Sir Chris Hoy goes out at…
...the very top. That final Olympic gold medal in the London velodrome last August in the keirin was the perfect way to end a career that has been filled with medals and greatness in the sport. ...read this Blog post →
British cycling was all doom and gloom at…
...the Track Cycling World Championships. It as after the men could only pick up the silver medal in the team pursuit, well beaten by the Australians in the final, that it hit rock bottom. The all conquering Olympic squad were dead and buried. ...read this Blog post →
How could you vote for anyone but…
...Wiggo? Bradley Wiggins' share of the Sports Personality of the Year vote didn't quite match Mark Cavendish's when he won the award last but then Mark didn't have Olympic gold medal winners to compete with. ...read this Blog post →
Post Olympic syndrome…
...or is it a disorder? What are we left with after these last two weeks of the best Olympics ever but memories and the realisation that all there is now doesn't match up. ...read this Blog post →
King and queen of the track bow out…
...and their heirs have stepped in seamlessly. Sir Chris Hoy and Queen Victoria Pendleton have mixed final day of their Olympic careers with gold and silver while their understudies show there's more to come with double gold. ...read this Blog post →
Lost in translation…
...it's a good old get out clause. Philip Hindes. Did he or didn't he pull a fast one in that qualifying round? Does it matter as GB trio produced one of the great displays in the first night in the velodrome. ...read this Blog post →
The golden cherry on top of…
...the icing and the hundred and thousands. The toppings on the cake of British road cycling have just been piling up this year, with Bradley Wiggins adding the Olympic time trial gold yesterday. ...read this Blog post →
King and queen of the…
...track. Britain's track cycling produced yet another quality performance in the Track Cycling World Championship over the last few days in Melbourne. ...read this Blog post →
The SPotY nominations shortlist…
...doesn't matter. Females or no females I've said it before and I'll say it again. There's only one winner. Cav. The Manx Missile. Mark Cavendish. ...read this Blog post →
They got SPOTY…
...almost spot on this year. Chris Hoy destroyed all the competition before him this year and deserved to be named the B.B.C. Sports Personality of the Year. ...read this Blog post →