Butdee comes forward. Good shot indeed. That is

:14:39. > :14:44.actually a different sequence but that is another one he scored. So

:14:45. > :14:48.Ashfaq, up to that point, to the point he went down... It is a

:14:49. > :14:53.belting short, a cracker, on the button. Down he goes, he has

:14:54. > :15:00.recovered, he is a fit kid but it has probably given the round to

:15:01. > :15:04.Butdee. 10-9 once again across the board in favour of Chatchai Butdee.

:15:05. > :15:06.So Ashfaq is facing an uphill task here in the third and final round.

:15:07. > :15:19.He needs a big one. So the third and final round and the

:15:20. > :15:22.status of the contest, the man wearing blue, the seventh ranked

:15:23. > :15:25.boxer in the world, has taken the opening two rounds unanimously

:15:26. > :15:30.across the board. The second round was close but then he walked Ashfaq

:15:31. > :15:37.onto a cracking southpaw left and forced the man in red to touch down,

:15:38. > :15:43.so Ashfaq is trailing 20-18 from all three judges. He needs a massive

:15:44. > :15:48.round to get back on terms and takers into the realm of count back,

:15:49. > :15:54.or he can end the contest by forcing a stoppage. Those are his options.

:15:55. > :15:57.It is an all or nothing situation now for Ashfaq, he has just got to

:15:58. > :16:02.go for it and take the odd risk going forward. What else can he do?

:16:03. > :16:05.He has got to back his man up and put him under pressure, go through

:16:06. > :16:10.the gears and raise the tempo, otherwise he is going home. Another

:16:11. > :16:15.good southpaw left from Butdee who then used his feet and effectively

:16:16. > :16:24.to pirouette around Ashfaq and Ashfaq boxing at this tempo and type

:16:25. > :16:27.of intensity, it is as though he is looking for a knockout shot because

:16:28. > :16:32.there is not sustained pressure that could bring about a 10-8 round. It

:16:33. > :16:35.looks as though that is where he is putting... That is the type of

:16:36. > :16:41.strategy he will adopt in this round. This type of tempo is suiting

:16:42. > :16:45.the man in blue down to the ground. He can afford to lose the round 10-9

:16:46. > :16:49.and will still go through to the second preliminary round on a

:16:50. > :16:50.unanimous points decision by virtue of having those two rounds of

:16:51. > :17:05.insurance. When Ashfaq is boxing up against

:17:06. > :17:10.unorthodox boxer he is the southpaw. But here you have two southpaws.

:17:11. > :17:15.That awkwardness has gone and it is a level playing field. He is coming

:17:16. > :17:21.off second best, especially with that over the top from Butdee.

:17:22. > :17:26.Ashfaq is dropping his right hand a bit too much and is walking onto the

:17:27. > :17:40.shots. He has got a mountain to climb now. Ashfaq is coached by

:17:41. > :17:48.Martin Bates. He will be cheering him on. He has defined the punch of

:17:49. > :17:55.a lifetime now. Given the status of the scorecard coming into this final

:17:56. > :18:02.round, Ashfaq has to find a knockout punch as the seconds continue to

:18:03. > :18:09.elapse. If he had won the second round, it would all be on the last

:18:10. > :18:14.round. But that single turned it for Butdee and gave it to him. He raised

:18:15. > :18:23.his arm immediately, Chatchai Butdee. His supporters in the stands

:18:24. > :18:26.are elated. The two times champion, Chatchai Butdee, has produced a

:18:27. > :18:33.performance that will progress him through to the second round. Here is

:18:34. > :18:38.that southpaw left. But really that knocked down in the second round was

:18:39. > :18:46.hugely significant. It was indeed, but he got caught with a couple of

:18:47. > :18:52.really good shots from Butdee again. This crowd is loving it, a good

:18:53. > :18:56.performance from the man in blue. Qais Ashfaq needed that second

:18:57. > :19:03.round, that was the round where he had to get all the judges' scores.

:19:04. > :19:10.But the knocks down turned it. Once he was behind in the second round it

:19:11. > :19:16.was a mountain to climb. Let's get the official verdict, the conclusion

:19:17. > :19:23.of the 56 kilograms bantamweight boxing contest.

:19:24. > :19:45.Ladies and gentlemen, the winner on a unanimous decision, Chatchai

:19:46. > :19:51.Butdee. So, confirmation of what was widely anticipated at the conclusion

:19:52. > :19:55.of that third and final round. He goes through to the second round of

:19:56. > :20:00.the bantamweight tournament at the expense of Great Britain's Qais

:20:01. > :20:04.Ashfaq. The reigning European Championship silver medallist and

:20:05. > :20:09.European games bronze medallist will not add Olympic hardware to his

:20:10. > :20:20.collection. He is eliminated in the first round. HAZEL: Not to be for

:20:21. > :20:25.Qais Ashfaq. Knocked down in round two. Who will be the knockout

:20:26. > :20:30.attraction in the men's road race time child? We are going back to

:20:31. > :20:36.Simon Brotherton for the finale of this event.

:20:37. > :20:41.We are watching the big prerace favourite, Tom Dumoulin from the

:20:42. > :20:46.Netherlands. All the big favourites are out on the road and well into

:20:47. > :20:50.their rights. But it is the Australian Rohan Dennis who are

:20:51. > :20:55.setting the pace so far. Geraint Thomas up to this point has ridden

:20:56. > :21:00.better than Chris Froome. In the opening stages it was Rohan Dennis

:21:01. > :21:05.and Fabian Cancellara who set the fastest times. He has lost some

:21:06. > :21:10.ground since then. Tony Martin never really got on terms. It is early

:21:11. > :21:16.days. Chris Froome went through rather disappointingly in seventh

:21:17. > :21:21.place, but he has been slowest at first time checks before in previous

:21:22. > :21:26.races, certainly in the Tour de France. He knows how to pace his

:21:27. > :21:31.right. Rohan Dennis is getting himself out in France and has got a

:21:32. > :21:35.significant buffer at the moment. We are waiting for Tom Dumoulin to come

:21:36. > :21:39.through the second check. The reason they are showing the time of Leopold

:21:40. > :21:45.Konig is because he is the fastest of those who have finished so far.

:21:46. > :21:51.The time trial set them off in two groups of riders and the first half

:21:52. > :21:55.of the field are in. Because it is seeded you have all the overall

:21:56. > :22:00.contenders, the riders who are expected to go for the medals, in

:22:01. > :22:05.the second group, which is what we are watching now. We would like to

:22:06. > :22:09.see the favourites getting measured against each other, but we are

:22:10. > :22:13.getting plenty of time checks so we can tell you exactly what is going

:22:14. > :22:21.on. We are waiting for time checks for Tom Dumoulin. Rohan Dennis is

:22:22. > :22:26.doing a storming ride. If he won here, it would be the ride of his

:22:27. > :22:31.life. This is Castro fiasco from Spain, the second fastest at the

:22:32. > :22:38.moment, having gone through the 19.7 kilometre checkpoint. He was sixth

:22:39. > :22:48.in the first check, so he has pasted well. Vasil Kiryienka is still not

:22:49. > :22:54.through that time checked and is not gaining ground. By my reckoning he

:22:55. > :23:03.is losing time. The world champion continues to lose ground. We are

:23:04. > :23:10.going to switch to images of two riders we are waiting for. Fourth

:23:11. > :23:16.and seventh. Fabian Cancellara overtakes Taylor Phinney. Taylor

:23:17. > :23:20.Phinney is not having the sort of daily was hoping for. He twice

:23:21. > :23:24.finished fourth in London four years ago in London and he was very

:23:25. > :23:31.focused on this event leading into the Olympic Games, but it is not

:23:32. > :23:37.going well for him at all. Vasil Kiryienka is well out of the

:23:38. > :23:42.standings so far. That is with only 19.7 kilometres covered. Not even

:23:43. > :23:54.half distance yet and he has lost over a minute. Tenth place for him

:23:55. > :24:02.at the second check. Rohan Dennis is our leader on the road. In gold

:24:03. > :24:06.medal position at the moment. Can Tom Dumoulin do anything to reduce

:24:07. > :24:14.that deficit. He went through the first check in fourth position. No,

:24:15. > :24:20.he is still in arrears. If anything, he has lost more time. A

:24:21. > :24:25.disappointing ride for him. We do not know whether his wrist is giving

:24:26. > :24:31.him some problems having broken that recently. He did the road race and

:24:32. > :24:35.rode off after five kilometres to save himself for this event. He

:24:36. > :24:41.looks good, but the elegy is not quite what it was in the Tour de

:24:42. > :24:47.France. 17 seconds in arrears. The second fastest time after Rohan

:24:48. > :24:58.Dennis. -- the energy. Chris Froome is the only one we are waiting for a

:24:59. > :25:01.second time checked for. Chris Froome was 19 seconds back at the

:25:02. > :25:06.first check and he needs to make some inroads into that. We are

:25:07. > :25:15.riding with the Dutch man at the moment. Will get some pictures soon

:25:16. > :25:22.enough. He was riding that corner very safely. Do you use all that

:25:23. > :25:27.space available or do you try not to cross the painted lines which can be

:25:28. > :25:31.very slippy? It happened to Chris Froome in the Tour de France. It

:25:32. > :25:38.will be interesting to see how he tackles this one. Chris Froome is 20

:25:39. > :25:44.seconds behind. Here comes Chris Froome. The last man on the road.

:25:45. > :25:51.Has he managed to gain any time on those in front of him? No, he has

:25:52. > :25:57.not, he has lost some more. He is 24 seconds down. If anything he has

:25:58. > :26:03.given the way some more time. It is quite surprising. We have seen him

:26:04. > :26:06.pace ride before where he has been careful at the first check. But I

:26:07. > :26:12.would have thought he would be trying to get some time back now.

:26:13. > :26:19.Looking good for Rohan Dennis. Tackling the Grumari climb. 90 in

:26:20. > :26:29.London four years ago, can he go better this time around? Jonathan

:26:30. > :26:39.Castro V E. Tom Dumoulin is fighting hard. Castro V E is a bit of a

:26:40. > :26:50.surprise, he is a good rider. Chris Froome is only in favour. Geraint

:26:51. > :27:03.Thomas is three or four seconds slower.

:27:04. > :27:13.Primoz Roglic is coming up to the top of the Grumari climb. Leopold

:27:14. > :27:18.Konig is the fastest finisher in the front group and he has already been

:27:19. > :27:26.beaten by Primoz Roglic. This coastal road is completely dry as he

:27:27. > :27:33.tackles it for the second time, Rohan Dennis. It is not too long,

:27:34. > :27:34.but it is certainly tough. Rohan Dennis are looking to maintain that

:27:35. > :27:53.advantage. Castroviejo is three quarters of a

:27:54. > :27:59.minute faster than Primoz Roglic. I imagine he will keep on coming down

:28:00. > :28:05.now. They can ride the top section of the descent where it is dry, but

:28:06. > :28:11.further down you have got patches of wet and the lines tend to hold the

:28:12. > :28:21.moisture. He just skipped the bike across it to get out of that. He

:28:22. > :28:25.wants to use the whole road, but he is reluctant. Nobody wants to touch

:28:26. > :28:31.the line. Everybody has been safe so far. It is well protected at the

:28:32. > :28:36.edges of the road and there are plenty of warnings from the

:28:37. > :28:40.marshals. One minute of racing will bring them back down to the flat,

:28:41. > :28:46.wide roads and seven kilometre stretch. A tight right-hander to

:28:47. > :28:51.come and everybody has stayed up right there. Then he will make a 90

:28:52. > :28:56.degrees turn and then there is a fairly long flat stretch. Seven

:28:57. > :29:03.kilometres of good time trialling to rain. The first chance we have had

:29:04. > :29:09.to ride along with Chris Froome so far. He has got a lot to do if he is

:29:10. > :29:13.to haul himself into contention. Not wishing to put a dampener on it, but

:29:14. > :29:19.in the road race he got himself into a good position. He is listening to

:29:20. > :29:23.the radio and getting time checks and he knows where he is. Radios are

:29:24. > :29:29.allowed in the time trial, but not the road race. In the road race once

:29:30. > :29:37.he got onto the final climb he was not making inroads to get in touch

:29:38. > :29:42.with the best. It is a long race and nobody paces themselves better than

:29:43. > :29:48.Chris Froome. It is not half way yet. He will not be panicking, but I

:29:49. > :29:53.would expect him to make some headway into reducing the deficit

:29:54. > :30:00.between him and Rohan Dennis. Rohan Dennis is the man to beat at the

:30:01. > :30:06.moment out on the road. Castroviejo has the fastest time at the moment

:30:07. > :30:11.at the next check, 34.6 kilometres. He has been getting better and

:30:12. > :30:16.better as this race has progressed. Tom Dumoulin got himself back into a

:30:17. > :30:22.medal position. Beautiful position on the bike. You cannot see his

:30:23. > :30:29.head. Excellent time trialling form. An excellent low gear he is pushing.

