Britain's Olympic medal winners

Great Britain win team pursuit, London 2012 Olympic Games, track cycling day two
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With Britain's seemingly relentless success on the track over recent years, it would be easy to take this success for granted.

Britain's first cycling medal came over a century ago, thanks to Frank Keeping in 1896 in the 12-hour event. Gold medals came in a steady stream for several years to come, until drying up completely in 1920.

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