Cycling
Olympic ticket outrage in Britain
Britain is enjoying its recent success at the World Track Championships in Manchester, where they won nine gold and two silver medals. They are now looking to continue their success at the Beijing Olympics. For cycling fans, the news is not so good - no British fans have been allocated tickets at the […]
Britain’s medal favorite: Rebecca Romero
Rebecca Romero has a remarkable story and has proved herself as a true athlete. For 10 years she was a rower, winning a silver at the Olympics and gold at the world championships. Even though she was sure to win a medal at the Beijing Olympics, her heart wasn’t in the sport.
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Britain’s BMX bandit
BMX cyclist Shanaze Reade who is just 19 years old is favorite to win gold for Britain.
She has also started racing track and will compete in the World Championships in Manchester.
“Track’s not something I wake up and think: ‘Oh, great, a track session today’. At heart I’m a BMX racer. That’s my passion. […]
Rebecca Romero is hoping to become only the second woman in Olympic history to win medals in two different sports.
She won a silver medal in the quadruple sculls in Athens and has now turned to cycling.
She recently won the 3000 meter cycling World Cup in Copenhagen.
Romero said: “It was my first gold medal […]
Bettini calling for a squeaky clean Olympics
Italian Olympic champion cyclist Paulo Bettini is calling for a “squeaky clean” Olympics.
He is hoping that the Olympics will show the world that cycling has recovered from its scandals it has been through recently.
“Everybody’s eyes will be on the Olympics, so yes, it is a great, perfect opportunity for us to show the world we […]
Australian cyclist says he is unstoppable
Australian cyclist Ryan Bayley has said that he will be “unstoppable” at the 2008 Beijing Olympics after winning a final in Melbourne, Australia.
Bayley won gold at the 2000 Athens Games. “I reckon with the way things have been going and the way (coach Martin Barras) has been talking about it ‚Ķ I think I’ve […]
Donny Robinson favorite for gold in BMX
Donny Robinson from the US is looking to do for BMX what Shaun White did for snow boarding in the 2006 Winter Games in Turin.
The IOC decided to include BMX in the Beijing Olympics for the first time in the hope of attracting a new younger audience.
“We believe that this introduction will definitely […]