The women’s sprint was the first track event held for women in the Olympic ... You may like 'Bigger than a bike race' - Huge crowds, party atmosphere, and tough competition cements legendary ...

they go hell for leather and sprint to the finish. The bike that regulates the pace starts at 30 km/h (19 mph), and increases to 50 km/h (31 mph) for the final stages. It then leaves the track 750 ...

The Ducati factory driver was planning on starting the race on wet tires, and looking at the rapidly drying track ahead of him, wanted to switch to slick. His sprint set off a legion of fellow ...

Under the umbrella of cycling as a sport, track cycling is most popular and is done on customized track bicycles on an oval ... keirin, team sprint, team pursuit, and sprint.

Coverage of the Sprint, Keirin ... is simply riding a bike outside for exercise, sport or to get from A to B. Track cycling adds a competitive element and sees riders race around a specialist ...

Grand Prix of France was one of the best races on the calendar because of the passionate French racing fans. They arrived in thousands to witness the biggest bike racing competition on their home soil ...

History was made as both Great Britain and New Zealand had never won a medal in the women’s team sprint event. Great Britain won gold ... Australia's Sam Welsford was pleased with the performance.

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SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Britain's women blazed to gold in the Olympic track cycling team sprint when they out-paced New Zealand with their third world record-lowering ...