London - Day 2 Track Cycling World Cup

Here comes Kelly Holmes. The crowd are on their feet. Olympic

champion! Rebecca Adlington brings Great Britain get the gold medal!

Good evening, thank you for joining us and welcome to the biggest

events year so far in the Olympic Park. We have great hopes for this

venue, even more so after last night. Come on! Pas ring around the

Velodrome track! Looked at that! Any world record by Great Britain.

Sensational! -- a new world record. Dani King and Laura Trott, really

riding well. I don't believe it! A new world record! Anything you can

do, we can do better! Be genuine gold medal belongs to the lady at

my left, Dani King, part of the team pursued from last night.

Congratulations on the new world record. Where is pure gold medal?

My mum and dad had taken out homes. They are protective of Ed! Yes!

What are you're reflections on last night? It was amazing. It is nice

to be at this side of the fence. I am still smiling. It was great.

Wonderful celebrations. Let's talk about the grandeur, last night felt

like the first time we had a genuine idea of what it might be

like for the Olympics. It was amazing. The crowd got behind you

and that last kilometre or when it is really tough ensure legs are

burning, they got behind you and you can hear them screaming and it

is fantastic. Thank you for coming in to see as after last night. Dani

King is with us for the show and lots to be excited about along with

Chris why appearing in the keirin Advent. -- Sir Chris high appearing

in the keirin. Stick around for all of this. For lots of the cyclists,

it is going to be difficult. Victoria Pendleton, she had to do

with injuries, recurring nightmares, even questioning her own future in

sport, but as she has proved time and time again, you cannot keep a

good woman down. Victoria Pendleton is ahead in the race! The gold

medal is yours, Victoria Pendleton! She is the Olympic champion! She is

probably the best I have ever seen her since Beijing. In the last week

or two we have seen the real Victoria step up and her attitude

has been so blind. She recognised what she wants to do in terms of

training and what she wants to gain, the areas where she wants to gain,

and in certain areas he has to let it go, but she has maintained

strong and she sticks to the game plan and we see the work that she

has done all winter and you can see the green shoots of spring coming

up. Victoria Pendleton has the dreams of a nation on her narrow

shoulders, but her focus is firmly on the summer. It is very hard

because you want to do well here. People are watching and using it as

a judgment to where you will be at the Olympics, so you have to look

at it and say, this is not the main goal this year, and as an athlete,

I find it difficult to peak too were three times in one season. I

have to stick to my guns and wait until August before I try and get

that peak performance. We know she will be under massive pressure in

London. This is part of the path way to deal with this. Nice and

relaxed, go in there and be the best you can be. I think she will

be damned good. I have lots of dreams, I have very vivid dreams

and I am always being chased, but I think that is the nature of the

profession I am in. Peaceful nights back in as she has stated she will

retire from tracks cycling after the Olympics. I want to make use of

the last three races, but I am constantly told by my teens saying

you're kidding yourself, Victoria, you think you can leave this?! You

will be back! I used to race all of the events and I really enjoyed

them as a child, but this is my last opportunity, but I am not

saying never, this is my last opportunity to sprint. She has been

sprinting again today, these are the early rounds of the women's

sprint, and one of the things about cycling, last night, you were a

team made a Victoria Pendleton and now it is individual grounds going

up against each other. The Victoria Pendleton is in the black hole

matter behind Jess. This is not the event for Jess. She is a top girl

and she Murnane soakers and every event she is in and she is giving

Victoria a good fight. -- she remains focused on every event. It

is just our job, when you get on the track, it does not matter too

you're an axe to, you put on your race days and it does not matter if

you are in the same kit or not. of the lovely shops, it shows

regardless of what happens on the track, you are team-mates. --

lovely shots. It shows how strong they are as a pair. Some team to

beat! This is the Welsh champion at the moment, she is Victoria

panelled and's biggest rival taking on Rodriguez from Cuba. A lovely

battle that they have enjoyed over the years. Yes, Anna is phenomenal.

For a young athlete like you, how inspiring is it to see these

athletes putting end all of the training? Victoria is a great role

model for me and gives me tips and have speak out when it gets really

tough. She trained stay in and stay had like I do myself. A great

inspiration for me. -- she trained This is the race that happened last

night. -- earlier tonight. We have Australia and Great Britain,

Victoria Pendleton, the Olympic champion, and Victoria Pendleton,

five times the world sprint champion and won the gold medal in

Beijing. This is a repeat of the Olympic final and the semi-final of

the world championships last year in Holland when the Victoria

Pendleton was beaten 2-1. Will this be playing on her mind? There is a

lot of emotional baggage for both riders on this, they have both won

and lost to each other. It is going to be closely match tonight.

Victoria Pendleton went on to show that she has got real sharp

acceleration at the moment. With an extra-long finishing strength, it

can really count in the final. Victoria Pendleton ran a fantastic

second a lap in the team sprint when Great Britain prop the gold

medal. Here we are, coming up to the line. They had not turned on

the full gas at the moment. Victoria Pendleton coming up on the

site and the crowd are going ballistic. The world's champion

holding the an airline and it comes to the challenge, but Victoria

Pendleton cannot do it, so raise one goes to Australia. Victoria

Pendleton will have to think about this. They will have to make it 1-1

in race two. The perfect race from Australia. It looks like the

adviser has come of her home at. -- visor came off her helmet. Victoria

Pendleton making use of that extra up five metres, but in the end, her

opponent controls the race well. Coming up to the line, one lap to

go in the second semi-final and right in the front, China. Been

challenged by Hong Kong. The best of three at this stage of the

competition. China, too strong for the opposition. China wins clearly

here. She is looking forward to the challenge of race to. -- two.

