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Lizzie Armitstead (Great Britain) has spoken out against inequality after winning silver in the 2012 Olympic road race view thumbnail gallery Great Britain down to five riders The Great Britain women’s team has been dealt a blow with the news that Olympic silver medalist Lizzie Armitstead will not be racing on Saturday. “Lizzie Armitstead has [...]
By VeloNews.com Published 4 hours ago comments Tweet Share Share Print Hoy is Britain’s top gold medal winner, but says Redgrave is still tops. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com LONDON (AFP) — Chris Hoy insists the keirin win that gave him a record sixth Olympic gold medal does not mean he is Britain’s greatest [...]
By Justin Davis Published 5 hours ago comments Tweet Share Share Print Jason Kenny credited hard work and the Great Britain track staff for his gold-medal ride in the match sprint. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com LONDON (AFP) — Great Britain’s Jason Kenny credited hard work and close video scrutiny of Grégory Baugé for a [...]
Great Britain set three world records on their way to gold view thumbnail gallery All Olympic track teams have same wheels, says Mavic “Mavic wheels or magic wheels?” So read the headline in Monday’s L’Équipe as the French cycling federation’s national technical director Isabelle Gautheron pondered the startling success of the Great Britain team in [...]
By VeloNews.com Published 6 hours ago comments Tweet Share Share Print France had to settle for silver in the men’s team sprint, but Gregory Baugé is after gold in the match sprint. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com LONDON (AFP) — French track cycling great Grégory Baugé has every right to feel aggrieved, but he intends [...]
Sir Chirs Hoy secures his fifth gold Olympic medal view thumbnail gallery UCI president McQuaid confident of clean team Great Britain has come a long way since the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games: back then the country as a whole only earned one gold medal in rowing, and now in London they already have two golds [...]
Sir Chris Hoy won the fifth Olympic gold medal of his career with victory in the team sprint in London. view thumbnail gallery World record time on way to podium Great Britain’s men’s sprint team beat its own world record and defend its Olympic Games‘ title at the London velodrome on Thursday, beating France into silver [...]
Great Britain’s Victoria Pendleton and Jess Varnish were disqualified from the team sprint in the semi-final round for a takeover violation, ending… view thumbnail gallery Takeover violation ends Olympic medal bid Great Britain’s Victoria Pendleton and Jess Varnish were disqualified from the women’s team sprint on the first day of track racing at the Olympic [...]
