Cycling

Czezh Kulhavy wins Olympic mountain bike race

Jaroslav Kulhavy brought the Czech Republic a gold medal in the men`s mountain bike race in a close finish Sunday.

Olympics 2012: Cycling legend Hoy slams French ‘cheating’ claims after Team GB overrides at Games

British cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy has slammed the French for accusing Team GB of cheating during the latter’s overriding performance at the ongoing London Olympics, which saw them win seven out of ten cycling events

Olympics 2012: Chris Hoy becomes UK’s ‘greatest’ Olympian with sixth gold of Games

Cyclist Sir Chris Hoy won his sixth gold medal in the velodrome with a masterful ride in the men’s Keirin at the London Olympics on Tuesday to stamp his name as Britain’s most successful Olympian, surpassing Sir Steve Redgrave’s haul of five gold medals

Olympics cycling: Meares pips Pendleton to cycling gold

Anna Meares of Australia consigned defending champion Victoria Pendleton to defeat in a controversial Olympic cycling sprint final Tuesday.

Olympic GB cycling: Kenny sprints to gold

Britain`s Jason Kenny sprinted to victory at the Olympic velodrome Monday, beating France`s Gregory Bauge in the men`s sprint final.

Olympics 2012: UK cyclist Rowsell says hair loss condition drove her to Olympic success

Cyclist Joanna Rowsell has revealed that battling the hair-loss condition alopecia since childhood gave her the determination to go for gold

Olympics 2012 cycling: Britain takes gold in women`s team pursuit

British women smashed their own world record to win the team pursuit cycling event Saturday, thrashing the US in the final here at the Olympics.

Olympics 2012 cycling: Britain`s Pendleton holds on for keirin gold

Victoria Pendleton fought off a determined charge from China`s Shuang Guo to win the women`s keirin track cycling event here at the Olympics Friday.

Olympics 2012: I thought I`d got away, says dope-tainted cyclist

Disgraced Russian cyclist Victoria Baranova said here Friday that she had taken testosterone ahead of the Olympics, and she had thought she was in the clear.

London Olympics 2012 Cycling: World records tumble at Olympic Velodrome

It didn`t take long for the Olympic cyclists to learn that the London Velodrome track is one of the fastest in the world.

Olympics 2012 cycling: Germany takes women`s sprint gold after China demoted

China`s Gong Jinjie and Guo Shuang were demoted to the silver medal in the women`s team sprint cycling Thursday

London Olympics cycling: Britain take men`s sprint gold

Britain won gold at the velodrome in world record time Thursday, beating France in the men`s team sprint final.

Wiggins wins time trial to become Britain`s top Olympian

Bradley Wiggins became Britain`s most-decorated Olympian Wednesday, winning the cycling time trial gold for his seventh medal overall.

London Olympics 2012: Armstrong takes Olympic time trial gold for US

London :American rider Kristin Armstrong charged to victory in the women`s Olympic cycling time trial event here Wednesday.

London Olympics cycling: Dutch cyclist Voss wins women`s road race

Dutch cyclist Marianne Voss took the gold in the women`s road race Sunday after leading a three-rider breakaway that took all the medals at the London Olympics here Sunday.

Vinokourov of Kazakhstan wins Olympic road race

Alexander Vinokourov of Kazakhstan surprisingly took the gold medal in the men`s cycling road race at the London Olympics here today, winning a two-man sprint to the finish after favorite Mark Cavendish had dropped out of contention.