Glasgow - Days 2 and 3 Track Cycling World Cup

Historically Glasgow's east end has been dominated by Celtic Park, ho

to the green side of one of the greatest sporting rivalries. Now,

the magnificent Sir Chris Hoy velodrome as the City is up for the

Games. Given what happened in London, Glasgow may find itself

And they are absolutely flying, Great Britain. Great Britain are

the world champions. They are now the Olympic champions. They are on

fire. They are on fire! Here comes Chris Hoy. A new world record!

Kenny is the Olympic sprint champion. He wins the Gold Medal

and he has won in style. Victoria Pendleton has ignited a burners.

She is the Olympic champion. The gold medal is Great Britain's. They

come up to the line. Look at the time. A new world record. Laura

Trott is on fire. Victoria Pendleton has career ends on a

Sir Chris Hoy is with me. I get emotional watching that. How do you

feel? You can't beat a good montage. It is nice to have so many happy

memories. It is incredible to be here in Glasgow are the track and

see the crowd getting into it. It is a huge honour. It is named after

you. It must be Will it. Yes, it is weird being here and not competing.

Seen all of the guys, seeing the rivals and all the people I have

complete it with vigour as the years and not being in a Lycra. You

do miss it. You miss the adrenalin. You have not retired. No, not yet.

Ideally I'll be back for the Commonwealth Games. I am not

thinking too far ahead. I'm taking one step at a time. I am 37 in

March. One step at a time. I am off to Australia in December. That is

my first training since the Olympic Games. We were see what happens. I

will be building up towards 2014. Greg McLean was here, he's never

taken as much time off. Is there any chance you might decide you

don't want to do it? No chance I don't want to. My motivation is

there. It is literally when I can do it or not and physically able or

not. It is not a matter of the team, there are so many towns and riders

coming through. I want to go there to win. If I believe I Can do That

and I am able, I'll be there. That's the hard thing, the Olympic

Games... Had to pick yourself up, that's not easy. It's not that you

have to come... You have to come off the high, come down, let your

body recover and mentally... You have to make a strategy for the

next four years. I will not be in Rio but most of the guys in London

will be there. It is about pacing yourself. You want to be world

champion every year but... A busy afternoon ahead. This is what is

coming up on day three. The final Jason Kenny fell off yesterday and

Yesterday in the keirin we saw Jason Kenny fell off. It will be

interesting to get your view on what happened. It must be a

disappointment. Yes, he looks of He didn't quite have the gas to

come round. He came into far, touch the back will. Ice-pick to the

national coach and he said he was looking back inside to see why the

French rider was and took his eye off the German back wheel. We are

talking small margins. He came back down the inside and lost it. My

father has broken his collarbone. Jason was a surprise to he did not

get on top more easily. Jason has been very busy. He is not on the

same form he was. On Olympic form it would be a relatively

comfortable victory. Unfortunately he wasn't and off to care is going

Accidents can happen and it is hard to pick out a winner. The team

sprint with Ed Clancy try to step the wheels. He has managed it. That

was close. He managed to do it. Jason Kenny, the fastest second a

lap rider in the team sprint in the world. It is close! It is a big ask,

0.2 in a single race. The closing stages, Germany take it from Great

Ed Clancy said I am no Chris Hoy, not yet. He did fantastically well.

He is getting thrown into an event, the first 10 seconds he is

producing more power in the perils than ever before in its team

pursuit. He has a 10 weeks training to meet the transition. I think he

did incredibly well. It is a great hope for the future. He could

easily go back to to the seat if he didn't enjoy it so be as nothing to

lose this season. And he is a relatively keener road rider. Would

he want to do the weights which are necessary to become a true

sprinter? That is the key thing. If he starts in the gym, his speed and

power would suffer initially and it would take time. The decision was

not to put him on that route initially, put him on the track. If

he makes the transition properly he will spend a full winter or six

months developing the strength in the gym to transfer onto the track.

It would take 18 months to see that come to fruition. Ed is an amazing

sprint athlete. He has some endurance but exceptional speed and

powers of. He does have the ability and that is off the back of the

training. To you think this is him try to find a new motivation?

has always been a team player. He is an exceptional individual, he

could be a multi- gold medallist but chooses to put his focus on

team sprint. He thrives in that environment. I think he could

succeed at anything he turns his hand to. It is nice after the

intensity of the Olympics to have a change of focus. I did that after

Sydney, I was doing the first lap and then I went to the keirin for

training for Athens. Making a slight change can elongate your

career. Eddie is only 27. It is exciting. -- he is only 27. We were

on the track early on. We have some pictures of the being introduced to

the crowd. You look like a proud schoolboy. It was amazing. Some of

the crowd got on their feet. It is always a bit embarrassing, you

don't know what to do. It is an amazing feeling. Just to be here

and Philae see the facility. The building started as to seek it for

a major championship is special. Your career started in Scotland,

let's look at this. This is your Look at this, a sensational time!

It is it after untruthfully. first ever winner in the

Commonwealth Games to Scotland. Chris Hoy looking for the line.

Look at the time, fantastic! Chris Hoy is the world champion. Great

Britain take gold. To get two gold medals in 24 hours is unbelievable.

Chris Hoy it is the Olympic champion! The Commonwealth champion,

the world champion! Scotland take the gold. Chris Hoy takes it.

goes beyond my expectations. Chris Hoy is the world sprint champion.

Nobody is going to stop the flying Scot. Chris Hoy brings the team

home to take the gold medal. Chris Hoy of Great Britain takes gold.

has got it. Chris Hoy is the Olympic sprint champion. You try

and keep a lid on it but eventually it comes out. A Night to Remember.

The BBC Sports personality of the year 2008 is Chris Foy. To be

crowned Sports personality of the year it means so much. A thunderous

applause. The crowd are going absolutely mad. Gold medal for

Great Britain. A new world record. Chris Horley gets the gold medal in

the keirin. His 6th gold medal -- I am going to cry. You can have had

no idea what lay ahead Aviv. Not at all and to think I would still be

riding my bike in my mid-thirties, to make a living out of riding a

bike which was something I never thought would be possible. It

started out as a hobby. I love the sport and still do. It is amazing.

When you look back, some of those clips are so old, they should be

Those narrow frames! It is lovely to have such a nice memories and

your team mates from over the years. I am not retiring yet, but it is a

time in your career to look back and reflect. I am very proud and it

is nice to have these amazing memories. Victoria Pendleton has

retired which leaves an opportunity in the Sprint. Let's hear from

Becky James. How do you feel to be looked at as maybe the next

Victoria Pendleton? It is quite exciting. To live up to the

standard of anything she has done would be unbelievable. I am looking

forward to stepping in and getting the racing in. In the past I have

not had chances to go to the World Cup. Hopefully I'll get a chance to

race with the Jessica Varnish around the world. How frustrating

was it to watch the London Olympics? Obviously you enjoyed

your team-mates's gross excess? But there must be some mixed feelings.

After a accepted it, I'd just got back into training. Watching the

Olympics motivated my training, thinking how much I wanted to be

there some day. I was training with the boys constantly and they really

pushed me on. It was probably one of the most frustrating times of my

life, but to see everyone do so well was inspiring. How would you

compare yourself to Victoria, you have different physique, you are

much taller, how would you describe yourself? I don't really know what

to say. I want to be an all-round rider, I don't want to specialise

in one thing. I think I can aim for all three events. Jessica is a fast

rider over the lap, but she had Victoria in the other events. I am

not specialise to one certain thing. I think I'm an all-rounder. Among

stole the celebration of the Games, the one heartbreak story was

Jessica Varnish going away with the medal disqualification. But she has

a new partnership now, how do you see that shaping up? They have got

the potential to be world beaters. Jessica deserve to get something

for the four years of hard work. She performed very well, a personal

best at the Games. One of the heartbreaking moments in sport.

