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Olympic Games: UCI announces breakthrough gender parity for Paris 2024
Huge progress on tap for Paris after Tokyo saw 130 men versus just 67 women in road races. However paracycling lags behind.
Meet the Paralympic cyclist who is also a Romanian government official
Carol-Eduard Novak of Romania has competed in multiple Paralympics Games. He also runs Romania's national ministry of sports.
Clara Brown has learned important life lessons in her whirlwind journey to Paralympic stardom
Clara Brown rose to the pinnacle of Paracycling in just three years. She learned a few important life lessons along the way.
Cycling helped USA Paralympian Freddie De Los Santos with PTSD, and now he sees his disability as a blessing
Freddie De Los Santos lost most of his right leg after he was injured in a rocket attack in Afghanistan. Cycling has become his passion, and his way to manage PTSD.
Your guide to cycling at the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo
Here's a guide to help you follow the cycling events at the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
Gallery: Shawn Morelli scores silver on day 1 of track racing at the Tokyo Paralympics
Team USA cyclist Shawn Morelli earned a silver medal on the first day of racing.
Portrait of a champion: Jennifer Valente’s Olympic gold is the product of physical and intellectual strengths
Jennifer Valente's Olympic gold medal sprung from her physical and intellectual gifts, and from her lifelong background in track cycling. So, what's next for Valente?
What can American cycling learn from Jennifer Valente’s Olympic journey? ‘Make it fun’
Jennifer Valente says her Olympic success has its foundations in San Diego's cycling community, where fun and learning overshadowed victory.
Olympic track cycling: Jennifer Valente wins Omnium gold; Kelsey Mitchell gold for Canada in the Sprint
Not even a late crash could derail Jennifer Valente, whose Omnium win is the first U.S. Olympic track gold medal since 2000.
Tokyo Olympic track racing: Michael Morkøv and Lasse Hansen win Madison
The silver and bronze medals were decided by a tiebreaker between Great Britain and France on the final lap.
Olympic track cycling explainer: Omnium
Here's a handy explainer to help you understand the Omnium event at the 2021 Olympics.
VN Archives: Kristin Armstrong becomes an American Olympic superstar in 2008
After Kristin Armstrong became a U.S. Olympic hero in 2008, mainstream media repeatedly asked her about Lance. Her response was golden.
Tokyo Olympic track racing: Great Britain blasts to women’s Madison win, Harrie Lavreysen takes Sprint gold in three-race thriller
Laura Kenny and Katie Archibald dominate the first-ever Olympic women's Madison as Lavreysen wins all-Dutch men's Sprint final.
Olympic track cycling explainer: Sprint
Here's a handy explainer to help you understand the Sprint event at the 2021 Olympics.
Olympic track cycling explainer: Madison
Here's a handy explainer to help you understand the Madison event at the 2021 Olympics.
Anna Kiesenhofer on Tokyo Olympics win: ‘So many people have emailed saying it inspires them’
Anna Kiesenhofer captured the world's attention with her goliath-beating win in the Tokyo road race. VeloNews talks to the new Olympic champion about how she's coping with her new fame.
Olympic track cycling: Lauriane Genest takes Keirin bronze for Canada, Britain’s Matt Walls takes thrilling Omnium gold
Lauriane Genest gets Canada's first cycling medal in the women's Keirin, while the Dutch continue to dominate the sprint events, and GB's Matt Walls takes omnium gold.
Tokyo Olympics: For Kelly Catlin’s parents, athlete mental health finally takes center stage
Athlete mental health has become the talking point of the 2021 Olympics. For Mark Catlin and Carolyn Emory, it's a topic they know all too well.
VeloNews Podcast: Team USA’s ups and downs in Tokyo; Amber Neben and Haley Batten interviews
On today's podcast we examine Team USA's ups and downs at the Olympics. Then, Amber Neben and Haley Batten join the show.
Tokyo Olympic track racing: Italy blazes to men’s Team Pursuit gold medal and world record in thriller with Denmark
Women's Keirin and men's Sprint racing also light up the third day as U.S. rider Maddie Godby progresses to Thursday's quarter-finals.
Olympic track cycling explainer: Keirin
Here's what to watch for in the Keirin at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo.
