Episode 2 World Track Cycling Championships

MUSIC

For world champion!

And he finishes with the silver

medal...

It's going to be Great

Britain's and it is! For gold!

This

is quite a special moment.

Germany

are the world champions. It's the

United States who claimed the gold

medal. Great Britain finish with the

silver.

I really enjoyed being back

with the girls.

Its gold for Italy.

Everything out there on the track

now. Kristina Vogel wins the World

Title again. Custom-built

celebrates, she is the world

champion. Big, big finisher.

It's

been fantastic to race in front of

all of these people.

Hello, and

welcome to the velodrome here at

Apple Don Flynn final day of the

track frankly the World

Championships. The racing is already

underway. Alongside me, Sir Chris

Hoy, who has been enjoying being

back in the velodrome, catching up

with some old friends and looking

forward to a cracking evening of

competition.

We have seen records

broken, plenty to get excited about

and break from AGB perspective.

The

racing is underway. We will kick off

with the women's points race in,

Great Britain's Elinor Barker in

this one as the defending World

Championship. Commentary comes from

Simon Brotherton.

Championship. Commentary comes from

Simon Brotherton.

COMMENTATOR: Elinor Barker

counterattacking here. Here comes

Barca. Up until now and the first

half of the race, things haven't

been going Elinor Barker's way. She

is the defending champion, she has

got a couple of points but she is

weighed down in terms of the overall

standings and use trying do

something about it.

This is a

beautiful move. She's been doing a

lot of attacking. Kirsten Bard has

been worried about Elinor Barker in

particular. She's been allowed to

slip the net. She is away on her

own. It is a hard, hard right. She's

got a third of a lap's advantage,

she's got the bit between her teeth.

We will be able to see the back of

this group. She can't stay there

long without assistance. We've got

to hope this will continue.

Valente

has just gone up the track from the

front. She didn't want to chase.

Hanna Solovey from the Ukraine has

decided she will take up the chase.

The Lennard Taylor going around,

Hanna Solovey as well. Stenberg of

Norway and Kirsten Wild, nodding

towards full entry. She is saying,

the pair of us work together here.

Both of them trying to inject pace.

They are all swinging up. Nobody

wants to play. Elinor Barker takes

the bell. She's going to get some

points out of this for sure. Whether

she can gain the laptop might she's

really hurting, the speed is Ruzza

Pouille dropped.

The five points are

on offer over the line, she's got

the points, can she keep it going?

The chase hots up behind her. It was

a battle between Andrea Waldis of

Switzerland and entry to your

pattern of fear of Switzerland. --

and Lydiate the past. Barbara is up

into fourth overall.

The favourites

are doing their bit to keep the

pace. Plenty of respect for Elinor

Barker. She might be out by Ron

Howard on, but they sense the

danger, they know they can't let her

have that opportunity. It is so hard

against this large group. I don't

think she will take them up.

You can

see how much this is hurting. And

now the big favourites have

responded. They haven't allowed her

to get away. She tries to catch her

breath, if that's possible in a race

like this, with 38 laps to go.

That

is a wise thing to do, despite

having a lead, she has chosen to

split up. She is two points off that

bronze medal now.

Kirsten Wild has

already won two gold medals here.

Valente and Paternoster both on

nine. Barker is on seven. Just two

points off the podium at the moment.

The latest attack comes here from

cash a puff of stuff from Poland.

She does dope and up a little gap --

Katarzyna Pawlowska. She is another

dangerous cyclist, they cannot allow

her to get away. Pawlowska is a

three-time World champion, including

when this was held in London.

Every

breakaway is dangerous here. Anybody

taking a lap would go into the lead,

it's been so spread around at the

moment. It's a very difficult

tactical situation that Kirsten Wild

is in. Paternoster is also an three

points. We haven't spoken about her

because she is so well hidden.

The

Belgian athlete is involved. Just in

the front of that group, John Miller

latter two were from the Czech

Republic. -- Jarmila Machacova. She

is a former world champion.

She just

hasn't quite got the top end speed,

she spends a lot of time dragging

other people around the track but

doesn't make the breakaway herself.

Pawlowska's attack has been

neutralised and she has used up a

little bit of energy. As we look

back at Kirsten Wild, that is the

Minister of Jasmin Duehring's bikes,

the Canadian. -- that is to the rear

of Jasmin Duehring's bike.

Valente

and Wild lining themselves up,

Pawlowska as well. All three of

them.

Kirsten Wild is in second

place. Down the back straight they

go. A burst of speed from Kirsten

Wild. Jennifer Valente from the

United States tries to follow.

Jasmin Duehring resisting. But

Kirsten Wild is first. Valente is

third. Paternoster of Italy in full.

Lydia Gurley from Ireland just out

of the points that time.

A pattern

is forming. It is being contested by

a sprint. Nobody is allowed to gain

a lap. And these three are proving

themselves the most consistent

sprinters in the last third of this

race.

Kirsten Wild

race.

Kirsten Wild is in the form of

her life, she has every chance of

claiming a hat-trick of gold medals.

I think she was shocked after the

Madderson performance. She thought

it was theirs to lose. To an extent,

we all did. She just couldn't best

the British in the sprints. But she

is doing it here.

Lydia Gurley from

Ireland in this little breakaway.

There is the overall situation,

seven of the ten sprints in the bag.

Kirsten Wild leading Jennifer

Valente of the United States.

Paternoster just two points ahead of

Jasmin Duehring.

But they are really

breakaway. They have found

themselves having slipped off

bronze. It's like the impetus has

gone out, they don't have the heart

to do the chasing. All probably the

legs. The top riders keeps rolling

through quickly, they have got a

significant advantage.

Barker is not

in this group. Valente, Wild, the

Russian rider is Badykova. Arreola

in the red of Mexico. Paternoster

and Valente. A very, very dangerous

group indeed.

Confident that Wild is

happy to do some pacemaking, keep

the pace high and keep everybody in

check. It is largely her that has

kept everybody together.

Three

quarters of the way through the

race. The Dutch going to claim

another gold medal? Arreola has Juan

Mata couple of silver medals in the

World Championships in Minsk back in

2013. -- has won a couple of gold

medals.

Jasmin Duehring has ridden

with some heart. She has had a few

goes to stir things up but was never

allowed any room to manoeuvre, but

she certainly had a go. Elinor

Barker did that one big potentially

race winning move but is paying the

price at the moment, still trying to

recover. She could get another

chance as it comes back together.

Interesting to know how much she's

been affected by that fall a couple

of days ago, it was quite a hefty

crash.

It was a bit of a bashing,

wasn't it? You can see that Wild and

Valente riding, they've been

inseparable for the last few laps,

just following new job. Wild knows

that she's the one person who she's

got to keep an eye on. Paternoster

has shown she is weaker than those

two in the sprints. I think they

will get the bell as they come

around this time.

Paternoster is a

really good

really good talent from Italy. Just

18 years of age and mixing it up the

top end here at this World

Championships and two medals already

in Apeldoorn. Jasmin Duehring bleeds

for Canada, but Kirsten Wild comes

scooting up towards her, and

presumably straight pars Tahir, as

they go into the finishing straight.

A lovely sprint and beautifully

timed. Gliding over the line in

first place to take maximum points

and pad out her lead further over

the American Jennifer Valente.