Hopefully in years to come she will realise that in a different context

and it will drive her honour. She has a great future, obviously with

Becky as well. She has been a junior world champion, Commonwealth

Games finalist. She really knows how to read a race well. It may

well push each other on and inspire each other. Victoria did not have

that through much of her career, she was on her own. It was cold as

a team and on Saturday they went sprint getting underway. It brings

together Becky James and Jessica Varnish. They qualified second and

third which means they were destined to meet at this stage of

the competition. The rider at the back here wearing the black and

white Helmand is a Becky James of Wales. -- helmet. I think we would

give the nod to Becky James as far of her as having a more sprint

experience. It must be quite refreshing for Jess FA wish to have

a change of scene. A full house begging here, and the two you were

looking at on the track already have won gold medal in their pocket

here from the competition having clinched the team's sprint. They

are racing against each other today. Two laps to go in semi-final number

two. Becky James content at the moment to stop her opponent and

wait for the opportunity to bounce. There is no messing about, they are

both accelerating. Great move there by Becky James, a former junior

world champion. The Welsh girl is on fire here. She is very young,

but she is maturing all the time. Down the finishing straight,

Jessica Varnish get sit on the line! She finally topples James on

the final launch for the line. was certainly interesting to watch.

We could see the experience of Becky James. Jessica Varnish did

not panic, she waited, accelerated down the back straight. She waited

until the final straight before pushing for home. Very well timed.

Here is a chance to see how the tactic developed. James using the

height, she went for the inside position. I did not think Jessica

Varnish had the firepower to get on terms with James. They are so

evenly matched her looking at that qualifying time, but she played it

so well in the backstreets. -- it race won, Jessica Varnish. Res two

of the second semi-final of the women's sprint. A brilliant display

of acceleration by Jessica Varnish. Becky James at the front here, the

Welsh git -- girl got a silver in in this competition. You have to

remember these two have been in competition to get that teams

banned place with the Victoria Pendleton. Jessica Varnish is 22 on

Monday. If she could win this competition that that would be a

wonderful birthday present. These are the likely two that will

represent Britain in Rio. Two laps to go, the second semi-final of the

women's sprint. It is an all- British affair. Becky James leading

at the moment. Jessica Varnish brimming over with confidence.

Becky James is trying to control takes the second one! We will have

come into play. James managed to control that race very well indeed.

She did not give Jessica Varnish the chance to accelerated down that

back straight. I wonder how much energy it will take out of both of

these riders having to go to three, when the other two tidy their semi-

finals up in two. It was a determined effort by James. She

wanted another race, she wanted to take it to a decider. The two

then Becky James took race two. Jessica Varnish has probably got a

slightly bigger engine. Becky James 20-year-old representing Great

Britain. Her team-mate, Jessica Varnish. The winner of this clash

will going to the final and race cannot let James control the race.

Varnish looks as though she wants to ride from the front. She feels

as though this is her best chance. There is work to do here for Becky

James. Varnish settling down to the job in hand. On the line, Jessica

Varnish wins and goes through to the final. There was no hesitation

that there from Becky James. She gave her an awful lot of rope, and

in the end it was just too much. She was closing, but her timing was

out. Varnish, obviously fully confident she could hold off James

for a full lap. High am surprised by that one. I really am. James

gave her a lot of distance. The street it is 10m longer. There we

are. Jessica Varnish very happy with that result. They are great

friends. It is all about what to Jessica Varnish can do when she

shapes up against the German. Two competitors here riding in races

the competitor from Hong Kong. A great opportunity for Becky James

to get a medal. She was only just beaten here by Jessica Varnish. It

was a close-fought thing. She needs to try and get in control here.

They know each other well. Becky James lost 2-1 to her in Colombia.

I do think the young rider from Wales can take her competitor to

the limit. James takes it on the line! That crouching familiar style

of her as. Sharp acceleration, but she did not need that to there. She

was able to accelerate at her own pace. You're going there long way

round to get around to a competitor. In the home straight, you're

effectively going downhill. That was a great win for Becky James.

She has an excellent chance of waiting to come out of the

slipstream. Using the slight downhill on the finishing straight

to get herself in front. Jess Varnish is racing against the

former junior world champion, Kristina Vogel. Kristina Vogel

leads off on the inside. Kristina Vogel is an Olympic gold medallist.

Jess Varnish is fired up for this one. She rode strongly in the semi-

final. I think she will stretch Kristina Vogel. Kristina Vogel has

a lot of experience in this event. She is on great form. Jess Varnish

has a battle on her hands. She has had to work hard to get here.

Kristina Vogel is a former junior world champion. She knows she has

the ability. Different styles of sprinting. Jess Varnish is a

typical 500 metres star rider, likes to go for a long sprint.

Kristina Vogel keepy control by -- ridden. Kristina Vogel is too

quick for her. The German takes it. A good tactical move by Jess

Varnish but left itself with too much to do. Kristina Vogel made it

look like she was at full tilt. spirited effort by Varnish. As they

come to the line, she closed it significantly. Three-quarters of a

bike length. This is race two in victory is going to elevate her

confidence. It gives you owe her bit of conference to take some

the last 24 months. She took bronze Abergavenny. She is growing in

confidence all the time, a talented trying to encourage her to lead out

Kong to take it on. James is settling down to try and come round.

Can she do it? No, no, it was tight. Race took goes to Hong Kong. --

was very small. It just wasn't enough. Tactics are critical here.

This was the builder. I thought the fact Lee stalled a little bit. She

hesitated. But the difference. She waited and waited and launched a

little bit later. -- that's the lulling her into a false sense of

security. We now have to go it engine she's been developing. There

was a technical infringement but the fall was there. She is really

going to have to pull everything out here to beat the German. She

needs to keep control of the race. Kristina Vogel is the pure sprinter.

Varnish, we saw in the semi-final, is the pure sprinter. Just Varnish

is a powerful. She is very very strong. They are pushing and

shoving him. Varnish gets to the front. She must feel confident she

can lead this out. She would try to stop the German using the speeches

got. She will try and intimidate her. Varnish is gambling on the

long one. Kristina Vogel try to ExCel right. Yes, she wins. The

Varnish is getting the silver and Kristina Vogel gets the gold. The

victory salute. She worked at the tactics and tried but it didn't

bigger engine and were confident to win from either front or back.

There we are, the German rolling onto the line. She wins gold.

won the decider. Becky James won the first race. It will be about

tactics. They have been so evenly matched in the competition. It is

about getting the tactics just right. A slight mistake on timing

by Becky James or an improvement by Lee changed the results. It is

going to be close. Very little to choose between them. Can a Becky

James at the Proms to the silver Jess Varnish has already won? --

by the looks of it. Discouraging Becky James from going for the long

one. The same tactics. One and a quarter laps to go. They are

beginning to get it is turning. Lee in the whites, a tactical move by

James. Becky James said thank you, I take the invitation. You need

courage and bravery to do that. Here she comes. The bronze medal

goes to Becky James. Brilliantly written, tactically astute. That

was a gutsy move. She did not hesitate. Lee was shocked for an

instant. An instant is all it took. Some fantastic reactions. Seizing

the opportunity, absolutely commitment to go for the gap. She

kept the height coming in to the final lap. She had the extra

acceleration. A smile to melt your heart. Spellbinding action. It was

a spellbinding move. You can see the height she has got. She waited

for Lee to glance back and dived underneath. It was all the

opportunity she needed. It was tactics but decided. But really was

a fantastic news. The outcome changed in the blink of an eye.

James took the opportunity, accelerated away. It's all over.

