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What come back to Olympic Park, the immigrants are normally behind me

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all stock -- welcome back to Olympic Park. It is another busy

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day on basics and Britain has four medals, two gold medals and two

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silver has already today. Go we have seen Victoria Pendleton and

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the Jess Varnish disqualified from the women's team sprint but it is

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We have had the excitement of the setting what records and the

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despair of seeing an elimination from the winning team's sprint --

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the excitement of setting world records. Mark Cavendish has been

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busy watching the action unfold and there is more action to come in the

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men's team sprint. If you were with us on BBC One, we were not able to

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bring you the Australian effort in the men's team sprint. The time to

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beat his impressive. Australia were looking to topple Great Britain,

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who have set the fastest time so arena, the countdown. Bobridge is

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the world record holder. It looks like he's going to go two today.

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The second position is the most difficult of the entire race, they

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get no aerodynamic assistance, there is no slipstream until at

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least half a lap. Then the first Mans wins out of the way and you

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have to raise the speed. I think they have put him go in second

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position, Bobridge will do the lion's work today. We will see

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whether that news is correct. The moment, they do tend to back in in

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the closing stages. Bobridge has already gone into doing massive

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turns from the start, taking on the second man job of raising the pace

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and starting with big turns, they are confident in his form. The

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coach at the side of the track showing them they are well up on

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the schedule and they are going to use at least the time of the

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British Board. It is not as quick as Great Britain. He -- the British

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squad. There is still a long way to go. It's certainly is, there may

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have chosen a different strategy, which is to do it enough to qualify

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in the place that they want to. top eight teams go through to round

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one tomorrow. We will go right through tomorrow to the crowning of

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the Olympic champion. Nice, smooth style by the Australians.

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slightly different pacing strategy, rather than choosing the time for

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each lap. The coach is showing them the cumulative amount by are up or

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down on their schedule. -- amount they are art. Just stepped back a

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champions and world champions on five occasions. They have not got

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the answer to Great Britain here. Not at the moment, it is all about

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the final. You have to be in the final first. The coaches were

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saying they felt they were over a second off the pace of Great

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Britain. That is the way it is It is, he has dropped out. How

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costly is that going to be? It is disastrous, they have over it, two

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to go. It looks like to protect O'Shea... He is going to struggle.

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They are not having a good time and a real surprise from the Australian

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team. They are aiming to but the time of New Zealand under pressure,

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and they are ragged, this is not fluid. They are not coping well at

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all. A real surprise. We expected they would be the big threat, they

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are going to struggle to get into the final at this rate. They are

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very close to the time of New Zealand. Who went 3:57.Six. Clearly

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they are not happy. They are at the end of the race and this cannot

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happen quickly enough. He they have got to keep it together, nearly 3.5

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seconds in arrears. They are going to be pretty close to New Zealand

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who went 3:57.6. They are second. Australia, they are just coming up

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to complete the a slap. -- it is China versus Australia,, they are

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coming up to complete the first going to be closed. Australia take

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it. -- they come up to the line, it is going to be close. It was a

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sharp right from the Australian three. They are going to be happy,

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they got out of the box well. -- sharp ride. They got out of the

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blocks well. There were no problems. Technically an excellent race.

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thousandth of a second quicker than the time they posted in Melbourne

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when they won the gold medal. He really does fight his bike around

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the concluding 250, a former junior world champion. This is a great

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champions many times, they have versus New Zealand. Bauge will lead

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off for France, Sydow will do the sprint title, that takes place

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later. New Zealand won and sells a bronze medal in the world

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championships begin it. -- themselves a bronze medal. There is

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no change to either squad from the previous round. On a book, -- on

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round one of the men's team sprint. Electric start from Bauge of France.

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His two team-mates... New Zealand are going to be on the rack, it

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will be interesting to see if they are OK and that they haven't broken

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any of the rules. It was a terrific start. It put them in front of

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France. We are on to the closing stages and France have settled down

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to the task in hand and they come back to the line. Here come France,

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up to the line. 42.991, a cracking time. It makes France the quickest

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so far in the contest. Mitchell started at 4 Australia, for New

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Zealand, rather -- Mitchell started world. Go -- fastest starter in the

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world. Go it is but Strinic quickly between Great Britain and Japan

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record that was posted in the 19 years of age. The noise is

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deafening. Then it will be jays and and Hoy are in fantastic form. It's

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not busts in training, it is bound Japan, what an opening lapped.