Getting better and better and better

as this race goes on. So, Wild, the

land take a Jasmin Duehring...

Suddenly she's got a ten point lead

-- while, Valente. She senses the

victory inside the last 20 laps. The

last one double points, of course.

We've still got 15 points outside of

a lap game.

Inching towards that hat-trick of

world titles this week, Kirsten

Wild. It's absolutely packed here

inside the Omnisport Serena in

Apeldoorn. -- the Omnisport arena.

Badykova of Russia.

Valente feeling

of frustration now. There's nothing

she can do. She's not sprinting

Battambang Kirsten Wild. There's no

way she will be allowed to escape.

She has had a pretty good week

herself. She was part of the squad

that won the gold, beating the Great

Britain in the final.

She will come

away with her reward, that's for

sure stop right Valente is from San

Diego in California, she is 23 years

of age. Jasmin Duehring is now equal

third with Paternoster. I sense the

Canadian is bearing better in the

closing stages of this race.

She's

got much more experience, hasn't

she?

She's also in this break, which

is help. White Paternoster stuck in

the second group on the track, as a

Elinor Barker goes to the front.

She

has a look and see if she can begin

to do something about closing that

gap.

Arreola on the front, from Mexico.

Four laps to go until the next

sprint.

This group was not found its

rhythm now, and it's not slowing

down, there's not enough firepower

behind to close the gap. They keep

trying. In fits and spurts.

The

leading group still have a decent

lead, less than half a lap.

Charlotte Becker the latest to try

and close the gaps.

They will get

the bell next time. Again, Wild

lining up for the sprint. Quite

happy with the composition of this

group. It's going to swell to nine.

Charlotte Becker and Valdes of

Switzerland are going to join that

front group, they've managed to

bridge the gap, as they hear the

bell for the next sprint. Arreola on

the front for Mexico. Maybe not for

long,. Valente is trying to take it

to Kirsten Wild. The first two are

going to sprint it out. There's only

one winner when they go head-to-head

and she's wearing orange, it's

Kirsten Wild.

The confidence to

leave it late, waiting until Valente

got alongside and just exhilarating,

there was nothing that the American

could do. She is class of the field

today, Kirsten Wild.

Her frustration

at finishing second in the Madison I

think will be long forgotten in a

few minutes, because at the moment,

she's headed into that World Title.

It is slipping away for a Elinor

Barker.

Jasmin Duehring has been a

bit distant, fighting to get back on

terms. She's in the bronze medal

position, but in equal points with

Paternoster. All she has to do is to

finish higher up and she will be

awarded the Bronze.

There is every

chance they are going to gain a lap,

shortly. Valente comes around and

Kirsten Wild not far away.

Denmark represented by Trine

Schmidt. They do make the junction.

They gained a lap on the rest of the

field.

Wild can now celebrate, she

doesn't need to score any points she

just has too not let anybody gain a

lap. Six laps as they come around

this time, that's not going to

happen.

What a nice feeling to know

that you only have six laps to go on

the gold medal is already in your

bag, you can just ride around in the

pack.

We haven't seen that,

actually,

actually, this Championship. It's

always been going down right to the

last, only the bronze medal, but

even that now is secured with that

lap game.

Sofia Arreola moves clear.

And followed here by Hanna Solovey.

Ganna Solovei up to Arreola's wheel,

five laps to go. For laps to go over

the line this time. Hanna Solovey on

the lap for the Ukraine. Kirsten

Wild wants to finish this in style.

She is lining up and slowly winding

up. It is one minute of racing left

between her and the World Title.

She's thinking about the sprint, but

probably realised she never likes...

It is still Arreola and Solovei. She

may take a back and watch it from

the middle of the pack. Valente

knows, well, she is not home and

dry. Duehring is seven points

behind. She needs to be a little bit

careful.

Into the last couple of

laps. It is still Solovei and

Arreola. I do not think they will be

the first two at the end of this

race. Jennifer Valente leads the

chase. She is close the gap. Kirsten

Wild knows she does not need to

sprint. Julien Duval in the pale

blue skin shade of Belgium comes

into the finishing straight. --

D'Hoore. Perfectly timed by D'Hoore.

Actually, all eyes are on Kirsten

Wild. She did not need to sprint at

the end of this race. She was so

good, it was signed, sealed and

delivered before the end. She could

savour the moment with about half a

dozen laps to go. Incredibly, 35,

Wild is enjoying the form of her

life. She has won three gold medals

and the silver medal at her Romuald

Lacazette chips.

Rightly enjoying

it. She was bested in the earlier

sprint by Valente but the pattern

was not to continue. She got better

and better as the race went on. She

was able to enjoy the last quarter

of the race because she knew she was

in control. She was riding with more

confidence, leaving Adelaide for the

sprints, she knew that she had the

better of everyone on the track.

What a performance from Kirsten

Wild. They used her picture quite

prominently on the advertising

all-arounder city ahead of these

championships.

What a wise decision.

It was. I enjoyed watching Jasmin

Duehring as well. She just plugged

away, looking to try and escape, and

accumulated enough points and find

yourself in the last move.

She got

the bronze medal. They have a song

that the Dutch keep playing every

time they do well. You can probably

hear it in the background. The whole

building shapes to its foundations

with the volume and everyone joining

in.

It will be infiltrating our

dreams for some time to come.

It is

Kirsten Wild's they once again.

Elinor Barker did everything she

could. She finishes in 12th place in

the end, with seven points. The

world title disappearing from her

shoulders, going to Kirsten Wild.

She is becoming a very regular

visitor to the podium here this

week. The home crowd have certainly

got what they came to see. They

might not be done yet today with

some of the racing still to come.

Look at that. She left that until

there was half a lap to go, and she

went, I will take this one.

Fantastic. Kirsten Wild had the

strength in the sprints to make sure

that Valente could not get ahead of

her. I think even she cannot quite

believe that she has done it yet

again. Three gold medals for Kirsten

Wild of the Netherlands. A few days

that she will never forget. Although

she has had World Championship

success on the track in the past,

primarily, for most of her career,

she has been known for her

performances on the road. She has

been the star of these

championships. The women points

race, one by Kirsten Wild.

That is the ninth World Championship

medal for Duehring. In 12th place,

last year's champion, Elinor Barker

of Great Britain.

last year's champion, Elinor Barker

of Great Britain.

What a versatile by greater Kirsten

Wild is. She has delighted as crowd

in Apeldoorn.

What a fantastic

performance.

Outstanding. We have

Elinor Barker. She finished in 12th

place. You had a good stab at

defending that title, but became

built form that Kirsten Wild has

been in, no one would beat her

today?

I do not think so. She is an

incredible form. I think that was

probably the best run of races I

have seen in a long time.

Congratulations to her. Are you

feeling? You had a bad crash in the

omnium which meant you missed out in

the madison yesterday. Are you

feeling?

Not myself. I have not felt

like myself for a while. Something

needs to change in training. Race

strategies, I am not sure. I did not

feel myself going into it. I tried

to kid myself that I could get a

lap, but I would have needed luck.

You animated the race and give it a

good go. You go back with a silver

medal from the team pursuit.