Because she came underneath she got extra height to come down the track

with extra acceleration. That was great. There's a big representation

from the James dynasty here. That from the James dynasty here. That

will please them. That move got eight nods of approval. That was

gutsy. When you watch the video it looks straightforward, go for the

gap but when you're racing on the track and it is a split-second

decision you realise if you make that it is all or nothing. It could

have been a clash, she might have fallen off or been blocked. She did

it and its debt. When you start a race, you have a plan beforehand

but then you have to change it depending on what happens. Yes, you

can the complicate the sprint. It is best to keep it simple. That is

what the coach is said to me. Anything can happen, you can have a

plan, you can draw the line, you can know roughly what to starts as

but you have to be flexible to have a change of position in the heat of

the moment. Often it is instinctive and Becky has the instincts.

surprise was the fact it was Jess Varnish who got the gold medal

right. Not a surprise because they are so evenly matched. But he does

have a history of racing well at this level at Commonwealth Games

and in previous events. Jess is so fast. She has the acceleration, the

straight line speed. Jess is still a razor. She has the ability. It

has all been about team sprint until the Olympic Games. It was

hard to call. You would never have been able to pick one or the other.

They were evenly matched. I know it is done and dusted but it seems a

shame that the rules have changed. You felt foul of it, the individual.

Might it be changed? You never know with the UCI, the governing body,

it is not too controversial to say they do not represent the wishes

and believes of many of the riders they are supposed to represent.

They often make decisions out of the blue without any consultation

with the riders. You look at an event but the sprint and it doesn't

encourage young riders to come through. Most nations have one or

rider who is favourite for the Games, me and Jason had a battle

for the spot, Jason got it deservedly so. But what about the

others? They have to wait until someone retires until they can step

into the shoes. It is frustrating for younger athletes and does not

help the sport developed by not giving the younger athletes a

chance. Thankfully we do have younger riders coming through and

you never know. Maybe you have a career with the use the I! A busy

weekend for Jess and Becker. Now, one bronze in the keirin in her

career. Jess Varnish of Great Britain will be in high spirits

this morning. She secured a silver medal in the Sprint last night.

They had some issues with the Tinne The maximum speed in the women's

Keirin, just slightly lower than though it is just the heats,

building for this afternoon's finals. The pace lifting all a time,

the drone of the engine is getting slightly louder. The speed is

getting quicker all the time. Three laps to go in heat of one of the

women's Keirin. This is the first round. They have got just over one-

and-a-half laps to sort it out for stops the first moves are starting

to develop. The middle of the pack is the place to be right now.

Jessica Varnish has some work to do, but a gap has opened up for her.

First two go through by rights. Here is an early move by a leaf

Hong Kong. Jessica Varnish finishing second. She moves into

the next round by right. That was strong. Varnish almost got into a

little bit of trouble but found her way back around the outside. A late

challenge came, we can see that in the shot. Varnish made the right

move, but the danger was coming on her own side. The judges are so

strict now, constantly watching the lines. People moving off the line,

cannot be construed as getting in the wake of the rider. There is the

first two are going to the final by rights. Britain represented by

that is Jessica Varnish. Can Becky James joined her? There is another

factor in this racing. Most of these competitors have done a lot

of racing already. It is about who recovers well over the course of

the three days. There are tired legs in there. There certainly are.

And Becky James won herself a bronze medal last night. She is

happy to be an almost last position at the moment. Nothing really

happens on until the daily swings out of the way. There is plenty of

time yet. Becky has already got one gold medal in her pocket from the

competition here, that came on day one in the Sprint. Can the two

British competitors make it through to the next round of that Keirin?

Four more laps to go. Starting to move up than in anticipation.

laps to go in heat two, round one of the women's Keirin. Becky James

moving up into second position. James looking as if she would like

to get into the front position but the rider from Russia will not let

her. She is in a difficult position. You have to make a choice, on the

front or on the wheel. She is being held at the moment. The rider from

position she will qualify. James takes it on the line. A great

finish by her. The Russian will join her. She is clearly in great

shape. She spent a lot of time on the outside riding in the wind. The

confidence of was that there. The Spaniard coming over the top was

perfect for her. She even had the legs to come around on the line.

Looking good for this afternoon. Certainly. This is where Becky

James profited from the fact the Spanish woman went early and she

had a youth we look to a map. was almost scripted for her there.

winning. This means that two British competitors are through to

the next round. Three laps to go in the third and final heat of round

one of the women's Keirin. It is the first two to qualify and the

good news is, the two riders from fire, Kristina Vogel, who won the

gold medal last night. She is dictating the terms here. The

German is going to take it. She goes through to the next round

cleanly. The other qualifier is The men sprint is underway. It was

not straightforward for a Chris's It is a new track with dust on it

and I believe some writers have been having problems with the

sleepiness. This was the restart. A bit of a slip Mayor, but you can

see his tyre has actually come off hanging off. There is no way you

can hold that, I am impressed he lasts that long. Essentially, it is

a tubes so none was in the tyre and stuck on by glue. Sometimes they

pop off and that is what happened there. That is am not a nice fall,

he landed on his head. He landed with full force. He will feel that

in the morning. Two aborted attempts in that round of 16. We

can now catch up with what happened when they tried it, third-time

lucky hopefully for Phil Heinz. Heat seven of the men sprint. The

bulls are quite simple here. It is these two riders trying to sort

this out. They have both had a crash. I have noticed Philip Hindes

has the same clothing on, they are full of holes. He has chosen to

keep the same clothing on. There is a lot of dust as well. I wonder if

that is responsible for a very slippery track. Philip Hindes on

the front, wary of his opponent. Probably the more experienced of

the two when it comes to the sprint. They have both been in the war

years. At least that part of it is even. The prize at stake is a place

in the quarter-finals. Philip Hindes looking to gather himself to

That was eight mistake by Philip Hindes. He did everything right, he

kept moving, he just carried on a quarter of a lap too far. His

opponent it took the initiative. said earlier that we felt the rider

from the Czech Republic was the most experienced. Philip Hindes is

certainly quite. He was drafted in last minute for the Olympic Games.

He does have a lack of experience in the sprint event, but that is

why he is here. A man that can write 17.24 the sprint event has

the potential to develop. He did Disappointment for Philip Hindes

there. The guys in commentary talking about his inexperience.

spoke to one of the coaches earlier on it who said that if he learns

from all the mistakes he has made this weekend, he will be an expert.

To be fair to him, it has been a massive build up to become Olympic

champion aged 19 and then have this short period to get back into

training and be thrown into the deep end. It is all new experience

for him, he has made a couple of mistakes and he has fallen off. But

he has this four year period to hopefully branch out a little bit.

Two potentially become a sprint or a Keirin rider. It has changed his

life. He was born and raised in Germany, his dad is English. He has

now come back to the UK, three years ago, and he has been an

integral part and one of the reasons we won the gold medal in

the team sprint. He came in and improved so quickly. To do 17.2

seconds at that age, usually you have to do years of strength

training and development to produce that. It is hard to predict how far

he could go. His talent seems unending if he can just keep his

head on and focused. Talk about that rivalry between Jessica at and

Becky, potentially with Jason and Philip Hindes? Absolutely. There

are numerous guys in the system up coming through the who we could be

talking about in a very short space of time. Jason needs that upward

pressure from the younger guys, like I had when I was trying to

keep myself going. It is important, In terms of your mentoring role, do

you take that very seriously, or you focusing on Chris Hoy, rider in

your own right? A little bit of both. I always tried to do what

Dames McLean did for me. It wasn't really the coaching infrastructure,

that there is now. I was very lucky to have Jason and Craig, they were

faster, more able and more experienced, and I could learn from

them. I tried to do the same. It's tough, these guys are fighting for

your spot. You do all you can to help them, but you make sure that

you are sorted first. Let's go to our first allied action, the men's

sprint semi-finals. The man next to Good afternoon to Hugh Porter. You

are looking fine, gentleman. Looking forward to the action?

certainly am, a fantastic mix of disciplines, Laura Trott is flying

around here. We had a duty semis final situation. -- we have a duty

semi-final situation. We have the Keirin to look forward to, we have

Jess Varnish, all in all I think it will be a good afternoon. These two

Germans are very strong in the sprint? We could be looking at the

final. Unfortunately, because all the way they qualified, they are up

against each other now. It will be for the first semi-final. It could

be a good tussle. Robert Forster man has muscles on his muscles. He

Dimitriev, the Russian. He was 5th in the Sprint in London. He's been

around a bit. I think you have to favour the masterly German, here.

