Day 2 World Track Cycling Championships

You Good afternoon and welcome to coverage of the second day of the

World Track Cycling Championships. We will be live in Hong Kong. One of

the feature races today is the keirin, the race that kept us on the

edge of our seats last Sumner Rio and delayed the news.

-- last summer. Jason Kenny, can he claim a sixth?

I'm worried to tempt fate. Time for quick legs and a cool head. And they

are off, in the Olympic final. Moving up into second. He wants to

get into that pole spot as quickly as possible. He is going to try to

take this one from the front and it is on. Here we go.

as possible. He is going to try to take this one from the front and it

is on. Here we go. They overlapped the bike. And they overlapped the

bike right at the very last moment. Well, I don't know who did that, and

we have to hope that that wasn't Jason Kenny. The officials looking

at the footage and the tension could not be higher here now. Kenny or

Awang set to be penalised. Somebody is going to pay the price. Well Ian

Dyer, is keen ton point something out. All the riders able it stay in

the race is what they have announced. He leads the sprint now

with one lap to go. He is chasing him hard. Jason Kenny has work to

do. He has a gap to close. He is closing it. Here he comes. He has to

go around the outside. Against Kenny now. Into the finishing straight.

Jason Kenny's got T what a ride. It's a golden hat-trick in Rio for

Jason Kenny. -- Jason Kenny's got it.

A record-equalling sixth gold medal. If that's not worth a standing

ovation, I don't know what is. It gives me goose bumps watching that

again and Sir Chris Hoy, the man whose record Jason Kenny equalled is

alongside me with Jo Russell Shand. Raus tranchtss gets the heart rate

going. It was incredible and with a second false start it made it more

tense. A cracking night. Unfortunately Jason is not competing

at these chips. We have Joe Truman, but it is a big ask to get a medal.

Here is what is coming up. The men's team pursuit features a battle for

Great Britain for bronze. They will be up against Italy. For the women's

team pursuit, can they make it into a medal race? That is their aim.

Chris mentioned Joe Truman, it is a strong line-up but he will be hoping

to get into the medal race. And Chris Latham is the representative

for Great Britain in the men's scratch race, hoping to

emulate emulate Elinor barquer from yesterday. We talked about your

decision to retire and you will be watching the team pursuit. How do

you think you'll miss your fellow riders? I will miss the people more

than the raying. When you are racing, you have the nerves, the

pressure expectation, are my legs feeling OK r they aching too much,

or not enough? I'm enjoying watching it not having the worries but I do

miss the team atmosphere. We all become very close, you know by

looking at their team-mates how they're feeling that day, their body

language and everything. I will miss that side of it but I am enjoying

watching today and finger crossed a really good performance from the

girls today. The exciting thing is now the real depth of talent in the

women's team. They can afford to chop and change. And Elinor barquer

yesterday who won the bronze silver in the scratch said she wasn't going

to do the team pursuit but she will be in the line up. Let's hear for

some of the new faces and Elinor herself. -- Elinor barquer. El D

Barker. I was going to ask how you have

changed, winning the gold medal? It hasn't changed that much. I have

done more racing in the last six months than I had 2349 whole of the

year-and-a-half before the Olympics. I wasn't expected to be selected

last year but it was nice to be selected. The team are going really

well at the moment. Hopefully we can do our best Coming up to the Worlds

I was extremely nervous. I was going in the with the girls who were off

the Olympics, but now I'm excited. Some of the girls who went off the

Olympics, they have gone off the programme. Laura has gone off,

Joanna has retired. Does it open up new opportunities, are you ready to

step up? Definitely I want to be in the team pursuit squad in Tokyo. I

have big boots to fill with Jo and Laura but definitely relish the

challenge. A door opens. Over the past few years it has been the same

girls working their way to the opportunities. You have to seize the

opportunity when it is there and try to put yourself in for the next four

years for the Olympics. Emily Kay was part of the line-up who

qualified. She has been replaced by Elinor Barker for this afternoon how

good did they qualify? That was the performance of the day yesterday.

They qualified fifth people probably think they are Nott top two but it

was a personal best for them over four seconds which is huge. The

average age of the team is 19. So for those girls to make such a huge

improvement at the World Championships on a big stage was

incredible. I'm really excited for them today. The best they can get is

bronze. They are now going to race against the eighth-placed team they

need to win that and record one of the top two fastest times, except

for the win e it is a little complicated but they can now

progress to the bronze medal ride, depending how fast they ride in this

round. It is all about setting as fast a time that they can do. You

are impressed with the way they are working together at the moment. I

am. They are all very young. El is coming in. She is 22, the eldest

person in the team, which is strange at that age. But they are really

good. Fun to be around. All pretty relaxed. They have watched us

prepare for Rio and watched how that process developed over the four-year

cycle. They are hungry to be part of the team for Tokyo W me now retired

that's one space potentially free. Not saying I would've go the it but

the team is opening up and they all want to be part of that. And it is

nice for me to see as an older retired rider, see younger people

wanting to be part of the team I was a part of. That is a guess a legacy

from our success. That is one of the real attractions of a World

Championships, after an Olympic Games, you get the new faces coming

through you have not seen before, Joe Truman is a good example we will

see later The average age of the whole team is 22. That has to be

great sfort and the team in general. It is exciting. -- for the sport. It

is exciting. New names coming through A chance to shine and

establish yourself in the team. But for other countries, people who

underperformed in Rio who are desperate to perform to make up for

that disappointment. It is not as if the standard drops off, it is a nice

Championships. We have a mix of endurance and spripting. We will see

the women's sprinting. Katy Marchant, she didn't get through

this morning to have a chance of a medal but you are improsed with the

quality? She did 11.1 which isn't bad. 16th place. Nine riders went

under 11 seconds. It is incredible. One of the highest standard fields

we have seen in a world Championship. It is an example of

how muchp the standard is going up and you have. Katie will be

disappointed. She is an pig medallist but she will be back in

the keirin. And when it -- she is an Olympic medallist.

And for the home crowd, it is good to see a good home cyclist in there.

It is massy. L -- it is massive. This will be a bid opportunity for

the home rider. There is the scene. We are about to see Great Britain's

women team pursuit and they need as Jo was saying, in the top two times

of those not in the past two races. It is simple, Simon Brotherton will

make more sense of it. Hopefully. Thank you, Clare.

Welcome to the velodrome in Hong Kong, we are almost ready for the

first round ride in the women's team pursuit. Great Britain on one side.

Poland on the other. Just seconds to go. Great Britain will not have the

chance to ride for gold and silver but they need to be quick enough to

make it into the bronze medal ride. So away we g Ellie Dickinson, Manon

Lloyd. Elinor Barker there, she was so impressive in the scratch race

yesterday and nearly became the World Champion. Pipped to the line.

Great Britain settling down into their rhythm now. Well 1.18 they

posted in the qualifying. This is effectively another time trial

round. The fastest two teams outside of the seeded last two heats have

the chance to go for the bronze. Win or lose, it will be done purely on

time that bronze medal ride-off. All it play for her. In terms of the

gold and silver it will be the winners of Australia against Canada

and USA against Italy. Those coming up in a few moments' time. But we

are concentrating on Great Britain now. The on-bike cameras giving us a

feel of what it is like to be in there. You can see the concentration

etch on riders' faces. It is all about measuring effort. Just over a

minute. Slightly slower than they posted in qualifying but not by

much, two tenths of a second. Emily Nelson is riding on front at the

moment. The 20-year-old from Litchfield who made her World

Championship debut last year, finishing fifth in the points race.

Our focus very much on the British team here. Seeding-wise, polled a

should be well behind and sure enough the British team has already

got them in their sights. So there is potential for a catch here and as

it is about time, that could be very, very valuable. Interesting as

well. It shows you how things are moving on when Elinor Barker is the

oldest member of the team. She is the one with all the experience and

she's only 22 herself. Of course she has won the world title before in

this event and is an Olympic champion as well. They are four

seconds ahead of the Polish team at the moment but it's almost

irrelevant. It is all about time. The schedule is being called out to

them by their coach, at the side of the track. He'll point one way or

another to show them where they are on schedule. He's showing them high

at the moment, which is a surprised. Well-drilled at the moment. Dick be

son takes her turn. 18. Part of the Great Britain set up since 2013.

Still slightly down on schedule. They are definitely going to get the

catch here. A mixed blessing. They are in the slipstream, have been for

some time, getting sucked along. They want to do it in the straight,

to pro-Dawes the distance. Manon Lloyd there finishing her turn and

settling in at the back, as Great Britain make the -- Dickinson.

There was a problem in the men's competition yesterday between the

Canadians and New Zealanders which ended up with all four Canadians on

the floor We thought the catch might happen but it is quite early into

this race. All four riders still present at the moment. A few

slightly sketchy changes with riders having to push on.

Britain looking smooth. They are in the region of 4.21. They'll need to

be at least that here if they bant a shot at that bronze medal. New

Zealand and France have already been in the track. Two laps to go now.