That is

something close to your heart and

really special? Yes, that was

special, it exceeded my

expectations, is specially

considering how I knew I felt. I am

a long way from my best. I was a

little bit worried about trying to

keep up with Katie Archibald, to be

honest. I just about managed. I do

not think there is much we could

have change to have one. We could

have changed a few things to get a

better time, but the Americans were

too good.

We have to be happy with

the silver. The Commonwealth Games

looming large. To be riding for

Wales and the Commonwealth Games

will be special?

Yes. I will be

racing next weekend for Wiggle Honda

on the road, and after that, a

little block of ratios in Europe,

and Denos Kilmarnock. Quite busy.

We

wish all the best. Good luck in the

Gold Coast. Elinor Barker,

disappointed. She says she has to

change a few things, but she has

come here and give it a good stand.

She had a bad crash in the omnium

earlier in the week.

She did. You

cannot underestimate the impact of

that. Immediately after a crash you

can jump back up and get on your

bike, but it was a bad crash. A few

days later you start to feel it, you

get stiff and sore.

This was it. She

went a long way down the track.

This

is the worst way to do it, it

because if you fall to the right, it

is not as far distance to fall. She

fell all the way down. I was

surprised she did not break her

collar bone and get concussion.

Remarkable she got back into the

race and that she's even racing

today. Credit to her. She's clearly

disappointed, but in many ways, it

is good for her to have these drops

in the four-year cycle. I know she

wants to win world titles, everyone

talks about the Olympics, but this

will give her an incentive.

It will

make things up. Here we have a

triple world champion, Kirsten Wild.

What a remarkable work

championships.

Many congratulations.

You look like you enjoy that. Yes,

especially the last ten laps after

the spring, I knew I had enough

points, but still I was counting,

hoping I did not miscalculate. I saw

the coach with a big smile and I

thought, it is in the pocket.

I

thought the roof was going to come

of the velodrome. It has been a

special

of the velodrome. It has been a

special week. We wondered if you had

the legs for another big effort

coming into this race.

You in the

form of your life? I do not know. I

feel really good. I have trained

well this winter. I had nothing in

my way, so I could do everything I

wanted.

It works really well. This

is obviously a big goal for you this

year. Knowing the World

Championships were coming to

Apeldoorn, you must have known what

it would mean to the Netherlands to

get some great performances? I did

not understand the question. This

was a big target for you, because of

the World Championships being in the

Netherlands?

Last year they

announced a location. A big red

marker, this was my goal.

You have

done ever so well. You have

entertained

done ever so well. You have

entertained the crowd. Thank you

very much. A triple world champion,

and the silver medal as well. What

an athlete.

Very versatile.

Outstanding, head and shoulders

above the rest, no sign of weakness.

She could win the spring, she could

gain laps, she had everything

covered.

This is what else we have

coming up this afternoon.

Australia's Matthew Glaetzer will be

the man to beat in the kilometre

time trial after clocking the only

two sub one minute times at sea

level earlier this season. We look

back at an exciting men's points

race with Britain's Mark Stewart

hoping to mix it with four-time

world champion in this event,

Cameron Meyer from Australia.

Kristina Vogel, the defending

champion, aims for a hat-trick of

world titles in the keirin. And

after its world champion debut last

year, Katie Archibald and Emily

Nelson were hoping to improve on

Great Britain's silver medal

performance in the popular women's

madison. Plenty to look forward to

in the next hour or so. Next we

concentrate on the men's individual

sprint from last night. Great

Britain has enjoyed significant

success in this event, thanks to

this fellow in Jason Kenny, but it

is a new kid on the block. We will

see him in action shortly. These are

the medal races.

The bronze medal race, the

best-of-3. Vigier against Levy.

The bronze medal race, the

best-of-3. Vigier against Levy.

It

is a steady start.

The concentration on his face. Levy

has decided he wants the speed, to

go up, so years preaching this race

from the back, gaining height and

speed, forcing the Frenchman to

follow suit if he wants to remain in

poll position. A little bit of a

flake, intimidation tactics.

He

opened the door for the German. He

walked straight through it. Max Levy

is in pole position in this first

race for the bronze medal. Vigier

will not give up without a fight.

Vigier has the strength to come back

at Levy. Neck and neck in the

finishing straight. What the sprint.

Vigier gets it on the line. He did

but it was closer than I thought it

would be in the back straight. His

turn of speed was good, you got

himself on terms, at Levy did not

die. Vigier is one up.

The World Championship final under

way. Great Britain against

Australia. Jack Carlin, one of the

new generation of British sprinters.

Starting Matthew Glaetzer from

Australia. Glaetzer not hanging

around. He will try to control this

one, the way he did with Vigier. He

is just accelerating all the time.

You can see the advert Carlin is

driving at. Glaetzer makes it look

effortless. A very clever bit of

riding. If you have got the legs for

it.

Carlin going up to get a little

bit of height into the last laugh.

Now the sprint is on. Look at Carlin

go. Tremendous pace. Trying to draw

level with Glaetzer. Carlin coming

at him but he cannot get past.

Glaetzer wins by half by Glenn. With

three quarters of a lap to go, he

was not sucked in by the Australian

and he kept his cool and decide.

Suddenly he had the slipstream to

run it. He made good use of the ten

metres. It was good tactical riding,

regardless of the outcome.

A good

race. It has gone to Matthew

Glaetzer.

The first race between these two was

a really good one. We should

probably talk about this one.

Perhaps. Max Levy was in a great

position, but in the end, Vigier

fought back superbly.

He did, he

rode it very well. This is going to

be the most unknown of the

competition. The competition for the

medals.

medals. Levy wants to keep that

front position once again, keeping

the speed high. Two laps to go.

Already commencing the wind-up.

Levy

seeing if he can get some distance.

Vigier had a look for rim on the

inside. He comes up onto the

shoulder of the German very quickly.

Has he got the legs to get clear? He

has, he is beyond one bike length. A

little daylight. It is close. Vigier

takes a bronze medal in straight

rides.

He came down inside the

sprinters line. It was occupied. But

he did not impede the German's

progress, so I think that was just a

bit of a wobble.

A strong finish to

the competition from Sebastien

Vigier.

Clear

put the Euro pop on, I'm sure that

the riders love that! Carling

leading out.

Got to keep going at walking pace.

I hope somebody's told him. Use

walking pace. I presume it's the

commissar.

A steady shuffle, really,

isn't it was white it's quite a

brisk stroll. As soon as he gets a

cross that line, he can choose

to

stop. But he doesn't really care!

He's a big bloke, and he's got a

height.

Well, then. He's going to

try and put him off his stride. He's

not letting him have his own way.

Pinned up against the wall to the

top.

Aggressive ride by the young Brit,

keeping him lapped all the time, so

Matthew Glaetzer has only one

option. The battle is on! Oh, he's

kept him high. Can he go down the

back straight?

Oh, the race is

really on. A great start from

Carling, fighting all the way,

fighting as hard as he can. But fair

play to Matthew Glaetzer, he

prevailed in the end of a tremendous

sprint. That was really aggressive

from Jack Carlin, superb. He did

everything he possibly could. He

took Matthew Glaetzer all the way

into that final. But Glaetzer was

the class of the field in the end.

He managed to win. But not before he

was given a proper race both times.