Victoria Bain also needs to add weight to Australia to take a Gilad

decider. This is the same scenario as we had in the world's

championships that went to the best of three. Anna Meares Had the last

say. What tactic will a Victoria Pendleton adopt year to beat? --

accelerated, her acceleration was mapped and in the end, it was too

Pendleton on. The she wants to keep that front position. She is doing

it well. She needs to ride around this track without looking for

words, something I would not like to try! If and Victoria Pendleton

Leeds this adds, can she holed it off? -- is the Victoria Pendleton

for Leeds this out. This is looking dangerous! She has a lot of work to

do! Victoria Pendleton is coming up to the I am Syed! Can she get over

the top? The answer is yes! It looks like she has just made it one

I found one. It is confirmed! She has just made it 1-1. It was close,

that is what we wanted. Victoria Pendleton has won race two.

looks like Australia had taken the initiative, but Victoria Pendleton

had it within a few metres and accelerated up the back straight

into the slipstream. She had that advantage coming around to the

final bend. The extra five metres really held on this occasion.

gap was opened up, but Victoria Pendleton loves for something to

aim at and she closed it right down. It was a photo finish. That will do

Victoria Pendleton's morale the power of good. A couple of flicks,

the sprinters Trade, to unearth the opposition. -- unerring for the

opposition. Victoria Pendleton takes it to a decider. I cannot

wait! I do not think she will to of the women's Sprint semi-final

and leading out here is the sightless from Hong Kong but here

comes China. Too strong for a competitor from on Kong. She goes

China into the final but who shall face her? It's time to find out

because the final will be happening here between the world champion

against Victoria Pendleton, set up perfectly for a capacity crowd.

It's amazing in here tonight. I think the crowd are going to get

behind Victoria, so I hope she can do it. Explain to us how important

the tactics are for a rider, compared to the ability to turn up

when you need to? It's fifty-fifty, to be honest, because about tactics,

you can't use your legs. It's really important to be switched on

and ready to use or tactics with every scenario which comes about in

the Sprint, which can happen in a split-second, so tactics are very

important obviously, legs as well. Imagine for a moment but you were

an Australian, Anna Mears, beaten by Victoria Pendleton on last night,

how or where are you that night is the night to turn it around? Well,

she will want to come back fighting, I guess. I think it's going to be

hard, but I hope Victoria can get it. Let's have a look at the Sprint

match they are. They are very close. Vicky has got the edge in the

are you ruing the fact that you're in a position? Yes, I think so. As

a sprinter, it's about getting the gap from behind. Trying to get past

at the last minute, I think that's what Victoria is trying to do here,

or Anna Mears, but I don't think she had enough time to get around.

Here she get it absolutely spot on. Yes, that was timed perfectly. I

think it's her trademark. You can see she timed to perfection. Your

parents were here last night and took away all gold medal for

safekeeping. These are Victoria's parents. It's difficult for parents

because they are out of control. Yes, my parents get very nervous

before I raised. My father can't sit down. He's walking around all

over the place. -- race. At least you can do something about it.

Let's talk about their mind set going into this final. They know

each other so well. They have raced each other across the globe, race

after race. What did you expect? That's a hard question. I think

Victoria might try a different tactic. They can't use the same

tactic over and over because they will be able to guess that Victoria

will try to come from the back, so they could turn their tactics to be

able to beat her in the final. Yes, I think it's going to be nerve-

racking for the both of them. can see Victoria putting her helmet

on. What's going through her mind at moments like this? Completely,

blank everything out. Just think about what you're going to do. Your

job in hand ball that I think it's about being confident at this point,

thinking, go out there, do the job you do day-in, day-out, do the best

you can have. She will be thinking back to last night because it was

the perfect start. That will give her some impetus. Yes, yesterday

was amazing and should give her all the confidence in the world that

she can do it. Definitely. She will be happy tonight. She's already got

a gold medal. But how much would you do have to beat Anna Mears, the

current world champion? We are moments away now. We have seen

Victoria getting her head sorted. Lost in thought. What the

atmosphere like down there? It has been incredible down here. Victoria

is looking really, really focused. She took a lot of confidence from

that race against Anna Mears. The momentum is now with Victoria going

into this next race. She's in the best shape she has been in since

2008. Yes, she would like to beat Anna Mears tonight. We had the two

best sprinters in the world going head-to-head in the World Cup, and

Bruno Anna Mears desperately wanted but Victoria is in a great place at

the moment, so focused, so determined. I think she has some

top-end speed to come off towards the World Championships in London.

The way she took Anna Mears, it would get her huge confidence.

thank you very much. Behind us there was the men's Omnium. We will

see that later. We will look at a later on tonight. It was one-zero

to Anna Mears. It is now 1-1. Exactly. She has got to take

confidence, and do her stuff, which she always does. She's in an

amazing place at the moment, so focused and determined. I think she

will have the edge tonight for the wattage you like to live with and

train with? We know she's had struggles in the past, but as an

elite athlete you can't stay top of your game but it's about people get

the right time. Yes, every athlete go through ups and downs. She is

just going up and up and up now, and track sessions with her are

just great. She is an inspiration. This is a big deal for us,

obviously. It's the first time we can see all the riders in the

Olympic Velodrome. How difficult is it for you to peak at the right

time? There is this event and then you have got the World

Championships coming up in a few weeks. Then you really have to go

for the Olympics. What kind of love or are you already at the moment?

- level. Percentage wise? Maybe 70%. This is a stepping-stone towards

the World Championships and then the Olympics. Like Victoria said in

her interview, it is hard to peak two or three times, so this is a

stepping stone but it's nice to see where we are and then we can raise

the bar for the Olympics. It's particularly nice to see where you

are wary of a gold medal in your hand. Exactly! Let's go to the

commentary box bought up I suppose this feels like a final, doesn't

it? They are fighting for a place in there next race.

COMMENTATOR: Anna Mears it is Victoria Pendleton's nemesis and

over the years I have raced each other so many times. This is a

repeat of the world championships 12 months ago and that went to a

decider and Anna Mears was the victor. She finished second to

Victoria Pendleton in Beijing. They know each other so well and,

psychologically, whoever wins this will go to the world championships

with confidence. Yes, that's very much the case. It's been an equal

match. That may as well have been the final whistle. They are always

very, very, very close and I think it will be that way until the end

of their career. The partisan crowd here are certainly going to try to

lift Queen Victoria around for the Anna Mears, the current world

champion, won a race won and Victoria Pendleton is in determined

mood and squared the issue, taking race two. It would have to a boat

to but Victoria Pendleton has got her race face on here, -- boat. She

would love to win this and go through to the final. -- vote to.

