Embed from Getty Images Great Britain’s Jason Kenny claimed gold in the men’s keirin after beating Netherland’s Matthijs Buchli and Malaysia’s Azizulhasni Awang. Kenny gold’s in the keirin means he has now equalled fellow cyclists Sir Chris Hoy’s British record of six Olympic gold medals, while surpassing Sir Steve Redgrave’s ...
Read More »Laura Trott becomes GB’s most successful female Olympian
Embed from Getty Images Great Britain’s Laura Trott claimed gold in the women’s omnium after beating America’s Sarah Hammer by 24 points. Laura Trott becomes the first British women to win four Olympic gold medals; winning two golds at the Rio Olympics Games in the omnium and the team ...
Read More »Mark Cavendish wins silver in the men’s omnium
Embed from Getty Images Great Britain’s Mark Cavendish claimed silver in the men’s omnium after coming behind Italy’s Elia Viviani. Cavendish finally got his hands on an Olympic medal after missing out in his previous two Olympic games. He finished second in the six-stage omnium on 194 points, with ...
Read More »Bradley Wiggins becomes Britain’s most decorated Olympian
Embed from Getty Images The quartet of Sir Bradley Wiggins, Edward Clancy, Steven Burke and Owain Doull claimed gold in the men’s team pursuit after beating Australia in a time of three minutes 50.265 seconds. Adding team pursuit gold to his already impressive medal haul, Wiggins becomes the first ...
Read More »Great Britain’s men’s team sprint wins Team GB’s first gold in the track cycling
Embed from Getty Images The trio of Jason Kenny, Philip Hindes and Callum Skinner claimed gold in an Olympic-record time of 42.440 seconds, beating world champions New Zealand. The reigning Olympic champions journey to qualify was one of ease, starting impressively by setting an Olympic record in the first ...
Read More »Chris Froome wins bronze in men’s time trial
Embed from Getty Images Great Britain’s Chris Froome took bronze in the men’s time trial on day five of Rio 2016, whilst Swiss Fabian Cancellara won gold. Froome struggled early on, but the three time and current Tour de France champion managed to pull himself together to finish 1 minute 2.1 seconds ...
Read More »Geraint Thomas to ride in Time Trial
Geraint Thomas will compete in Wednesday’s time trial due to withdrawals after a messy road race on Saturday. As a result of the withdrawals, Thomas will join Tour de France Champion, Chris Froome, in the time trial. Both athletes hoping to medal after a tricky road race. Thomas had called off ...
Read More »Froome: Britian’s first three time Tour de France winner
Embed from Getty Images Chris Froome has become Britain’s first three time winner of the famous Tour de France when he crossed the finish line of the 21 stage race in Paris yesterday. The 31 year old Team Sky rider, who won last year and also in 2013, also ...
Read More »Cycling For Sport
Embed from Getty Images According to Wikipedia, cycling also called biking or bicycling, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation or sport. This type of sport consists of professional and amateur races. This sport is popular in Europe, the US, UK, Washington and all over the Asia. Cycling as ...
Read More »Beginners Guide to Effective Cycling
Embed from Getty Images Everyone begins at a particular point in his or her cycling career. Even professional world class cyclist started at a particular point. There are essential guide that provides a good base for beginners. Every beginner should be ready to learn these basic guides in order to ...
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