But for the first time in his

career, Matthew Glaetzer is the

sprint champion of the world. But I

think we're going to be hearing a

lot more about they're in the years

to come -- that man there in the

years to come if he can back up his

excellent performance in Apeldoorn.

years to come if he can back up his

excellent performance in Apeldoorn.

I'm delighted to say that young Jack

Carlin is with us now. We are going

to have a chat about dropped from an

St Juste moment. Before that, we

will go to the live action. It is

St Juste moment. Before that, we

will go to the live action. It is

them final heats of the men's

individual one kilometre time trial.

COMMENTATOR: Here is the first of

them. The French athlete, who won

the silver medal last year, Quentin

Lafargue. The time to beat so far is

one minute point 462 seconds, set by

Eric Cable of Germany. -- Eric

Engler of Germany.

Now he is digging

deep, two tenths the drift. Can he

do anything about it?

The last two

years he has got closer and closer

to the World Title, with a bronze

and silver. Can he take that one

final step to the top of the podium

this time around was Mac this event

really hurts, despite the fact it is

a short one, lasting just a minute.

He takes the bell.

He's getting

close, but he too has

close, but he too has hit the wall.

He is pushing hard. It's going to be

close. The mentor might carry him

over, those.

Here he comes, just a

few revolution. It is the fastest

time. 1.407, we have a new leader

with just three riders still to

come.

Hundreds of the second is

often how this event is one and

lost. He was within a fraction of

the second of his time earlier

today, that's consistency for you.

Fantastic line, really smooth. The

front disc will really helps,

hitting the air I decide, channels

you forwards and helps to smooth

things out.

Earlier they had to whip

let down to eight, the eight that we

are watching now. The three to come

all went under one minute. Can you

explain to non-cycling fans how

extraordinary that is?

It is

extraordinary, it's very quick. I

mean, we've seen it once before, and

then suddenly in the qualifying

round we get three. What a shame it

wasn't a straight final. Now we know

what's coming. It's almost like

we've read the last page, really.

We

say we've seen it once before.

The

only difference is, I think things

could change around here. Theo Bos

could take the title here. I think

that might be the case.

That would

be impressive if he did. He hasn't

been world champion for 11 years

now, the 34-year-old. Five times

he's won a gold medal at the World

Championships, all in the mid-2000s.

18.05 is his opener, only good

enough for sixth place. But his

injury time on the road, he finished

incredibly quickly. So will his

injuries time.

Solid ride. It's not

about the start for him, it's

staying in touch over this opening

lap. It's the back-end of this race

where he really shines. He can bring

it home. And he's started quick.

Already nearly two tenths up. Can he

beat his time of this morning?

Well,

what a start from the own boss. Just

over a quarter of the way through

it. The stadium is packed. They are

all more ring the Dutchman on here.

Now, I think we can see another

minute ride here. He's in the lead,

not by much. You can see the

difference in style, the lower gear.

And the injuries element to his

right.

What's he got left as he

takes the bell? It's the slenderest

of Leeds, possible now. Can he keep

on top of the gear, can he keep it

going? Can he set the fastest time?

Can he rolled back the years here?

Yes, he can. He has gone under one

minute! 59.95! Theo Bos from the

Netherlands leads in the men's

kilometre final with only two to go.

Well, that was great staff.

That's

going to take some beating, going

under a minute in a single day

twice, what a repeat performance.

So, we will expect the next two

riders to be significantly quicker

than him early on, but will they be

able to finish like that?

That was a

big final 200m also. He doesn't die

off. They are all dying off, but he

a lot less than the others.

I'm not

quite sure if he looked displeased

with that. He certainly looks to be

suffering, it doesn't look to be

pleasant, does it? But the crowd

appreciative. What a place to post a

performance like that.

He is down in

second place again already, what

not. Here is Matthew Glaetzer from

South Australia, the new sprint

champion.

I've been talking about

this before. He used an enormous

gear, and it cost him. His opening

lap was only good enough for 16th

place.

Today, earlier?

Earlier

today, and incredibly slow start

giving his finishing speed. He too

went faster and faster as the race

went on. Now, if he's changed his

gear to just quit enough, I think he

can be the person to take this now

is Goldust quick enough.

Theo Bos

will be breathing heavily and

sitting nervy -- nervously, I think.

Any one of these three could take

the World Title. Theo Bos is

guaranteed a medal after his right,

but what colour will it be?

He knows

the World Title is potentially one

minute and five seconds away. Uses

the length of his body to throw his

weight forward. Look at the ocean as

well as the power going into this

ride. It's certainly not pretty, but

there is a man just lifting weights

and just happens to be on a bicycle.

I'm surprised there's anything

strong enough to actually help him.

Half a second down in the first half

lap. He's stayed with that big gear.

But no panic, because he's going to

get quicker and quicker. And look

how small he can make

how small he can make himself, it's

incredible. He is now coming back.

The Dutch crowd is sitting rather

nervously at the halfway mark, just

over two tenths of a second, outside

the fastest time.

He is going with

the big gear style and it's paying

off. He's holding level, he's not

making inroads. 0.2 of a second. The

most aerial of all contenders.

Big

final lap four Matthew Glaetzer,

what's he got left in the tank? Has

he got enough to carry himself into

the gold-medal position? He might

do, he just edges ahead, three

quarters of the way, up to the line,

59.745 from Matthew Glaetzer of

Australia. That's sensational

riding.

Well, only one man has gone

faster than that, and he's about to

take to the track.

take to the track. He got 59.5, but

can he do it again? I'm surprised

that Matthew Glaetzer stayed with

the big year tactic. He's stayed in

touch with the opening laps but big

gear. He didn't look of double and

didn't enjoy it, that's for sure.

That what he looked like at the

start, never mind the finished

document look how small, he looks

like a pursuit. He gets himself so

small, barely stayed on the track.

Disappointment for the boss. That

Lee didn't last very long. But he

couldn't have done any more on the

date -- disappointment for Theo Bos.

Matthew Glaetzer has waited a long

time for an individual World

Championship gold medal. He knows,

maybe two will come along at once?

But this man could put the Dutchman

back on top of the podium.

back on top of the podium.

Unlike

Matthew Glaetzer, he posted the

fastest time by a huge amount,

Jeffrey Hoogland. 17.3 was his

opening lap. In his opening lap, he

was more than one second and a half

in front of Matthew Glaetzer. He

paid heavily for that. His final lap

was only tenth position. So, we can

expect an explosive start in every

sense.

Is get out quick and try and

hang on is the plan for him.

Wow, momentum, timing, and you can

see somebody totally in his element

with his opening lap. It belies the

speed that he's going, he's so, so

smooth here. He is 1.2 seconds up on

half a lap, I don't think I've ever

seen that before.

This is

unbelievable, the way he's just

attacking this race.

Faster than

this morning, slightly faster

against opt out so much --.

Out of

the gate like a greyhound. Can he

hang on for the gold-medal? The

crowd up on their feet in Apeldoorn.

Two seconds. It's hard to believe he

could possibly lose this title with

a Libra that, but the pain is

coming.

250 metres to go to the

World Championship title. It's a

massive lead at the start of his

final lap and the crowd going to try

and draw him home. Jeffrey Hoogland

from the Netherlands. I think he's

going to do it but he's tying up a

bit now. Has he got enough left?

