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Cycling chief bursting with pride after Hoy's heroics

Published Date: 20 August 2008 BRITISH cycling chief David Brailsford might be the Svengali architect of a velodrome gold rush – but he's in no doubt who is the star. Chris Hoy, who became the first British athlete to win...

GB Gold On The Beijing Track

Christine Ohuruogu has stormed home to claim gold in the women's 400 metres - making the Beijing Games Great Britain's best Olympics for 100 years. The 24-year-old becomes the first ever British Olympic champion for the event...

In British medal push, male cyclists do their part

When the four burly British men started pedaling around the Olympic velodrome on Monday in the final of the team pursuit, they were not only chasing a quartet of Danes. Britain, which will host the 2012 Summer Games, might not...

Britain wins sprint cycling golds

Britain took gold in both and men's and women's sprints on the final day of Olympic track cycling Tuesday, while Argentina won the madison. It was a third gold medal for Scotsman Chris Hoy, who beat his compatriot Jason Kenny...

Roulston hunts third Beijing medal

Hayden Roulston chases a third medal at the Olympics tonight. With a silver and bronze in the bag, Hayden Roulston would love to add gold in the Madison when he lines up with Greg Henderson. The duo were silver medalists in the...

Gold for Harper but Brits dominate in velodrome (AFP)

by Chris Foley 6 minutes ago BEIJING (AFP) - Dawn Harper of the United States won the women's 100m hurdles gold medal at the Olympics on Tuesday. China are enjoying their most successful Games with 42 gold medals ahead of the...

Olympics 2008: Victoria Pendleton and Chris Hoy sprint to gold for Great Britain

Olympics 2008: Victoria Pendleton and Chris Hoy sprint to gold for Britain Victoria Pendleton celebrates on her way to Olympic gold. Photograph: Reuters British cyclist Chris Hoy entered the record books today, becoming the...

GB Olympians continue gold rush

Cannot play media. Sailor Goodison wins GB's 13th gold Sailor Paul Goodison was crowned Olympic champion in the Laser Class on Tuesday, as Team GB continued to cover themselves in glory in Beijing. Goodison's gold medal was the...

Freedom of Douglas for Cavendish

Cavendish is the first Brit to win four stages of the Tour de France Manx Olympic cyclist Mark Cavendish has been awarded the freedom of the borough of his home town of Douglas. Douglas Borough Council said the decision had...

Argentinian cycling duo score upset in men's Madison

Reuters Posted online: Tuesday , August 19, 2008 at 05:55:14 Beijing, August 19: Juan Esteban Curuchet and Walter Fernando Perez of Argentina scored a major upset in the men's Madison Olympic track cycling race on Tuesday....