The adrenalin rush is about to begin. What are the tactics going

to be here? Victoria Pendleton has got front position and I think she

will try to keep it. It worked well for her before. She forced Anna

Mears to wait and wait and wait and then launched an attack. It gave

her the opportunity to use acceleration on the final bend.

Victoria Pendleton is a pure sprinter and Anna Mears is a 500

metres time-trial specialist who has held the world record, but once

she gets ahead of the race, a bit like Sir Chris Hoy, it's very hard

to get around her. Yes, her jump has improved for that she

recognised it as a weakness and worked on it. Victoria Pendleton

can accelerate quickly. She loves to aim at a wheel. It's all about

trying to outwit your opponent. When you feel you have the right

position, that is the time to commit yourself. 1 1/2 laps to go.

Victoria Pendleton looking for a strike from Anna Mears. It's going

to be a close time. Race 3, the semi-final, Anna Mears goes for the

Gap and Anna Mears has a good tactical move and she has put

Victoria Pendleton on the back foot. The Australian is turning the

throttle and the Victoria Pendleton will not beat Perth. 2-One, in two

the final -- will not beat her. didn't see any of the judges

reacting to that will the I'm not sure... Victoria Pendleton was

pointing that there were not inside the sprinter's line up. There has

been a lot of aggravation between these two, and it came up earlier

on in a Keirin race. What do you think? It is right on the

sprinter's line. I'm not sure what's going to happen there. The

result has already been given to Anna Mears, so we will have to see

it that stands off the there has been quite a lot of acrimony

between these two. It happened when Anna Mears and nearly up ended her.

I was very pleased to see that pulls up their acknowledged each

other's skills. It was an incredibly gutsy move. By are

troubling at 65, to the now, and have space of about four

centimetres to manoeuvre pulls up we saw what happened to Matt

Crampton on the track, so that was a courageous thing to do. It

epitomised the bravery of Anna Mears. I just thought Victoria

Pendleton took her eye off the ball for a moment, the gap was there.

You can't give the champion a chance like that. They sportingly

acknowledged each other's ability, so Victoria Pendleton will ride for

bronze and the world champion, Anna Mears, will race against China in

the final. The 1-02 Victoria Pendleton tonight but tonight Anna

We were watching a race very closely. You were staring at the

replays. Are you concerned about the area of the track Anna Mears

found herself in? Is it an issue? think they will look at it because

she has clearly come off the track. I think Victoria took her eye off

the ball for his but second and it Anna Mears made the move, so

unfortunately for macro Victoria, Anna Mears got the better of her on

that one. If you don't pay attention all the time... Exactly,

you can't give her time to think. Disappointing for Victoria

Pendleton but congratulations to Anna Mears. We had told you that

tonight is the men's Keirin final. Chris Hoy will be going in the

final in a few moments but first let's join our commentators. Matt

Crampton writing for some pride. -- earlier but, he's going to try and

restore some pride. This is quite an interesting line-up. It's always

the case to be classified from 7th through to 12th. The formation here,

right at the back, Trinidad. Behind him, Malaysia. Then Matt Crampton.

Then Greece. Behind him, the remaining two in this contest,

Germany and right at the back, Russia. A difficult position for

Matt Crampton hip. It must be hard to motivate yourself. They don't

get that many opportunities to race, to hone your craft, but he will be

disappointed not to get into that final rout. European champion, Matt

Crampton, there he is. Along a physique was that a lot of speed.

He's always looking for a spot in the Team Sprint. He's always the

nearly man, Matt Crampton. He would love to finish 7th in the

competition. The tempo lifting all the time. The Dinny bike drops in

one of 2.5 laps to go. A maximum speed of 50, to the now. Matt

Crampton leaving speed to accelerate up. They are not allowed

to pass that the bike. Trying to leave space for himself to

accelerate because everybody else There will be Abbate attack from

Trinidad taking Matt Crampton Claire. -- a big attack. Matt

Crampton has to response to this attack. Trinidad comes to the line

with one to go. An electric burst by I am. Melees set in the Green,

the man that got the silver medal a couple of years ago. -- MLAs 10

green. On the line, it is the Germans. Bass gives in seventh

overall in the contest. -- that gives him. Matt Crampton looked as

if he was in the last but one position. Just missing a little bit

of gas. Found himself in a whole. It is difficult to get out of it.

We can see Matt Crampton with better form than this. He had a

nasty fall a few hours ago. Could be carrying some stiffness from

in this. We can look forward to the one, Chris Hoy renowned for riding

from the front. There is his coach, the former world sprint champion,

the German that has sold so much with Victoria Pendleton. -- has so

much. The Netherlands, in the planet for the opening lap in the

team sprint. 17.09, that is why Germany how the world champions.

They are on the line waiting for the action. We have got Japan. The

Netherlands. There is Chris Hoy. The current Olympic champion. Then

me how Germany. A very, very juicy line-up. Some fireworks in this one.

From the inside Germany, then Chris Hoy. On the outside, New Zealand.

Some line-up. It is. Chris Hoy, deciding not to try and get on the

motorbike, happy to let the riders pass in fourth position.

tactics were so readable before. has the legs and the length to

dictate. It is difficult to stay on the front tyres keep accelerating.

When he was a kilometre rider, he was hit the front with two to go.