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they are already well ahead. Kenny releases Chris Hoy it. This is

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staggering. Japan are completely blown away. Here comes the big

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banner, up to the line. -- the big fellow, up to the line. A world

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record! There are celebrating trackside, the crowd cannot believe

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it. They are all standing up and waving the Union flag, what a ride.

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It was all set up by the staggering opening 250 by Hindes. Talk us

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through this. It is phenomenal. took zero. Sue of a second off his

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personal best, what a time to do it. best. It was a different man who

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came out of the blocks, a blistering start and what the other

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Dott did. It justified that form at the moment. -- what the other two

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did. If he can do that in the final, surely they are going to get a gold

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medal. Even the French team are not going to touch that. What it means

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now, it is the old battle, Great Britain versus bronze or the wide

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off for gold and silver. Look at the opening times. Go -- Great

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Britain versus France for the ride said, maybe 17.3. But is a long

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shot. He has gone and eclipsed that with his 17.2. A fantastic time. We

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just need him to do it again. pressure! That is what this event

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is all about. It certainly is. Well, track now. This is going to be the

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ride off for bronze in the women's team sprint. It is going to be

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between Australia and Ukraine. This could be a one-sided affair. Great

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Britain has been disqualified from the competition, sad little

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Australia will be starting in the home straight, they have been the

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world champions. On several occasions. The experienced pair of

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Anna Meares. Being held back as they repaired the finishing line

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taped. Not ideal in this event. Caley McCulloch, getting yourself

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it comes to completing the first 250. The Olympic champion from

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Athens or the 500 metres. The event that no longer takes place in the

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winners in the world championships in Melbourne, beaten by Germany,

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the world championships in 2011, 2010 and they are going to be the

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side to lookout for here, in this clash for the bronze medal. To the

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left of hours Greene is Australia, the right, starting in the back

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go to Australia, who were clearly quicker than Ukraine in the

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a second, country mile clear off Ukraine. The dust -- the bronze

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medal is destined to go to Australia because Ukraine will

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never catch 0. 7th of second. Australia up to the line, the

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Anna Meares, a great, strong opening lap, slightly lower -- slow

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on this occasion but it was enough to do the job. Kaarle McCulloch,

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she is not in the best form we have ever seen her but enough to secure

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a medal. It was not the medal they were here for. No, they were hoping

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to be in the final, that is for certain. Well, this is the first

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time this event has been held in the Olympic Games and it appeared

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in the world championships in 2007. China have never won a world We

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Shall Overcome but they have won bronze medals and silvers and their

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opponents here, Germany, are the current world champions and they

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were the world record holders. China now have set that new world

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record as we confirm the teams in the gold and silver medal Clash,

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China versus Germany and it will be China in the home straight and

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Germany, the world champions, in the back straight. It is close to

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call, this? Well, China have really got their act together. They have

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been scoring their way forwards. It is good to see her in this position.

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She has worked hard, she has been second many, many times. Now they

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have a great possibility here. They have their team to the right form

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the world record again? They stopped the clock twice inside the

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mark, 32.47 is the world record they have set. They raised to that

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something here because they are 0.3 of a second slower than China and

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it is all down to the first lap. China were not 0.3 faster than

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Germany. Germany have to try to hold China in the first 250m. The

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final of the women's team spent gets under way, the contest for

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gold and silver medals. The first split is 125 metres, you can see

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who comes come out of the gate better. China have gone quicker,

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five at one hundredths of a second. China are leading but it is very

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close. Here they come back to their starting station. China take the

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gold medal here, 32.619 and Germany get the silver. What a contest,

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very hot indeed. You could see from the instant the Chinese took the

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front, she was the better of the two. A very low gear she chose. It

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is good acceleration off that. The coach is delighted. They deserved

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that medal. It was a great ride by them. A polished performance by

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China, two world records and a gold medal. They have come through since

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the World Championships that took place in Melbourne earlier this

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year, when they ended the competition with the bronze medal.

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It was Germany, the world champions on that occasion, who are settling

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for silver here. It was Australia men's team sprint to look forward

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arena, the result, as the Chinese Olympic champions celebrate. You

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will hear more about these, they will ride well in the Keirin and

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the sprint. That is often the way, in these events, when you get form

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they will take it all the way The German team looking slightly

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rueful. They came in as the world champions and world record holders,

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that has been smashed by China. China have Olympic gold,

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congratulations to them. As soon as the race finished you said there

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was something may be slightly suspect about the Chinese?

