Olympics
Cycling news from the Olympics - discover start lists, race results and highlights from all your favourite velodrome events.


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BMX rider crashes after official walks onto course at Tokyo Olympics
Dutch rider Niek Kimmann hit an official crossing over the course at full speed
By Jonny Long Published
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Team sprint: The Tokyo 2020 Olympic team sprint event explained
The need to know on the team sprint at the Olympic Games
By Richard Windsor Published
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Annemiek van Vleuten and Anna Kiesenhofer respond to confusion in Tokyo 2020 Olympics road race
Van Vleuten has shared her side of the story, while Kiesenhofer commended the Dutchwoman for her reaction after the finish
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Mathieu van der Poel 'didn't know they would remove ramp', which caused crash at Tokyo Olympics
Miscommunication continues to thwart Dutch cyclists in Japan
By Jonny Long Published
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'The closest I'll get to prison': Simon Geschke reveals what Covid quarantine is like at Tokyo Olympics
The German tested positive for Covid-19 the day before the men's road race and has been isolating in his hotel room ever since
By Jonny Long Published
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Tom Pidcock says ‘I’m always better when I take control’
The Brit takes a gold medal less than two months after breaking his collarbone after he was hit by a car
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Mathieu van der Poel suffers heavy fall as he crashes out of Tokyo Olympics mountain bike race
The Dutchman was inside the top five at the time of the crash
By Jonny Long Published
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Tom Pidcock powers to Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold in mountain bike event
The 21-year-old claims the first cycling medal for Team GB
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Five talking points from the Tokyo Olympics women's road race
A surprise winner and communication confusion provided an intriguing women's road race in Japan
By Jonny Long Published
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics women's road race LIVE: Follow live updates as the women's peloton fights for gold
Live coverage of the women's road race at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
By Richard Windsor Last updated
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'This is the heaviest medal I've ever had': Kiesenhofer still in disbelief after Tokyo Olympics gold
Kiesenhofer is an amateur rider with a Mathematics PhD, and now also has an Olympic gold medal
By Jonny Long Published
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Lizzie Deignan rues marking and too many motorbikes as heat blunts attacks in Tokyo Olympics women's road race
The Brit finished 11th after being caught 'between a rock and a hard place'
By Jonny Long Published
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Dutch riders thought they were racing for gold in Tokyo Olympics women's road race
The Netherlands team thought they'd brought back all of the breakaway riders in a confusing finale
By Jonny Long Published
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Adam Yates 'didn't have the legs' as he secures top 10 at Tokyo Olympics road race
The Brit was the first to open his sprint for second despite not being the fastest finisher of the chase group
By Jonny Long Published
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Tokyo Olympics men's road race LIVE: Musashinonomori Park to Fuji International Speedway
Live updates from the first cycling event of the Tokyo games
By Alex Ballinger Last updated
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Richard Carapaz took Tour confidence to achieve 'something special' as he makes Ecuadorian Olympic history in Tokyo
'To my country, the truth is you have to believe, no?'
By Jonny Long Published
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Five talking points from the Tokyo Olympics men's road race
Richard Carapaz took Ecuador's second-ever gold medal
By Jonny Long Published
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Wout van Aert happy with his own tactics as rivals mark him out en route to silver at Tokyo Olympics road race
The Belgian was forced to try and cover multiple moves as he attempted to tame a thrilling Olympic road race
By Jonny Long Published
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Geraint Thomas explains 'freak crash' at Tokyo Olympics men's road race
The Welshman says he must have done something bad in a previous life to warrant yet another untimely fall
By Jonny Long Published
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Richard Carapaz storms to gold medal in Tokyo 2020 Olympics road race
The Ecuadorian put in a phenomenal ride to hold off a chasing group behind
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Geraint Thomas abandons Tokyo Olympics road race
Team GB down to just three riders in the men’s event
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Simon Geschke forced out of Olympic road race after Covid positive
The Spanish squad also has a coronavirus case in the team bubble but will be allowed to race
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic road race men's start list
Confirmed list of riders for the 234km race for the gold medal in Japan
By Richard Windsor Last updated
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‘It could be one of the toughest races of our careers’: Tao Geoghegan Hart and Simon Yates share thoughts on Olympic road race
This year’s race will take place in brutal heat and humidity in Japan
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Tokyo Olympics: Who are the bookies’s favourite to win the road races?
The men and women will fight for gold in Tokyo this weekend - these are the favourites
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Five things to look out for at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games women's road race
Dutch superstars, a balanced route, and the lone rangers - here's the things to look out for in the Olympics women's road race
By Stephen Puddicombe Last updated
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics road race women's start list
Confirmed start list of riders set to race on the 137km course in Japan
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
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Tokyo Olympics: Geraint Thomas hoping for redemption after crashing out of medals in Rio
The Welshman was in the leading group in 2016 when he crashed on the final corner of a descent
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Five things to look out for at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games men's road race
Pog and Rog back together, an on-form Wout van Aert, and a climber's course - here are the things to look out for at the 2020 Olympic road race
By Stephen Puddicombe Published