Day 7 BBC One: 20.30-22.00 Olympics

Timing is everything. A train of bikes cutting clean through the

frenzied Velodrome. Rotating imperfect synchronisation. Change is

choreographed to the beat. The exact beat. To eke out every tenth, 100th

of a second. Timing is everything. It is one of the most exciting

cycling races, the men's team pursuit. Four kilometres they

travel, head-to-head and Great Britain have qualified fastest.

Bradley Wiggins is searching for an eighth Olympic medal and a fifth

gold medal and the eighth Olympic medal would put him ahead of Sir

Chris Hoy as the most successful British Olympian ever. This is the

timetable. We will show you the qualifying for the men's individual

sprint, including Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner, part of the team who

won a gold medal last night. Hockey on BBC Four. On BBC One, the

quarterfinals in the team pursuit. We will also show you everything

that has been happening. In the past 20 minutes Great Britain have

celebrated two silver medals, one in dressage and the other in

trampoline. As Bryony Page did the routine I asked Chris Hoy if he had

a trampoline in the garden. You said? I will get one soon. I love

it. It was fantastic. I love the unexpected medals, like the rugby

sevens. You see the emotion on their faces and what it means. The

surprise. Fans watch the TV performances and think they must

expect the medals but you can see it was a surprise for Bryony Page. In

terms of tonight, what are your predictions? Men's sprint,

convocation, Jason Kenny is the defending Olympic champion and

hearing what he has done in trading I think he could break the Olympic

record. Callum Skinner, after last night, his morale will be so high

and he could be top four, top five potentially. Within's team sprint.

China are the favourites. Great Britain do not have a team in that.

Russia are contenders. Germany, defending champions are potentially

in the medals but the big story is the team pursuit. Sir Bradley

Wiggins going for an eighth Olympic medal and let's not forget Ed

Clancy, Steven Burke and Owain Doull. When you have two cycling

Knights of the realm, it makes sense they should interview each other.

Good to see you. Things are good? Yes. That good, I might carry on!

COMMENTATOR: Bradley Wiggins wins the gold medal! I remember watching

you the first time. You were a typical teenager, long arms and

legs. A little bit awkward, no offence. You got on the bike and

everybody who saw you thought this kid is going somewhere. Did you

think you would go on to achieve what you have achieved? It is easy

to look back and say, I always knew I would. I had no other thought

process than going to the Olympics in 2000, I will go to the Tour de

France and wear the yellow jersey and I will win an Olympics gold

medal and be a professional cyclist. I was either stupid or delusional.

Fortunately I have done that. I do not know what my mum was thinking

letting me do that. What was Sydney like, your first Olympics? Mind

blowing, still. It gives me goose bumps thinking about it. The bronze

medal goes to Great Britain. I remember thinking, that is it, I am

20 years old and I have an Olympic medal and whatever happens, the rest

of my life, I can always say not that I have just been to the

Olympics, I have an Olympic medal. I remember thinking, I know what I

want to do for the next ball years. Bradley Wiggins wins the gold medal.

The tears come. I have not cried since then at a track cycling

competition. A lot of it is you get one shot every four years. That is

what is special. Beijing, you shot to stardom. For me, the pursuit was

almost a formality and I was trying to win three. You would come back to

the village, chuck it in the drawer and forget about it. Team pursuit,

another gold medal, put it in the draw. The Madison, I was empty by

then and we lost it. It was huge disappointment. Most people with

thing, two go medals, how can you not be elated? Because you won

three! Then, all year, I thought I might have to sacrifice the Olympics

with the Tour de France and I won it and ten days later went to the

Olympic Games and I knew I had to execute the ride I had done.

Wiggins, the winner of the Tour de France! He is the Olympic champion.

I said at the time, that is it, it will not get better. And Dave was

behind me saying, calm down, don't say that, you can do other things. I

said, it will not get better, those things to come together like that

coming credible. Could you enjoy it afterwards? Was it to manic? I

enjoyed it. The first week after, I had bodyguards, the Metropolitan

Police follow me down. I don't get bodyguards. I do. A chauffeured car.

I was hanging out with rock stars. And I thought I'd better go home and

get back to reality. And when I went home I thought I want Mac to stop

and go back to how it was and I realised you cannot turn it off like

a switch. Subsequently I had a massive dip that summer. I wanted to

come back to the track and I started to come back in here. Do you still

have the same confidence you had after the worlds in London? I

believe in the group. I believe in what the guys are doing and I cannot

see anyone else in the world that can beat my team of guys. How much

of a motivation is the thought of becoming the most decorated

Olympian? Not so much that, I will be honest. That has never been a

motivation. I always thought five times Olympic champion is a nice

number. Better six! It is interesting. The total medals

thing, it does not mean much to him does it? He is motivated by winning.

You can see that and hear it in the way he talks. He is not thinking

about a silver medal, bronze medal, he wants to be first to cross the

line tonight. He takes risks. To be successful on the road and the first

British cyclist to win the Tour de France, to come back to the track,

how different a skill is that? It is very different. It was not the only

option he had. He could have continued on the road but I do not

think he enjoyed himself on the road and that makes it hard to continue

performing at the same level. Coming back to the track it gave him a

breath of fresh air, it was a new challenge, going back to the

beginning of his career. He is more relaxed now, 2012, 2013 phase of his

career, that was and now he is having a great time. He is 36 years

old and he is six foot three and there is a rule in track cycling if

you are over six foot two, you get an extra five centimetres? I had

forgotten that. I know it's because they were checking things last

night. It is to do with dimensions of the bike and if you are over a

certain height, they put in between numbers to restrict positions. A

famous Scottish cyclist who was champion, world record holder, he

designed a position where the arms are in front of you like Superman

and because of that and the advantage gained from the position

they banned it and putting restrictions you could not have

extensions on the handlebars but if you have someone who is five foot

four, they could get the Superman position on the bike designed for a

six foot plus persons so they have regulations based on height and

dimensions. They were double-checking this with Bradley

yesterday. Was he annoyed they were even checking? He is not going to

have got shorter in the past year, he is the same height as he was at

the World Championships in fabric, so it was strange, that they are

making sure they will take all the boxes. Maybe somebody wanted to beat

Bradley Wiggins! How were the team gelling in qualification? We

predicted faster times from the team pursuit nations but based on the

team sprint times. This shape of track suits the spread dynamics

better than the endurance. It is complicated to explain but in

essence the team pursuit teams are not going as quick as expected. 51.9

from the GB team, we thought that was good but the Australians might

do it quicker but they did 355. The GB team looks super impressive

compared to the other nations. Bradley was the first to pull out.