:30:30. > :30:33.He will like this area, but he is not afraid of the clowns either.

:30:34. > :30:41.Staying in contention at the front, Tom Dumoulin, very much in range.

:30:42. > :30:46.Geraint Thomas at 34.6 kilometres is just over a minute slower than

:30:47. > :30:48.Castroviejo. A strong start by Thomas, but he has been steadily

:30:49. > :31:01.losing ground since. If I think he is unlikely to be on

:31:02. > :31:04.the podium today. I work them -- a workmanlike performance from him.

:31:05. > :31:08.Very difficult to get thrown into an event like this, even though he was

:31:09. > :31:15.the reserve and had his equipment here, he never expected to get the

:31:16. > :31:19.ride. Maciej Bodnar is a better get some company, Julian Alaphilippe. We

:31:20. > :31:25.haven't seen much of the young Frenchman, have we, from the second

:31:26. > :31:31.group of riders? Julian Alaphilippe is way down the standings, nearly

:31:32. > :31:40.three and a half minutes slower than Castroviejo, even at 20 kilometres.

:31:41. > :31:44.So forth in the road race -- fourth position in the road race and this

:31:45. > :31:49.time trial will not see him in contention. Chris Froome once more.

:31:50. > :31:57.There will be no hiding at a business check, 36.4 kilometres, we

:31:58. > :32:00.will see who is heading to the podium and who is challenging. If

:32:01. > :32:04.you haven't started to make up ground by then, I would say it is

:32:05. > :32:08.highly unlikely you will do so with just 20 kilometres remaining, so

:32:09. > :32:12.this next check is absolutely critical to define who is going to

:32:13. > :32:15.be fighting for the Olympic title. Can Chris Froome find a little bit

:32:16. > :32:19.more in those long legs of his to power himself along this road and

:32:20. > :32:24.make the most of this section of the course, to try and drag himself back

:32:25. > :32:30.into contention for the medals here in the men's Olympic time trial?

:32:31. > :32:35.Favours the asymmetric chainring is that speed the rider's leg over the

:32:36. > :32:39.centre to get them back to the power stroke. Some differing opinions

:32:40. > :32:44.science wise over whether they work but it suits him. Dennis, even

:32:45. > :32:48.climbing in the tuck position, trying to seek out every possible

:32:49. > :32:53.advantage. Looks smooth still, working hard, but he is eating up

:32:54. > :32:57.the kilometres. He hits the climb for the final time now. He knows

:32:58. > :33:02.once he gets over this, most of the terrain is the type he likes. This

:33:03. > :33:06.is great stuff from Rohan Dennis so far and the next time check will

:33:07. > :33:10.confirm that he is measuring his effort well and hasn't gone out to

:33:11. > :33:15.hard too soon here on the time trial course, because it is a long time

:33:16. > :33:19.trial. It is about three and a half minutes climbing on this part of the

:33:20. > :33:24.course and he will be the next through our time check, followed by

:33:25. > :33:36.Tom Duma lan. So it is all coming thick and fast dash Tom -- Tom

:33:37. > :33:43.Dumoulin. 24% on this climb, the steepest by far. Over three minutes

:33:44. > :33:48.to climate because of the severity. You can tell the effect as it starts

:33:49. > :33:51.to kick in just by the speed he is travelling at. Not panicking,

:33:52. > :33:56.keeping the gears down, finding a good rhythm. It is like an obstacle

:33:57. > :34:00.to get over before you can get on with the race. It is about

:34:01. > :34:05.conserving, rather than trying to gain time for him on this part of

:34:06. > :34:10.the course. And it really is starting to tell now. He knows he

:34:11. > :34:15.can go into the red, there is a minute's percent to recover over the

:34:16. > :34:20.top. It is tiring just watching, isn't it? The good news for them, as

:34:21. > :34:24.Chris was saying, is it doesn't last for too long. They can soon leave it

:34:25. > :34:33.behind them and continue with the rest of the course. As he makes a

:34:34. > :34:37.left-hand turn, he has just got a little bit more to go, heading up

:34:38. > :34:44.towards the top now, as the road veers towards the right, coming up

:34:45. > :34:52.shortly. The climb almost done. Here he is, coming up towards the time

:34:53. > :35:00.check. That will leave you gasping, a climate like that. Short and

:35:01. > :35:09.sharp. And 21 points 79 seconds faster than the Spanish rider

:35:10. > :35:14.Castroviejo. -- 21. 79. So almost an identical gap between the two. Has

:35:15. > :35:19.he got enough of a buffer as he starts to fade in the latter portion

:35:20. > :35:22.of this race? I don't know. The Spanish rider seems to be getting

:35:23. > :35:31.better and better as they have ridden through here. What can he do

:35:32. > :35:35.over this closing section. Thankfully, the road is drying out a

:35:36. > :35:41.little bit but it is less than a minute of riding down here. A little

:35:42. > :35:45.bit sketchy around that corner, he doesn't have to take any chances. It

:35:46. > :35:50.isn't worth it, get himself safely down to that bottom road. One more

:35:51. > :35:56.corner to go until he is able to see it and then he can get back to time

:35:57. > :35:58.trialling on the roads he prefers. At the moment, Geraint Thomas is

:35:59. > :36:05.fourth fastest through that time check and is nearly a minute slower

:36:06. > :36:08.than Rohan Dennis. But we still have seven riders to come through it.

:36:09. > :36:13.Here is Fabian Cancellara once more, who started like a greyhound that

:36:14. > :36:19.had been let out of the traps. He is still on terms, as is Chris Froome.

:36:20. > :36:28.20 seconds in arrears at the last time check, so in touch. It depends

:36:29. > :36:33.on Dennis, will he fade towards the end? These are professional riders

:36:34. > :36:35.and know how to pace themselves over difficult terrain like this, none

:36:36. > :36:43.more so than Cancellaro and Chris Froome. Dumoulin was in the silver

:36:44. > :36:47.medal position at the 19 K check, he will be the next one to come through

:36:48. > :36:50.but I certainly still wouldn't rule out Cancellaro in fourth position

:36:51. > :36:58.and certainly not Chris Froome, who went through in fifth, just eating

:36:59. > :37:01.his way up this climb now. Nothing in it between Cancellaro and Chris

:37:02. > :37:06.Froome in fourth and fifth. Castroviejo of Spain, who looked

:37:07. > :37:14.great in the road race as well, in the work that he did at the front

:37:15. > :37:19.for Rodriguez and Val Verdy at a vital stage of the race. Powering

:37:20. > :37:24.his way up the lower slopes of the climb, it falls flat where the tents

:37:25. > :37:29.are, that was the feed station in the road race, and then it kicks up

:37:30. > :37:35.again, a minute or so's riding and that will be the last obstacle of

:37:36. > :37:40.the day for him. Here is Chris Froome, starting his second a lap of

:37:41. > :37:45.the circuit. He is out making his way around the outside of the head

:37:46. > :37:52.lamp. Can he start to make any inroads on those ahead of him --

:37:53. > :37:57.Headland? He is working hard, you can see in the body language. Unlike

:37:58. > :38:00.Dennis, who stayed as far as possible in the tuck position, even

:38:01. > :38:05.on the climbs, because there is a strong crosswind off the Atlantic,

:38:06. > :38:08.Chris Froome is out of the saddle, choosing a position that lets him

:38:09. > :38:16.get the most power out, rather than stay aerodynamic. Still a fair bit

:38:17. > :38:22.of racing ahead of him here, over half an hour on the road for him. On

:38:23. > :38:31.the climb now, Cancellaro, for the last time. Phenomenal record he has

:38:32. > :38:38.got. Three times the winner of the Tour of Flanders, three times winner

:38:39. > :38:41.of Paris-Roubaix, stage winner at the Tour de France, of 14 days in

:38:42. > :38:50.the yellow jersey and four times the world champion in this event.

:38:51. > :38:55.Geraint Thomas through the 44 check in one hour and 53 minutes, so he

:38:56. > :39:03.will be the mark to beat -- in one hour and 53. Dumoulin, Cancellaro,

:39:04. > :39:11.and if room, they are the three that we are waiting for. Here comes

:39:12. > :39:18.Fabian Cancellara and he has gone quicker than Ronan Bopanna is and it

:39:19. > :39:25.seems that Cancellaro has back loaded his efforts somewhat. What a

:39:26. > :39:30.turnaround, 24 seconds in arrears. We said, did Dennis get the lead by

:39:31. > :39:33.pushing on early? What a comeback, that his experience for you, placing

:39:34. > :39:38.your ride and knowing you lose an awful lot on the climb if you

:39:39. > :39:41.haven't got any more to give on the final lap. You can hear the cheers

:39:42. > :39:46.down the street from where we are sitting from those among the crowd

:39:47. > :39:50.supporting Fabian Cancellara. A very, very popular rider, in the

:39:51. > :39:58.autumn of his career, and is this the one last big, big win before he

:39:59. > :40:03.waves the sport goodbye? Using the dry roads to full effect. One of the

:40:04. > :40:08.best time trialling descenders on the planet, shaking his legs, the

:40:09. > :40:12.fatigue is starting to tell, but he will know the checks given to him,

:40:13. > :40:19.he is inside of another Olympic title. Wouldn't that be something?

:40:20. > :40:22.But Dumoulin is a rider who could potentially have something to say

:40:23. > :40:26.about that, one of the big favourites coming into this, an

:40:27. > :40:31.injury problem ahead of the race which may have affected his chances

:40:32. > :40:35.but he has ridden well so far. Can he keep the effort going and indeed

:40:36. > :40:39.increase the intensity of his ride the longer it goes on? He has

:40:40. > :40:46.certainly kept the deficit within range so far on those ahead of him?

:40:47. > :40:49.We watch Chris Froome on the road for the last time alongside the

:40:50. > :40:52.cobbles and you wonder, have these riders shown experience question

:40:53. > :40:57.mark they have been down at the first checks because they have been

:40:58. > :41:01.pacing their ride and we know it takes its toll later on. 24 seconds

:41:02. > :41:06.was the turnaround for Cancellaro, can Chris Froome and Dumoulin do the

:41:07. > :41:09.same? We will find out in the next three or four minutes, as Chris

:41:10. > :41:14.Froome heads towards that time check to see if he too can gain some

:41:15. > :41:18.ground. He and Cancellaro at the last time check were level pegging.

:41:19. > :41:23.We hope that is still the case as they come towards the final climb of

:41:24. > :41:28.Grumari. The motorbike is helping him define the line, about 70 metres

:41:29. > :41:37.ahead of him. He will know the course well. The last time along the

:41:38. > :41:45.Atlantic coast for him before they head for the finish. What a

:41:46. > :41:52.turnaround by Cancellaro. Quite extraordinary, Cancellaro is nearly

:41:53. > :42:01.18 seconds ahead of Rohan Dennis. Castroviejo is third place at the

:42:02. > :42:04.moment, 39 points -- 39. Seven seconds behind. And a problem for

:42:05. > :42:11.Rohan Dennis and a change of bikes for the Australian. It was already

:42:12. > :42:15.looking difficult for him to retain his hopes of a gold medal and I

:42:16. > :42:20.would say that puts paid to them. Tragic for him, I am not sure what

:42:21. > :42:26.the problem was, but absolutely desperate time to have a mechanical

:42:27. > :42:31.problem. It is a great change, it has to be said, the mechanic getting

:42:32. > :42:36.the bike off the roof before the car has even stopped, but even so, 15

:42:37. > :42:43.seconds lost I would say, for Dennis. What a shame for him, one of

:42:44. > :42:49.the main contenders, an animator in the first half of this race. Less

:42:50. > :42:53.than 20 minutes of racing to go. Tony Martin, the former world

:42:54. > :42:57.champion, has just gone through and he is over two minutes down on the

:42:58. > :43:03.fastest time, so he is not in contention. No, he is out of this

:43:04. > :43:09.race this year. Castroviejo is going to be the rider to beat. Over one

:43:10. > :43:15.minute faster than Geraint Thomas, so he has said the new mark. What

:43:16. > :43:22.can Dennis do? Can he get himself a spot on the podium? He was already

:43:23. > :43:25.starting to wane by the look of it. Dumoulin has caught Kiryienka, the

:43:26. > :43:30.world champion, by the looks of things. Kiryienka has found it very

:43:31. > :43:36.hard going here in Rio, and Dumoulin continues to press on and I wonder

:43:37. > :43:41.how he has measured his effort. We will get some indication as he heads

:43:42. > :43:46.up the Grumari climb. He has a lot of fighting to do, quite a deficit,

:43:47. > :43:56.but so did Fabian Cancellara and he turned that around dramatically to

:43:57. > :44:06.put himself in pole position at 36 point -- 36. Four. He has lost time,

:44:07. > :44:12.he will be fighting for a spot on the podium. He is down on Ronan is

:44:13. > :44:15.second in the time check, and Dumoulin is losing ground. Chris

:44:16. > :44:20.Froome is the last rider to come through that time check, we hope to

:44:21. > :44:28.see him shortly, as Dumoulin makes the descent off the Grumari climb,

:44:29. > :44:32.the tight and twisty dissent. So in third position, you can see the

:44:33. > :44:40.difference between he and Cancellaro. A broken handlebar seems

:44:41. > :44:44.to be the problem... Excuse me, that was part of the bike rack. It looked

:44:45. > :44:49.like his triathlon bar was hanging down but it was the brace on the

:44:50. > :44:52.bike rack. We wait to see what problem he has but he communicated

:44:53. > :45:00.it well on the radio and it was a fast change. No, it is a broken bar.

