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Pendleton wants cycling gold

Victoria Pendleton will be looking to put yesterday's disappointment behind her as she goes for gold in the keirin. Britain's men's team pursuit - who hold the world record - are likely to go head-to-head with Australia for gold.

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Pendleton's father attacks 'mockery' of rule which disqualified Victoria

Max Pendleton, father of Victoria, who was disqualified from the women's team sprint finals for an illegal changeover, has told ITV News the ultimate result made a "mockery" of the rule.

"When you've got a situation which eventually developed into the Chinese being relegated [as well as GB] so that in reality, the Germans have won the event with the third-fastest potential time, it does make a bit of a mockery of the overlap rule," he said.

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