He was not the strongest in the quartet but he was not struggling.

When you see the time they did in relation to the other nations you

realise how special that was. They will take a confidence boost from

qualifying and the next round is about getting into the final, not

wasting energy and the final will be a showdown, the matter who they are

against, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand, it will be a battle. When

they won the Championships, he said we will win a gold medal in Rio. Was

that because they knew they could physically improve or was it

psychology? It was everything. Ed Clancy had just come back from a

severe back injury, having an operation not long before the World

Championships. Bradley was making the transition still so he has

improved massively since then. The bikes, they have kept everything

together for these Games. That makes a difference. We are going to join

the qualifying for the individual sprint and Callum Skinner, a key

part of the team gold medal yesterday, would you give him a

chance in the individual event? He was top eight in the world and that

was his best performance in the sprint and with the morale he will

have after last night, anything is possible. I expect Jason to be

quickest but if Cal is in the top four, I would not be surprised.

Shortly you will see Callum Skinner and Jason Kenny, who will be the

last cyclist on the track. Simon Brotherton and Chris Boardman can

explain how this works. We are watching Njisane Phillip. He

was a crowd favourite in London four years ago. You could sense the crowd

warning to him. He is playing up to them, a flamboyant rider. To give

you an idea of what they are doing, the shape of the track, they have

five metres in height they want to conserve. They store energy in the

track. They will hold the fence as long as they can during the

build-up. And they will wait until as late as they dare and trade of

distance. It is 12 metres further around the outside the track and

they will trade distance to get height and speed. Timing is

everything will stop they are timing the final 200 metres. We will show

you where it is. The Colombian, he takes the bell. The final 200 metres

are timed. When he goes over the white line, it sets the order for

the competition. 27 riders in the competition. 18 go through. Coming

up towards the line. Puerta Inside the ten second mark. A lot of riders

have shaved inside the magic barrier and it is a magic barrier. We will

see I think 10.7s at least from the best of the pack. It will be

interesting to see what Callum Skinner can come up with. He had

that wonderful night last night on the anchor leg in the team sprint.

The gold medal safely in his pocket already. He was fifth quickest in

qualifying for the event at the World Championships. 9.82 for and

got through to the quarterfinals. We said it would be 9.7s and we

hoped for that. Very big year he looked to be using and it paid off

in the second part of the ride. Interesting to hear what Sir Chris

Hoy will say about that -- gear. He has pure speed and staying power. A

European kilometre champion as well. Plenty of British support inside the

Velodrome and the noise level going up. Max

Levy from Germany, a four-time world champion. Technically excellent as

well. Very consistent. It does not look like somebody who

is trying to get it all out. He will be disappointed. Pavel Kelemen on

the track. A national sprint champion a couple of years ago.

Looking to see if he can mix it with the big boys in terms of times.

These times, they set the seeding order for the draw and if you are at

the top of the leaderboard at the end of qualifying, in theory you

have an easier route for the rest of the competition. It sends a message

to the rest of the field who is on form. It might be a while before the

time to beat is touched. The clocks have disappeared at the moment.

Pavel Kelemen, six fastest. Callum Skinner still leads the way. That is

where they stop the timer. -- start. Next on the track the Commonwealth

champion and two-time world champion in the team sprint, including

currently, beaten in the final last night. Sam Webster with a silver

medal already from these Games. Can he be a threat in the match sprint?

He will be disappointed. He has the form but will the disappointment and

fuel or ballast? We will find out now. As Chris was explaining, he is

hugging the top of the track. The intensity now. The clock is on on

the Commonwealth champion from New Zealand. The time to beat, that of

Callum Skinner. Webster, fourth quickest. Certainly a lot of passion

went into that ride. He got everything out. A strong build-up.

Callum Skinner finished off the ride well. That bodes well for the

competition. Once we get into the matchups, your tactics and wiliness

are a factor. It is a real blend, amazing what goes through a

sprinter's mind, judging distance and height. Everything has to be

weighed up, travelling over 70 kilometres per hour, and often

bouncing off your opponent. Once they get through this round, that is

why it is important to get a good seed. Pat Constable riding in his

first Olympic Games. He was also in the team sprint last night.

Australia pipped for a bronze medal. Can he put the disappointment behind

him here? We are about to find out. His time good enough only for tenth

place so far. It looks like the track is not necessarily running

fast. We can show you how fast Callum Skinner went to break the

record. Quite remarkable. Travelling over 70 kilometres per hour.

Experiencing 2.5 G-forces as they go around the bend. It shows the strain

it puts on them and the equipment and how strong the bikes have to be.

Eddie Dawkins was on the other side of the track when Callum Skinner was

racing on the final lap. It was his 27th birthday, but did not quite

celebrated in the way he would have hoped.

Driving down to the #40e8 straight. Choosing the line. Blending between

the shortest distance and keeping the height for the speed.

Here comes Dawkins now. Halfway through the ride. Round the banking.

Into the finishing straight. Is it a good one? I think it will be it is

probably good for fifth fastest on the leaderboard. Dawkins. New

Zealand. A really tough competitor. 11th fastest in qualifying at the

World Championships a few months ago with a 9.9. So a little quicker.

Just six riders to come, including Jason Kenny. He will be the last

rider to go. Xu Chao from China now. A

21-year-old on the track. I am not sure what he is capable of.

Three silver medals in the Asian sprinter championship events

earlier. Losing in the final in Korea.

So perhaps a bit of a step up in class here.

The start order determined by the world ranking position. But also the

UCI give themselves dispensation to make sure that the seeded and the

best riders on the day will go last. . So, Xu Chao for China. Out to post

a good time. The Chinese women are riding well in the women's team

sprint today. The time to beat is 9. .803. Inside 10 seconds.

