BRITISH CYCLISTS' 2008 ROLL OF HONOUR

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What a list. When you come to put together a definitive listing of every major title won by a British cyclist in 2008, the results make your eyes water.

Britain's dominance in human-powered two-wheel sport has been nothing short of dominant, we are currently the strongest cycling nation by dint of the fact that we have more world champions than any other country.

Here we round-up wins and medal positions in the Grand Tours, Olympic Games, World Championships and Paralympics in every cycling discipline, senior and junior.

HOW MANY SENIOR TITLES DOES GREAT BRITAIN HOLD?

TRACK nine out of 18

ROAD (road race and time trial) one out of four

MTB (downhill and cross-country) two out of four

BMX one out of two

CYCLO-CROSS zero out of two

HOW MANY OLYMPIC TITLES DOES GREAT BRITAIN HOLD?

TRACK seven out of nine

ROAD (road race and time trial) one out of four

MTB (cross-country) zero out of two

BMX zero out of two

Great Britain Roll of Honour 2008

GRAND TOURS

4 Tour de France stage wins - Mark Cavendish

2 Giro d?Italia stage wins - Mark Cavendish

OLYMPIC GAMES, Beijing, September
GOLD

Women?s road race - Nicole Cooke

Men?s team sprint - Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny, Jamie Staff

Men?s individual pursuit - Bradley Wiggins

Men?s Keirin - Chris Hoy

Men?s team pursuit - Ed Clancy, Paul Manning, Geraint Thomas, Bradley Wiggins

Men?s sprint - Chris Hoy

Women?s individual pursuit - Rebecca Romero

Women?s sprint - Victoria Pendleton

SILVER

Women?s time trial - Emma Pooley

Men?s Keirin - Ross Edgar

Men?s sprint - Jason Kenny

Women?s individual pursuit - Wendy Houvenaghel

BRONZE

Men?s points race - Chris Newton

Men?s individual pursuit - Steven Burke

WORLD ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS, Varese, September
GOLD

Women?s road race - Nicole Cooke

WORLD TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS, Manchester, March
GOLD

Men?s individual pursuit - Bradley Wiggins

Men?s team pursuit - Ed Clancy, Bradley Wiggins, Paul Manning, Geraint Thomas

Men?s Madison - Bradley Wiggins & Mark Cavendish

Men?s sprint - Chris Hoy

Men?s Keirin - Chris Hoy

Women?s individual pursuit - Rebecca Romero

Women?s team pursuit - Rebecca Romero, Wendy Houvenaghel, Joanna Rowsell

Women?s sprint - Victoria Pendleton

Women?s team sprint - Victoria Pendleton, Shanaze Reade

SILVER

Men?s team sprint - Jamie Staff, Chris Hoy, Ross Edgar

Women?s Keirin - Victoria Pendleton

WORLD MOUNTAIN BIKE CHAMPIONSHIPS, Val di Sole, June
GOLD

Men?s downhill - Gee Atherton

Women?s downhill - Rachel Atherton

Junior men?s downhill - Josh Bryceland

SILVER

Men?s downhill - Steve Peat

Junior men?s downhill - Sam Dale

BMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, Taiyun, China, May
GOLD

Women?s elite - Shanaze Reade

PARALYMPICS, Beijing, September
GOLD

Men?s road race (LC3/4/CP3) - Darren Kenny

Mixed road race (CP1/CP2) - David Stone

Men?s time trial (CP1/2) - David Stone

Women?s time trial (LC1/2/CP4) - Sarah Storey -

Women?s time trial (HC A/B/C) - Rachel Morris

Men?s individual pursuit (CP3) - Darren Kenny

Men?s individual pursuit (LC3) - Simon Richardson

Men?s team sprint - Mark Bristow, Jody Cundy, Darren Kenny

Men?s sprint (B&Vi) - Anthony Kappes & Barney Storey

Men?s kilometre (CP3) - Darren Kenny

Men?s kilometre (LC3-4) - Simon Richardson

Men?s kilometre (LC2) - Jody Cundy

Men?s kilometre (LC1) - Mark Bristow

Men?s kilometre (B&Vi) - Anthony Kappes & Barney Storey

Women?s pursuit (LC1/2/CP4) - Sarah Storey

Women?s pursuit (B&Vi) - Aileen McGlynn & Ellen Hunter

Women?s kilometre (B&Vi) - Aileen McGlynn & Ellen Hunter

SILVER

Men?s time trial (CP3) - Darren Kenny

Men?s time trial (LC3) - Simon Richardson

Men?s kilometre (CP3) - Rik Whaddon

RELATED LINKS

The all-time list of British pro winners

Cycling Weekly 2008 News Review

The Wednesday Comment Review of the Year

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Sports journalist Lionel Birnie has written professionally for Sunday Times, Procycling and of course Cycling Weekly. He is also an author, publisher, and co-founder of The Cycling Podcast. His first experience covering the Tour de France came in 1999, and he has presented The Cycling Podcast with Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe since 2013. He founded Peloton Publishing in 2010 and has ghostwritten and published the autobiography of Sean Kelly, as well as a number of other sports icons.