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looked like one of the riders, behind ride at two, she had so much

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speed out of the last term, from our perspective it looked like she

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overlapped the rider in front. It definitely looked like it. He it is

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difficult. It is out of the picture, to be honest come on the left. From

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my perspective it looked like the pursuit line on the Medway, they

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were neck and neck but even at that point rider one is still a good

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point ahead of rider two, so I don't know. I'd -- it does not look

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like they is too much activity from the commissaire. Not too much fear

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from the Chinese riders. We can see the impromptu Mexican wave in the

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Valegro. They are still celebrating that stunning performance, not only

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by the Chinese women, who it has to be said people described them as a

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dark horse, you would not have said they were favourites for gold?

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I did not have them down as the gold medal contenders. They have

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their sums right and they have done well today. Perhaps part of the

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reason for the atmosphere in here and we will get into the specifics

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of the men's team sprint, but we have seen three performance from

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the freed British teams and all those China has obscured one of the

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world records, we have seen three world records broken by Team GB.

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is a fast track, first and foremost, but you need the legs and the

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desire to go fast. We saw in the World Championships how strong we

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are as a nation so to come to a home Games with technological

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advances, it was always going to be the case that it would be fast for

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tonight and for the rest of the track cycling. I imagine Chris Hoy

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and the boys are thinking, excellent, now we can go faster.

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This team is not just about Chris Get ready for this, there is going

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to be some fireworks. Beijing feels like a long time ago now.

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COMMENTATOR: They are away, Kenny has released Hoy. Great Britain are

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the Olympic team sprint champions. I could not be looking forward to

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it any more than I am. It is very exciting, great to be 36 years of

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age and feel full of the enthusiasm and the joys of the sport. We have

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not really hit the heights in the team spent since Beijing and part

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of that has been Jamie retiring, big shoes to fill, literate --

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literally and figuratively. He was a star and held the world record.

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We have been trying different people, Ross and go, that Crampton,

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but we find a settled on Philip Hindes. COMMENTATOR: Philip Hindes,

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19 years of age. A good start by young Philip Hindes. His age, he is

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making improvements all the time. We see him potentially pulling out

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something very special on the day. COMMENTATOR: A lifetime best.

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a great guy, he fits in, he has a great sense of humour. For a kid of

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his age, he is almost half my age, he is sitting in really well.

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a really good feeling, the sprint at the minute, the team spent.

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Everyone is pitching to go quicker. It is a race to get Chris across

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the line as quick as possible. There is no point being a hero.

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There is a good team spirit, keeping our fingers crossed it goes

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well. He is great, Jason Kenny, such a

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quiet guy but phenomenally talented. All the talk there was about the

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team spirit amongst these three guys. Give us an idea of what is

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going through their minds as they sit down and keep warm and go for

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gold again? As we saw, most of them have their heads bones on,

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listening to their favourite music. -- headphones. At this point four

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years ago after the second rider I got anxious, this is it, the gold

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medal, I had a quick chat with the psychologist who calmed me down and

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I was like, right, let's do it. I said, you had better be behind me,

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I am going. Hopefully Philip has the same attitude. That was an

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astonishing opening lap, 17.2, at far better than anything he has

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ever done. Where he got that from, I am not sure, probably the crowd.

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Chris Hoy dominates the headlines. What is he like as a team mate? Is

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he a man motivator? Does he bring guys with him? He is extremely

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funny. He is one of the most down to earth guys, a gentleman, but he

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will ever meet. He is a true gentleman. He is funny. He likes

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being centre-stage when you are training and warming up and stuff,

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he is putting out jokes. He is a good lad. I am so happy for what he

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has accomplished. He deserves every ounce of it. He works so hard. He

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used to blow my mind when I was training with him, how much he puts

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into every single effort. We're talking thousands of laps over four

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years. I hope he walks away from these events with medals, basically.

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Having stepped away from the trackside and focused on your road

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Korea, do you miss the camaraderie and training every day, being in

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developed Rome? To tell you the truth I don't mistake training. It

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is monotonous, compared to the road. I definitely miss that bonds with

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the guys. Whether it is the endurance guys, the spin guys, the

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women, everyone together has a good time. It is a good atmosphere. You

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need that to get through. You push yourself and I really do miss that.

