Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome (track events), Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course.
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Venues | Laoshan BMX Field Laoshan Mountain Bike Course Urban Road Cycling Course Laoshan Velodrome |
Date | 9 August – 23 August 2008 |
Competitors | 508 from 66 nations |
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The event was dominated by the Great Britain team, who claimed 14 medals in total, including eight golds, seven of them from the ten events in the velodrome. This marked the beginning of a period of complete domination for Great Britain that would last to the 2020 Summer Olympics; The British team would claim 21 of the 30 gold medals awarded in the velodrome over the next three Games, 70% of all gold medals on offer.[1][2]