Manon Lloyd drives on the front. I think it was Dickinson who came off

a short turn. You have to park your egoes in this team event. Great

Britain are going to finish with three in the end here. But it is all

about the time as they come around the banking and up towards the line

and it is a 4.21.681 for Great Britain. You have to give it to them

for consistency. One-tenth off their qualifying time and they were

exactly the same all the way through there. So a solid ride by them. So

Great Britain's riders there, just winding down. I don't know what

Joanna Russell Shand thinks of that. They looked like they were in

control of their ride? It looked a solid ride. It is almost difficult

if you get a catch, you get a great slipstream, it is awesome but when

you go over them, suddenly you are hitting the wind again and they had

to pass the Polish team which isn't ideal and they had the whole last

kilometre with nobody to chase. I thought it was a solid rides.

Consolidated what they did yesterday. We'll have to want sea if

it is enough to get to the bronze medal final but good for them to

back up their performance in a different situation. Yesterday they

were against America in qualifying, who are far quicker so, there was no

character chase. Today they had to make the pass around Poland which

they did nicely. It is very difficult to do but to have all four

riders, with a lap to go and to finish with three, a really good

ride. Thanks, Jo. Yes, Great Britain, now

we will wait and see what happens in this third heat of four between

Australia, the 2015 World Champions, they made Great Britain in the

final. And Canada on the other side of the track.

The Brits will be up against T the Canadians went faster in the

previous round and New Zealanders already pipped them. So a tough

competition for the bronze. Hush here in the velodrome before they

are under way. Canada has a late addition to their

team. Both teams away. Australia one second between them and the team

from the United States in the opening round of this competition.

So certainly it's fierce. This is one of the few, if not the only

event where women are now very much on par with men n both team sizes

and distances. Which is about time, to be honest. Australians coming

round to the finishing straight. Gary Sutton the coach standing in

the centre of the track, keeping them in touch with the schedule that

they are expected to be on here. The Canadians went out quicker in the

early round. We should expect this to be close for a while. Sure enough

they are again ahead in this opening kilometre. In controost Great

Britain, bags of experience, on the whole it is an olteder squad of

riders. Many of whom have Olympic experience with appearances in the

podium in London and Rio. It should be a close match. Canada

pushing on at the moment. Nearly a second ahead of the Australians.

That can't be a comfortable place to be. Canada putting early pressure on

Australian now. Still, a long, long way to go in this first-round match.

The winner of this heat will race for gold later on. As they come

through, with still ten laps to go and as you can see, still over

three-quarters of a second, the advantage for the Canadian team,

riding on the front at the moment for Canada, Kirsti Lay. Good changes

too, plenty of height. It takes confidence to do that. They are

holding their own noement. In fact they are extending their advantage.

-- their own at the moment. They'll have to react soon. Interesting,

Rebecca Wiasak, has been on the first lap for the last last lap or

so. She has won the World Championships. That was a poor

change by the Australians. I was just about to remark, I have seen a

few fractures with the Canadian team but we're seeing them amongst the

Australians as W so 0.9 of a second, they are edging their way back. It

is going to come down to who's got the best management of the resources

they have available on each team. It is going to have to be something of

a sprint at the end for Australia. Duehring riding on the front.

A big turn coming from Amy Cure, she has done a lot of laps on the front

Yes, it takes a lot of courage. The can #5idians now down to three in

the closing stavenlingts the Australians clawing their way back.

Tighter now. Manly on front for Australia. For Canada, leading the

way is Laura Browne. They have one kilometre to go. Very, very close.

Australia now are starting to turn the screw here. I think they have

got the momentum now. 01 of a second. You can see there is real

strength in the Canadian three. They might be racing a rider, but that

can help if you have got rid of somebody who is slowing down. Yes,

fighting really hard Canada. They certainly haven't fallen apart Oh,

they are now, but there is problems. There is a gap opening now and tough

for Canada with two laps to G Now Australia are swinging the pendulum

their way here in what is effectively a semifinal. It looks

like a very, very painful ride for the Canadian rider at the back. ,

that I think is Kirsti Lay It is all over now. You cannot afford for that

to happen. Remember the time is taken on the front wheel of the

third rider. It is irrelevant how far up the road your team-mates are.

Here come Australia, they didn't panic when they were put under

pressure. They stuck together, they stayed strong and brought it home in

the end. Australia, timing their effort to perfection and through to

the final. 4.22 for Canada. So the British team are going to be happy

about that one. So Australia, then will race for gold. Remember they

were the World Champions two years ago. It was Canada who made the

stronger start of the two teams out on the track but Australia just hung

on in #24r, kept it to roughly within a second and started to reel

it in in the closing laps. -- hung on in there. Australia, sticking

with four for a long, long time during that race. It was a very big

effort from Amy Cure, when they started to turn it back their way.

It was a very strategic race. They didn't panic early on when they were

under pressure. Kept their formation and in the end, the Canadians, who

were riding above their game, just made pretty much that one mistake.

Even if they were down to three, if they'd kepted their formation they

might have got away with that one. That's what it is about.

Communication is a big part of the team pursuit event. A good ride from

Australia, now the final heat in this first round. United States

against Italy. No Sarah Hammer here. She has other

events to look forward to. But Hammer was key for them in the

qualifying round. Of the ones not heading for the

final, the British team at the moment have the second fastest time,

so they are still in with a shout of that bronze medal ride-off but it'll

all depend on what the loser of this heat manages to post. Great to see

it this close, the competition, though T the United States are the

defending World Champions, they won that title 30 months ago. The

Olympic silver medallists, beaten in Rio last summer.

Away they G Will the United States -- away they go. Will the United

States earn the chance to try to defend their title against

Australia? Getting into formation. Different strategies getting off the

blocks. Third and fourth riders often try to keep the height as long

as possible so they can drop down and use that slanting on the wheels.

A quarter of a lap and they are settled in. The pace still rising

all the time. That's the job of riders one and two. Rider two is the

one that really gets them up to speed. So it is tough being number

one, having to get off the mark and get into slipstream while everything

still accelerating. But there was a real pace there.

Chloe Dygert, she was sixth in the Tour of California. She was the

second rider to hit. Front and for Italy the current world junior road

race champion is there. They have got off the mark quickly. The United

States in qualifying posted the fastest first kilometre by some

margin. The Italian strategy to to get them under pressure as quickly

as possible. They have come on in the last couple of years, the eye

tappia, particularly the men's -- Italians, particularly the men's

team who are competitive in the team pursuit.

! You have to wonder if the Americans are missing the presence

of Sarah hammer. They are 0.6 of a second down. They

are making their way back. They are on track. They have higher pace.

Good changes, too. Plenty of height there. Whenever she does ride, which

is most often. It looks like she is the leader on the track. Most

definitely you can see that by the way she races. Nine laps to go and

under half a second between these two line-ups here. Over the years

the nature of this event has changed dramatically. It is a series of

sprints than an endurance event. It is a different type of athlete who

competes in it. Often it is a case of the team that doesn't make a

mistake. They are under so much pressure. Americans already down to

three, which is surprising with seven laps to G It is a long, long

way to go with your core group of three. The time taken on the third

rider to cross the line. So they have to stay together now come what

may We will see what happens, but it is a surprise, the team from the

United States were by far the favourite but they've yet to get

their nose in front. They are getting close. Less than a tenth of

a second behind but the gaps appearing and they are looking

ragged but the pace is there as they move into the lead. Can they hold it

together? They have no more cards to play. All three of them have got to

finish. But they have bags of talent still out there in the track in

Dygert and Valente. Geust dropped out. Italy still have

the four but do they have to make the sacrifice? They are looking

laboured now. They rode quickly at the start. They could put Britain

under pressure. Sure enough they are almost neck-and-neck with the

British team's time. It is going to be close with three laps to G coming

towards the front. Chloe Dygert, one of those who won a silver medal in

Rio and part of the World Championship-winning team in London

a year ago when they were flying, the United States, into the final

two laps now, with Dygert doing a big turn down the front. The

Americans will take this, if they don't make a mistake but the

Italians are coming back quite quickly as W It is going to be a

chase on the final lap. Oh, half a second in t between the pair of

them. It does mean that the United States should be able to hold it

through to the finishing line and make it into the final here. But

goodness me, Italy have pushed them hard, all the way to the line. USA

get it, 4.18.716. We now have to wait and look at the time that comes

up for Italy Oh, they've gone quick. They have gone quick, we will wait

for confirmation but it was a superb ride by the Italians. Two seconds

fastinger than the British team. So the USA there, leaving the

starter's gate and bringing it home. And earning the chance then to

defend their world title. They'll just wait for confirmation of the

times to see whether Great Britain do get the opportunity to race for

the bronze medal? I don't think they do. I think Italy and New Zealand

have gone faster than them. We're still waiting for confirmation. But

Manon Lloyd and Emily Nelson, among those in the centre, watching on and

hoping, but I don't think Great Britain will be riding again for a

bronze medal later on. With the United States pushed all the way in

that one, weren't they? Slightly slower than their round yesterday.