Yes, he has! 59.459, the gold goes

to the Netherlands, and Jeffrey

Hoogland, the best was saved till

last.

Unbelievably consistent ride

by all three riders. He was the one

that knew that he had to but in the

time of his life to do that right.

That was incredible, watching that.

How they deal with the pressure of

knowing what has to be done.

What a

race! It tends to build to a

crescendo at the end, going in

ascending order. It was always a

great race to watch in the Olympic

Games. Partly because of that, the

spectacle of it getting faster and

faster. It's out of the Olympic

programme now, but as you can see

today, it still provides pure

sporting theatre.

You know, looking

at his bike and the setup, there's

more to come. I mean, they are

travelling, well, over 60 Ks per

hour. A standing start of 70 Ks per

hour, there's still more to do.

It

has only happened twice before, that

was one person who had managed to do

it ever. Here comes that tune again!

That special riding, you can see the

handlebars. This is standard,

off-the-shelf. You could go into a

shot and buy that stuff. It beggars

belief, to be honest.

I don't think

I'm going to do the K-1, to be

honest, it looks tough enough!

He's

not ready to celebrate yet, he's

wondering whether he's going to

throw up! Here is confirmation of

the result. Jeffrey Hoogland is the

winner. Silver for Australia and

Matthew Glaetzer. And Theo Bos for

the claiming bronze. -- for the

Netherlands claiming bronze.

the claiming bronze. -- for the

Netherlands claiming bronze.

STUDIO: The Dutch song is being sung

around the velodrome. They are very

happy home crowd. Chris Hoy, just to

put that into context, up until

today, one man had ridden a sub

minute kilo at sea level, that was

Matthew Glaetzer. He did it twice

and then in qualifying we saw three,

and now we've seen another three.

It's hard to emphasise how

impressive that was, from all three

of the riders on the podium. Matthew

Glaetzer was on a different level

than everybody else coming into

these Championships. Nobody really

thought Hoogland would be in with a

fat so much out. Theo Bos -- would

be in with a shout. This track

traditionally isn't that fast. It is

just phenomenal.

Glaetzer uses a massive gear. 124

inches. The start was so slow. He

had so much to do, but he built up

its speed and held on really well.

You can see his position is

exceptionally good aerodynamically.

I have to say, Hoogland has just

come off the track in collapsed

along from us in the mixed zone. He

is in the people position. You know

exactly what that pain might feel

like.

Well done. Yes, I do not know

how much pain he is in because I

have never gone that far at the

start of a kilo. He went off at

17.3, that his team sprint pace, on

a 112 inch gear. The amount of

lactic acid in his body, it is not a

pleasant feeling.

You can feel his

pain? I cannot feel that kind of

pain.

He put everything into this

right.

Yes, you do not see gaps like

that at this level of competition.

It was like an invisible brick wall

arrived right about now. The track

turns to trickle. You could have

rolled a tennis ball past in the

home straight but it did not matter,

he was so far ahead.

The only time I

saw you in that kind of shape was in

Bolivia, when you went for the world

record at altitude.

In those days it

was the only place in the world you

could go to break the minute. He has

done it at sea level on a track

which traditionally has been quite

slow. He is paying for it now, but

in a few minutes he will get the

rainbow Jersey and he will be fine.

Just a word on the Dutch sprinters,

because they have really set the

standard?

Yes, they have turned up

in force. Two on the podium today,

the team sprint was an outrageous

time. It was one of the fastest

times out with the Olympics ever.

Yes. They really turned up, all of

the riders, they are world-class,

and they have such depth. It is good

to see.

For the Dutch.

Not so good

for us. If he recovers enough to

chapters, we will have a word with

him. I want to reflect on an amazing

World Championships are you, you

mentioned the team sprint, the

silver medal. There was an element

of disappointment, you got the

medal, but with hindsight, coming

into these World Championships,

given the history of Great Britain

in recent World Championships and

the team sprint, it was a phenomenal

performance?

For sure. Obviously

you're coming to win. That is the

main thing you do. Anything other

than a victory is a disappointment,

but I do not think whatever we did

on that day would have beaten the

Dutch. They came out and they did a

time that, at the moment, we have

the riders that could do that, but

it is putting it all together.

They

put it together and we did not. Word

on the sprint last night. Fantastic

again. You said afterwards you were

hurting.

You were quite sore.

A

little. Disappointed to go out to

Matthew Glaetzer is a tremendous

printer, but to get the silver medal

in such a competitive event, now you

have been able to reflect on it, how

do you look back on a?

After

slipping on it, when I came off I

was disappointed. When you get to

that point, you're at the final, you

think it is possible. You going with

expectations, I want to have the

rainbow Jersey, but tactically I

rode it as best I could. He was the

better and faster rider on the day.

I cannot do anything about that. If

someone is better than you, they are

better.

It gives you a target. This

man enjoyed seeing in action

yesterday. I certainly did.

Massively impressive. I was

impressed with the way you approach

the whole week, not just the spring,

the team sprint, the keirin, 20

years of age, not being daunted by

anything, so much more to come. The

Commonwealth games coming up as

well. A big year ahead for you.

Hopefully. Well done. We look

forward to seeing you on the Gold

Coast with a Scotland Jersey. We

will now go to women's event. It is

the women's individual pursuit. The

USA set a world record in

qualifying. What good rider the

final?

final? -- what could do a wider do?

Look at the face. She is not going

to give in without a fight. We will

have to see something incredibly

special to turn around a nine second

deficit.

Cory Daggett was the rider

who made the difference in the

women's team pursuit. She made sure

that the Americans beat Great

Britain in the final. She was

outstanding. She smashed the world

record in the pursuit earlier today.

Already over two seconds in front.

An unbelievable turn of pace. One

minute and nine seconds for the

opening kilometre. Faster than some

of the men. You wonder if she would

have had a good shot that the team

pursuit on her own, her form is so

good. The world record has stood

since 2010.

They cannot show the

cutaway shot because they are in the

same straight. Annemiek Van Vleuten

is a superb racing cyclist, albeit

on the road. But she is being taken

to the cleaners.

Another one minute

nine seconds. She's only 0.2 seconds

slower. She's on world record pace

again. This time she will get the

catch at the right time. We are

watching something special. The

American is just 21 years of age.

American is just 21 years of age. A

phenomenal talent from the United

States. She is closing in on

Annemiek Van Vleuten. She is

breathing down the neck of the Dutch

rider. She's going to get the catch.

Will she continue? This is

extraordinary. Here comes Dygert.

She is about to catch Annemiek Van

Vleuten. They are not yet two

minutes into this final. Dygert goes

past her opponent. It will be the

silver medal for the Dutch rider but

she knew that before they even

started the race. It is all about

the time for Dygert, who will claim

the gold medal. It is just a case of

whether she can beat her own world

record.

She has already won, she is

choosing to continue for a time. She

knows that the world record as

possible. I thought the catch would

be later. She passed her in the

straight, which is ideal. We will

find out in one minute whether she

can do that.

Dygert, the world

champion, going for the time for the

second time today. Encouraged by the

Dutch crowd. A packed audience

inside the Belladrum in Apeldoorn.

Ban on the same time. Two minutes

and 13 at two kilometres.