On that we love the French man. -- French man. His eyes are piercing

into the wheel of the French manner. Two laps to go. New Zealand in the

lead. They are leaving some work to do hair. -- to do here. Now, round

the bend, here comes Chris Hoy and the crowd are lifting him. Who will

get it? I think Chris Hoy baskets. It was so close. The big clenched

fist comes out for Chris Hoy, the real McCoy. Ride on the line. Or

his status I thought would get the better of them, because the French

ban was ignoring everyone else and waiting for him to lead on the

wheel. He did not fall into the trap. Chris Hoy celebrates. There

is his father with the lucky banner from Beijing. Let's forget the

closing stages, a blanket finish on the line. It left the French man

with all of the work to do. started on the back straight, the

distance that was left to make up. Chris Hoy is having to go around

three other riders, along, long way to go. He had the confidence to do

it. It was very, very close on the line. Let's have a leg at the side

view, in the end, he got it easily. -- have a look. It was a classy

field and eroded in a completely different way to the style he was

renowned for. -- he wrote it in how completely different way. Amazing

power for our Chris Hoy. Hugely impressive display. A message of

seismic proportions, if you want the gold medal in the summer, high

and the man to beat! Celebrations in the middle, Shane Sutton giving

him a cuddle and also the sprint coach. It does that look as if he

is even had a breath! -- it doesn't look. He deliverers and the crowd

loved it. -- delivers. His 51st race, and he certainly did not

disappoint. A fantastic mends keirin final. -- man's.

A fantastic ride by Chris Hoy. Congratulations to Chris Hoy.

Earlier on, we saw in the women's sprint, Anna Meares and Victoria

Pendleton, at questions over the conduct of Anna Meares. Because

Victoria Pendleton was also going towards the blue area of the track

as well, the result will stand. Very shortly, it is the sprint

final and it will be this line-up. It is happening right now. Fast and

furious here at the Velodrome. Moving on as rapid speed and the

crowd her loving it. -- the crowd here. She will need to be vigilant

here. In fact, it is Hong Kong against Victoria Pendleton. This is

or between Victoria Pendleton and Hong Kong. -- the ride off. Must be

difficult to get up emotionally for this, she really wanted the gold

medal. She was enthusiastic after the team's sprint yesterday. It is

a real opportunity to race on an Olympic track in front of a full

house. A dress rehearsal. China will be riding in the final against

Anna Meares. This is how we usually see Victoria Pendleton in the final.

Some greater moves. Almost a replication of the move that Anna

Meares made. Hong Kong has gone under needs Victoria Pendleton.

That was so close on the line. We need a photo finish. I think

Victoria Pendleton got that. Very, very close. We talked several times

about the finishing line been fired metres further on and several times,

Victoria Pendleton has used the extra few metres to go to affect.

She has done that again here. It was a carbon copy, diving on the

inside. A good move by Hong Kong, not intimidated by Victoria

Pendleton. Yes, Victoria Pendleton wins race won. I think on Kong were

watching the Victoria Pendleton and Anna Meares, because they adapted

the same method. It doesn't seem right that Victoria Pendleton is

contesting the bronze medal. It feels strange, the Olympic medal

winner. I do not think we will see this happening again. Now, the

line-up for the gold medal contest, this is a race won between Anna

Meares, the world's champion on the inside, and on the outside, China

tactics. -- whispering the final tactics. What you think are the

chances for China? She has come on and on, she is up against it here.

These riders rode the biggest race to get into this file. They like to

use mirrored lenses and glasses that give no information to help

their opponents. China is one of the few that doesn't do that. She

never races with dossers or with a visor. If you start to analytically

look at the races here, Anna Meares won the gold medal in the Olympics

bid for the discipline was taken out. She is a current triple world

champion, she is the Now, the weather. Champion, the team sprint

champion and the winner of the sprint champion. -- she is the

losing the gold medal in this team sprint. Well, Anna Meares was right

off the track there, almost road into the officials as she was

looking across to see where her opponent was. Anna Meares beginning

to tickle the throttle. Trying to get on terms! It will be Claus! It

was very close! A photo finish! They're showing the winner as China.

I said that they were very good, we need to wait for this to be

confirmed. China wins race won for the gold medal beating the world

champion, Anna Meares. That is an upset, raced to on the

way in a moment. I'm upset on the keirin men's final, but Chris Hoy

did what he did best, he took gold fired the keirin and he is speaking

You had to go around a long way. Yes, I made it pretty hard for

myself. I knew Michael was going to do well because he had good

performances earlier on. I was confident he was going to close the

gap and I would come around him. Half a lap to go, I wasn't sure it

is going to make it but, yeah, the noise they make when they see you

make me move is unbelievable and the feeling of crossing the line,

this is the World Cup which is a massive event and it feels like an

Olympic Games with the support we are getting here. Unbelievable.

It's important to show you can win a Keirin raised in a variety of

ways. You used to be straight from the front but there you had to use

a different tactic. For the first two years of my Keirin career, 90%

would have been from the front. The other one's work once I wasn't able

to, and I can still do that, but you don't always get an event you

can control. I have been deliberately trying to ride from

the back because it you can do both, you can deal with any situation.

There are still a lot of work to be done between now and the Olympics,

but it's a great confidence boost. As an event on its own, it's been

like no other. The atmosphere has been just incredible. Today

particularly in the Keirin, you were pumped on the line of raising

your fist. It means so much to you? Yes, to the whole team. It's crazy.

Everybody is full of energy. We are feeding off that. The team is

becoming more defensive. Not quite the forces there were at previous

World Cups, so hopefully, we are starting to get momentum again and

we will come through for the Olympic Games. 51 muddle so far.

Will you make it 52 tomorrow? -- medals. Tomorrow is another day. We

have to be down her by 7:30am. I will get some food down my neck in

the next hour. Get my feet up and that, get ready for another cheer,

it's time for the gold medal presentation for the men's Keirin.

going to resonate around the arena. It will blow the roof off. The

winner of the gold medal, Keirin, his 33rd World Cup gold medal and

it's going to go to the reigning Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy this

Such a sporting gentlemen, he personifies sportsmanship. He puts

on the jersey it. It tells us he is the overall World Cup winner. A

podium. Sir Chris Hoy, France, saw the muddle.

ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of Great

Bella Drome, but hopefully not the last, but national anthem rings

around him on of Sir Chris Hoy. This feels like a world

championships or and Olympic Games. Can you relate to that? I haven't

been to the Olympics but the world championships, definitely. It's

just incredible in here. The roof has been blown off by the crowd.

Unbelievable. How important is it for you to see this tonight? A

great dress-rehearsal last night. Really good. When we go to the

Olympics, it won't be so daunting. The crowd went good to us. It's a

great dress-rehearsal for sure. What a ride that was for Chris in

the pin. I think you thought he had left it too late? I was good for

him -- the Keirin. How he kept his nerve, it was unbelievable. When he

first started riding in the Keirin, he was easy to read, it was all

about his power, but this shows tactics are part of his armoury.

