:00:13. > :00:17.Now we are going to be velodrome. This is what is coming up. We have
:00:17. > :00:22.three gold medallists in action today. Jason Kenny will be first up
:00:22. > :00:26.in the semi-final of the individual sprint. We also have 20-year-old
:00:26. > :00:34.Laura Trott who won her first gold medal two days ago in the team
:00:34. > :00:42.pursuit. And also it Vicky Pendleton in the sprint. To show
:00:42. > :00:46.jumping is on BBC Three. We will see the gold medal decided.
:00:46. > :00:56.On the red button, the women's boxing continues. The quarter-final
:00:56. > :00:58.action. Also coming up later on, Basketball. It is China against
:00:58. > :01:02.Great Britain. Great Britain are trying to come back after the
:01:02. > :01:05.defeat against Australia. We are heading straight over to the
:01:05. > :01:10.velodrome. It is the moment of truth for Jason Kenny because he
:01:10. > :01:16.was the man who came in instead of Chris Hoy for this event. Let's
:01:16. > :01:24.find out more from Jake. Thank you. Can you a Maj-Gen
:01:24. > :01:27.Jamaica been told they had to choose one man to compete for them
:01:27. > :01:34.in the Sprint or the Americans having to choose between Michael
:01:34. > :01:38.Phelps and Ryan Lochte? That is the position that we were put into
:01:38. > :01:43.which -- because of the new rules which say you have to have run - No
:01:43. > :01:53.1 rider per country. The decision was Jason Kenny. He has to prove it
:01:53. > :01:58.
:01:58. > :02:04.He is the quiet man on the team who is looking to create a roar in the
:02:04. > :02:06.velodrome later tonight. Victoria Pendleton is back on the
:02:07. > :02:14.bike again today after demonstrating she is in the form of
:02:14. > :02:20.higher life. And fresh from smashing of the world record and
:02:20. > :02:27.picking up gold in the women's team pursuits, Laura trot looks to match
:02:27. > :02:37.Ed Clancy and take a medal in the omnium. This is the way the
:02:37. > :02:46.
:02:46. > :02:51.You must stick around for the women's omnium elimination race
:02:51. > :02:57.because that is a real crowd- pleaser. Alongside me once again
:02:57. > :03:00.his Jamie Staff and Mark Cavendish. Jamie picked up a medal in 2008 and
:03:00. > :03:04.Mark is the current sports Personality of the Year. A strange
:03:04. > :03:08.team for the cycling teams to have to make but I guess if you have to
:03:08. > :03:14.choose between Jason Kenny and Chris Hoy, that is not a bad
:03:14. > :03:18.position to be in, is it? really as they are the best in the
:03:18. > :03:21.world. It could be easy to say at least we have the two best to
:03:21. > :03:25.choose from but it makes for a difficult decision. Chris Hoy is
:03:25. > :03:30.the reigning champion, Jason Kenny is up and coming and could be
:03:30. > :03:38.champion now, will be champion, I believe. It is a bit of a strange
:03:38. > :03:43.decision. Gethin it is to give everybody a chance. I do not think
:03:43. > :03:52.anybody will have a chance at Jason! That is probably the point,
:03:52. > :03:56.you have to leave the best sprinters in the stands. Your man
:03:56. > :04:02.that you coached would not be there if it was not for these new rules?
:04:02. > :04:05.I can see the arguments and against. Personally, I think it is wrong to
:04:05. > :04:10.have one person representing each nation but those are the rules.
:04:10. > :04:15.There has obviously been a lot of thought coming into this for Team
:04:15. > :04:19.GB, who to pick. Speaking to them at the World Championships a few
:04:19. > :04:24.months ago, they were unsure. They are gathering so much information
:04:24. > :04:29.and training. Speaking to the coaches, he made it clear that
:04:29. > :04:33.Jason was the athlete to pick. That would have been based on data
:04:33. > :04:39.produced by the riders. I think Chris was a bit relieved. There is
:04:39. > :04:43.a lot of pressure for him to come here and get three golds again.
:04:43. > :04:48.Following his Twitter account, he seems pretty relaxed and calm. He
:04:48. > :04:53.wants to get on with the keirin. He is looking forward to that. There
:04:53. > :04:56.is no bad feelings. He was pretty happy with it. The decision was
:04:56. > :05:00.Jason Kenny and he has made it through now to the semi-finals.
:05:00. > :05:07.This is how the semi-final looks. You have to say he has probably had
:05:07. > :05:13.the easier semi-final. Jamie might disagree because he has coached his
:05:13. > :05:21.rival! This is the best of three. Their race against each other three
:05:21. > :05:31.times. This happened moments ago in the velodrome, let's join Hugh
:05:31. > :05:41.
:05:41. > :05:46.from Trinidad. He is a real crowd- pleaser. There is the salute. He is
:05:46. > :05:56.21 years of age and he is up against Jason Kenny of Great
:05:56. > :06:03.
:06:03. > :06:09.sprint. Listen to the raw. A silver medallist at the World
:06:09. > :06:16.Championships. A fantastic qualifying time. 8.7, absolutely a
:06:16. > :06:22.fire at the moment. Philip is a new man on the scene. Boy, has he been
:06:22. > :06:30.sprinting well. And he is a real showman as well, Philip. He has one
:06:30. > :06:37.or two salutes up his sleeve if he wins. I think he is really up
:06:37. > :06:41.against it here. Philip is coached by Janie staff but Kenny is the man
:06:41. > :06:49.of the moment. It was a very hard decision to decide but Kenny would
:06:49. > :06:55.get the sprint over Sir Chris Hoy. I think the selectors breathed a
:06:55. > :07:01.sigh of relief after he posted his qualifying time. They say a man
:07:01. > :07:08.with nothing to lose is a man to be feared. Jason Ken is showing a lot
:07:08. > :07:13.of respect for him. He is riding around the track and looking
:07:13. > :07:22.backwards, that is a fantastic skill. Just trying to confuse the
:07:22. > :07:28.opposition. Just bluff and counter bluff. Kenny looking backwards.
:07:28. > :07:32.Philip is the gold medal winner for the Pan-Am Sprint Championships but
:07:32. > :07:36.he is really up against it here. They are getting up against the
:07:36. > :07:42.sharp end of the first encounter and Kenny will take it off from the
:07:42. > :07:46.front. Kenny is starting to wind the gear up. Their approaching the
:07:46. > :07:51.back straight. Philip is being stretched to try and get up to the
:07:51. > :07:58.wheel of Jason Kelly. He will not do it. Chasing Kenny has ridden
:07:59. > :08:06.this magnificently and drawn first blood. 1-02 Jason Kenny. -- Jason
:08:06. > :08:13.Kenny has ridden this magnificently. Philip made a mistake there. He
:08:13. > :08:19.went higher and Jason Kenny said I am not coming with you.
:08:19. > :08:25.Unfortunately, Philip showed a little bit of experience there.
:08:25. > :08:30.That was the only opportunity he had there. He was drawn into that
:08:30. > :08:37.by Jason Kenny, trying to use the slipstreamed coming round. He could
:08:37. > :08:42.not get on terms. Very, very tactically astute, Jason Kenny. He
:08:42. > :08:49.commanded the race, controlled the race and delivered in majestic
:08:49. > :08:59.style to go one up. Good riding, just continue with that good form.
:08:59. > :09:01.
:09:01. > :09:11.Jason Kenny wins heat one. Now we can move on to heat two. The
:09:11. > :09:14.
:09:14. > :09:24.world champion is already out early. champion for this discipline. He
:09:24. > :09:25.
:09:25. > :09:29.has been -- he is up against Shane Perkins. He has been a little bit
:09:29. > :09:34.off the pace in the world championships. He has come on
:09:34. > :09:44.tactically, Perkins, in the last 12 months. He is to be a rough
:09:44. > :09:58.
:09:58. > :10:08.customer but now he is using his sprint. This brings together the
:10:08. > :10:10.
:10:10. > :10:20.triple world champion, Gregory Bauge, nearest to us from France.
:10:20. > :10:31.
:10:31. > :10:36.as was Philip. I think he will have to ride tactically in a straight
:10:36. > :10:43.track race. He cannot compete with the Frenchman. His tactics have
:10:44. > :10:53.really come on. He needs to stop him employing the steeper -- the
:10:54. > :10:55.
:10:55. > :11:03.Super jump. He is approaching the straight. The early stage is always
:11:03. > :11:13.the preliminaries. Each rider tries to outwit the other. This is quite
:11:13. > :11:14.
:11:14. > :11:21.a good speed. Shayne Perkins is watching Gregory Paul Shayne. --
:11:21. > :11:29.Bauge. Perkins has taken him armful stump he is starting to commit
:11:29. > :11:39.himself fully into the back straight. -- taken him up on. They
:11:39. > :11:46.
:11:46. > :11:51.are shoulder to shoulder. Bauge Wins 1-0. I thought that with over
:11:51. > :12:01.a lap to go, Gregory poor shape would get more height. He was happy
:12:01. > :12:04.
:12:04. > :12:11.to let Perkins dictate. -- Bauge. He sat on his shoulder all the way
:12:11. > :12:16.around the final bend. They are just inches from the white line.
:12:16. > :12:23.They are in excess of 40 miles an hour. The powerful shoulders and
:12:23. > :12:33.arms are keeping the line of the bike. The world champion goes up by
:12:33. > :12:34.