:45:01. > :45:04.You can see if he's being held in place by himself, his left hand

:45:05. > :45:08.effectively in free air. He is stopping it because there is a cable

:45:09. > :45:14.attaching that bar to the bike so if it dropped, it could potentially go

:45:15. > :45:17.in his front wheel. It was as good a change as it could possibly have

:45:18. > :45:23.been. Chris Froome going up the climb for the last time, driving up

:45:24. > :45:32.here. Work to do. And he is losing time. It is not to be. It wasn't a

:45:33. > :45:37.pacing strategy, it was just form. The indicators we saw at the road

:45:38. > :45:41.race seemed to be accurate. It is a longer time to hold form, three

:45:42. > :45:46.weeks of a Tour de France, another three weeks before you get here, it

:45:47. > :45:48.was a lot to ask. 32 seconds in arrears. Fourth place at the moment

:45:49. > :45:59.as it stands. Yes, it will be difficult for him to

:46:00. > :46:04.get back on times. Thomas is out in front of him. Chris Froome is seven

:46:05. > :46:10.seconds off the medals at the moment. It is still possible for

:46:11. > :46:16.him. Rohan Dennis might be able to get himself back the podium. Write

:46:17. > :46:25.to the edge of the road for Chris Froome. He is taking every chance he

:46:26. > :46:30.can to reduce the deficit. A medal is a possibility here. There is a

:46:31. > :46:40.seven second gap between Dumoulin and Chris Froome. I don't know how

:46:41. > :46:46.he does it, he manages to make it look effortless as he gets back down

:46:47. > :46:53.to the flat road. Tuck in position and see what he can do. It is a case

:46:54. > :46:58.of how much he has got left back in the tank. We are back with Fabian

:46:59. > :47:04.Cancellara. What a ride this is from Cancellara. He has been masterful at

:47:05. > :47:09.this discipline for many years, perhaps not quite so much in the

:47:10. > :47:15.last two or three. He was the Olympic champion eight years ago. Is

:47:16. > :47:22.he going to do it once more? He would be a popular winner in the

:47:23. > :47:25.cycling world. He had 17 seconds over Rohan Dennis, but that was

:47:26. > :47:31.before Rohan Dennis had problems, mechanical problems. In a ten

:47:32. > :47:37.kilometres section of course he turned around 24 seconds, over half

:47:38. > :47:45.a minute difference. Unless the shot we were given of the bike change was

:47:46. > :47:50.not live. Cancellara getting into the lead, that could be the case,

:47:51. > :47:56.that could explain things. It was an incredible piece of writing by

:47:57. > :48:04.Cancellara. Here comes Castroviejo, who is closing in very quickly on

:48:05. > :48:07.Primoz Roglic, the Slovenian rider. It is a blistering ride from

:48:08. > :48:17.Castroviejo, he has done extremely well. Got himself into the current

:48:18. > :48:23.best time of 44 kilometres. Remind me of how Geraint Thomas is faring

:48:24. > :48:26.at the moment. Were they all went through he was eighth at the

:48:27. > :48:34.previous check having had all the main riders through there. He is

:48:35. > :48:40.third at the moment at the 44 kilometre check. A top ten finish

:48:41. > :48:47.would be good for Geraint Thomas today. And here we go with Geraint

:48:48. > :48:50.Thomas, the final moments of his ride as he comes back into Pontal

:48:51. > :48:56.and head into the finishing straight. Into sight and up towards

:48:57. > :49:00.the line, a last-minute addition to the start list. As gutsy as ever, we

:49:01. > :49:08.would expect nothing less from Geraint Thomas as he crosses the

:49:09. > :49:14.line. He is the new leader in the clubhouse with all the big favourite

:49:15. > :49:22.still to come. But he has given his all and has produced a very solid

:49:23. > :49:29.ride indeed. You could see it was a painful hour and a bit in the saddle

:49:30. > :49:34.for him. Hugo Hoole, the Canadian rider, who Thomas Geraint caught

:49:35. > :49:47.earlier will stop he comes up towards the lying. He looks

:49:48. > :49:50.absolutely drained as well. Geraint Thomas will be sitting in the hot

:49:51. > :49:57.seat for a little while until some others come in and that time. At the

:49:58. > :50:01.moment it does not look as if Chris Froome will be the man sitting in

:50:02. > :50:06.the seat at the end of the day unless something spectacular

:50:07. > :50:10.happens. Fabian Cancellara is the leader out on the road. I wonder if

:50:11. > :50:16.something happened with Cancellara because he was good at the first

:50:17. > :50:21.checks and maybe there was an issue on the course that we have not seen

:50:22. > :50:26.with him. A little bit of inconsistency with the images we

:50:27. > :50:34.have seen. This is the run in towards the finish, only a minute or

:50:35. > :50:38.two away. Primoz Roglic from Slovenia a stage winner in the Giro

:50:39. > :50:45.d'Italia. Fourth in the World Championship last autumn. Producing

:50:46. > :50:51.a very fine right here today. Having gone through the 44 kilometre check

:50:52. > :50:58.Rohan Dennis got himself back ahead at that point from Castroviejo by

:50:59. > :51:04.just 2.7 seconds. So back into a medal position for Rohan Dennis. Of

:51:05. > :51:11.those who have finished, Geraint Thomas is the quickest up until now.

:51:12. > :51:15.Some great catches for Castroviejo on the way in. A little bit of

:51:16. > :51:24.slipstreaming in the closing stages when they are starting to fade. Yes

:51:25. > :51:30.he managed to catch Julian Allen Phillipe out on the course. Choosing

:51:31. > :51:38.to go to the smoother centre bit of the road, staying out of the

:51:39. > :51:46.puddles. What there is of the wind is cross tail at this point.

:51:47. > :51:51.Castroviejo gritting his teeth for the final 150 metres of this time

:51:52. > :51:59.trial. Primoz Roglic is left trailing in his wake. Castroviejo on

:52:00. > :52:07.absolutely top form and a final spurt towards the line. The new

:52:08. > :52:13.fastest. Geraint Thomas is now down in the silver medal position with

:52:14. > :52:22.assorted favourites still to come. Very good by Primoz Roglic, but only

:52:23. > :52:26.good enough for third place so far. Watching the replay is we are

:52:27. > :52:33.waiting for checks for the favourites out on the course. Bodnar

:52:34. > :52:42.has gone through the 44 kilometre check in third at the moment. And

:52:43. > :52:48.can she Lara is absolutely flying. -- Cancellara. He has been

:52:49. > :52:53.absolutely flying and consistently so throughout the race. He looked

:52:54. > :52:58.strong in the road race at the start of the week. Looking good for his

:52:59. > :53:03.final Olympic tilt. This is a masterful ride so far from

:53:04. > :53:08.Cancellara, brilliant stuff. He has got everything he needs, a master

:53:09. > :53:12.descender, good on the flat roads, and as he showed in the road race he

:53:13. > :53:18.can do the short climbs with some of the best in the world. He will go

:53:19. > :53:25.down here faster than some of the best. You can see he is crossing all

:53:26. > :53:31.of the lines, but he is doing it very smoothly and not touching the

:53:32. > :53:37.breaks in the bends. He makes it look effortless. All that experience

:53:38. > :53:42.coming into play in this vital moment on the biggest stage of all

:53:43. > :53:51.is Cancellara goes for a second Olympic road time trial title. Doing

:53:52. > :53:56.70 kilometres an hour. A masterful display of descending. No one will

:53:57. > :54:01.get close to him. It sounds very reassuring the way you put it like

:54:02. > :54:07.that, Chris. We would not want to see any of the riders come down. We

:54:08. > :54:17.saw it in the men's race and the mistake in the women's. Castroviejo,

:54:18. > :54:22.55 seconds out now. We are watching a time trialling masterclass. We

:54:23. > :54:27.will find out what happened on the course in the postrace interviews.

:54:28. > :54:33.What a ride by him. Dumoulin is fighting for a medal. At the last

:54:34. > :54:38.time it looked as if Dumoulin and Chris Froome would be fighting for a

:54:39. > :54:43.bronze medal potentially, if my memory serves me right. He has got a

:54:44. > :54:49.couple of minutes to go before he gets to the 44 kilometre check.

:54:50. > :54:53.Settles nicely in position. He has been thinking about this one all

:54:54. > :55:00.year. A fantastic time trial in the Tour de France. He won that

:55:01. > :55:05.convincingly from this man, Chris Froome, who has also settles nicely

:55:06. > :55:09.in position. Not having such a good day out. But we asked an awful lot

:55:10. > :55:15.of these athletes. To win the Tour de France and three reeks of stress

:55:16. > :55:20.and riding to the limit and to come and do it again a couple of weeks

:55:21. > :55:25.later for the Olympics. There are only four men on the roll of honour

:55:26. > :55:31.who have won the race more times than Chris Froome now. That is how

:55:32. > :55:38.good he is. He is a Tour de France is great and rightly so. My third

:55:39. > :55:43.Bodnar has had a strong second-half. The second of the Polish riders in

:55:44. > :55:50.the field today and it is a very good time. That is good enough for

:55:51. > :55:55.second place at the moment and Geraint Thomas will just swap chairs

:55:56. > :56:05.in that little tent and he is slowly edging towards the door. He is in

:56:06. > :56:11.the bronze medal position. The ride of the day for sure goes to

:56:12. > :56:15.Cancellara at the moment. At the last to check Rohan Dennis was

:56:16. > :56:21.nearly three seconds adrift, so bold out of the question for him, but a

:56:22. > :56:27.medal very much on the cards. Disappointing day for Tony Martin,

:56:28. > :56:33.the former world champion. He would have liked to have performed well

:56:34. > :56:37.here. It is a pretty good chorus for him, but his form is not there. He

:56:38. > :56:42.was not in the Tour de France by his own very high standards. Finished

:56:43. > :56:47.with a silver medal four years ago behind Bradley Wiggins. He will

:56:48. > :56:56.finish well outside the medals this time around.

:56:57. > :57:08.Dumoulin. Just starting to rock and roll a bit now. He has got less than

:57:09. > :57:12.15 minutes to go. Just over ten minutes to go for him in this event

:57:13. > :57:25.and he knows he has to get it all out on this final drag. The fourth

:57:26. > :57:30.climb of this 54.5 kilometre long individual time trial. The thing

:57:31. > :57:34.about time trials is there is nowhere to hide. If your form is not

:57:35. > :57:40.quite there, you cannot hide behind the wheels for a while. If it is not

:57:41. > :57:45.going well, it can be pretty demoralising at times if you get the

:57:46. > :57:49.time check. A lot of riders prefer no information at all. There is

:57:50. > :57:56.Geraint Thomas sitting in the bronze chair at the moment. We are hearing

:57:57. > :58:04.Dumoulin is second on the road at the moment. 32 seconds in arrears.

:58:05. > :58:11.Bodnar almost taking a tumble. This is Chris Froome on the last climb,

:58:12. > :58:17.Grota Funda. Can he get himself into a medal position? It will be

:58:18. > :58:22.difficult for him. It looks like Cancellara, Dumoulin and Rohan

:58:23. > :58:29.Dennis who are heading for the podium spots. Has Chris Froome got a

:58:30. > :58:35.big finish in here? He will need one to get onto the podium. He will have

:58:36. > :58:42.to dig extremely deeply for the last ten, 11 minutes of the ride. This is

:58:43. > :58:50.the man to beat. Sorry, this is Nelson Oliveira. We have not seen

:58:51. > :59:00.him all the way around. Very respectable. A good effort from him.