Definitely. He has proven he can win from the front or the back. Any

race situation I think he has got the best of everyone. He won by

half a wheel, but saw it was. That's easy for sprinters, half a

wheel. -- that's all it was. Victoria Pendleton will be back in

moments. How much did they inspire you? You would have been part of

the elite squad back them. Major role models for me both of them.

Incredible sports people. They always offer their advice and help

for me, which is really, really great. These are wonderful shots to

see. Arms aloft, showing off his muscles and enjoying the crowd.

Beautiful. Absolutely. Victoria Pendleton has made no way out onto

the track to go for the bronze medal. -- has made her way out onto

the track. How will she feel allowed to get the bronze? Will she

be happy? Yes, I think she will be. This isn't a major peak for her, so

I think a bronze medal after gold last night, she will be happy going

forward. She will carry on the momentum for the Olympics. I think

she will definitely be happy for that. It feels like an Olympic

Games balls of the roof is going to lift in a moment because if the

Victoria Pendleton wins this she take the bronze medal in the

in the contest for the bronze medal. We are looking at the Ryder from

Hong Kong. And Victoria Pendleton. She won a race won. -- she won a

impressed with this printer from Hong Kong. This competition is

where she has stepped up to the top tip. This sprinter. Really, really

well, tactically, and I think we will see much more of her in years

to come. She has not been fazed by reputation. She raced in the semi-

final. She had to work for it. The crowd absolutely massive. A sell-

out for the three days. Unbelievable for that cycling is so

popular. In May, the next world championships, the BMX world

championships in Birmingham. That here tomorrow. Plenty more this

evening. These two playing a tactical game now. I don't think

Lee is as accomplished as the other cyclists, looking back. The skill

of looking back and riding for would is quite something to be able

worked on Victoria Pendleton toys, Lee is trying something different

this time. Looking as though she is prepared to take it on a force of

this is the scenario Victoria Pendleton loves. She aims for the

wheel and when she gets that high speed, she will come around the

opponent. She stalled a little bit there. Pendleton looking to aim for

the back wheel and get the acceleration. Here comes leave.

Watch for the strike from Pendleton for the shoe at the come a long way

round. Oh, she's not going to do it. My goodness me. Leave from Hong

Kong. I think she took her foot off the gas with a lap to go. Victoria

Pendleton waited, she was too close. It was too late to actually wait to

get stuck in no-man's land. I think Pendleton underestimated the

strength of this Ryder from Hong Kong. A trademark finish for

Victoria Pendleton, but she did not have the power to get up on to the

shoulder of Lee. She kept a day late Sprint and got it by a

reasonable margin. Not a fast time, but she wrote it very, very well

tactically. 1-1, exactly the same as the semi-final. Pendleton will

have to go to a decider and win it, if she wants to go away from the

one. You can see the market there. China was victorious in race one.

Now Anna Meares will have to do something about this. Anna Meares

was certainly a big surprise tonight. She was expecting to be

beaten by Wang. It she gets beaten her, she will go away with two

silver medals. She came here as the world champion in both those

infamy taken off her. To close, this competition. It tells us how

strong the entry is going to be for the World Championships in

Melbourne. That will be the concluding big competition before

we reassemble in the summer for the Olympic Games here. All to do now

world championships, she has never been victorious in, Wang. She got a

bronze at the Olympics in Beijing. She has never managed to win the

gold medal in the senior Sprint. Maybe this could be her year?

there is a law of Abridge and she has been so close so many times

with consistent form. -- law of averages. At some point, an

opportunity will open up. She really is strong and her experience

has grown over the years. Several times she has clawed her way

forward to get to this level. She's a regular, regular competitor now.

You can take it from me that Anna Meares will attack. She is not

going to surrender. She will want to take the gold medal for the

Sprint. They are using the height of the track well. China looks like

she's going to take it on early. Over a lap to go. Now then, Anna

Meares having to close the gap down. Here she comes, the world champion

from Australia. Once again, she asks for more power. Into the

finishing straight and a gold goes to China! She puts the world

champion in second place for silver Melbourne. That ability to just go

again for that final bend is the one thing she has been missing all

of this time. I didn't think she was going to manage it. Anna Meares

rode it well on the back straight but failed to get the extra

something. You gave her the not have to say Anna Meares has got

this but immediately, she could not get over the top of the awesome

power of a competitor. She takes gold. It is a very good polished

performance by this Chinese the images to show you the

advantage on the line. Silver goes to Anna Meares, the gold goes to

China. Add the cider to see who gets the bronze medal. -- a decider.

The next event is individual pursuit. The gates are coming onto

the track as I speak. Great Britain has cut interest in the final. That

Individual pursuit to come, and now it looks like there is their party

interest for the Olympic gold in the summer. Anna Meares did not

have the legs to come around her in the end. Congratulations to China,

they have free stepped up to the mark for track cycling. Now let's

go to the Middle, Joe is training for the individual pursuit. Let's

have a look at the closing stages say you can see who was the first

rider across the line. What is getting as close as I could to the

wheel. We were always on schedule, so it was about staying composed.

Not being at the front too much is important in the team pursuit, how

difficult is it, is it a much more effort? Yes, it is a lot of effort

when you are behind someone. When I am behind a Laura, I do not get

much because she is so small! But you really feel it. Did you know

that you're inside the world record time? No, I could hear the crowd,

but I could not hear the commentary when they said that we were on a

world record territory. I was focusing on the job and I did not

see it until I looked up and it was incredible. The crowd really

liturgy through the final, chair. Yes, it is really important, in the

last kilometre at the crowd really get you through it. A wonderful

performance, the group lifted with the cheering. Who was the first to

cross the line and does it make a difference to you? Not at all, just

a summer library between the two sprinters expats -- rivalry. Joe to

go through to the finish. It was very close. I think it was you!