:12:34. > :12:40.one here, in their first encounter. We are expecting them to meet in
:12:40. > :12:50.the final. Jason Kenny really is letting the selectors know they
:12:50. > :13:00.made the right decision. 10 seconds dead for the last 200 yesterday.
:13:00. > :13:00.
:13:00. > :13:06.Today the same. He went from flat and he was not event accelerating
:13:06. > :13:16.and tell about 20 metres before. He did 10.1 and 10 yesterday closed up
:13:16. > :13:17.
:13:17. > :13:21.he is on fire. It is going to be a really big task taking on Jason.
:13:21. > :13:31.Jason has more speed and more acceleration. I told him he needs
:13:31. > :13:31.
:13:31. > :13:38.to play with him on the track and tried to keep him off guard. -- try.
:13:38. > :13:44.He was trying to confuse Jason a bit. What Kenny is doing, he is
:13:44. > :13:49.keeping him on his shoulder and looking back. It is pretty hard.
:13:49. > :13:55.For him to do that the entire way around the track, you are not
:13:55. > :14:02.giving him any chances to make a surprise attack. I think that Jason
:14:02. > :14:08.knows that. He is keeping a close eye on his opponent. They are
:14:08. > :14:17.playing around a bit. They want to keep the race short. You were
:14:17. > :14:23.telling him to keep an eye on Jason. In fact, it was role-reversal. You
:14:23. > :14:30.pick a card before the race which turns into where you start. It will
:14:30. > :14:39.flip around in the next ride. We will see how he races Jason. At
:14:39. > :14:45.this point Macro, Jason Kenny is so much faster. It is not just the
:14:45. > :14:50.speed, he is a great tactical rider and getting better all the time.
:14:50. > :14:58.Absolutely. He was young in the last Olympics and has had four
:14:58. > :15:08.ideas to ride here. There were three laps of the track and most of
:15:08. > :15:08.
:15:08. > :15:17.it was with his chin on his shoulder. He can retaliate straight
:15:17. > :15:25.away. We will see him trying later in the next ride. Well done, Jason!
:15:25. > :15:29.So far so good. He is not the only British rider to have a gold medal.
:15:29. > :15:34.Laura Trott is riding in the women's omnium. This is how it
:15:34. > :15:39.looks. The first event is flying around the track as fast as they
:15:39. > :15:43.can. It is the flying lap. That is followed by five further events.
:15:43. > :15:50.Stay with us through to the elimination race because it really
:15:50. > :15:56.is quite special. Let's see how she gets on in her first event. We join
:15:57. > :16:02.her with three to go. We are looking at the world champion. This
:16:02. > :16:08.is Laura Trott from Great Britain. The 20-year-old, who is getting a
:16:09. > :16:17.massive Ovation. She has one got medal in her pocket and that came
:16:17. > :16:25.from the team spent. She is getting ready to post her time. She has to
:16:25. > :16:31.be top three. That is what she is looking for. She is trying to break
:16:31. > :16:37.the time of Sanchez. But she has got off very quickly. The crowd is
:16:38. > :16:47.lifting her around. Five thousandths of a second shy of the
:16:48. > :16:48.
:16:48. > :16:55.time of Sanchez. Brilliant! She shaves by thousands of the time of
:16:55. > :17:02.Sanchez. Only two more competitors to Gove. The two together are not
:17:02. > :17:07.the best at this discipline. -- to go. Nearly half a second up on her
:17:07. > :17:17.time at the World Championships. I did not at expect her to get near
:17:17. > :17:24.the time of Sanchez. A very good time by Laura Trott. She is on fire,
:17:24. > :17:34.pin-sharp. Edmondson of Australia was first at the world's Inez and
:17:34. > :17:41.Laura Trott was second. -- at the World Championships. This is the
:17:41. > :17:48.penultimate competitive to their, Tara Whitten. She excels more in
:17:48. > :17:54.races such as the points and the pursuit. She is riding further
:17:54. > :18:02.around the track and she needs. She is already 0.2 of the pace. The
:18:02. > :18:07.Canadian is stopping the clock on a time of 14.5 to go 6th. That is the
:18:08. > :18:13.position she occupied in the flying lap at the World Championships. She
:18:13. > :18:23.needs every point she can grab. Perhaps not what she was hoping for.
:18:23. > :18:23.
:18:23. > :18:31.I think she will be disappointed. She is in 6th position with one
:18:31. > :18:36.competitor to go. Sarah Hammer also not a fan of the flying lap.
:18:36. > :18:41.Generally slightly better than Tara Whitten. Looking at the final
:18:41. > :18:47.competitor to go, the opening discipline of the women's omnium.
:18:47. > :18:53.This is Sarah Hammer, at the 29- year-old American. Lookout for her
:18:53. > :18:59.when they come to the 3000 metre pursuit. She got the bronze medal
:18:59. > :19:05.in the World Championships, which took place in April. Coming up to
:19:05. > :19:10.the line. Not particularly a specialist in the one lap sprint.
:19:10. > :19:19.Will she challenged the time of Laura Trott? Let's have a look at
:19:19. > :19:24.the split. No comeback in this one. She went backwards. What a great
:19:24. > :19:34.start for Laura Trott! A real positive start for the world
:19:34. > :19:35.
:19:35. > :19:37.champion. She has scored one point. She does not really have a weakness
:19:37. > :19:45.in this disciplined - B omnium. To take that sculp was really
:19:45. > :19:53.something. Youth should -- you could not have a better start than
:19:53. > :19:59.that. We will see more of Sarah Hammer in the pursuit and the
:19:59. > :20:09.distance events. A positive start for Laura Trott, the world champion.
:20:09. > :20:14.She wins the opening discipline in convincing style. There is the
:20:14. > :20:24.result of the one lap time trial. You can see Laura Trott ahead of
:20:24. > :20:31.
:20:31. > :20:39.the rest of the competitors. Not the first time we have heard
:20:39. > :20:46.the Velodrome going wild. Margins are not much finer than one
:20:46. > :20:55.thousandth of a second. thousandth of a second is not a lot.
:20:55. > :21:02.It is not about time, it is about position. It is in her favour.
:21:02. > :21:12.Sanchez is a specialist sprinter. She does the sprint in AQIM. Laura
:21:12. > :21:13.
:21:13. > :21:21.Trott has beaten her. She is an Endurance rider. How much on the
:21:21. > :21:27.track is a thousandth of a second? Not a lot. It makes it dramatic as
:21:27. > :21:37.well. Laura Trott seems to have a real punch in us that you need for
:21:37. > :21:40.
:21:40. > :21:46.these kind of events. -- punchiness. She was identified as a sprinter
:21:46. > :21:52.but she was pushed more down the route of Endurance. She will have a
:21:52. > :21:56.really quick acceleration. Her first split was the fastest. She
:21:57. > :22:02.was a bit behind Sanchez on the second. The endurance element
:22:02. > :22:08.probably helped on the final stretch. Just to remind you that
:22:08. > :22:13.Laura Trott is an expert up against the clock. That is next up for her.
:22:13. > :22:23.Now from one British success to another. The second round in the
:22:23. > :22:36.
:22:36. > :22:46.first semi-final of the men's sprint. Jason Kenny and Gregory
:22:46. > :22:52.
:22:52. > :23:00.be proud. His opponent is from Trinidad. -- at the crowd. He is a
:23:00. > :23:10.flamboyant rider but has quite a challenge ahead of him. In terms of
:23:10. > :23:20.experience, dace and Kenny is way ahead of the Trinidadian. -- Jason
:23:20. > :23:21.
:23:21. > :23:28.Kenny. They are away for heat two. If Philip wants to take this to a
:23:28. > :23:33.decider, he has to take this. Tactics are the only chance. He is
:23:33. > :23:41.in the right place to deploy it any tactics he can think of. Holding
:23:41. > :23:46.him at the front and stalling him for as long as possible. Kenny has
:23:47. > :23:52.been second in Beijing and has not dropped off that kind of form in
:23:52. > :23:57.four years. He has tons of experience. One thing I will say
:23:57. > :24:05.about the Trinidadian, he is not fazed by reputations. He has
:24:05. > :24:12.nothing to lose. He has got further in the competition than he expected.
:24:12. > :24:20.It is almost as if they had won. He will do the best he can. Here goes
:24:20. > :24:26.Jason Kenny. Look at the acceleration! There was nearly a
:24:26. > :24:35.crash when Philip just flicked at but Kenny wrote it magnificently.
:24:35. > :24:41.Now it is all over. You are into the final. Brimming over with
:24:41. > :24:48.confidence. 10.1 for the closing 100. I am sure we will see that
:24:48. > :24:58.again on replay. He did not take his. The gas at all. He almost
:24:58. > :25:03.
:25:03. > :25:08.ignored Philip. -- foot off. That little hook by Philip and I think
:25:08. > :25:14.the commissars would have frowned upon that. They do not have to be
:25:14. > :25:18.inside the last 200m. Once the sprint has started, you are not
:25:18. > :25:26.allowed to come out of your lane or endanger your competitors. Kenny
:25:26. > :25:31.would have been awarded that anyway. Kenny never flinched. He went
:25:31. > :25:41.around the long way and he is into the final, having disposed of the
:25:41. > :25:51.
