Superb Sir Chris Hoy leads gold rush
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
GREAT Britain demonstrated their increasing readiness for the London Olympic Games with a sensational show of superiority at the Track World Cup in Manchester.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
GREAT Britain demonstrated their increasing readiness for the London Olympic Games with a sensational show of superiority at the Track World Cup in Manchester.
icWales (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
WELSH wonder Geraint Thomas has been tipped to win the prologue time trial at the Tour de France and wear the race leader’s yellow jersey.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Manchester's World Cup was a chance for the young cyclists who are keeping Chris Hoy and Bradley Wiggins on their toes For Great Britain's cyclists, the weekend's World Cup in Manchester was a matter of setting a marker – as the performance director, Dave Brailsford, put it – so the team knows what to look forward to in the five months until the world championship, and in the two years,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
• Olympic gold medallist expected to be named in squad • 29-year-old yet to comment on future prospects The saga of Bradley Wiggins' future on the road could be resolved by the end of the week, with Team Sky poised to complete their line-up for the 2010 season. The two-time Olympic individual pursuit champion, who equalled the best Tour de France finish by a Briton with fourth place in July,...
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
For once, Sir Chris Hoy played second fiddle on Sunday's final day of the Track World Cup as Great Britain's team pursuit squads surged to victory in an astonishing display of superiority.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
• Top Briton's 'exciting' form brings him best last lap time • Women's team pursuiters finish with a world record Great Britain's cyclists left Manchester tonight with 10 gold medals from the opening World Cup of the winter, four fewer than last year's haul, but it is 22-carat metalware to judge by the flood of records and personal-best times that culminated in a world record for the women's...
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Sir Chris Hoy's Team Sky+HD won a thrilling battle with Great Britain in the final of the men's team sprint at the Track World Cup at Manchester Velodrome.
icWales (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Britain can now lay claim to having the three fastest four-kilometre pursuit riders in history in Chris Boardman, Thomas and Bradley Wiggins after the 23-year-old from Cardiff clocked four minutes 15.015 seconds in qualification on Friday.
icWales (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Britain can now lay claim to having the three fastest four-kilometre pursuit riders in history in Chris Boardman, Thomas and Bradley Wiggins after the 23-year-old from Cardiff clocked four minutes 15.015 seconds in qualification on Friday.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
• Boardman to focus on research and development • Geraint Thomas tipped to win Tour de France prologue Chris Boardman, the last Briton to win the prologue time trial in the Tour de France, believes that he may have a successor in the young Welshman, Geraint Thomas, who went closer than any other rider to Boardman's world-record time for the 4,000m pursuit in Friday night's opening session...
icWales (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Geraint Thomas reflected on a scintillating performance in the men’s individual pursuit at the Track World Cup in Manchester, while ruing the event’s imminent demise from the Olympic programme.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
SIR Chris Hoy and Geraint Thomas showed Great Britain remain the world's leading nation at Manchester's Velodrome with stunning victories at the Track World Cup.
icWales (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
GERAINT THOMAS and Sir Chris Hoy showed Great Britain remain the world’s leading nation at Manchester’s Velodrome last night with stunning victories at the Track World Cup.
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Sir Chris Hoy and Geraint Thomas showed Great Britain remain the world's leading nation at Manchester's Velodrome with stunning victories at the Track World Cup.
icWales (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Sir Chris Hoy and Geraint Thomas showed Great Britain remain the world's leading nation at Manchester's Velodrome with stunning victories at the Track World Cup.