He looks like he's wearing a muzzle suit, like you get for a fancy-

dress party. Chris Hoy will probably make a

comment about him. If my memory serves me correctly, I think it was

him that jumped away from him when they met in Manchester, he got the

better of the great Kris Boyd. Denis Dimitriev is leading at the

moment. About 26 years of age, Forstemann, the masterly German

glides away from the opposition and that leads the team sprint one

available. Very, very strong. A very different line of development.

If you watch the British sprinters, they are much finer. Still very

powerful builds, but the Germans have a real power development

approach to these games. It seems to be working well. They certainly

do their work in the gym. Some heavy squatting. Forstemann first

wins round one. Race two, they are going to bring out Stefan

Boetticher of Germany. Chris Hoy gave me the heads upon this fellow,

about 12 months ago. He said, watch this guy, he has a big future. He

beat Forstemann on the way. He is starting to reflect class and speed.

He has opposition from Spain, the third quickest in the time trial.

Of course, Stefan Boetticher of Germany has won gold medal, having

won the Keirin yesterday. Germans, I can't see how anybody is

German. They have real strength in depth, the sprinting squad. In the

run-up to the Olympic Games, they really stepped up their game. They

are carrying on the momentum after the Olympics. The old double straps,

for the sprinting. No desire to halt the fat, or an clip. -- pull

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds

after the Olympics. No unnecessary qualification, this morning. Just

100 shy of going inside the ten- second mark. He's in good form, in

curious form, the young German. Some fast sprinting, for this point

in the calendar. I mentioned it several times, after the Olympic

Games, there can be a lull while people reorganise themselves. They

are getting themselves back into this new track season. Some of the

against it, here. What we have seen in the preliminary rounds, we

forecast after the time trial round but we thought it would be an all-

German final. I'd be very surprised if it isn't. The pace is just

beginning to lift. Still looking for the surprise attack. Just

wondering if the German is going to I think that will play into the

hands of the German. On to the shoulder. Stefan Boetticher of

Germany, at a canter. It's hard to know what he could do. He wanted to

be in second position, he was happy Germany. He gets the bit between

his teeth and there is no stopping a big thighs. Forstemann?

They are, they are like nothing anybody had ever seen before. I

think it is exaggerated because of his height, his legs are quite

short and it emphasises the cartoon nature of his thighs. He tried a

bit of a march at the World Championships, right from the gun

he just went, rather than this cat- and-mouse? Yes, nice of you to

mention that(!) Thanks for bringing that up. He beat you? The first

round of the world championships, 2010. Normally it is nice and

steady, there is some cat and mouse. He literally just went on the gun

for three laps. He had a big gap of about 40 metres on me. I slowly got

it back but I didn't catch him. I had to go back, and it messed up my

world championships. You make that mistake once, you're always aware

of it from then on. Jason Kenny did the same in the world championships

in Melbourne. He did beat him, but he was relegated for flicking out.

We are going to turn our thoughts to the omnium, which means the

appearance of Victoria -- Laura Trott. Although Victoria Pendleton

might be in Strictly Come Dancing, Laura Trott has The X Factor.

knows what is at stake. A gold medal is going to be for Laura

Trott! It went down to the wire! seems no time at all since we were

in the Olympic Velodrome. What is the focus now? Has it been

difficult to motivate yourself? feel like motivation was not a

problem for me. I wanted to get back on the bike. I was missing his

after the Games. You almost crave it, it is an everyday thing for me.

Now, this isn't a target, this is just going to enjoy the home crowd,

new track. With the new team, as well, which we have not put on the

track before. That will be good. The main target, I want to win

worlds again. I want to get the titles that I'm going for. Then we

are looking forward to the Commonwealth Games, that is the

first stepping stone, and then onto Rio. And your first visit to

Scotland, shame on you, not coming here before! Looking at your

schedule, you are going to be busy. You are writing the omnium and it

is the kind of event that you add on as a result of your training for

the team pursued. Where do you think you are as far as the omnium

is concerned? -- team pursuits. Form comes with team pursuit. I

normally judge how well I'm going to do on how that goes. We are not

in world record shape, far from it. It's just about getting the best

ride there. The omnium, for me, it is about having fun. Just going out,

enjoying my bike racing and learning from what I didn't do at

the Games. Although I won, it wasn't a perfect scenario. I went

into the last rites, -- race, well behind where I should have been. So

I just want to do new things, try things and see what happens. This

isn't the target, the worlds is. To do new things here is only going to

help me. She really is a superstar. So much so that her boyfriend,

Jason Kenny, has one more gold medal and he says he is referred to

as Laura Trott's boyfriend! have to feel sorry for him, he is

the plus one everywhere he goes. But she is a superstar already. The

crowd love her. They see their way that she responds, the way that she

races, 1920 years of age, she has the world at her feet.

certainly has. We are talking about her taking over from Victoria

Pendleton as the Queen of the track, she is that already. Yes, she has

the same number of medals as Victoria Pendleton, so she is one

of the big names on the world track cycling stage. In case you have

forgotten, the omnium is multi events on a bike. We are going to

see the scratch race and time trial later. Let's catch up with the

rolling with the 250 metres flying lap. The time was enough to give

her 4th place after this first event. The fastest time was Ashlee

Ankudinoff of Australia. Next, the points race. Britain's Olympic

champion won one of the Olympic sprints and she was in close

attendance for a couple more. The final sprint was won by Ankudinoff.

The Australian is bringing some good form in today's Glasgow World

Cup. She narrowly leads the field after those first two disciplines.

for the British Colors, she is wearing the world championship

jersey which is the world omnium champion. That is the ultimate

tizzy to wear. It's the white jersey with rainbow stripes. --

the rider from Finland is the first to be eliminated. Well, that was

easy. That is the 29-year-old from Finland. That was easy to spot.

don't think it will stay like that for the entire race at all. She is

out. At the moment, she is last in the omnium. She had an 18th place

and she is way out of the standings. Now it's the rider from Spain in

trouble. I'm quite surprised, because she is a very good rider.

It is actually the rider from Hong there. Two riders are eliminated

already. It is almost to a gentle start, they haven't really got

fired up yet. Ashlee Ankudinoff will have to work. She is moving,

she saw the danger. Is she going to get through? We have got a crash!

Now umber eight team, the German is out. -- number 18. The riders will

be asked to ride above the blue. That is a heavy fall. You can just

Manning the coach holding up Laura Trott. He was the leader of man for

the team pursued for many years. Olympic Commonwealth and world

champion. And he is proving to be a very good coach. I think he is the

most successful coach for a Team GB of all times. I bet he never

thought he would end as the coach. He got a degree in geology, but he

is now all a brilliant coach. a non- neutralised Lapper again as

everybody battles to get themselves at the front. -- lap. Once again,

it is the fastest lap we have seen. It is the Italian at the back who

finds her weight on the outside. It is Ryan of either -- Island, she

may get through here. Ryan is boxed in at the bottom. It will be

difficult to get out of that. People want to hold to their so

they can control the pace and use you as cannon fodder. Ryan of

Ireland is the first eliminations. Number 22. In case you did not

catch the men event at last night, the light on the handlebars flash

when they are out to make sure they know when to leave the race. Who is

it going to be this time? The pressure at the back of the field

is almost intolerable. It looks like the rider from Belarus,

Tatsiana Sharakova. No, I think it is the 34. Was it? I think it was.