:25:51. > :25:56.for the next contest, you are looking here at heat two, raced two
:25:56. > :26:04.and out early and ready for business is Shane Perkins is off
:26:04. > :26:14.Australia. And also on track is the big powerful Frenchmen, Gregory
:26:14. > :26:14.
:26:14. > :26:19.Bauge. Perkins has got nothing to lose. He might try and take the
:26:19. > :26:23.Frenchman by surprise which is what Kenny did at world championships.
:26:23. > :26:31.It nailed the Frenchman to the floor. It did not quite come off
:26:31. > :26:40.but it was so close. This is a race two of Pete two of the men's semi-
:26:40. > :26:46.final sprints. Gregory Bauge from France against Shane Perkins from
:26:46. > :26:52.Australia. Perkins is one down after the first race. We have got
:26:52. > :26:57.to work out what he can do? Being at the back is not the place where
:26:57. > :27:05.he will want to be. The Frenchman will just hold him. It is so much
:27:06. > :27:12.further to go around the outside. They ride at a fast pace around the
:27:12. > :27:17.banking, then accelerate, hold them on the shoulder in the bends. Bauge
:27:17. > :27:23.knows how to do that. Perkins has got to do something special, either
:27:23. > :27:32.take him by surprise with a long one or try and get in front. 10.3,
:27:32. > :27:39.the winning time in heat 1, race 1. That was 69 kilometres per hour. It
:27:39. > :27:45.is all about trying to outwit your opponents here. Could Perkins
:27:45. > :27:50.possibly take a scalp and go to the best of three. If they go to the
:27:50. > :27:55.best of three, we have seen that Bauge is slightly vulnerable.
:27:55. > :28:00.controlling this race now. It is hard to see the Frenchman being
:28:00. > :28:08.beaten. Perkins tries to go around the outside but the Frenchman will
:28:08. > :28:14.accelerate. As you can see, Perkin strives to get some more speed and
:28:14. > :28:19.height. Bauge matches him trying to keep him in position. Is Bauge
:28:19. > :28:23.happy leading this one out and will Perkins's be happy trying to race
:28:23. > :28:31.him from second will? The speed is beginning to lift. To it is being
:28:31. > :28:36.dictated at the moment. Bauge has got to try something here and he is
:28:36. > :28:44.falling into the hands of the French rider. Bauge has his hand on
:28:44. > :28:52.the tiller here. Can Perkins challenge? Here comes the challenge
:28:53. > :28:57.of Perkins. Can he come round the outside? No, Bauge is too strong.
:28:57. > :29:01.It set up a final between Jason Kenny and Gregory Bauge which will
:29:01. > :29:10.be a repeat of the world championship clash earlier this
:29:10. > :29:15.year. Bauge dictated throughout, didn't he. Two riders have been
:29:15. > :29:19.stamped out in this competition. Bauge and Kenny deserve to be in
:29:19. > :29:26.the final. Both of them I think are head-and-shoulders above the
:29:26. > :29:34.opposition. They have gone for two clean rides to get them into the
:29:34. > :29:44.final. That was a repeat of the world final in 2010 and Bauge won
:29:44. > :29:45.
:29:45. > :29:49.We have already discussed the contentious decision not to allow
:29:49. > :29:53.countries to have more than one rider in the event. But we do have
:29:53. > :30:01.two men in the final, this two men who fought out the world
:30:01. > :30:08.championship not too long ago. Bauge looks ominously good. He eat
:30:08. > :30:12.his and tactically very good. as a man who sprinted from living
:30:12. > :30:16.there now coaches the sprinters, the power that Jason Kenny showed,
:30:16. > :30:20.we do not want to draw on it too much because we know you coached
:30:20. > :30:26.Njisane but he rode around the outside without breaking a sweat.
:30:26. > :30:31.Yes, Njisane comes from Trinidad where they do a lot tactically.
:30:31. > :30:41.There is a lot of good racing down there. He threw everything he could
:30:41. > :30:42.
:30:42. > :30:46.at him. He has gone further in this competition than I hoped. I know he
:30:46. > :30:50.is proud already and hopefully he will give Perkins a run for the
:30:50. > :30:56.bronze which would be amazing if he could top Perkins. But even there I
:30:56. > :31:02.think he has got his work cut out. Are a good competition so far and
:31:02. > :31:06.no major surprises. There is a guy from Trinidad and Tobago who is
:31:06. > :31:14.getting a chance to ride, not only in front of this crowd but in front
:31:14. > :31:18.of a global TV audience. When we go to World Cups, there are so many
:31:18. > :31:23.people in the competition, quite often these guys, people like
:31:23. > :31:28.Njisane, he has been severed at a World Cup and here he is fighting
:31:28. > :31:31.for a bronze. That is the thin by the Olympic Games, it should be for
:31:31. > :31:37.the best riders in the world, it is the pinnacle of the sport and I
:31:37. > :31:40.think the best riders in the sport should get to fight. We do not want
:31:40. > :31:46.the world championships to be seen as the pinnacle because it will
:31:46. > :31:51.tarnish the Olympic Games. So Bauge against Kenny in the final here
:31:51. > :31:56.this evening. But the lady who has been dubbed Queen Victoria is here
:31:56. > :32:06.on the track now. She is through to the quarter-finals of the women's
:32:06. > :32:08.
:32:08. > :32:15.Hair opponent is not really a sprint specialist. She has had a
:32:15. > :32:20.few medals but I think Victoria has no problems. Let's see how this one
:32:20. > :32:30.pans out. Once again, it is the best of three. Back to you hue and
:32:30. > :32:30.
:32:30. > :33:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:33:16. > :33:19.here, leading this one out. Victoria is saying, if you are
:33:19. > :33:23.giving me space, I will start accelerating and see how much rope
:33:23. > :33:29.you are prepared to give me. She has taken it down to the bottom of
:33:29. > :33:34.the track, weaving around. She has to be vigilant. She cannot afford
:33:34. > :33:44.to make any serious mistakes. Surely, the sheer size of engine
:33:44. > :33:45.
:33:45. > :33:55.will win this for Pendleton. Pendleton will be aware of how good
:33:55. > :33:56.
:33:56. > :34:01.her opponent is. Their accelerating down the back straight. Pendleton
:34:01. > :34:10.is at the front with the greatest strength. The crowd are loving it.
:34:10. > :34:20.Pendleton takes it. She is such a cute tactician. It is hard to know
:34:20. > :34:34.
:34:34. > :34:44.what to do against that. No options there was no way at all that
:34:44. > :34:47.
:34:47. > :34:55.Again, tactically very strong. Vicky was dominating the track.
:34:55. > :35:00.Absolutely. They were riding around the lap. She accelerated and held
:35:00. > :35:05.her and there. One of the things we have been enjoying his checking
:35:05. > :35:12.Twitter because track cycling is something that many people only see
:35:12. > :35:15.four years. Many people on Twitter are saying, why don't you just go
:35:15. > :35:22.off as quick as you can. Can you put a few people out of their
:35:22. > :35:26.misery? Three laps for the women, that is probably going on a 50
:35:26. > :35:32.seconds, that is a long time. As soon as you start pushing really
:35:33. > :35:37.hard, your energy systems are being drained dramatically. You will last
:35:37. > :35:41.20 seconds at full on gas and then you will start to fatigue. As long
:35:42. > :35:46.as that rider can get behind you, they are saving about 30 % in
:35:46. > :35:50.energy. Then as soon as you started tier, they will go past the. We
:35:51. > :35:57.have seen some people who have gone from the gun. It has happened a
:35:57. > :36:03.couple of times. Somebody tried it against Chris Hoy not too long ago.
:36:03. > :36:07.It does happen. But you really have to catch that person not looking.
:36:07. > :36:12.If they see it coming, they will latch on to a wheel and sit there
:36:12. > :36:17.and let you do the work and then pass. There you go, questions
:36:17. > :36:21.answered. Your thoughts on the form of Victoria Pendleton. She is in
:36:21. > :36:26.cruise control right now, not even trying. Make sure you join us later
:36:26. > :36:30.on because the women's omnium is about to hot up and we will seek
:36:30. > :36:36.Jason Kenny riding for that gold. Sue, another exciting afternoon in
:36:36. > :36:40.the velodrome but I gather excitement elsewhere as well.
:36:40. > :36:45.Yes, we are going to head over to Greenwich Park because another gold
:36:45. > :36:48.medal was decided in be Team showjumping. There were two teams
:36:49. > :36:53.tied for gold and silver, the Netherlands and Great Britain. All
:36:53. > :37:03.four members of the team took part in the jump off. Quite simply, it
:37:03. > :37:26.
:37:26. > :37:36.So much experience here, he will want to put it all to use. He is
:37:36. > :37:47.
:37:47. > :37:57.ground. He needs to stay clear now. He is going very wide up to this
:37:57. > :38:03.
:38:03. > :38:13.oxer. Just the double and the last to jump for team gold. Down to
:38:13. > :38:19.Tower Bridge for gold. This could be the first goal for Great Britain,
:38:19. > :38:28.and Britain have got gold! Up come the arms. What a tremendous round
:38:28. > :38:33.for Peter Charles. The round of his life! It has not gone well for him
:38:33. > :38:37.before. The man for the occasion has won gulled. Unbelievable
:38:37. > :38:47.pressure and the coolest man in the stadium was Peter Charles. Foot
:38:47. > :38:48.
