:00:46. > :00:54.$:/STARTFEED. Good afternoon from Glasgow. Just across the road from
:00:54. > :00:59.Celtic Park, in fact and welcome to day one highlights from the Track
:00:59. > :01:05.Cycling World Cup. This could be just the hottest ticket in town,
:01:05. > :01:15.after what we witnessed this summer in London.
:01:15. > :01:15.
:01:15. > :01:21.# If we blend for a minute, let it # Was it ever really something we
:01:21. > :01:29.could question all the logic in the world
:01:29. > :01:34.# But was it ever really something? What a night we've got look forward
:01:34. > :01:42.to. It's going to be an absolute thriller. # And I tried to hard to
:01:42. > :01:47.fall in love, but it's easier to take my chances on my own. #.
:01:47. > :01:52.are absolutely flying. Great Britain are the World Champions and
:01:52. > :02:02.they are now going to become the Olympic champions. They are on
:02:02. > :02:02.
:02:02. > :02:08.fire! I don't believe it! Look at I can't believe this has happened
:02:08. > :02:12.to me. Here come Chris Hoy, a new world
:02:12. > :02:22.record! I can't believe how quick we've got here today, it's
:02:22. > :02:23.
:02:23. > :02:26.unbelievable. Oh, look at that, it's a new world
:02:26. > :02:35.record! We've just spent so many years thinking about this moment
:02:35. > :02:38.and when it happens, it's just a mad explosion of emotion.
:02:38. > :02:43.Victoria Pendleton, she is the Olympic Champion and her career
:02:43. > :02:49.ends on a silver medal. I would have loved to have won my final
:02:49. > :02:59.race, but I'm kind of so glad it's all done and I can move on. You've
:02:59. > :02:59.
:02:59. > :03:06.been incredible. # There's nothing new tonight #
:03:06. > :03:10.Yes, barely just 100 days since the Olympic Games finished, but the
:03:10. > :03:14.remarkable seven out of the ten gold medals going to the British
:03:14. > :03:19.team. This is what we've got for you over
:03:19. > :03:29.the next hour. The men's team pursuit, an event in
:03:29. > :03:30.
:03:30. > :03:35.which Britain has quite a tradition. , with numerous world titles. Jess
:03:35. > :03:44.Varnish was disqualified in the team sprint, she returns to action
:03:44. > :03:50.with a new partner, Becky James. I And in the pursuit, Laura Trott is
:03:50. > :03:57.going again. In the men's team sprint, Ed Clancy
:03:57. > :04:01.attempts to build on Chris Hoy's lead.
:04:01. > :04:06.First up, we're going to look at the men's team pursuit. Alongside
:04:06. > :04:10.me is Chris board man to cast his expert eye on that and all the
:04:10. > :04:17.proceedings from yesterday. We had high hopes from a young and
:04:17. > :04:22.inexperienced team, but it didn't go according to plan, d it? No, but
:04:22. > :04:27.that's exactly what we come here to learn from. When you're millimetres
:04:27. > :04:31.apart, mistakes happen and that's what happened in this event. Would
:04:31. > :04:35.you apportion blame anywhere? don't think it is about blame. But
:04:35. > :04:39.Kenny was touching the wheel and he was overlapping. But it is
:04:39. > :04:43.something that you learn when you're learning your craft. There's
:04:44. > :04:48.not a man in that team who hasn't done it and that's the nature of
:04:48. > :04:55.this event. It's unfortunate, but it is the way you learn the lesson
:04:55. > :05:02.best. You mentioned Andy Tennent. This was his reaction. First and
:05:02. > :05:10.foremost not the way we like to see you leaving the track, how are you?
:05:10. > :05:15.Yes, I have a few stiches in me, and I feel especially bad for Joe,
:05:15. > :05:20.he's distraught, but these things happen in racing. What exactly
:05:20. > :05:26.happened. We thought there was a touch of wheels? Yes, that's what I
:05:26. > :05:31.presume. I was just changing and coming back on to fourth wheel, but
:05:31. > :05:35.I imagine Joe touched the first wheel. When you're riding
:05:36. > :05:40.millimetres close it's something that could happen and luckily there
:05:40. > :05:45.are not too many crashes. And it's sad for the young lads. I feel
:05:45. > :05:50.really bad for them. I wouldn't like to guess how many team pursuit
:05:50. > :05:55.efforts I've seen over the years and I can't remember seeing a Great
:05:55. > :06:01.Britain team go down on the boards like that, you put in a lot of
:06:01. > :06:06.hours to get it right. Yes, I've crashed before in the junior
:06:06. > :06:11.championships in 2004. That was the last time I was in a crash, and we
:06:11. > :06:17.don't often crash, but on a race day people get nervous and it's
:06:17. > :06:22.different to training. But never mind. And it was a new line-up and
:06:22. > :06:29.new team members, how did it feel? We're going well. And we're going
:06:29. > :06:33.out there on 402 schedule. We're up on or on the schedule all the time.
:06:33. > :06:39.It was what we planned and to go faster in the final again. So the
:06:40. > :06:44.new line-up is looking good. All the young lads I've been riding my
:06:44. > :06:49.bike for about four weeks, I had some time off after the Games, but
:06:49. > :06:54.it's looking good and looking out to Rio and hopefully another gold
:06:55. > :06:59.medal. Let's do the triple. Thank you very much. So the British
:06:59. > :07:02.crashed out. The top qualifiers were Denmark and Germany so they
:07:02. > :07:12.race now. This is the contest for the gold
:07:12. > :07:29.
:07:29. > :07:34.Snow Everybody has put in some new blood after the Olympic Games. This
:07:34. > :07:38.blood after the Olympic Games. This is the proving ground. Already
:07:38. > :07:42.they've posted quick times this morning.