-- es expect it was 18 at first. We have pulled together as a team. All

of us, we can as forgets the qualifier, Wendy was in there as

well, we will be stronger than ever. Chris, the ladies get was amazing

entertainment last night. The final was excellence to watch, it will be

labelled a master class. It was great to watch. Well done. In the

qualifiers, you're not involved in the team and then you were brought

into the final. We were told she would not be riding, what we're

emotions? I was gutted when I found out. I was run down the week of

selection so I was not on form. I wanted to be the best I could be

and support their team to get through and if they call me for the

final be ready, and I was. I wanted to support the team as well as I

could. With the others making it through to the final, it was a huge

call to bring Dani King in. Yes, we knew they too were not well, but

she needed his experience and to come here, it went rather well

hacks back how much extra motivation for you when you were

told? And has told at about 10:30am yesterday morning, so I got my head

screwed on and I wanted to give it all I had and I stepped up to the

mark. With the Olympics a few months away, grade evidence of the

depth of experience that we have. It is going to be difficult, hard

fought all the way. How was Wendy when she heard she would miss out?

She was gutted, as I was. We are sports people at the end of the day,

it is tough to go through. She supported us through it. We're all

going for it, and like Chris said, it would be hard to get on that

team, but I will do all I can to be in it. We know that they had been

looking for the team pursuit team for a while, many people have come

and gone and they are pedaling it down to the final four, but then

you have to choose three from those four, and after competing as a team,

you compete individually, very complex psychological emotions for

young riders. Yes, they are very much do with the numbers and it is

all about the numbers, not personality, it is about who is

going well when it matters. That is a fair way and it is harsh, because

it is not like the movies, it is all about performance and a fairy-

tale ending, somebody will always be disappointed. They would be

telling you to go even faster and better at the Olympics. Yes, it all

depends on the numbers. We have to put its the work in. It will be

analysed and we will go through it when we go back to Manchester to

make ourselves the best we can be. A quick mention of the men in their

team pursuit, they are not writing until tomorrow night, it is awful

for them. Yes, doing nothing is the hardest thing to do, and you need

to reform on the road, but they know what they are doing, they are

just waiting. From the team proceeds to the individual pursuit,

the bombs right is happening at the moment. -- the bronze ride is

happening. I think Victoria will be now best, she is absolutely amazing

at this event, a national champion, so she has to do what she does best

and stick to the pacing and not go at too hard. Her form is good and

she qualified quick, City would be happy with that. She can put in a

good start. The team is well drilled. There is a lot of

information at the trackside and it is all about controlling Ed. You

just need to control this and replicate the Olympic Games. They

are making their way onto the track. How much did you learn from the

team, and now a joke can learn from this? -- and now Joe can learn from

this? They allowed a lot from a qualifier, but she needs to got out

there tonight and the controls and relaxed. She knows exactly what she

has got to do. She would do an amazing job. Alison shanks is a big

challenge for her? It will be interesting in the qualifying.

Willow seed this shortly. The -- we a monumental victory. She is the

current Commonwealth Games champion. We are ready to start. The women's

individual pursuit, away we go. We have already had the contest for

the bronze medal and it was Australia at that got the better of

Great Britain. Paul Manning is the trackside coach. An Olympic

champion for the team pursued. This is a very impressive start. She has

placed her way into the front already. A cracking start. Could

she put the British record under pressure? Rebecca Romero has the

British record. It was set in has got a gold medal in her pocket

already run the team pursued. -- has the Joanne at gone away too

will go right down to the wire. The crowds are cheering. The pain is

beginning to reflect. Up to the line, and it is 0.4, and it is to a

ball. -- it is doable. This is a meritorious performance by Great

Britain. Some extra strength here! She is beginning to deliver aid!

Paul Manning is indicated in as she comes into the finishing straight

that she can do it. The leader has comes! A glittering performance! A

golden performance and Great Britain takes the individual

ride, but great to watch. Joanna was on fire. That is testimony to

the superb form that she has got. She was the start rider in the team

pursuit. I know Dani King, a team- mate in the commentary box, she

will be delighted by that. Great Britain is the winner.

She is a fellow cyclist and 80 made, but also a friend, what is it like

looking at these shots! -- she is a team mates but also befriend.

deserves that! That was a great ride! And never for winning and a

medal for courage. It is so painful, you do not have your team mates had

been you add there. It is such a tough events but she has done that

perfectly. I am so proud. She was being pushed all the way, how or

where would she be as to how close Alison in the second half of the

race, so she would have known which she was in terms of position with

Alison. She needed to keep on pushing and it has paid off.

also thought Laura down there, Laura Trott. She was cheering and

shouting. There she is. Yes, she was screaming. I wish I was down

there, as well. Sorry we dragged away from it. You get a good view

from up here. Exactly, it's just so good to see team mates doing so

well in other events as well. getting more and more excited there.

Where does this leave you as we look towards the World

Championships and the Olympics? It seems like women's endurance in

this country is in great form. The shining star of cycling. Yes, I

think we are going to go forward and move on in leaps and bounds.

I'm excited now. It has given me more motivation to work as hard as

I can. Yes, I think we're going to keep moving forward, so exciting.

Congratulations to you and the rest of the endurance riders. This is

Victoria Pendleton looking for a Individual Pursuit by Joanna

Rowsell has taken place, Victoria Pendleton is on the track trying to

compose it thought ready for the challenge ahead. She has got to be

the rider from Hong Kong for the bronze medal. They are one-one of.

-- they are 1-1. She is a new name on the scene. She has come a step

forward. In this competition. Victoria Pendleton not having an

easy time at all here. She can't afford to make any mistakes.