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OK, while we are sitting here having this conversation there are

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discussions going on in the middle because they run doubt now about

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the Chinese performance as they fought for the gold medal. The

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question is whether that is going to stand. As we came into this

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tournament we know the sports governing body were trying to clamp

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down on this. GB had an issue with this in the World Championships.

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Explain what they are looking out for and why it is such a hot issue?

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It is in the rule book. You are not allowed to travel past the rider in

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front of you. They are looking at the rules, not being any stricter

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than they should have been. There is a new commissaire, hop on it.

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Three or four team has got disqualified at the World

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Championships. Everyone should be let's do this perfectly so there is

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no question. It is a mistake from GB. Let's go live to Jill Douglas.

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What is the latest down there? was one of the most bizarre moments

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of these Games. The German team were waiting to go to the medal

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ceremony, where they thought they would receive a silver medal and I

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said, did you know you have won the gold? They did not know. I showed

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them on the computer, the Chinese team has been relegated. It was

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amazing. They have skipped down there as high as kites, thrilled to

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have won the gold medal. Huge disappointment for China, your

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heart goes out to them. Germany are now the gold medallists. Breaking

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news are plenty of drama here this evening. Well done, Germany. Not

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only are you the world champions but the Olympic champions as well

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but not the way you want to win an Olympic We Shall Overcome, is it?

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It is not but how they made that mistake, I really don't know. It is

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hard technically from the perspective of the rider coming

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around the turn, when to change, it is extremely hard. There are so

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many things going through your mind. It was to accelerate as hard as she

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could and she looked a bit of balance to be honest. We have a

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good you here, she looked off- balance. She might have tried to

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back-pedal, who knows. Until we look at some slow-motion video, we

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will not know. A big mistake. That is the way it goes. Hopefully at

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super slow speed this will help you If you're up at the back wheel of

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the front rider and -- if you look at the back wheel of the front

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rider and different will of the back rider, they pass each other.

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She had -- and the front wheel of the back rider. But whether that is

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a genuine mistake, a technical error, or they are not aware of the

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rules... This is the pursuit line, the middle part of the track. You

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can be where they want at this point. It was 50 metres prior to

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Is this indicative of what happens in competition? Jess Varnish has

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gone out of the gates thousands of times, is gearing up for a big

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competition, so how do they make these mistakes? A lot of it can be

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nerves, we will deal with nerves in a different way. Jess is an

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extremely young athlete, even though it wasn't really her fault.

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These mistakes happen, it is the Olympic Games. That is why it is so

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hard and everyone is so anxious. is the same with the French. It

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looks like there is some conversation with the French, I

:32:27.:32:37.
:32:37.:32:37.

don't know what that is about. made a comment to one of the, CS at

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the World Championships -- one of the commissaires at the World

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Championships, they said they need to mark that point more clearly.

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There needs to be a cone or something. They have put pats them

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out, I am not sure they were there early on. -- they have put pads

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down there. It was a clear error, whether she was not aware of the

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Rolls, she should have been after the fiasco of the world

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championships. -- aware of the rules. I'm sure the riders would

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let it stand but the commissaires are strict. It is a strange

:33:28.:33:31.

atmosphere at the moment. At the moment you could hear a pin drop,

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everybody focused on those two Chinese riders in the centre. Chris

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Boardman has been calling the racing for us. What is your take?

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Myself and Sue Porter were watching that and we did think, we said in

:33:49.:33:51.

commentary that Guo went through very quickly, but I thought it

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might have been just in. We have seen the photo and it is marginal

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at best. It could have been either way. But too little, too late.

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There is no right of appeal, the commissar's word is final and they

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won't go back on a decision. -- the commissaire's word is final. They

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said at the World Championships they would be very strict on the

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rules. The British team fell foul of it in Melbourne and here as well

:34:22.:34:28.

with Victoria Pendleton and Jess Varnish. We see the rather dejected

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Chinese riders and you have to feel for them. Years of hard effort and

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it has shown that what they have been doing is the right thing to do.

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Real frustration for them, to leave without the gold medal. Absolutely.

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When you look at how they have ridden the whole competition, they

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have broken the world record on two occasions. It is a huge improvement

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from the world championships. To be so marginal, it is very difficult

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to see the infringement. The commissaires are very strict. They

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have seen it, they have looked on the camera. As Chris rightly said,

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years ago you could appeal, now you can't, it has been wiped away.