The Italians really raised their game there. A solid, solid ride by

them. There is the confirmation it is indeed Italy against New Zealand

for the bronze medal and the world title decided between the defending

champions, the United States and the 2015 World Champions, Australia.

Joe Russell Shand alongside me having watched the races seeing the

girls warm down. They realising they have not done enough. What do you

think, that young group of team pursuiters should take out of this

experience? I think they should take a huge amount of confidence from a

if you are-second personal best. Their all-best time was 4.25 and

they did 4.21 yesterday and again today so backed up. A big thing

about competing is a back up your rides to do it twice, huge

positives. I don't think coming into this competition, anybody would've

expected them to medal. If you look at the other teams, America have

three out of their four riders from the Olympics. Other nations again

have a lot of riders from their Olympic teams. Until El in that

round, none of our Olympic riders it was all brand new. They should be

delighted with their time and excited for how much more they can

develop. Average age of 1, refugee future ahead. Let's look at how they

caught Poland and how tight they were.

This isn't easy at all. Ideally, you want to go past on a straight. Here,

they come around the bank, all that extra distance, a bit of work to get

back into the slipstream. You have got to go down smoothly. Your

team-mates will turn left and you are stuck on the side of the other

team. It is easier in the front two on a pass, rather than at the back.

It is a challenging place to be, physically. You have to do further

distance, potentially more power output whilst your team-mates

turned, and keep it together. But they did it very well, so I am

pleased with that. We switch from endurance racing to sprint racing,

we have the women's sprint quarterfinals, no Katy Marchant, who

won bronze at the Olympics. She failed to get through. Becky James

is taking a break. The defending champion Kristina Vogel, you will

see her later, but this is the first of the heats. Here's Simon.

COMMENTATOR: Thanks, Claire. We are watching Stephanie Morton from

Australia. This is the quarterfinals, this match is good

enough to have later in the competition. It should be really

close. Here they come to the line. Morton was too strong. She led from

the front and made sure she stayed there. Or an

Morton is in good form. She won Silver last March, but got the

better of the Russian in the first race of three. Quite a piece of

inside all acceleration. She made it -- in saddle acceleration. Managing

to hold her on the shoulder. Real strength in depth in the Australian

team across all disciplines. Really, here, they want to bag as many

titles as possible. It is not for experience, that's for sure.

Stephanie Morton, not one ride away from the semifinal now. The second

semifinal comes up. Morton, as she steps off the track, we will see the

rider that was her team-mate last might, Kaarle McCulloch against Wai

Sze Lee. Champion in 2013. A big favourite here. She won bronze medal

at the keirin in London at the big games. It was their first ever

Olympic medal in cycling. Certainly on form, qualifying second fastest

with 10.76 in this competition. Certainly, a rider to be respected.

As long as you are within two tenths of each other in the qualifying

round, it almost doesn't mean anything. It is a different thing,

running a time trial versus match sprinting. McCulloch is a master of

the art of the sprint. Just in case you are wondering, no Becky James

here for Great Britain. Winning two silver medals in Rio. Katy Marchant

the only female British sprinter here. It did not go well for her

today, 16th fastest in the flying 200, and went straight out in the

finals. She didn't have any zip in her legs today. Coming around to

take the bell this time, keen to take control of the race,

accelerating steadily, bringing it down to the bottom, acceleration

around the outside. Another tremendous matchup between these

two, Kaarle McCulloch three-time world champion in the sprint. She

has her hands full. Lee goes around the outside. McCulloch went be able

to come back on the first ride, Wai Sze Lee wins and the crowd get

animated for the first time on day two. Good for the sport, good for

the crowd. Wai Sze Lee on form, fantastic acceleration. Almost got

their head too early, but with half a lap to go, cracking acceleration

put her over the top. When you are going in the final banking, you are

holding your own. You are going to- three kilometres an hour faster. She

was saving her legs for the second ride of three, rather than pushing

really, really hard when she knew she was going to lose the first

spring. She will have to go back to the drawing board and will need to

win the second race, or it will be Wai Sze Lee from Hong Kong who goes

through to the semifinals. So far, so good, then, for the rider

from Hong Kong. On her local track. We are about to see the Olympic

champion here, from Germany, Kristina Vogel, seven times world

champion on the track, including twice in this event. She's up

against the European keirin champion. Also the former European

sprint champion from two years ago. Having already seen Kristina Vogel

perform at this World Championships, I would say my money is on her at

the moment. In the team sprint, her and Miriam Welte, a long established

partnership, blistering pace in the qualifiers. They couldn't carry that

speed on and ended up with a bronze medal as they did at that event in

the Olympics last year, and in the World Championships as well. The

Ukrainian is the underdog in this pairing, you would have to say, on

form. Knowing that, she probably understands it has got to be a

tactical race. Down at the bottom at the moment, leaving no room. Vogel

all have to go the long way round. That is why she is gaining height

now. She is being allowed to have it. Pushing to go early. The sprint

is on now. Vogel opens it up, and immediately draws level and swings

past. Completely taking control of this first ride in the quarterfinal.

The Olympics bring champion was too good there. She takes the first

ride. And is looking good. There were two choices and the Ukrainian

didn't take either of them. She had to accelerate or equally take the

same amount of height on the track. Indecisive, went halfway up the

track, giving away a big acceleration advantage and didn't

accelerate hard enough. She was up against it anyway, to be fair.

Unable to control that one, I think, from start to finish. A big ask to

get the better of Kristina Vogel, whoever you are, in the match

sprint. So, the winners so far of these first quarterfinal match ups,

Stephanie Morton, Wai Sze Lee and Kristina Vogel. All of those riders

one win away from the semifinals. Here comes the final quarterfinal

heat, matchup one. This is an interesting one, Simona Krupeckaite

from Lithuania, she has been around for a long time, twice a World

Champion a view years ago. She is exactly twice the age of her

opponent here, 17-year-old, but ill Gros from France. Gros played

basketball for years at school. Around 2014, she started riding a

bike. They spotted her talent right away -- Matilda Gros. A couple of

years ago, she won two European titles, breaking records in the

process. Last year, as a 16-year-old, bypassed the junior

jumping ship, went into the senior championship and won two titles in

the keirin and the 500 metre time trial. We have youth against

experience here. Which one will come out on top? Quite a story and quite

a meteoric rise as well for Gros. But she's still on a steep learning

curve, and is up against a rider who knows every tactic in the book, and

has been around the block, as it were, it so many times in track

spending. She will have some of the best teachers, tactically. She has

not been forced into panicking yet. Not hanging around, keeping tabs on

her opponent. The sprint will be on now as Qwest kite goes around the

outside. BB action comes from Gros from France, neck and neck into the

finishing straight. This is going to be tight. In the end... O! Neck and

neck on the line. Just managing to get her front tyre in front of the

young Frenchwoman. But what a battle it was. I think she did. She seems

to be on real form at the moment. She has already been the best in the

world at this event, having the title. Now you can see why. A tire's

width or less. She had the acceleration there. I was just

watching young Gros. She was pushing it on the edge of the sprinters's

line, dipping in and out. You can see, there, depending on how strict

the judges are, they may penalised her for that. She didn't do anything

too untoward. I wonder if she had taken it, whether she would be

penalised coming out of the sprinters block. But in the end,

it's not important. At your first senior World Championship, to push

somebody of that experience so hard in a quarterfinal was a very good

effort indeed. And it's not over yet. They will be back a bit later

for matchup number two in this best of 3/4-final. My goodness me, it was

genuinely the width of a tire between them.

CLARE BALDING: Chris Hoy said she had won it by a mile. Really

exciting. It was. The experience and knowledge against the youthful

vigour of Gros. She did come outside the sprinter's link. If the result

was different, as Chris mentioned. Gros on the inside shouldn't come

out of the sprinting line was much no, she came out by a couple of

inches, but enough that had she won the race, the Lithuanian might have

protested against it, but it didn't matter in the end, as you see, by a

mile. They are not hanging about in Hong Kong. Let's talk about the

keirin. Joe Truman, he will have to finish in the top three in his race

to get through to the medal races. Let's hear from him about how he got

into cycling. It's a strange one, really. When I

was young, my grandad did some work with the RNLI. I looked around the

area, and there was a small velodrome. I was quite young. It was

at the back of my head that I wanted to have a go. I got to the age of

14, I was doing cycling and fitness for football, and I went down, tried

it out, loved it and took it from there. Joe Truman is going to be in

the second of the heats we see here. Chris alongside me, keirin expert,

explain to anybody watching what you have got to do to make sure you are

in the top three. It sounds obvious, but be near the front. There is a

build up behind the pace bike, but really, it is about being near the

front and not getting caught at the back. You don't need to win, top

three is all that is necessary. By being too cagey, you can find

yourself at the back. It takes commitment to get to the front, but

nerve and steel to battle and maintain the position. There was a

lever was up against some tough names. -- Lewis Oliva will.