:07:42. > :07:46.Germany have been many, many times the World Champions and they were
:07:46. > :07:55.the first country to go inside the four-minute barrier and they set
:07:55. > :07:56.that in the Sydney Olympics in 2000 that in the Sydney Olympics in 2000
:07:56. > :08:01.when he clocked 3.59 seconds. Denmark have been the world
:08:01. > :08:07.champions back in 2008 and they've had a silver as well in 2002. And
:08:07. > :08:13.it was Denmark that raced Great Britain for the gold and silver in
:08:13. > :08:17.Beijing. Denmark have given away a little bit of ground, just 0.3 of a
:08:17. > :08:24.second they're in arrears, but they look well in control. They're very
:08:24. > :08:29.experienced in this event. The German team, the change is a little
:08:29. > :08:34.bit slow they're spending a lot of time up on the track and not in
:08:34. > :08:39.shelter. Both teams have gone quicker in the opening kilometre
:08:39. > :08:43.than in the time trials this morning. It's all about beating
:08:44. > :08:48.your opponents in the time class. Germany were four seconds slower
:08:48. > :08:53.this morning, but with the change of the one man they're trying it
:08:53. > :09:00.take the day. But literally when I was talking there, the whole thing
:09:00. > :09:05.changed around and the Dane the took back half a second. They're
:09:05. > :09:09.now roaring into the game. So beautifully paced and no panicking
:09:10. > :09:14.at the start. Denmark have gone ahead of Germany at the last split.
:09:14. > :09:20.Oh, it's over a second now. So Denmark really getting their second
:09:20. > :09:24.wind and settling down to the kets. There's a lot of track in these
:09:24. > :09:29.kind of speeds and they're keeping the pressure on. Whittling away.
:09:29. > :09:36.Over a second now. In fact, 1.5 has gone out. I think there is a weak
:09:36. > :09:45.man in the German team. They're holding quite nicely. One of the
:09:45. > :09:49.strong men in the Danish team here is Hansen. He won the gold medal
:09:49. > :09:54.for the Omnium in London and was third in the world. How costly is
:09:54. > :10:00.that with the germants down to three? Well, it's all over. They
:10:00. > :10:04.have them in the same strait now. You can see the close formation and
:10:04. > :10:08.they can see the team in front of them, so they know they're doing
:10:08. > :10:13.what they need to. And the Germans could not afford to make a mistake
:10:13. > :10:17.like that. The Danes are well in control of
:10:17. > :10:24.this. Three seconds behind Germany now and they will be sighting their
:10:24. > :10:28.opponents. Denmark coming into the same strait as Germany. And now
:10:28. > :10:32.Germany, they're in complete trouble. They've split again! Time
:10:32. > :10:38.is always taken on the third rider and Germany have had it. There are
:10:39. > :10:43.two going away and their third man has completely lost contact. Here
:10:43. > :10:49.they come, the Danes. The crowd are loving this, Germany well and truly
:10:49. > :10:54.on the rack. It is all over now. The danger is passing riders. This
:10:54. > :10:59.is when communication is critical, you must shout if you start to lose
:10:59. > :11:03.a wheel. There is the catch. Denmark have caught Germany and
:11:03. > :11:08.they win the gold medal here. It looks like they want to carry on
:11:08. > :11:13.for a time. Yes, the coach is encouraging them.
:11:13. > :11:17.Well, 4.1 at the finish, that is a really quick time. To go faster in
:11:17. > :11:23.the second round, they put a marker down that this season they were
:11:23. > :11:31.going to be a team to reckon with. Not quite the normal German
:11:31. > :11:38.efficiency we're used to there, but a great performance from the Danish
:11:38. > :11:47.quartet. Victoria Pendleton has retired now,
:11:47. > :11:55.so it was Rebecca James who brought home the qualification, and look
:11:55. > :11:59.the fastest. The gold medal race will be between
:11:59. > :12:03.Great Britain and Spain. But first, let's look at the bronze final as
:12:03. > :12:08.France take on Russia. The team is out on the track ready for the
:12:08. > :12:13.contest in the women's team sprint. This is a clash between France and
:12:13. > :12:23.Russia. Nearest so us will be France,
:12:23. > :12:36.
:12:36. > :12:46.starting in the home strait. The second wheel will be Anastasia
:12:46. > :12:50.Voynova. Month yaubian whittling on to the
:12:50. > :12:54.wheel. Russia are in charge at the moment. It's very, very close this
:12:55. > :13:00.one. We xfpt examined it to be close. Not a lot to choose between
:13:00. > :13:05.them on paper. The French take it. There it is, 34
:13:05. > :13:12.is the finish time for France and they are the winners of the bronze
:13:12. > :13:17.medal and they give the victory salute.
:13:17. > :13:22.They were faster than this morning, so they will be pleased with that.
:13:22. > :13:29.They did look good out of the block. It is interesting to see how the
:13:29. > :13:35.teams have adapted to this new rule because you can still slip off the
:13:35. > :13:43.block, but the two teams were playing it absolutely safe and
:13:43. > :13:47.didn't want to run the risk of being relegated.
:13:47. > :13:52.15m is the length of the window they have to move out. That's a
:13:52. > :14:02.perfect example. They have to get out of the sprinter's channel.
:14:02. > :14:14.
:14:14. > :14:22.Just confirming the relate. Preparing in the home strait is the
:14:22. > :14:26.team from Great Britain and it will be Jes Varnish, leading off Rebecca
:14:26. > :14:31.James. A massive opportunity for these two
:14:31. > :14:35.now. Victoria Pendleton has left a big gap in the programme. The door
:14:35. > :14:39.is wide open now and these two need to grasp the opportunity with both
:14:39. > :14:44.hands. And I think we'll be seeing personal bests from both of them.
:14:44. > :14:48.They are great friends, get on well and work well together. Great
:14:48. > :14:55.Britain have won a couple of world titles at this particular
:14:55. > :15:05.discipline before. And when they raced in Colombia before, it was
:15:05. > :15:15.
