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When Laura Trott competed at last year’s Track Cycling World Championships, she was the holder of just one Rainbow Jersey – for the team pursuit in Holland in 2011. Next week, she heads to Minsk, Belarus, as the holder of the World Championship and Olympic team pursuit and omnium titles. Sport caught up with Britain’s golden girl to ask how she’s coping with the weight of expectation…

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It’s not been the best of months for road cycling’s reputation, but this dashing new range of retro clothing from le coq sportif is a welcome reminder of a happier era.

Unveiled this month to coincide with October’s vintage tour of Tuscany, known as L’Eroica, the outfits draw their inspiration from the cycling attire of the 1960s. We particularly like the range of knitted merino wool jerseys that come in a range of tasteful autumnal colours with bold, contrasting stripes.

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Britain's greatest Olympian tells Sport why the past four years were his toughest yet - and how Scottish football made him cry

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Storey of six

She competed as a swimmer at four Paralympics before swapping pool for velodrome in Beijing. Now Sarah Storey aims to add five more golds at London 2012

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With Bradley Wiggins sleeping off the hangover of his life, Chris Froome leads Team Sky in the year’s final Grand Tour. Cycling writer Daniel Friebe picks out the toughest climbs facing Froome in the Vuelta a Espana.

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Saturday August 18
Pamplona
British Eurosport 5.45pm

He had to take second billing behind Bradley Wiggins in the Tour de France, but at the Tour of Spain Team Sky’s Chris Froome will get to play the lead role he’s shown he’s more than capable of fulfilling.

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Two gold medals at April’s World Champs saw Laura Trott become British Cycling’s latest star. Now she goes to her first Olympics with potential to show up some of the sport’s bigger names…

With the gargantuan thighs of Chris Hoy and the extraordinary, multilayered personality of Victoria Pendleton awaiting any young riders arriving at the Manchester Velodrome for the first time, it’s a daunting place to start a senior cycling career.

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After three golds in Beijing, Sir Christopher Andrew Hoy was on top of the world. Imagine repeating the feat on home soil then (well, two out of three anyway, but more on that later). We caught up with the Scot earlier this year, and here's what he had to say about...

...Home advantage

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The roads will be filled with Wiggins wannabes in the next few weeks. Stand out, without wearing yellow

1. Boardman Pro C Helmet
The strong carbon fibre inside ensures your head is protected, while the white, grey and (okay, a little dash of) yellow make you look like a Transformer.
£70 boardmanbikes.com