Joanna Rowsell

Olympic champions Joanna Rowsell and Steven Burke withdrew Monday from the Great Britain team for this weekend's Track World Cup in Glasgow.

China ended the first day of the London Paralympics on top of the medal table but it was British cyclist Sarah Storey who stole the show by storming to her eighth Paralympic gold.

China ended the first day of the London Paralympics on top of the medal table but it was British cyclist Sarah Storey who stole the show by storming to her eighth Paralympic gold.

China ended the first day of the London Paralympics on top of the medal table but it was British cyclist Sarah Storey who stole the show on Thursday by storming to her eighth Paralympic gold.

Cyclist Sarah Storey on Thursday stormed to her eighth Paralympic gold, taking the women's C5 individual 3km pursuit after a lightning-quick qualifying time that would have won her a non-disabled title.

World records tumbled in the pool and on the cycling track on Thursday, as the first day of competition at the London Paralympics got under way and China won the Games' first gold medal.

British cyclist Wendy Houvenaghel has hit out at the "vindictive" manner in which she says team officials denied her a chance of an Olympic gold medal.

Britain's unstoppable track team kept the gold medals coming in more record time Saturday as rivals were left in the shade for the third consecutive day at the Olympic velodrome

Hosts Britain collected their fourth gold medal from five events at the Olympic velodrome Saturday after the women's pursuit team triumphed in a new world record time of 3min 14.051sec.

Britain beat their own world record on their way to topping the times in qualifying for the women's team pursuit on Friday.

David Millar, who served a two-year suspension from 2004 to 2006 after admitting to taking the banned blood booster EPO, was included in the Great Britain cycling squad announced Wednesday for the London 2012 Olympics.

Australia and track cycling rivals Britain set out their stall for the Olympic Games by dominating the ten Olympic events at the world championships which ended Sunday.

Britain successfully defended their 3 km team pursuit title in a world record time in the final against Australia at the world track cycling championships Thursday.

Britain successfully defended their 3 km team pursuit title in a world record time in the final against Australia at the world track cycling championships Thursday.

Britain reclaimed the world record for the women's 3 km team pursuit Thursday on their way to setting up a gold medal duel with rivals Australia at the world track cycling championships.

Four-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy showed Britain the way to gold success in the London velodrome with a stunning, top-speed display of keirin riding here on Saturday.

Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton and Jess Varnish inspired Britain to two world record-winning performances Friday as Britain underscored their gold winning potential at the London velodrome.

Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton and Jess Varnish inspired Britain to two world record-winning performances Friday as Britain underscored their gold winning potential at the London velodrome.

Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton and Jess Varnish inspired Britain to two world record-winning performances Friday as Britain underscored their gold winning potential at the London velodrome.

Great Britain set a new world record in the women's team pursuit at the World Cup meeting here on Friday, just moments after Australia had set a new mark of their own.