Yes. But it is the rider from Thailand. She knows. Now the

American is in a little bit of trouble here. I am quite surprised

the way it Ashlee Ankudinoff is riding. She must be brimming over

with confidence. Laura Trott is at the front. Mexican out this time, I

think. Yes. Laura Trott in a perfect position, second position,

she has got some shelter and plenty of room to manoeuvre. Ashlee

Ankudinoff riding at the back, very strange. The American Higgins in

the hot seat. There is nowhere to go. That looked like number elevens.

The Spanish rider. Yes. The field thinning out. Still, the 21-year-

old Australian riding this from the back. An amazing tactic. Just

moving up on cue. Tatsiana Sharakova is doing a fantastic job

for Laura Trott. Raising the pace. Higgins could be in trouble this

time. I think it is that the French woman. The same thing again, in the

middle of the pack, it tries to squeeze forward and finds there is

no room. And now it is the rider from Poland in a perfect position.

The American again, she is making hard work of this. We have seen

Laura Trott read like this remember. We thought she was in trouble when

in actual fact she had it completely under control. It is the

rider from the Czech Republic. And we are thinning down the field.

Ashlee Ankudinoff moves up and the American is still sitting at the

back. Maybe they had been studying the Laura Trott Guide! Higgins at

the back, on the inside of her his Tatsiana Sharakova of. These two

are duelling for the back positions. Tatsiana Sharakova looks to be the

victim this time, but can she move up the outside? Yes, and it is

Higgins. Finally, the American it is eliminated. It is a game you can

only play for so long. Laura Trott has taken it on it now. What

strange how she got in her legs? Pretty good, this is the time to

make a move its. Not much more than ten laps to go now. Trott is riding

well. The Venezuelan is out. think she might have been

disqualified for being off the track. Seven left. Laura Trott

dictating this, keeping them on her shoulder. The Queen of the

Elimination contest. On the inside, the Australian, Chris, that is not

good. She is in a box and will have to come round the long way. It was

tight, she did. Laura Trott has ridden this in a different way than

usual. She has barely been out of the top two. Again, Ashlee

Ankudinoff is at the back. She must be very confident. Laura Trott is a

little bit swamped there. She is checking over her shoulder. Again,

nemesis go out. Laura Trott is under pressure. But with a little

bit of acceleration she just moves up the side and the crowd love it.

Was that the Australian? It was Alex macro --! This could turn the

overall positions upside down. Tatsiana Sharakova is still in

there. She could become the new leader if she can remain in the

race. This is an important sprint. Tatsiana Sharakova does not have

the legs! We are down to three. did a lot of work earlier on in the

race, perhaps she is paying the And this is the one she would love

to get. It is her favourite event. Here she comes! She has got the

measure of the other athletes. It is going down to two. The Russian

has conceded. And that is the final sprint. It is our Laura Trott

verses the world scratched champion of from Poland. -- world scratched

Laura Trott wins and gets a standing ovation. Laura Trott, the

world champion. A lovely piece of riding. That one she wrote first

and second position all the way through. -- rode. We have now got a

tyre for the first position thanks to that. -- a tie. And she has her

key event to come at the end. used to say it was Queen Victoria.

And when she retired I said, Stepaside, here comes the Lady in

Waiting. Look at that smile, one day to go. Laura Trott has

elevated herself up to fourth, one. Shy of the medal positions. Here

the first event of the third day. She loves the time trial here. The

Flying Lap and the pursuit, this is her at her strongest. A indeed.

This actually was the fastest time of the day so that was great from

Laura Trott. It is the athlete with the least. That wins. And there we

go. The standings after four events. Laura Trott equal to Ashlee

So, women doing particularly well here. There is a new development.

We have these men teams in the Tour de France. Bradley Wiggins and his

foundation have got involved. We have Laura up Trott as part of that.

Do you know much about what is happening with that? Not too much.

Probably as much as you. It is about time we got a professional

women's team which can focus on the track and the road. It is fantastic

to have this team, and to give them the right support and the chance to

shine. Something you have been involved in was the legacy of this

track. Getting young kids involved in cycling. On Friday we had 1000

local schoolkids here. They live near the Velodrome and have seen it

being built, this was a chance for them to experience track cycling

and hopefully it has inspired them. Schools are getting a chance to

come and have a go on the track. If anyone has an aptitude for it, they

can keep going and there will be a competitions for them. Hopefully it

will inspire people to get involved. It is about giving people the

chance to try the sport and reap finals. You can see both of the

can possibly not both go through to the final, Forstemann and Stefan

Boetticher. What can Denis Dimitriev do? Well, he is sprinting

well. But Forstemann is clearly better. I can't see anything he can

do, really. A very capable sprinter huge problem. He has to work out

how he can beat this muscly German. It will be interesting if he can

try and do belong one, nobody has gone for that yet in this

competition, just go full-on from the start. He's got nothing to lose.

If he can get this one, it could be quite telling. It's a tactic that

Jason Kenny used in the world championships in Melbourne and it

nearly paid off. Well, it's not been used for several years, it is

all or nothing. If it doesn't come off, your opponent, who has been

sitting out of the wind behind you, is going to walk all over you. It

really is do-or-die. But a couple of people had employed it, because

it has been used for ages, and that gives it an element of surprise.

I'll tell you what, the noise in this arena, it would resonate all

the way around the Velodrome. It's the kind of thing we like to see.

It is possibly his only chance, to try to jump away. But he's just too

strong and powerful. It has to be tactical, it's not going to be

physical. Forstemann is not going to give him the opportunity. He

German and now he will just forced it to the line. 2-02 Robert

under a lap to go and he was on the shoulder. Forstemann spotted the

danger and he drove hard to stop him getting that advantage. That is

where the race was won and lost. But once he had gone into the front,

there was no way, really, that the Russian was going to get back over

the top. Just outgunned. The wind, blowing backwards almost, at that

kind of speed. So, Forstemann, 2-0, next one. This young German, Stefan

Boetticher, against Peralta Gascon special. They will be watching that

now, because he is the only man may have got. The man with dynamite in

his thighs. Look at those shoulders. He is such a different build to any

on your side. He would be great if very impressed with, Stefan

Boetticher. A very young face. I tell you what, he rides with an

Spaniard is to lead off. He's not going to be able to jump away, from

talking about. On his way up to the senior rank, he got himself a

silver medal in the World Junior one of those green markers against

sprinter. That is, of course, relative to the rest of the

Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome. I understand that tickets went almost

within minutes of being advertised, such is the popularity of the sport

they come round with three laps to go. The only opportunity is trying

Boetticher, haven't you? He's brimming with confidence, the young

this in the saddle. He hasn't applied full pressure and Peralta

is just trying to cling to his coat-tails. So, we have a German

about managed to get him up on to the wheel. But absolutely nothing

to come around. Fast sprints, 10.2, 10.4. Very quick. So, an all-German

final to come. That is Forstemann against Stefan Boetticher, in the

That's going to be a good final? is. I think most people are

expecting Forstemann to win. But I reckon that Stefan Boetticher could

pull off a surprise. I think he's got a bit more adaptability than

Forstemann. He's very good at the late, Short, acceleration based

sprints, but Stefan Boetticher can go wrong, he can go from two lapse

out. If he could force him to get onto pace early on, he can have a

chance of competing from the back. If he can prevent him from getting

to the front, I think he could beat him. How much analysis goes into

looking at your opponents? In cricket, you analyse batsmen and

see where their weaknesses are. You sit down with the coaches,

Forstemann, this is his weakness and this is his strength, and sort

out a plan? It's funny, in most other events you focus on yourself,

you focus on your performance. You don't worry about your rivals, what

they are doing. In the sprint, you analyse their strengths and

weaknesses. We have an iPad and you will send information straight

there, it will analyse the race immediately and you can look at the

different strengths and weaknesses of your opponents. The guys will be

spending a lot of time right now. It's difficult when it's your team-

mate, they train together and know each other very well. They will

know, first hand, the experience of what it is like to race with each

other and trained with each other. Let's swap to Keirin. In Heaton, we

have Jess Varnish. You can see the riots that she has had in the last

few days. But they are both incredible athletes and will be

able to deal with that workload. Presumably it will be sandy Clare

or the Hong Kong rider, she will try to use them, get a bit of a

draft. Conserve energy? Conserve your energy, savoured for the final.