A lot sliding inside the 10 seconds. 11 so as far. But Callum Skinner is

far and away the quickest at the moment. More than a tenth than

Gregory Bauge. As he winds down. They have a fixed

gear on the bikes. So it takes a while to slow down. This is Jeffrey

Hoogland. The third fastest in qualifying at the World

Championships. He did a 9.767. It will take a bit of wiping up with

this gear. And stopping once he has wounded it

up. That is what he is doing now. Wait for the bell.

Holds his height late. Coming down. A nice line there.

Hoogland motoring. Turning a massive gear. Here he comes. Hoogland for

the Dutch. Only fourth place. Nobody coming throws to the time of Callum

Skinner, it must be said. I thought we would see a raft of 10

sevens here. But it is not the case. It is cooler than last night. The

temperature as well as the air pressure has a difference in the

density. An experienced rider here. Damian

Zielinski from Poland. He road in London four years ago.

He has had a good year. Fourth in the World Championship. Losing

to the Russian rider, Denis Dmitriev.

About five metres of height. Has he left it too late? He has

lightening legs. But it is a fast first 100m. Can he hold the speed?

Not quite. Another 9.le. Good enough for fourth place.

-- another 9.8. So, Zielinski fourth quickest with

three to go. They do not hang around. While he is

winding down. There is the Russian rider, Denis Dmitriev. He has twice

lost the championship final in the match sprint. He is one to keep an

eye on. He slid under 9.8 seconds a the

World Championships in qualifying. Let's see if he has managed to hold

or better his form. A real pedigree. Two silver medals

and two bronze medals in the World Championships. And another

experienced rider. Just like Zielinski, the Pole.

Here we go, the effort for Denis Dmitriev as we set the qualification

order for the match sprint in the men's competition. Up to the line,

9.774. The second quickest but it is still Skinner in front.

Well, a solid ride by home. Almost the same as the world performance.

He was just 2,000ths of a second different to that on that occasion.

A beg your pardon, it is slightly quicker. Glaetzer. This could be

interesting. He was the silver-medallist in the

World Championship. Losing the final to Jason Kenny.

It went to three rounds. He is a rider on the up at 23 years

of age. Very much but I think that Kenny

will do something special here. He looked in great form in the team

sprint. The confident body language showing he had more to come.

A great position of Matt Glaetzer as he crouches down over the

handlebars. Wiping it up before the final lap. Here we go, this is a man

who is business. He has very much his eye on the Gold Medal at the

Olympic Games. Down the back straight. Look at that. Nice lying

low. Around to the edge of the track and for Glaetzer a 9.704. 1,000th of

a second slower than Callum Skinner! It is what we expect of a rider of

his passion. Putting out that power. Maybe

2.5,000 watts and holding that. It must have taken a lot of work. But

he has realised that these speeds, the aerodynamics is so, so

important. No doubt he bought his A game. As

did Jason Kenny, winning his fourth Olympic Gold Medal. Jason Kenny, the

defending Olympic champion. He has shown he is on fantastic

form. Already with a Gold Medal. So he too has got the insurance in the

bank. He is out to see what he is capable of here.

Jason Kenny. A lap-and-a-half to go. Slowly he winds it up. Around the

top of the boards. Here we go. The clock will start when he gets to

the white line. It is about the final 200. Jason Kenny is into the

ride. Can he set the fastest time or is it Callum Skinner that leads the

way. Listen to the roar, 9. .511 and the Olympic record has gone for the

second time tonight in qualifying and both British riders have been

the men to do it. Well, a collective groan coming from

the infield and the other competitors. The British team has

done this on two previous Olympics. They have come to form at exactly

the right moment. We have seen glimpses of it. Well, big signs of

it in the team sprint event. The confidence shown by Jason Kenny to

get on top of Philip Hindes. Confidence and in the build-up he

waited and waited and he looked comfortable. Diving down the track.

No desperation at all. I agree. Considering how fast he was

travelling he looked remarkably comfortable. Both Jason Kenny and

Callum Skinner producing wonderful rides in the qualifiers. But a long

way to go. It merely sets the seeding order but it lays down the

marker. A step at a time. 73.7 kilometres an

hour, and you know you are on the way.

There we, Kenny and Skinner. Glaetzer not far away. And Denis

Dmitriev rounding up the top four. The most important thing about the

qualification is that hopefully Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner will

not meet each other until the medal race? No, there should not be.

If they keep winning, they will not see each other to the fine. That

would be a fantastic problem. How impressed were you with the

performance? And surprised at how badly some of the other riders

performed? It is weird when you see other nations do the four year

Olympic cycle at such a high level and eve at the World Championships,

some of the riders were going two or three tenths quicker and to the

biggest race of their lives and they are underperforming. The GB team

have raised the game when it counts. It is peaking when it counts. To see

Callum there, I expected Jason to do a 9.5. Callum a 9.70. The confidence

he must have now. This is incredible. To see the two of them

at the top of the qualification table. It is just fantastic.

Well we will discuss how it is Britain manages to peak at the right

time later with Chris. But we had an unexpected and welcome silver medal

coming from the sport of trampolining. The first time ever

that a British athlete has won at the trampoline in either the worlds

and the Olympics. Keep an eye on her. I am not sure she realises

where she is walking or where she needs to be on the podium for the

silver. But a huge moment. Very emotionm after a stunning

performance. After receiving her medal she spoke to David McDaid.

Bryony Page, I would like you to look down there. That is an Olympic

silver medal you have around your neck, how does it feel? Absolutely

amazing. I cannot believe it. I am so happy. I cannot believe I have

won an Olympic medal. I am speechless, I cannot believe it! You

were excited getting to the final. You made history in so many ways

today. I am happy I got to share final with Kat. One person in the

final would have made history and we got two and a medal, it is

incredible. Wow, I do not know what to say. When you've finished your

routine you were in tears. Did you know you were in with a chance? I

had no idea it was medal potential but it was the best I could have

done, which is why I was so happy. I wanted to go out there and smash it

and I did that. I was happy that the hard work and training has paid off.

An Olympic silver medal, it is unbelievable. I cannot believe it.

