tokyo 2020

Aussie Olympic handlebar failure: inadequate spec and fatigue testing to blame

3D-printed titanium base bar was exposed to far greater forces than it was designed to handle, incident resulting in a crash in men's team pursuit qualification

Fri, Feb 25, 2022 11:41
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Arise, Dame Laura and Sir Jason! Cycling’s golden couple recognised in New Year Honours

Husband and wife who have racked up 12 Olympic golds between them head list of cyclists recognised for triumphs in Tokyo

Fri, Dec 31, 2021 22:10
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Horses out, bikes in, as modern pentathlon fights to keep Olympic place

Sport’s governing body reportedly recommends change following Tokyo controversy when coach punched reluctant horse

Tue, Nov 02, 2021 20:11
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Australia investigates snapped handlebar that caused Olympic crash

Governing body looks to pinpoint cause of snapped bar that led to Alex Porter smashing into the boards of the velodrome at 65km/h

Thu, Sep 23, 2021 16:40
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UCI bans German Olympic coach for rest of the year over racist “catch the camel drivers” remark

Patrick Moster has also been sanctioned by his national federation after being heard making comment during individual time trial

Fri, Aug 06, 2021 11:09
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Laura Kenny and Katie Archibald storm to Madison gold for Team GB

British pair ride near-perfect race as they win 10 sprints out of 12

Fri, Aug 06, 2021 08:52
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Hope unveils prototype for road-going version of Team GB’s Lotus track bike

The Olympic bike is being overhauled for the road; drawing on its in-house expertise of making brakes, specially designed dropouts have been made to integrate the disc brake calipers

Thu, Aug 05, 2021 14:00
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Matt Walls wins omnium gold for Team GB

23-year-old from Oldham seals country’s first victory in the velodrome in Tokyo with commanding performance across the four events

Thu, Aug 05, 2021 09:39
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Tokyo 2020: “Team GB isn’t in decline – The rest of the world is stepping up,” insists Mark Cavendish

Three-time track world champion reflects on events so far in velodrome in Tokyo and praises Filippo Ganna

Wed, Aug 04, 2021 17:28
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Olympics: ‘Medical tape’ row as record-breaking Danish pursuit team accused of bending UCI rules

"Every rider with the same injury on both legs requiring ‘medical tape’ down the front of their legs, coincidently exactly where it would be aerodynamically advantageous"...

Mon, Aug 02, 2021 11:53
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