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Cavendish pipped in Giro sprint
Mark Cavendish narrowly loses out to Andrea Guardini in a sprint finish in the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia.
Reade targets Olympic redemption
Three-time BMX world champion Shanaze Reade is ready to make up for disappointment in Beijing.
Worlds harder than Games - Reade
More than 60 riders will take part in the BMX World Championships in Birmingham, including Team GB rider Shanaze Reade.
Headlines
- Olympics Meares to lead young Australians
- Rodriguez wins 17th stage of Giro
- Olympics Last secures mountain bike place
- Rodriguez retains lead in Italy
- Rodriguez reclaims lead in Giro
- Hesjedal regains Giro race lead
- Cavendish picks up Giro stage win
- Rodriguez retains pink from Casar
- Olympics Armitstead & Cooke battle for superiority
- Cavendish takes Giro points lead
- Olympics Millar formally cleared for 2012
- Edinburgh's Tour de France target
- Rodriguez storms into Giro lead
- Cavendish crashes as Ventoso wins
- Hesjedal takes overall Giro lead
- Cavendish wins Giro d'Italia fifth stage
Olympic Sports
- London 2012: Larry Godfrey bullish on medal prospects
- London 2012: Usain Bolt not concerned about Dwain Chambers
- London 2012: Adcock and Ellis win but England beaten by Indonesia
- Newcastle Eagles beat Leicester Riders 71-62 to win BBL Play-Offs
- Women get option to wear shorts at London 2012 beach volleyball
- Savannah Marshall wins World Championships gold in China
- GB canoe slalom team win European team gold
- World Cup: Ed McKeever wins gold, Heath & Schofield silver
- Shanaze Reade says Worlds are harder to win than Olympics
- London 2012: Annie Last secures GB mountain bike place
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Olympics 2012 Tweets
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As with every selection in every Olympic sport, this relies on selectors and BOA. But in principle Brabants has won the selection contest. @BBCSport_Ollie 15 minutes ago -
On advice of GB's @tom_hide: That's that. Olympic champ Tim Brabants goes to London 2012. Paul Wycherley does not. http://t.co/2qsSxLv4 @BBCSport_Ollie 16 minutes ago
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Brabants definitely in final. If he makes it & Wycherley doesn't, Brabants goes to the Games at Wycherley's expense (pending selection etc). @BBCSport_Ollie 17 minutes ago
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Sprint canoe: Tim Brabants wins semi-final in Duisburg. Paul Wycherley third. Think means Wycherley anxious wait to see if place in final. @BBCSport_Ollie 18 minutes ago
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Quick detour to the set of TV soap Hollyoaks. Not filming here today, though. http://t.co/DotobjQ4 @Jess_BBCSport 2 hours ago
British Olympic Dreams
Life with Britain's leading Olympic hopefuls
In this episode: Nicole Cooke, Lizzie Armitstead, Christine Ohuruogu, Carl Hester & Annie Last
Comment & Analysis
Show all blogsGeraint Thomas on the loss of Ben Swift to injury ahead of the Giro d'Italia
BBC Sport chief sports writer Tom Fordyce on the previously banned athletes who can now compete at London 2012
Despite suggestions to the contrary, Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton's will to win remains as strong as ever
A race is launched in the name of the enigmatic Robert Millar, one of Britain's most successful - and least understood - cyclists
Laura Trott, Team GB's smallest cyclist, is making giant strides ahead of London 2012 after breaking two world records
As Chris Boardman announces he will leave British Cycling after the Olympics, he gives an insight into the sport's workings.