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The British men's cycling pursuit team retained the Olympic gold medal on Friday (August 3rd), shattering the world record it had set the previous day; as the quartet of Edward Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Steven Burke and Peter Kennaugh finished in three minutes, 51.659 seconds - lowering the mark of 3:52.499 they set during the qualifying round by nearly a second, carried along by a partisan crowd that included Bradley Wiggins, the Tour de France champion and former team-mate, who won the Olympic time trial gold medal on Wednesday at Hampton Court Palace.

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What a summer for British cycling?

Team GB pedallers are flying along with a wall of noise after claiming three Olympic titles from four events at the London 2012 Velodrome at the Olympic Park.

Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Peter Kennaugh and Steven Burke successfully defended Britain's four-kilometre team pursuit title on a night in the English capital when Victoria Pendleton won keirin gold and the women's team pursuit squad qualified fastest for the day three's knockout rounds.

The wave of momentum has not stopped after Bradley Wiggins won the Tour de France and Olympic time-trial gold, as part of a haul of three medals on the road in the first week of London 2012.

The Australian team of Jack Bobridge, Glenn O'Shea, Rohan Dennis and Michael Hepburn finished in 3:54.581 to win the silver medal, and New Zealand beat Russia for the bronze - but once again the Brits dominated in the saddle.

The first team to defend the Olympic team pursuit title since West Germany in 1976, Britain was carried along by a partisan crowd that included Wiggins, the Tour de France champion who won the Olympic

time trial gold medal on Wednesday at Hampton Court Palace.

Wiggins was roaring his approval with the rest of the 6,000 fans jammed into the velodrome, and for good reason: he was part of the British pursuit team that won gold in Beijing.

The team pursuit, in which teams of four race over four kilometers in an aerodynamic formation, started on Thursday, when the British team established a world record.

The time was nearly three seconds faster than Australia - and more than five seconds better than New Zealand - and an ecstatic Thomas and Burke paid tribute to Wiggins and those fans afterwards as they proudly displayed yet more gold for as Team GB surged up the overall medals table.

Stratford, London, England. August 3rd, 2012.

1. 00:00 Establisher - Team GB team pursuit cycle Olympic gold medal winners arrive at Team GB House.

2. Team GB team pursuit cyclist Geraint Thomas (right) and Peter Kennaugh (left) sitting down.

3. Close-up Team GB logo.

4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Geraint Thomas: "You know all year I've been thinking about it, talking about the Aussies and the Kiwis, yeah to finally just to get on that track and deliver the goods is a great feeling and it's quite surreal now to be honest."

Q: "Delivered it in fine style as well, a world record, did you see that coming?

"Yeah we knew we could, we knew we were capable of it in training from Newport and stuff, but like I said, it's one thing believing it, and another thing actually getting up on the boards and delivering under all that pressure. The crowd, the atmosphere was just incredible, overjoyed and it's a bit sort of surreal at the minute."

5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Stephen Burke: "Yeah the race itself, the final race just went so fast, yeah before I knew it I was into my last turn and I looked on the board, the lap board for the first time and just four or five to go and yeah I was just ready for my last turn. I'm just stunned to be honest, and the first thing I felt when I went over the line was relief, that's for sure, yeah I just wanted it so badly."

6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Geraint Thomas: "I think Brad gave us lots of inspiration, what he did on the Tour and things and he sent us a text 'good luck' and stuff, and it's just nice, you know, he's a bit of a superstar these days so it's nice to get that encouragement from him. At the time it was just incredible really, we knew we could do it. Like I said we got up there and delivered the goods which is great."

7. Close-up camera operator.

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The British Olympic Association announced its squad for the 2012 Olympic Games at the National Cycling centre in Manchester on Wednesday (13th June)

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The National Cycling Centre in Manchester was the venue for the official announcement of the British cycling squad for the London Olympic Games on Wednesday (13th June).

The BOA has named 18 cyclists, in three different disciplines, Track Cycling, BMX and Mountain Biking.

They also announced the provisional squads for the road cycling events.

Much interest surrounds the naming of both Sir Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny in the track team.

The two men are vying for one place in the individual sprint, and Sporting Director Dave Brailsford confirmed he would leave the final selection as late as possible.

Hoy, who is a four time Olympic Champion, said he would accept the situation, and work hard to get the place.

Brailsford goes into his third games as Sporting Director under pressure to deliver more medals for Britain's successful cycling team.

At Beijing in 2008, they won eight golds from a possible 18, and Brailsford admits their is extra pressure in a home Olympic Games.

David Millar has been named as one of the eight cyclists in the provisional men's road squad, to be reduced to five before the Games.

The experienced Scotsman came into contention when the World Anti-Doping Agency overturned the BOA's life Olympic ban imposed on Millar for drugs offences.