That is Great Britain's second silver medal to add to the team

dressage and two gold medals in the rowing. Wonderful for Bryony Page

and I know so many kids in particular will have watched that

and be saying, I want to be an Olympian, maybe I can do it on the

trampoline. Go to the BBC website, it will tell you how to get involved

with your club. If sailing is your thing, and a lot of people, it is,

let's get the latest update from Shirley Robertson. A difficult day

again in terms of the weather. What has been happening? It was raining

this morning. The action kicked off really late. It is almost sunset and

we are still racing but potentially good news. Nick Dempsey, the men's

windsurfer, subject to confirmation, he has secured a silver medal. He is

racing now. The gold medal will go to the Dutch sailor who won a gold

medal in London 2012. Nick Dempsey started his series with a blinder,

leading till halfway through but Dorian came back in the closing

stages. I am half remembering, I think he won bronze medal before. Is

that his best result? He had a silver medal in London at his home

Games and a bronze medal in Athens. It is his this Olympics and he will

retire after this. He will be disappointed he could not match

Dorian but the pair of them were head and shoulders above the rest of

the fleet and he put in a performance he could be proud of. A

quick word on Nick Thompson, how is he doing? He is sailing out of the

ocean. He is off Copacabana. I think he has had a mixed day but I am

currently sitting by the 470s and we are leading in the men and the women

and so a lot of things to shout about from the bay. Fantastic.

Thanks to Shirley Robertson, herself an Olympic champion for Great

Britain. And if you want to watch the sailing I am sure it is one of

the 24 you can follow individually but if you want to watch hockey, it

is on BBC Four. Great Britain men have to win this and they would

still be dependent on the results to get through to the knockout stages.

The Great Britain men have not started well and they must win this

and win it by as far as possible. That is currently on BBC Four. We

are not far away from the team pursuit. It will be an interesting

evening in the Velodrome as Sir Bradley Wiggins tries to win what

would be a fifth gold medal and eighth medal in total along with his

team-mates. How does team pursuit work?

Chris Boardman can explain. The team pursuit is an event that requires

superb handling skills and enormous athletic prowess but what decides

the outcome of the event is a aerodynamic understanding and

physics. Take it away, Charlie. Once out of

the starting gates and up to speed they alternate between high-powered

turns on the front and sheltering behind team-mates. On the front of a

top team travelling at more than 63 kilometres per hour the lead rider

has to produce more than 800 watts of power to push through the air,

and to put that in perspective, on a leisurely ride in the park you

produce five times less than that. Once they have done a term they

moved to the back and into shelter and how they do that is quite

clever. Rather than slow drop to the back

and use energy reserves accelerating, they use the shape of

the track to effect the change. Moving up the bank is like riding up

a hill and the rider will slow down and at the same time the shape of

the bend means they will travel further. The more speed is scrubbed

off. If the trajectory is right, gravity will bring them back down

within millimetres of the last rider's wheel. The manoeuvre will

take less than two seconds. If they get calculations wrong, they will

have to expend precious energy getting onto the back or even lose

contact altogether. The team pursuit, a blend of

physical ability, technical skill and science.

Great Britain's team qualified fastest in the knockout stages. In

terms of how it works now, two teams on the track at the same time with

Great Britain up against New Zealand. Is it straight knockout or

do the Times matter? For the first two heats you have to to Windows to

make it into the gold medal stage. The fastest two the six will make it

into the bronze medal ride. They have to be first to cross the line

and they are in the final. Knowing Bradley Wiggins, what is he like in

terms of motivating the team? He has to get the best out of everybody

else. He has his big headphones on. I do not think you will find him

giving pep talks. These guys are experienced. They do not need

last-minute chats. It will be a tap on the back, a handshake, just a

look sometimes, to let the others know they are OK. They are looking

calm. I am sure the next will be a routine ride. It will require every

last ounce of their mental and physical strength stopped Ed Clancy,

on the right, has come back from a back injury, making it to the world

track Championships. Is he an unsung hero of the team?

Definitely. Bradley reckons he is one of the greatest athletes he has

trained and raced against. He is halfway between a sprint and

injure in South Beach. He made the transition to the sprint team to

take my position and was in the World Championships in 2013, doing a

very good job but his heart is in the team pursuit. He has a fantastic

turn of pace. He can do one minute flat in a time trial. He has sprint

capabilities you would not expect from an endurance athlete. Steven

Burke won bronze medal in the individual pursuit in Beijing and

part of the team that won a gold medal in London with Ed Clancy,

Peter Kenyan and Geraint Thomas. They are coming in here with

expectation. This is not a case of, let's hope and if we win a silver

medal, it is fine. None of them will be happy with anything but a gold

medal. It is always billed as the Aussie versus GB showdown. The World

Championships, it whet the appetite of everybody because the Aussies

beat the Brits on home soil. Nobody likes to lose when it is your home

venue. I think it was the right results because if GB won, there

might have been an element of we will be OK. Bradley was confident

after defeat. They have done everything right. It is a controlled

event. Predictable in terms of output and performance, but one

thing you do not know... We are seeing Italy capture China. This can

be quite dangerous at this point. Sometimes when teams pass other

teams, if the team being caught does not realise, they can swing up and

take the lots down. That looks so. It makes the formation move, the

choreography of the rider peeling off and coming back down, it makes

it difficult. Italy are going for a time, because it is important. If

they can get a quick time they could potentially be in for the bronze

medal. Tennis news. Rafa Nadal is through to the semifinals. Andy

Murray is in the other half of the draw and will meet Gael Monfils or

Kei Nishikori. I think Gael Monfils is one set up. We will be centred in

the Velodrome. A huge amount of British support. You get the feeling

that tourists in Brazil are suddenly realising if they come to Rio they

can get tickets and get into venues, because they have not sold out. The

capacity is 3000 and there are empty seats. We know there are many

nations who are cycling mad and if they are in Brazil they will want to

be here. You can see the amount of GB flags. If you fancy seeing some

cycling, try to get tickets. Tonight, if you are sitting at home,

we will hopefully show you Great Britain going for a gold medal in

the team pursuit. We will pick it up with the commentary team of Simon

Brotherton and Chris Boardman. Denmark and Australia are on the

track next. Denmark were the second fastest team in qualifying

yesterday. Getting the better of Australia. It means it will put

pressure on the pair of them, but notably Australia, who are the world

champions and more likely to have a tough race against their opponents

than had they been quickest and raced a team who were fourth. That

is why seeding is so important. They have made a late change. Australia,

Alex Edmondson, Jack Bobridge, Callum Scotson and Sam Welsford.

