Is Shane Sutton a sexist foul-mouthed bigot?
Well, he is Australian (badoom-tish). If you don’t know Shane Sutton, he’s in charge of British Cycling’s Olympic track cyclists. He is the kind of guy people will often describe as “plain speaking”. Of late,…
British Olympic track cycling preview in the form of a World Championships review
They just held the UCI Track World Championships. Some Britons did well. Some didn’t. Here’s a look at how the nation fared in a handful of the Olympic events to serve as some kind of…
Jens Voigt’s legs had one last thing to say
One of the many, many Jens Voigt jokes out there is that he can beat the hour record in under 60 minutes. It doesn’t quite work, because of course anyone who breaks the hour record…
Seven cycling highlights for Great Britain from the London 2012 Olympics
Great Britain has been successful at cycling in previous Olympic Games, but I can’t imagine that they’ll ever do as well as this again. Britons should really stop and wallow in this while they can….
Why Vicky Pendleton didn’t enjoy competing
Vicky Pendleton once said that while she enjoyed training, she hated competition. Some people couldn’t get their heads around this. Surely winning things was the good bit? Well, look at it this way. She has…
Why I want Victoria Pendleton to win the Olympic women’s sprint
I wouldn’t say I was an enormous fan of track cycling, but it can definitely hit the heights every now and again. I support Britain’s male cyclists, but I don’t know them quite so well….
