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           <title>A trip to mountainous Essex</title>
           
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  When the venue for the Olympic Mountain Bike Races was announced as a farm in Essex owned by the Salvation Army, I think it’s fair to say there was some scepticism, not to say scorn. “But Essex is
  flat!” the cynics said. Well, tell that to the riders and the 20,000 spectators who today enjoyed a brilliant day’s sport on a testing and challenging course, with climbs, descents, technical
  sections and every possible challenge for a cross country mountain biker.
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           <title>Another busy day at the games</title>
           
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  First off this morning was a quick tube journey to the launch of the big new Ride London event – a fantastic weekend of road events due for next August, including something for everyone. I was on
  the top table at the press conference chaired by Gary Lineker with Mayor of London Boris Johnson, featuring the event organisers and our very own new superstar Laura Trott.
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           <title>The BMX cauldron</title>
           
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  A hot and stressful day at the BMX Arena, but no problems for Liam Phillips as he only needed two runs, finishing both in second place, to go through without needing to compete in the remaining
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           <title>How did it all happen?</title>
           
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  I’m going to divert a bit today to look at the bigger picture. But first just a quick note on the events here, to say that Shanaze Reade and Liam Phillips both looked good and qualified easily in
  their first runs in the stunning BMX arena. They’ll surely be going all the way to the finals over the next two days and I’ll be there to add my cheers to the roars of the massive crowd.
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           <title>Can it get any better?</title>
           
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  With the Olympic careers of Sir Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton coming to a close, how glorious it has been to see Laura Trott’s Olympic journey beginning.
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           <title>Magic wheels? No, magic heels!</title>
           
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  Well, it comes to something when the best the opposition can do is to accuse us of using “magic wheels”, as it appears one of the French coaches has done! Shades of Fabian Cancellara being accused
  of having a miniature engine concealed in his frame.
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           <title>Ed gets Bronze, Vicky flies by, Jason stays cool</title>
           
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  If ever anyone asks you what it means to be a bike rider at the highest level, what guts and determination you need to succeed, just point them to Ed Clancy. After three rounds of the Team Pursuit,
  culminating in an Olympic Gold Medal, Ed was up and at it again for the six event Omnium.
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           <title>More superb velodrome performances</title>
           
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  Question: what breaks a world record every time it gets on to the track?
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           <title>The velodrome erupts!</title>
           
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  Well after all the waiting here we are finally in the velodrome. The place is packed, the temperature is high, the anticipation is at fever pitch. Will we see a repeat of the domination of Beijing,
  or will the rest of the world pay us back on our home territory?
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           <title>An awesome display of time trialling</title>
           
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  Awesome is a word that is in common use these days. So let’s use awe-inspiring instead. Dictionary definition; causing awe; spectacular; magnificent. No, that’s still not enough, let’s try the
  synonyms as well; breathtaking, astonishing, impressive, remarkable, wonderful, majestic, stunning. I’ll tell you what, none of these words come close to describing the performance of Bradley
  Wiggins in today’s Olympic Time Trial.
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           <title>Pressure is on for our cycling teams</title>
           
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  No cycling events again today, so a bit of sightseeing, a bit of watching other sports on television, and in the evening a reception at the Royal Opera House given by the British Olympic
  Association for delegations from around the world.
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           <title>Chance for reflection on the Games so far</title>
           
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  No cycling on the Olympic programme today, so a bit of a rest and a chance for reflection for me. So a lie-in, followed by lunch down by Tower Bridge, then an evening reception for the UCI at the
  world famous Dorchester Hotel on Park Lane – hey, it’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it!
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           <title>From playground to podium for silver medallist</title>
           
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  I don’t know what sort of a day it was when British Cycling’s Jonny Clay, an Olympic Bronze Medallist from Sydney 2000, managing the Talent Team initiative in Yorkshire, arrived at the school in
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           <title>Disappointing, but GB road racers rode with honour, dignity and total commitment</title>
           
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  What can I say? If you love sport then sometimes you have to deal with disappointment. Maybe the expectations were already set too high. Was it ever really possible to dominate the Olympic road
  race with a team of five men, in the same way that Great Britain dominated last year’s World Championship with nine men?
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           <title>Opening ceremony was a great start to the games</title>
           
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  What a privilege to be present at such a fantastic event. I hope the television pictures were as good as it felt being there.
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