Callum Scotson has come in for Michael Hepburn. Here we go, 16 laps

of the track and whoever wins this gets a chance to race for the gold

medal later. Some gaps in the takenish four. Just

getting under way nicely. Australians always off the mark

quickly. But, here they are in arrears. Maybe

Saturdaying from the ride yesterday. Deciding to save a little for the

back end of the race where they struggled.

Alex Edmondson taking over for Australia. Now, these two teams are

likely to be evil matched, one assumes.

It is the first round but the equivalent of the semi-final.

The next time over the line they will have completed the first

kilometre of the four. Let's see how quick they are.

Denmark with the quicker time. Slightly faster than jeered. So all

out for the two teams to decide who is going to take the spot.

Sam Welsford leading for Australia. But Australia with work to do

against the opponents. Denmark are well-drilled outlet. With a couple

of young riders. Denmark are there or theres about in the podium in the

championship without winning the world title.

Normally Australia is the challenger but they have struggled at the

Olympic Games. Off the pace. But I think this one may be decided on who

makesth last mistakes. Australia are world champions in

three of the last four years. On the front is Alex Edmondson. Annette

racing in the women's team. A rival of Britain's Laura trot.

They maybing in arrears but holding. They look the smoother of the two.

Not that is everything to go by at the moment. Half a second in it,

Chris. They are riding well as a unit.

Learning lessons. Big turns going in. Technically, excellent, the

Australians. Been mark working hard. Six laps to go.

There is a waivering of the line in Denmark. Costing them. They will

have to fight all the way. The Australians are looking smoother.

They are pulling back ever so slightly.

Australia very much in this one. Frederick Madsen is the man that has

dropped out for Denmark. They have to stick together. The time is taken

on the third rider to cross the line.

They have the right three. They have pushed the advantage.

Australia are really starting to struggle now. I don't think that

there is strength in depth. But holding it half a second.

Australia has been a surprise. The dominant force in the event for the

last decade. Always on the podium. Now with two laps to go.

A bad change for the Australians. But both teams starting to show the

effects now. The Danish have a crack in the

middle. That is more serious. Yes, they take the bell here. Who

wants it the most? Who is going to make it into the Gold Medal race

later on today? There is a big, big split in the Danish team. Australia

are coming back strong. They are sticking together. They

come up towards the line. Oh, Australia are pinching it at the

last moment? And they have! Australia have got it.

Australia 3.53. Well, they road as a team at the end of that race more

than the Danes did. That is why they have won. Denmark were leading but

fell apart at the seams in the last couple of laps.

A better ride by the Australians. That is what we expect to see from

them. They road well. Talking about it, it is what

conserves the energy. The mistakes at these speeds are expense I have.

A great ride and faster as well. Chris You were screaming there. Ten

laps in it, and what happened? The split in the Danish team. It just

showed you in the last possible seconds. You can see what the means

to the Australians. They know from the coach's feedback that they were

down. And here we go, though for Great

Britain. Here we go, then. Great Britain

facing New Zealand for the right to race for gold here.

New Zealand with Peter Billing. Aaron Gate and Dylan Kennett and

Regan Gough. They are going with the same team that road four years ago

in London. There is Bradley Wiggins, Doull, Stephen Burke, and Ed Clancy.

Britain almost broke the record yesterday. If they win this, they

are going for gold. A slight strange in strategy.

Bradley Wiggins did a long turn. So tweaking there. New Zealand are the

underdogs but they will not go down without a fight.

The British team go out strongly, getting into the lead and they do

enough. We have to remember it is all about the final.

Ed Clancy is the man one held up by the starer's gate. There is nothing

else for it but a sharp, strong start. The Yorkshireman is cleanly

out of the gate leading the way for Great Britain for the first lap with

Stephen Burke on his wheel. OienDoull and Britain are leading.

Still in it to 0.3 of a second but the British will ride on a world

record schedule and then they will tailor it as they get their prey in

sight. Stephen Burke has an Olympic gold

already. Part of the quartet four years ago.

Doull yet to win a major championship as part of the British

team pursuit squad. And the first time that Bradley

Wiggins has said he has rid no-one a team with complete parity. No

strongman, everybody could do their part.

Bradley Wiggins is a man who will want to play his part as he drags

the team around the bottom of the track.

Great Britain as you can see with the advantage of the best part of a

second. They are on world record pace at the

moment. They have to hold on for the final.

That is the point of getting the qualifying in pole position, to do

just enough to until it really matters.

Ian Dwyer, as Bradley Wiggins continues to power. He has done his

turn. He sweeps to the back of the line, tiedily.

New Zealand hanging in there as best as they can. Remember it is not over

until the final lap. Australia showed that. But it is starting to

open up in Britain's favour. The New Zealanders are fighting

hard. One second and aring the British team are on world record

pace they are up on their schedule. That is no many feat.

Great Britain are on course for the final.

1.5 seconds. They are taking 2 tenths in a lap. This is where it

tells. We can see on the faces that they are working hard.

Doull doing a great turn on the front. The man from South Wales.

Into the finishing straight they come. They have five laps to go. The

gap is almost two seconds in Great Britain's favour.

What a ride by New Zealand. Pushing the British team to go faster than

yesterday, just outside the world record. They are pushing them. Not

getting an easy ride. Four laps to go. Bradley Wiggins on the front for

Great Britain. So far, so good. They have to bring it home to get into

the final. New Zealand going down to three as

well. The gap opening autumn the time.

Almost 2.5 seconds. Britain only only have to stay upright.

Bradley Wiggins has done a mammoth turn. So some tweaking done. He did

a big and bailed out. Two laps to go, leading is Ed

Clancy. He is on the front. Burke in the middle of the three with Doull

coming into second place. They take the bell. Great Britain powering

around the track in Rio. Halfway down the back straight. Riding into

the final of the Olympic Games. Are they riding into a world record pace

as well. We are about to find out as Britain cross the line and they have

broken the world record! Sensational cycling here in Rio. Brilliant,

brilliant stuff! I think that they had to work so hard for that. They

got through and thought you know what, we may as well see what we can

do. A more controlled ride. The nerves have gone. Not dipping under

the magic 3.50. But I think that they will do.