It will be

very close. Hugging the bottom of

the tractable riding on a rail.

She

died in the qualifying round. It is

whether she slowed down this time.

It is on the cards, the coaches

telling.

One lap to go. One lap to

go for Dygert. Will she celebrate

the world title by beating the world

record as well? Not long to find

out, this is the final banking. Here

we go. Dygert takes the title, a new

world record. She has done it.

Dygert has done something very

special today. Twice breaking the

world record.

special today. Twice breaking the

world record.

That was incredible, to do it once

and then to do it twice.

We had a

plan. We wanted to go a little

faster, but this is great, I am glad

to get the world record. I wish

Sarah Hammer was here to share this

moment with me. She's been great. It

is my first World Championship

without so it is a little weird, but

it is great. I spoke to her before

the raid.

I am really excited. A

stunning performance from Dygert,

breaking the world record twice in

one day. Really backing up that

individual pursuit. That is one of

the events that came out of the

Olympics after Beijing, Rebecca

Romero of the Olympic champion

there. Like the kilo, we saw

standards drop when it was no longer

than the Olympics, but it seems as

we have seen now, people are

concentrating on these events again,

even though they are not in the

Olympics because they help with

other events.

Absolutely. For they

were in the wilderness, people

stopped competing at the World

Championships to focus on Olympic

events, but it helps towards the

team pursuit for example, and at the

end of the day, it is a rainbow

Jersey. You can see what it means to

be world champion. We keep

referencing the Olympics but it is a

World Championship. Dygert is an

exceptional athlete. Three minutes

and 20 seconds, three minutes and 22

was the previous record, Sarah

Hammer, we thought she was the

greatest pursuit of all time and

that was set at altitude.

It is very

impressive on this track. It is a

quick try, we have seen a number of

world records.

It does not have that

reputation. We found out

retrospectively, the reason was, it

was not because it was full, when

any major championships have been

here, the air pressure has been

high. The two important factors for

air density have been temperature

and pressure. At the end of this

week it has been 996, the pressure,

instead of the high when thousands.

People are breaking records and what

was perceived as a slow track. We

have three of the fastest ever sea

level kilo wreckers today and the

pursuit record.

Let's bring you

up-to-date with the men's points

race that was earlier this week.

This is action from early in the

race, were Great Britain's Mark

Stewart picked up 20 points when he

gained a lap on the field.

Great racing from a master of track

cycling, Cameron Meyer.

Three big

efforts and every of them paid off.

At the moment, Cameron Marron looks

in control of this race. The

Dutchman goes to the front. We had a

quick look at the rider from the

Ukraine.

He is off the front. No

sign of Kenny De Ketele. Mark

Stewart will try and get his nose in

front. De Ketele is not going to get

any points. Mark Stewart will do

everything he can to hold Van Schip

at bay. Five points for the retain

-- five points for the Ukraine and

34 Mark Stewart.

Is he playing a

canny game, because the last sprint

is double points.

Mark Stewart is on

a silver medal position by one

point.

They are going again. Cameron

Meyer, and Mark Stewart. Mark

Stewart is absolutely gassed, but he

hanging in.

This is the key moment

for Mark Stewart. Kenny De Ketele

knows he has to close that gap.

Kenny De Ketele is filled gas to try

and close that gap to give himself a

chance to win a medal. There is the

overall position with one sprint to

go.

Mark Stewart is in silver medal

position by one point. It all comes

down to the last print. He has had

to work hard, but everyone is spent.

Kenny De Ketele trying to save it

for the last sprint but he was

forced to work hard to close the

gap.

There is the man who leads the

way, who is set to become the world

champion yet again, Cameron Meyer.

Six laps to go. Over the line again.

Also up there, having a second win,

it is the Portuguese rider. He is

not a major player in what happens.

Six laps to go, 1.5 kilometres.

Cameron Meyer happy to sit on the

front and wind it up. You've got to

be careful behind when it is going

steady. A surprise attack could

change the race. Mark Stewart needs

to look his shoulder. Fourth place

at the moment. You have to be

careful.

Kenny De Ketele is buying.

Kenny De Ketele coming up to the

wheel of Mark Stewart. Mark Stewart

needs to make sure he is not boxed

in.

Cameron Meyer high the banking.

Now is the moment. Mark Stewart has

a good wheel. He is on the wheel of

the Belgium. -- Belgian. Kenny De

Ketele is just a couple of points

binding. Cameron Meyer is going to

win, but the rest of the medals and

programmes.

programmes.

Volikakis has gone down

to eighth place as they come around.

The rider from the Netherlands comes

to the front. It is all nothing for

Kenny De Ketele. Mark Stewart is

struggling to hold the pace and to

hold Israel. They take the bell.

Mark Stewart is flat out but I do

not think he will be able to take

part in the sprint.

part in the sprint. Morgan Kneisky

is coming around over the top of

Kenny De Ketele. They come over the

line.

line. Volikakis is second in that

final sprint. The Dutch crowd have

something to celebrate, but not as

much as that man there, because for

the fifth time in his career,

Cameron Meyer from Australia is the

world points race champion. Another

masterclass from him.

But we wait to see where the rest of

the medals will go.

Ten points on

that last line. I'm waiting to see,

but he might have got himself right

back up on the podium into second

position. We've got to wait for our

scoreboard to catch up. Sure enough,

he's given a silver medal position.

Stewart gets bronze. So, he was

lucky he had nothing left to give on

that last spring, did he?

What a

great ride from Mark Stuart. He was

canny, he was active, he timed his

efforts well, he gained a couple of

laps, kept himself involved. In the

end, he just didn't have anything

left in the tank for the final

sprint, but he done enough to secure

a richly deserved bronze medal. Mark

Stewart for Great Britain on the

medal podium with a bronze.

Congratulations, you put it all out

and deserved

Congratulations, you put it all out

and deserved a medal. It was a

cracking finish, you had to really

work hard to get on the podium.

Yes,

everyone always has something for

the sprint, I knew I would get it

the one before because mentally

everybody is saving themselves for

the end. I knew that mentally I

could hang on, and I did. I thought

I nearly stuffed it up and I was on

my knees, but it was OK.

You hadn't

been in the best of health coming

through the winter. To get through

your World Championship medal,

doesn't get any better than that.

Yes, to get a medal was just...

Absolutely amazing.

Cameron, huge

congratulations, your fifth World

Title. You just seem to get better

and better.

I think that one hurt

more than any of them! To say I was

nervous, I was very nervous,

actually. You wouldn't think it,

I've done a fair few world titles

now, but we don't get any easier. I

knew I'd be favourite and have a lot

of people following me and it would

be a tough race to win. I have a few

memories from the last points race

World Title that I lost, it was

here, I lost to Silva, the

Colombian. It was definitely a hard

race, but I'm very happy.

Well,

Chris, we'll talk about the

dominance and impressive ride from

Cameron Meyer in a minute. A word on

Mark Stewart, he rode a canny race

to get the bronze medals Killock

heeded, with great maturity, you saw

how much it meant to him at the end.

--

heeded, with great maturity. He's

got a big year ahead of him, the

Commonwealth Games coming up in

Glasgow. He was delighted, and

rightly so.