Brailsford confirmed he selected Millar purely on cycling grounds, and believed he would be welcomed into the team.

Shanaze Reid is one of Great Britain's medal hopes in the BMX.

Reid suffered disappointment in Beijing four years ago, when she crashed when seemingly on the way to winning gold, eventually taking silver.

She says she has put the experience behind her, and hopes to go one better in London.

Geraint Thomas is another big medal hope, the Welshman is expected to be part of the team pursuit squad hoping the defend the title they won in Beijing.

Thomas was part of the quartet whch set a new world record winning the world title in April, beating their great rivals Australia in front of their own fans in Melbourne.

He expects the continued rivalry between Great Britain and Australia to be a highlight of the London Games.

Thomas has decided to focus on track cycling in the build-up to the Games, electing not to take part in the Tour de France.

He gave his reaction to Andy Schleck's decision to putt out through injury, saying it will be a big help for Bradley Wiggins and his Team Sky team mates.

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GB cycling squad:

Track (Sprint) Philip Hindes, Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny, Victoria Pendleton, Jessica Varnish

Track (Endurance) - Steven Burke, Edward Clancy, Wendy Houvenaghel, Peter Kennaugh, Danielle King, Joanna Rowsell, Andrew Tennant, Geraint Thomas, Laura Trott

BMX - Liam Phillips, Shanaze Reid

Cross Country Mountain Biking - Liam Killeen, Annie Last

Men's Road (five to be selected) - Mark Cavendish, Steve Cummings, Chris Froome, Jeremy Hunt, David Millar, Ian Stannard, Ben Swift, Bradley Wiggins

Women's Road (four to be selected) - Lizzie Armitstead, Nicole Cooke, Katie Colclough, Sharon Laws, Lucy Martin, Emma Pooley

SHOTLIST: National Cycling centre, Manchester, England, 13th June 2012

1. 00:00 Establisher: Exterior of National Cycling Centre

2. 00:05 Sir Chris Hoy walks in to presss conference

3. 00:14 SOUNDBITE (English): Sir Chris Hoy

"In some ways it is quite tough. You want to have a little bit of clarity. But in other ways all you think about and focus on is your training, and getting the best out of yourself. Whoever gets selected for the sprint in particular will do a great job, whether it's Jason (Kenny) or myself, and there's no point in worrying about it. It's out of your control, all you can do is train hard."

4. 00:41 Pull out from British Cycling Sporting Director Dave Brailsford (centre) posing with (left to right), Geraint Thomas, Shanaze Reid, Sir Chris Hoy and Liam Phillips.

5. 00:51 SOUNDBITE (English): Dave Brailsford

"Like I say I think there is an added dimension the fact that it's a home games, there's no doubt about it, and you don't want to let people down, I think that's the important thing. You really want to make people feel proud and say there's something here as a nation you can really fell proud about, and give us that feelgood factor. So I think, in that respect, we've got a responsibility I think, to make sure we get it right on the day."

6. 01:24 SOUNDBITE (English): Dave Brailsford (on David Millar selection)

"These guys are professional, they're professional athletes, and their job is to get the team kkit, that British flag across the line first. That's their job, and if people are going to bring personal issues, get down to a level where there are issues, which they bring to the table around personal beliefs, then they're not the right guys for the job."

7. 00:51 Pan from cameramen to cyclists

8. 00:56 Close up of cyclists

9. 02:06 SOUNDBITE (English): Shanaze Reid

"Beijing is behind me, it definitely is, without a doubt, I can say that now, because I learnt a lot from that event, six races, three crashes. What more can you give me? What more can you chuck at me? It was more than my fair share to get all the experience. Like I said it's behind me, but it would also be like, it's completely behind me, that's it, it's game over with that, a new chapter in my life."

10. 02:36 Photographer taking pictures of cyclists

11. 02:43 Geraint Thomas with radio reporter

12. 02:51 SOUNDBITE (English): Geraint Thomas

"For sure they're the two powerhouses in track cycling for sure. So yeah there's going to be some tight racing, and I think the team pursuit, the beauty of that, is that anybody can watch it and understand, it's just a time trial, flat out, they start over there, we start here, and we'll see who wins. I think that's what makes the team pursuit so good to watch."

13. 03:17 SOUNDBITE (English): Geraint Thomas (on Andy Schleck pulling out of Tour de France)

"It's surprising, but it's also kind of not. I think, llooking at his results recently, he just hasn't been going. And, you know, you see a lot in the media about infighting in the team and things and, true or not, I think it's always going to affect the people involved. but for Sky and for Brad (Wiggins), it's great."

13. 03:43 End of photocall

SOURCE: SNTV