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kickingbets (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Those of you who follow my blog know I take a keen interest in betting for SPOTY. At present my portfolio has the following bets: 8pts Ennis 50-1 (now 4/1) 8pts Radcliffe 66-1 (now unquoted) - very unlikely 2pts Daley 200-1 (now 100/1) I have now added what will probably be my final bet on this event. I've has 2pts E/W on Chrissie Wellington at 200/1. Your first response to this would probably be 'Chrissie...
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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,...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Victoria Pendleton wins World Cup silver medal and sets new personal best in 500m time trial.
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Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Victoria Pendleton's bid for her second and Great Britain's fifth gold from seven events at the Track World Cup in Manchester fell short.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Victoria Pendleton is desperate to defend her Olympic crown when the Games come to London in 2012.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
• Double world junior sprint champion happy to gain experience • 'I knew at 13 she would be something special,' says coach Those who are concerned about ageing should forget worrying about policemen getting younger and cast a glance at the ever more youthful British track cycling team. Every major championship squad seems to include a precocious youngster being fast-tracked to join the ranks...
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Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
RISING cycling star Emma Baird believes she can use her experience of a head-to-head clash with world No.1 Victoria Pendleton as a platform to build an international career.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
• Lizzie Armitstead wins women's points race • Chris Newton takes men's points race Sir Chris Hoy picked up his second gold medal of the national track championships in Manchester tonight, anchoring the Sky+HD team to victory in the team sprint. Hoy, who won the individual sprint last night, sat out the first, qualifying ride this afternoon, but replaced Ross Edgar for the semi-final and...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
• Olympic champion wins eighth straight British championship • Teenager Jess Varnish settles for silver Victoria Pendleton continued her strong start to the winter track season by claiming her eighth consecutive women's sprint title at the British championships in Manchester tonight. Once again her closest challengers were the teenagers Jess Varnish and Becky James, although, as in Tuesday's...
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Sporting reflections (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
In all the fuss over Jenson Button , it's easy to forget that he was not the only British sportsperson to become a world champion on Sunday. Beth Tweddle rounded off a good showing by the British team at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Daniel Keatings also won silver in the men’s all-around competition – shaking off her disappointment after falling from the uneven bars (her...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Discuss all of the day's big stories, send us your favourite links and follow us on Twitter 9.31am: Good morning and welcome to our daily rolling sports blog. You're probably familiar with the concept now, but if not, the idea is this: throughout the day we will update this page with news, links, and what's expected to happen in the hours ahead. Time permitting, we'll also try to wade in below the...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
• Olympic gold medallist faces battles with teenagers • Olympic Development Programme reaping rewards The presence of Olympic and world champions and a big group of ambitious youngsters at this week's British national track championships underlines the strength in depth in virtually every track discipline with less than three years to go to the London Games. The sprint coach, Iain Dyer,...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 26/09/2009
• Equality between men's and women's programmes • Individual pursuit and Madison to be dropped • Five-day omnium to be added to 2012 track competition Radical changes are in prospect for the cycling programme at the Olympic games in London in 2012, and it seems likely that Britain's double men's pursuit gold medallist, Bradley Wiggins, may be the main victim. Sources have indicated...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 26/09/2009
Victoria Pendleton is likely to be able to challenge for three Olympic golds in 2012 as UCI consider dramatic amendments to Olympic Track Cycling programme.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
• IOC to consider adding the sports at meeting in Berlin • Women's boxing could also be introduced at London 2012 The International Olympic Committee will tomorrow recommend two new sports to be added to the Games from 2016, with golf and rugby sevens considered the strong favourites. Meeting in Berlin, the IOC executive board will also consider a total of 33 changes to the 26 existing sports...
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