There was no more fitting place for Bradley Wiggins to end up than the former royal residence of Hampton Court Palace.
The 32-year-old Londoner completed his coronation as one of Britain’s top sports figures Wednesday by winning the gold medal in the men’s time trial at the London Olympics, just 10 days after becoming the first British rider to win the Tour de France.
It was Wiggins’ fourth Olympic gold – after three previous ones in track cycling   … More
Parents often bring a toy back to their children from business trips and American Kristin Armstrong will do just that after retaining her Olympic time trial title on Wednesday.
The 38-year-old took time off after the Beijing Games to start a family but could not resist the urge to get on the bike again, coming into the Olympics hoping to give her son Lucas “something to play with”.
The double time-trial world champion produced  … More
Marianne Vos of the Netherlands won the gold medal in the women’s road race Sunday, holding off Britain’s Elizabeth Armitstead in a rain-drenched sprint on The Mall.
The former world champion made a daring move past Russia’s Olga Zabelinskaya to emerge from the three-rider breakaway. Vos powered past a small group of fans waving the Dutch flag, and then raised her arms in triumph as she crossed the finish line  … More