Sentences with phrase «olympic velodrome»

Not exact matches

Despite winning the event at the two previous Olympic Games, Jason Kenny was the most surprised man in the velodrome after helping Team GB to team sprint gold at Rio 2016.

The cyclists particularly shone in Australia as Elinor Barker — already an Olympic gold medallist and three - time world champion — confirmed her status as one of the sport's elite by winning the women's point race in the velodrome before turning domestique on the road to help Dani Rowe claim a hard - fought bronze.

But those aren't the only three with realistic gold medal hopes on day seven, Laura Trott leads Team GB's women's team pursuit quartet on the track in the velodrome hoping to become the first British female to win three Olympic titles.

There are also outdoor tracks which offer a different track cycling experience; the Herne Hill velodrome is less steeply banked than the Olympic standard tracks and would therefore be an ideal place to learn the techniques of the sport.

Britain's cyclists have proved indomitable at the London Olympics winning seven out of ten golds at the London velodrome, with track sprinter Chris Hoy's sixth gold medal making British Olympic his