Very tough for him and he is not a full-time cyclist. He is studying

for his medic degree, so he had an impressive ride but not quick

enough. Remember, some of these guys from the Olympic final but Jason

Kenny won. COMMENTATOR: Thanks, Claire. We like

the keirin, don't we. Wang already has a warning. Flamboyant, always

entertaining. This will be quite an exciting match, I would say. There's

the defending world champion, he was nearly thrown out of the Olympic

final A. The second time, he looked like he

was in trouble. But luckily, everybody was allowed to continue

and we had the public Olympic final with everybody in the race. A slight

delay here as they roll around. The little motorbike on the far side of

the track. It looks ready to go. It is hard to tell these days because

there is no motor sound. There is no ticking over because it is an

electric bike. But it is a sign of the future, things change. When it

gets underway, it will lead them for the first half of the race, three

laps, then we'll pull off onto the finishing straight itself, the

pursuit of Mark, with three laps to go, when it would have travelled

slowly from 30 to 50 kph. Just to clarify, no rider can pass a bike.

The front wheel and a front wheel of the bike before the end of the third

lap. If they do, no restart, no other penalties other than

disqualification. They have to look at the rules and tighten things up

after what happened in Rio, because it was highly unusual. We had never

seen anything like it before. To restart the second heat, it was

incredible. Jason Kenny, they didn't have a camera on the line to

actually see and make sure to properly validate the infraction of

the rules. Lucky for us, that was the case. Now it has led to a

cleaning up of the rules. Awang won the bronze medal in Rio in

this event. Sam Webster from New Zealand, three times a world

champion in the teams went, including yesterday. And the

European silver medallist in the keirin. That's a camera on the top

of the driver's cat. Not a flattering look. It is not. They

drop into position for the order they drew at the start before coming

to the track. They have two hold that position for one lap and then

they can swap around. They can then persuade their opponents to give up

their place in the line. Now we are looking at the rider from the

Ukraine, Eilers at the back. Awang is one of the characters of track

cycling, rolling around at the front. A bit of a gap left by the

Australian. A very curious bike if you look at the bike of Eilers. The

handlebars just get inside the interpretation of dropped

handlebars. Compared to the other riders, it really is different. That

is just for strength and a bit of aerodynamics. As he tries to make

his way up the line. The on-board shots as Babek goes by. Sam Webster,

and the bikers appears, the race is on. Webster from New Zealand leads

the way. Eilers, the defending world champion in second place. Awang in

fourth. The rider from the Ukraine at the back. Babek tries to go

around and is looking strong, about to take the lead. Eilers has work to

do as Awang is putting him under pressure. They go round to take the

bell. Webster is out of it at the moment, so is the rider from the

Ukraine at the back of the field. Over the shoulder of Babek.

Territory Matt was pushed to the line by Awang of Malaysia. I will

check to see if Eilers was taking Awang up the track when he came

around the outside. There was no other reason for him to do that. It

depends on how severe they are, but he did impede his cause in the

middle of that race. As you say, Awang was putting him under

pressure, so he took him quite a long way up the track to put him

back in his place. He managed to qualify in second place. At the

moment, he has been given that. Babek is third. This is on-board the

Australian. Babek getting the nod over Awang for

third place. Quite clearly, acting, by half a wheel. On the sale of

tonight's close finishes. It was a mile, compared to some. Just shaking

his legs as he winds down. He will prepare for the final. Here it is

once again. Babek led out the sprint. He is out there too long. It

was a real surge to get into pole position. He found himself there a

little bit too early, didn't he. The Ukrainian at the back didn't have

the speed to get involved in the rate at any point. Webster, too,

just a little bit short, couldn't test everybody at the end of that

sprint. There we are. No issues at the moment.

The riders, as you can see, on the left hand side of your screen,

already preparing for heat number two. They call it the second round,

it is the semifinal. It is like American and British numbering of

lifts. I quite like the numerical sequencing, but not here. Joe Truman

was impressive earlier on finishing second in his heat. Predictably,

giving it is a World Championship semifinal, he has his hands full.

Keleman from the Czech Republic. Here's the man with all the

experience Pervis, twice a world champion in 2014 and 2015, the

keirin champion. Dawkins won in the team's red yesterday. A former

silver medallist in this event from the World Championship.

A great opportunity for Truman as the bike comes round. All the riders

filter into position for the first lap. Pervis masses experience and

success in cycling. The teams went, his third

lap in that got the French into a medal ride. The French didn't ride

in the final of other events. There is Francois Fillon Pervis of

France. Keleman of the Czech Republic in

blue, fourth in line. The rider with a splash of yellow from Colombia.

Joe Truman at the back, the 20-year-old for Great Britain. This

is it, they are coming around now. They race proper to start. All

holding their line. The bike 's wings. Truman has a long way to come

round there. You have to commit yourself. He waits for the straight

and what a piece of exhilaration. He must have committed, he has decided

to get involved in this one. Truman will take it on from the front of

the race. Pervis in second place at the moment. Pervis boxed in a bit

now. Coming around is Keleman. He tries to move up into third. At the

moment, Truman has been overtaken by everybody in the field. Truman has

run out of legs on the last lap. The first three over the line. Truman of

great Britain did everything he could, but he went very, very early,

which meant he didn't have a lot left when we got into the last lap.

To be fair, he had a good crack at it, but he was outclassed in that

one. Pervis was interesting, he might have finished second in the

heat. We will await confirmation. He was second, looking around before

going for the line, to see how much more he needed to do. We'll

experience there. Trying to fight his way out. Joe Truman quickly

realised it wasn't going to be his day. Keleman trying to unsettle

Pervis, but he picks the wrong person, coming around the outside. I

think the Frenchman was fully in control for that one.

Keleman in fourth place. Edward Dawkins from New Zealand in fifth.

Truman of Great Britain bringing up the rear in that semifinal of the

men's keirin. Here is confirmation of the results will stop the victory

going to Puerta. CLARE BALDING: Did you feel Joe

Truman did the right tactics there? It was a brave ride. He took the

race on, going early was his best chance to stay out of trouble.

Anything can happen in the pack. He didn't quite have the legs but it

showed bravery. It was a big effort to get over the top. Pervis hung him

out to dry a bit. But he got back onto the black line, which is

crucial. You have a world record-holder behind you, Puerta is

flying right now, and he didn't have the legs to hang on. Pervis did well

to get himself out of the box. He might get into trouble for using his

head and his elbow a bit. But Puerta and Pervis will be danger men in the

final. We are going to be moving onto the men's team pursuit and

Great Britain line up in the bronze medal match against Italy. The

line-up has been changed. Andy Tennant who raced yesterday is out,

he has done two really good rounds. He has the individual pursuit

tomorrow. He has done a lot of work to get the team here. It will be a

tough battle with Italy. They were very close yesterday in the

semifinals. I am looking forward to this race. Let's hear a bit more

from the guys involved in the team pursuit.

How did you get into cycling? My dad was a cyclist. I was ten years old

and I went to my cycling club in Dundee. I had a heart operation as a

kid and I needed to do more exercise. We used to go out, myself,

my brother and my dad and my mum, mountain bike rides. My mum and dad

raced and encouraged me to try cycling. I wasn't very good. I

didn't get picked up until I was 19. He wouldn't expect me to go on and

win any riddles, let alone world medals. Going out with my dad at the

weekend, national series and here I am today. Starting to hurt now but

it is all to play for Great Britain. I really enjoyed team pursuit and

training with the lads. The feeling you get bombing around, your legs

feel amazing and you are flying around, everything is going well. It

is phenomenal. The team pursuit squad, this is the big discipline

for British cycling, what is your experience as a sprinter? For me,

proportionately, it is not as hard at the start as at the finish. I can

do quite a good job at the start and get the race up to speed. You have

to step up now. It is not a World Cup or a world under 23 Xiaobin

chip. Going into the World Championship, everybody has got

motivation, good morale and we support each other, everyone looks

forward to racing and doing their best.

CLARE BALDING: First, Italy against Great Britain and your commentator

Chris Boardman alongside Simon Brotherton.

COMMENTATOR: Great Britain about ride for bronze in the men's team

pursuit, Great Britain against Italy. Interesting move to bring

Stephen Burt Bracken. -- back in. Massive experience as a first man.