:15:15. > :15:25.Rebecca James who led off. But now Jess Varnish will lead off.
:15:25. > :15:26.
:15:26. > :15:31.They are a lot quicker than Spain and I'm excepting them to do a
:15:31. > :15:35.quicker time. Oh, look at the time. It's close. Spain are putting up a
:15:35. > :15:41.fight. But now it's Becky James, the former junior World Champion
:15:41. > :15:47.trying to hold off the challenger from Spain. Here she comes into the
:15:47. > :15:54.finishing strait. There it is, Great Britain take the gold medal.
:15:54. > :15:59.33.428, a cracking time by the British duo! The first gold medal
:15:59. > :16:08.of the World Cup here in Glasgow and it is the British pair of
:16:08. > :16:12.Rebecca James and Jess Varnish. A gentle wave to the crowd. A great
:16:12. > :16:18.ride by Jess Varnish. She will be absolutely over the moon with that.
:16:18. > :16:23.Here's a chance to look at the technique out of the gate. Jess
:16:23. > :16:28.Varnish launching herself. Look at the face! Gritting her teeth as she
:16:29. > :16:35.powers away and just waiting to drop into the wheel is Becky James.
:16:35. > :16:39.And then the technique, as you can see, by the two riders, absolutely
:16:39. > :16:44.superb. Is there a chance to see where she moves over? There,
:16:44. > :16:50.completing the lap and the second lap being polished off by Becky
:16:50. > :16:57.James from Wales. A former junior World Champion and in that time of
:16:58. > :17:04.33.428 is good enough to give them the gold medal.
:17:04. > :17:08.How happy with that are you tonight? It's really good to be
:17:08. > :17:12.back on the podium and it's really exciting to be doing the team
:17:12. > :17:15.sprint with Becky and it's a bonus that it is in front of the home
:17:15. > :17:21.crowd tonight. You have had a wonderful reception here in glass
:17:21. > :17:26.tpwo? Yes, it's fantastic in the Velo drom. It's an amazing facility
:17:27. > :17:31.and to have the home crowd behind us tonight is great. I think many
:17:31. > :17:35.people are wondering how Great Britain as a team are performing
:17:35. > :17:40.without some of the former athletes, obviously Victoria Pendleton, but
:17:40. > :17:46.you have very much announced your intent here? Yes, it is hard
:17:46. > :17:50.without some of the older, more mature riders, but we're doing
:17:50. > :17:55.pretty well and have to keep building on this and see how we go.
:17:55. > :17:59.Two from two is a tremendous performance. How much have you
:18:00. > :18:04.enjoyed tonight? It's amazing. The crowd tonight is great. It's
:18:04. > :18:09.exciting for two years' time when the Commonwealth Games are here,
:18:09. > :18:13.we're getting the feel for what it will be like. And it must have been
:18:14. > :18:22.frustrating for you to sit out and watch the Olympics, but now you've
:18:22. > :18:28.taken the podium? Yes, it's such a great feeling. Top podium spots in
:18:28. > :18:33.the World Cup and two PBs tonight I'm really chuffed. And Jess, we'll
:18:33. > :18:38.see you back in action? Yes, I have the individual 500 tonight. I just
:18:39. > :18:44.want to get as much track time and racing as a can. So in 45 minute,
:18:44. > :18:50.I've got the 500. Well done. Chris, we started the programme with
:18:50. > :18:54.glorious shots of London 2012, but for Jess it wasn't glorious. It's
:18:54. > :18:58.really important for her to get back and win as she did? For her,
:18:58. > :19:02.she has a burning desire to put those things right. It was terrible
:19:02. > :19:07.for her, all that work and it was taken away in a second and there
:19:07. > :19:11.was nothing she could do about it. That's part of sport. That not
:19:11. > :19:15.knowing what is going to happen is why we watch. But she has come here
:19:15. > :19:20.and she is in good shape and she rode really consistently and the
:19:20. > :19:23.pair have shown they can be contenders at the next Olympic
:19:23. > :19:30.Games. Victoria Pendleton has gone and they just picked up the baton
:19:30. > :19:35.and did a really good job of it. And that's not easy to do. Credit
:19:35. > :19:40.must go to Becky James as well? Becky James has fined down a lot.
:19:40. > :19:44.She has been working hard. She has not been sitting back and both have
:19:44. > :19:48.seen this as an opportunity to get on well. They're a different
:19:48. > :19:53.partnership to Jess and Vicky, they're quite close away from the
:19:53. > :20:01.bike and work hard together. I think we're going it see them go to
:20:01. > :20:10.Rio and perhaps get gold there too. It's been a phenomenal year for
:20:10. > :20:20.GB's women's team, in the pursuit, but they did qualify despite losing
:20:20. > :20:23.
:20:23. > :20:33.the wheel of Laura Trott. And Emma Barker deputising for Jo Razzall.
:20:33. > :20:41.
:20:41. > :20:47.Let's see the bronze medal final, Belarus a gens -- against Lithuania.
:20:47. > :20:52.Belarus have Lithuania on the rack and I don't see how they can come
:20:52. > :20:57.back from this. Well, the laps are ticking away now. Two remaining and
:20:57. > :21:07.I think the die is cast here. Yeah, you're right there. The
:21:07. > :21:12.
:21:12. > :21:16.bronze medal is zestined I feel, for Lithuania. -- destined.
:21:16. > :21:21.They will hear the bell leaving them one more circuit of the track
:21:21. > :21:28.but they haven't given up, Lithuania, they're still having a
:21:28. > :21:34.They have pulled back some time, so they are still fighting, but it is
:21:34. > :21:44.too big a gap to run down now. squad of Belarus will take the
:21:44. > :21:51.
