2008
19
Aug
Gold medal favorite Shanaze Reade has had a fall in the opening time trials in the women’s BMX.
She seems to have misjudged one of he corners and took a fall. She still managed however to get back on her bike and finish her heat. She grazed her elbow in the fall, but it [...]
2008
19
Aug
I am watching the BMX for the first time at the Beijing Olympics. The course has a number of interesting turns and jumps. It is also a mixture of dirt and asphalt surfaces. It is a far cry from what I remember BMX tracks to be when I was growing up.
It looks [...]
2008
19
Aug
Great Britain has performed remarkably well in the cycling at the Olympics. They have won seven of the 10 events, three silver medals and two bronze for 12 total.
So what do they base their success on? Victoria Pendleton who won the gold in women’s sprint, tries to explain:
“Well, I think it’s a combination [...]
2008
19
Aug
Chris Hoy from Great Britain has won another gold medal for his country. Jason Kenny also from Great Britain helped to add to the medal count by winning the silver medal.
France’s Mickael Bourgain won the bronze.
2008
19
Aug
Victoria Pendleton from Great Britain has won the gold medal in women’s sprint, cycling at the Laoshan Velodrome.
Anna Meares from Australia won the silver medal and Guo Shuang of China won the bronze medal.
2008
19
Aug
Argentina has won the gold medal in the men’s madison at the Beijing Olympics. Spain won the silver medal and the bronze was won by Russia.
Argentina
CURUCHET Juan Esteban
PEREZ Walter Fernando
Spain
LLANERAS Joan
TAULER Antonio
Russian Fed.
IGNATYEV Mikhail
MARKOV Alexei
2008
19
Aug
Shanaze Reade is hoping to win gold for Great Britain in the first women’s BMX event at an Olympic games.
Reade arrived in Beijing on Sunday and has been practicing at a replica of the Beijing Olympic course built in Manchester.
Qualifying races start tomorrow and the finals will be on Thursday.
2008
18
Aug
The mother of British cyclist Rebecca Romero, says her underwear was actually airbrushed from the shot.
“Rebecca is 28, she’s old enough to make decisions to do things like that,” she said.
“She has had other offers that she turned down.
“She did talk to me about it and it was tastefully done and they air brushed out [...]
2008
18
Aug
Olympic pursuit king Bradley Wiggins seems more than ready for the challenge of equaling a 100-year-old British record when he aims for a third gold medal in Tuesday’s Madison here at the velodrome.
But the 27-year-old Londoner hasn’t even thought about the fact that in doing so, he will become the most decorated Olympic cyclist ever.
Wiggins’ [...]
2008
18
Aug
Great Britain’s team of Ed Clancy, Paul Manning, Geraint Thomas and Bradley Wiggins took the gold medal in cycling track men’s team pursuit with a final time of 3:53.314.
Denmark took the silver medal with a time of 4:00.040. New Zealand beat Australia for the bronze.