CYCLING'S OLYMPIC BUDGET INCREASED BY 21 PER CENT

Great Britain team pursuit gold 2008 Olympics

Thanks to Britain's cyclists' unprecedented success in Beijing, the sport will be given a sizeable increase in funding in time for London 2012.

According to figures released by the BBC, cycling was the most cost-effective sport of all in Beijing. Despite having the highest pre-Games medal target of six medals, Britain's cyclists comfortable exceeded this with an incredible 14 medals.

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