:21:51. > :21:55.bronze medal, they do. They did give away a considerable
:21:55. > :22:00.amount out of the gates. The team looking really sharp technically,
:22:00. > :22:04.it has to be said, but one of the changes was shallow and slow so
:22:04. > :22:11.they spent a lot of time that they didn't need to when their nose in
:22:11. > :22:21.the wind. But they tiedied up. It was a better ride than this morning,
:22:21. > :22:28.
:22:28. > :22:33.technically. Lithuania came on a This is the contest for the gold
:22:33. > :22:43.and silver and it brings out the old enemies, Australia versus Great
:22:43. > :22:44.
:22:44. > :22:49.Britain. And Australia will start Great Britain are the Olympic
:22:49. > :22:55.champions, the World Champions and the world record holders. And one
:22:55. > :23:04.change in the Great Britain team. Gentleman Razzell is suffering with
:23:04. > :23:11.a virus, so she is not here. So Barker is on third wheel at the
:23:11. > :23:15.moment. Barker safely on the back there. They will be change ing -- a
:23:15. > :23:21.big start by Trott. So straightaway they're going to make sure they
:23:21. > :23:25.look after Dani king king and get the most out of her. Dani King is
:23:25. > :23:31.going to go straight into doing a lap. Two is always the hardest
:23:31. > :23:36.position, because you don't get the benefit of the slip stream for part
:23:36. > :23:43.of the lap and then you have to set your own pace.
:23:43. > :23:48.The fire power, that is in no doubt. It's 0.196 of a second separating
:23:48. > :23:53.them at the moment. In qualification, Great Britain were
:23:53. > :23:58.quicker in the first four laps and then they disintegrated when Dani
:23:58. > :24:04.King lost a wheel. We knew it would be a good scrap
:24:04. > :24:09.and it is developing into one. They're holding it at the average.
:24:09. > :24:13.The British coach seems happy. He's shown that they are up on
:24:13. > :24:17.absolutely. They've nibbled back 0.1 of a second. And we'll start to
:24:17. > :24:23.see them get back on terms soon. It is close here and it could come
:24:23. > :24:26.down to a team that make as mistake. Just as we excepted, the crowd
:24:26. > :24:31.absolutely loving this. And Great Britain with a little bit of work
:24:31. > :24:36.to do now! They're trailing by 0.2 of a second. So the crowd have to
:24:36. > :24:40.get behind them. There is the coach of the Australians. He's onlyly
:24:40. > :24:43.worked out a schedule that he feels will be good enough to up tole the
:24:43. > :24:48.Great Britain riders. Here they come back to their stations,
:24:48. > :24:53.Australia going strongly. It's stayed at 0.2 or 0.3 of a second.
:24:53. > :24:57.Hovering there all the time. The British three trying to manage the
:24:57. > :25:03.disparity between the different form there. They have their work
:25:03. > :25:07.cut out here. It will be very close. Oh, look how close it is! The
:25:07. > :25:12.tables have turned. Great Britain are now in control and we're into
:25:12. > :25:17.the closing four laps. Well, they haven't panicked. They've stayed
:25:17. > :25:22.with the schedule Paul is showing them. They're constantly up on
:25:22. > :25:29.schedule and doing everything they possibly can. They're now 0.7 ahead.
:25:29. > :25:35.So this is the time when all that careful planning and positioning
:25:35. > :25:40.pays off. And young Elinor Barker revelling in this. She is making
:25:40. > :25:43.her World Cup debut. She is turning on the style. She swings high and
:25:43. > :25:49.the rest tuck in behind as the Great Britain team power away.
:25:49. > :25:52.it is not over. It is back to 0.1 of a second. It will be all down to
:25:52. > :25:58.which one of the individuals actually crosses the line. Oh, it's
:25:58. > :26:03.going to go all the way to the line. Great Britain are in front again.
:26:03. > :26:12.It's Dani King at the front and trying to turn the screw. Australia
:26:12. > :26:18.are trying to respond. There it is! It's a victory for Great Britain!
:26:18. > :26:23.3.21.043, Australia 3 .22.026. And they are celebrating. What a crowd
:26:23. > :26:28.pleaser that was. It was so close there. Elinor Barker is delighted.
:26:28. > :26:33.What a way to enter the first flight of this competition. She has
:26:33. > :26:38.never ridden at this level before and she has acquitted herself
:26:38. > :26:43.incredibly well. And speculating on the possibility that it will become
:26:43. > :26:48.4,000 metres are four riders, it means when Razzall is well again,
:26:48. > :26:53.she could be the fourth rider. What a final that was. This is the
:26:53. > :26:56.starting technique of Great Britain. Laura Trott taking them out of the
:26:56. > :27:01.gate. Dan yes King in the middle and
:27:01. > :27:09.young Elinor Parker tucking in behind. And we see the change of
:27:09. > :27:14.pace when Laura Trott hit the front. Despite her happy "I'll take it as
:27:14. > :27:22.it comes" attitude, she is the one driving it forward at the moment.
:27:22. > :27:28.And the championships are a month closer to us now. They haven't got
:27:28. > :27:33.long to make up the time. They need to start to pull it together now.
:27:33. > :27:38.very good ride by Great Britain. Australia, we knew they would push
:27:38. > :27:41.them. But Great Britain have their say. There is the face of the 18-
:27:41. > :27:48.year-old Elinor Barker. She's stepped up to the plate here and
:27:48. > :27:54.delivered. Big smiles all round once again.
:27:54. > :27:57.Dani was that hard work tonight? Cor, yes it was. After the
:27:57. > :28:03.qualifier I did a terrible ride, but I had to pull something out of
:28:03. > :28:09.the bag this evening. But we won again. It's an amazing feeling and
:28:09. > :28:13.Elinor, her first World Cup, senior, she did a fantastic job tonight.