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Germany won the world championships earlier India, they are now the

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Olympic champions. It is great disappointment for the Chinese.

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High -- earlier in the year. Everyone is smiling and cheering

:35:31.:35:34.

because they have gone all-American are at last, they have the kiss

:35:34.:35:42.

camera on the big screen. -- American on us. Not the way that

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Germany wanted to win the gold medal but they are what champions,

:35:45.:35:50.

they will be delighted. They will, imagine being Jill Douglas and

:35:50.:35:54.

getting to tell them as well, that was quite funny. I am going to

:35:54.:35:59.

focus on the Chinese. Imagine being told you are Olympic champion, and

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then you're not. It is desperately sad. The flipside is for the German

:36:04.:36:08.

team. They were great competitors, they would have been disappointed

:36:08.:36:13.

and then they got the bonus of a lifetime to say that it is a gold

:36:13.:36:17.

medal for your troubles. They have to put it behind them, ahead are

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five more days of competition. Guo, it looks like she is walking off,

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she is not going to do the medal STUDIO: It looks like she might be

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It is looking like one of the Chinese riders is leaving the

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Velodrome. Dejection for China, delight for Germany. This was the

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moment that Jill Douglas got the privilege of breaking the news that

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Apologies for any bad language but given the circumstances, we can

:37:21.:37:28.

forgive them. I think she said, we can't believe it, in German.

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drama of the Velodrome and the emotion, it is incredible. We have

:37:36.:37:39.

a British men's team pushing forward, going for a gold medal

:37:39.:37:46.

this evening. It has taken the British Cycling to four years to

:37:46.:37:56.
:37:56.:38:00.

find a first manned hi-hat who they It I kept telling them to give me

:38:00.:38:04.

an offer to come back, I think I did do right thing four years ago.

:38:05.:38:14.
:38:15.:38:15.

I was going to be 39 here. They have done the job by producing a

:38:15.:38:24.

replacement. Just explain what Philip did so well. We are not

:38:24.:38:33.

seeing Team GB here. Japan was why slower. He has gone up well over

:38:33.:38:41.

two tents. The blink of an eye is about three tenths of a second. On

:38:41.:38:45.

a track it is happening so fast. Whether he got out of the gate a

:38:45.:38:50.

bit better, he is able to compose himself, it is reassuring. Once you

:38:50.:38:56.

have the first ride out of the way, it is a huge relief, you know what

:38:56.:38:59.

you're capable of and he has shown the coaches and his team-mates what

:38:59.:39:05.

he is capable of. I feel calm. I feel I made the right decision, I

:39:05.:39:09.

am happy to stand down. Every time I see these coaches, they say, do

:39:09.:39:14.

you want to come back? Philip has been described as the find of the

:39:14.:39:18.

century. He wasn't involved in British cycling at the team level

:39:18.:39:22.

like this just months ago, here he is competing at the Olympics, it

:39:22.:39:26.

tells you about his mental strength, to pull out a personal best when

:39:26.:39:30.

the team have the chance to ride for a gold medal. At such a young

:39:30.:39:38.

age, to be in his first Olympic Games, he could have easily thought,

:39:38.:39:44.

what if I let these guys down? It is incredible, to do that. It is a

:39:44.:39:50.

true show of what he is worth and why he will hopefully get a medal.

:39:50.:39:55.

Explain why it has been so hard for Britain to find a new man to fill

:39:55.:40:01.

your boots. It is kind of a unique position, the first rider needs a

:40:01.:40:07.

lot of strength. I was a big fellow, I did a lot of weight training, up

:40:07.:40:15.

from my background in BMX. When I was first started doing track, I

:40:15.:40:22.

was a man two. I thought I was wasting my time trying to compete

:40:22.:40:26.

these guys and I needed to focus on the number one spot. There is a lot

:40:26.:40:31.

of dedicated training, a lot of starts and accelerations. He is

:40:31.:40:36.

still young and I have no doubt that in four years, if he is still

:40:36.:40:40.

interested in riding the bike, he will be going sub 17. It just takes

:40:40.:40:48.

a lot of strength, that was my strength. I was able to produce a

:40:48.:40:57.

lot of talk off the line, so just brute strength. He has the biggest

:40:57.:41:03.

calves of anyone you will ever see! This is going to be dramatic.

:41:03.:41:13.

I am excited. Gold or silver, hopefully they are calm or

:41:13.:41:16.

collected her and hopefully they can do the same again. They had a

:41:16.:41:22.

decent gap on France. The total time at the end of the three laps.

