Track cycling at the Olympics consists of three sprint events (individual sprint, team sprint, keirin) and three endurance events (Madison, omnium, team pursuit). A total of 95 men and 95 women will ...

The women’s Madison is one of the more confusing events held in the track cycling discipline. It is a relay race for 120 laps where every 10th lap a sprint is held. The scoring can also be a bit ...

SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France, Aug 9 (Reuters) - So chaotic is the Olympic track cycling Madison event that all the best-laid plans can be shredded in the blink of an eye - so newly crowned ...

SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France, Aug 11 (Reuters) - The Netherlands were disqualified from the Olympic track cycling Madison after an incident which left British rider Oliver Wood saying he felt ...

Iúri Leitão and Rui Oliveira got Portugal's first-ever Olympic gold medal outside of athletics with a men's track cycling madison win in at the Paris Games on Saturday. The Portuguese duo scored 20 ...