Cycling
Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from t ...
competitions at the
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the
Laoshan Velodrome
The Laoshan Velodrome () is a velodrome that is located in Laoshan, Shijingshan District, Beijing, China. It was built for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The venue was tested during the UCI Track World Cup in December 2007.
The velodrome hosted track ...
(track events),
Laoshan Mountain Bike Course,
Laoshan BMX Field
The Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) () was one of 9 temporary venues used for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It was located in Laoshan, Shijingshan District, Beijing. The venue was used for the men's and women's BMX racing
BMX racing is a type ...
and the
Beijing Cycling Road Course.
The event was dominated by the
Great Britain team, who claimed 14 medals in total, including eight golds, seven of them from the ten events in the velodrome. This marked the beginning of a period of complete domination for Great Britain that would last to the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...
; The British team would claim 21 of the 30 gold medals awarded in the velodrome over the next three Games, 70% of all gold medals on offer.
Events
Eighteen sets of medals were awarded in four disciplines:
track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles.
History
Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it ...
,
road cycling
Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes recreational, racing, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, road cyclists are generally expected to obey the same laws as ...
,
mountain bike, and, new for 2008,
BMX. The following events were contested:
Track cycling
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Team sprint
The team sprint (also sometimes known as the Olympic sprint) is a track cycling event. Despite its name, it is not a conventional cycling sprint event – it is a three-rider team time trial held over three laps of a velodrome.
The current men's ...
men
*
Sprint men
*
Keirin
– literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gambling ...
men
*4000 m
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
men
*4000 m
Individual pursuit
The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track.
It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ...
men
*
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Place names
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50 km men
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Points race
A points race is a mass start track cycling event involving large numbers of riders simultaneously on track. It was an Olympic
Olympic or Olympics may refer to
Sports
Competitions
* Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 18 ...
40 km men
*Sprint women
*3000 m Individual pursuit women
*Points race 25 km women
Road cycling
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Road bicycle race
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...
men—239 km
*
Road time trial men—46.8 km
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Road bicycle race
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...
women—120 km
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Road time trial women—31.2 km
Mountain bike
*Mountain bike men
*Mountain bike women
BMX
*BMX race men
*BMX race women
Medal table
Road cycling
Track cycling
Men
Women
* Participate in the preliminary round only.
Mountain biking
BMX
Broken records
Qualification
See also
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Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Cycle sport, Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road bicycle racing, road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome on 7–10 September, and road cycling took plac ...
References
External links
Beijing 2008Union Cycliste InternationaleCycling BMX – Official Results BookCycling Mountain Bike – Official Results BookCycling Road – Official Results BookCycling Track – Official Results Book
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2008 Summer Olympics events
2008
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Olympics
International cycle races hosted by China