So much experience from Stephen Burt there. Leading off on this first

lap. Steven Burke twice a champion. Mark Stewart, Qian Emadi add up

against Italy. The British men's coach at the side

of the track, letting them know where they are, on schedule at this

early stage. They have got themselves in front by boat .5

seconds, which is good. They should be, again, under dogs on paper, but

they have the pedigree. A bit of a surprise that Andy Tennant was taken

out, too. Clearly, happy with this line up. Britain starting very

confidently with roughly three quarters of a second advantage over

the Italians in the early stages of this one. Still inside the first

kilometre of the race. Ollie Wood riding on the front. Part

of the team pursuit team in Glasgow that we saw in November They are

going faster than their qualifying ride by some margin. 1.38 they did

yesterday. The Italians almost bang on what they are capable of. So have

the British team got more to give or gone out too fast? They've started

well enough. Stewart the Scotsman riding on the front as the camera

sticks with the Italians but Great Britain at the moment, seven tenth

of a second ahead It is an awful lot at an event like this at the speed

they're travelling. You won't able to see fatigue at the minute. They

are riding in close formation, they are being told they are just up on

schedule or bang on. So this is rough by what they have a planned

for. The confidence was there. They've had to fight to get into the

medal ride off and make the most of the opportunity. The eyeat thattians

come back a little bit, though -- the eyeat thattians coming back a

little bit. -- the Italians. Coming back a little bit. Great Britain

still with a decent advantage as Kian Emadi peels off and takes his

place on the back of the line. He just manages it get on the back of

the wheel. I think he is fighting a bi. They got a slightly shortened

turn. They are only half way into the race. The Italians, too,

starting to show they are feeling the fight but the British team have

three-quarters of a second buffer. Ollie Wood the 28-year-old from wake

field has done his team on the front and now back with Stewart. But Italy

chipping away at Great Britain's advantage. We could be in for a

grand stand finish here. Well it was a a strong finish from Italy in the

qualifying. So are the British going to fight or find a different

strategier in up on schedule but the Italians are slowly closing in with

less than a minute of racing to go now. This is going to be really

close. The Italians have the world individual pursuit champion, the

fantastic young rider. Ganna. Great Britain down to three now for the

next couple of laps. Next time over the line. They are fighting, you can

see, just about holding it together. Really grimacing. You can see the

gaps in the wheels changing, shallow urn it is, showing, I don't have the

confidence to go for the height. Suddenly it is really slipping away

from Great Britain here as Italy turn the screw in the closing

stages. Britain leading for so long in this team pursuit race for

bronze. But it will be the Italians who take the bell first. An enormous

gap. A gap Great Britain will not able to close in the final 250 m,

the Italians have the bit between their teeth. The bronze medal is

going to be theirs. Here they come, up over the line to take the gun,

3.56. 935 and Great Britain finish this will World Championship in

fourth. To be honest, I can't see what move

they could have done. They went out fighting. They put the Italians

under pressure. The Italians, the best form I've seen from them for

years actually. 3.55 in qualifying, 5.56, becomed up well. And they are

-- 5.56 and they are delighted with that performance. So they should be.

It must be quite intimidating go up against a team like the British,

with such a background of success in this event. And they rode, the

Italians look like they've been doing this for years. But the

British, I think, I think they can't complain there. They didn't

technically make mistakes. They went out, they didn't go out too fast and

just did everything that they could to try it take the fight to them but

-- to take the fight to them but at the end of the day I think the

Italians were the better squad today. Italy win the bronze medal in

Hong Kong in the men's team pursuit and a very well-measured effort,

indeed it was from them. Much to the delight of the backroom staff. CLARE

BALDING: Among those watching on, will have been Latham. He was part

of the qualifying. Now let's join the gold medal race again with

Simon. COMMENTATOR: Thank you, well back.

Ten seconds to go before this final and Australia coming up on to the

track have completely changed their team. Away they go, Australia

against New Zealand. Australia, the 2016 World Champions in this

convenient. New Zealand who won the world title two years ago in Paris.

Racing for Australia here, Cameron Meyer, the multiple world champion,

he could be the driving force, Alex Porter. Two or three of those riders

different to those which were listed on the start sheet. For New Zealand,

Gough, Bulling, Kennett and kerling concerning. And Kergozou. Always

very technical the Australian team N my opinion, the New Zealanders lucky

to be here. I thought they might get relegated after the slight collision

with Canada, yet it was Canada who was penalised when they fell, insult

to injury, and they had a ride we are a broken collar bone. Australia

changed their make-up after they went so close to World Record in

qualifying. Cameron Meyer was one of the riders in qualifying when they

did nearly break the record. He sat out the last race and,back in for

this. There he is Opening kilometre slightly quicker than they were in

qualifying when they went for that World Record ride and missed out on

fractions of a second. So they just don't want it win here, they want to

utterly dominate. New Zealand a classy outfit, too, and have only

conceded three-quarters of a second at the moment but the Australians

were instantly in control. I don't think they are likely to give that

up. It looks as though Australia have taken a vice-like early grip.

Heading up to a second's advantage, they have just gone over that

already. Look at the changes, the height the Australian team are

getting, a really well-drilled squad. Such confidence to actually

do that, to get that height and drive on to the wheels. They have

been known to come apart in the past, in pursuit of chasing medals

but the confidence is there. The fitness is there across the squad at

this World Championships. The New Zealanders fighting back now,

though. They don't look quite as composed as the Australians but

maybe that steadier start was a shrewed move. Battle in prospect for

the gold medal. The laps go down Australians down to three and I can

see they were slowed there. That might cause them a problem. It is

dead level now. I think the New Zealand team is about to go into the

lead as they come round into the last kilometre of this event. Sam

Welsford, Cameron Meyer and porter are going to have to do it on their

own. New Zealand, meanwhile still have their four - no they have gone

down to three but New Zealand have the advantage. No Australia got it

back, two tenths of a second They are both carrying a weak man in the

team. It is now they manage the resources in the last three laps to

the race. Two-and-a-half to G again the onboard camera gives us the shot

back. Looking towards Cameron Meyer now. Australia look to try to pile

it on. They are beginning to open up a very big lead here and the

pressure is really on New Zealand. It doesn't look as if they've go the

the legs top respond. Putting Meyer in was a shrewd move. He has helped

in the closing stages. One-and-a-half seconds, they are

going to take the title. Here come Australia, they are flying around

the track, Cameron Meyer is doing the damage here. Here they come. Up

towards the line. The world title will be theirs, 3.5 #1, 503. .5 --

3.51.503. But it was all about claimk success. They deserved it. A

master stroke it was putting Cameron Meyer in there for the final. So

they are world champions again. It is worth pointing out it was a

better ride than their qualifier. They got a catch in their qualifier.

In this race they were up against a much stronger team. That 3.51 was

done without any real assistance from the other side of the track. It

changed their team around between the rounds. It wasn't as if they

stuck with the same riders. They mixed it up New Zealand looked like

they were going to get back on terms but they overextended to put

themselves in that position. It is all about last time over the line.

Meyer very much justified selection for that final. So Cameron Meyer is

a World Champion for the seventh time on the track in his career.

He also races on the road for the Dimension Data team but his presence

on the frack again, very much welcome for Australia and the world

of track cycling. So the Olympic silver medallists are

the World Champions once more. Pleased with that and so they should

be. Superb ride. It shows the strength and depth as well to be

able to give the world's best times and just keep changing. The guide

showing you have maybe more than half a dozen riders that can achieve

thosep kinds of speeds. Time to greet family and friends who've made

it here to Hong Kong. Probably about an eight or nine flight from

Australia. Not too much of a difference of in time difference.

Psalm Welsford. Part of the winning quartet as he was a year ago in

London. And there is confirmation of the winning result: a good final but

worthy winners in Australia. CLARE BALDING: Important World

Champions for them. Having a disappointing Olympics in the

velodrome. They were determined to win gold med als. Yes and to do a

3.50 in the qualifying and 3.51 in the final, impressive. It doesn't

make up for not winning Olympic gold but showing the strength and depth

as Chris was saying there, to be able to produce some fantastic times

with completely different riders. It was a great final to watch and close

right to the end. As far as Great Britain's performance was concerned,

against Italy in the bronze medal race, Jo, not helped by the fact

that they lost a rider very early on. You see New Zealand and

Australia finishing with three, fine, but you don't want to be only

down with three with too far to go and Steven Burke dropped out. Twl

depends on the tactics, they will they will have a meeting. I think he

probably did what was asked of him. Did his jo, emptied his tank and

left the other three to get on with T that'sp often the strategy and

that can be the fastest way and that was what the team had today. They

were fifth in qualifying in day 1, and they got up to fourth, they have

progressed from yesterday. I know they'll be disappointed but young

team, trying out new tactics, Burke normally rides man 2, he was man 1

today and Kian an endurance rider to come fourth. I wouldn't like to say

it was anybody's fault. I think they would like to believe it was the

best line up on the day. The best strategy, they probably did their

job as they were asked to do. That's all you can do. The other team were

better. Who is sitting on the sidelines potentially to,back into

World Champions next year or Commonwealth Games? They'll split to

their nations? Ed Clancy a three-times Olympic champion, he is

man 1, he is doing road racing with his pro team, so enjoying a bit of a

refresher and there is another rider who may the want to come back and

Andy Tennant, he rode two rounds of this, he will be gunning it get back

into the team towards Tokyo. We have strength and depth in GB and these

years are about experimenting with the line-ups and working out what

will be the best going forward. Back it the track. The women are ready

for the second in the best of three of their quarter-finals for the

women's sprint. Stephanie Morton in this has the advantage having won

the first race. Here's Simon. COMMENTATOR:.