:59:01. > :59:06.No surprise. Geraint Thomas has been nudged off the podium into fourth

:59:07. > :59:13.place. Jan Barta comes over the line, from the Czech Republic. Down

:59:14. > :59:21.in the standings today. The last of the favourites to go through the 44

:59:22. > :59:25.kilometre check. Third place, he is ahead of Rohan Dennis by about ten

:59:26. > :59:32.seconds. It will be interesting this final. Here comes Rohan Dennis, the

:59:33. > :59:36.Australian, who led during the early part of the race. He had that

:59:37. > :59:42.problem, the tribe are broke, the quick bike change. Did he time this

:59:43. > :59:47.to perfection or did he go out too quickly in the first part of the

:59:48. > :59:52.track? He had a problem which cost him about 15 seconds, which is why

:59:53. > :59:58.he has got the deficit to Chris Froome. Ten seconds, it will be old

:59:59. > :00:02.to play for for that bronze medal position, so it will be close for

:00:03. > :00:10.Chris Froome if he wants to get on the podium. Julian Alaphilippe

:00:11. > :00:15.coming up at a more leisurely pace than some of the other riders. He

:00:16. > :00:22.finished fourth in the road race the other day. But he has got round. It

:00:23. > :00:27.would be a fantastic race for Chris Froome if he could fight his way

:00:28. > :00:32.back onto the podium. Cancellara and Dumoulin, it will be difficult to

:00:33. > :00:56.close that gap. He is Fabian Cancellara, finishing

:00:57. > :00:59.his ride in style. Yes, with not too long to go now, just a couple of

:01:00. > :01:03.minutes in the saddle. An exposed run along the seafront. He will cut

:01:04. > :01:06.Inland slightly. Before bursting through into the finishing straight

:01:07. > :01:12.and the waiting crowds. A fantastic ride from Fabian Cancellara from

:01:13. > :01:20.start to finish. Will it take him all the way to the gold-medal? 1:13

:01:21. > :01:26..21 the time to beat. He has shown he can do that. The fast, damp

:01:27. > :01:31.descent, he would have made more than that than any other writer,

:01:32. > :01:36.gained more time on the favourite. He has an advantage of half a minute

:01:37. > :01:49.on his nearest rivals. A bit of time to play with. The other Spanish

:01:50. > :01:58.rider coming in. He was very impressive in the Tour de France,

:01:59. > :02:01.Jon Izaguirre Insausti. His time is good enough for fifth place at the

:02:02. > :02:15.moment, just ahead of Geraint Thomas. Fabian Cancellara, 32

:02:16. > :02:26.seconds ahead of Jon Izaguirre Insausti -- Tom Dumoulin. It is his

:02:27. > :02:32.to lose. He has taken a small radio. He will be getting the checks. He

:02:33. > :02:38.knows it is down to him. Here we go, Fabian Cancellara knows the finish

:02:39. > :02:41.line is almost in sight. Is he about to become the Olympic champion once

:02:42. > :02:45.again? There are others on the road behind him, that they have a lot of

:02:46. > :02:50.ground to make up. A masterclass from one of the greats of the sport,

:02:51. > :02:53.the four-time world champion has produced a ride which means he could

:02:54. > :02:58.become the Olympic champion for the second time in his career. It was a

:02:59. > :03:07.fantastic time trial masterclass from Fabian Cancellara.

:03:08. > :03:13.It catapults into the top the leaderboard. We said at the start

:03:14. > :03:17.the form was not there in the Tour de France. He showed glimmers of

:03:18. > :03:22.form in the road race as he rode with the best time trialists, but

:03:23. > :03:28.you never write somebody off with a career record like his. What a way

:03:29. > :03:34.to ride your last Olympic Games. He has the best chance of taking that

:03:35. > :03:43.title. Tom Dumoulin out on the route at the moment. Three or four minutes

:03:44. > :03:52.left in his ride. He has about four kilometres to go. 32 seconds in

:03:53. > :03:55.arrears at the previous check. One of only a couple of riders who could

:03:56. > :04:01.possibly take the title from ten macro. It is a lot for them to do,

:04:02. > :04:11.with ten kilometres remaining, well, probably four or five now. Tom

:04:12. > :04:21.Dumoulin races rapidly towards the finish line. All the major obstacles

:04:22. > :04:30.are behind him. It is a beautiful position he has got. Ideal cadence.

:04:31. > :04:33.The cadence has dropped a bit towards the end, as you would

:04:34. > :04:37.expect, and the same for Chris Froome, although both still look

:04:38. > :04:41.fluid. Chris Froome looks as good as I have seen him on a bike, what I

:04:42. > :04:53.think the edge has gone from his form. He is fighting for a spot on

:04:54. > :04:59.the podium. Can he get a medal? With a staring finale? Tom Dumoulin just

:05:00. > :05:06.ahead of him. Tony Martin is still on the road as well. And the world

:05:07. > :05:11.champion, although he is not a factor today, nor is Tony Martin.

:05:12. > :05:14.Tom Dumoulin and Chris Froome in the shake-up. Fabian Cancellara in the

:05:15. > :05:29.gold-medal position. Nicolas Castroviejo in silver medal

:05:30. > :05:41.position. Chris Froome riding strongly and smoothly. No mean

:05:42. > :05:48.December. Fabian Cancellara in a class of his own. It was a stunning

:05:49. > :05:54.ride by ten macro. -- Fabian Cancellara. Tom Dumoulin heading

:05:55. > :06:02.back and the finish line is moments away. People see what colour medal

:06:03. > :06:09.he will get, if any. A lot can happen in ten kilometres. Fabian

:06:10. > :06:14.Cancellara is going to become the Olympic champion. Looking at all the

:06:15. > :06:20.others, there is no way any of them will go faster than him. A very

:06:21. > :06:24.disappointed American comes in towards the finish, he was fourth in

:06:25. > :06:26.London four years ago, he focused on this so much, but he did not have

:06:27. > :06:45.the legs. It looks almost impossible for

:06:46. > :06:49.Fabian Cancellara to be beaten now. They are riding for the medals

:06:50. > :06:54.behind. They could change order in the last economic tours. I don't

:06:55. > :06:58.think he will be shifting from that chair until he goes to the podium.

:06:59. > :07:05.He looks exhausted, and so he should. He left it all out on the

:07:06. > :07:10.road. What a way to finish your career. Absolutely, that is a last

:07:11. > :07:18.hurrah and three quarters. Tom Dumoulin still racing in towards the

:07:19. > :07:21.finish. He is hoping he can do enough to make sure that he is on

:07:22. > :07:28.the podium at the medal presentation. Look at the pain

:07:29. > :07:35.etched on the face of Tony Martin, the three-time world champion, this

:07:36. > :07:39.was not his day-to-day, though. He has given his best. On this

:07:40. > :07:47.particular occasion, it was nowhere near enough.

:07:48. > :07:55.What a great rivalry he has had against Fabian Cancellara. It is an

:07:56. > :07:59.unaccustomed finishing place for him, he is nearly fighting for the

:08:00. > :08:04.medals. Tom Dumoulin coming towards the finish, he was not far behind

:08:05. > :08:08.Tony Martin. He had high hopes of the gold-medal. They were nearly

:08:09. > :08:12.washed away when he crashed out of the Tour de France. He has made it

:08:13. > :08:19.to the finish, and into the silver medal position. Fabian Cancellara in

:08:20. > :08:25.the gold-medal position, Tom Dumoulin silver, Nicolas Castroviejo

:08:26. > :08:29.bronze. All that remains is for Chris Froome to cross the line and

:08:30. > :08:36.to see whether he can produce a ride in the final minutes that will

:08:37. > :08:44.propel him onto the podium. Chris Froome also into the finishing

:08:45. > :08:47.final. Just over a minute left. He is fighting for a spot on the

:08:48. > :08:55.podium. It looks like it will be the third place. Tom Dumoulin begins his

:08:56. > :09:01.recovery. Chris Froome begins what will feel like a sprint for the line

:09:02. > :09:08.at the end of a long time trial. Nearly 55 kilometres. At the moment,

:09:09. > :09:14.he looks as if he might be able to snatch the bronze medal from Nicolas

:09:15. > :09:22.Castroviejo. If he can stay that far ahead, he may just pipped the

:09:23. > :09:28.Spaniard. It was not the Belarussian's day, he was never in

:09:29. > :09:35.contention. We are looking back down the road for Chris Froome. He is not

:09:36. > :09:39.far behind. The camera needs to be on Chris Froome very shortly,

:09:40. > :09:45.because he is a major player at the end of this race. He will come

:09:46. > :09:49.around the corner any minute now. He should be coming into the finishing

:09:50. > :09:53.straight now. It is Chris Froome coming up towards the line. Is the

:09:54. > :09:59.effort good enough for the bronze medal? It is bronze for Chris

:10:00. > :10:04.Froome. He has managed to get a medal in the Olympic Games. It is

:10:05. > :10:08.bronze, just as it was four years ago at Hampton Court in London. He

:10:09. > :10:14.was outside the medals most of the way round. But he pulled it out at

:10:15. > :10:19.the end, he really dug deep, you can see him sprinting for the line. The

:10:20. > :10:24.winner of the Tour de France hung on to enough of his form to make sure

:10:25. > :10:28.that he could get an Olympic medal. The reality of being Olympic

:10:29. > :10:34.champion and Olympic defeat sinking in now for Fabian Cancellara and Tom

:10:35. > :10:39.Dumoulin. Fabian Cancellara has had such an illustrious and storage

:10:40. > :10:44.career, but this tops the lot. Right at the end of this career, Olympic

:10:45. > :10:48.champion again, as he was eight years ago. A shake of the head from

:10:49. > :10:59.Chris Froome, he did not have it on the day. It is hard to hang on to

:11:00. > :11:04.the blistering form he showed, and today Chris Froome was never

:11:05. > :11:11.threatening to become an input champion, despite his best effort.

:11:12. > :11:20.People a bronze medal out of the bag. We have seen a must for ride

:11:21. > :11:25.from Fabian Cancellara, many people will be pleased about that. He

:11:26. > :11:32.celebrates the moment of victory, when it was confirmed. As he

:11:33. > :11:38.celebrates, this appointment at the end, despite a good ride for the

:11:39. > :11:42.Australian, chatting with Jill Douglas.

:11:43. > :11:52.You set off like a rocket. One or two problems on the way. I pulled a

:11:53. > :12:01.bit too hard. A couple of the roads were a bit bumpy, which did not

:12:02. > :12:10.help. But it happens. I cannot get too down on it. Maybe I went out to

:12:11. > :12:14.hard, but mentally I held it together and kept going. It is a big

:12:15. > :12:20.thing for something like that to happen at the Olympics. That is the

:12:21. > :12:28.basic aspect biggest positive I can take. A word on Fabian Cancellara,

:12:29. > :12:34.what a champion. Even with the non-mechanical issue, he would have

:12:35. > :12:44.beaten me. He has won a lot of races, he is a champion. He has won

:12:45. > :12:50.many races. You cannot take it away from him, he is exceptional. As you

:12:51. > :12:55.are. A silver medal on the track for you when you were in London.

:12:56. > :13:00.Apologies if anybody was offended by his expletive, but emotions are

:13:01. > :13:08.running high. What can you do when the equipment fails? We just heard

:13:09. > :13:16.from Rohan Dennis, about what happened. We saw what happened, he

:13:17. > :13:22.lost his bar. He talked about Fabian Cancellara and what a champion he

:13:23. > :13:27.is. A remarkable individual, we talked about that performance in the

:13:28. > :13:32.time trial, a masterclass. Yes, people have seen the course, the

:13:33. > :13:37.claims and other stuff. His final Tour de France was disappointing for

:13:38. > :13:41.him, we did not see much of him, but we saw glimmers when he entered the

:13:42. > :13:46.road race. He was actually up there with the best on the claims he. That

:13:47. > :13:50.was much more than I expected from him. It shows the class. You can

:13:51. > :13:57.never write somebody off with that history. Like Kristin Armstrong, a

:13:58. > :14:00.winner eight years ago, it shows what it means to these individuals

:14:01. > :14:06.to keep coming back and trying. You want more of that if you can have

:14:07. > :14:09.it. Even the weather conditions, Fabian Cancellara is such a good

:14:10. > :14:14.handler, it was like he was riding on a different road. He gained a lot

:14:15. > :14:19.of his time on the descent. He was 24 seconds back at one stage. The

:14:20. > :14:24.rest of his ride was fantastic, so maybe he had an issue of camera. Or

:14:25. > :14:29.maybe it was a pacing strategy. He knew what he was doing. A bronze

:14:30. > :14:33.medal for Chris Froome, the same position as in London, but he has

:14:34. > :14:37.come off the back of the huge effort in the Tour de France, a big day on

:14:38. > :14:42.the road race. It is difficult to hang on to that form for this amount

:14:43. > :14:51.of time. Ask how long you can keep peak form for. A couple of fixed

:14:52. > :14:57.before he gets here, you are asking somebody to hold top form for a nub

:14:58. > :15:04.of month. He is still in great shape, but he has just lost his

:15:05. > :15:08.edge. But he can be happy with a bronze medal. Top ten for Geraint

:15:09. > :15:13.Thomas. Let's hear what he had to say.