The Great Britain team are through in a world record time. They will

race for gold later on this evening. That was a superb effort from start

to finish, Chris? It was. They had the confidence with a 3.5 second

buffer. But it was not given to them. They road more smoothly.

Tweaking had been done. It was man two that had done a big turn

yesterday. Ejecting too much pace at Burke. That they have pulled that

back to allow Bradley Wiggins to do the sec long term before bailing

out. A good strategy. The reaction of Ed Clancy, who has seen it and

done it before never ridden as quickly as that. There is the

confirmation. There is the time. Great Britain, a new world record.

37570. They are through the final in the men's team pursuit.

And the beautiful thing about the world record is how casual they

looked as they came over the line, Chris?! They didn't even have to do

that. It was a matter of winning the race. The quease pushed them. -- the

Kiwis pushed them. Bradley Wiggins dropping away, leaving Clancy, Burke

and Doull doing it so convincingly. Are smooth come paired to other

teams. Bradley did a long spell. Bailed out when he realised he spent

his effort and the three guys continued on to the finishing line.

Again when crossing the line they did not look stressed at all. Such a

measured performance. So well drilled that they all look so

smooth. It is hard to see them getting beat

no-one the final. Not only gaining huge confidence but

is sends a massive message to the rest? Well, who know what is they

are thinking. But the Danes will be on, sorry, the Aussies will be

obviously glad to be in the final. But looking at the time of 3.50,

versus the best that they have done today, a 3.53. Unless something

strange happens, you must be looking at Team GB for the gold medal.

And here getting into the top speed. The gear that they are in is

massive? Huge gears on the bikes. The sprinters have gone up to

ridiculous size gears. They are using 65 tooth chain rings on the

front if you enter cycling a standard road bike has a 53 chain

and here it is 65. Here, the huge gears are accelerated

up to pace. Ed is a man for the job. He is a sprint athlete. But the way

that the event has gone, to ride 4,000 metres in 3.50, it is a sprint

recover, sprint recover for four kilometres. Incredible the pace.

It is not just the suit that is designed so that the wind flow is

most effective, anything that restricts the wind, they have no

rings on, no watch. I met Lewis Hamilton for the first

time years ago, there was a picture of Bradley Wiggins with a ring on,

an Olympic ring on and he said why does Bradley have the ring on there,

surely it affects the air flow? He has taketown off after speaking with

him. He has an hour to recover? It is now a half before the final.

They do not look particularly stress. They have just written at a

world record pace and look remarkably fresh, considering. They

have the confidence and know they can do it. They do not have to do

anything greater than that but they do not need to be tested harder than

that in the final. It would be Bradley Wiggins' eighth Olympic

medal but he wants a fifth gold medal. It is a gold medal or

nothing. That will come up at 10:50pm your time but stay with us

because there is more to enjoy. We will bring you up-to-date on hockey.

Great Britain in action against Spain. This is a must win match and

Spain were the first to go ahead. David Allegre with this goal putting

1-0 up. But the British gave themselves hope with the equaliser

coming from Ward. They have also had a goal disallowed. We will take you

to live pictures to give you the latest score and this is live on BBC

Four if you would like to watch it. It is still 1-1.

In the tennis, this is the battle between Gael Monfils and Kei

Nishikori. They are into a deciding set and the winner will meet Andy

Murray in the semifinal. You can watch that online, one of many live

feeds. Rafa Nadal won early on and is through to the semifinals. We

celebrated a silver medal in the sport of dressage with defending

champions Great Britain, but silver this around. Fiona Bigwood on the

left receiving a medal and Charlotte Dujardin and Carl Hester, who

trained the other three and also part owns Allegro and Spencer Wilton

on the far right. Silver medals, a very good return. The gold medal

four years ago was a stunning result and very much an upset of the world

order. They spoke to Lee McKenzie. Spencer, silver medals were always

hoped for, to go home with a medal from your first Olympics, what does

it mean? Like a dream come true. I hoped we would get a medal but if

you asked four years ago I would have been standing here with a

silver medal, I would not have believed you, so it is incredible.

Your first Olympics. To get here with your horse, you must be proud

with the work you have put in to get your medal? I am here and have a

medal and I have to say we are really good friend so to do it with

a group of people, we socialise altogether, it has been fantastic.

Carl Hester, you have been to a few Olympic Games, but how does this

rate, the team spirit seems fantastic. It is a good team spirit.

My first three Olympics were without medals. We never seemed to be able

to get all good people on at the same time. It was one at a time and

therefore we never actually managed a medal until London and to suddenly

get a gold medal, it came out of the blue at the right time in the right

country and was sensational. It did something for British dressage

nothing else could have done will stop and to continue that and come

here and take home the silver medal, it is not quite the same, but it is

very fulfilling and I know this will keep the generation of young riders

coming into our sport, the hours that you ride and the way UK Sport

helps us, it manages our dreams because you cannot make a living out

of riding horses. We have to be helped a lot to get this far and it

is great to repay everybody. Shallot, not the colour of Olympic

medals you used it, but I am sure you will cope with a silver medal? I

am really proud. We knew it would be tough to get a gold medal, the

Germans tough this year. We did our best. We are happy and proud we are

coming home with a silver medal. Congratulations.

Charlotte Dujardin will get her chance to get a gold medal when she

defends her title in the freestyle on Monday around 2pm your time and I

need to check this to see whether Carl Hester has qualified. We think

Fiona Bigwood will be in it as well. She is riding with an eye patch

because she had an awful fall in 2014 and had severe concussion that

left her with nerve damage and double vision. She is riding with

the eye patch so she can see properly. Back to the track will

stop this is the team sprint medal races.