We've seen real progress

from him and other young in Geraint

writers are coming through,

replacing the big names. -- in

Geraint is riders.

When some of the

bigger names pull-out of retired...

But we are in an amazing situation

to have so many good riders. Ed

Clancy, possibly the greatest team

pursuit of all time, coming back

into the squad reinvigorated, that

has helped them, too. We have a huge

depth of squad now, younger riders

are able to step up on the bigger

stage and perform.

We will talk more

about Australia and Cameron Meyer on

a moment. Back to the live action

now. The women's keirin. It is a

race for the minor places. Katy

Marchant lined up for Great Britain

in this

Marchant lined up for Great Britain

in this one.

COMMENTATOR: Thanks, Jill. They are

almost repaired to -- prepared to

go, but a few repairs to the

advertising board because it can

pose a hazard.

Oh, it's gone!

They've decided to remove the

offending...

A wise decision.

I'm

quite curious to see what was on the

back there!

A bit of graffiti. There

we go, there's Hellenic has us from

Spain. -- Helena Casas.

The officials are now happy that the

Denny bike can go, shortly, make its

way round. We have Daria Shmeleva

from Russia in this race as well,

and we weren't expecting that. She

completely misjudged her race in the

semifinal, she thought they were

sprinting for the minor lap before

they actually were. There she is.

She will be smarting after that. But

-- Lyubov Rossouw is in this as

well, and Lee Hye-jin from South

Korea is in the white outfit. The

red is looks gets the all of Mexico.

Katy Marchant is forth at the

moment. The Russian athlete is

behind her. And Casas of Spain on

the back.

Shmeleva has got to be the

favourite, as long as she counts the

raps correctly, I think she's got to

be the favourite. No real need for

anybody to change places just yet

due to the nature of this event. If

a bike pulls out with three full

laps to go, it's a long way to go

until the finish line.

It has

changed the style of the racing in

the keirin.

I think so. As we keep

saying, they've not allowed to

overtake that bike before Red Bulls

off the track. They will start to

look behind each other and leave

gaps. You can't leave more than ten

metres and you cannot overtake the

bike but they can be coming at it,

Excel or waiting towards it, and it

pulling off, which it has now done.

The race is on, but nobody wanted to

be the one to take it away from the

foot. Right now, we will start to

see the overtaking stars.

Katy

Marchant begins to make a move. And

bus over of the Ukraine goes to the

front. Katy Marchant, Shmeleva on

the outside. Casas is going to have

to go the long way round. She is

stuck behind Gaxiola of Mexico now.

Katy Marchant is in a good spot in

second place. Shmeleva on the

outside. Lee Hye-jin boxing on the

inside. Shmeleva tries to make a

move, Katy Marchant resists. Lee

Hye-jin in second place. Katy

Marchant in a photo for third.

There

is a strong ride from the rider by

the Ukraine, Lyubov Shulika. Very

much the shortest route, of course.

Bus over is really experienced and

is the European champion. A very

strong ride from her. Katy Marchant

was third in that phrase. -- that

race. Ninth place overall in the

competition. Lyubov bus overtaking

get from Lee Hye-jin. She wasn't in

the final that she was expecting.

STUDIO: We will get the main final

underway very soon. Kristina Vogel

has been very much the sprinter

in-form here this week, the great

Germans bring to.

She has, it is

hard to look beyond her for the

final. She's been so dominant and so

confident, the way she's been

riding. But the keirin is a tricky

one to control. There's far more

variables in this than by Sprint, it

is difficult to see.

Back to Chris

and Simon.

COMMENTATOR: There's Kristina Vogel,

Hugh is going for what would be an

all-time record of a 12th World

Championship gold medal. She is up

against Areca Betts cratered, she

was the keirin champion of the

world. The Dutch athlete won a

silver medal last week,

Braspennincx. A fast rider when she

gets up to full speed.

gets up to full speed. Nicky

Degrendele finished very strongly

for Belgium. The Dutch are also

represented by Laurine van Riessen

as well.

Two riders in this event

really can change things, actually.

They are supposed to ride

individually, but you'll often find

that there's a gap left and things

like that.

The one who we haven't

seen on the screen is Lee Sze from

Hong Kong. -- Lee Wai Sze. She

finished third in the keirin in the

Olympic Games in London, that race

was run -- won by Victoria

Pendleton. Lee Wai Sze is in the

back of the group at the moment.

Van

Riessen could do something with

this. As we've heard Chris Hoy

saying, there's a lot of variables

in this event. It isn't always the

fastest person that wins. There's

just so many different agendas being

played out over such a short space

of time as the sprint commences. Are

the Dutch going to be able to use

the fact that they've got two riders

in here?

You can spot the difference

between the two Dutchwoman. The one

with all the writing on the helmet

is Braspennincx. Also, van Riessen

is wearing white gloves. She is dead

in line. Braspennincx at the front,

van Riessen in third, looking

anxiously. -- she is third in line.

The three favourites or in the back

of a moment.

Look at the Gap, van

Riessen will be very happy to let

the others go ahead and she will be

able to run. Both of us got work to

do at the back.

They are all looking

and waiting for Kristina Vogel,

sitting on her wheel at the moment.

Now she starts to wind it up. Still

Braspennincx front. Brendan McCole

is passed. Long Way round for Vogel.

-- drug -- Degrendele goes bust. She

has plenty to do if she is to retain

her title. They take the bowel

shoulder to shoulder. Laurine van

Riessen and Nicky Degrendele.

Kristina Vogel is out of it as they

come into the finishing straight.

Degrendele takes it for Belgium!

What an upset in the World

Championship final. Degrendele is

the champion of the world. And

Kristina Vogel, who has won it for

the last two years and already has

three gold medals at these wild

Championships just couldn't be

competitive this time. No wonder

Degrendele I can't believe it. That

is an upset.

Very much so. Kristina

Vogel needed to be aggressive from

the outset and get us off into a

controlling position. But she chose

to wait and wait. Everybody was

waiting for her. By the time the

sprint started, she had way too much

work to do.

There is a confirmation

of the result. Degrendele are taking

the gold. Simona Krupeckaite the

bronze for Lithuania. She won by a

long way.

She certainly did. I'd

like to see the full replay of how

she made her way through there. But

Kristina Vogel had three goes to

come around the outside, every time

she was taken wide. It was too much

distance for her.

distance for her.

Well, Lee Wai Sze

looks pretty happy with her medal.

She's a former world champion in the

500 metre time trial. Another one

her collection. The epic figure of

clap -- Simona Krupeckaite, still

performing at the top level late in

her career. What a result for the

Belgian rider, Nicky Degrendele.

Receiving the congratulations from

last year's champion, Kristina

Vogel. Well, that wasn't the outcome

I think most people in the stadium

were expecting. And you can see,

Chris, as soon as it disappeared,

they were looking and waiting to see

what Kristina Vogel would do.

Her

reputation preceded her and really

got in the way. That is the joy of

the keirin, the amount of people

involved, you're never actually sure

what going to happen.

And the joy of

sport, you're never quite sure who

is going to win.

STUDIO: Yes, Kristina Vogel was

unable to defend the keirin title,

Chris. It has been a long week for

her. If she had been able to take

it, it would have been 12 titles,

beating your record. You would have

had to come out of retirement!