:38:48. > :38:58.perfect, what a piece of riding. The team leader, the team captain,
:38:58. > :38:59.
:38:59. > :39:05.Nick Skelton, you have an Olympic It has taken me 54 years. I'm
:39:06. > :39:11.speechless. Unbelievable. Was it easier being in their yourself than
:39:11. > :39:15.watching Peter? I wish I could have gone four times. The lads have done
:39:15. > :39:20.great, absolutely brilliant. Chief and for you, given the carry you
:39:20. > :39:24.have had and the injuries you have had, this is extraordinary. I know.
:39:24. > :39:29.I have got a wonderful horse, wonderful owners, a dream come true.
:39:29. > :39:35.And you could have individual gold? Absolutely brilliant, great for the
:39:35. > :39:39.country, great for our sport, it has taken all these years.
:39:39. > :39:44.Well done for Nick Skelton! What a story that is. His 6th Olympic
:39:44. > :39:50.Games. He has never got above 5th before. But he has come here and
:39:50. > :39:55.won his first Olympic medal and it is gold. The first one for 60 years.
:39:55. > :39:58.So cool under pressure. That takes Great Britain on to 17 gold medals
:39:59. > :40:08.at these Games and maybe another to come at the velodrome later on. If
:40:09. > :40:09.
:40:09. > :40:14.we can get back there and we -- we You have had plenty of Olympic
:40:14. > :40:19.experience and you know what it is like to have a gold medal in your
:40:19. > :40:23.hand. How do you rate these games? You have been here with the
:40:23. > :40:29.American team? Like I put on Twitter, I have been overwhelmed,
:40:29. > :40:33.more so from the volunteers and the staff. Everyone has been so polite,
:40:33. > :40:38.so friendly. Just the atmosphere, you can feel that energy just
:40:38. > :40:42.walking around the shopping centre here. Unbelievable. Even the
:40:42. > :40:46.weather's helping us out a bit. There is a bit of sun here and
:40:46. > :40:51.there. I have been blown away. I'm fortunate, I didn't think I would
:40:51. > :41:01.see a summer games in my home town. It has been fantastic. Even though
:41:01. > :41:08.you're starting to sound like an American! We have spoken that the
:41:08. > :41:13.volcano Drem has left a lasting impression. I know you were in the
:41:13. > :41:18.stadium. I know Ed Clancy was saying you will be riding in Rio.
:41:18. > :41:24.Maybe that is news to you. No it wasn't news to me. But it is news
:41:24. > :41:30.to me that it is creating an impression among the other riders.
:41:30. > :41:35.That is great to know that every cyclist. When are we going to see
:41:35. > :41:39.cycling on breakfast television a few years ago? It shows the
:41:39. > :41:44.interest there. It shows the interest across all sports. We're
:41:44. > :41:50.doing particularly well. And we have won 17 gold medals and we will
:41:50. > :41:57.win more. As a small nation, it is proud to be part of it. Our first
:41:57. > :42:05.road race world champion since 1965 wins on the Tour de France. How big
:42:05. > :42:11.is the hole left by an lemp medal. In terms of as a professional road
:42:11. > :42:16.cyclist, road cycling, profession ls couldn't compete until 1996 in
:42:16. > :42:22.the tradition, the Olympics had never figured too high. As a
:42:22. > :42:27.British citizen and as a patriotic man, it is a big thing. The
:42:27. > :42:36.Olympics are a big thing when you're British. On a personal level,
:42:36. > :42:40.on a professional level it is not too big. Well I was saying about
:42:40. > :42:44.borrowing Geraint Thomas's medal. He didn't have a photo with it,
:42:44. > :42:53.because he wants one of his own. Now it is Jason Kenny with his eyes
:42:53. > :43:01.on the prize. He will rise -- ride in the sprint final against Gregory
:43:01. > :43:07.Bauge. Let's get to know the man behind the mask. Here he comes,
:43:07. > :43:13.beginning to turn on the style. Oh he has got it. Gold medal number
:43:13. > :43:17.four. Chris Hoy. He will be the best in the world in a short space
:43:17. > :43:23.of time. This is the man that is going to win in London. He is over
:43:23. > :43:28.the top and down the finishing straight, Kenny takes it. He beats
:43:28. > :43:34.the Olympic champion, Sir Chris Hoy. I wouldn't want to be the first to
:43:34. > :43:40.tell Chris Hoy that she is not going ride in the Olympics. I gave
:43:40. > :43:45.my best, but Jason was going better in Melbourne and he has carried on
:43:45. > :43:50.that improvement until now and he has done well. I don't want to jinx
:43:50. > :43:54.him, but he is going to be up there and he is our best chance of a gold.
:43:54. > :43:59.It is a shame only one person can ride. But once you have accepted
:43:59. > :44:05.that, it is just sport and the way it is. We have got to get on with
:44:05. > :44:08.it now. How did they give you the news? I just got called in for a
:44:08. > :44:13.meeting and said I have been selected for the sprint. I thought
:44:13. > :44:19.I was in trouble. Because I usually am when I get called in for a
:44:19. > :44:28.meeting. So it was nice that I wasn't getting shouted at. There
:44:28. > :44:31.isn't a big man to beat and that is Bhuj. Bauge on his day is
:44:31. > :44:35.phenomenal and he has proved to be head and shoulders above everyone
:44:35. > :44:39.in the strength department. But we have been working hard and we have
:44:39. > :44:45.made some massive gains and hopefully we will be in a place
:44:45. > :44:49.where we can race him and hopefully beat him. There is something
:44:49. > :44:53.appealing about Jason Kenny. You have ridden with him. He is such a
:44:53. > :45:01.quiet guy. What is he like away from the cameras. He is the same. I
:45:01. > :45:06.roomed with him prior to to go to Beijing. A very nice guy, like your
:45:06. > :45:11.average kid off the street. He has worked his way up the ranks in the
:45:11. > :45:16.team. The funniest thing is he walks so slow. It is hilarious.
:45:16. > :45:21.rides so fast? Yes. He was riding his bike towards the velodrome and
:45:21. > :45:26.he passed me. But I caught him up as he was going over the bridge and
:45:26. > :45:32.I was close to him and we had a chat. We were walking and he is so
:45:32. > :45:37.slow. I put a Twitter out there, I said to Ian, I announced he is
:45:37. > :45:42.walking very slow. So he is going to be very fast. He is conserving
:45:42. > :45:45.his energy for hen he needs it and when he needs it is when he is up
:45:45. > :45:49.against Gregory Bauge. You mentioned what happened at the
:45:49. > :45:59.worlds. We should see it for ourselves. This is awe dishes
:45:59. > :46:03.
:46:03. > :46:08.sprinting. Bauge is a big guy. He uses his energy and his lactic acid
:46:08. > :46:12.levels fill up. If he gets the gap. He has a gap that Bauge can't get
:46:12. > :46:18.in the slip stream and Jason went and it will take so much energy out
:46:18. > :46:24.of boith. But Jason can recover for the next round. It is the best of
:46:24. > :46:31.three and he has to go up a few minutes later. If Jason can wipe
:46:31. > :46:37.his energy level's out. But it is not just about speed. You have got
:46:37. > :46:43.to stick by the rules and despite that ride, Jason was disqualified.
:46:43. > :46:49.We saw him popping out of lane. didn't try to do it as deliberate
:46:49. > :46:55.as that. It took the speed out of Bauge and the picture on their
:46:55. > :47:00.faces was excellent. It hurts. looked at first that Bauge didn't
:47:00. > :47:04.get going. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. Jason set out to do
:47:04. > :47:10.that and would have put on appropriate gear and the smaller
:47:10. > :47:14.than what he usually races on. Bauge rides big gears. So Kenny is
:47:14. > :47:21.accelerating and Bauge is trying to get this huge gear going. So does
:47:21. > :47:27.Jason Kenny do the same thing in the final? I wouldn't put it past
:47:27. > :47:31.him. Not in the first ride. Maybe these two know something? But if
:47:31. > :47:36.you stick us with, you can see the final in the men's sprint. You will
:47:36. > :47:44.see it after this race, because this is the sec event in the omnium
:47:44. > :47:45.and we will show you stapbgsd. Laura Trott is competing for
:47:45. > :47:52.Laura Trott is competing for Britain. The aim is to have the
:47:52. > :47:58.least number of points at the end of the six events. We're going to
:47:58. > :48:04.join the points race and our commentators, Chris Boardman and
:48:04. > :48:14.Hugh Porter. COMMENTATOR: There are three laps to go to the first
:48:14. > :48:21.
:48:22. > :48:29.sprint in this women's points race. Laura trot has made a great start.
:48:29. > :48:33.Sanchez of France is second and Edmondson is third. Is in is the
:48:33. > :48:43.first sprint, it has been a very pedestrian pace. Nobody wanted to
:48:43. > :48:47.
:48:47. > :48:57.take it on. Now at the front from Spain is Oliver Rhea. On the line
:48:57. > :48:57.
:48:57. > :49:03.five, three, two and one. The Canadian taking with her Edmondson
:49:03. > :49:12.of Australia. These are the first two over the line. Edmondson gets
:49:12. > :49:18.the five-three. Looked the two going to the Spanish rider. Laura
:49:18. > :49:22.Trott happy to monitor affairs. Often the people with a breakaway,
:49:22. > :49:32.they don't figure, because they have expended a lot of energy. She
:49:32. > :49:32.
