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Golden Brits Clean Up On Beijing Olympic Track
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 [...]
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- Brits On Gold Rush, And In Record Time
August 15th, 2008by 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 [...] - McGee Out As Wiggins Sets New Olympic Pursuit Record
August 15th, 2008BEIJING, Aug 15, 2008 (AFP) - Defending champion Bradley Wiggins set a new
Olympic record of four minutes 15.031 seconds in winning his qualifying heat
for the men’s individual pursuit cycling at the Laoshan Velodrome on Friday.
Wiggins brushed aside concerns over a recent virus by hammering over 16
laps of the 250km track to [...] - Chris Hoy Is The Hero As Great Britain Wins Team Sprint Gold
August 15th, 2008by Justin Davis
BEIJING, Aug 15, 2008 (AFP) - Scotland’s Chris Hoy anchored Britain to
victory in the coveted Olympic team sprint final here Friday as track
cycling’s global pacesetters made the perfect start to the Beijing Games.
Hoy, who is aiming for a further two gold medals in the five-day, ten-final
meet, led [...] - Britain’s Hoy, Wiggins Chasing Gold To Be King Of The Keirin
August 14th, 2008by 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 [...] - Battle Of The ‘Brads’ Could Light Up The Laoshan Velodrome
August 14th, 2008by Justin Davis
BEIJING, Aug 14, 2008 (AFP) - Bradley McGee is hoping to put a silver
lining around yet another injury-hit season when he saddles up with Olympic
medals - not history - on his mind at the Laoshan velodrome on Friday.
But as he aims to qualify for the men’s individual [...] - The Star Cyclists To Look Out For At The Laoshan Velodrome
August 13th, 2008The Olympic track cycling competition is held at the Laoshan Velodrome from August 15-19. Here are some of the stars to look out for over the 10 gold medal events.
Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
The Englishman won a medal of every colour in Athens four years ago, is the fastest [...] - British Track Stars Eye Lion’s Share Of Beijing Gold In Cycling
July 24th, 2008by 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 [...]
