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Why don't team members all ride the same bike at the Olympics?

Why isn’t there a standard road and time trial bike used by each nation?

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  The Olympic road race peloton will be small - but that's a good thing

  The reduced bunch will look odd to seasoned viewers of elite cycling, but the Paris road races are going to be a spectacle

  By Adam Becket Published 30 July 24

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  Remco Evenepoel in line to race Tour of Britain after Olympics success

  Time trial gold medallist could feature for Soudal Quick-Step during six day event in September

  By Tom Thewlis Published 30 July 24

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  Legends of the flame: meet three former cyclists who have carried the Olympic torch

  Maria David catches up with three former Olympic competitors and finds them fired up by the privilege of carrying the torch on home soil

  By Maria David Published 30 July 24

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  'I didn't do anything wrong' - Tom Pidcock defends daring move that won Olympic gold

  Brit booed by French crowds after mountain bike victory, despite consensus of no wrongdoing

  By Tom Davidson Published 29 July 24

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  Tom Pidcock overcomes early puncture to win cross-country mountain bike gold at Paris Olympics

  Yorkshireman successfully defends gold medal won at Tokyo games after early setback

  By Tom Thewlis Published 29 July 24

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  'Thrown in at the deep end' - Meet the youngest cyclist on Team GB's Olympic squad

  First inspired by London 2012, teenager Ella Maclean-Howell is making her Olympic debut in Paris

  By Tom Davidson Published 29 July 24

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  'It just exploded' - Rider suffers freak wheel break during Olympic mountain bike race

  Candice Lill had to run to the tech zone after an 'unusual' mechanical at Paris Olympics

  By Tom Davidson Published 28 July 24

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  '17 watts faster' - Double disc wheels help propel Wout van Aert to bronze in Olympics time trial

  Belgian earns final podium spot using unorthodox wheel set-up

  By Tom Davidson Published 28 July 24

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  Two broken collarbones and a silver medal: Anna Henderson says 'blood, sweat and tears' went into Olympics time trial

  Brit finishes second in Paris, just three months after undergoing surgery

  By Tom Davidson Published 27 July 24

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  'I'm probably the worst bike handler out there': Taylor Knibb crashes four times in Olympics time trial

  American jokes that she 'might not be allowed back' to time trialling after crash-stricken performance

  By Tom Davidson Published 27 July 24

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  Remco Evenepoel flies to Olympic time trial gold medal

  Ganna and Van Aert on the podium as Belgian navigates the tricky wet conditions best as GB's Tarling suffers front wheel puncture

  By Dan Challis Published 27 July 24

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  Grace Brown takes gold in rain-soaked women's Olympic time trial ahead of Anna Henderson

  Australian avoids danger as wet roads cause several high profile crashes in Paris

  By Dan Challis Published 27 July 24

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  Paris 2024 Olympics time trials: Everything you need to know

  Information about the course, timings, favourites, startlists and TV channels for the individual time trials

  By Tom Davidson Last updated 27 July 24

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  Paris Olympics individual time trial start times - men's and women's

  The best riders against the clock take to the streets of Paris on Saturday 27 July

  By Adam Becket Published 26 July 24

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  Tarling, Finucane, Pidcock and more: Eight British riders to watch out for at the Paris Olympics

  The cycling events start this weekend, we’ve picked out a handful of riders to keep an eye on in the French capital this summer

  By Tom Thewlis Published 26 July 24

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  Tom Pidcock criticises 'bland' mountain bike course at Paris Olympics

  'When you just gravel over a nice hillside, it's not really mountain bike,' says reigning champion

  By Tom Davidson Published 26 July 24

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  Ellen van Dijk 'can't unclip from pedals' after breaking ankle, but will still race Olympic time trial

  'Walking is more difficult than cycling,' said Dutchwoman who fractured ankle six weeks ago

  By Tom Davidson Published 25 July 24

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  Wout van Aert spotted training with front disc ahead of Paris Olympics time trial

  They're almost never used outside, but can make the difference between winning and losing

  By James Shrubsall Published 25 July 24

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  British Cycling says first two stages of Tour of Britain will be most 'challenging' in race's history

  Riders set to face 5,000 metres of climbing across first two stages in the Scottish borders and northern England

  By Tom Thewlis Published 25 July 24

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  Geraint Thomas tips Tadej Pogačar to take Tour de France stage record

  The new Tour champion would need another 18 stages to beat Mark Cavendish's tally of 35

  By James Shrubsall Published 25 July 24

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  'We'd get McDonald's on the way home': Inside Josh Tarling's rise from determined 8-year-old to Olympic favourite

  Ahead of his Olympic debut, the European champion and his dad, Michael, look back at the scene that made him

  By Tom Davidson Published 25 July 24

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  Tadej Pogačar broke 288 Strava KOMs during Tour de France victory

  Slovenian won his third Tour title in Nice last weekend, and picked up a host of new trophies on Strava

  By Tom Thewlis Published 24 July 24

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  'I'm definitely pushing over 2,500 watts' - Meet the most powerful cyclists in the GB Olympics squad

  Move over track sprinters, there are stronger legs in town

  By Tom Davidson Published 24 July 24

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  Cofidis leaps to defend its Look bikes in the wake of Guillaume Martin comments

  The French WorldTour team says the machines are cutting edge and reiterates trust in wheel sponsor too

  By James Shrubsall Published 24 July 24

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  Italian pro hospitalised after being hit by truck driver

  Matteo Moschetti was rushed to hospital in Milan after incident during training

  By Tom Thewlis Published 24 July 24

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  Primož Roglič reveals he suffered back fracture in Tour de France crash

  Slovenian abandoned race after being caught up in crash on stage 12, Vuelta a España participation now in doubt

  By Tom Thewlis Published 24 July 24

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  It's time to stop expecting so much of Ineos Grenadiers at the Tour de France

  The British team are always under pressure to match their past best, but it’s not going to happen anytime soon

  By Adam Becket Published 23 July 24

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  Tadej Pogačar to skip Olympics road race

  Tour de France champion was originally selected as part of four-man Slovenia team

  By Adam Becket Published 22 July 24

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  Behind-the-scenes career bests: the GC battle you may have missed

  While all that stuff between Pogačar and Vingegaard was going on, there was an entire top-10 locked in struggle

  By James Shrubsall Published 22 July 24