Tokyo Olympics: Australian component manufacturer looking into cockpit failure
Bastion Cycles claims responsibility for failure of custom 3D-printed titanium cockpit.
Tokyo Olympics: Team USA give all to take women’s Team Pursuit bronze
Team USA bounced back from a disappointing opening ride at the Olympic Games to set a national record and take bronze in the women's Team Pursuit.
Tokyo Olympics track racing: USA takes women’s Team Pursuit bronze, Germany and Netherlands claim Pursuit and Sprint golds
USA wins bronze in women's Team Pursuit as Germany gets gold with world record-beating time. Netherlands wins Team Sprint while Italy and Denmark to race for gold in men's Team Pursuit.
Olympic drama as Denmark collides with Great Britain rider in Team Pursuit
Danish squad ruled as winners after heat was marred by collision with a distanced GB rider, will race Italy for gold medal Wednesday.
2021 Olympics: Amber Neben to race on after a close call in Tokyo
Don't call it a retirement: Amber Neben's close call in Tokyo has motivated her to target the 2021 UCI world road championships.
Tokyo Olympics: Australian Alexander Porter’s bike suffers catastrophic breakage
Australian Men's Team Pursuit rider did not suffer significant injuries in the high-speed crash and was able to restart with his squad on a new bike.
Clash of the titans at Tokyo Olympics: USA and Great Britain to face-off in women’s Team Pursuit
The USA and Great Britain will go head-to-head in round one of the Team Pursuit. The world record could tumble again in this face-off but can either team step up to beat the Germans?
Tokyo Olympic track racing: China wins women’s Team Sprint gold, U.S women’s Pursuit squad sets up battle with Great Britain
U.S. Team Pursuit squad qualifies third as Germany, GB, and the U.S. all beat previous world record; China tops Germany for Team Sprint gold.
Tokyo Olympics: How Team USA rebuilt the women’s Team Pursuit squad for 2021
Here's how Team USA overcame tragedy and turmoil to rebuild the storied women's Team Pursuit squad.
Olympic track cycling explainer: Team Pursuit
Here's what to watch for in the Team Pursuit event at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo.
Olympic track cycling explainer: Team Sprint
Here's what you need to know about the Olympic Team Sprint.
Hannah Roberts scores silver medal for USA in first-ever Olympic BMX freestyle event
Roberts claims silver behind the Brit Charlotte Worthington, Australian ace Logan Martin wins men's event in BMX freestyle's Olympic debut.
Can Laura Kenny keep her 100 percent Olympic Games record in Tokyo?
Laura Kenny has never won anything other than gold at the Olympic Games. The Brit goes into Tokyo with a shot at becoming the most successful female cyclist.
U.S. duo Hannah Roberts, Perris Benegas top seeds for Olympic BMX freestyle final
Reigning world champion Roberts is top favorite for gold in Sunday's final after seeding first Saturday.
VN tech ticker Olympic edition: Wild-looking bikes on the track, 3D-printed goodies
Here's what's making cycling tech headlines on Friday, July 30, 2021.
Emma White’s Olympic journey has included triumph, tragedy, and a once-in-a-lifetime transformation
Since 2018 Emma White has transitioned from a budding cyclocross star into an Olympic hero, and the journey has been anything by easy.
Meet Noreen Landis-Tyson, the first woman to oversee Olympic track racing
Noreen Landis-Tyson served as the first female president of the commissaire's panel at the UCI Track World Championships, and she is the first woman to hold that position at the Tokyo Olympics.
Tokyo Olympics commentary: Sport cannot be apolitical and it must stand up to injustices
'Stick to sports' is a phrase used to silence people but sport cannot ignore the injustices and inequalities of society because it is not separate from it but an extension of it.
Olympic Games, Tour de France letdowns leaves Geraint Thomas on edge with Ineos Grenadiers
Thomas is out of contract and far from guaranteed a slot with Ineos Grenadiers next year as team realigns behind Egan Bernal, Richard Caraapz, Tom Pidcock.
Felicia Stancil takes fourth for Team USA in women’s Olympic BMX race finals, Connor Fields crashes out of men’s
The 2016 gold medallist Connor Fields crashes hard in semi-finals and is taken to hospital. The Texan racer has been reported as conscious.
Roundtable: What’s your favorite Olympic cycling memory?
We discuss our favorite Olympic cycling memories in today's roundtable.