:15:14. > :15:25.It was a fight all day today. I did not feel great. But I gave it

:15:26. > :15:31.everything. Was not to be. It was a late call-up as well, not some think

:15:32. > :15:37.you had necessarily aimed at. I had a McDonald's on Sunday with the road

:15:38. > :15:48.race boys! But Usain Bolt does, so I thought, why not? I found out at

:15:49. > :15:54.10:30pm on Monday, so it was late. But there is not much I would have

:15:55. > :15:55.done differently. I got stuck in, gave it everything, but it was not

:15:56. > :16:05.my day. Mixed memories from the Olympics, so

:16:06. > :16:11.disappointed to crash in the road race but how has your Rio experience

:16:12. > :16:16.been overall? Yes, like you say, the disappointment of the crash sort of

:16:17. > :16:20.overwhelmed everything else. But I guess after a few days, you can

:16:21. > :16:24.reflect on it all. It is always great to come to the Olympics and

:16:25. > :16:29.represent Great Britain and be in the village and things and it's an

:16:30. > :16:33.amazing experience. It is my third Olympics and unfortunately, it did

:16:34. > :16:37.not go quite how I wanted. But yeah, I can still be proud we gave it

:16:38. > :16:41.everything and that is the way it goes sometimes. Thank you for

:16:42. > :16:45.joining us. That was Geraint Thomas, saying it

:16:46. > :16:50.was not his day today but we might see him in Tokyo. Absolutely. I

:16:51. > :16:54.think he was a last minute, thrown into this one, got some decent form

:16:55. > :16:56.and he got stuck in but it would be unfair to expect more than that,

:16:57. > :17:02.considering the other riders have been focusing on this event for one,

:17:03. > :17:05.two, three years. And Tom Dumoulin with the broken wrist, managing to

:17:06. > :17:09.ride into a silver medal position. We will see Fabian Cancellara, the

:17:10. > :17:12.Olympic champion for the second time, receive his gold medal and Tom

:17:13. > :17:17.Dumoulin and Chris Froome collect his bronze in a few moments.

:17:18. > :17:19.Thank you, and we will be back there shortly to see that medal ceremony.

:17:20. > :17:23.I remember Chris Boardman saying that Chris Froome's time would come

:17:24. > :17:27.after bronze four years ago at Hampton Court and it certainly has,

:17:28. > :17:31.a three-time winner of the Tour de France, great effort from him to get

:17:32. > :17:34.another bronze in that particular event but Fabian Cancellara, they

:17:35. > :17:48.call him Spartacus, he's the man and he is back for

:17:49. > :17:52.a second time as Olympic champion. We will quickly show you what is

:17:53. > :17:54.happening in judo because it is the fifth of seven British judoka in

:17:55. > :17:57.action today, Sally Conway, the 29-year-old Scot who is fighting in

:17:58. > :18:00.her second games, ninth in London and she said it took a year to get

:18:01. > :18:02.over the disappointment so she is going to try to vent it on a

:18:03. > :18:07.Tunisian opponent in the first round. The women's 70 kilos judo

:18:08. > :18:11.contest and Sally Conway making her first appearance at Rio 2016. When

:18:12. > :18:14.she left the UK at the end of July, she said she could not wait to

:18:15. > :18:19.fight, she was feeling good and she was ready.

:18:20. > :18:26.We are about to find out how ready, facing Houda MIled of Tunisia, one

:18:27. > :18:35.of Africa's best judoka, the African champion, and these two have only

:18:36. > :18:39.met once before. It was a victory for Miled. Conway has to watch out

:18:40. > :18:43.for penalties, they have been a real problem for the British judoka in

:18:44. > :18:47.Rio, several times, the Brits have gone out on penalties only. I wonder

:18:48. > :18:51.how Conway is going to approach this today is to

:18:52. > :19:00.when these two met last November, it was a really close contest but it

:19:01. > :19:04.was one that Miled had the better off throughout. Conway was not quite

:19:05. > :19:06.in it at any stage. She has started brightly this time around, in the

:19:07. > :19:22.white. And that is it! Sally Conway, not

:19:23. > :19:28.hanging around at all. Awarded the ippon with less than a minute gone.

:19:29. > :19:35.Sally Conway, proving that it can be done for British judo. She gave

:19:36. > :19:38.Miled, the 29-year-old from Tunisia, absolutely no chance in her opening

:19:39. > :19:41.fight and is through to the round of 16 with barely a minute gone and

:19:42. > :19:45.barely any sweat on her brow. Fantastic start for Sally Conway. In

:19:46. > :19:55.the women's 70 kilo at Rio 2016. She means business and has the

:19:56. > :20:03.chance to become the first Briton into the quarterfinal in her last 16

:20:04. > :20:06.bout against Emane France, a bronze medallist in London. Sally Conway is

:20:07. > :20:13.back and bidding for a quarterfinal. Let's go back to Lee Williams.

:20:14. > :20:18.COMMENTATOR: Born in Bristol, training in Scotland and devastating

:20:19. > :20:22.in Rio so far, Sally Conway has wasted hardly any time getting into

:20:23. > :20:25.this contest, despatching her first-round opponent so easily,

:20:26. > :20:31.within a minute but this is going to be a different prospect. Emane is

:20:32. > :20:35.the world and European champion. In their only to contest against each

:20:36. > :20:41.other so far, Emane has come out on top. -- two contests. This is an

:20:42. > :20:46.incredibly tough test for Sally Conway and Emane immediately on the

:20:47. > :20:55.attack. Conway lasted barely a minute, the first time these two

:20:56. > :21:02.met. She was dispatched by a quite impressive spinning form of uchimata

:21:03. > :21:06.from Emane, a veteran at the age of 34, with three world titles at

:21:07. > :21:08.different weights. But Sally Conway has had an impressive 2015 and

:21:09. > :21:36.looked in great form earlier. Head to head in the early stages of

:21:37. > :21:42.this contest. Conway, looking to do something with her feet, now

:21:43. > :21:57.turning. And off the mat, so we reset.

:21:58. > :22:06.Conway needs to be careful. Emane, looking with the shoulder throw that

:22:07. > :22:11.she loves to deploy. Conway managing to avoid going over the top and now

:22:12. > :22:19.Emane looking to find some kind of purchase. Two minutes 20 left, four

:22:20. > :22:23.minutes initially and we can go to golden score if needed but Conway

:22:24. > :22:29.has been penalised for passivity, not being aggressive. That puts her

:22:30. > :22:31.on the back foot now because that one penalty, the yellow card you can

:22:32. > :22:36.see in the top corner will be enough. Again, Emane syncing and

:22:37. > :22:55.trying to throw Conway over the top. Emane has been awarded a yuko for

:22:56. > :22:59.that. It is the smallest score you can have in judo. Conway still has

:23:00. > :23:03.time to come back, still plenty of opportunity to come back. But she

:23:04. > :23:05.will need to do some considerable damage to an opponent she has never

:23:06. > :23:16.beaten competitively. This is the last stage in this judo

:23:17. > :23:20.contest where Conway could be eliminated completely. You get

:23:21. > :23:31.through the -- to the quarterfinals, guaranteed at least one more fight.

:23:32. > :23:34.Free once again. -- the referee once again telling the two to break,

:23:35. > :23:39.which I don't think they initially had. Emane is living up to her world

:23:40. > :23:42.title so far. Sally Conway, who came out earlier and delivered a ippon

:23:43. > :23:49.within a minute, could really do with doing that again but so far

:23:50. > :23:54.Emane has been on top. A fantastic arm bar in her first round, which

:23:55. > :24:02.won Sally Conway the rights to face Emane. She has one minute and 28

:24:03. > :24:23.seconds to find a way into the quarterfinals of Rio 2016.

:24:24. > :24:27.Again, Emane syncing to her knees. She loves the shoulder throw. Conway

:24:28. > :24:48.needs to be careful. Trying to avoid the hold without

:24:49. > :24:53.giving anything away. Now the hold is on for Emane. You can see the

:24:54. > :24:59.clock rising, there. Conway flipping. And now the clock for

:25:00. > :25:08.Conway starts instead, Conway reversing on Emane. The longer you

:25:09. > :25:20.hold, the more you score, that is a Emane -- a yuko for Sally Conway, 15

:25:21. > :25:24.seconds is wazari and one more will win by a ippon. She has done it!

:25:25. > :25:27.What a reversal! The world champion is out and Sally Conway looked like

:25:28. > :25:33.she was down and out, she looked like she was almost dead and buried

:25:34. > :25:38.but she came back with a phenomenal move on Emane, who stares into the

:25:39. > :25:43.distance, scarcely able to believe what has just happened. Look at

:25:44. > :25:54.Sally Conway's face! That was phenomenal. And Sally Conway has

:25:55. > :26:00.turned the tables on the world and European champion and has booked her

:26:01. > :26:05.place in the quarterfinals of Rio 2016, the first member of Team GB to

:26:06. > :26:13.get this far at this Olympic Games. What a way to do it, Sally Conway.

:26:14. > :26:17.She surpasses her very best efforts from four years ago and we will be

:26:18. > :26:20.back to see Sally Conway in the quarterfinal very shortly.

:26:21. > :26:27.Meanwhile, the medals are about to be presented, there's Anna van der

:26:28. > :26:30.Breggen of the Netherlands, Olga Minsky of Russia about to receive

:26:31. > :26:34.her silver medal and let's get back to Simon to describe these are

:26:35. > :26:41.special moments. COMMENTATOR: Zabelinskaya takes silver this time,

:26:42. > :26:46.the bronze medallist four years ago in London, 36 years old now, it may

:26:47. > :26:50.have been her last chance in the Olympic Games, some controversy

:26:51. > :26:57.about her present in the games, given the recent nature of her

:26:58. > :27:03.doping ban. She thought she had won until someone told that she was

:27:04. > :27:06.going to win. -- and can someone told she was going to win but

:27:07. > :27:14.Kristin Armstrong from the US had other ideas. This was a special race

:27:15. > :27:15.and this is a special winner. Gold medallist and Olympic champion,

:27:16. > :27:22.representing the united states of America... For the third time in a

:27:23. > :27:37.row. Kristin Armstrong! It was a

:27:38. > :27:40.fantastic ride by Kristin Armstrong, an unprecedented three-time winner

:27:41. > :27:48.of this event, Beijing, London and now Rio. What a week for her. It is

:27:49. > :27:58.her birthday tomorrow as well. And Kristin Armstrong has done it again.

:27:59. > :28:03.At the age of 42. And it was a superb ride, really strong finish

:28:04. > :28:12.from her. Ladies and gentlemen, the anthem of

:28:13. > :29:35.the united states of America. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

:29:36. > :29:42.No female rider has ever won more Olympic gold medals on the road than

:29:43. > :29:47.that lady there. Kristin Armstrong, equalling the record of three

:29:48. > :29:52.Olympic golds. What a ride. Kristin Armstrong finishes with the gold

:29:53. > :29:55.medal. Silva, Zabelinskaya of Russia and Anna van der Breggen from the

:29:56. > :29:59.Netherlands with the bronze. Let's go back down to the roadside and

:30:00. > :30:02.Jill Douglas. Emotional scenes and just wonderful

:30:03. > :30:06.to see the smile on Kristin Armstrong's face. She was with her

:30:07. > :30:11.little boy, Lucas, a bit earlier, beaming and smiling and he said to

:30:12. > :30:15.her at the end of the race when she dissolved into tears, "Why are you

:30:16. > :30:19.crying?" Tears of happiness, you can see what it means to her, the effort

:30:20. > :30:23.that has gone into delivering this prize. It can be quite distressing

:30:24. > :30:27.for your kids to see it when they don't know what's going on! My first

:30:28. > :30:29.world title win, I had the kids there and it is quite nice to bring

:30:30. > :30:32.the family, though because they are the ones that have to make the

:30:33. > :30:36.sacrifices for you to be yeah. I think it is nice she has retired

:30:37. > :30:40.twice, done the family thing and then come back and been able to come

:30:41. > :30:45.back to this level. It is quite remarkable, really. And a word on

:30:46. > :30:49.the Dutch team so far on the road, they have really delivered. Yes,

:30:50. > :30:53.they have, Anna van der Breggen, to get a medal in the time trial, of

:30:54. > :30:57.course, and I think van Dijk was the big loser, riding off the road and

:30:58. > :31:00.probably off the podium at some point but Tom Dumoulin, everyone was

:31:01. > :31:03.expecting something of him and it was a lot to ask after again, like

:31:04. > :31:08.Chris Froome, a long season and breaking your wrist but still got

:31:09. > :31:12.back and got on the podium. Great to see Anna van der Breggen on the

:31:13. > :31:20.podium and of course, they lost and Aniek Van Koot and in the road race.

