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After training injury, Arielle Martin withdrawn from Olympic BMX competition

Posted on 01. Aug, 2012 by .

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USA Cycling announced Wednesday Olympic BMX cyclist Arielle Martin suffered an injury during routine training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., on Tuesday. Due to her injuries, Martin will be unable to make Wednesday’s scheduled trip to London and will be replaced on the U.S. Olympic BMX Cycling Team by Brooke [...]

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Armstrong – “It’s a dream”

Posted on 01. Aug, 2012 by .

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Defending champion Kristin Armstrong dominated from start to finish to win the gold medal in the women’s time trial at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The American clocked a time of 37 minutes and 34 seconds on the 29-km course. Germany’s Judith Ardnt was second, 15 seconds slower and a further seven seconds back was [...]

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Hughes – “that’s the best I had in the legs”

Posted on 01. Aug, 2012 by .

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After retiring from speedskating, Clara Hughes decided to remain a high-level athlete to race the time trial at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Earlier today, the Canadian rider gave it all she had to finish 5th, clocking a time of 38 minutes and 28 seconds on the 29-km course. USA’s Kristin Armstrong was the fastest [...]

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US Riders share their thoughts on eve of Olympic TT

Posted on 31. Jul, 2012 by .

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2008 Olympic Gold medal winner Kristin Armstrong, reigning USA TT champion Amber Neben and Taylor Phinney share their thoughts on the eve of the Olympic time trial – includes time trial start lists

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Twitterverse on Olympic women road race

Posted on 30. Jul, 2012 by .

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Dynamic. Exciting. Thrilling. These are some of the words used to describe the women’s road race at the London 2012 Olympic Games.   Attacks flew early in the race with the aggressive Dutch team  launching moves and counter-moves. But they were not the only one, the Americans, British, Italians covered and also sent riders up the [...]

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Numainville Crashes, Hughes Happy With Form

Posted on 29. Jul, 2012 by .

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Multiple world champion Marianne Vos, of the Netherlands, made the winning move Sunday in the women’s road race at the 2012 London Olympics Games, adding a road goal medal to her extensive palmares. After following its pre-race stategy throughout the race, the Canadian team had to revise its plans with 14 kilometers to go when [...]

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Late flat spoils U.S. medal hopes in women’s road race

Posted on 29. Jul, 2012 by .

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With a medal in their grasp, the United States Olympic women’s cycling team suffered untimely bad luck on Sunday as Shelley Olds (Gilroy, Calif./AA Drink-Leontien) experienced a flat in the home stretch and finished seventh. With Team USA riding strong on the front all day, Olds was springboarded into what would be the winning move [...]

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Duggan – “it’s kind of a new beginning”

Posted on 27. Jul, 2012 by .

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On the eve of the men’s road race at the London Olympic Games, USA National road champion Tinny Duggan talks about setting and achieving goals while keeping life in balance.

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How To Follow the Olympic Cycling (and more) Events Online and via Social Media

Posted on 27. Jul, 2012 by .

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Guide to follow the London 2012 Olympic Games online and via social media. Updated.

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Olympic Cycling Events Cheat Sheet

Posted on 25. Jul, 2012 by .

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Schedule and venue info for cycling events at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

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