A ten-year work in progress will be expected to come to fruition in glorious fashion next week when Great Britain’s team of track cycling stars prepare to burn up the boards of the Laoshan velodrome. A total of 54 medals […]
Japanese Olympic cyclist Tomohiro Nagatsuka plans to wear Speedo’s record-breaking LZR Racer swimwear beneath his track racing suit in his quest for a medal at the Beijing Games. Knee-length LZR shorts helped him slash his personal 250-metre record by about […]
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has been put under the spotlight by a report which claims the world cycling body was paid to help get track cycling’s keirin event on the Olympic programme in 1996. The BBC reported on its […]
With names like ‘Kamakazi’ and ‘Real McHoy’ competing in the Olympic cycling events, there’s no doubt the two-wheeled battle for gold in Beijing will come with colour and entertainment. But once in the saddle, the pleasantries will be put to […]
If there is one Olympian the British delegation will look to for gold medal glory in Beijing, it is sure to be Scottish track cycling king Chris Hoy. A total of 10 gold medals will be contested at the brand […]
With names like ‘Kamakazi’ and ‘Real McHoy’ competing in the Olympic cycling events, there’s no doubt the two-wheeled battle for gold in Beijing will come with colour and entertainment. But once in the saddle, the pleasantries will be put to […]