:49:32. > :49:38.rolls through to keep the speed high. Happy to watch and wait.
:49:38. > :49:48.is the rider with the most points that is the winner of the second
:49:48. > :49:51.
:49:51. > :50:00.discipline. If they gain a lap, they get a 20-point bonus. That is
:50:01. > :50:05.often what decides it. Edmondson denied witten the five points. Now
:50:05. > :50:09.on the first watching is Laura Trott and as we have said she may
:50:09. > :50:15.well find the burden of being the world champion a challenge, because
:50:15. > :50:18.nobody will want to go with her. She has demonstrated with that
:50:19. > :50:22.blistering first lap, flying lap, that she did for the opening event
:50:22. > :50:30.that she is on form. You may find that when the attacking starts,
:50:30. > :50:36.they will look to thror do the claising. -- to do the chasing. Her
:50:36. > :50:41.form is there. Four laps is the real danger point. That is where if
:50:41. > :50:47.somebody attacks you won't have the legs left to recover. They're
:50:47. > :50:52.watching each other like hawks. Nobody at all wants to ignite the
:50:52. > :50:58.burners. Sarah Hammer, the American, four times the world individual
:50:58. > :51:03.pursuit champion and one who likes to get stuck in. It looks as though
:51:03. > :51:11.Hammer is likely to set the pace here. In the inside Wild of the
:51:11. > :51:17.Netherlands as well. The way Hammer normally whips is to wind it up and
:51:17. > :51:21.go for long ones. This isn't a great style of race for Laura. She
:51:21. > :51:26.would like to see an attacking race. It is a dangerous way the ride,
:51:26. > :51:30.they're going around the banking slowly and it is easy to slide down.
:51:30. > :51:36.Nobody wants to attack. Quite unusual at this level of racing
:51:36. > :51:46.that nobody wants to take it on yet. Lee of Korea is near the front.
:51:46. > :51:47.
:51:47. > :51:52.Whitten is there and the Spaniard. It looks like somebody is beginning
:51:52. > :51:57.to gather themselves the Belarus rider has come alongside the
:51:57. > :52:03.outside and she may launch herself into an attack. She is trying to
:52:03. > :52:10.position herself for the next sprint. So is Gar see yafplt what a
:52:10. > :52:16.steady way of approaching the sprint this is. They're dropping
:52:16. > :52:22.their foot on the pedal. Two to go for the second sprint. 5 hundred
:52:22. > :52:27.metres to go to decide the points. On the head is Lee. But Trott is
:52:27. > :52:31.moving through and the crowd are getting animated here. Laura Trott
:52:31. > :52:38.has Wild on her shoulder. But she is in a good position. She can get
:52:38. > :52:44.a run for the line. And Trott has gained a perfect lead. And that is
:52:44. > :52:49.what the world champion wants. Laura trot has read the move
:52:49. > :52:55.perfectly. Can she get around the lead out rider and get the five
:52:55. > :53:01.points? Oh very close on the line. She may well have got those five
:53:01. > :53:09.points. We will wait for confrlation, but she road --
:53:10. > :53:14.confirmation, but she rode that beautifully. Trott has attacked.
:53:14. > :53:19.Edmondson spotted it and you can see Trott is going, come on, I'm
:53:19. > :53:23.ready if you are. But it is too early in the race. Trott did get
:53:23. > :53:29.the sprint. It was close. She pushed Garcia into second. Thiss
:53:29. > :53:36.how close it was. Look at that. That is the time to launch your
:53:36. > :53:42.effort in the closing stages. That is what Trott did. She play be
:53:42. > :53:46.young, but that belays the way she rides. There is the coach. He is
:53:46. > :53:50.happy. An attack goes underneert. Once they roll up to the
:53:50. > :53:57.opportunity, they allow the opportunities. It is the Polish
:53:57. > :54:03.ride we are D'Hoore of Belgium. They're straight into their pace-
:54:03. > :54:08.making. Some hesitation has given them some daylight. There is the
:54:08. > :54:13.result of sprint number two and we have now a brace of riders tying on
:54:13. > :54:20.five and the first two sprints. Those two riders will with -- be
:54:20. > :54:24.the top top contenders at the end. Laura Trott is to the head.
:54:24. > :54:28.Everyone goes with her and says, we don't want to do the chasing. She
:54:28. > :54:32.has got to bluff. All the riders have something to lose and they
:54:32. > :54:37.have all swung to the top of the track. That is the point your were
:54:37. > :54:41.making. Now let's look at this. In the back group we have Edmondson
:54:41. > :54:47.and Whitten. So there are two big favourites there. The American
:54:47. > :54:57.Hammer is there as well. And we have Sanchez at the front. Sanchez
:54:57. > :55:21.
:55:21. > :55:27.had a good time trial and is Sharakova, she has seen the danger
:55:27. > :55:34.and she is taking Tara Whitten with terrors well. They have been paired
:55:34. > :55:40.in the peloton. Those five are riding a very steady pace behind.
:55:40. > :55:46.They will keep riding consistently here. Yes, they are in the sprint
:55:46. > :55:53.lap now. The Belgian is leading and she is being challenged as they
:55:53. > :56:00.come up to the line. This is where the points will be decided. They
:56:00. > :56:10.have gained a laugh as well, so that is a very useful move. Hammer
:56:10. > :56:29.
:56:29. > :56:33.has gone straight on the attack for a while. They picked up the points
:56:33. > :56:41.for the lap, then closed down the 20 metres to bridge to the back of
:56:41. > :56:51.the peloton. That means they got the five, and the 24 gaining the
:56:51. > :57:00.
:57:00. > :57:06.lap. A very dangerous for reforming at the front, allowing Tara Whitten
:57:06. > :57:12.to get off the front, and Sarah Hammer is absolutely... Well, it is
:57:12. > :57:16.such a dangerous move. Laura Trott has spotted the danger, but she is
:57:16. > :57:21.so heavily marked. Everyone is trying to raise the pace. If they
:57:21. > :57:27.don't get on top of this quickly, it could be a very dangerous move.
:57:27. > :57:32.If these three are allowed to get some points, it could have an
:57:32. > :57:42.effect on the overall standings. These are the big players for the
:57:42. > :57:48.
:57:48. > :57:58.final positions. Tara Whitten Prom with the best omnium rider we have
:57:58. > :58:06.
:58:06. > :58:10.had. An attack off the front again. Wojtyra, trying to win this race.
:58:11. > :58:20.Everybody looking around at each other. Nobody wants to do the
:58:21. > :58:22.
:58:22. > :58:27.chasing. This is what happens when there are just two or three riders.
:58:27. > :58:31.And that has now been tidied up for us. Because of the points they have
:58:31. > :58:38.picked up in the race, in means they have slotted into the overall
:58:38. > :58:43.standings. Hammer at the moment is lying in equal seventh, and Laura
:58:43. > :58:49.Trott is equal ninth. Come on, Laura Trott, she will have to get
:58:49. > :58:59.on terms with these riders. If she can't gain allowed herself, that is
:58:59. > :59:05.
:59:05. > :59:10.as high as you can finish. -- gain a lap. The quartet have slipped
:59:10. > :59:16.away. If she was to finish in ninth place in this event, added to the
:59:16. > :59:23.first place you got in the time- trial, it would give her an overall
:59:23. > :59:28.tally of 10. That would mean Sarah Hammer and Tara Whitten could leap
:59:28. > :59:33.over her. At the moment, they are lying in seventh place and third
:59:33. > :59:37.place. It is not desperate if it remained like that. They are
:59:37. > :59:44.getting a chance to recover now, which again does not work in the
:59:44. > :59:54.favour of Laura Trott as another attack goes from the front of the
:59:54. > :00:12.
:00:12. > :00:18.bunch. The latest attacker off the front having a crack is Romanyuta.
:00:18. > :00:23.Just attacking ones and twos all of the time. Laura Trott has an
:00:23. > :00:29.opportunity now, spotted straight away by Tara Whitten. She has got
:00:29. > :00:35.herself on the front foot by gaining a lap so she can ride
:00:35. > :00:40.defensively. This race is becoming very complicated. If I can try to
:00:40. > :00:45.simplify it, this is one of the reasons it was dropped actually
:00:45. > :00:51.from the Olympic Games. The ultimate aim is to obviously sprint
:00:51. > :00:56.and contest each of the sprints which take place every 10 laps. It
:00:56. > :01:02.you gain a lap, you get a point bonus. We have had two groups in
:01:02. > :01:10.different times going away. At the moment Laura Trott is so heavily
:01:10. > :01:16.marked out, the only points she has gained is won by right in the
:01:16. > :01:22.sprint. She has got to try to work out a formula to get clear to get
:01:22. > :01:27.that lap back. So a Sarah Hammer he is becoming stronger on the outside.
:01:27. > :01:32.She recovers so well, and Laura Trott has gone after her. Laura
:01:32. > :01:39.Trott is now chasing down Sarah Hammer, and that is the head of the
:01:39. > :01:49.race. Hammer get the five and Laura Trott gets the three. He she can
:01:49. > :01:56.
:01:56. > :02:06.keep going, she really needs to try to get a lap back. Annette
:02:06. > :02:22.