Absorbing, spellbinding action here at the ballot drome. It continues

to thrill this sell-out crowd on day two. Victoria Pendleton leading

this one. -- at the ballot drome. - out too well on the last one, so

will she tries something completely different? Around the bottom at the

moment. She's opened the acceleration. In the previous round,

we thought it was the right scenario for had to aim at the

wheel when she comes over but it looks like she wants to leave this

one out. This is as strong as years, she has gone over the top of

Pendleton. Has she got the strength to hold of the former world

champion? This ride of one, looks pretty good to me. I don't think

Victoria Pendleton is going to do it. No. Hong Kong get bronze. That

is a story. Looked like Victoria Pendleton was doing the right

disappointing for her. I don't know. It's amazing, the form she had

yesterday in the Team Sprint event. It's the sheer power from this

rider from Hong Kong. She went straight past Pendleton. "Your

five-time world champion. You don't bother me." She certainly did.

acceleration was phenomenal. Lee of celebrations. Congratulations to

Congratulations. A gold medal for that rider. It was suggested you

should also get a gold medal for courage. Thank you for the been

qualifying I was a bit faster. She has been world champion before.

Alison, she's an awesome ride up off I was quite surprised to be

fastest qualifier. I tried to hold on. -- an awesome ride up.

expected you to go out hard. -- and Were you aware she was coming after

you? My last keeler was the fastest of the competition, so I knew I

could bring it home in the last kilo. Yes, it came off, so I'm over

the moon. The entire British tea were up there cheering you on.

Laura Trott and Dani King which hearing you want. How aware of that

were you? Whenever I'm on the track, I know everybody is behind me.

Watching Chris Hoy win and Ben win, it's awesome, so everybody get

surprised and inspired and hopefully we can keep it going.

you hear the likes of Paul and David as you go past?

individual voices, no. I thought there could be tied. Going,

basically. It was really, really and that's exactly what she did. A

great team spirit at the moment. Sarah Storey didn't make the cut

but she said, yes, Joanna Rowsell is amazing. So many girls are

desperate to do that event pulls up there so much talent out there and

she had to deliver. Definitely. There were 12 of us going Paul Team

Pursuit squad, so it has been whittled down. Sarah is a

phenomenal athlete. Absolutely fantastic. It shows how much

strength and up there is in the women's endurance sport. Yes, it's

just an amazing team to be in. All be different squads are coming

together now. Sprint, endurance, and we have to build momentum and

get even tighter. Congratulations once again. It's also been

interesting watching in the Omnium. It is brand new to the Olympics in

2012 and is effectively, decathlon. Six different events starting with

you are doing. The name to look out for here is Ben Swift. We will join

it in the third event. The elimination race. He is in with the

final six. The crowd are on their feet. This is a real crowd-pleaser.

back now, Ben. Trying to find his way around outside. He's going to

do it! On the inside, it was the elimination, in the meantime. Yes,

on the finishing straight. Ms Swift in second place. The leader of the

World Cup at the back of trying to find something extra. Surely he

can't do it? I reckon that was Colombia. Yes, the rider from

race here. -- so left has ridden a fantastic race here. Bareness were

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-- how has he survived this, I don't know? Ben's work, number 23,

he is eliminated. Good riding by Italian. Can he beat the World Cup

leader? They come shoulder to Benjamin snapped. In the Individual

Pursuit he was drawn against Martin Irvin. The British rider hang on in

there and we join it with just over significantly but he is now

chipping away at the advantage. Great pace by a Ben Swift. It is

testimony to the schedule the coach has written down. Urban, still the

quickest and three-quarters. -- Irving. It looks as though the

tables are going to turn in the concluding: it's up. The crowds are

really rising to this. This, remember, is mid-afternoon. It's

worth looking good, looking to use his stamina in the closing stages.

So, the Yorkshire man with the bit between his teeth, looking to

become the new leader in the Individual Pursuit competition.

There are three more heats to go after this one. But this will take

some beating. He has been cheered on by the coach. And now he's

almost got the average man in his sights. It's all about measuring

your efforts, it's no good being the quickest in the first four laps.

It is the final delivery that counts. Ben Swift wins. But the

quickest we have had so far. At Bury, Bury well-judged pursued by

Ben Swift. -- a very, very well judged pursuit by Ben Swift. That

leads him lying 6th overall. This is the Scratch race. We join it in

the closing stages. Just six laps remaining. This is the danger

period now because if you go quickly you will have not been left

for the Sprint, so it's an opportunity when anybody who does

not think they can do the Sprint, to try to break away, and that is

exactly what has happened. One lone leader here having a go with 1.5

kilometres remaining. He wasn't a month that leading group. -- he

wasn't amongst that leading group. I don't think he will keep the lead

because the chase as started. 1 a, To remaining. Here they come. The

cavalry charge is beginning to come at the back. They are really going

for it now. They are beginning to line up ready for the charge for

the line. Bellona leader is getting a lot of support. -- the lone

Archibald, the one that got the chasing down! What they charge for

be decided here. Ben Swift was the first to finish so he should tell

Ashley Whiteway that race. He thinks he has won, he has got his

Ben Swift. After five events, this is the way

I know that she took part in the Omnium, you came second, it is a

real test of his cyclists ability. It is mentally hard, you need to

get switched on, if you have not had a good event before, you have

to forget about it and focus on the next one. Ben Swift is in a good

position now going into the time trial, so all to play for. People

will be frustrated that some of the Big Blue Ribbon Events had been

taken out and the Omnium has been put in, it is there for men's and

women's Parity, is it important that both have parity? Yes, we want

to have equal rights for men and women, so it is a great events. It

is similar to the decathlon in athletics. I really enjoy the event.

I have done one in Kazakhstan, in the World Cup, where I came second.

It is a test of mental and physical strength. Seconds to go until the

time trial heat, big fingers Omnium, a killer time trial. It is

a Fir one: Butter. Four laps of the full distance and you find an all

out champion. A very tough competition. A lot of stress to

deal with. The ability to have a result, perhaps not the one that

you want and to move onto the next one. Take it as an event at that

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kilometre or at this stage. -- rider with the least points is the

winner. N Swift is tying in fourth place with 32 points with Canada. -

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well in are the ones where you recover or very significant amount

of time. This is not his favourite events. It lasts just over one

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minute. The pursuit is another next race, Archibald from New

Zealand. A real warrior, hard to when you consider the amount of

racing they have done it in their legs. In a kilometre time trial

event, a respectable performance as a one-off event. Great Britain, we

have a first-class Omnium rider, and that is Ed Clancy. The problem

here is, he is the lead of man in the team pursuit. The waiver

programme falls, it is difficult for him. You could not ask him to

ride both. He is very much the favoured for getting the Olympic

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Games spot. At very different rider crashed very heavily in a previous

seat. -- Archibald. What every he ends up with, it will be a second

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behind what it could have been. He Chile. New Zealand, not on his best

form, you can spot some of the problems, but not quite got the

legs that he has had in the past to do damage. There was an almighty

crash, there were three riders involved. It can affect you to take

a tumble like that. They are very courageous, these riders. Instead

of riding on the floor waiting for a response, they get back up

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straight away on their bike. Now, That could work was delivered in

the concluding stages. The leader closing stages. He finished fast.

