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BMX (bicycle motorcross) will make its Olympic debut at the Beijing Games. BMX riders use bikes with 20″ wheels and navigate a dirt course filled with bumps and turns. There will be a women’s and a men’s competition.
The United States BMX team includes Jill Kintner; three-time world […]
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The United States Olympic cycling team will be led by racer, George Hincapie, a veteran of four Olympic Games. He will be the first US racer to compete in five Olympics.
Hincapie is joined by two-time Olympians Jason McCartney and Christian Vande Velde as well as […]
Just so that everyone’s up to speed on things (pun intended :lol: ) let me give you a run down on who may compose the British cycling team.
There’s Geraint Thomas who recently World Track Championships gold medal won in the Team Pursuit. Thomas is also a British record holder as the competitors in team pursuit […]
She’s the first woman (And young at that! She’s only 18!) that I’ve come across who’s into BMX and is planning to compete in the Olympics.
GOLDEN girl Shanaze Reade insists she is still a novice despite sensationally becoming world champion in a second sport.
The 18-year-old World Junior Women BMX champion, one of Great Britain’s great […]
I sure didn’t. (I thought it was Leon but —) It’s great to find out, though. His name’s Roger Beaufrand, born at Garenne-Colombes near Paris in France.
Beaufrand competed during the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands. His sport was Cycling, Sprint event . He beat Antonius Mazairac of Netherlands and Villy Hansen of Denmark.
Olympic Champion […]
Olympic and Commonwealth Games Champion, Anna Meares, today broke her own World Record for the 500m time trial in the morning session of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup at Sydney’s Dunc Gray Velodrome today.
The 23 year-old Queenslander posted a time of 33.944 sec to take eight thousandths off the mark she set to win […]
According to this news article I came across early this evening [I know it’s a bit dated. Gah.], Lance Armstrong did verify that it’s Ivan Basso who’ll be signing to Discovery Channel.
I distinctly remember the advert Armstrong made for it and it’s quite a surprise to finally learn that it’s finally over. Sigh. Anyway, I […]
I came across a very interesting article about U.S. cyclist Sarah Hammer. Sometimes, I forget how much an athlete risks in competing in the Olympics. And yea, sometimes, the athlete, herself or himself, also forgets.
I reckon we do reach that point in our lives that we take the things we already have for granted, overlook […]
In the upcoming Summer Olympics, we can expect the following disciplines:
Aquatics
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Canoe / kayak
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Gymnastics
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Modern Pentathlon
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Softball
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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