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With the Beijing Olympics just around the corner, the 2008 UCI World Track Championships in Manchester, England, are a crucial tune-up, and also will help determine Olympic team rosters for many countries.

Held on one of the fastest tracks in the world, the Manchester worlds are sure to set some world records and will showcase some blistering competition between track powers like Australia, England and Italy.

2008

Mar. 31, 2008

Reed's pleasant surprise; Brailsford's crisis

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If Jennie Reed couldn't quite believe her world title, then neither could the home crowd at the Manchester velodrome. Reed's jubilant gold medal ...

Mar. 30, 2008

Reed crowned keirin champ

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American Jennie Reed ended Britain's gold rush when she overpowered Victoria Pendleton to win the keirin in the final event of the world track ...

Mar. 29, 2008

Reed medals in Manchester

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A beaming Jennie Reed, cheered on by her American teammate, Taylor Phinney, stepped down from the medal podium in Manchester after claiming the ...

Mar. 28, 2008

Hoy makes history with sprint win

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Britain's Chris Hoy made a mark in track cycling’s history books by winning his first try at a world sprint title in Manchester, England, on ...

Mar. 27, 2008

French sprinter Arnaud Tournant remains a powerhouse

On or off the track, you don’t mess with Arnaud Tournant, the powerhouse French sprinter who remains one of the most feared sprinters in the world ...

Mar. 27, 2008

Bos eyes gold in sprint

Reigning world sprint champion Theo Bos says he will not shy away from his rivals when the blue-ribbon event of the world track championships gets ...

Mar. 26, 2008

Inside the pursuit

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The world championships began with an unscheduled event, early morning blood draw from the UCI. The Holiday Inn was targeted at an ungodly hour for ...

Mar. 26, 2008

Commentary: Mixed day for Brits in Manchester

Until Wednesday morning, David Brailsford's ethical stance on Team GB's attitude to doping had been unquestioned. The British team's Performance ...

Mar. 26, 2008

Phinney sets PR and Junior world record

Taylor Phinney continued his quest for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team on Wednesday, lowering his personal best time in the men's individual pursuit ...