Irish rider, Martin Irvine. He has ridden well. Very active in all of

the rays of and so far. -- race real track to speak up in Ireland.

This rider comes over to the UK in Poland. -- rider from Poland. He

has cut 41 points, exactly the same Now the powerful rider from Poland.

The fastest opening we have had so far. Nice, low gear. He really is

on top of it. He looks like he belongs in this event. Certainly

does. Spinning that clear. 33.93. tiring. Three-quarter distance. He

is one second faster than the quickest time we have had so far.

He is gulping in the year as his shoulders roll slightly. Just

Irvine. A nicely executed ride in one of the lowest years we have

seen so far, actually. A very respectable ride from him. He is

becoming a staple in this particular competition. Look at his

mouth open, gulping in the air. A very good ride, impressive. There

are three more needs to go. -- heats. The second of those will

bring onto the track, Ben Swift, from Great Britain. He will get a

huge round of applause. Now then, moving on to the next heat. These

this competition are coming out race, I will never know. At the

moment, let me just tell you, he is 5th in the competition with 34

really sharp sprinter and that will help him here. Let's see it he has

absorbed the workload of the last two days. A very solid start here,

I think. He has come from the early season road races in Italy, where

he has had three wins already these to mean business. -- these

race between these two. He tries to better the World Cup leader from

France. Oh, it was very close indeed. Second and third in the

man really came back in the closing stages. I thought the Italian might

pull out of his lead at birth. -- there. If it was to remain like

that, he would have 34 points. Second in the competition would

lift his tally to 36. Now, representing Great Britain, Ben

Swift. Stand by for the applause. after the five events, tying with

Benn served. They both have 32 points Rousseau he has got to beat

him to get himself high in the competition. -- they both have 32

points, so he has got to beat him to get himself higher in the

competition. He is quick and that is reflected in the other

disciplines. He won the final lap and was second in the pursuit. This

is his chance to try to get a medal in the Omnium. Not his Labour

discipline, but he has got to do the best we possibly can. -- not

his favourite discipline. A pretty good start from him. He will be

happy with that. Bell is quicker so he will have to find something in

the second half of the competition. Bell is still a leading. He is

almost one second shy of the Canadian. Will stamina begin to go

down? Did he go too quickly? It does show. At the moment, he is

powering his way around. Looking to set the second-fastest time in the

kilometre of. Benn's worth paying the price for his efforts in the

Scratch race. Good time. actually pushers him down into

second spot. He is now leading with one heat to go. Because of a ride,

Benn slipped finishing in 9th position. I'm afraid to say, he is

not in a position to win a medal in the Omnium. He knew this was the

important round for him. A very, very low gear. He just did not die

off at all. The strongest up we have seen in this competition. Two

riders inside but one minute for favour him. Well, he likes his

event. It's a great way to finish. He doesn't have to win, but he has

to do a solid ride here. A good his time sear have reflected just

how quick he is. -- his time here. A great position for him to be in.

He doesn't have to do the ride of over his nearest challenger. The

starting effort. It looks more casual, actually, his approach on

the first lap. Here comes the rider from Korea, who has got off the

mark very quickly. Early days, of course. I do like the look of this

Ryder. Very, very strong and powerful indeed. At the moment, he

is still looking good. Third quickest at the moment. While, he

has got to do a solid ride, at least, here. Does not seem to be

dying off in these closing stages. Missing that extra power. Final

stages, then, here we go. They are third and 5th against the rest. Up

and his off with one of 3.8. -- he finishes off with 10 3.8. 21,

overall. He has won the gold medal finish third, 33. Ben Swift,

actually, a creditable 6th with 43 A closely fought contest. Look at

his consistency, the man from Colombia. He has had three seconds,

one first, one faith and a 9th. Not bad, is it? -- 5th. Very, very

consistent, and that is what this event is about. It's about being in

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the hunt. There is the result Ben syrup that did not pick up a

medal in the Omnium. There is Laura Trott, gearing up. Yes, she's going

to do great. She has an elimination race tonight. She is getting

psyched up and focused for the event. Those things that are fairly

dangerous to me. That's almost it from us on BBC Two. Plenty more

this evening. Including Laura going for gold in the Omnium. This is

The pressure is on the men now, isn't it? Yes, it definitely is. A

great group of guys. They are going really well at the moment and I

think they can do it. They had just got to stay focused. They have been

sitting around for a few days but they know how to handle the

pressure. It's been a competitive couple of days here. This is a

chance for people to ride on the Olympic track. Definitely. The

nations are brought the best riders, so to get the opportunity to ride

before the Olympics on the track, it's great for Great Britain.

a lovely way to sign off on BBC Two. Joanna Rowsell are getting a gold

medal. She looks gorgeous tonight. Yes, a fantastic ride. She deserves

this. I don't think that smile is going to come off her face for a

while. What she will be focused on for the Olympic Games? She will be

focusing 100% on the Team Pursuit. Definitely, I think this will give

her extra motivation and determination to get there. Like it

did Forest last night. We have got to keep working hard now. -- as it

did for us last night. How much of a benefit have been to the British

team, racing here? Really good, actually. It brought us together

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strongly as a national team. It's gold medals and the end it denied

with more British gold medals. A wonderful evening. Go to the red

button because there's more action to come tonight. Yes, keep watching.

Congratulations to Joanna Rowsell. We have also seen at Sir Chris Hoy

picking up a gold medal in be Keirin. Please do press the red