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Sarah Storey targets Olympic and Paralympic double

With exactly two years to go till London 2012, cyclist reveals her plans With the London 2012 Olympic Games starting exactly two years today, to be followed a month later by the Paralympic Games,...

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Shanaze Reade wins back BMX World Championship title

21-year-old sets sights on unique double gold at London 2012 Media attention at the weekend may have focused on Great Britain’s track and field stars and their impressive medal haul in the European...

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Victoria Pendleton reveals the demons that pursue her in her quest for...

World and Olympic champion speaks with less than two years to go till London 2012 Her track specialisation may lie in the sprint events rather than the pursuit, but Victoria Pendleton, one of...

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Barnet’s loss is Kingston’s gain as borough prepares to welcome Olympic road...

Excitement builds ahead of this Friday's unveiling of London 2012 route The route of the 2012 Olympic road race won’t be officially unveiled until Friday, when the International Olympic Committee...

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London 2012 Velodrome track put into place

Track cycling venue on target to be first to be completed in East London's Olympic Park Work to install the timber track of the London 2012 Velodrome has been completed this week, coinciding with a...

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Good Moaning, World! French to be official language of London 2012

IOC stipulates that French will precedence over English when Jeux Olympiques hit Londres Britain’s cycling fans may have an advantage over followers of many other sports when London hosts the 2012...

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London 2012 Velodrome claimed to be world's fastest track

Records may tumble at London Games as first cyclists take to the boards The track at the London 2012 Olympic Velodrome has been hailed as the fastest in the world after cyclists took to its boards for...

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Northern Ireland velodrome one of five projects scrapped due to funding cuts

Recriminations as sports administrators claim province will miss out on Olympic legacy A planned £27 million velodrome in Northern Ireland is one of five high-profile sports facility projects to have...

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Former heptathlete Kelly Sotherton considered switch to cycling for London 2012

Olympic medallist impressed with times on Wattbike, but will now focus on 400 metres instead Former heptathlete Kelly Sotherton has disclosed that she considered switching to cycling in an effort to...

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London 2012 time trial champions to be crowned at Hampton Court

Historic royal palace will host start and finish of men's and women's races on 1 August 2012 London’s Hampton Court Palace will next year provide a suitably regal backdrop to the men and women...

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Sir Chris Hoy to decide on retirement after London 2012

Track legend to decide on Glasgow Commonwealth Games after next year's Olympics Sir Chris Hoy has revealed that he is postponing making a decision regarding his retirement until after next year’s...

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Wiggins going for both gold and yellow in 2012?

Bradley Wiggins looks to be signing up for the Tour de France as well as the Olympics in 2012. With just 366 days to go until the start of the 2012 Olympics in London, all British eyes are turned on...

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BBC website to show every second of cycling at London 2012

You might have missed out on tickets, but you won't miss a thing on the internet Tickets for the Velodrome may seem harder to come by than gold medals and Box Hill will be out of bounds to all but a...

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CAS ruling on Olympic doping ban may open door for David Millar to race at...

Could it be Millar time again? LaShawn Merritt verdict may weaken British Olympic Association's lifetime ban David Millar may be free to compete for Great Britain in the London Olympics after the...

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Victoria Pendleton to retire after London 2012

Carousel short title:  Pendleton to retire after 2012 Track star hopes to go out in triple blaze of glory British track cycling star Victoria Pendleton has confirmed she will retire after next year’s...

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Formula 1 host Jake Humphrey to front BBC's London 2012 track cycling coverage

Carousel short title:  F1 host gets Velodrome gig Consternation on Twitter as Jill Douglas misses out, though she will be reporting from technical area Jake Humphrey, best known for fronting BBC1’s...

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Boris Bike staff to be balloted on London Olympic strike

Carousel short title:  Boris Bike Strike? Barclays Cycle Hire staff consider action in response to changed shift patterns and increased Olympic workload London could be without its Boris Bikes during...

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Boonen battling to be fit for Olympics, Hushovd expected to announce today he...

Carousel short title:  Boonen and Hushovd update Belgian will train on Thursday despite fractured rib, Thor fails to beat virus that has plagued his season Tom Boonen and Thor Hushovd, who both started...

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Team GB Olympic Track lineup announced

Carousel short title:  GB Olympic Track Team Jason Kenny gets nod over Sir Chris Hoy for Men's Sprint, but Hoy will defend Team Sprint and Keirin titles Jason Kenny will contest the Men's Sprint at the...

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British Cycling outlines new four-year strategy

Carousel short title:  British Cycling outlines new four-year strategy Goals include equalling or even beating Beijing and London medal hauls British Cycling has outlined its strategy for the next four...

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