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• Pendleton Calls For Olympic Equality For Female Riders
  October 30th, 2008
  

  MANCHESTER, England, Oct 29, 2008 (AFP) - Victoria Pendleton has told 2012
  Olympic Games chiefs it will be an embarrassment if female riders are not
  allowed to compete in the same number of races as male cyclists.
  Pendleton triumphed in the women’s sprint in Beijing, one of eight golds
  won in an impressive total haul [...]

• Velodrome To Be Named After History-Maker Chris Hoy
  August 19th, 2008
  

  GLASGOW, Aug 19, 2008 (AFP) - Chris Hoy, who won his third gold at Beijing
  on Tuesday to equal a 100-year-old British Olympic record, is to have a new
  national cycling stadium named after him.
  The velodrome, which is being built for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, will
  be named in recognition of his Olympic achievements, [...]

• Victoria Pendleton Wins Gold And Says Hoy Is Her Hero
  August 19th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  BEIJING, Aug 19, 2008 (AFP) - Victoria Pendleton admitted that winning a maiden Olympic gold will take a while to sink in.
  After capping a tough, three-day tournament to win the women’s sprint ahead of brave Australian Anna Meares, the Englishwoman’s emotions were all tied up by [...]

• Triple Gold For Olympic History-Maker Chris Hoy
  August 19th, 2008
  

  BEIJING, Aug 19, 2008 (AFP) - Flying Scotsman Chris Hoy equaled a 100-year-old British Olympic record on his way to winning his third gold medal of the Beijing Games on Tuesday.
  Now the 32-year-old from Edinburgh really can think about forgiving the International Cycling Union (UCI).
  Hoy was [...]

• Hoy and Kenny Set For Sprint Gold Duel
  August 18th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  BEIJING, Aug 18, 2008 (AFP) - British duo Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny are set for an historic clash in the final of the coveted Olympic sprint after making light work of their rivals in their respective quarter-finals on Monday.
  Scottish track king Hoy, already [...]

• Hoy And Pendleton Set Their Sights On Sprint Gold
  August 17th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  BEIJING, Aug 17, 2008 (AFP) - Newly-crowned Olympic keirin champion Chris Hoy is primed for a semi-final clash with three-time world sprint champion Theo Bos as he bids for more Olympic gold in the men’s sprint.
  Scottish sprint king Hoy continued his bid for his [...]

• Britains Chris Hoy Crowned Olympic Keirin King
  August 16th, 2008
  

  BEIJING, Aug 16, 2008 (AFP) - Britain’s Chris Hoy claimed his second gold medal of the Beijing Olympics and third of his career when he powered his way unchallenged to the men’s keirin crown here on Saturday.
  Fellow Scot Ross Edgar finished second in the six-man final to take the [...]

• Golden Brits Clean Up On Beijing Olympic Track
  August 16th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  BEIJING, Aug 16, 2008 (AFP) - Britain continued its dominance of the Olympic track cycling events here on Saturday by adding a further two golds, two silvers and a bronze medal to their impressive win in the men’s team sprint.
  It got so bad [...]

• Brits On Gold Rush, And In Record Time
  August 15th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  BEIJING, Aug 15, 2008 (AFP) - Britain lived up to their billing as the dominant force on the boards of the Laoshan velodrome here Friday with a show of sprint power that has left their gold medal rivals shaking.
  Scotland’s Chris Hoy anchored Britain to [...]

• Britain’s Hoy, Wiggins Chasing Gold To Be King Of The Keirin
  August 14th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  BEIJING, Aug 14, 2008 (AFP) - Britain’s Chris Hoy could face his biggest
  test yet as the king of the keirin when he bids to add Olympic gold to his two
  world titles here on Saturday.
  A day after aiming to give Britain the edge in the team sprint, the
  hotly-contested [...]

• Olympic Champion Ryan Bayley Picks French For Team Sprint Gold
  August 14th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  BEIJING, Aug 14, 2008 (AFP) - Double Olympic champion Ryan Bayley has
  picked the “unbelievable French” to draw first blood in the five-day track
  competition which gets underway with the men’s team sprint on Friday.
  Bayley, who added two golds from the men’s sprint and keirin to Australia’s
  record six-gold haul [...]

• British Cycling Track Stars Set Sights For Olympic Gold Challenge
  August 12th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  BEIJING, Aug 13, 2008 (AFP) - Track giants Britain, France and Australia are putting the final touches to preparations for a five-day rivalry that is set to thrill fans at the flying saucer-shaped Laoshan Velodrome beginning Friday.
  Global pacesetters Britain set the bar high by [...]

• Brits Set Sail For Olympic Cycling Paradise
  August 6th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  BEIJING, Aug 6, 2008 (AFP) - British cycling chief Dave Brailsford is
  confident his Olympic squad will blaze a trail to the podium in Beijing by
  medalling in 11 of the sport’s 18 finals.
  The Manchester-based Performance Director of British track cycling
  conceded, however, they could leave some medal opportunities for [...]

• British Cyclists Plans Beijing Medal Spree
  July 26th, 2008
  

  LONDON, July 25, 2008 (AFP) - Great Britain’s cyclists are planning a gold
  medal spree at the Beijing Olympics.
  Defending Olympic champions Bradley Wiggins and Chris Hoy are the leading
  contenders among a 25-strong team harboring realistic gold medal hopes in six
  disciplines.
  Britain’s cyclists impressed in Athens four years ago when Wiggins and [...]

• British Track Stars Eye Lion’s Share Of Beijing Gold In Cycling
  July 24th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  PARIS, July 23, 2008 (AFP) - 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 color and entertainment.
  But once in the saddle, the pleasantries will be put to [...]

• Chris Hoy, The Flying Scotsman Has His Aims Of Triple Beijing Olympic Gold
  July 12th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  PARIS, July 12, 2008 (AFP) - 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 [...]

• British Track Stars Eye The Lion’s Share of Cycling Gold At Beijing Olympics
  July 1st, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  PARIS, June 30, 2008 (AFP) - 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 color and entertainment.
  But once in the saddle, the pleasantries will be put to one side as four,
  and [...]