Make sure you are in the final. -- heat in the second round of the

women's Keirin. Nobody knows more about riding three events and

winning three gold medals than Kris Boyd. He will know just what it is

like. He will now how much fatigue the British competitors are

carrying. Varnish was second in the after the silver medal in the

sprint last night. Just pipped to before it swings off. In the

women's Keirin, it is 45 mph. That is just slightly slower than the

men's. The sound is getting louder, indicating that the speed is

lifting. You expect fireworks in Then the riders will launch

themselves into a flat-out sprint. It is the first three over the line.

It's about getting yourself going to get themselves into

position. Already, we can see some movement. Some gaps starting to

fall. The Day and Co is still third spot. That is Clare. And

Varnish, they are going to hit the line with 250 to go. Jess Varnish

has tried to come through on the wheel of Wai Sze Lee of Hong Kong.

Jess Varnish looks like she is struggling. A lot of action over

the last two days, it is Clare that was on Lee's wheel. I think Varnish

are thought, you know what, she's not going to do it. Lee held her on

the shoulder round that was the problem. She was out in the wind

The Varnish obviously carrying the fatigue. She will now be in the

whole thing was set up a much further back. These two clearly

ahead of the rest. Jessica Varnish the final. She wins he'd won.

Second-placed Lee from Hong Kong. Jessica Varnish will line up in the

minor final. Great Britain still has another chance with Becky James

going in the second heat. Becky James, a former junior world

champion. 20 years of age. Just having the look, it is quite a

tough line up in her look -- in her heat. It will be hotly contested.

You know Keirins, everything can change so quickly. There is

Kristina Vogel. On very good form, having won the sprint already. She

has so many gold medals. Gold medal in London and Melbourne. Always a

danger in these rounds when there's three to qualify it that you start

to think, it is just about qualifying. If you go for the win

and it does not work out but you finish second or third. If you

think about just getting into the top three, that is a dangerous mine

said. Someone to take the pace from would-be Kristina Vogel, for Becky

James. James is on the outside. James's right there on the outside.

And on the inside his Kristina Becky James. There is the woman in

superb form at the moment, and that being given to Becky James by Jan

Van Eijden, the former world champion. The German coach who

works brilliantly with the British set up. He instigated a massive

change in the British set-up. The British were known as the fastest

qualifiers for some years. He brought in a wealth of tactical

knowledge. It was a real impetus for the change. Because he is so

fit, he still rides, he gets on the track and trains with these riders.

It has made a huge difference. Kristina Vogel, second wheel.

Varnish is in a great position. -- Becky James is in a great position.

You have got to favour Kristina Vogel, but it Becky can profit from

her moves. She just needs to be Stretching on to a maximum of 45

for that bike. A bit of daylight appearing. There is a ten-metre

rule that has been brought into play. It is still quite a lot of

leeway to be honest. That is to shoulders. They know we are getting

to the business end of the contest. We're starting to get moves

developing from behind and Becky James has noticed she needs to stay

in touch. Coming down the finishing straight, it will be two laps to go.

They move us from the French competitor. It looks like she has

found herself a spot, she is still in with a good shout. She has found

herself a way through on the inside. Becky James going well. She is

trying to get onto the side of Kristina Vogel. A terrific effort

on the line! Third place was James and she will get through to the

final. Good riding by Becky James and that sees her through to the

final. It was a very committed ride. She did not take any chances.

Looked a little bit sketchy, but she found her way through and kept

driving on the shoulder of Kristina Vogel. Have a look at this

acceleration. A a very impressive finish. She used the height on the

track. Very strong. She almost the snatched it from Kristina Vogel in

the end. There was a little coming together, but I don't think we will

hear any more about that. Good news, we have got British representation

in the final. Becky James was third in that heat and gets into the

Chris, you call that right for Jessica Varnish. It was a race too

many. It has been a great weekend for her, but you could see it in

her legs that she did not have the gas to keep up. Although she is

extremely motivated to have a great track programme, she has got all

that emotional stuff from what she went through at the Games. She is

perhaps more tired than she thinks. She was determined to get straight

back on the track and into the gym after the Olympics. Time will tell.

I think she will keep going until the world champions, and I think

she should have a break after that. She has not really come to terms

with the fact that she missed out on getting a medal at the Olympics.

The time will come for her. She has such ability and commitment. But

she has to be patient. Having said that, a great weekend. She has

ridden well all weekend. Becky James will be in the final. Talk us

through how she did. She was a shoulder of Kristina Vogel. That

acceleration and forced Kristina Vogel to make a move. She is

pushing a lot of her own error there. -- her own air there.

talked about pushing your own air. What sort of difference does that

make in terms of power output? faster you go, the more important

their dynamic efficiency is. The power has to increase by the square

of the speed. The faster you go, the harder it is with air

resistance. It is all about air If you are at the front for 2.5

laps, it would be very difficult, pushing your own air. Kristina

Vogel is looking very strong. The Germans have brought some great

form. They have. Have I am surprised they have such a strong

team in the four year cycle. But it is great that the top guys are here.

Max is going very well at the moment. British cycling knows all

about getting it right. That is the magic things. It is about one day,

up for a two or three days every four years. You have to get it

right. It almost does not matter what you have been doing in those

four years, it is those days which count. World Championships, World

Cups, they are all important that the Olympics is the big one. From

springs to endurance now. We will catch up from yesterday. Martin

Irvin was very good in the Scratch Race. He has his hands full up

representing Denmark is Lasse Hansen, the Olympic Omnium champion.

He is riding against Martyn Irvine of Ireland. Martyn Irvine it posted

a personal best this morning, but he is 1.8 slower than the Danish

competitor. It is visibly quicker than the bronze medal ride off, we

can see that already. He finished second in the Scratch Race, but for

me he got man of the Match award. He Lasse Hansen has started quickly.

Such a talented rider. When he won the that Omnium in London he was

sensational. He is a former junior Individual Pursuit champion as well.

He knows how to measure his efforts across the 16 laps. Martin Irvin

has a lot of work to do. -- Martyn Irvine. He has gone out quick. He

is being shown by his coach he is well up on the schedule they have

set. Maybe he has gone out to quick. Wonderful style by Lasse Hansen. He

comes from a town in Denmark which has produced a few great riders. He

is following in a great tradition. Martyn Irvine is falling back on

his schedule. He is not losing any more ground. He might be the one

who has pace this well. We will keep an eye on this. The pursued is

one at the end. You have got to measure your effort. -- per suit.