Here’s Hannah: Why you need to watch the Olympic women’s BMX Freestyle
American Hannah Roberts could become the youngest cyclist to win Olympic gold. But that's just one reason to tune in to watch her tricks.
Tokyo Olympics: Five major moments from the road race program
From Anna Kiesenhofer's breakaway win to Tom Dumoulin's return to the podium, these are some of the biggest moments in the Tokyo Olympics road race program.
VN Archives: Mari Holden speeds to Olympic silver in 2000
Mari Holden stormed past Jeannie Longo to win silver at the 2020 Olympics in Sydney, and we were there to tell her story.
Tokyo Olympics: German sport director temporarily suspended by UCI for racist comments during men’s time trial
Patrick Moster, the Sport Director for the German Cycling Federation, has been relieved of his duties and sent home from the Olympic Games after he was heard on camera using racist language.
Tokyo Olympic Games: Here’s what Primož Roglič, Tom Dumoulin, and other stars said after the individual time trial
Here's what Primož Roglič, Rohan Dennis, Filippo Ganna, and others said after the Tokyo Olympics men's individual time trial.
VeloNews Podcast: Inside the women’s Olympic road race with Coryn Rivera; Olympics MTB and road analysis
The women's Olympic road race produced drama, confusion, and a Hollywood ending. Coryn Rivera takes us inside the thrilling finale.
Tokyo Olympics: Jennifer Valente is the new queen of U.S. track cycling
Valente will race for gold in the Team Pursuit, Madison, and Omnium in Tokyo
Tokyo Games: What the stars said after Annemiek van Vleuten’s dominant time trial win
Here's what Annemiek van Vleuten, Amber Neben, and others said after the Olympic road cycling race against the clock.
Tokyo Olympics: Time trial silver as good as gold for Tom Dumoulin
As American superstar gymnast Simone Biles takes time out of Olympic competition for mental health reasons, Tom Dumoulin shows it is possible to come back at the highest level.
Tokyo Olympics: German coach condemned for racist comments during men’s time trial
German coach Patrick Moster was caught by television cameras shouting racist comments from the side of the time trial course.
Olympic Games notebook: USA Cycling hoping for BMX, track bounce after slow medals start
Since 1984, the U.S. cycling team has won at least one medal in Olympic Games competition, and the pressure is building going into BMX and track.
Tokyo Olympics: Top-10 for Haley Batten is another step in the right direction
As she continues to storm through her first year as an elite, the 23-year-old celebrates another milestone race.
Tokyo Olympics: Annemiek van Vleuten tunes out Twitter negativity to find time trial triumph
Annemiek van Vleuten switched off social media and the rest of the world as she turned focus to time trial gold.
Primož Roglič finds Olympic redemption after Tour de France dejection: ‘I had nothing to lose’
Primož Roglič comes out of summer setbacks with Olympic time trial gold after seeing his Tour de France hit the tarmac.
Toyko Olympics: Primož Roglič romps to time trial gold
Roglič betters a stellar field by more than one minute. Tom Dumoulin soars to silver in much-anticipated TT return, and Rohan Dennis seals bronze.
Tokyo Olympics: Annemiek van Vleuten obliterates rivals to take time trial gold, USA misses medals
Only Marlen Reusser could get within a minute of blitzing ride by van Vleuten. Amber Neben and Chloé Dygert took top-10s but missed the medals.
VN tech ticker Olympic edition: Tom Pidcock’s BMC Fourstroke, Jolanda Neff’s Trek Supercaliber
Here's what's making cycling tech headlines on Tuesday, July 27, 2021.
Tokyo Olympics: What Kate Courtney, Haley Batten, and others said after the women’s MTB race
Here's what Haley Batten, Kate Courtney, and others said after the Olympic cross-country mountain bike race.
VN Archives: Mountain biking makes its Olympic debut in 1996
Olympic mountain bike racing made its debut at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, and we were there to document the historic moment.
Power analysis: Men’s Olympic road cycling race
A look at the power numbers from Brandon McNulty and Mike Woods in the Olympic men's road cycling race.
2021 Olympics: Previewing the men’s and women’s individual time trials
Maps, profiles, and favorites for the Olympic individual time trial, plus sage advice from Kristin Armstrong Savola.