:02:22. > :02:27.Edmondson gets the two and Kiesanowski one get the one. We
:02:27. > :02:32.must stress have to remember this is a competition of six events, six
:02:32. > :02:36.different disciplines, and if you win one of them you gain a point.
:02:36. > :02:44.You are up your points and it is the rider with the least amount of
:02:44. > :02:52.points after the six disciplines that is crowned the winner. There
:02:52. > :02:57.are two very happy ladies but let's get back to the points race and
:02:57. > :03:02.Tara Whitten started in seventh place in this because she was
:03:02. > :03:07.actually in seventh place in the time-trial. At the moment she is
:03:07. > :03:17.lying fifth in this points race, so if it was to remain like that their
:03:17. > :03:21.cumulative points would be 12. She is sitting 10th in the moment. All
:03:21. > :03:26.is not lost but you have got to try to be consistent. She would have
:03:26. > :03:30.liked a better performance in this particular discipline, but at the
:03:30. > :03:36.moment she is almost resigned to having to write this one off. She
:03:36. > :03:41.is not allowed to make a move, everyone is watching her. Sorry,
:03:41. > :03:45.Chris, but it is exactly what you said - her reputation is a burden
:03:45. > :03:50.here because they know she is the red hot favourite, the world
:03:50. > :03:55.champion, so every time she moved they are all over her. It has also
:03:55. > :04:00.been noted that Annette Edmondson has been watching Laura Trott very
:04:00. > :04:06.closely as well. While there have been watching each other, the rest
:04:06. > :04:11.of the world has slipped away so it has neutralised again. I think this
:04:11. > :04:18.was Laura Trott's worst discipline at the World Championships where
:04:18. > :04:22.she didn't figure in the top five, but she still won the title. It is
:04:22. > :04:32.interesting to note that Annette Edmondson his 11th place in this
:04:32. > :04:39.
:04:39. > :04:43.race, one. Just one point shy of Laura Trott. Laura Trott is already
:04:43. > :04:53.ahead so it doesn't matter now. It is not depriving her of opposition
:04:53. > :05:01.
:05:01. > :05:06.in this race. So, 21. With just one point between them, she has to
:05:06. > :05:16.figure in these sprints or she will drop another place. A look at Laura
:05:16. > :05:18.
:05:18. > :05:23.Trott, she is riding the wheel of Tara Whitten. Remember, what it
:05:23. > :05:33.means now it is that Annette Edmondson and Laura Trott are tying
:05:33. > :05:33.
:05:33. > :05:37.on the same points. They married will now because she was one point
:05:37. > :05:43.shy of Laura Trott. There is the result, these are the overall
:05:43. > :05:48.standings. We are trying to simplify this as much as we can. I
:05:48. > :05:53.know this raises difficult to follow. A Laura Trott he needs to
:05:53. > :05:57.better the Australian if she can. As more riders slipped away off the
:05:57. > :06:05.road, that might help Laura Trott because it will take the points a
:06:06. > :06:09.way of course. The Laura Trott is still intense place equal with
:06:09. > :06:18.Annette Edmondson. If they are equal at the end, Laura Trott will
:06:18. > :06:28.be given the sport. For that's right, it goes to count back to the
:06:28. > :06:34.
:06:34. > :06:37.sprints, where you finished. This is astonishing. Annette Edmondson
:06:37. > :06:47.chasing this one down. She wants the opportunity to score more
:06:47. > :06:51.
:06:51. > :07:01.points. The they are not persisting with the pacemaking. If they do
:07:01. > :07:01.
:07:01. > :07:08.swing up, now would be a good opportunity to attack. The two
:07:08. > :07:16.riders are just off the front here. 14 laps to go, four away from the
:07:16. > :07:23.penultimate sprint, and at the moment the Korean is leading. They
:07:23. > :07:27.have got a handsome lead. The thing is, it is so tactical this race,
:07:27. > :07:32.this is why we have had the situation with little groups
:07:32. > :07:42.developing. Tara Whitten in shot now, lying in second place at the
:07:42. > :07:55.
:07:55. > :08:00.moment. Wojtyra could win this. has certainly had an aggressive
:08:00. > :08:06.ride, taking advantage of the fact the other riders are wary of each
:08:06. > :08:12.other. Tara Whitten has managed to slip away from the others. We have
:08:12. > :08:20.these two riders ahead now, as they are approaching the back straight,
:08:20. > :08:30.the penultimate sprint. Annette Edmondson has come to the front of
:08:30. > :08:31.
:08:31. > :08:38.the peloton again. She has got to come round. I think she did it, she
:08:38. > :08:44.got over Kiesanowski, but not Annette Edmondson so it means the
:08:44. > :08:54.Australian, Annette Edmondson, was third, so she got the two points
:08:54. > :08:55.
:08:55. > :09:05.and Laura Trott got one. It could all come down to the last sprint.
:09:05. > :09:09.gasp from the crowd as the riders nearly touched wheels. We said this
:09:09. > :09:17.might happen. She is an out and out sprinter. She was lucky to hold
:09:17. > :09:22.that. How on earth did Kiesanowski stay up right there? She brushed
:09:22. > :09:27.the back wheel of the Australian but nobody came down. If Laura
:09:27. > :09:34.Trott could figure strongly in the final sprint and get herself five
:09:34. > :09:39.points, she would go ahead of Annette Edmondson. We were just
:09:39. > :09:44.saying, she is an out and out sprinter so no surprise she had a
:09:44. > :09:52.great performance in the time-trial and these are the events in which
:09:52. > :09:56.she will really struggle. Just one sprint to go in this race. Tara
:09:56. > :10:02.Whitten is leading clearly. She started with seven points after the
:10:02. > :10:08.time trial. I can tell you that Annette Edmondson, the Australian,
:10:08. > :10:12.is in 10th place at the moment and Laura Trott is in ninth place so
:10:12. > :10:22.she needs to beat Annette Edmondson if she wants to remain ahead of her
:10:22. > :10:28.
:10:28. > :10:32.in the overall standings. Five laps on the wheel of Edmondson. She
:10:33. > :10:38.needs to go on the offensive. reference to Hammer, the American,
:10:38. > :10:42.she is three points behind Whitten in the points race. She starting
:10:42. > :10:51.here in fifth position after the time trials. It could be Hammer
:10:51. > :10:57.ahead of Whitten. She is lining up for this next sprint. She likes to
:10:57. > :11:02.wind it up and no one can get around here. Ed monthson is in the
:11:02. > :11:08.worst position. She is stuck in the wheels low in the track and Trott
:11:08. > :11:14.has a clear run on the outside. She could steal a march on Edmondson as
:11:14. > :11:18.they have two to go. Look out around the outside here. They're
:11:19. > :11:25.trying to come around and steal some points. Two laps to go. Here
:11:25. > :11:32.they go. Warming up for the final sprint and Whitten comes over the
:11:32. > :11:37.top. She is leading this points race and gone for an early strike.
:11:37. > :11:42.Trott is coming through. They have wound up the pace early. One lap to
:11:42. > :11:48.go. Sharakova over Whitten. Brilliant riding by Trott. There is
:11:48. > :11:55.a good chance she could get second in this sprint. What has she got?
:11:55. > :12:01.Sharakova is leading and was it trot snt it was so close. That is
:12:01. > :12:06.the final sprint and very difficult to split them. What it does mean is
:12:06. > :12:11.that Trott will go ahead of Edmondson in the final standings in
:12:11. > :12:16.the points race. Without gaining that lap, that is the best position
:12:16. > :12:26.she could hope for. It came down to the final sprint. Let's look at the
:12:26. > :12:29.result. It is very tight. There is Laura Trott. She timed her effort
:12:29. > :12:35.perfectly and she is a very smart rider. She saw the wheel that she
:12:35. > :12:40.was going to follow and she did. It was a matter of did she beat
:12:40. > :12:46.Sharakova on the line for that final sprint. That has been
:12:46. > :12:51.rejigged and law tra Trott did get that tenth position. She was only
:12:51. > :12:55.eighth at the World Championships when she went on to win. Probably
:12:55. > :13:00.her worst discipline out of the way. That is no at bad finishing
:13:00. > :13:05.position for her, tenth as we look at some of the images. We will
:13:05. > :13:13.confirm the overall standings after that final sprint. But Hammer and
:13:13. > :13:19.Whitten are figuring strongly. have got something of a gift and
:13:19. > :13:24.were allowed to infiltrate, Whitten was able to infiltrate that
:13:24. > :13:34.breakaway. Sarah Hammer did well to gain that lap. That is going to
:13:34. > :13:34.
:13:34. > :13:38.keep this competition I think very close all the way to the finish now.
:13:38. > :13:43.Laura trot didn't want to lose that lap. Everyone was waiting for her
:13:43. > :13:48.to do the chasing. If she had, she would have been finished and they
:13:48. > :13:56.would have attacked her more. So a victim of her own success. We see
:13:56. > :14:03.the photograph. It was close. 4,000th of a second splitting them.
:14:03. > :14:10.How valuable will that point be at the end? Here it is now. I think we
:14:10. > :14:19.have got the results. A chance to see the finish again. That is what
:14:19. > :14:24.4,000th of a second looks like! Laura Trott had us gasping there.