Martyn Irvine starting to lose a little bit of ground. He knows the

champion seven times. But you were looking at a rider here with a big

future, hass freelance and. I feel sure one of the big professional

teams will be signing him short leave. He crashed during that

Omnium, got back up and dismissed the problem. He is back on his

original schedule mouth. Not far to go. He can see the Irishman. Martyn

Irvine starting to rock and roll a little bit. He really is moving. He

is going well. That is three seconds faster at the same point

this morning. Clearly he was doing enough to qualify. We could be

seeing a sub for 20 here. Bear in mind he has already ridden the heat

up earlier today. He is flying. think he could get inside, you are

right. It is a strong ride. Martyn Irvine doing well. But he is being

display of pedalling excellence by the young Dane. Here comes Lasse

Hansen, up to the line. Let's look at the finishing time. It's going

to be impressive. Just a tad outside of the 4.20 barrier. But he

is set another lifetime best. got to be pleased with that. To go

two seconds faster in the same day, it is a sign of the form that he is

on. Two brilliant rides. 4.22 in qualification, for 0.28 to take

gold. Fair play to Martyn Irvine of Ireland, two lifetime bests. He

took four off it this morning, now The de omnium, Laura Trott is going

well. Let's look at the standings perhaps a weakness for Laura Trott.

line this time, the whole field together in this penultimate event

of the women's omnium, the scratch race. We are waiting for the first

tentative move from the medal becoming a real performer in this

event. She has been very active in the first few laps. Pawlowska air,

of Poland, this will be her favourite discipline. That is where

she will be hoping to get a good finishing position. She's currently

third. 16 points, just one more than the leading race riders.

That's the problem, she is going to be well marked in this event. Which

is good, if you are watching. near the back, at the moment. 27

laps to go. It's the car before the storm. They are trying to secure

their positions before they get to the time trial. Easing back again,

nobody wants to show their hand yet. If it carries on like this, this is

playing into the hands of Laura Trott, with the time trials still

to come. Now, a little attack beginning to unfold. This looks

like Sharakova, having a go. Yes, that is Sharakova. Indicative of

the style of this Ryder. A very aggressive. Laura Trott goes

straight after it. The three key players, well, they are right at

the head commit yet. A long, thin win, they have to sprint flat out

to beat each other, even in the middle of the field. That is our

first successful attempt at making 23 points. That is a good move, she

has the Russian with her. Now, is they go to be a reaction from

behind? They have to get on it quickly. These two, a nice working

pair. They have a good quarter of a lap leader already. A lot of

swinging going at the back. Nobody is committed to the chase. If they

just rolled around the bottom, taking small turns, pace would stay

high. Nobody wants to bring it on. The Russian, pretty handily placed.

You are right, nobody is prepared to bury themselves at the head of

the bunch. These two are profiting from it. They've got about a third

of a lap. They have enough room, enough alas stick to withstand

these flurries. -- elastic. It will be a difficult one to get back.

They could finish first and second if they get this lab. 20 laps to go

in the penultimate event, in the scratch race. These two are trying

to gain a lead. And they are doing it. The Lithuanian and the Russian,

they are currently 5th and 6th in the contest. A good move, leading

by a lap. Sharakova has attacked as well. She has been allowed some

rider at the front. Currently 7th in the standings. It's a bit too

far, on your Rome. Ryan of Ireland has tentatively gone after her. --

on your own. She didn't attack forcefully enough, so she has

company immediately. I think she's going to be back in the next few

laps. Laura Trott is running a cautious race. She's not expending

too much energy. It might just stay the same and the status quo. A good

ride. The sprint between them will be critical, absolutely critical.

Just one point, so important. tactical affair, we knew that it

would be. The bunch is smarting a little bit, having lost that lap.

They are not inclined to let anybody else have the same kind of

leeway. They are keeping the pace high around the bottom. Laura Trott

is getting involved in keeping the pace five. The race hasn't been in

an angry mood. We haven't seen several different groups. When they

come to do mind it will be 40 more to go. Still, just off the front,

not going anywhere. Being chased down by the rider from Mexico.

Pedestrian pace. She might just trundle away. She has looked over

the shoulder, they might be potential for making this work

after all. Another reaction from the front of the main field. Again,

it's the rider from Mexico having a go. Bridging of to the rider from

Spain. That could make all the difference if they get together.

They haven't quite got the punch to break the elastic. They had so many

attacks, the law of averages should the penultimate event in the

women's omnium contest. A brace of riders just at the front. Spain, in

the white and red. With hair, the Mexican. -- with her. They have had

some time to gather themselves. They are working well together.

They are getting a little bit more leeway. They are clawing a few more

metres every lap. They are up to have a quarter of a lap. The

Spaniard is really struggling, not staying on at the wheel. She's

paying the penalty for of those laps she spent out on her Rome.

they stay away, and if Laura Trott leads the way, that will set it up

perfectly for the final, providing Laura Trott and Ankudinoff lead.

think everybody is going to start not going to affected a tall. We

had two more going away and that is dangerous. We are going to have to

start looking at the main group and look at the two leaders at the

moment. That is Laura Trott and Ankudinoff. They cannot leave any

daylight between them. Two or three points could make all of the

difference in this race. Laura Trott, at the moment, happy to be

at the back of the pack. And we have the two riders that lead the

field. One kilometre to go as they go around. I don't know if they

will have time to make the junction. They are chasing down the others.

The rider from Finland looks like she is going to retire. She is

really struggling. Four laps to go. The Mexican, actually going to

close that gap. She's waiting for the sprint. The Spaniard has gained

the lap. So, the first four places in this race, the highest that

Laura Trott can finishes 5th. wind us up at her own pace. Higgins

of the United States is on her shoulder. It looks like Sharakova

is going to start the sprint. Yes, she's starting the charge for the

line. We had two that are clear rows well. Ankudinoff is trying to

come past her. Laura Trott is also in the shake-up. These are the

means that she will have levelled up with Laura Trott. It looked like

That means that Laura Trott will be behind Ankudinoff, with one race to

go. Well, that all happened with just over one lap to go. Ankudinoff

was behind Laura Trott. But she just got a little bit boxed in and

took the opportunity to come over the top. Laura Trott didn't have

time to come back around. Fantastic event. We will wait for the

countback. But Ankudinoff now has the advantage over Laura Trott. It

if she can beat Laura Trott in the time-trial. Laura Trott is a

electric in that Test against the She'll need to be, she now sits two

points behind the Australian. She'll need to beat her by two

places in order to take the gold Laura Trott, listening to some

music and getting ready. A little bit like the Olympic omnium, where

she needed to come back and pole to get the gold. This is certainly a

strong event for her. There is no doubt she can win the last event.

The real question is whereabouts she is good enough to finish. Her

destiny is not in her own hands. We shall just have to not worry about

what happens. She had to smash it as hard as she can and then see

riders are preparing for the next Jonathan mentioned, nor the will

have to be two places higher. -- just to pick up at point that

take the time to events, put all that time together and see who is

the time-trial, that isn't any good. Ankudinoff will win the gold. That

is all to come in the final heat, when Laura Trott lines up against

Ankudinoff to see who will take the gold medal. The leading time is the

French competitor. You can just see here, that time off 36.448. That is

Laura Trott one the world champion in Melbourne, she finished the time

trial with a 35.73. I do not know if she has that kind of pace. She

is very quick. A lot of that is because she doubles up with this

event because her job is the starter so she spends a lot of time

coming out of the gates perfecting that. In this event, it is a huge

chunk of it. These are the Laura Trott. It is about composing

yourself. There she is. She is such an athlete, such a fighter. This is

a carbon copy of the Olympics when she looked American a way to make

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Choosing to go with the pursuit bikes, some of them go with a stand

drop handlebar bike. A 30% less power when they get into the same

position. It makes an enormous difference over the second a lap.

An impressive opening lap. The quickest we have seen so far. Can

the Lithuanian back it up? Driving on for the line. Very impressive.

And that is a very quick time indeed. She is now the leader in

the time trial. She will be pleased with that. A lot of the riders have

differing backgrounds in the omnium. Some are sprint orientated and

struggle on the distance. Ed Clancy is in that school. The endurance

riders are not as good in these. three, that time. I wonder if

the season. She has been otherwise occupied after the Olympic Games. I

still think she has it in her legs to get under the 36 seconds mark.

