For the third consecutive Olympic Games Team GB topped the medal table for track cycling.
Every rider who competed on the track left the Games with a medal, with the squad’s haul including six golds, four silvers and two bronze over the six night’s inside the Olympic velodrome.
Ed Clancy and Owain Doull are racing back on the track in the UK at Revolution in Manchester on 17th September. Tickets are available now: www.cyclingrevolution.com
But away from the boards what was life like for the British squad living in Rio? Which rider had the largest room in Team GB’s complex, who was the messiest room-mate, how much did the riders celebrate when the medals started rolling in and just how long was the queue for McDonalds inside the Olympic village?
Cycling Weekly spoke to half of the gold medal winning men’s team pursuit quartet Ed Clancy and Owain Doull to find out.
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Manufacturers were aware aero handlebar contradicted regulations, says UCI following rider disqualification
The UCI statement appears to contradict sentiment shared by the team, Beat Cycling, following use of the Speeco aero handlebar
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Va-va-VO2 max: How to get the most from your VO2 max gains
Pushing into the red for breathless bouts above FTP is a crucial element of pre-race training. Brendan Housler explains how to max-out your VO2 max gains
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Sir Bradley Wiggins: I hope Mark Cavendish gets a just reward - it’s the result of a lot of sacrifice
Wiggins celebrates the return to winning ways for his former team-mate
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‘He has that no nonsense attitude’: Sir Bradley Wiggins backs Simon Yates to win the Giro d’Italia 2021
Will Yates become the third Brit to win the Italian Grand Tour?
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Bradley Wiggins says Chris Froome ‘warrants a bit more respect’
Bradley Wiggins says Chris Froome “warrants a bit more respect” as he continues his comeback from career-threatening injuries.
By Alex Ballinger •
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Adam Yates is the 'next British star' says Sir Bradley Wiggins
Sir Bradley Wiggins threw buckets of praise at Ineos Grenadiers after they dominated the recent Volta a Catalunya taking all three spots on the podium with Adam Yates taking the overall title
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Bradley Wiggins: 'Freeman case stinks to high heaven'
The former Team Sky rider says a further investigation is needed to get to the bottom of who the banned Testogel was for
By Jonny Long •
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'Mark Cavendish deserves a far better send off than crying at the end of Ghent-Wevelgem,' says Bradley Wiggins
Wiggins suggested Dave Brailsford should sign Cavendish for Ineos next year
By Jonny Long •
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Bradley Wiggins says Chris Froome will recover from crash and win another Tour de France
The first British Tour winner has backed his successor to make a full recovery from his horror crash and claim a record-equalling fifth title
By Jonny Long •
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Jonathan Vaughters calls Bradley Wiggins' 2012 Tour win 'blemished, and that's painful'
The EF Education First team boss has also described the manner in which Dave Brailsford signed Wiggins to Team Sky as a "bully situation"
By Jonny Long •