:31:21. > :31:24.It has been an emotional week. -- van Vleuten in the road race. It is

:31:25. > :31:27.part and parcel of racing, people fall off but no one likes to see in

:31:28. > :31:32.get injured but that is part and parcel of the Libby games. I have to

:31:33. > :31:35.say I'm glad we time trial calls are not the descent that we saw in the

:31:36. > :31:38.road race because it would have been absolutely treacherous on a day like

:31:39. > :31:41.today, the heavens have really opened which is why we have the

:31:42. > :31:47.umbrella. It has got a lot worse in the last few minutes but we're

:31:48. > :31:49.waiting for the men's medal ceremony and we will see the great Fabian

:31:50. > :31:52.Cancellara receive his gold medal but of course, Chris Froome with a

:31:53. > :31:56.bronze medal for his efforts here and possibly now a bit of a well

:31:57. > :31:59.earned holiday? He certainly deserves it. We just think of the

:32:00. > :32:02.Tour de France but that is the three-week effort and all the

:32:03. > :32:05.build-up for that as well and then just a few days where he's also got

:32:06. > :32:09.lots of things to do, being pulled right, left and centre by the

:32:10. > :32:13.sponsors and other commitments after that and then coming to the Olympic

:32:14. > :32:19.Games. It is amazing he manages to get onto the podium.

:32:20. > :32:28.Bradley Wiggins won the gold medal in 2012, he came across from Paris,

:32:29. > :32:34.it was an added ask for somebody to come here after that effort. It

:32:35. > :32:40.shows what a special thing Bradley achieved, because of those things

:32:41. > :32:42.coming together. But here, just getting onto the podium after having

:32:43. > :32:48.had a summer like that is really special. We have seen some fantastic

:32:49. > :32:56.racing and spectacular crashes and finals. But it has been exciting. An

:32:57. > :33:00.emotional moment for Fabian Cancellara as he takes the step up

:33:01. > :33:05.onto the podium. He says it is his last year. He will not ride at the

:33:06. > :33:10.World Championships in Doha. This could be the last time we see him.

:33:11. > :33:15.You wonder if it will change his mind. It is a lovely idea to go out

:33:16. > :33:20.on top, but it is hard to let go when you are on the top step. Maybe

:33:21. > :33:26.he will change his mind, but I think it will be a great way to bow out.

:33:27. > :33:32.Sadly, the heavens have opened at the most inopportune moment of the

:33:33. > :33:38.whole day, the crowning moment for Fabian Cancellara. The ceremony for

:33:39. > :33:45.the men's individual time trial. Brian Cookson, the president of the

:33:46. > :33:53.UCI, will hand out the medals. What a podium we have got.

:33:54. > :34:04.Inclement weather held off just long enough to get the race finished.

:34:05. > :34:10.Before anybody was potentially disadvantage. Here we go, the Chris

:34:11. > :34:29.Froome. The bronze medallist, representing

:34:30. > :34:32.Great Britain... Chris Froome! What a year he has had. A third

:34:33. > :34:40.overall victory in the Tour de France. And now another Olympic

:34:41. > :34:48.Games medal. The same colour as four years ago. Third at Hampton Court,

:34:49. > :34:51.though today. And Chris Froome in the end of finding enough in the

:34:52. > :35:01.final stretch to overhaul the Spanish rider. He put himself on the

:35:02. > :35:03.podium. Silver medallist, representing the

:35:04. > :35:17.Netherlands... Tom Dumoulin.

:35:18. > :35:23.Tom Dumoulin, his expression tells you all you need to know, he came

:35:24. > :35:27.here for the gold. He was beaten by the better man on the day, but what

:35:28. > :35:33.a shame he had to cope with a fractured wrist in recent weeks.

:35:34. > :35:35.Winner of two stages of the Tour de France, and of the silver medal

:35:36. > :35:47.here. And now for the gold medal. Gold medallist and Olympic champion,

:35:48. > :36:10.representing Switzerland... Fabian Cancellara.

:36:11. > :36:19.A popular winner and an Olympic champion for the second time. In the

:36:20. > :36:28.late autumn of his career. A golden finish to a glittering career.

:36:29. > :36:42.It was a superb ride. He did not make the victory, he won it by a

:36:43. > :36:43.mile. Ladies and gentlemen, the anthem of

:36:44. > :37:59.Switzerland. The winning smile, Britain's first

:38:00. > :38:02.cycling medal won by Chris Froome, but this was Fabian Cancellara's

:38:03. > :38:07.day, just when everybody thought those days had gone. Not so.

:38:08. > :38:14.Emotional scenes. The Swiss celebrating the gold medal, and

:38:15. > :38:21.Britain should celebrate the first cycling medal. How do -- who knows

:38:22. > :38:26.how many more will follow. We go to the velodrome tomorrow. We were

:38:27. > :38:31.thinking, Fabian Cancellara, the greatest time trialist of all? Among

:38:32. > :38:39.them is as far as I would go. It depends what you include. He is on

:38:40. > :38:42.the podium. A complete time trialist, it is not often you see

:38:43. > :38:46.somebody who enjoys riding against a watch being that good at the

:38:47. > :38:52.descent. Such a good technical rider, and classics rider. He has a

:38:53. > :38:56.lot of strings to his bow. He paced his effort well. There was the

:38:57. > :39:01.one-time check that we were not clear of, that he went off hard and

:39:02. > :39:06.rode to his own agenda. A lot of experience. There was one check

:39:07. > :39:12.where he was 24 seconds down, I don't know if it was correct, or a

:39:13. > :39:18.problem with the timing, or if he had a small incident. It was

:39:19. > :39:23.unusual. He rode a fantastic race. To be able to use the descent as a

:39:24. > :39:28.real advantage is unusual, but a mark of him, he has always been one

:39:29. > :39:33.of the best handlers in the world, it looked like he was on a different

:39:34. > :39:37.course. I know when the British cycling team looked at the course,

:39:38. > :39:42.they thought it would be suitable for Emma Pooley and Chris Froome,

:39:43. > :39:47.Healy, but in the end it was the hard men that did well.

:39:48. > :39:52.I am surprised myself that we thought that, because when I look at

:39:53. > :39:58.because, I try not to have great hindsight, yes there were sharp

:39:59. > :40:01.climbs, but it was a small proportion of the race, and I was

:40:02. > :40:09.surprised at how nontechnical because was. Hopefully Chris Froome

:40:10. > :40:16.will come here shortly, just making his way of the podium. The Swiss and

:40:17. > :40:19.others are keen to talk to the Olympic champion. People want a word

:40:20. > :40:25.with Chris Froome and ask him how he found it today. It is difficult to

:40:26. > :40:36.hold your form, but he has done us proud. He is waiting to the banner

:40:37. > :40:42.over the. Here he comes. Bronze medallist, congratulations. It has

:40:43. > :40:47.been a momentous few weeks for you. You fought every inch of the way to

:40:48. > :40:53.get onto the podium. I did, I cannot be disappointed. I would have loved

:40:54. > :40:56.to have been in with a chance of the gold medal, but I gave it

:40:57. > :41:03.everything. I have got to be happy with that. You gave it everything,

:41:04. > :41:06.but the course suited some of the strong man, the likes of Fabian

:41:07. > :41:15.Cancellara, so strong on the descent particularly. He was the clear

:41:16. > :41:25.winner today, more than a minute ahead of me. If I had lost by five

:41:26. > :41:32.or six seconds I would have been disappointed, but he was the

:41:33. > :41:35.strongest guy today. I don't know what else to say, I gave it

:41:36. > :41:40.everything I had, and I tried to hold back a bit for the last lap,

:41:41. > :41:46.knowing how hard the course was. I did not have any more. You paste it

:41:47. > :41:50.well to get onto the podium, and if you look back at the year, your

:41:51. > :41:55.third Tour de France, a medal here, you would have settled for that! It

:41:56. > :42:02.is an amazing feeling, the year I have had. The third Tour de France

:42:03. > :42:09.victory, and to get a medal here for the second time at the Olympics is

:42:10. > :42:15.incredible. I just want to thank everybody who has been part of this.

:42:16. > :42:26.Most notably David, who has been looking after me. And Team GB. Enjoy

:42:27. > :42:31.the bronze medal. Chris Froome with his bronze medal around his neck, to

:42:32. > :42:42.add to the yellow jersey he secured in Paris just three weeks ago, if

:42:43. > :42:47.that. Let's sum up today and how we have enjoyed the time trials. The

:42:48. > :42:51.sport has been spectacular. The weather can add a lock to it, as

:42:52. > :42:56.long as nobody comes to grief, it makes it exciting. It brings out

:42:57. > :42:59.more than who has the biggest engine, it is who is the best

:43:00. > :43:05.technical rider, who can paced themselves. It was a good cause. It

:43:06. > :43:10.had a bit of everything, and we saw a worthy champion. We need to get a

:43:11. > :43:15.cup of tea, but it has been a great event. We won't, because I am

:43:16. > :43:18.delighted to say we have the Olympic champion, Fabian Cancellara.

:43:19. > :43:24.Wonderful to see you finish your career where you belong, on the top

:43:25. > :43:30.step, your second Olympic title, has special was this? Pretty special, I

:43:31. > :43:39.still don't have the words. After 2012, disappointment, and many

:43:40. > :43:43.others, ups and downs, this is my last season, my last Olympic Games,

:43:44. > :43:48.and my last chance to reach something. I knew it would be a

:43:49. > :43:54.challenging day, with Chris Froome and Tom Dumoulin and all the others.

:43:55. > :44:06.It was an open course for all different characteristics. No words.

:44:07. > :44:12.Finishing after 16 years, double gold and silver, it is not bad! It

:44:13. > :44:16.is very good! You set off like a man on a mission, and you timed it

:44:17. > :44:24.beautifully, there was just one-time check where you were down. Did

:44:25. > :44:32.anything happen? Not specific. The trainer and team manager and the

:44:33. > :44:38.coach, all the people around me, we worked hard, and yesterday I had my

:44:39. > :44:43.doubts, but they were good doubts, because I saw myself, but around me

:44:44. > :44:51.they were all questions about this and that. On the end, I found a way

:44:52. > :44:57.to focus on what I had to do today, not to go too fast at the beginning,

:44:58. > :45:01.because if you do, over an hour you have to balance everything right,

:45:02. > :45:09.and I did in the first lap, and then you have to be not... You have to

:45:10. > :45:20.balance, and I did it right. I found a good key to go over this day. I am

:45:21. > :45:24.just happy. Well done. Fabian Cancellara, the Olympic champion,

:45:25. > :45:27.they gold medal around his neck, a beautifully timed performance, and

:45:28. > :45:37.what a way to end a glittering career.

:45:38. > :45:43.His timing and yours absolutely immaculate. You all deserve a cup of

:45:44. > :45:48.tea. It's raining but they don't mind the wet at the Radical park

:45:49. > :45:51.because they don't mind it in the whitewater canoeing. David Florence,

:45:52. > :45:56.the canoe single did not turn out the way he wanted it, this time it

:45:57. > :46:00.is the kayaks, slightly different wherein you are not kneeling, you

:46:01. > :46:05.are sitting on your backside with a double bladed paddle, that is the

:46:06. > :46:08.difference and it is Joe Clarke in his third Olympics who will be

:46:09. > :46:11.flying the flag for Great Britain. Sir Matthew Pinsent is there. It is

:46:12. > :46:17.a big day for this gentleman, trying to get through to his first final.