If you remember it was a good sprint. Morton wasn't letting her

opponent come back. She had the staying power in her sprint to hold

off the Russian rider all the way to the line It is hard to know how much

more she had because the way she be a sell rauted, seated acceleration

around the back straight over on the shoulder washings was it full gas or

more to give T used -- accelerated. That used to be the tactics by the

East Germans. They never won a race by more than half a way. It was

difficult to know - was I close or did I have no chance at all? So I'm

sure we are going to see and we might see in the next couple of

minutes Voynova of Russia in the last chance sloop. She has a couple

of gold medals, in the team sprint and 500 m time trials so we'll see

her in that event later on in these Championships. She has to ride at

the front whether she likes it or in the at the start of this three-lap

race and needs to keep an eye on her opponent at all times. Your head

needs to be on a swivel, doesn't t really? Yes. All these riders, we've

commented on it many times over the years, are capable of riding around

a lap of the track, whilst looking backwards and as spectators we

barely notice the fact they are doing t they make it look so normal

but when you stop and think, riding around at 50 kilometres an hour,

without looking where you are going t really takes some doing. The

sprint will be on shortly. The next time over the line they'll take the

bell. Voynova still just looking over her shoulder, left and right,

checking for moment from Stephanie Morton but Morton stays seated in

the saddle all the way now. Down the back straight they go. Voynova

giving testifying she's got, she knows she has to take this sprivenlt

has Morton got the pace to come past her in they come up towards the

line. It is really close again. Morton got it. She had the momentum

in the final part, the final few metres to just, just take it on the

line. Yes, I think she got that one Surprisingly I think she showed more

confidence and the actual result and closeness of the finish

demonstrated. She waited and confidently decided when to start

the race, accelerated down the back straight. And Voynova, I think could

have' pushed tactically a little harder, pushing her up, using the

space... I have to say that is a a big scalp for Morton. Mar ton not

panicking -- Morton not panicking, waited to the pack straight. That

makes a ditches, that extra couple of metres gives you 50 centimetres

or so of extra help. I think she was the fastest of the riders here, but

irrelevant. She's through. The record books won't say Stephanie

Morton who won by a bill metre. Hopefully you can hear the

atmosphere lift in the background. The finish, a second one decided by

a tyre's width already in this session. That's how close these

Championships R after all that training -- Championships are. After

all that time training and preparing, that is what it comes

down to. Now we have Lee Wai Sze from Hong Kong. Nobody nipping off

to the toilet or concession stands, all eyes on the track, it is Lee,

against Kaarle McCulloch of Australia. And McCulloch has to win

otherwise Lee will be through to the semifinals. Lee Wai Sze is on form

and home territory. Got the support, which could make the difference in

the last couple of seconds to have the crowd behind you. McCulloch very

much a fighter, she won't be giving in easily. As ever, loving the

segway camera shots. I filmed with the cameraman on the Tour de France

in the month of July. A very skilled operator he is. I'm sure he is

grateful they're taking it easy. I think he doesn't like running,

that's what it is. But he's doing a good job rolling alongside them,

giving us a bird's eye view of the action.

Lee a picture of concentration as she comes past the finishing line on

the first lap. Just ups the pace a little bit. Kaarle McCulloch happy

to bide her time. Lee probably got the stronger acceleration of the

two. So wants it leave it late if she can. McCulloch doesn't. She's

lifting the pace, getting the height. Here they come now, taking

the bell. McCulloch is looking for more height but had to go back up

the track it find T Lee has left the door open alittle bit now. She left

the door ajar and Kaarle McCulloch has tried to come racing through T

neck-and-neck up towards the line. It will be close but for McCulloch's

point of view, not close enough. The crowd are on their feet. Lee is

through in straight rides to the semifinals of the women's sprint.

That's what being in front of a home crowd does for you, I think. She

really did well to salvage that. She showed how motivated she is for this

competition. It was a real mistake to leave the door open. Kaarle

McCulloch couldn't believe she had the opportunity and hesitated for a

second, thought blimey, surely I'm not going to get this open door but

what a fightback, all in the space of about seven seconds of racing.

So, she too is through in straight rides in the women's sprint. I have

to say I'm enjoying this women's sprint. It is close. I think that's

what we are enjoying. You are not sure what the result is going to be,

there are no superstrong favourites. Every one of these matches goes all

the way to the line. You can see the hesitation of McCulloch thinking -

oh, I have the opportunity. Is that gap really there? Is there a trick?

But, no, she didn't quite have the legs to go through it and to stay

there but good to see a sporting embrace between the pair of them.

And good to see McCulloch back on form and back in the Australian team

as well. So nobody will be leaving early from here with Lee safely

through. Now we are up to number 3. Heat three. Race 2.

Vogel was dominant in the first race. She led from start to finish

or was in control from start 20 finish against -- start to finish

against Basova from Ukraine. We talked about favourites. This is the

only race where there is a favourite with Vogel. Vogel a classy rider.

She has been on the podium 12 times of the World Championships. Seven

times on the top step. The fastest in qualifying. Basova in 11th. A

vague indicator when you get down to the match sprints but it shows the

engine power and we know that Vogel is also a good tactician. We saw the

clock on the wall as the riders went down the back straight. I thought we

were going to have the first track stand. A track pause, really. A

momentary pause in proceedings. We are seven hours ahead of you. Vogel

trying to force the issue and doing a good job Track be standing is the

way to force your opponent to the front. You can see the back wheel

being bounced up the track and it is when you accelerate, fixed gears, if

you are heading up, it is hard to accelerate. They are allowed to do

this for 30 seconds and then they will be directed to carry on, the

lead rider to carry on and if not, there you go, the stopwatch is in

place now. Without that, there is the potential they could just sit

there for ten minutes. Interesting, when they just roll forward a little

bit. I wonder if that is a restarting of the clock or... Oh,

irrelevant now. Basova has decided to go for it. Going for a long

sprint and Vogel has to respond and plenty of ground to make up. Basova

has decided her best chance is to catch her opponent unawares and go

for a long one as she takes the bell and suddenly it is a real leg

shredder for Vogel who has to chase for all these' worth. But she is

closing the gap. Has she got the legs to pull past the Ukrainian,

down the finishing straight. It'll be close. Oh she's got it. What a

ride. Vogel had to work for that but got there in the end. Well hats off

to Basova for trying that. We don't see that move often when there is

only two on the track to take your opponent by surprise is very

difficult and Vogel, lucky to get away with that one. It looked from

the track stand that Basova was think being that. And it was a split

second, possibly two before Vogel realise this was it. Yes, it is

about using your head. An opportunity for Basova. I'm glad she

did T she made it an interesting race for us. She will have been

thinking - what is my best chance and what will Vogel not expect me to

do? It was a great chase around that final lap and Vogel had a lot to do,

even with less than half a lap to go but plenty of pure speed carried her

home in the end. So Vogel also through, to Stephanie more ten and

Lee and Vogel all flea straight rides but it doesn't tell the story

of this quarter final in the women's match sprint. We've had some

excellent races which have been very close. -- all three straight rides.

Now we have this one, from the 17-year-old Gros from France and the

Lithuanian, who has the advantage. It was A victory by a tyre's width

no more than that. Leading off and quickly leaving our cameraman hyped.

Happy to get this going and under way. She's going to inject a little

bit of pace and control the young Frenchwoman.

Gros has had some fantastic sprinters around her in the French

team, will have learned an awful lot, despite her lack of years. Not

being drawn in, oh, interestingly, decides she's going to take control

there. Some assertive racing here from the young teenage star of

French cycling. Still got a lot to do but she'll tribe do it from the

front and the Lithuanian leads them into the finishing straight. The

push from the front. But Simona so experienced. Like Christina Vogel,

12 times she's been on the podium in the World Championships over many

years, over a good many years and she just had the experience there as

well as the legs to beat Gros. But remember the name, Gros, she is a

double French elite champion on the track at the age of 16. She bypassed

the junior category completely. Only racing bikes for about three years.

I think we'll hear a lot more from her. Krupeckaite I thought got

caught out. She started the lap early But confidence and experience

for you, she knew with this woman I've got to start my charge early.

Think Gros was taken by surprise a little bit but she started to come

at her around the penultimate bend. There is the confirmation.

Semifinalists in straight rides: A fantastic quarter-final to enjoy,

particularly the one where Vogel came out on top, because of the

tactics, there, standing and Basova to go for T Vogel was looking to

take the race from the back. And started from the front and she

forced it and Basova thought I'll go and catch you unawares. You can see

Christine got her head down, not looking at the Ukrainian rider and

she's creeping forward and here we go, any second she launches the

attack. You don't expect that. I think Vogel would assume she would

roll forward and wnd up steadily. She realises now it is a full

commitment and evident. Vogel is putting the effort in, the gap is

huge, what you will see is the gap stays fairly big for quite a long

time but all it takes, once you start creeping closer to the rider

in front, you start it gain the benefit of the slipstream and then

it is almost exaggerated. You get this effect withdrew come right on

to the wheel. She had to work so hard to get there A huge effort. She

gets down and it exaggerates that transition that. Will have taken a

huge amount out of Vogel legs. I think Morton will be rubbing her

hands together in glee because that will play into her hands for the

semifinal. They have until tomorrow. Sorry not Stephanie Morton. It is

Lee. A great semifinal. You see she made a mess of her tactics but still

managed to win. A question from a viewer, who says - why do track

sprinters sit down when the road spripters sit up? The diedance is

higher in track, so when you are peddling fast you have to the sit

down. -- the cadence. They use bigger gear bus they pedal

at a higher -- bigger gears but they pedal at a higher cadence. If you

are standing, you want it get on to the saddle and pedal as fast as you

can. Let's look at Morton, you can see on the outside, her style. Steph

has a huge engine, so much power but she got stuck on the hips a bit. She

didn't run at her opponent with space. If you come off a dead heel,

it is difficult to get past. She did win but not an easy ride. Tactically

she will be kicking herself. That will not win the race come the final

or semifinal. She needs to be really astute as well as having all that

power. Still able to see of the young

whippersnappers. It was a fascinating round for me. She is

only 17, a junior rider, at a senior World Championships. That was

particularly impressive by her to get that far in the com petition. It

is all good experience. The men's scratch race featuring Chris Latham.

