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Fields gets first U.S. gold in BMX; Post gets silver
Connor Fields beat the Netherlands' Jelle van Gorkom by .684 seconds to win the United States' first gold medal in BMX cycling.
Olympic Sports
Cavendish earns medal but can't outride controversy
British cyclist Mark Cavendish finally added an Olympic medal to his impressive list of achievements, a silver in the grueling two-day omnium, but he rode into the middle of a controversy.
Olympic Sports
Great Britain reaffirms cycling supremacy in team pursuit
After the U.S. women upset Great Britain at the world championships in team pursuit in March, the defending London champs retook their throne in world-record time in Rio.
Olympic Sports
Viviani wins gold for Italy, Cavendish adds to British haul
Italian rider Elia Viviani held off British cycling star Mark Cavendish and reigning champion Norman Lasse Hansen of Denmark to win the gold medal in the multi-discipline omnium on Monday.
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Caple: Cancellara's retirement party will include a gold medal
The decorated cyclist from Switzerland, who is unsure whether he will ride again, finished ahead of Tom Dumoulin of Netherlands, while Tour de France champ Chris Froome took bronze.
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Thrills, tragedy highlight women's Olympic road race
If anyone still needs convincing women's cycling can be as exciting as the men, all they need to do is watch what happened on Sunday in Rio.
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Kristin Armstrong pedals to third straight gold
Kristin Armstrong collapsed at the finish line in a mixture of joy and exhaustion as she won the gold medal in the time trial for the third straight Olympics.
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TdF course unveiled: Alps twice, no Paris finish
Next year's Tour de France will feature two treks through the Alps as organizers avoid Paris as it hosts the Summer Olympics, while the women's race will have a grand finale at L'Alpe d'Huez in August.
Olympic Sports
Cavendish back in '24, to seek TdF stage record
Mark Cavendish has delayed plans to retire and will continue to compete for Astana Qazaqstan in 2024, with the British cyclist set to continue his quest for a record-breaking Tour de France stage victory.
Cycling
Arrests made sabotage plot at Spanish Vuelta
Authorities have arrested four people in an apparent plot to sabotage a stage of the Spanish Vuelta by dumping a liquid onto the race course, Spanish national police said Tuesday.
Cycling
Former doctor for British Cycling gets 4-year ban
Richard Freeman, the former doctor for British Cycling and Team Sky, was handed a four-year ban from all sports on Tuesday for violating anti-doping rules.
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Pidcock, Ferrand-Prevot win mountain bike titles
Olympic mountain bike gold medalist Tom Pidcock held on to win the men's title at the world championships, while Pauline Ferrand-Prevot won the women's race.
Cycling
U.S. cyclist Dygert reclaims time trial world title
American cyclist Chloe Dygert held off Australia's Grace Brown by 5.67 seconds on Thursday to reclaim her position as the fastest individual time triallist in the world at the 2023 UCI World Championships outside of Glasgow. Scotland
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Denmark wins men's pursuit at cycling worlds
Denmark's men's pursuit team avenged its Olympics loss to Italy, winning the gold medal at the cycling worlds with a time of 3 minutes, 45.161 seconds.
Cycling
Valente earns 2nd gold for U.S. at cycling worlds
American Jennifer Valente sprinted to the lead with one lap to go and then held off competitors to win the 40-lap scratch race at the cycling worlds.
News
U.S. cycling team member White dies at age 17
U.S. men's cycling team member Magnus White, 17, died after being hit by a vehicle while training.
Top Headlines
- TdF champion out of hospital, 'time to recover'
- Van der Poel solos to 3rd Tour of Flanders win
- 5-time Olympic cycling champion Kenny to retire
- Cyclist Volikákis positive for doping in Rio retest
- Report: Saudis near deal for new cycling league
- Olympic champion cyclist Gaiardoni dies at 84
- Murder trial begins in killing of pro cyclist Wilson
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 113USA
- 88CHN
- 71ROC
Individual Medal Leaders
USA | 39 |
CHN | 38 |
JPN | 27 |
USA | 41 |
CHN | 32 |
ROC | 28 |
USA | 33 |
ROC | 23 |
GBR | 22 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 7McKeon
- 5Dressel
- 4McKeown
Individual Medal Leaders
Dressel | 5 |
McKeon | 4 |
McKeown | 3 |
Scott | 3 |
Ledecky | 2 |
Hashimoto | 2 |
McKeon | 3 |
Nagornyy | 2 |
Melnikova | 2 |
Olympics News
Alexis Ohanian invests in women's track with new invitational
Alexis Ohanian announced Tuesday that his venture capital firm was investing in women's track with the 776 Invitational, with the largest purse ever for a women's-only track event.
Konnor McClain, eMjae Frazier among six gymnasts to watch in 2025
After a memorable and historic season filled with record-setting scores and epic performances, we can't help but to look ahead to next season.
2024 NCAA gymnastics championships finals: LSU wins first-ever national title
With Haleigh Bryant leading the squad, LSU earned its first national title on Saturday in a whirlwind day at the NCAA gymnastics championships.
Armand Duplantis breaks pole vault world record for 8th time
Sweden's Armand Duplantis broke the pole vault world record for an eight time with a 6.24-meter effort in the first Diamond League meeting of the 2024 season in China.
Sports bodies criticize track's move to pay gold medalists
Olympic sports bodies have criticized World Athletics for promising to pay $50,000 for each track and field gold medal won at the Paris Olympics.
Lloyd Martin aims for the record books at the London Marathon
On Sunday, Lloyd Martin will run his first marathon, alongside his mom, Ceri. His goal: to become the youngest athlete with Down syndrome to complete the race.