:46:18. > :46:21.What chance do we give him? I think a good chance but we have to stay

:46:22. > :46:26.realistic. He is ranked in the top ten in the world but he's not in the

:46:27. > :46:29.top three in the world. This semifinal, 15 paddlers that we are

:46:30. > :46:34.about to see down the cause, and the top ten get to the final and then

:46:35. > :46:38.they go again later this afternoon, later this evening back in the UK. I

:46:39. > :46:42.think we should certainly expect him to get through to the final and as

:46:43. > :46:47.we saw yesterday, once you are in the final in canoe slalom, pretty

:46:48. > :46:50.much anything can happen. Absolutely and David Florence, a quick word

:46:51. > :46:53.about what happened yesterday, I know he was disappointed but he has

:46:54. > :46:59.another chance in the double, the event when he won the silver last

:47:00. > :47:02.time around. Yes, I think he will be very disappointed and I have been

:47:03. > :47:07.trying to talk to the team today and what everyone always says from Team

:47:08. > :47:11.GB canoeing, they shrug their shoulders, philosophically, and say,

:47:12. > :47:14."That is canoe slalom, you have to take the hit and those moments

:47:15. > :47:18.because it can turn in an instant and if you make a mistake, it is

:47:19. > :47:22.very unforgiving and your medal chances, your chances of finishing

:47:23. > :47:27.in the top three, five, he finished tenth in the end yesterday, it will

:47:28. > :47:30.go in a fraction of a second." In technical terms, the difference

:47:31. > :47:40.between the canoe and the kayak, which is considered the more tricky

:47:41. > :47:44.event to master? Now you are asking! Definitely the K1 kayak is a deeper

:47:45. > :47:49.field so I will jump back across and then say that I think to master the

:47:50. > :47:52.event, the canoe is harder, you only have a single bladed paddle, you are

:47:53. > :47:57.kneeling and you have to swap backwards and forwards. The really

:47:58. > :48:01.technical skill is in the canoe, but we are seeing the kayaks today.

:48:02. > :48:05.Thank you for joining us. The competition is just about to get

:48:06. > :48:09.underway. In fact, I believe the first paddlers are out on the water,

:48:10. > :48:13.only the top ten will make the final and they only get one run, like they

:48:14. > :48:17.did yesterday, to make their mark to get into the final which will be

:48:18. > :48:21.contested later in the evening. Patrick Winterton and Helen Reeve

:48:22. > :48:25.once again on stand-by as the raging waters tumbledown discourse. --

:48:26. > :48:34.tumble down this course. 15 left in the competition after the

:48:35. > :48:38.heat and we are looking to break it down to the best ten, Mario Leitner

:48:39. > :48:43.already down the cause, posting a time of exactly 100.2 five. That is

:48:44. > :48:48.surely going to be bettered as we go through the list. Britain's Joe

:48:49. > :48:52.Clarke is 1415, having put in a fantastic second run in the heats.

:48:53. > :48:59.We are looking for more of the same from him. -- 14 out of 15. He has

:49:00. > :49:03.medal potential, no doubt. This is an interesting competitor, Kazuki

:49:04. > :49:07.Yazawa from Japan, and excellent paddler and also a monk and he

:49:08. > :49:11.combines the two. If he wins, that will surely be a first, he is from

:49:12. > :49:16.nagging, where the 1998 Winter Olympics were held -- Nagamoto. He

:49:17. > :49:22.was inspired by the Japanese ski jumpers there and wanted some of the

:49:23. > :49:27.success, the gold-medal winner for Japan taking it in front of his home

:49:28. > :49:33.crowd and this man wants to win gold in 2020. A bit shaky coming out of

:49:34. > :49:36.gate three, finding his rhythm now, certainly quite inconsistent way.

:49:37. > :49:39.You want to see the athletes keeping the nose of the boat directly

:49:40. > :49:45.downstream through this section, up on the split, it is looking good.

:49:46. > :49:53.This section is not particularly difficult but as we saw yesterday in

:49:54. > :49:58.the C1, there's a lot of time to win and lose and it is about looking for

:49:59. > :50:02.the fastest flowing water. Through gate 16. In that section, uses the

:50:03. > :50:07.water to his advantage and this is where he needs to come out and start

:50:08. > :50:11.lining himself up the at 19. Looking good so far, wanting a tight spin,

:50:12. > :50:15.staying on the inside gate and now power, drive across, use the water,

:50:16. > :50:20.getting a little bit, two, three strokes below the gate, not ideal.

:50:21. > :50:24.The boat was a bit to broadside coming across the river. Look at the

:50:25. > :50:30.split, now getting caught in the hydraulic blow, the bottom full as

:50:31. > :50:35.it is known, where the water is most powerful. Through 22 in 83.5

:50:36. > :50:42.seconds. We will get a split off that as the race goes on. Kazuki

:50:43. > :50:44.Yazawa, looking for a place in the semifinals, 125, the fastest time

:50:45. > :50:51.and he will be inside that, going top for now, and the margin, 3.06,

:50:52. > :50:55.it may be good enough but he's got a long wait. Only five men being taken

:50:56. > :51:00.out of the competition in the semifinals. He has beaten one and he

:51:01. > :51:04.has got to beat four more. Took a few big hits down the bottom of the

:51:05. > :51:08.course, did not quite have the same with that I have seen from him, gate

:51:09. > :51:12.seven, very quick turn, want to see the athletes in and out of the

:51:13. > :51:17.upstream gate as quickly as possible, little time in the slack

:51:18. > :51:20.water of the Eddie is ideal. We mention the Olympics in Nagamoto

:51:21. > :51:25.expiring him but not as much of yesterday's performance by his

:51:26. > :51:29.fellow Japanese who was the first Asian to win a bronze medal in canoe

:51:30. > :51:33.slalom, fabulous effort from him and he has been in three Olympics and

:51:34. > :51:38.each time, he has got a bit better. If he comes in 2020, he may well be

:51:39. > :51:43.looking for gold and silver. The ideal stepping stones for that. The

:51:44. > :51:48.third competitor, Isak Ohrstrom, making a bit of history as well, no

:51:49. > :51:51.Swede has ever represented in the canoe slalom disciplines. This man

:51:52. > :51:57.has and he has made it through to the semifinals. We were chatting

:51:58. > :52:03.yesterday about paddling in the winter. And the lack of the joy of

:52:04. > :52:08.it! This man has made a beautiful video that he calls Cold, paddling

:52:09. > :52:12.at -15 and the first thing he has to do is go down the course and knock

:52:13. > :52:20.the ice of the polls so they can swing freely. -- of the poles. That

:52:21. > :52:23.is hard enough but when he has had three weeks training in Italy and

:52:24. > :52:29.then goes home, you have to admire his dedication. We wish him well.

:52:30. > :52:34.Looking for a time of around 21 at gate seven, there or thereabouts.

:52:35. > :52:38.He's upside down, very quick roll between seven and eight and he

:52:39. > :52:42.missed eight, going round the back of it, taking a two second penalty

:52:43. > :52:46.so he needs to negotiate it and get back on track. Not only is that

:52:47. > :52:52.disorientating, it is also very slowly so he needs to... Look, down,

:52:53. > :52:57.9.53, what a disappointment, and extremely quick roll, got his edging

:52:58. > :53:00.wrong, perhaps, lent upstream and maybe he learned that quick roll

:53:01. > :53:04.because in the winter in Sweden, you don't want to go underwater for very

:53:05. > :53:09.long. That is certainly the case, that little stop after seven, in

:53:10. > :53:12.fact, there are two successive stoppers and they look innocuous

:53:13. > :53:16.enough but they do surge, and now going down through 18, how does he

:53:17. > :53:19.cope with the spin at 19. He knows his chances of getting through to

:53:20. > :53:27.the final now are slimmer than slim as he looks for the right place on

:53:28. > :53:30.the wave to get across to 20. Very high on the stopper but it puts him

:53:31. > :53:35.in a decent position for number 20. Nine seconds plus, too much to make

:53:36. > :53:39.up at this stage. Ducking inside the pole at gate 21 and a 22, he wants

:53:40. > :53:44.to spin around the inside pole like that, quick, in and out, one turning

:53:45. > :53:48.stroke and power away, the last bit with a couple of waves, to knock the

:53:49. > :53:53.paddlers off-line when their arms burning and he has been given a 15

:53:54. > :53:58.second penalty on gate 24, cannot have got his whole thread through.

:53:59. > :54:01.We said two days ago that getting through to the semifinal was an

:54:02. > :54:06.achievement. He wanted more, of course he did but it went wrong so

:54:07. > :54:09.early on. That is the role, getting the wrong angle on the boat. It did

:54:10. > :54:12.not look as though he had too much water on the top deck, normally you

:54:13. > :54:17.present the bottom of the boat to the wave. Unusual. I think he had

:54:18. > :54:22.too much weight on the upstream blade as he came out of it, a quick

:54:23. > :54:26.flip. You could see by the momentum, how quickly he went under and came

:54:27. > :54:34.back up, before he even hit the wave at gate eight. Sweden with no chance

:54:35. > :54:37.of a medal. They have a gold medal from the pool, Sarah Sjostrom taking

:54:38. > :54:43.the gold in the 100 metres butterfly. Isak Ohrstrom will not be

:54:44. > :54:50.joining the tally. That is very disappointing for him but I'm sure

:54:51. > :54:54.his fans will be disappointed but glad he made it through to the

:54:55. > :54:57.semifinals. Now, Peter Kauzer, perhaps the first man who has a real

:54:58. > :55:03.chance of taking the title. The best in the World Cup series in 2015, 32,

:55:04. > :55:08.from Slovenia, a country that take this sport very seriously. Started

:55:09. > :55:12.his canoeing career at the age of six and if you work that out, he

:55:13. > :55:19.only needs to have done one hour a day to have got up to the magic

:55:20. > :55:23.figure of 10,000 hours. Very smooth paddler, long strokes, always trying

:55:24. > :55:26.to spot the line, renowned for looking like he's not going that

:55:27. > :55:30.fast but really using the speed, tight come in and out of gate seven,

:55:31. > :55:34.across the wave, not getting any water on his deck, but holding

:55:35. > :55:40.between eight and nine, not ideal but a direct line through to ten.

:55:41. > :55:45.The time is good, inside for the Bullet, as he's known. He won the

:55:46. > :55:50.semifinals in London 2012 but finished sixth in the end, some 7.5

:55:51. > :55:54.seconds of the best time from the winner, who is not here to defend

:55:55. > :56:00.his title, having been pushed out of the Italian selection. Lovely run

:56:01. > :56:06.through 15 and 16, nice drive into 17 but slow on the exit, he needs to

:56:07. > :56:10.keep driving, he has lost his advantage, .73 down, expecting to

:56:11. > :56:14.see him drive across the wave, using the back of it to push up, nice and

:56:15. > :56:18.tight around the inside pole and then he needs to kick out over the

:56:19. > :56:24.wave and turn the bow downstream to start driving into the last upstream

:56:25. > :56:29.gate. Look at his time through 22, 80 3.5, the best so far, well inside

:56:30. > :56:38.that, good-looking one from Peter Kauzer, who won the world title in

:56:39. > :56:43.2011, exactly the same winner is the see one gold winner. That is a big

:56:44. > :56:49.margin, safe qualifying run from Peter Kauzer of Slovenia. Relief. He

:56:50. > :56:52.looked happy enough with that, you could see his reaction when he

:56:53. > :56:57.crossed the line, not delighted but a good job, was a bit sticky around

:56:58. > :57:01.the top, a bit off with some of the upstream is. Goes for the pump and

:57:02. > :57:05.does not quite get the projection that you would expect from that

:57:06. > :57:10.loading paddle. You can see how close these paddlers have to get to

:57:11. > :57:14.the gate in this K1 men's semifinal and final, they will really cut the

:57:15. > :57:20.line is they have to drive directly from one gate to another. -- as they

:57:21. > :57:24.have. Well executed spin, really looking for the gate line and then a

:57:25. > :57:28.very direct cross, straight across, what we want to see as they use one

:57:29. > :57:34.stroke to pull from the spin straight onto the wave and drive

:57:35. > :57:37.across. The job is half done. It does not really matter where you

:57:38. > :57:41.finish in the semifinals, you just have to make sure you are in the

:57:42. > :57:45.final ten. Peter Kauzer, without a doubt, will be there after that

:57:46. > :57:51.performance as we watch Jure Meglic, who is racing for Azerbaijan. Went

:57:52. > :57:56.from Slovenia in terms of nationality in 2014, but still lives

:57:57. > :58:00.in narrow bore. That is where he does is training. 31 now. Made the

:58:01. > :58:04.semifinals of the European Championships. Perhaps we would have

:58:05. > :58:08.expected more. He was knocked out in the semifinals of the World

:58:09. > :58:20.Championships last year at leave Ali. Let's see how he gets on. --

:58:21. > :58:24.leave -- Lea Valley. Quite a contrast to Peter Kauzer, really

:58:25. > :58:28.tacking away. Quite close together, looking over here at the moment.

:58:29. > :58:34.Wanting to see a tight line into seven. This is the section that

:58:35. > :58:37.caught out Isak Ohrstrom. No problem with the stopper this time, getting

:58:38. > :58:42.his line, right through eight but then struggles with nine and has

:58:43. > :58:46.been given a penalty. He finds himself half a second down on the

:58:47. > :58:51.pace of Peter Kauzer but because of that penalty, in fact it has turned

:58:52. > :58:56.into a 50, and that could be Jure Meglic out of the competition. How

:58:57. > :58:59.disappointing for him. Got given a 50 at gate ten when he dipped his

:59:00. > :59:03.head inside the gate and I thought it was risky. They have to be sure

:59:04. > :59:07.of their lines because the judges are very hot on it, have to get the

:59:08. > :59:11.whole head and part of the body and part of the boat inside the lines of

:59:12. > :59:15.the gate. We will wait to see his reaction when he sees the 50 on the

:59:16. > :59:20.board. It might suggest that he thinks it is unfair. If that is the

:59:21. > :59:25.case, there may well be a protest but it does not look good for him at

:59:26. > :59:32.the moment. Slovenia's former paddler, now racing for Azerbaijan.