Lots of medals celebrations. She has still ridden with tremendous

determination and aggression here. So much pride, the world champion

wearing the rainbow stripes and it lifts you when you have the jersey

on. Penultimate heat. Poland against Russia. Poland is lying

third and Russia in fourth. The yesterday morning in this contest

with a one-lap time trial, they have written a points race, an

elimination race and individual pursuit, scratch race and now this

Test against the clock over two Lithuanian. The Russian has a

better start by some margin. Inside 28 seconds by Russia. The fastest

opening lap so far. Poland are going well as well. A fantastic

ride. Incredibly quick opening lap. The answer to question is yes, they

have gone inside 36. That is the new fastest time, Poland second.

That is slightly quicker than the time Laura Trott recorded last year

when she got the world title in Melbourne. That is no mean feat.

She is on fire, great technique out of the gates. I am not sure anybody

will touch that's today, surely not. She has moved up the standings. The

winning performance to better the time today. It is not necessarily

about winning a discipline but between them if she is to take the

title here. If they finished first the announcements have been made

consistently so they are right on the case. This will be very

exciting. The coach has given the final information. She must be, if

she is to get near the time, around halfway mark. Just one rider has

gone inside 20 seconds on the first omnium. This is the classic style

of Laura Trott. Really working hard to get biggest spinning. She is

already ahead of Australia. See the aggression on her face. She

desperately wants this. She is giving it absolutely everything. A

huge lead at the moment. If it remains like this, Laura Trot will

take gold. She is eating up the ground. She buries herself up to

gold! Sheer aggression. Totally different styles. We see the replay

in a moment. The Australian looked like she was starting a pursuits

out of the gate. She came out of the gates, the aggression. Look at

her face. All smiles. She is such a crowd pleaser. She is a terrier

when she comes to race around the filling in it for Jo Rowsell. It is

paid off. Look up expression. She knows how to do this. It was so

important. It is the mark of a champion, performing well and doing

it on demand. It is all about winning. And not in peak form. She

has been celebrating her double gold medals for London. Next year

she will take some stopping. She said she was coming to enjoy the

racing. She can enjoy that. She loves it. Laura Trott finishes at

how tight it was at the top. That brilliant ride by Laura Trot sealed

the gold medal. Sportingly acknowledged. She recognises the

sheer talent of Laura Trot. Another five-star performance here by the

double gold medallist from London. The coach's continued to pour

congratulations all over her. Six events and she effectively won at

by 0.133 of a second. Laura Trot wins the Gold from the Australian.

Many congratulations. A champions' performance. A I can't believe it.

I am so tired. Are not going to live. I don't even know what I am

doing here! I am so tired right now. It is a hard coming back from the

Olympics and getting your head around racing again. I am not fit.

I came here because of the home crowd. You want to give them

something back. To compete in the home World Cup, I wanted to do it

and say thank you. I can't believe I won, I really can't! If this is

how you perform when you're not fit, everybody had better watch out.

Your competitive nature comes out. Definitely. I was sitting there, I

was absolutely shattered. I like winning. I did want silver! I liked

it when the crowd's cheers me. happens now? I am going to

Australia for an insurance scam. I will try to get it. And then come

back fighting fit for the world. Congratulations. That was fantastic.

Thank you. She says she isn't even fit and she has won! She is taking

be an even contest. The Russian will probably have the edge. Spain

at the front at the moment. The Russian at riding in his trade

colours. Not the national colours. They have both been put through the

mill. They do not look as attentive as they have previously. The length

of the competition is taking its toll. Both of them not hanging

around. It is always a morale boost to get race won. That is what the

Russian will try and do. Looking for the inside position. He did not

defend at all there. One lap to go in race one. The Russian in front.

It was a weak challenge from Spain that he didn't have the speed. He

will not come back from that. Race One goes to the Russians. That was

handled astutely. It looked lethargic but the time belies it.

It was a quick bit of sprinting. I am not sure his heart was in that.

Great work by the Russian. Spain will have to find enthusiasm if

they are to take the next one. He is not quite in the league -- same

I've been waiting for. Wait until these to lock horns. Contrasting

physiques. The man with muscles on muscles. Look at those legs. He has

been in the gym. He missed out on a medal in the Games. The best of the

losers, that's the best position. They are still burning with eight

needs to get some payback after the places, they have still got a point

to prove. -- Beware the people in of Stefan Boetticher, because he

got beaten in the National's by him. And Stefan Boetticher has got a

point to prove as well. It should be some real tasty sprinting.

coming up to the line, there they Boetticher's senior. We mentioned

earlier, that Stefan Boetticher has some real wisdom which belies his

age. He certainly does. He pointed out earlier, it was your Chris Hoy,

they will know each other's every move, because of their training

other man off-guard. Just trying to outwit his tactical nous. They are

so well-matched. I think Forstemann probably has the edge on form. But

they are so well matched, it is walking pace. They are not allowed

to stop more than twice. Just as I say that, we get a standstill.

reason they are doing this is that they have so much respect for each

other, neither one of them needs to read it out. With their not being

many long straights, the need for it has disappeared. They get 30

seconds and then the judge will instruct the leading rider to lead

away, and if he does not, the races stop. They are not allowed to roll

backwards, either. We have seen in the past, sometimes one of them

cynically puts the rear wheel against the fence, just sat there,

resting. Always pointing down the track, when that happens, so they

can get faster acceleration. That's another skill that you almost

always point out, they can ride forward, looking backwards. They

make it look so natural. Watching the event, you don't even pick up

on it. That, in itself, is an incredible earned skill. Forstemann

actually got on the inside, then there was a reaction immediately

from Stefan Boetticher. I don't know if he wanted that to happen.

He tried to regain the initiative. I think that might have been the

first mistake that we were talking about. Forstemann is going to lead

this one out, goes for a little bit more height. Forstemann is leading

it out. Look at the youngster, can he get on to the shoulder of the

leader? Yes, he can! He makes it look easy. First blood to Stefan

Boetticher. That was very impressive. I think I have to eat

my words, on form. He looked very strong. Arguably, he made two

errors. He got himself in that position, going into the back

straight. There was just over a lap to go. Forstemann threw him some

more bait to stop him diving over the top. I thought that might be it.

But Stefan Boetticher had superior legs and was still able to go right

round the outside. Forstemann teed himself up with different position.

This is where they had the exchanges. The sheer arrogance of

the youngster, he passed him what to slingshot through the slipstream

and round the final bend. That extra exhilaration because of a

height that he kept. Forstemann suddenly got his race face on,

going for the line. But it's a victory to the younger of the two.

There it is, that remark confirms You called that pretty well, you

can come back! I think Forstemann's ride was his ideal ride. He likes

to store his opponent, keep in close to him and not let him make a

gap. The key point was that Stefan Boetticher gained weight, he kept

pressure on the pedals and didn't back off. With a lap to go, he kept

that height, created a gap and kept the pace. He had the pace and it

made it look easy. That cat and mouse, is that a function from the

fact that they know each other so well? It is, but you would be doing

the same with any opponent. Forstemann likes to go from the

front. They have a lot of respect for each other, but they both know

the tactics Inside Out. He's trying to keep in close, he's trying to

stall him and keep him as close as possible. He's created the gap,

Forstemann has not committed. Stefan Boetticher is at risk of

being stuck, so he gains some more getting momentum? He has so much

more speed, it wasn't easy but in the last 50 metres he was not

really struggling. It looked like he sat up by a little bit. What is

the dynamic? You had it three years with Jason, what is it like racing

It's weird, you get it often throughout the air, but at a major

event it is very difficult. During the day, you know you are going to

end up meeting each other later on, you while warming up together and

talking, you are still good friends. When you step onto the track, it is

enemies and it doesn't matter who they are. The third gold medal, the