:28:13. > :28:18.What happened after qualifying? You just looked as they you weren't
:28:18. > :28:23.right and your legs were not as fresh as you'd hoped? Yes, exactly
:28:23. > :28:27.that. The first race back after the Olympics. I'd had time off and
:28:27. > :28:33.enjoyed myself and I'm back to training. But I got through to the
:28:33. > :28:39.final, and I'm happy now. And Laura, a France taskic performance and to
:28:39. > :28:43.see Elinor slot into this line-up? Yes, she's amazing. She stepped up
:28:43. > :28:48.straightaway. It's looking good for the future. It's nice to know
:28:48. > :28:53.people are still coming through and it hasn't stopped. And to step into
:28:53. > :29:00.our line-up, world champions and Olympic champions, it was as if she
:29:00. > :29:04.was part of our team for months. And it looks good for men's
:29:04. > :29:10.endurance, especially if it goes to a four-woman team? Definitely.
:29:10. > :29:16.We're going to have to get used to that straightaway. When we have Jo,
:29:16. > :29:21.we start with a four straightaway. And what kind of form have you all
:29:21. > :29:27.come into the World Cup, given it is a short time since the Olympics.
:29:27. > :29:32.And you have an Omnium coming up, how are you feeling? Not great, to
:29:32. > :29:36.be honest. That was really hard, considering we went ten seconds
:29:36. > :29:41.slower than the Olympics. That wasn't great. But it's just being
:29:41. > :29:44.here and loving the home crowd. We have to enjoy it and have fun. And
:29:44. > :29:50.when it really means something we'll commit to it and actually,
:29:50. > :29:55.like, race. But for now, we just want to enjoy it. And the winning
:29:55. > :30:01.habit seems difficult to kick? definitely. To qualify second, it
:30:01. > :30:08.was like no! And Elinor, your first senior World Cup and we saw what it
:30:08. > :30:12.meant to you when you crossed the line? Yeah, I was really happy with
:30:12. > :30:17.that. I've learnt so much just training with these girls in the
:30:17. > :30:22.last couple of weeks. I've made so many improvements in such a short
:30:22. > :30:28.space of time. So it's hopefully the start of better things to come.
:30:28. > :30:34.When he last spoke to you, you'd just won the junior title in the
:30:34. > :30:40.time trial and now you're joining a very, very impressive team here.
:30:40. > :30:45.Was it imTim dating coming here? Yes, massively. But I just have to
:30:45. > :30:49.take the positives out of it. I was never going to look good against
:30:49. > :30:54.Olympic and world champions, but I just had to take on board their
:30:54. > :31:00.knowledge and learn from the experience. You looked good from
:31:00. > :31:04.where we were sitting. What was it like taking that podium? Yes,
:31:04. > :31:10.really happy. The girls said they were ten seconds slower than
:31:10. > :31:17.they've ever been, but I went ten seconds faster than I've ever been,
:31:17. > :31:21.so that's really good! You dragged them along. Can I just say hello to
:31:21. > :31:25.Jo and that we miss you loads. That's lovely and she sends her
:31:25. > :31:35.best wishes as well. Well done, girls. Thank you very much indeed.
:31:35. > :31:39.
:31:39. > :31:44.In the men's team sprint it was Ed Clancy in that event. And he didn't
:31:44. > :31:49.do a bad job either, bringing the team home in second qualification
:31:49. > :31:59.place. It was Germany who had the fastest time and that will be the
:31:59. > :31:59.
:31:59. > :32:03.gold medal final. But first, the This is the race for France. France
:32:04. > :32:12.have a fantastic pedigree of results in this event being ten
:32:12. > :32:19.times the world champions and the hols have never won a medal of any
:32:19. > :32:23.colour -- Poles. That was possibly good timing,
:32:23. > :32:28.because by the time they got back to that pursuit mark and they
:32:28. > :32:32.cannot overlap at that point, he was right back on the wheel. Good
:32:32. > :32:37.technique from France. France have profited from the good start and
:32:37. > :32:47.now they're into the final 250 and the bronze will go to France.
:32:47. > :32:47.
:32:47. > :32:55.Poland will not come back from this. 44.803. Almost three-quarters of a
:32:55. > :32:58.second quicker than Poland. Poland fought valiantly there, but
:32:58. > :33:04.faded towards the end and the technique of France clearly
:33:04. > :33:08.superior as well. They will be smarting a little bit to be in the
:33:08. > :33:12.bronze medal ride-off, but...it is respectable at this level of
:33:12. > :33:22.competition. This is the final for the gold and
:33:22. > :33:24.
:33:24. > :33:34.silver medals. Germany starting on the home straight. Engler and
:33:34. > :33:34.
:33:34. > :33:39.Britain led off by Philip Hindes. Not a bad start by Hindes. Clancy
:33:39. > :33:44.fighting so is hard to stay on the wheels and I think he's managed it.
:33:45. > :33:52.Kenny is just laying off a little bit. He's closing up now. Oh, that
:33:52. > :33:56.looks close. 0.3 of a second separating them. Kenny the fastest
:33:56. > :34:02.second lap rider in the world. Can he bring them back on terms? It's
:34:02. > :34:09.close. It's 0.2. He's taken some back. That is a big ask that, 0.2
:34:09. > :34:17.in a single lap, but he's after it. Closing stages. Germany take it
:34:17. > :34:22.from Great Britain. On the line. The finishing times say Germany
:34:22. > :34:30.take gold. And Great Britain 44.175, take silver. You have to remember
:34:30. > :34:37.just a few months from that Olympic games you couldn't except too much
:34:37. > :34:42.of them now. This is the time to feel their way back into the racing
:34:42. > :34:48.circuit and try a few new things. But I think that was respectable.