:41:22.:41:26.

They have a bit of give. I think they need to go out and do a good

:41:26.:41:31.

ride, they have to try nothing special, just go out and repeat.

:41:31.:41:36.

had the beating of the four years ago. We will bring you the men's

:41:36.:41:40.

team sprint riding for gold very shortly. After the discussion and

:41:40.:41:43.

conversation about China and whether they should get the right

:41:43.:41:48.

to pick up a gold medal, it seems it is not to bid. Germany have been

:41:48.:41:56.

promoted to a gold medal in the marching out, and ready for the

:41:57.:42:06.
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medal ceremony. I am pleased that the riders from China are there. It

:42:07.:42:13.

appeared that Guo -- Gong was marching out of the arena, but they

:42:13.:42:21.

are back and present. It is a moment that my co-commentator

:42:21.:42:25.

alongside Mick has been a part of, he knows what it is like --

:42:26.:42:30.

commentator alongside me. I know what it is like to have it all

:42:30.:42:38.

going well. I feel sorry for the Chinese. Desperately sad, but the

:42:38.:42:41.

rules are the rules, they knew them when they came in, as did every

:42:41.:42:48.

other competitor. The IOC vice- president of Germany will present

:42:48.:42:58.
:42:58.:43:09.

The flowers will be presented by In third place, and winners of the

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bronze medal, the team of Australia. Anna Meares and Kaarle McCulloch.

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Anna Meares won the gold in Athens in the 500 metres. She gets a

:43:27.:43:30.

bronze medal in the first ever women's team sprint being held in

:43:30.:43:40.
:43:40.:43:52.

the Olympic Games. Now Kaarle The flowers, being handed out now,

:43:52.:43:58.

which is always the tradition. We are going to hear a lot more of

:43:58.:44:02.

Anna Meares during rest of this track cycling competitions. She

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will be one to look out for in the of the silver medal are the team of

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:44:22.:44:37.

Gong, receiving her silver-medal And now Guo, who will be one of to

:44:37.:44:42.

be competitors in the women's sprint and the women's keirin. --

:44:42.:44:52.
:44:52.:45:02.

Smiling, but there must be a great deal of disappointment underneath

:45:02.:45:11.

those smiles. The Olympic champions and the winners of the gold medal

:45:11.:45:21.
:45:21.:45:27.

They at the Olympic We Shall Overcome to the world We Shall

:45:27.:45:37.
:45:37.:45:41.

The first Olympic champions to be crowned here the Velodrome in

:45:42.:45:51.
:45:52.:46:12.

Very, very happy indeed, Germany. The look on their faces when Jill

:46:12.:46:16.

Douglas actually broke the news to them that they had been promoted to

:46:16.:46:26.
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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 65 seconds

:46:26.:47:31.

the number-one spot, well, all Two very, very happy ladies. They

:47:31.:47:41.
:47:41.:47:42.

are the Olympic champions for the team spent. -- sprint. We have got

:47:42.:47:46.

one more team sprint final to go tonight and that of course is the

:47:47.:47:52.

contest for the gold and silver for the men. Great Britain versus

:47:52.:48:01.

France. If Chris Hoy can win the gold medal in that team sprint he

:48:01.:48:06.

will equal the record of Sir Steve Redgrave, five golds. At the moment

:48:06.:48:11.

he has four golds and one silver. The first silver Caimin the team

:48:11.:48:21.

spent in Sydney in 2000. I have already seen Bradley Wiggins set

:48:21.:48:25.

the unprecedented record of more medals in the Olympic Games

:48:25.:48:28.

competitions by a British competitor come when he won the

:48:28.:48:34.

gold in the time-trial the other day, raising his number to seven.

:48:34.:48:39.

It is astonishing. Running just a little late because we have had

:48:39.:48:45.

drama in the arena with relegations and false starts. Two more races

:48:45.:48:52.

here to tidy up day one. First on the track will be the team's of

:48:52.:49:02.
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sprints we will see them riding for gold, silver and bronze but before

:49:18.:49:22.

we get into that, we will look at Twitter and everybody is saying,

:49:22.:49:25.

why would Great Britain thrown out of the competition completely

:49:25.:49:29.

because of the infringement that they incurred, however, China pick

:49:29.:49:34.

up a silver medal. Can you explain that? I am not able to quote the

:49:34.:49:38.

rule book. It is within the realm you are in. If you are within the

:49:38.:49:42.

realm of 14 you are relegated to the bottom of that role. If you are

:49:42.:49:48.

in the realm for one and two, you are relegated to two. That is what

:49:48.:49:52.