We can join Simon and Chris. We are watching world champions Russia

against Canada. Kate O'Brien, formerly bobsled who has transferred

to cycling. That is a huge gap by the Canadians, doing everything they

can. Half a second adrift at the halfway point. The Russian team, the

world champions, will be smarting having been bettered by China who

sent -- set a new record. Russia, I think, will certainly be through to

the gold medal ride in the women's team sprint, which is not a

surprise. They will be happy with that, not

too far off the Olympic record. That was a very fast time.

this is Voyanova. The big rivalry in this event is between Russia and

China. China will be next on the track in heat number four. They are

up against Spain -- Anastasiia Voinova. Germany are through to the

bronze medal final and the defending champions can win a bronze medal at

best. Russia guaranteed to go for a gold medal. It will be a great

final. Two thousandths of a second between them and so it will come

down to who can do -- deal well with the pressure. China against Spain.

China set a new Olympic record in the first ride. Look at the power of

Gong. A nice bit of timing hair. No overlap. Maybe two metres. Zhong

down the back straight. Will they confirm their place? As they come up

to the line, a world record. Superb riding from the Chinese pair. They

felt they were dug out of it in London will stop they were

controversially disqualified, having thought they had claimed the gold

medal but they have the chance to make amends because they are

certainly in the final this time around. They will face the Russians

and go into it on the back of setting a new world record.

The only team to go under 32 seconds and what a time to do it, the

Olympic Games. Smarting from the disqualification

at the World Championships. They have had a couple of

disqualifications, that one in the World Championships as well as four

years ago. But will it be china's day in Rio? Russia would have felt

happier but only for a minute or two. Now they know they have to find

something extra from somewhere, because China had just broken the

world record. Confirmation coming from the sailing

bats Nick Dempsey has won a silver medal. Something that Shirley said

she hoped would happen. Three silver medals this evening UK time. We are

looking ahead to a potential gold medal and shortly we will see Jason

Kenny in the individual sprint, also Callum Skinner, and they are the

drawn apart from each other and it is knockout stages until the medal

race. Jason is up against Max Levy, one of my old rivals. He is not at

his best and Jason should not be challenged massively.

This is looking over your shoulder and suddenly you go. Tactics are as

important as speed. If you have the speed and do not make mistakes, you

should not lose but a moment relapse of concentration, -- moment --

momentary lapse of concentration. Jason must be clinical as possible

to make sure he does not put himself into a vulnerable position, the same

with Calum. Have a clear plan. They draw a peg to decide which rider

leads out. You do best-of-3? Not for this round. It is a straight race.

If you lose, you go into a repechage. It is three laps and you

look around and go for the last lap. You could decide to go for a long

one. You did that. It happened against me. In the first round,

second round. He went for a full gas start like a team sprint. His coach

gave him a big shot Andy opened up a gap and I was not ready. Something I

was always reminded about after that. The coach whispering in your

ear, watch for the long one. That is Jason Kenny who is coming up in the

first race against Max Levy. We can be join Simon Brotherton. And

there is Max Levy. Ready to go. We are awaiting the appearance of the

defending Olympic champion and world champion, Jason Kenny. He has come

to the Olympic Games in fine form. Setting the benchmark group the

fastest qualifying time, Jason Kenny, but it is not just about pure

speed at the knockout stage. It does not do any harm, though, does it? !

And to set personal bestss, that is exactly what we would want at the

Olympic Games and he pulls it out every four years, Jason Kenny. He is

the most un-assuming four-time Olympic gold medallist you could

ever meet. The game of cat and mouse starts now with the German rider on

the front for the first lap. You can go in with confidence. He knows the

engine is good. He already has a gold medal in the pocket, what a

wonderful way to go into such a stressful competition, knowing

already you are an Olympic champion. Slowly winding up, the slow nature

of these races adds to the tension. To give you an idea, if you are new

to the sport of cycling, they have to take into account several

factors. The reason they go slowly is they do not want to take up the

lead position at this point, because they do not want to expend extra

energy. They like to stay in the slipstream and also to keep the

element of surprise which is why they learn to ride around. We do not

notice it because they make it look effortless, but they never take

their eyes off the competition, literally. You need arise in the

back of your head to be a good match sprinter. Jason Kenny accelerating

and his opponent is forced to do the same and he will entice him to come

underneath but both experienced. Three laps. They take the bell. The

German rider first to go and Jason Kenny has him in his sights and

these to close the gap which he is doing now. Can he draw level? He

can. Will he go past him? He times it perfectly. An excellent start to

the competition for the defending champion. A lot of confidence from

Jason Kenny. It is feast or famine with Jason. Every time we have seen

him on the track, we have seen it. He did not get drawn into a tactical

battle, he waited and then put his foot on the throttle when he was

ready to go, confident he could come all the way round on the last

corner. Confidence is the word for Jason Kenny in this championship so

far. A good start for Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner will be on the

track against Pat Constable. Had Jason Kenny been pipped at the line,

would he have been out? The answer is no. The winner of each heat

qualifies for the finals and the losers advance to the repechages.

You do get a second opportunity. Mad He came outside of the

sprinter's line into the home straight it may have been a subject

of dispute had it not been won by Kenny. This should be a decent match

between Callum Skinner and Pat Constable.

Skinner with the confidence of the gold last night and the excellent

ride, which, at the time, broke the Olympic record in qualifying.

He was the man that carried the weight of the team. He knew he had

to up his game. With the word's fastest starter in Philip Hindes.

Jason Kenny utterly on form. All down to him to produce the ride of

his life. The qualifying was just as exceptional. He has a real

opportunity here to see how far he can go.

To those who follow cycling he came to prominence when he secured a

clean sweep of all four sprint titles in the national championships

two years ago in the autumn of 2014. We have spoken about why you would

want to be behind in the race. They draw to see the lead of. The

advantage to being in front you lose energy. But the other rider has to

go further to come around the outside. That is what they do. You

can see his opponent trying to keep height so he can store that energy

in the trk and accelerate faster. But Skinner is experienced with good

coaching. A handy rider, Constable. Skinner

keeping a close eye as they take the bell. Skinner to lead the sprint

from the front. K constable trying to get height from the track. The

full on sprint is down the back straight. The Australian getting

closer and closer. But not managing to draw level. Close but not close

enough. Almost a full bike length and Callum Skinner through at the

first time of asking. Seasoned. He controlled it well. The

reason that they sprint in the straight is that you do equal

distance in the straight. You have can hold them on the hip.