:34:48. > :34:53.Yes, I agree with that. Congratulations. To see you come
:34:53. > :34:57.back on to the boards so quickly after the Olympics, having had a
:34:57. > :35:03.break and still put in a decent performance. And for you, it's
:35:03. > :35:08.great to see you upright out of the start? Yes, it was good to come
:35:08. > :35:16.back to racing again on a home track. It was fantastic. What do
:35:16. > :35:19.you make of your new man three? very handsome! He's doing well. I'm
:35:20. > :35:24.really happy with how he's doing and it should be good. How does it
:35:24. > :35:28.feel to be back on the boards and competing at a World Cup? Yeah,
:35:28. > :35:32.it's really good. We've just come back from a big break after the
:35:32. > :35:41.Olympics. It was quite hard to get the fitness back and, yeah, find
:35:41. > :35:47.the speed. But it's going well with the training. And great to get into
:35:47. > :35:53.that final, Jason. Nobody expected you to come here with the same form
:35:53. > :35:58.as the Olympics, but still a great performance. Are you happy with the
:35:58. > :36:02.way it's gone 1234? I'm happy with the way it came together. I think
:36:02. > :36:06.we've got a winning formula. I think we nailed it, and got it all
:36:06. > :36:12.there on the track, I'm just disappointed we weren't quick
:36:12. > :36:17.enough to win the gold. But, like I say, we got up and nailed it and Ed
:36:17. > :36:22.has dropped straight into the team there and made it look fairly easy,
:36:22. > :36:26.when a lot of people were excepting him to get dropped. But he made a
:36:26. > :36:30.good lap. These are all building blocks for the world championships,
:36:30. > :36:35.what do you think you have learned today? We need to do the same as
:36:35. > :36:41.today, but half a second quicker. That's it. We have two months to
:36:41. > :36:45.find half a second each. And a busy weekend for you? Yes, I'm riding
:36:45. > :36:51.everything this weekend. I'll just get stuck in and see what I can get
:36:51. > :36:57.out of it and hopefully there will be a few more medals. It's a brave
:36:57. > :37:04.man who comes into the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and takes up the
:37:04. > :37:09.third man position in the sprint. But it was never in doubt? I don't
:37:09. > :37:14.know. Qualifying went well. It almost felt, dare I say it, a
:37:14. > :37:20.little too easy to get on the wheel. But I ran out of legs on the last
:37:20. > :37:24.lap. So for tonight, I'll get a little bit more on the last lap to
:37:24. > :37:31.nudge the gear up a little bit and it was difficult to hang on to
:37:31. > :37:36.Jason on the last lap. But I enjoyed it. I have a different
:37:36. > :37:40.perspective than these two, coming to this, I've never rode
:37:40. > :37:46.international before. So I've had a great day. They've all been living
:37:46. > :37:50.like rock stars since the Olympics. But I think we had a decent start.
:37:50. > :37:55.We were never going to come and set the world on fire, but it is a good
:37:55. > :37:59.place to move on from here. We're used to the women's team winning
:37:59. > :38:06.the pursuit, but in different circumstances? Absolutely. The
:38:06. > :38:11.qualifier, they were lucky to get away with it. But lucky their fire
:38:12. > :38:16.power was such that they got into the final. They looked - cold-
:38:16. > :38:21.hearted facts, the mistakes they made, right, you shorten your turns
:38:21. > :38:25.and you do longer turns and they sorted it out and that's why they
:38:25. > :38:30.are as good as they are, because they know how to manage their
:38:30. > :38:36.weaknesses as well. And a new man came into the experienced men's
:38:36. > :38:42.sprint team as well. And I think he did OK? People don't realise that
:38:42. > :38:46.Ed has always straddled the fence between team and pursuit. If he
:38:46. > :38:53.really wanted to focus on it, he could be another Chris Hoy. He
:38:53. > :39:00.could be that good. I think he did a fantasticic job and it's God to
:39:00. > :39:06.see someone experiment like that as well. Now, Ed Clancy was entered
:39:06. > :39:16.into the Omnium as well. It is essentially a decathlon for bikes.
:39:16. > :39:21.Here are the events. We'll catch up with the first two events.
:39:21. > :39:31.Jonathan Dibben is making his debut in the world. He posted the fastest
:39:31. > :39:35.
:39:35. > :39:43.time at that point and ultimately Glen o 'Shea is probably the
:39:43. > :39:53.favourite here in Glasgow. O'Shea burst away to win the final
:39:53. > :39:54.
:39:54. > :39:59.sprint, however, there are 12spints over this race. And it it was the
:39:59. > :40:06.Ukraineian who led after the first events. The final race of the day
:40:06. > :40:11.for the Omnium was the elimination race. It's a bunched race and they
:40:11. > :40:18.sprint every two laps. And they get eliminated until there are two left.
:40:18. > :40:22.And then it's a sprint to the line. Dibben has been caught napping.
:40:22. > :40:32.Come on, you have to react to this. Trying to find a way in the lower
:40:32. > :40:36.
:40:36. > :40:41.part of the track. No, that's it. He's out.
:40:41. > :40:51.Well, he did well to last this morning, to be honest. He's shaking
:40:51. > :40:54.
:40:54. > :40:59.his head. But he's here to learn. Welte says thank you very much,
:40:59. > :41:06.he's been given another life because somebody else dropped out.
:41:06. > :41:13.And he will-sur-siv. And other riders have been caught napping at
:41:13. > :41:20.the back. -- survive. That was Moto of Japan.
:41:20. > :41:25.Oh, I don't know. It was Beer of Switzerland. He was coming through
:41:25. > :41:35.so fast into a gap that didn't exist he nearly caused a crash
:41:35. > :41:42.
:41:42. > :41:48.Welte once again is right at the back. And I can't believe he has
:41:48. > :41:54.lasted to long. But no, there he goes. Seven riders left and O'Shea
:41:54. > :42:02.from Australia comes to the front. We haven't talked about him at all.
