Cycling Road
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London 2012 Olympics: prices for remaining tickets will not go up despite ... - Telegraph.co.uk
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Dec 12, 2011
Prices for the remaining tranche of London 2012 Olympic tickets will remain unchanged despite increasing cost pressures on the Games' 2.15 billion private budget. And last week Locog chair Lord Coe branded the NAO's observation that costs may rise when… Full Story »
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Injury setback for Purdue as she plots Olympic ambitions
More than the games &bull Dec 10, 2011Purdue had keyhole surgery on her knee in May to remove tissue that had been affecting the joint but she was still able to take second place in the Great Edinburgh Run in October. I'm glad it has happened now… Full Story »
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Canada's Olympic hopefuls gearing up for London - Guelph Mercury
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Nov 22, 2011
Canada's Olympic hopefuls gearing up for London Guelph Mercury Athletes from across the country gathered in Mississauga Monday for a news conference to promote Canada's march to the London 2012 Summer Olympics . Over 150 Olympic hopefuls, decked out in… Full Story »
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Rockers help a cyclist roll
ESPN - Olympics News &bull Nov 21, 2011
Kathryn Bertine is an elite cyclist and the author of two sports memoirs, As Good As Gold (ESPN) and All the Sundays Yet to Come (Little, Brown). She can be reached through her site www.kathrynbertine.com. One of my greatest non-cycling passions is film. Watching movies, studying them, writing screenplays, accepting imaginary Oscars -- I love film. When my cycling offseason rolls around, I actually have the time to catch up on my beloved indie flicks and off-the-beaten-path documentaries. Every October and November, I glue myself to the couch, heave my achin' legs onto some pillows,… Full Story »
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Road to London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics: Images of the week, Nov 21, 2011
Telegraph - Olympics &bull Nov 21, 2011
In pics: trampolining, tumbling, track cycling and tennis among this week's best Olympics images. Full Story »
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Mark Cavendish saddles up for a year when second will be failure - The Guardian
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Nov 20, 2011
Sometimes, with Mark Cavendish, what is left unspoken speaks volumes. I put it to the Manxman, the newly crowned world road race champion, Britain's first professional in the rainbow jersey since 1965, that perhaps he may have to manage expectations a little in the run-in to London 2012. Might there be an assumption that having won the rainbow jersey in seamless fashion, at the end of a dominant performance by Great Britain, something similar will happen in Surrey and south-west London on 28 July next year? Cavendish sees it differently. I know what I've got to do." When Cavendish believes… Full Story »
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London 2012: 'Brilliant! I'm going to the Paralympics!' - BBC News
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Nov 18, 2011
London 2012: 'Brilliant! I'm going to the Paralympics!' Applicants for tickets to the London 2012 Paralympic Games have now all been told which events they will be going to, as the ballot process completed on Friday. Earlier this week it was announced that remaining tickets for the Paralympics would go on sale on a first come, first served basis on 2 December. Here, some of those who applied in the first round reveal which events they have secured seats for, and their plans so far for travelling to the Games. Sarah, 28, is a homemaker from Croydon with four children… Full Story »
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It's all about the bike for Clara Hughes as she trains for the London 2012 ... - Vancouver Sun (blog)
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Nov 17, 2011
Telegraph.co.uk It's all about the bike for Clara Hughes as she trains for the London 2012 ... Vancouver Sun (blog) That's what Clara Hughes - the only athlete in the world who's won mutliple Olympic medals at both the Winter… Full Story »
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London 2012 Olympics test event tickets go on sale
Telegraph UK - The Olympics &bull Nov 16, 2011
The UK public will have a chance to see top class cycling, gymnastics and diving at the Olympic test events, which go on sale from 10am on Thursday. A pre-sale of several thousand track cycling tickets quarantined for host borough… Full Story »
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Tickets for London 2012 test events set to go on sale
London 2012 News &bull Nov 16, 2011
Tickets for the London 2012 Gymnastics, Track Cycling and Diving test events go on general sale from 10am tomorrow (17 November). The competitions will give fans the opportunity to watch world-class sport in Olympic venues from just 5. As part… Full Story »
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LONDON 2012: Armitstead has no regrets about tough call to turn back on the track
More than the games &bull Nov 16, 2011LIZZIE Armitstead brims with enthusiasm as she talks about London 2012's velodrome. Dubbed 'the Pringle' by locals for its wave shaped roof, it has already proved the hottest ticket for next year's Games. But Armitstead has admitted she will only… Full Story »
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Paralympics ticket sale announced
BBC - Olympic Sports &bull Nov 15, 2011
Remaining tickets for the London 2012 Paralympic Games will go on sale on a first-come first-served basis at 1300 GMT on 2 December, organisers say. Track cycling and wheelchair rugby have sold out, but tickets are available for athletics, wheelchair… Full Story »
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Opening Ceremony kicks off 2011 Parapan American Games
United States Paralympics News &bull Nov 13, 2011The 2011 Parapan American Games officially opened on Saturday night in Guadalajara, Mexico with the Opening Ceremony, which hosted nearly 1,500 athletes at the Telmex Athletics Stadium for a welcome and celebration to begin these exciting Games. Team USA athletes… Full Story »
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Cheam's Rowsell targets London 2012 gold
Epsom Guardian - Olympics &bull Nov 10, 2011
Joanna Rowsell joined up with Laura Trott and Dani King to form the British team pursuit team in Apeldoorn and together they saw off a strong German team in the final to bag the gold. It was the latest in… Full Story »
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London 2012: Olympic sport this week - BBC Sport
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Nov 7, 2011
BOXING: GB Championships, Bethnal Green (11-12 November); Olympic hopefuls Andrew Selby and Khalid Yafai will compete for the flyweight berth in GB's 2012 team in a best-of-three "box-off". Two bouts will take place this week, with the third (if needed) set… Full Story »
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Hoy takes sprint gold while rising star King claims omnium silver
More than the games &bull Nov 6, 2011MEDAL: Sir Chris Hoy won keirin silver at the track cycling World Cup in Astana. The four-time Olympic champion settled for silver in the keirin on Saturday but went one better as he overcame Russia's Denis Dmitriev in two straight… Full Story »
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London 2012 test event tickets set to go on sale
London 2012 News &bull Nov 1, 2011
Tickets for London 2012 Track Cycling, Gymnastics and Diving test events will go on sale at 10am on 17 November 2011. The events will offer thousands of spectators the opportunity to see international competition and Olympic qualifiers from just 5… Full Story »
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Cyclist John Paul's London 2012 Olympic hopes boosted - BBC News
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Oct 18, 2011
The London 2012 hopes of Wantage cyclist John Paul have been boosted with the news that the 18-year-old has been accepted into the Great Britain Olympic Academy for track sprint. It means Paul will turn into a full-time professional, move… Full Story »
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Hoy leads powerful British European Championship team
More than the games &bull Oct 17, 2011Hoy, who won three national titles in Manchester earlier this month, will be looking for another strong performance in a crucial Olympic qualifying event. Defending European champions Jason Kenny, Laura Trott, Steven Burke, Ed Clancy and Andy Tennant out to… Full Story »
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After the opening ceremony road cycling will be the first event to take place at London 2012.
London 2012 &bull Oct 16, 2011After the opening ceremony road cycling will be the first event to take place at London 2012. Continue reading Full Story »
