The cycling team from Great Britain continues to blow away the competition at the Laoshan Velodome in the Beijing Olympics, following on the heels of successes in women's road cycling.
The Brits medalled in all three contests on Saturday, winning two of them outright. The British won the men's team sprint on Friday as well.
In the second day of competition at the track, Chris Hoy already has multiple gold medals. …
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Dreams of Olympic gold medals died in the first rounds of their respective races for US cyclists Taylor Phinney and Sarah Hammer at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday.
Neither track cyclist advanced to the final round of the individual pursuit at the Laoshan Velodrome.
Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain won the gold medal in men's 4000 meter individual pursuit, setting an Olympic record along the way. Hayden Rouston of New Zealand and Steven Burke of Great Britain scored silver and bronze …
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US track cyclist Taylor Phinney's dreams for an Olympic gold medal continue as he qualified for the men's individual pursuit and advances to the first round.
Another US cyclist, Sarah Hammer, qualified for the women's individual pursuit and also advances for next round to be held on Saturday.
Phinney, 18, is the son of Davis Phinney and Connie Carpenter-Phinney, both Olympic medal holders in cycling. He's been racing track for about a year. …
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Women's individual pursuit at Beijing Olympics.
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The Laoshan Velodrome showdown between Great Britain and France ended Friday with the Brits winning the Men's Team Sprint Olympic gold medal.
The German team beat Australia by a fraction of a second to take the bronze.
The US team qualified for the first round after the race jury dinged Poland for deliberately riding on the blue band during the …
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There are charity bike rides, then there are extreme charity bike rides. I would put Down Right Kenya in the latter category.
What makes it so amazing is that the fund-raiser bike ride for the Harambee Schools Kenya starts in the UK and travels along two routes all the way to Kenya, a distance of 6,000 miles.
The 12 touring bicyclists (there's room for 20) are paying their own way and expect it will take them six months to complete the trek. They will carry everything; no sag. They're heading into a country that has been racked by civil strife …
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Embarking on a bike tour next month… Down Right Kenya.
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About 6 years ago, astronaut John B. Herrington was speeding around the Earth at 17,000 mph in the Space Shuttle Endeavor.
Today he's embarking on a cross-country bicycle tour from Washington's Olympic Peninsula aboard his fully loaded Trek 520 on which he'll be lucky to average 12 mph.
Let's just call it one small step for man, one giant pedal stroke for mankind.
The cross-country bike tour is called Rocketrek and it's intended to get kids interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. …
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Astronaut John Herrington is riding across the US on a bike
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Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara, right, proved it's possible to medal in both road cycling events at the Beijing Olympics by winning the gold medal in the individual time trial.
The 29-year-old made a dazzling dash to the finish in Saturday's road race to capture the bronze in that event.
Team USA's Levi Leipheimer held off Alberto Contador (his teammate during the regular season) to secure the bronze medal in the 29.4-mile race. Sweden's Gustav Larsson finished 2nd.
The other US cyclist, David Zabriskie, was in fourth place when he crossed the finish line earlier in the time trial, but his placement dropped to 12th as latter riders came in …
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