阅读理解。One thing that sets cycling apart from most other sports at the Olympics is technology. With the exception of a few other sports, such as sailing and rowing, most events that take place at the Summer Games usually just come down to the performances of the athletes. They try to ...
Cycling team is picked to have key role at OlympicsThomas Brown
In fact, cycling was part of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens, Greece. Now there are three kinds of cycling events(项目)at the Olympics. Track cycling is the most complicated(复杂的)。There are short , medium and long distance events。It is not just speed that is importa...
At the Paris Olympics, Russian and Belarusian athletes will compete as "Individual Neutral Athletes," referred to as AIN from the French term, Athlètes Individuels Neutres. There will be far fewer competitors from the two nations than in past Games, and all had to be invited and adhere to s...
Engineers are now working on a new concept: the rail drones of the future. They will be moving on the track ahead of the train, and programmed to run autonomously. Very small drones with advanced sensors and AI and travelling ahead of the train could guide it like a co-pilot. With ...
He won his first gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Greece in a time trial event. In this event, the cyclists took it in turns to see who could go the fastest round a track. Before Hoy's turn came, the world record had been broken three times. However, he focused on his own ...
Thinking of joining the cycling family? We look at the benefits of cycling and explain why the best way to get fit is by bike.
Qian Jiaqi, 39, who took up cycling in Beijing as a hobby, has seen a well-known route he often takes after work become increasingly crowded with fellow cyclists during evenings and weekends. “This summer on Chang’an Ave...
At 19, Letizia Paternoster already has her sights set on conquering the world. The Italian cyclist showed great promise as a junior, winning two golds at the 2016 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships before taking three golds and a silver a year later. Paternoster then claimed her first...
Russians did keep on competing abroad in individual sports, like tennis and cycling. As qualifying events for the Paris Olympics approached, the IOC eased its advice — against Ukrainian pleas — to encourage governing bodies toward reintegrating some athletes. During 2023, the IOC settled on...