GOLDEN GOALS

Paris 2024 is almost here and the world’s best cyclists are ready for action. Here is your ultimate guide to all the Olympic and Paralympic cycling events

Mark Bailey

From Chris Boardman’s dazzling dash to gold on his futuristic Lotus track bike at Barcelona 1992 to Sir Bradley Wiggins’ crowd-pleasing pose on a golden throne after winning the London 2012 Time Trial, every British cyclist heading to Paris knows that an Olympic triumph can deliver sporting immortality. “We are getting to the sharp end,” admits British Cycling performance director Stephen Park. “Everyone feels the excitement rising as we go to an Olympic Games, especially one close to a home Games, with the same time zone, and families and the public able to follow… Against the backdrop of Paris’s Eiffel Tower, there will be a massive amphitheatre of excitement and a sense of athletes making history.” Dating back to Athens 1896, Britain has won 100 Olympic cycling medals, including 38…

You're reading a preview of

Cycling Plus (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2024

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.