Wiggins and Hoy plan gold medal spree in Beijing
                   
thestar.com.my     Jul 26, 2008            

LONDON: 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 harbouring realistic gold medal hopes in six disciplines. Britain's cyclists impressed in Athens four years ago when Wiggins and Hoy won gold, the men's team pursuit team secured silver and Wiggins also won a bronze in the men's madison alongside Rob Hayles. But the world's top-ranked track cycling team will arrive in China stronger than ever according to team chief Dave Brailsford. This time Wiggins and Hoy are joined on the gold medal trail by the likes of Vicky Pendleton, Rebecca Romero and recent Tour de France sensation Mark Cavendish. “The difference between now and four years ago is unbelievable,” Brailsford said. “This group of... [read full story]                    


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Evans and Menchov will both miss Vuelta

cnn.com     10 hrs ago          

Both Cadel Evans and Denis Menchov are out of this month's Tour of Spain Menchov is the defending champion while Evans finished in fourth last year Evans has been suffering from a knee injury that disrupted his Olympics bid...                    

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1. Josiah to stay on for another shot at the Olympics

thestar.com.my     3 hrs ago   2 related          

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Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Live Blog Day 13: BMX, beach volleyball, pentathlon, diving

nationalpost.com     2 hrs ago   33 related          

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