Cycling-+BMX,+Mountain+Bike,+Road,+Track


 * || Cycling ||
 * [[image:BMX.jpg width="319" height="217" caption="BMX"]] || Cycling- BMX

BMX is the newest Olympic Cycling discipline.It first appeared at the Beijing 2008 Games.

How the competition runs BMX races are held on short outdoor tracks that include jumps, bumps and tight banked corners. Eight riders compete in each heat, with the top four qualifying for the next round. Races take about 40 seconds. ||
 * [[image:ytgrfvdc3015lamkbrlamkbrlamkbrlamkbr.jpg width="267" height="368"]] || Cycling- Mountain Bike

Cross-country Mountain Biking made its debut to the Olympics at the Atlanta 1996 Games.

How the competition runs Mountain Bikeing takes place over rough and hilly countryside, over trees, branches, rocks and streams. Races are about 40-50km for men, and 30-40km for women. The riders start together and must complete a set number of laps of the course. The winner is the first past the finish line. ||
 * [[image:corvos_johansson_cooke_guderzo_beijing_finsih_splamkbramkbrlamkbrlamkbrrint.jpg width="313" height="224"]] || Cycling- Road

Road and Track Cycling have been part of the Olympic programme since the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. Women first competed in the Road Race at the Los Angeles 1984 Games.

How the competition runs On the road there are two events: Road Racing and Time Trial. The Road Race is approximately 240km for men and 130km for women. The competitors all start together and the first to past the finish line is the winner. The Time Trial is against the clock over a shorter distance: riders start 90 seconds apart and whoever completes the course fastest wins. ||
 * [[image:yyyyylamkbrlamkbrlamkbrlamkbr.jpg width="304" height="355"]] || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Cycling- Track

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Track Cycling has been part of the Olympic programme since the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. It has featured in every Games apart from Stockholm 1912. The first women’s Track events were held in Seoul 1988 Games.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">How the competition runs <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">In the Velodrome, Track riders race anti-clockwise round a banked, 250m indoor track. There are a number of different events and distances that test speed, endurance and team work. Races are contested both individually and in teams, against the clock and head to head. || include component="backlinks" page="Cycling- BMX, Mountain Bike, Road, Track" limit="10"