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Page last updated at 15:47 GMT, Monday, 29 September 2008 16:47 UK

Chris Hoy Hoy clinches historic third gold
British cyclist Chris Hoy claims a superb hat-trick of gold medals after beating team-mate Jason Kenny in the sprint.

Nicole Cooke Cooke grabs first GB gold medal
Cyclist Nicole Cooke claimed Britain's first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics by winning a thrilling women's road race.

Shanaze Reade Medal hurt will not fade - Reade
British world champion Shanaze Reade says she will never get over the pain of missing out on an Olympic BMX medal.



Edinburgh defends cycling plans
City of Edinburgh Council says it plans to provide a new facility to replace the velodrome at Meadowbank.

Cycling boss targeted by rivals
British Cycling performance director Dave Brailsford says other countries have asked him to work for them at London 2012

Hoy slams closure of city track
Triple gold medallist Chris Hoy says Edinburgh council's decision to close the city's velodrome is "short-sighted".

Hoy selected to carry flag for GB
Triple gold medallist Chris Hoy is to carry the Olympic flag for Great Britain at the closing ceremony in Beijing on Sunday.

Absalon seals mountain bike win
France's Julien Absalon retains the Olympic men's mountain biking title with an early-race surge to leave his rivals trailing.

Spitz takes mountain biking gold
Germany's Sabine Spitz wins gold in the women's Olympic mountain biking, beating her nearest rival by 41 seconds.

Reade crashes out of BMX
Britain's Shanaze Reade crashes out in a dramatic women's BMX final to shatter her dream of winning Olympic gold.

Parade for Scottish stars
Scotland's Olympic medal heroes, including triple gold winner Chris Hoy, will take part in an Edinburgh parade next week.

Wiggins eyes Redgrave record
Great Britain cyclist Bradley Wiggins aims to break Steve Redgrave's record six-medal haul after confirming he will compete in London 2012.

Hoy misses out in athletes' vote
British cycling hero Chris Hoy fails to be elected to the International Olympic Committee's Athletes Commission.

Reade makes BMX semis
Great Britain's Shanaze Reade brushes off a nasty fall to qualify for the Olympic semi-finals of the women's BMX.

Pendleton wins sprint gold
Victoria Pendleton wins Britain's sixth track cycling gold at this Olympics with victory over Australia's Anna Meares in the women's sprint final.

Argentina win men's Madison
Argentina's Juan Esteban Curuchet and Walter Fernando Perez win gold in the men's Madison as Britain's Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish finish joint-eighth.

FROM BBC NEWS >>
Velodrome honour for Hoy
Scotland's Commonwealth Games velodrome is to be named after triple Olympic cycling gold-medalist Chris Hoy.

Vos surges to points gold
Dutch cyclist Marianne Vos produces an unstoppable performance to win Olympic gold in the women's points race.

Romero takes pursuit crown
British cyclist Rebecca Romero wins Olympic gold as she defeats team-mate Wendy Houvenaghel in the final of the women's individual pursuit.

GB pursuit team set world mark
Britain's men's team pursuit team squad break their own world record as they storm into the Olympic final, while Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton impress in sprint qualifying.

Wiggins grabs pursuit gold
Britain's Bradley Wiggins retains his Olympic 4000m individual pursuit title with a magnificent ride, while his team-mate Steven Burke claims the bronze medal.

Hoy & Edgar win gold and silver
Chris Hoy and Ross Edgar grab Olympic gold and silver medals for Great Britain with brilliant performances in the final of the men's keirin in Beijing.

Legend Llanares takes gold
Spain's Olympic legend Joan Llanares takes gold in the men's points race while Chris Newton picks up bronze for Great Britain.

GB sprint team take gold
Great Britain's men's team sprint trio defeat France to win gold in the first track cycling final in Beijing.

Wiggins in top form as GB shine
Defending champion Bradley Wiggins sets an Olympic record as GB make a blistering start in the men's and women's individual pursuit.

Pooley takes silver in time trial
Britain's Emma Pooley wins a silver medal in the women's cycling time trial.

Cancellara seals time trial glory
Fabian Cancellara wins his second medal of the Beijing Games with victory in the men's individual time trial.

Project Pooley pays off for Brits
Cyclist Emma Pooley rode a special small bike which helped her win silver, reveals ex-Olympian Chris Boardman.

Cyclist first to fail drugs test
Spanish cyclist Maria Isabel Moreno becomes the first competitor to fail a drugs test at the 2008 Olympics.

Sanchez clinches road race gold
Samuel Sanchez edges a dramatic sprint finish to claim Spain's first cycling road race Olympic gold.


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