Callum Skinner is in the form of his life. Riding with the confidence it

brings, you can see it in terms of his manner on the track.

The next up is another one of the contenders for the gold medal. Matt

Glaetzer. There is confirmation of the results.

No need for a repechage. It is great to avoid as you don't have the extra

race in your legs. Now, Fabian Puerta. He won a silver

medal. That was a couple of years ago. The crowd went mad. But he has

his hands full here with Glaetzer. Well it is not all about qualifying.

But from here on in, it is tack at the call skill coming in to it.

Glaetzer was the fastest qualifier at the World Championships.

He got a silver medal. Beaten by Jason Kenny A good contest. Not far

in the qualifying. Third quickest. And Puerta leads on the first lap.

The Australian stalking his prey. He just does look like he is about

to pounce! If you with wondering where we are getting the fantastic

shots, there was a glimpse of the cable cam zipping around the field.

Glaetzer is keeping the height. Drawing him to the top of the track.

Puerta know what is is coming. It is a case of knowing when to make the

effort. They come around to take the bell. He has drawn him down to the

bottom of the track. But Glaetzer kept distance to accelerate. He has

work to do. He has the speed. It will not be a problem. The race is

on. And Matt Glaetzer is very much up for it and equal to the

challenge. He timed that beautifully.

Beating Puerta with considerable ease.

10. .29. He did enough to secure the win. He knew in the back straight he

had got it It was nicely timed. Another

confident ride. Letting his opponent doing all of

the running then lays off. Coming into the hole that is punched in the

air. Whips around the outside so he does not have to go the extra

distance if he has to overtake on the bend. Nicely done.

As Glaetzer winds it down to head back for the infield. He is through.

An impressive start to the competition from the two Brits and

from the Australian, Matt Glaetzer. We are about to see Denis,

Dmietriev. He was beaten about Gregory Bauge.

He is in the next heat. This features Russia against Pole.

It is Dmetriev against Sarnecki. Two guys that have been around the

block. Both are in their 30s. They have a few races under their belts.

Let's of a drag race, more of a brawl here.

Dmitriev is twice silver-medallist in the World Championship.

The speeds that they are travelling are about 70 kilometres an hour at

peak. He had a conversation with Sir Chris Hoy before London about the

possibility of using disc wheels and aerohelmets for the sprinter. I am

not sure if it is allowed to have the disc in the front. But thinking

of aerodynamics, ignoring the rider and thinking of top speed but as it

is so different we bottled it in the end. We didn't need to do it. But

with a front disc wheel, they would lose speed and agility of moving

around. Dmitriev's view. Oh, He left the

door open. The garden gate swinging in the breeze. The Polish rider has

work to do. But the Russian has the pace, the speed and the title run

through in the end. He was caught napping but had the

engine to recover things. It shows how fast they have to react.

That is experience there. Well, all four of the heats that we

have seen so far in the 1616 finals have gone to form. Dmitriev with a

little more to do than he would have liked.

Good acceleration though. So once a rider, the race has started proper

and one enters enters the sprinter line, they cannot overtake them or

come out of the lane. One of the biggest names in track sprinting. On

the right in the blue, Gregory Bauge. The world sprint champion. I

have mentioned it this earlier, Gregory Bauge is still looking for a

first Olympic title to go with the nine world crowns he has in his

career. Stuck on silver and bronze so far.

Bronze last niechlth Is it fair to say, some dischord

within the French sprint camp? Yes, inside and out. Some personalities.

But you need it for this type of event, of course. If is emotional as

well as physical. Deeply frustrating.

Gregory Bauge used to be the fastest starter in the world. It is long

behind him now, I'm afraid. Gregory Bauge won the world sprint

title last year in front of a noisy home crowd on the outskirts of

Paris. He enjoys the team sprint events but

more at home as a printer. Tactically clever and agile.

He is up against a Czech rider. Pavel Kellerman. One would expect

Gregory Bauge to go through but you never know.

Full respect. But it is easy to get caught out. You think it will be an

easy one. The adrenaline is not as high as you think you are covered.

But Gregory Bauge is experienced. He will ride this one as if he were

riding against the very best in the world.

He will not relax until it is over. Gregory Bauge taking his time here.

He is in no hurry. And keeping it in the well of the

track you can only pass on one side. So it is easier to control.

But as the rider goes up to get height, there is the potential to

being celebrate, you are forced to go with them and Lee the inside lane

open. He is going around the long way. He is trying to keep him

tracked in position. It is about nerve and tactics.

Pushing up to the outside of the track. Looking on the inside.

Gregory Bauge making sure that the door was not open. Leading out from

the front. And the Czech rider with lots to do. Gregory Bauge holding

him off. But Kellerman, try as he might, can he find a way through?

Not quite. He made a good fist of it.

Textbook from Gregory Bauge. He controlled everything. Waiting until

the back straight. Putting the final acceleration in. A professional ride

from him, as we expected. So, the four time sprint champion is

safely through to the finals. We have a fascinating spectator. Sir

Steve Redgrave, you said this is the one ticket you wanted? Of all of the

events of the Games I wanted to see the team pursuit and see hopefully

another fifth gold medal. A fifth gold medal and eight in

total. We have a lot to discuss. We are going to do that on BBC Two.

Before we go I want to bring you up-to-date on the events so far.

This is the head lines on day setbacken. Helen Glover and Heather

Stanning continue their unbeaten run, gold in the women's pair to

defend their Olympic title in style. And the men's four, was powerful.

Alex Gregory, Mohammed Sbihi, George Nash and Constantine Louloudis

continuing a winning run that goes back to Sydney in 2000.

This medal, though, came from nowhere in trampolining! Bryony Page

won an Olympic silver medal for Great Britain. A GB first at this

all-world level. Completely unexpected, wonderful for her. And

Great Britain's dressage riders. Well, they had to settle for silver.

Beaten by the Germans. But Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro will have

another chance, as will Fiona Bigwood, competing in the freestyle

on Monday. And one more silver medal from wind surf in Nick Dempsey to

add to the silver medal in London and bronze medal in Beijing.

Now, this is live. Britain have to win the hockey match against Spain.

It is 1-1. Join us on BBC Two. Chris and Steve

are discussing Olympic greatness