:42:02. > :42:07.No, he's just ridden a sensible race all the way through.
:42:07. > :42:13.Liss is right at the back and he needs to move on and he's doing
:42:13. > :42:23.that. That's perfect finaling. they try and keep really tight to
:42:23. > :42:24.
:42:24. > :42:32.keep the others penned in to keep them safe. That was the rider from
:42:32. > :42:39.Hong Kong, a former world champion. Oh, Hashi MoT o has been shown as
:42:39. > :42:49.out there. Getting to the business end now of
:42:49. > :43:05.
:43:05. > :43:09.It was definitely the rider from Hong Kong that time.
:43:10. > :43:17.Well, the World Champion is just watching over his shoulder every
:43:17. > :43:22.time. He's riding very well. Very skillful, O'Shea, that's why
:43:22. > :43:29.he's the World Champion. Now then, who is going to be out this time?
:43:29. > :43:37.You can see the fatigue, can't you? Charging down the strait for the
:43:37. > :43:43.line - oh, I reckon that's the rider from Kazakhstan.
:43:43. > :43:47.And we're down to four. Just two more selections before the
:43:47. > :43:52.final sprint. The world champion rider from the Exchequer Republic,
:43:52. > :43:55.one from Spain and one from Germany and O'Shea trying to keep them on
:43:55. > :44:01.his shoulder. It's the man from Germany in the hot seat at the
:44:01. > :44:09.moment and that's Liss. He has some work to do here. This 20-year-old
:44:09. > :44:15.and he's not going to do it. Liss from Germany is out.
:44:15. > :44:20.Well, you wouldn't bet against the World Champion now, would you?
:44:20. > :44:25.He's ridden a good race in second position there, but he just got
:44:25. > :44:31.caught napping himself there, actually. He's a class act and he's
:44:31. > :44:41.oozing confidence and a stall yar performance here in the final day -
:44:41. > :44:51.
:44:51. > :44:56.Now, who will it be in this final sprint? The 32-year-old from Spain.
:44:56. > :45:06.It's suddenly turned into a match sprint now.
:45:06. > :45:08.
:45:08. > :45:12.Well, the Czech rider started in third position.
:45:12. > :45:21.I'm not sure whether they're trying to cross the line first or not
:45:21. > :45:29.cross the line second. A good move by Eloriaga.
:45:29. > :45:34.Very good. Good riding by the Spanish rider. He adds that one to
:45:34. > :45:44.his tally of nine. So he will go into the clubhouse with ten points
:45:44. > :45:57.
:45:57. > :46:05.The World Champion, O'Shea, has got 17 in fourth place.
:46:05. > :46:10.Jonathan Dibben at the moment 11th. Well, Jess Varnish still had the
:46:10. > :46:17.500 m time trial to go, a test of explosive strength against the
:46:17. > :46:23.clock and the fastest time wins. Vogel of Germany against the
:46:23. > :46:28.Netherlands and it's the power of Vogel, a former junior World
:46:28. > :46:33.Championon from London that we except to lead in the early stages.
:46:33. > :46:43.-- expect to lead in the early stages.
:46:43. > :46:48.
:46:48. > :46:54.A good start by Vogel. The rider from Hong Kong looks to be in a
:46:54. > :46:59.position to maintain the lead as these two are slower. Vogel comes
:46:59. > :47:08.home to become the new leader and it was all completed in that second
:47:08. > :47:14.lap. So it is now Vogel who has pushed Wai Sze Lee down into second
:47:14. > :47:18.spot. After Olympic success there are all
:47:18. > :47:28.sorts of other things happening in your life, so perhaps she is not on
:47:28. > :47:33.
:47:34. > :47:39.top form, but it was a really quick Spain versus Great Britain. Away
:47:39. > :47:45.they go. Two laps of the track and Jess Varnish would dearly love to
:47:45. > :47:50.win this one. Well, she would. She worked well out of the gate and
:47:50. > :47:56.chose a low gear to give her good acceleration. She may pay for it a
:47:56. > :48:00.bit later on, but it got her out of the gate fast.
:48:01. > :48:08.A little bit of work to do here in the second 50. What can she do?
:48:08. > :48:14.Half a lap to go for Jess Varnish, she is clearly ahead of the
:48:14. > :48:23.opponent but what will she stop the clock at? Third place at the moment.
:48:23. > :48:28.34. 809..I'm A little surprised by that, but she may have some more to
:48:28. > :48:35.give. I'm not sure how pleased she will be with that ride. Did the
:48:35. > :48:45.team sprint take it out of her a bit? Maybe so. It may be hard to
:48:45. > :48:45.
:48:45. > :48:49.refocus for this event. You see how close she is managing to keep to
:48:49. > :48:54.what we call the sprinter's line at the bottom of the track, the
:48:54. > :49:02.shortest possible distance. So it could be that Varnish will be
:49:02. > :49:12.squeezed out of the medals as this competition runs its distance.
:49:12. > :49:23.
:49:23. > :49:28.A good start by Claire there. A little bit of strapping on her leg.
:49:28. > :49:36.You put a lot of strain on muscles during this event. We knew this
:49:36. > :49:43.would be a ding dong heat. Panarina is a good sprinter. And she is
:49:43. > :49:50.leading. She's right on the pace of the rider from Hong Kong, could she
:49:50. > :50:00.threaten the time of Vogel from Germany? Panarina is the new leader
:50:00. > :50:15.
:50:15. > :50:21.with a finishing time of 34.121, Very powerful, very strong,
:50:21. > :50:29.Panarina, a good sprinter. Technically not great at all in the
:50:29. > :50:39.opening metres, it's just sheer guts and courage, isn't it?
:50:39. > :50:54.