I

would, definitely! Whether I could

win another medal, who knows! Very

unlikely, if not impossible. As

Chris was saying, her reputation

preceded her. It was

Chris was saying, her reputation

preceded her. It was difficult to

take control. The

preceded her. It was difficult to

take control. The Dutch were

dominant in terms of dictating the

pace. You can see Degrendele, so

wily, sitting on the wheel. Winding

up on the outside. Lee Wai Sze from

Hong Kong, using her brain and

sitting in until the last possible

moment. It is great to see Remainer

grip on -- Simona Krupeckaite from

Lithuania.

Stephanie Morton, the

Australian sprinter, she was

missing, we would have expected to

see her in that final.

The first

round, she just didn't look herself

today at all. I saw her when we came

in first thing, and her body

language, you could just see that

she wasn't at that sort of positive

demeanour. It just shows the

programme, the amount of raising

their doing, it takes its toll. It's

very hard to back up day after day.

We will leave it there for the

moment, Chris. Next we look at the

women's Madison, which made its

debut at the World Championships

last year. The Madison now back into

the Olympics. It is a -- an

opportunity that Katie Archibald is

relishing.

Katie Archibald, a great

ride by the British riders! And

Great Britain take it by two points.

Obviously the Madderson, going back

in 2020, you and Eleanor were very

strong in Manchester. Is the

prospect of completing their

exciting --

prospect of completing their

exciting -- completing their

exciting?

Last year and this year it

clashed with the Individual Pursuit.

That was more of a target for me

than the Omni, that had been a

long-term desire, it still is, I

think -- the Omni. I guess I'd

always viewed myself as a pursuit

rider. So, yeah, it's something I

want to achieve greatness in.

Here comes Katie Archibald. She gets

it on the line. Everyone in the

stadium is on their feet. What a

race, what a win for Great Britain.

It did not work out in the

individual pursuit last year.

Hopefully one day it will. But the

programme does not work for it. It

is not married in with other

training ambitions. I have said that

the side, and decided to focus on

selection for the madison. We have

been training around that team,

hoping that we will get on that

podium, the same as everyone else.

We want a stripey Jersey.

Katie

Archibald was not scheduled to ride

the madison in Apeldoorn, however,

Elinor Barker's crash in the omnium

the day before meant that Katie

Archibald was drafted in to ride

alongside Emily Nelson, who picked

up a silver medal in the madison in

Hong Kong last year.

Zabelinskaya with a little bit of an

advantage over Britain at the

moment. Katie Archibald, second on

the track. That is despite the fact

it is a sea of riders.

We have

another attack from Mexico.

it is a sea of riders.

We have

another attack from Mexico. Mexico

are still on the same lap. They are

back in sixth position, and two

points. The British team of spotted

the danger. The Dutch are trying to

go with them, but they have got

caught in traffic.

It is Salazar on

the front for Mexico. She is being

followed by Zabelinskaya of Russia.

The Dutch are alongside British

rider.

We need to be careful they do

not do too much work. The Dutch are

getting an easy ride well Nelson

closes down this move. They might

have to sit this one out.

Or is

Katie Archibald going to take it on?

Archibald is looking bank, winding

it up, getting ready to be thrown

back into the race by Emily Nelson,

the change into the back straight

now. Through the traffic was Katie

Archibald. Negotiating it very well,

was not sure whether to go left a

red as the Dutch try to make a

change.

Yes, that was not ideal.

We

are on the sprint lap. Katie

Archibald is going to get another

five points for Great Britain with

60 laps to go. She will do it with

room to spare.

That changeover did

not work for the Netherlands. Katie

Archibald got in the middle of it. I

do not think she did it

intentionally but it made life

difficult. I thought they were going

to be in trouble because Nelson did

lots of work leading into that. It

is working out beautifully for them.

Just a touch. You're allowed to do

that. It does not have to be

cancelling. You just do not get the

benefit of that extra energy.

That

takes Franca to minus 19.

They still

have work to do. It is not the two

horse race but it is moving in that

direction. Italy on eight points in

third position, if they took on lap

they would be the lead. It is still

close enough. Both teams from the

Netherlands and Great Britain really

looking to stamp on anyone who tries

to make a move.

Emily Nelson

following bank Kirsten Wild. We have

not seen anything from the defending

champions, Belgium, from D'Hoore and

inexperienced partner at this level.

The first lull, relatively speaking.

Six laps to go, that is a good time

to take it. The USA look like they

might have a go. They have work to

do, they are a long way behind.

Equal 14th position, 40 points down,

due to losing two laps. They can

afford to let that one goal.

Kirsten

Wild starts to wind things up a bit.

Dideriksen is straight on her. Five

teams on the same lap. This is how

hard this race has been. Quality

riders.

riders.

Dideriksen moves around the

outside as the Dutch make a change.

Amy Pieters back in the race. They

are past the halfway distance.

It

will be Trine Schmidt, the European

champion in the points race in the

scratch races into the race for

Denmark.

I am looking where the

partners are on the track. Soon we

will be looking for that changeover.

The British are well poised.

The British are well poised.

That is

that -- there is -- there is an

advantage for Zabelinskaya. Then it

is Amy Pieters of Denmark.

Nelson is

getting ready to go into the race. A

beautiful piece of exhilaration

before the change.

They take the

bell. Nelson is straight into it and

she will go past the Russians who

are about to make a change.

Zabelinskaya makes a change, but no

one is going to challenge Nelson.

This is masterful in the madison

from the British painting.

Technically and tactically they have

been superb until now in this race.

The Dutch keep getting caught on the

back foot, not changing at the right

time.

time. We can see a mechanical

problem for the team from Ireland.

There is no neutral servers, so the

partner has to keep riding until her

team-mate is ready to rejoin.

A ten

point advantage over the Dutch. 31,

20 one. The Russians are in fourth

position, just two points behind

Italy.

They are coming good in the

second half of the race, looking to

take a medal. A hint of easing off

as the fan out across the track.

This is Katie Archibald for Great

Britain, she was world champion in

the omnium one year ago in Hong

Kong. She did not take part in the

omnium year. The Russians have gone

on the attack. That could be a

catalyst. The Dutch are choosing the

Russians. The British team of

effectively got one of the pair they

have got to watch.

They are up the

road. Britain are chasing. Archibald

knows she cannot afford to let those

two Michael Gove.

She is closing the

gap. They will get the change before

the Dutch team as well. They will

get fresh legs first, so Archibald

is not panicking, moving across the

gap.

Already in the slipstream. The

laps are ticking by. The gap is

closed and the join is made. Great

Britain make the change.

Archibald

throws Nelson back into it.

Developing more of a rhythm, this

race. Lots of riders have given up,

it has been so hard.

Lots of riders

have effectively not been in the

race for most of the race, because

of the pace at the start. The

Netherlands are accelerating again

with Kirsten Wild. Emily Nelson is

on Tour real, and Amerli Dideriksen

of Denmark is on to her, and

Novolodskaya from Russia as well.

They are not here for a medal, they

are here to win. They can see they

are not winning the sprints at the

moment. They have a ten point

deficit, so they will start looking

for attacks.

Kirsten Wild having a

look around.

Novolodskaya is there.

It will be the bell this time for

the sprint. The British change now.