:59:33. > :59:36.Through 22. Because of that, 52 seconds added, he's a long way off

:59:37. > :59:41.the pace and Peter Kauzer will remain number one with a time of

:59:42. > :59:51.91.01, that is the time Joe Clarke will be after, 53.99. A shake of the

:59:52. > :59:54.head. Do you think he knew? It was certainly a risk. You can see him

:59:55. > :00:00.ducking under it but this is what happens in finals, semifinals and

:00:01. > :00:05.finals, there you go, literally having to duck his head right under

:00:06. > :00:10.the pole. It reminds me of Joe Clarke at league Valley last year

:00:11. > :00:13.where he picked up of 50, got his head safely inside the gate but no

:00:14. > :00:25.part of the boat which is something they need to watch out for. America

:00:26. > :00:30.next and Michal Smolen from the USA. Went from crag of to the USA at the

:00:31. > :00:33.age of nine. There's been a few transfers in this game! And of

:00:34. > :00:38.course, Olympic selection plays a part in that. Absolutely, they all

:00:39. > :00:42.want to take a run at the Olympic Games because it is the peak of any

:00:43. > :00:45.sportsperson's career, certainly in canoe slalom. On this lad's head is

:00:46. > :00:48.a lot of pressure from the Americans. They are expecting big

:00:49. > :00:52.things. They were disappointed with the result yesterday and they don't

:00:53. > :00:56.get funding like a lot of European countries. I was talking to one of

:00:57. > :00:59.the supporters earlier and they said they really need some good results

:01:00. > :01:04.and then they hope their sport will be better funded in the USA. Smoking

:01:05. > :01:09.Michal Smolen, as they call him, might be the man to do that, has

:01:10. > :01:13.been a US citizen since 2013, very good performances in the under 23

:01:14. > :01:17.World Championships in Penrith a couple of years ago. We are waiting

:01:18. > :01:21.to see how he performs under the greatest of pressure. This, without

:01:22. > :01:28.a doubt, the biggest competition of his life.

:01:29. > :01:39.He sits back a bit. He already has a penalty. A bit sticky on the stopper

:01:40. > :01:45.after seven. The line forces him into the wrong angle on the next

:01:46. > :01:50.one. Valuable seconds going missing. It is still good enough for second

:01:51. > :01:56.place, so if he can tidy it up from here, just get into the flow, find

:01:57. > :02:04.the right line, he may well still go through to the finals. Looking good

:02:05. > :02:12.through 15 and 16, a bit slow at 17, two extra strokes. They want to see

:02:13. > :02:21.him do a nice spin. One spin and drive up onto the wave. Not quite as

:02:22. > :02:25.quick as Peter Kauzer. They were hoping there would be an option for

:02:26. > :02:31.saving time and taking the line straight. Even with the spin, some

:02:32. > :02:40.of them are struggling. It is too much of an ask. Is it quicker? To go

:02:41. > :02:50.all the way across and turn back will be quite slow. Michal Smolen

:02:51. > :02:57.into second... No, just outside, he is in third, a fraction behind

:02:58. > :03:03.Kazuki Yazawa. Great news for the Japanese. We cannot be certain yet,

:03:04. > :03:10.but it looks as though Kazuki Yazawa may be going through to the finals.

:03:11. > :03:17.We still have a lot of talent still to come. Nine athletes remaining at

:03:18. > :03:27.the top of the course. The next will be from France. Sebastien Combot,

:03:28. > :03:33.who will have had a chat to the person who took the gold medal

:03:34. > :03:37.yesterday. France is always a team that are well supported, as they

:03:38. > :03:41.feel, but they seem to raise their game once they have had the first

:03:42. > :03:49.bit of success. I have seen it in so many sports. They had disappointment

:03:50. > :03:57.with the K-1 lady, but then yesterday, amazing performance, and

:03:58. > :04:02.today, that see what can happen, but they have so much strength in depth

:04:03. > :04:11.amongst all of their teams, they challenge so hard. I way he goes.

:04:12. > :04:16.The world champion from 2007. That event taking place in Brazil, so

:04:17. > :04:20.maybe it is Brazil but does it for this man. His wife is an

:04:21. > :04:32.international paddler, it is in the family. Smooth at the moment, not an

:04:33. > :04:39.awful lot to give away. The inconsistent wave, the direct line.

:04:40. > :04:43.Not giving away anything. This is a very dynamic run so far. He is a

:04:44. > :04:50.light built, fabulous power to weight ratio. He pumps off the wall.

:04:51. > :04:56.He needs to get back in the flow. He looks a little slow, but he gets the

:04:57. > :05:04.boat moving again. Patiently waited, then he drove with the blade. Nice

:05:05. > :05:08.and tight at 17. You say tight, 17 is tight, little room between the

:05:09. > :05:14.gates and the wall. It is confusing them on the angle to approach. They

:05:15. > :05:22.are not massive mistakes, but they have cost him time, having been up

:05:23. > :05:27.on the first split. Looking for a time as 78 at gate 22. If he is

:05:28. > :05:37.inside that, he will challenge Peter Kauzer. He is down, but he needs to

:05:38. > :05:47.stay with it. Within six seconds of Peter Kauzer, he will go ahead of

:05:48. > :05:54.Kazuki Yazawa in second. Into second place, Kazuki Yazawa pushed down to

:05:55. > :06:00.three. With only five men going out, Kazuki Yazawa still is not safe in

:06:01. > :06:09.third place. Did not quite get some of the lines you might expect.

:06:10. > :06:18.Not quite finding the rhythm and lines as fast as Peter Kauzer did.

:06:19. > :06:23.Yesterday was a cause for those who could catch the water, use it, too

:06:24. > :06:26.little strokes and keep the nose facing downstream. He played safe in

:06:27. > :06:34.the semifinals in Lea Valley last year. Did you get the impression he

:06:35. > :06:42.was a bit Conservative? The opening section was fantastic. Maybe he

:06:43. > :06:47.eased off towards the bottom. Around the 19, 20 section did not seem to

:06:48. > :06:48.explode as you might expect. Really accelerate off the wave. It will be

:06:49. > :07:01.interesting to see. Now, can Michael Dawson prove it is

:07:02. > :07:09.not unlikely, number 13, from New Zealand? He lives in a tourist spot.

:07:10. > :07:17.It smells a bit! 15th in London last year. He was brilliant in the heat.

:07:18. > :07:22.He produced the fastest time, but had a dreadful semifinal, he did not

:07:23. > :07:29.make it through to the last ten. He has not been in a final since June

:07:30. > :07:37.20 15. He is looking good so far. He has picked it up. Good power of the

:07:38. > :07:47.upstream blade between eight, nine and ten. The split is really good.

:07:48. > :07:51.Peter Kauzer still be race leader. Sebastien Combot was also inside

:07:52. > :07:56.that time, but Peter Kauzer is the split we have got, as he is the

:07:57. > :08:02.fastest on at the moment. In London 2012, we saw Dawson... His mother

:08:03. > :08:08.gave him a penalty, his father protested against it, his mother is

:08:09. > :08:12.still an official, but not working here, so they won't have a repeat of

:08:13. > :08:16.that situation. It caused a few giggles around the dinner table for

:08:17. > :08:25.many months after that. Going for a top ten position. A heavy hit their

:08:26. > :08:31.on 21. Want to see a nice quick spin on the spot. Campbell Walsh working

:08:32. > :08:43.with him to get tied to the gate. He is right up there. He might survive,

:08:44. > :08:49.Peter Kauzer, in the lead. He is safely through to the Olympic final.

:08:50. > :08:54.Something that he has not achieved since June 2015 in any competition,

:08:55. > :08:59.so well done to him, that is a massive boost for him. And the

:09:00. > :09:03.British connection, Campbell Walsh, who took a silver medal in Athens.

:09:04. > :09:08.Campbell has worked really hard with him around being sharp and tight on

:09:09. > :09:14.the gate, not something Mike was comfortable with before, but we saw

:09:15. > :09:17.how the work has paid off, very tight, sharp, snappy, some of the

:09:18. > :09:26.upstream gates early on, he dug deep. It was an excellent display of

:09:27. > :09:31.technical paddling. I enjoyed you talking to Campbell, he said, he is

:09:32. > :09:38.paddling like you, and he said, that is what I've been working on! Time

:09:39. > :09:46.to refocus. 3:15pm local time the start of the final. He knows he is

:09:47. > :09:52.in the final. Kazuki Yazawa is still on the bubble, hoping that his time

:09:53. > :09:56.of 97.19 will beat one of the remaining paddlers. If not, he is

:09:57. > :10:03.going home at the semifinal stage. Surely this man will get inside the

:10:04. > :10:11.qualifying time, 94.50 nine. In fact, 97.19. He would rather beat

:10:12. > :10:18.94.59, which would give him a bit of breathing space. Jiri Prskavec, from

:10:19. > :10:25.Prague 23, the world champion. He took the silver at the World

:10:26. > :10:31.Championships in 2013. Not the most powerful padlock on the circuit, but

:10:32. > :10:39.he is a real technician. Using the water, keeping the nose, it was

:10:40. > :10:44.good, sharp off the polls. Almost eliminating the stagger as he comes

:10:45. > :10:54.in, very tight around 13. "To Re-examine rate. Looking dynamic, as

:10:55. > :10:57.always. It looks as though he is working hard. Yesterday it was those

:10:58. > :11:02.who looks as though they were flowing who produced the quickest

:11:03. > :11:11.times. Very good on 17, a nice move. He has lots of time to play with. A

:11:12. > :11:13.well-placed spin. Not the quickest, that he will still have the green

:11:14. > :11:26.light. Comfortably inside. He still has a

:11:27. > :11:32.one second advantage over Peter Kauzer. His time will surely be

:11:33. > :11:38.beaten now. You think you have done the job, but the route for the last

:11:39. > :11:46.three gates is quite tricky. He has just got the green. He is through to

:11:47. > :11:51.the final. He started life as an Alpine skier. In his own words, he

:11:52. > :11:57.said he was rubbish, so he switched to the water, stuck with the slalom.

:11:58. > :12:02.He is world class. That was a really good display. He ironed out the

:12:03. > :12:08.stackers, made them look straight. One of the best upstream is. A

:12:09. > :12:10.tricky gate, boiling water underneath the polls, it is

:12:11. > :12:17.difficult to get the grip. He took the lines on, quite aggressive in

:12:18. > :12:21.his attack on the gate. He is a delicate paddler, a technician, not

:12:22. > :12:28.the biggest amount of power. Not as quick on the exit. But then he rode

:12:29. > :12:38.the wave superbly. Just nailed upstream gate 20. The Czech Republic

:12:39. > :12:55.safely through. Let's update you on who has made it through.

:12:56. > :13:02.We must leave it there, because we have to come off here on BBC One to

:13:03. > :13:08.make way for the six PMQs, but we were all -- we will return shortly

:13:09. > :13:12.on BBC Two for the conclusion of that semifinal. Joe Clarke will go

:13:13. > :13:14.in the penultimate run on a hoping to get into the top ten. Before we

:13:15. > :13:28.go, headlines, from a busy day. Veteran American Kristin Armstrong

:13:29. > :13:31.rolling back the years to win her third successive Olympic time trial,

:13:32. > :13:39.as Emma Pooley fails to trouble the podium today. But Chris Froome took

:13:40. > :13:44.bronze again, just as he did in London, in the main's, won by the

:13:45. > :13:55.incredible Swiss, the Beijing winner. Great Britain's men held on

:13:56. > :13:58.by the skin of their teeth to be New Zealand, 21-19, to reach the

:13:59. > :14:02.quarterfinals of the rugby sevens. The all Blacks have scraped through.

:14:03. > :14:06.Britain will face Argentina in the quarterfinal. Tim Kneale and Stephen

:14:07. > :14:13.Scott have made it through to the final after night's, sorry,

:14:14. > :14:18.semifinal of the double trap, you can see that at 7pm your time. A wet

:14:19. > :14:24.and windy day by the beach, but it does not matter in Canoe slalom,

:14:25. > :14:28.where it is always wet and wild. You can be join us for much more on BBC

:14:29. > :14:34.Two in a couple of seconds. In the meantime, goodbye.