I make of it. I thought that for a second earlier on, wondering what

:49:52.:49:58.

would happen, but they get put down, that race, and the race was the

:49:58.:50:02.

gold and silver. China had earned the right have either a gold or

:50:02.:50:06.

silver. Sadly, for Great Britain, it put them race at the bottom of

:50:06.:50:11.

the time sheet, so they did not get a chance to write for a medal. Now,

:50:11.:50:17.

you can see Germany gearing up. They described this as their first

:50:17.:50:22.

priority at these Games. Do they have what it takes to beat the

:50:22.:50:26.

Australians? Now back issue Porter and Chris Boardman.

:50:26.:50:31.

Right on time, looking at Australia preparing for the contest against

:50:31.:50:35.

their opponents, Germany. This is the right off for the bronze medal.

:50:35.:50:40.

On the left, Germany, on the right, starting in the back straight, the

:50:40.:50:44.

team of Australia. I wake we go. Australia are the current world

:50:44.:50:49.

champions. These are the early stages, so important to get out of

:50:49.:50:56.

the gate and post at quick time for the first lap. Already Germany are

:50:56.:51:01.

ahead by 0.24 of a second. There is the first it's late, Australia are

:51:01.:51:07.

not 0.3 back. A staggering opening lap. Germany in charge of this

:51:07.:51:14.

contest. It is all the bronze medal. Germany are not 0.23 ahead.

:51:14.:51:18.

Australia have not got an answer to get back on terms and Australia,

:51:18.:51:24.

try as they might, with so last man, can he get back on terms? It is

:51:24.:51:31.

close. 0.14 is the difference. Germany take the bronze medal.

:51:31.:51:39.

was all about the first lap. 17.1 seconds. A fantastic opening lap.

:51:39.:51:44.

Australia were a couple of bike lengths down, too much to make up

:51:44.:51:49.

in a competition of three laps. were right, Chris. Getting out of

:51:49.:51:55.

that gate is so important. When you have a man like they do, who

:51:55.:52:00.

composed 17.136, it is almost impossible to peg back -- who can

:52:00.:52:07.

post. They have worked so hard for this event. It is almost a form of

:52:07.:52:11.

weight lifting, to drive out of the gate like this. You almost don't

:52:11.:52:16.

need to breeze for an effort of less than 20 seconds. A lot of

:52:16.:52:23.

muscle definition there. They release the final rider. Now, the

:52:23.:52:28.

raw is beginning to resonate around the arena because we are getting

:52:28.:52:33.

ready for the final of the men's team sprint. This is going to be an

:52:33.:52:38.

absolute cracker. It is Great Britain versus France. Great

:52:38.:52:42.

Britain in the right off that they just recorded went very quick

:52:42.:52:51.

indeed, to set a world record of 40 tip -- 47.... Listen to the raw.

:52:51.:52:56.

The crowd are standing up as they welcome the three representatives

:52:56.:53:01.

of Great Britain, Philip Hindes, the 19-year-old will lead-off. He

:53:01.:53:06.

blazed his way around the boards in 17.2 in the previous round. There

:53:06.:53:13.

is Chris Hoy, just preparing. In the middle, Jason Kenny. Kenny and

:53:13.:53:18.

Hoy have gold medals from four years ago. It will be a formidable

:53:18.:53:28.
:53:28.:53:29.

trio of France in the back straight, led off by Gregory Bauge. Well,

:53:29.:53:34.

Gregory Bauge is the fastest starter in the world. The next

:53:34.:53:38.

fastest starter in the world is on the other side of the track, young

:53:38.:53:42.

Philip Hindes. He has to produce a personal best again here, if they

:53:42.:53:48.

are going to stay in contention. is going to be a thriller. Away we

:53:48.:53:54.

go! The final of the men's team sprint. Philip Hindes leads off, he

:53:54.:54:00.

has to post a 17.2 to contain the efforts of Gregory Bauge. France

:54:00.:54:06.

are behind already. Hines is rising to the challenge. Yes, Great

:54:06.:54:11.

Britain are leading. It is another 17.2 by Philip Hindes. Now it is

:54:11.:54:17.

Jason Kenny. Storming around the track. France are on the back but.