He is a relatively new recruit to British cycling, joining the

programme in 2012, but this is a race in which he won in in November.

Here's Simon. COMMENTATOR: 60 laps of the track

here for this field in the men's scratch race. As you say, Claire,

Chris Latham taking his place in this line-up. Half the field

starting up by the fence at the top. They will roll around, and once they

have completed the first lap, everybody is up and running, the

race proper will get underway. As long as the starter it happy, they

are all grouped together, fire the gun. Not normally a problem in this

event, but when we have the elimination race, when being at the

front is critical, sometimes it can neutralise the start, it is fraught.

This one is interesting because it is only about that final passage

over the line as they get themselves under way, 15 kilometres to go. One

or two riders, apart from Latham, Sebastien Mora from Spain, winning

the world title in London last year. Lukas List.

The Austrian rider going through. From Switzerland, the current

European champion. They are rolling around the bottom at the moment.

Nobody has a chance to try and accelerate. They are rolling out

quite a pace. It is organised so it is hard to tell, but they are

probably going over 50 kph at the moment. All the riders roll into

this event, 58 laps to go. An awful long way, the speeds that they

travel. A lot of these riders won't be able to contest the sprint, so

they will look for an opportunity to attack. That opportunity will only

arise when one or two people come together and say they don't want to

be on the front. Everybody swings off and there is a hole underneath

to dive down into two start at the tack. The American rider on the

front. -- start the attack. Here we go, here is the first opportunity.

Chris Latham get himself up to the pointed end, just in view of the

pointed end, second place, now moving to the front very briefly.

The former world champion on the front. As you can see, nobody

putting the hammer down yet. 54 laps to go.

The orange of the Netherlands, a former winner of the bronze medal in

this event in a previous World Championship say few years ago. For

the first time, we see Australia with Porter on the front. The pace

is picking up. Some of the riders don't want to get involved at the

front, a gap has opened up in the middle of the field as people are

playing brinkmanship to not close that gap. Chris Latham just caught

in the second half of that group, but now it is joining backed up

together. Latham is about halfway back in the field. Enough speed that

if they ease up at the front, we might see our first attack to come.

Numerically, the first attack almost never succeeds, but a small chance

is better than none, which is better for a lot of these riders. Everyone

doing a bit at the front, nobody staying at the front for more than a

few revolutions of the pedals. Heading back down the bunch, you can

tell when the pace picks up, because you will notice they all start to

look around, they want to see where everybody is and whether they can

exploit an opportunity. It was Chris Latham on the front. Felix English

racing for Ireland, based in Brighton. Lucas List from Germany,

right up the banking, 48 laps to go as they cross the line now. Going at

a decent lick without anything decisive yet. Four.

The back of the American rider's like, picking up the Italian in his

tracks. A lot of riders favour the Mirror advisors, which we got a

glimpse of. It stops your opponent ceiling where you are looking. It

gives them as little information as possible. A first surge there.

Latham on the inside, briefly at the front. Felix English, who was on the

front just over a lap ago, is back there once more.

They are trying to give nothing away in their body language as well. They

are really putting the pressure on the pedals at the front, trying to

pretend they are rolling through. But if they spot a gap forming in

the right place, they will totally commit themselves to getting a move

going. As you can see, they are opening, gaps opening up all over

the place. They are starting to turn the screw. Nobody for anybody to

catch a breath. The Belarussian, 20 years of age. Has a look around to

see what damage has been done. Followed by the rider from Hungary,

a former national road champion. There he is. This is how people find

themselves in a move up the road. The pace gets higher and higher, and

they will start to swing up in the line. Gaps form, and the right

combination of people think they will take advantage. Latham has

sensed the danger, too. He has moved further up the front. When he swings

are, he comes down from around halfway in the field to keep himself

in contact if something develops. Porter looks strong, the Australian.

He is having a go, injecting pace, encouraging somebody to take it on.

Twice European Madison champion. Felix English staying up towards the

front. Now on the front of the race. The pace is really on here. They are

neutralising each other. You can almost not see if the race is full

on at the moment. A real intensity about this race even though it looks

like they are going around together, they really are pushing quite hard

here. English rides up the track. A little look back from the Kazakhstan

E. Asian championships silver medallist. Latham at the front once

more. Alex Porter from Australia goes to the front on the inside of

the British rider. They are sensing the pressure now. They know they can

only expend so much energy. They have to look after that. Once it has

gone, it is gone. They are being cautious. They want to keep in line,

keep close to the front and expend as little energy as possible. That

is what you get these short turns. A lull in the pace. Felix English once

more at there. The rider from Mexico as well, and it is the American

stock English has been going to the front quite a lot in this race, in

short terms, costing him energy to keep himself in contention. He has

now given up and gone to the back, which is risky.

There is going to be a break. It has to happen soon. 34 laps remaining as

they come around this time. An assertive ride so far from Chris

Latham. He is being careful not to do too much work but he is there or

thereabouts. Is this the move? One of the most experienced riders, one

of the real big hitters in this World Championship race. A

three-time world champion, winning this title before. The European

champion from Switzerland getting involved in it. Gaps don't look big,

but the pace is so high here. With such quality riders, already the

danger has been sensed. English wants to get across the gap. He

didn't want to bring everyone with him but he was forced to be the one

to chase it down. He has neutralised it, and we may see a counter now.

Chris Latham is down towards the back end of the field. Two on the

back at the moment as it starts to kick off. He has got away with that

one but the counter will be interesting. Some serious players

doing a little bit more than testing the water there. The next move

decides to go underneath, around the bottom of the track, 13 laps to go

of the track now. The first sighting of Sebastien Mora, the defending

what champion, and English as well disappearing from the front end of

the race for a few laps. Coming up towards the front again will. Four

is the Latham took advantage of the low in the race to go all the way

from back to front. Expending the least energy, dipping through on the

inside. He is back at the pointed end, watching for an opportunity.

There it is. An attack, seen straightaway.

Opening up a little bit. Porter Australia as well is trying to close

the gap. It does look as though it is the Italian who is closest to

bridging the gap. Latham is fourth in line, he knows how dangerous this

attack is. That would have been a meaningful gap that they had.

Managing to bridge the gap hind everybody chasing, because this

isn't a points race. Only one sprint matters. It is in all their interest

to get this back on terms. If you keep this pace up, physically,

people won't be able to monitor moves any more. Latham is up there

too now. Took it down to the bottom of the track to close it down and

stop anybody countering. Nobody wants to pass. That is because they

are feeling the pressure now. This is the moment when it could fall

apart. 20 formats remaining, tend to go. -- 24 laps remaining, ten to go.

They need to get moving on. This is the most serious move up the race. A

bit of hesitation behind. This is it. It's breaking up now.

Porter, not the best companion for a breakaway. Porter has decided to

give it up. That was a serious move, then. You could see it on his face

before he made the move for a second ago, but staying up at the top with

Felix English at there as well for Ireland. Sebastien Mora in the red

and yellow of Spain. He is in third. Latham coming through of the track.

Latham rolling through, this time getting himself back towards the

front to monitor proceedings. The pace being held. The tempo at the

front of the pellet on, everyone still together. None of these moves

opening up a gap yet. The interesting point in this race is

right now. This is the logical time for a break to go. You can get

surprise move slipping away as people think about the final dash to

the line. Felix English, a little gap, there

he is, the Netherlands coming through, too.

None of them in that move properly committed to getting it away. So it

has been reabsorbed. The pace has been injected, so will anybody try

and counter? 17 laps to go, 16 as they come round into the home

straight. Andreas Moller from Austria. Because he is alone,

everybody is hesitating, and he's riding away. Nobody wants to do the

chasing, everybody wants to do the countering. Andreas Moller is a

rider that can sit there all day. They are going to counter, but he

has a head start, a quarter of a lap in front. He needs company with 15

laps to go. It is a long way to go. Sebastien Mora has decided to lead

the chase. Alex Porter on his wheels straightaway. Sebastien Mora decided

to commit and Porter was with him. The others are now strung out behind

them. They have managed to get on the wheel. Sebastien Mora hasn't got

an advantage, he knows it and sit up. He might have enough time to

recover and get back into this race. Porter desperately tries to get into

any move, overplaying his hand. Always involved and looking to see

if there is a move in the offing, English instigating one now. Two

riders for company. As Chris was saying, Chris Latham up

towards the front once again. Latham has got himself in a good position

with only a dozen laps to go. That was his opportunity. The counter

came underneath him. He has decided not to dive after these two.

