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Americans impressing in BMX events
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BMX
Fields gets first U.S. gold in BMX; Post gets silver
Connor Fields beat the Netherlands' Jelle van Gorkom by .684 seconds to win the United States' first gold medal in BMX cycling.
Olympic Sports
Cavendish earns medal but can't outride controversy
British cyclist Mark Cavendish finally added an Olympic medal to his impressive list of achievements, a silver in the grueling two-day omnium, but he rode into the middle of a controversy.
Olympic Sports
Great Britain reaffirms cycling supremacy in team pursuit
After the U.S. women upset Great Britain at the world championships in team pursuit in March, the defending London champs retook their throne in world-record time in Rio.
Olympic Sports
Viviani wins gold for Italy, Cavendish adds to British haul
Italian rider Elia Viviani held off British cycling star Mark Cavendish and reigning champion Norman Lasse Hansen of Denmark to win the gold medal in the multi-discipline omnium on Monday.
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Caple: Cancellara's retirement party will include a gold medal
The decorated cyclist from Switzerland, who is unsure whether he will ride again, finished ahead of Tom Dumoulin of Netherlands, while Tour de France champ Chris Froome took bronze.
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Thrills, tragedy highlight women's Olympic road race
If anyone still needs convincing women's cycling can be as exciting as the men, all they need to do is watch what happened on Sunday in Rio.
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Kristin Armstrong pedals to third straight gold
Kristin Armstrong collapsed at the finish line in a mixture of joy and exhaustion as she won the gold medal in the time trial for the third straight Olympics.
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Sakakibara aiming for gold in Tokyo
Australian BMX rider Kai Sakakibara says he only has gold in his sights as he prepares for the Tokyo Olympics.
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Cycling
3-time Olympian Phinney pedals into retirement
Cyclist Taylor Phinney, 29, said he would ride for his time for the last time this weekend in Japan before entering retirement. He competed for the U.S. at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games.
Cycling
Van Vleuten wins women's gold at Road Worlds
Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten rode alone for more than 60 miles to win the women's elite race at the Road World Championships on Saturday.
Ryan Nyquist
Nyquist to coach U.S. in BMX Freestyle at Tokyo
Ryan Nyquist, a 16-time medalist at the X Games and a pioneer in BMX Freestyle, will coach the U.S. team in the discipline's debut at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
Cycling
After a rare lung-heart transplant, Camille Frede has become a competitive cyclist
When Camille Frede was a child, she was told she had only three years to live. But a lung-heart transplant saved her life -- and even enabled her to race at this week's World Transplant Games.
BMX
BMX cyclist Alise Willoughby knows facing down fear is essential to her success
A BMX crash almost took her out of the 2012 Olympics -- and another one almost killed her husband. Alise Willoughby's ability to handle fear is, perhaps, the biggest reason for her unprecedented achievements in the sport.
Cycling
McCabe, White race to national criterium titles
Travis McCabe won a tight sprint to take the men's criterium and Emma White built a big enough gap in the women's race to win comfortably at the U.S. road national championships Friday night.
Cycling
Pogacar, van der Breggen win Tour of California
Tadej Pogacar and Anna van der Breggen both stayed out of trouble on the final stage to the Rose Bowl to win the overall Tour of California.
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Cavagna wins Tour of California Stage 3 handily
Frenchman Remi Cavagna decimated the peloton with an audacious solo breakaway to win Stage 3 of the Tour of California on Tuesday. American rider Tejay van Garderen leads the event by six seconds.
Cycling
Dutch cyclocross rider tests positive for steroid
Dutch cyclocross rider Denise Betsema has been suspended by the UCI after testing positive for an anabolic steroid prior to the women's world championships.
BMX
BMX racer Alise Willoughby's steak and 'signature' Brussels sprouts dinner
When Alise Willoughby wants a hearty feast, she makes this meal -- one she has perfected over time.
Road Cycling
Women cyclists forced to wait for men -- and for equal opportunity
Why the race in Belgium is just part of cycling's sexist culture.
Cycling
USA Cycling hires New Balance boss as CEO
Rob DeMartini, the longtime New Balance boss, has been hired as the new president and CEO of USA Cycling. He takes over for Derek Bouchard-Hall.
Olympic Sports
Former pro cyclist, analyst Sherwen dies at 62
Longtime professional cycling broadcaster and former pro Paul Sherwen has died at the age of 62, cycling officials said Sunday.
Cycling
USA Cycling CEO to resign at end of year
USA Cycling CEO Derek Bouchard-Hall will resign at the end of the year, while chairman of the board Bob Stapleton will help run things until a replacement is found.
Cycling
Cyclist's bid to switch nations nixes Asian Games
Olympic medalist Olga Zabelinskaya's bid to switch nationality from Russia to Uzbekistan has led to her being ruled ineligible to compete at the Asian Games.
Medal Tracker
Total Medal Leaders
- 121
USA - 70
CHN - 67
GBR
- Gold46USAGBR
27 CHN26 - Silver37USAGBR
23 CHN18 - Bronze38USACHN
26 
JPN21
Total Medal Leaders
- 6Phelps
- 5Ledecky
- 5Biles
- Gold5PhelpsLedecky
4 Biles4 - Silver3HammerManuel
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McKeon2 - Bronze2Adrian
Oleksiak2 Chalmers2
Olympics News
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Bryan Habana: World Cup legacy can lead to Olympic gold
Bryan Habana believes South Africa's stunning Rugby World Cup triumph in Japan can inspire a generation to Olympic rugby sevens gold in Tokyo next year.
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Kenya eyes jail sentences for athletes caught doping
Kenyan athletes are known especially for their long- and middle-distance running prowess, but the East African nation has been caught up in a string of doping scandals over the past five years.
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UK Athletics to review handling of Nike Oregon Project probe
UK Athletics (UKA) has commissioned an independent review into the way an investigation looking at body's relationship with the Nike Oregon Project (NOP) was handled
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Archers Deepika Kumari and Ankita Bhakat secure Olympic quota
Deepika Kumari struck gold, while Ankita Bhakat picked up silver at the Continental Qualification Tournament held on the sidelines of the Asian Championships.
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NRAI to ask Tokyo shooters' families to sign bonds; wants to control sponsors
NRAI president Raninder Singh has proposed novel ways to ensure the participants face fewer distractions ahead of Tokyo Games.
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Equestrian - Fouaad Mirza seals Olympic berth
Twenty-seven-year-old rider Fouaad Mirza has become the first Indian to qualify for the Olympics in twenty years.