:54:17.:54:22.

It is not 0.2 behind. France are never going to Paul this back. Here

:54:22.:54:27.

comes Chris Hoy. Hoy is coming to the final turn, lining up. The

:54:27.:54:34.

crowd are going mad! Gold medal for Great Britain. The new world record,

:54:34.:54:39.

42.6. I don't believe what I am seeing here! They are going quicker

:54:40.:54:44.

and quicker and Great Britain have won the gold for the team sprint.

:54:44.:54:52.

Jason Hinds, -- Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny, Chris Hoy, the 5th

:54:52.:54:58.

gold medal for Sir Chris Hoy, equalling the record for Sir Steve

:54:58.:55:03.

Redgrave. Talk us through that, Chris. What a ride x to measure --

:55:03.:55:10.

what are right! Exciting, Philip Hindes had to do the right of his

:55:10.:55:14.

life there. He has been put in a high-pressure positions. To coming

:55:14.:55:19.

to a race like this, never been in a situation like this before,

:55:19.:55:22.

posted another 17.2 second lap. They desperately-needed that if

:55:23.:55:27.

they were going to defeat the might of France and it they did it, all

:55:27.:55:31.

three of them all the form of their lives. The coach there with days

:55:31.:55:36.

Brailsford, they can be rightly proud of themselves -- with dace

:55:36.:55:42.

Brailsford. A fantastic job, well done. What a performance. There is

:55:42.:55:48.

a VIPs, you won't get anybody more important than the assembled the

:55:48.:55:52.

the I P heirs. That tears are pouring down Jason Kenny, his

:55:52.:55:55.

second gold medal. He was in the team that won the gold medal in

:55:55.:55:59.

Beijing. Looking at the form he has got, he has a good chance of

:55:59.:56:04.

beating Gregory Bauge in the sprint later in these championships. The

:56:04.:56:09.

celebration is now beginning to unfold. Philip Hindes grabs the

:56:09.:56:12.

Union flag to do a lap of honour. When you think he had to dismiss

:56:12.:56:17.

the fall early on, Chris? It is dodgy, giving him the flab -- the

:56:17.:56:23.

flag. He was wobbly with both hands on the bars. They should pass it on

:56:23.:56:30.

to somebody more experienced. There is someone who is. Sir Chris Hoy,

:56:30.:56:35.

equal to so Steve Redgrave, five gold medals. He has a silver, six.

:56:35.:56:44.

You could get another one and you could be equal to Bradley Wiggins!

:56:44.:56:50.

He could be Sir, in a few months' time. Look at this, it isn't on up

:56:50.:56:54.

and a privilege to sit here in this fellow drome. You could cut the

:56:54.:57:04.

atmosphere with a knife and form. - - with a knife and fork. What a

:57:04.:57:07.

responsibility for Philip Hindes. He delivered everything he needed

:57:07.:57:11.

to. Sir Chris Hoy knows what this feels like. He can enjoy this

:57:11.:57:16.

experience. Young Philip Hindes has never been here before. He looks

:57:16.:57:22.

shocked at the moment. He has not sure what to do. To deliver that

:57:22.:57:27.

performance, to know it is down to you. The team behind you is lined

:57:27.:57:31.

up but you have to put them into the race at the right speed and he

:57:31.:57:36.

did it. All that hard work has paid off and Great Britain have won the

:57:36.:57:40.

gold medal here, successfully defending the We Shall Overcome

:57:40.:57:50.
:57:50.:57:57.

break won four years ago in Beijing. France and Gregory Bauge, but like

:57:57.:58:02.

four years ago, Team GB pick up the medal. These are the scenes the

:58:02.:58:07.

people of this country were dreaming about. Sir Chris Hoy, the

:58:07.:58:12.

greatest Olympian, and winning goal. Jamie, you picked up the gold four

:58:12.:58:18.

years ago. How do you feel? I want to cry, it is awesome. Feel free to

:58:18.:58:25.

cry. Unbelievable. I am so happy, speechless. It is worth remembering

:58:25.:58:30.

this man is the elder statesman of the team. Young Philip Hindes, 19

:58:30.:58:37.

years old, kept his head and delivered the gold. It is

:58:37.:58:43.

incredible to see, every lap got faster. To hear the noise from the

:58:43.:58:47.

crowd and see Sir Chris Hoy going round, beautiful. I would not be

:58:47.:58:52.

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