Entering that portion of the race, we just discussed, 11th -- 11 laps

to go. The rider at the back is the local rider from Hong Kong. Lunch

The chase is on some of the European champion from Switzerland now closes

the gap and goes flying past them. Small gaps mean a different thing as

they come into the last two minutes of racing. Nobody wants to do the

racing. Ten metres can be enough to give yourself an opportunity. Into

the closing laps will stop a chance for one or two riders.

Latham at the front at the moment, eight laps to go Latham is in a

position to do something about it. This will probably come down to a

sprint. A courageous move, a long shot with seven laps to go until the

final sprint, but he's going to make the most of it. He's going for it.

Andreas Moller is trying to close the gap.

He has gone! Moving away from the field. They have got a lot of work

to do to Khachanov. Half a dozen laps left. No one wants to do the

chasing, a quarter lap advantage already. He will accelerate as they

start the sprint, but that is a big buffer. Although he is alone, he

knows, in five laps time, this race is all over. That last kilometre, he

might well do this, half a lap lead. Totally committed, four laps of

Purgatory for him. They are not chasing him. It looks like he is

going to be able to do it. He has won a bronze and a silver medal in

the European Championships in the last couple of years, he might be

able to top it all by winning gold at the World Championships. The

charge and acceleration has started behind him. They reeling him in. The

longest three laps of his life. They are closing him down, in the same

straight now. Way too quick. Lucas List has gone

off the front. Fascinating long sprint tactics, and they might pay.

I think he is going to get it. Less than 250 metres to go.

Coming on strong down the back straight. He is in real pain here

but he will do it and hang on. He took his chance and made it happen.

He has won in a grand manner. What a ride! Taking the world title. He did

it the hard way. He had the courage of his convictions and saw his

opportunity, grabbing it with both hands. A great race,

taking it. Coming over the line, Chris Latham from Great Britain. A

fantastic final charge. He timed his effort well. We hardly saw him in

the race. That was why, he was waiting for the final sprint. What a

ride for him, Adrian Teklinski, with three laps to go, I wouldn't have

thought he would make it, but he found somewhere to hang on. More

than two K out, starting to sprint, it will take him some time to cover

from that effort. What a great ride from Chris Latham of Great Britain.

He claims the bronze medal in that wild sprint at the end of the

scratch final. We talked about long shot early on in that race, Adrian

Teklinski took the opportunity way, way too soon for the sprint. Nobody

wanted to chase. They thought he would get swallowed up. He just

drove for the line and hung on. The longest two minutes of his life. A

surprised. Adrian Teklinski, the 27 surprised. Adrian Teklinski, the 27

year, no wonder he needs a moment or two to catches breath. As is the

tradition. He has a flag in his hand. A moment he will savour. They

will have two drag him off the track, I'm sure. Adrian Teklinski is

the new world champion. Liss from Germany takes over, and a great

bronze for Chris Latham. CLARE BALDING: A first championship

medal for Chris Latham, it was difficult to see on the camera shots

how Chris was doing, but he did it. He was well positioned with ten laps

to go. He was keeping out of trouble. We are so focused on the

Polish rider, such an epic ride from him, we couldn't see what was

happening with the main bunch, but a fantastic result for Chris, he will

be over the moon with that bronze. A great result for him. Credit to

Liss, how much does that hurt? It hurts a lot. I do love it when

someone goes for a long run and it pays off. It makes really good

viewing. In a scratch race, people don't want it to be a spin. He had

incredible power were that he sustained throughout a number of

laps there. If you tried to make it and the

bunch got them. I am well impressed with that. I like some body with a

brave move like that to take it on and holding out for the win.

Incredible. Somewhere back in the bunch, Chris Latham gets his way

through to take the bronze medal, but for Adrian Teklinski, a hugely

emotional moment, he is the world champion. After such a brave, brave

move, to hang on, and he must have thought he was going to get caught,

huge reaction in the velodrome, just look at him. You saw him lunging for

the line. He thought they were right on his back wheel. He is putting

every single ounce of effort into it. You can see what it means to him

there. Let's see if we can see more of Chris Latham. We can see him post

race, and hopefully we're going to get an interview with him very

shortly. But I think he is completely astounded by that. I

don't think that would be expected. You can never be super confident of

winning a medal in it, but if you ride sensibly, which he did, he

positioned himself very well. He didn't waste energy in the first

half of the race, marking the danger men, and he clearly had the legs for

the sprint at the end. That is fantastic, a great result for him

and the team. It is great, because we have a man that will emerge, a

bit of a gap in endurance racing, so this is our new hero. Let's talk to

Chris. Congratulations, a beautifully timed

sprint to get on the podium, a bronze medal at the World

Championships, how does it sound? I am happy with that. The lads were

unlucky. We deserved to win in the team pursuit, but I am happy to come

away with a medal finally. A great ride from Adrian Teklinski. I wasn't

sure he would do it. It would need a good spring to bridge the gap going

that early, but he held on more and more, and did all right.

But you really turned it on in the last 1.5 laps to get into position

to stream towards the line. I was in a decent position most of the time.

I had a Greek tale, I don't know if I saw it. I followed Felix, the

Irish lad, quite a good lead out there.

Congratulations, they will rush you onto the podium to get your medal,

but many congratulations thanks a lot.

STUDIO: It take a while for him to realise the level of that

achievement. Such a difficult race, so many different things can happen.

He felt sorry for the team pursuit. He was part of the qualification for

that, but didn't make the line-up because he had the scratch race for

the bronze medal, which they lost to Italy. Jill had the opportunity to

catch up with Steven Burke stop another solid ride from the team,

but just outside the medals also a sad place to finish, fourth, are you

disappointed? Yeah, initially with our reaction,

it was great to come forth, but the Italians were the better team in the

final. They beat us and it was the best we could do. Onwards and

upwards from here, three more years to get it right.

As Clare Balding keep saying, you win or you learn. A huge learning

potential to take away from the work championship 's. Definitely. To

qualify fifth and get a chance for bronze, we are all excited and up

for it. So now, it is just excitement. Three more years to Rio.

We still have the World Championships, and it is a massive

goal. Outside the medals is disappointing.

Disappointing, but as we saw with the women's pursuit team, so much

potential in the group. Definitely. Just now, we are just learning, and

building, and working with each other. We used six men out there,

figuring out who goes best where. A lot of lessons have been learned.

Four years ago, you were taking part in the kilo. Now part of the pursuit

team, how are you enjoying the switch?

It is all right, produced similar results stop it is good, although it

is disappointing to finish outside the medals, I enjoy the team

atmosphere and competing, winning or losing, as a team. I am enjoying the

team pursuit. Very much a work in progress, this

team, isn't it? Yeah, saying that, there is potential in the team. We

got a lot of riders here who are now going really well. It is not like

they are not very good at progressing, already they are top

level. We are battling for the bronze, and it slipped away on the

day, but plenty more to come, hopefully.

To be part of this new quartet, if you like, to come here and see them

be competitive, up there with the best in the world, and some big

Olympic teams here, other nations bringing top teams here, you must be

encouraged to see what's coming through. Very much so. The lads

across the three rides have done well. You can see the great

potential. For the three years leading up to Tokyo, I have enjoyed

the last few months working with the lads. We have learned from each

other coming into these World Championships. It is very

encouraging to see. People still talking about Tokyo, is

it very much on your minds? I will only be 32 there. There are

on my mind. That is what we will work towards over the next couple of

years. We can really improve over the next few years and catch up with

the lads, the Kiwis, the Aussies. Don't get me wrong, they did

fantastically well, but we can bridge the gap and make a good

competition of it. Thank you very much indeed.

STUDIO: Good to hear the belief, they know these are the building

block stages and other riders can come in and form a call that works.

It is not like they turned up with the a squad and underperformed,

there are areas to improve but there is so much potential. The way the

event is going, it is getting faster and faster, it is almost like a

sprint, recover, sprint, recover. 20 years ago, it was getting four

individual pursuit riders together and seeing how fast they came go.

Kian Emadi, a real talent being converted into team pursuit. He

could well be on the line-up. But there is so much hard work to be

done between now and Tokyo, so plenty of scope for potential to

improve. Australia had the benefit of Cameron

Meyer coming back from the road to join the pursuit team. Is there

anybody in the British setup who might come into it from road racing?

Definitely. Ed Clancy is the obvious one, three-time Olympic champion,

spending a couple of years on the road. Jon Dibben was points race

World Champion in London, didn't make the squad for Rio, but could

come back to the track. Owain Doull could make a comeback, currently

riding for Team Sky. It is about where they want to pursue their

careers and continue to focus on the road all have another crack at the

track. Everyone has different motivations and, I think for us, as

track riders, the qualification periods start two years out from the