:14:24. > :14:31.Sharakova must have thought she has got this. But here comes Laura,
:14:32. > :14:40.just beating her. Edmondson had ridden so well. She was bobgsd in
:14:41. > :14:48.and could not get out. -- boxed in. So Laura is in third now. We're
:14:48. > :14:55.going to confirm the result. There it is. Wojtyra was the winner of
:14:55. > :15:01.the points race. Whitten in third. D'Hoore and Hammer and Trott tenth.
:15:01. > :15:07.We will need to skrol the points on. And you will see that Trott is
:15:07. > :15:16.still well in contention. We will show you the overall standings as
:15:16. > :15:23.Wojtyra rolls away. She gained a lap and stayed clear. Whitten tying
:15:23. > :15:28.with Hammer for the lead. Trott is with Hammer for the lead. Trott is
:15:28. > :15:32.third. We know the aim of the game to have the fewest points and Laura
:15:32. > :15:40.still in contention and it is not something that she excels in, that
:15:41. > :15:46.race. Yes, she started off well. But I think it took its toll at the
:15:46. > :15:50.end. You culled see every sprint she is up there and got the best
:15:50. > :15:54.result out of the people who didn't gate lap in the race. That showed
:15:54. > :15:59.she is sprinting well and should go well in the other race. The points
:15:59. > :16:05.race is different. It is a weird race. It is easy to make it neutral
:16:05. > :16:09.and you could see Laura and Edmondson marking each other out of
:16:09. > :16:16.it. But a points race, because there is a sprintive ten laps, you
:16:16. > :16:22.can't chase down and you have to kaep it going. And the race should
:16:22. > :16:28.evolve like that. That put them on the back foot. But she is in the
:16:28. > :16:36.top ten. She hasn't lost as many points as kwhransy lost. So Laura
:16:36. > :16:40.has made sure her nearest rivals, they were her first priority and
:16:40. > :16:45.allowing others to breakaway is less of a concern. Yes you're
:16:45. > :16:50.keeping your eyes on those that you think later on tomorrow, who you
:16:50. > :16:54.will be fighting for medals. It is quite confusing for people at home.
:16:55. > :16:58.But it is difficult, you're trying to balance what you can do
:16:58. > :17:03.physically with what you need to do in the events that are still to
:17:03. > :17:08.come and marking people out if they're your rival and keeping your
:17:08. > :17:13.eyes on the bigger picture. Is it as confusing when you're in the
:17:14. > :17:18.race? No when I watch at mom on television, the points race you
:17:18. > :17:22.can't follow it. Even when you're in the stands it is hard to follow.
:17:22. > :17:27.The easiest place to follow it is in the race. You know where people
:17:27. > :17:31.are and how many laps you have done and where people are on the track.
:17:31. > :17:37.So it is easy to follow there. understand. I think as far as Laura
:17:37. > :17:43.goes, she is will be happy with that race. Now we go on to things
:17:44. > :17:50.that suit her better. Yes the better vents for Laura coming up.
:17:50. > :17:56.We have proved, we have done the maths on this and basically if you
:17:56. > :18:02.can finish fifth, within third to fifth in each event, you can win.
:18:02. > :18:12.It is about the average. Even to the end that sprint could have a
:18:12. > :18:16.huge bearing on the way it pans out. It didn't affect the result there.
:18:16. > :18:23.Whereas the decathlon or the heptathlon track in track and field,
:18:23. > :18:27.it is about your individual score in each event. On the omnium in the
:18:27. > :18:33.velodrome it is about your position in the actual race. It makes no
:18:33. > :18:38.difference if you get more or less points in a points race. It is your
:18:38. > :18:42.finishing position that will affect the outcome. This is that final
:18:42. > :18:47.sprint and you saw Laura just manage to take that final sprint.
:18:47. > :18:52.But not the most crucial thing in the race. But I hope we have
:18:52. > :18:57.managed to show how confusing the points race can be. So Laura Trott
:18:57. > :19:03.still in contention. Somebody else with his eyes on the prize is Jason
:19:03. > :19:09.Kenny. He is just running around preparing himself, gearing up to
:19:09. > :19:19.take Bauge, a man who knows what it takes to win the World Championship.
:19:19. > :19:34.
:19:34. > :19:41.Now to celebrate another medal for sprint. Just being swro Dawesed is
:19:41. > :19:49.-- introduced is Phillip and his opponent from Australia is Shane
:19:49. > :19:57.Perkins, the 25-year-old Australian. On paper, you would have to favour
:19:57. > :20:04.Perkins. As really Phillip is a newcomer to us. He has won a gold
:20:04. > :20:09.in the Pan Ams, but Perkins has more experience. But who knows?
:20:09. > :20:13.has been up against some of the world's best sprinters. It has been
:20:13. > :20:22.a fantastic learning opportunity. He must be delighted to get through
:20:22. > :20:31.to a medal ride off and he has a good shot at one as well. Perkins
:20:31. > :20:40.may need to take the lead. Try to dictate the race to the Australian.
:20:40. > :20:47.The spripters are razor sharp. The way they react. There is not a lot
:20:47. > :20:53.in it between the two opponents. Evenly matched in style actually.
:20:54. > :21:00.Yes. And of course always in the best of a three contest, it's such
:21:00. > :21:07.a morale booster to draw first blad. Perkins still leading this one out.
:21:07. > :21:11.Two more laps to go. No commitment at the moment. Just the finessing,
:21:12. > :21:15.trying to outwit each other. Perkins looks as if he would like
:21:15. > :21:20.to keep his opponent in the second position. It is harder then you
:21:20. > :21:25.have the long way to come around. But this is the attack. Oh yes, a
:21:25. > :21:30.good move by Phillip of Trinidad. He caught Perkins napping. Can he
:21:30. > :21:37.hold off the challenge? He is accelerating. Look at this now,
:21:37. > :21:43.Perkins having to close down. As they come into the finishing line.
:21:43. > :21:50.Can Perkins do it? I think Perkins did it. The final lunge for the
:21:50. > :21:54.line. But what a great race by Phillip. He really did commit to
:21:54. > :21:58.that move. Perkins thought it was a feint and didn't accelerate and
:21:58. > :22:05.found himself where he didn't want to be fpblt but he didn't panic and
:22:05. > :22:10.in the end he had superior physical form. I hope we can see that again.
:22:10. > :22:15.Because the young man from Trinidad rord is well, but didn't have the
:22:15. > :22:21.power to hold him off. Here it is. Out of the saddle down the back
:22:21. > :22:26.straight. I was thinking he may come out of the sprinter's lane.
:22:26. > :22:36.But he knew he would be penalised for that. It came down to
:22:36. > :22:42.horsepower. But a great race. Australian coach indicating how
:22:42. > :22:51.close it was. And we can confirm the result for you. Shane Perkins
:22:51. > :22:57.goes one up. Now we wait for this. This is the one we have been
:22:57. > :23:03.waiting for. This is a repeat of World Championship final that took
:23:03. > :23:08.place in Melbourne earlier this year. It was Gregory Bauge that won
:23:08. > :23:10.on this occasion. I think this is a better Jason Kenny that we're
:23:10. > :23:16.seeing. He was fast in qualification. I think he has got
:23:16. > :23:26.the edge this time. Look at the support he has got. Kenny, you're
:23:26. > :23:33.
:23:33. > :23:38.right there. The 24-year-old tr Bolton. A double Olympic gold medal
:23:38. > :23:46.winner. There is the coach, who worked out how he thought he could
:23:47. > :23:52.beat Bauge in Melbourne and he nearly did it. It was only an
:23:52. > :23:57.infringement that cost him. And there three times the world
:23:57. > :24:02.champion, Gregory Bauge. A big change in British sprinting when
:24:02. > :24:05.the German world champion came across. Physically he got on the
:24:05. > :24:11.track with them and taught them the craft. They were great at
:24:11. > :24:16.conditioning, but they added that element and Jason Kenny has spent
:24:16. > :24:21.some years in high competition. Very experienced now. This is race
:24:21. > :24:26.one in the ride for the gold and silver medals in the men's sprint.
:24:26. > :24:30.Bauge at the front. Three times the world sprint champion, against
:24:30. > :24:36.Jason Kenny of Britain. This is a repeat of world final that took
:24:36. > :24:43.place earlier this year. Kenny already with a gold from these
:24:43. > :24:48.games. Coming in that world record ride in the team sprint. But
:24:48. > :24:58.conditiony I think in even better form than he was in those World
:24:58. > :25:08.
:25:08. > :25:15.time Jason Kenny caught the French man by surprise, almost got away
:25:15. > :25:19.with it. He crossed the line first, it was closed between them, but now
:25:19. > :25:29.they are so evenly matched it is hard to know how they can ride.
:25:29. > :25:29.
:25:29. > :25:39.Similar abilities as well. Gregory Bauge was given a fight when Jason,
:25:39. > :25:42.
:25:42. > :25:48.a -- Jason Kenny rode his fastest time ever. Great Britain have
:25:48. > :25:52.nailed the gold once with Chris Hoy in Beijing. We always knew this
:25:52. > :25:57.would be a tactical affair. Greg Greene would like to keep it made
:25:57. > :26:03.and to jump hard. Jason Kenny doesn't want that to happen so he
:26:03. > :26:08.is winding it up early with a laugh and a half to go now. Go credit for
:26:08. > :26:14.the adrenalin rush. Gregory Bauge still at the front, and he is
:26:14. > :26:20.beginning to inject pace. They come up to the white strip, the 200m
:26:20. > :26:27.marker. Here comes Jason Kenny right on the shoulder, into the
:26:27. > :26:32.finishing straight here. Shoulder to shoulder, Jason Kenny takes it.