:50:54. > :51:00.The middle section is where she Away we go for the two-lap time
:51:00. > :51:06.trial, representing Russia Anastasia Voynova and representing
:51:06. > :51:12.Spain Calvo. It's the Russian gritting her teeth and trying to
:51:12. > :51:17.hold off the challenge of the rider from Spain. Oh, it's close, but the
:51:17. > :51:22.Russian is ahead. That's a very good opening. That's a very good
:51:22. > :51:29.start. In fact, that's the quickest 250 we've seen and I said I
:51:29. > :51:35.couldn't see anyone toppling Panarina. Oh, right at the end, it
:51:35. > :51:41.went to the rider from Spain! 34.45.1. So she clawed it back in
:51:41. > :51:47.the second lap, but she was just a thousandth of a second faster than
:51:47. > :51:57.Voynova and it means the rider from Spain gets the bronze medal.
:51:57. > :52:02.And Jess Varnish finishes sixth. And Lee from Hong Kong was poised
:52:02. > :52:07.to get a medal and in the space of 30 seconds, she was moved out to
:52:07. > :52:12.fifth. That's a huge effort of the rider
:52:12. > :52:16.from Spain and it elevated her into the bronze medal position.
:52:16. > :52:26.Germany's Christina Vogel on the podium as well for the silver.
:52:26. > :52:34.
:52:34. > :52:42.Our final race is the men's scratch race. A simple one this, a quick
:52:42. > :52:50.blast over 50 kilometres. That's 60 laps. Simon Yatse rides for Britain.
:52:50. > :52:54.Here are the closing stages. Ten laps to go in the men's 60-lap
:52:54. > :53:01.scratch race. It's the rider from Germany that is bringing the
:53:01. > :53:07.peloton back up and that's Reinhardt. And the colours of green
:53:07. > :53:11.are on the front again. Well, I'll tell you who is well
:53:11. > :53:16.positioned at the moment in this race and that's young Yatse. He's
:53:16. > :53:21.just moving become to the front. We haven't' sewn him in the past few
:53:21. > :53:28.laps and that's a good thing, but he's kept in touch. He's at the top
:53:28. > :53:33.of the track at the moment. Tung is there again from Hong Kong. And the
:53:33. > :53:37.rider from y atrying to bring them across the gap. There could be a
:53:37. > :53:41.generally regrouping here. There's seven more laps to go. They're
:53:41. > :53:47.starting to think about the sprint now and that's the opportunity for
:53:47. > :53:57.those who can't sprint, it's their last attempt at getting away.
:53:57. > :53:58.
:53:58. > :54:02.Six laps to go in the men's 60-laps race. At the moment, the Australian
:54:02. > :54:07.rider is clear, and then Hong Kong and these two are trying to go away.
:54:07. > :54:11.But there is a big reaction at the front of the field and it's the
:54:11. > :54:15.Czech rub British that has come between them. He's trying to decide
:54:15. > :54:20.whether to commit and he has. He's coming around the outside and this
:54:20. > :54:24.is a really good move by him. He's decided this is his move and he's
:54:24. > :54:28.totally committed himself and he's roaring off the front here. He has
:54:28. > :54:36.some daylight, well, he'll have to get some more, because when the
:54:36. > :54:43.sprint starts they'll eat that distance up. This is Blaha from the
:54:43. > :54:49.Czech Republic being chased by Mueller. Are the medals going to go
:54:49. > :54:57.to these three? It's a perfect move, but also in the middle is the rider
:54:57. > :55:04.from Ukraine. They've started to wind up for the
:55:05. > :55:12.sprint and Blaha, can he hold out? He's left there on his own with two
:55:12. > :55:17.laps to go. Can he do it this? It's Martin Blaha, the 35-year-old from
:55:17. > :55:24.the Czech Republic. It's the bell now and here comes the charge from
:55:24. > :55:30.behind. Also looking good is Simon Yatse, they're sweeping past and
:55:30. > :55:36.all of a sudden it's all about the rider from Switzerland. He takes it
:55:36. > :55:43.on the line. Second is Ireland and third, we will wait for that to be
:55:43. > :55:50.confirmed. But it looked like Eefting and in fifth place, Simon
:55:50. > :55:58.Yatse. A good ride by him. He did do well. He was quite a long way
:55:58. > :56:04.back with three laps to go. But he made it up. But the rider from
:56:04. > :56:09.Switzerland, he just timed it perfectly. It was an all-in sprint
:56:09. > :56:16.there. He found the gap and went for it and committed to it and
:56:16. > :56:26.great timing from him. He profited from the rider from the Czech
:56:26. > :56:30.
:56:30. > :56:34.republic who surrendered and he So two golds and a silver from the
:56:34. > :56:41.British team on this first day. Chris, do you think the coach could
:56:41. > :56:45.be happy with that? I think so and I tend to look at it with the old
:56:45. > :56:50.British cycling hat on, not just for the golds, but what you can
:56:50. > :56:58.forecast for the future. Victoria Pendleton leaving, that was going
:56:58. > :57:04.to be a problem, but Jess Varnish is looking good and taking time off
:57:04. > :57:08.the sprint record, that's looking really great in the team pursuit.
:57:08. > :57:11.And Elinor Barker literally took a day off school and looked really
:57:12. > :57:17.great and was able to perform at the highest level. So there are a
:57:17. > :57:21.lot of positives in there. And this is looking good not just for the
:57:21. > :57:26.World Championships in a few months' time, but Rio in four
:57:26. > :57:30.years' time? It is. That's five new faces in here that's a lot for a
:57:30. > :57:36.squad and they did a really good job today. And I hope to sew more
:57:36. > :57:40.of that in the next couple of days. That's good furoreeo, but the World
:57:40. > :57:45.Championships are one month closer as well, so the result here will
:57:45. > :57:50.have a bearing on what will happen there. We're back at 8pm on the red
:57:50. > :57:56.button and the BBC website. It should be a fantastic watch. And