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Judge rejects claim Irish track cyclist missed Olympics because of collision with driver, but rider to receive £55,000 damages for injuries

Marc Potts was hit by a driver two years before the Tokyo Olympics, a judge ruling he is entitled to damages but did not miss the Games because of the collision

Sat, Feb 07, 2026 11:02

Two spectators airlifted to hospital after track cyclists crash into crowd at 60km/h during German national championships

Meeting abandoned as 12 people injured, including the two track riders who "flew over the guardrail" during race

Mon, Jul 07, 2025 10:30

Elimination Race, women’s omnium, 2024 Paris Olympics (Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com)

Chaos, carnage, and confusion: Why the Olympic track cycling programme needs a rethink

The Madison and omnium events at this year’s Paris Games were both mesmerising and bewildering in equal measure – but do they belong at the pinnacle of the sport?

Tue, Aug 13, 2024 21:34

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

Cycling at the 2024 Paris Olympics: All the crucial dates and times for watching the cycling action during the Games

From the velodrome to the road and beyond, there's more than enough cycling action to keep you entertained

Sat, Jul 27, 2024 06:00

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

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

“Just chaos”: Track cycling event restarted after huge crash brings down half the field

The first night of the UCI Track Champions League event in Mallorca was overshadowed by the incident during the men's elimination race

Sun, Oct 22, 2023 10:03

Stromm Cycles reach for a new type of track bike designed around UCI rule changes

The Kickstarter bike with 8:1 tube profiles seeks backers to go into full production after further relaxation of 3:1 ratio rule and new longer reach rule for 2023

Thu, May 18, 2023 16:03

Romanian police recover stolen Italy track team bikes (Image: Politia Romana)

Two teenagers sentenced to 18 months for Italian track bike theft at October’s UCI Track World Championships

The duo were part of a gang which raided the Italy team’s minivan at the Roubaix Worlds – Filippo Ganna’s gold Pinarello was among the 22 bikes stolen

Sat, Dec 11, 2021 13:58