:26:32. > :26:37.He wrote that magnificently. just didn't take his foot off the
:26:37. > :26:43.gas that tall. Gregory Bauge tried to control that race and the
:26:43. > :26:47.mistake came when Jason Kenny threw him some bait, Gregory Bauge went
:26:47. > :26:54.down to the bottom of the track, Jason Kenny kept his height and
:26:54. > :27:00.forced the French man to lead him out. Beautifully done. Let's take
:27:00. > :27:05.another look at it. Jason Kenny is literally on fire. Pin-sharp, and
:27:05. > :27:10.not afraid of the reputation of Gregory Bauge. Acceleration down
:27:10. > :27:18.the back straight. He forced the French man to lead out, went into
:27:18. > :27:23.the slipstream, and it was all over with a lap to go. Even though he
:27:23. > :27:28.was on his shoulder on the final bend, he was carrying the speed.
:27:28. > :27:35.What kind of psychological bonus will that be? Gregory Bauge will be
:27:35. > :27:41.warming down, talking to the coach, and doubt will be in his mind.
:27:41. > :27:51.is happy with that. One thing that will not happen at the World
:27:51. > :27:55.
:27:55. > :28:02.Championship, Gregory Bauge will Sport is all about talent, form,
:28:02. > :28:06.and momentum. At the moment all three are with Jason Kenny, and the
:28:07. > :28:11.same goes for Victoria Pendleton. She took the victory earlier on
:28:11. > :28:16.against Olga Panarina, and Anna against Olga Panarina, and Anna
:28:16. > :28:20.Meares also won her first heat. Here she goes taking to the track.
:28:21. > :28:27.We are now enjoying the quarter- finals for the team sprint.
:28:27. > :28:34.Victoria Pendleton is up next. Out onto the track, here it is Olga
:28:34. > :28:40.Panarina. She is one down, and Victoria Pendleton, the defending
:28:40. > :28:44.Olympic champion, she has been six times the winner of the world title,
:28:44. > :28:48.and when you think this is her signature event and it is her
:28:48. > :28:55.signing off event as well because she is retiring after these
:28:55. > :29:05.Olympics. What a way to retire, if she gets the gold here, she has
:29:05. > :29:20.
:29:21. > :29:30.been a triple Olympic champion. Her opponent, Olga Panarina from a low
:29:31. > :29:33.
:29:33. > :29:41.-- Belarus. It is hard to know what Olga Panarina can do here. I think
:29:41. > :29:49.you are right. Raced two getting under way. Victoria Pendleton right
:29:49. > :29:59.into the wheel of her opponent. Just a few laps away from a semi-
:29:59. > :30:02.
:30:02. > :30:08.final appearance. I must admit, throughout the competition she has
:30:08. > :30:16.been shining like a beacon. Her performances have just steeples
:30:16. > :30:22.over the competition. 31 year-old still in second place, but that is
:30:22. > :30:27.just how she likes it. We can see that she is keeping the height and
:30:27. > :30:34.the second-placed rider always does that. I am going to keep the height,
:30:34. > :30:37.then I can take you by surprise. Olga Panarina hasn't noticed the
:30:37. > :30:43.acceleration of Victoria Pendleton. She will come straight around on
:30:43. > :30:49.the back straight now. She completely missed that. We to his
:30:49. > :30:55.academic, isn't it? She tickles the paddles, than Queen Victoria moves
:30:55. > :31:05.into the semi-finals. It couldn't have been more comfortable than
:31:05. > :31:06.
:31:06. > :31:11.that. You has -- she has expended very little energy. I don't think
:31:11. > :31:15.there was anything Olga Panarina could have done. She did miss the
:31:15. > :31:21.fact that Victoria Pendleton was holding her height and accelerating
:31:21. > :31:26.as they came into the home straight with a lap to go, and it meant she
:31:26. > :31:31.could drop down in the penultimate banking, accelerate on the back
:31:31. > :31:37.straight, and we around for the final bend. Nothing she could do
:31:37. > :31:47.there. A really good ride for Victoria Pendleton because she gets
:31:47. > :31:48.
:31:48. > :31:58.through with the least expenditure of energy. Coming into the home
:31:58. > :31:59.
:31:59. > :32:06.straight, she was not even wanting to expand that energy. Olga
:32:06. > :32:12.Panarina will go into the ride off for the minor places. On the track,
:32:12. > :32:21.we are looking at Anna Meares, nearest to us, from Australia.
:32:21. > :32:27.is riding against Lyubov Shulika from the Ukraine. Anna Meares is
:32:27. > :32:32.well suited to the Olympics system. Normally the sprinting is very
:32:32. > :32:40.condensed over two days. It is spread out over the Olympic Games,
:32:40. > :32:43.and that will suit her. The more rest she can get, the better.
:32:43. > :32:53.Lyubov Shulika is a strong competitor but Anna Meares should
:32:53. > :32:54.
:32:54. > :32:58.put her way. This is the second heat of the second quarter-final in
:32:58. > :33:08.the women's sprint and there is work to do for Lyubov Shulika
:33:08. > :33:09.
:33:09. > :33:18.because she is trailing Anna Meares 1-0. Anna Meares is the only woman
:33:18. > :33:24.actually to have won every single sprint discipline. 500, keirin,
:33:24. > :33:28.Team sprint, individual sprint, but I must admit her form in the keirin
:33:28. > :33:34.certainly did disappoint me. But her time in qualification here was
:33:34. > :33:42.very quick so it looks very much to me as though she could get through
:33:42. > :33:52.to the concluding stages. That is Anna Meares, just trailing Lyubov
:33:52. > :33:56.
:33:56. > :34:01.Shulika. She comfortably won the first race. Like you said in the
:34:01. > :34:06.previous race, Chris, what could Olga Panarina do to Victoria
:34:06. > :34:13.Pendleton - you ask the same question here? What can Lyubov
:34:13. > :34:17.Shulika do to beat Anna Meares? a lot, really. It has happened many
:34:17. > :34:24.times that the strong competitor has been caught out through
:34:24. > :34:34.complacency. They just drop their guard slightly. These mistakes
:34:34. > :34:34.
:34:34. > :34:40.happen. She is a versatile rider, Lyubov Shulika. She was a member of
:34:41. > :34:47.the Ukrainian team that actually won silver in the world
:34:47. > :34:53.championships in 2008 when they took place in Manchester. She is
:34:53. > :35:03.using her sprinting speed here to try and deny Anna Meares a victory
:35:03. > :35:04.
:35:04. > :35:09.through to the semi-finals. It is just about the limit of the pace
:35:09. > :35:14.when you get to that position on the track. Lyubov Shulika feels as
:35:14. > :35:21.if she has caught Anna Meares napping, but she has seen the move
:35:21. > :35:27.and she is reacting now. Lyubov Shulika is going to go for a
:35:27. > :35:32.complete lap. It is a big ask. Meares is completely confident. You
:35:32. > :35:42.could see from the moment she went, she was happy to let her do that,
:35:42. > :36:04.
:36:04. > :36:08.to roll through. Anna Meares wins No problems for Anna Meares, and as
:36:09. > :36:14.far as Victoria Pendleton is concerned, she strikes again. At
:36:14. > :36:19.the moment the two big sprinting rivals have made it through to the
:36:20. > :36:24.semi-final and you can see that unfolding tomorrow afternoon. Let's
:36:24. > :36:28.talk about that performance from Victoria Pendleton. Once again, her
:36:28. > :36:32.opponent was simply unable to live with her. It has got to be
:36:32. > :36:38.extremely frustrating for the opponents. Great Britain just
:36:38. > :36:43.brings it to the table when it counts. Especially the first and
:36:43. > :36:46.second gear after Beijing, it kind of fell off the mark a little bit,
:36:46. > :36:52.but they were just building and developing stuff ready for this
:36:52. > :36:56.event now. Mentally as well, people at home have got to realise there
:36:56. > :37:01.is so much mental energy, and obviously physical as well, that
:37:01. > :37:06.goes into performing here and you can't do that for four years
:37:06. > :37:12.straight. You have got to take your foot off the accelerator, and build
:37:12. > :37:18.up again, and Victoria is hungry. She can have some dinner now then,
:37:18. > :37:21.because we are about to disappear over to BBC Two and we have Jason
:37:21. > :37:28.Kenny one win away from becoming the Olympic champion, and it is all
:37:28. > :37:33.about how they recover. Absolutely, he might do it in the next round
:37:33. > :37:38.but I doubt it. It is more like they do it in the first one. I
:37:38. > :37:43.think we will see a cat-and-mouse chase again. It was good - he held
:37:43. > :37:51.him on the bank and he knew exactly what he was doing. Let's see what
:37:52. > :37:59.happens. When Mark Cavendish mentions the long one, he means
:37:59. > :38:05.Jason Kenny could possibly go all the way round for an extra lap.
:38:05. > :38:10.That would be incredible. Already Britain has won its 17th
:38:10. > :38:20.medal of these Olympic Games, and before we head over to BBC Two
:38:20. > :38:25.
:38:25. > :38:30.let's show you these pictures from Greenwich Park. A thrilling win, it
:38:30. > :38:36.was wonderful scenes. They held their nerve. Peter Charles was the