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13 things you didn’t know about Olympic track cycling SEO articles (Images: SWpix.com/Geograph/BBC)

13 things you didn’t know about track cycling SEO articles during the Olympics

Haven't you heard? Every newspaper and website in Britain suddenly cares about cycling for a week?

Wed, Aug 07, 2024 16:56

“Every. Last. Drop…”: Bike shop mechanics stunned by cyclist’s “toothless wonder” jockey wheels that should have been binned months ago; Pogačar has “blacklist” of riders he’s “not so fond of”, Tour de France teammate reveals + more on the live blog

The Olympic track cycling is underway, world records are falling and life's good... Dan Alexander is back on the live blog this Tuesday with all your news, reaction and more from the world of cycling today

Tue, Aug 06, 2024 08:04

Anna Henderson collides with Shimano neutral service car during 2024 Olympic road race

“Best Parisian driver detected”: Olympic silver medallist Anna Henderson collides with Shimano neutral service car during road race, as Lizzie Deignan reveals “medial emergency” and night in hospital days before strong Team GB showing

Henderson and Deignan both played a pivotal role in teeing up a potential medal chance for British teammate Pfeiffer Georgi, who finished fifth behind solo winner Kristen Faulkner

Mon, Aug 05, 2024 11:10

Mathieu van der Poel / Belgian team recon Olympic road race circuit

“Pointless” 30kph speed limit on key climb sees pre-race favourite Mathieu van der Poel skip Olympic road race recon

While the world champion’s rivals Wout van Aert, Remco Evenepoel, and Julian Alaphilippe tested out the cobbled climb to Montmartre ahead of Saturday’s road race, Van der Poel reckoned it wasn’t “worth the effort” due to the speed limit

Fri, Aug 02, 2024 15:55

Tom Pidcock’s race-winning move, 2024 Olympic MTB cross-country race

“They didn’t boo the rock that made me puncture”: Tom Pidcock says “it’s a shame” French crowds booed epic Olympic win – as rival insists divebomb “part of racing”; Ex-pro tells Lance Armstrong to “keep his mouth shut” over Pogačar + more on the live blog

It’s Tuesday and Ryan Mallon is away off for a quick swim in the Seine, before keeping you up to speed with all the latest cycling news and views on the live blog

Tue, Jul 30, 2024 08:53

Mauricio Moreira collapses on the side of the road ill at 2024 Volta a Portugal

“Brutal sport”: Shocking scenes as ill pro cyclist collapses on side of the road during race after suffering in heat; “Rubbing’s racing, go all in”: Tom Pidcock wins Olympic mountain bike epic – and is booed by angry French crowd + more on the live blog

It’s Monday, and when he’s not flicking through the channels in a desperate bid to watch every single moment of today’s Olympic events, Ryan Mallon will be keeping you updated with all the latest cycling news on the first live blog of the week...

Mon, Jul 29, 2024 09:00

Sidi’s shoe dials head into space, Canyon/Cnyn lnchs CLLCTV strtwr cllctn, Wattshop’s £1,800 tt bars, ‘cleat locks’ for trackies + loads more tech news

This week, Canyon is too cool for vowels, Insta360 has taken its vid quality up a notch, Sidi shoots for the moon and we've got more sumptuous cycling tech news from DT Swiss, J.Laverack, Basso and Fizik

Sat, Jun 15, 2024 10:59

New British Olympic track bike for Paris 2024 finally unveiled, featuring Hope carbon, Renishaw titanium and Lotus fork

Retaining its distinctive design elements, check out what's new on the updated space-age track bike that Team GB will be going for gold(s) on in Paris this summer

Mon, Apr 29, 2024 15:00

2024 Pinarello Bolide F HR 3D track bike

Pinarello’s new Bolide F HR 3D track bike is “the fastest bike on earth” and has a £25,000 price tag (for the frame)

...and if that's too expensive, Italy's female Olympic team will be riding the new Bolide HR C at the Olympics in Paris, which costs less than half the 3D version at a mere €12,500 for the frameset

Mon, Mar 25, 2024 17:40

Lotus and Hope reveal new British Olympic track bike: what’s going on with that seatpost?

Updated model – with a fork said to be inspired by fighter jets – will make its competitive track debut at the UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow next month

Fri, Jul 28, 2023 09:06