Which British cyclist won the Men's Individual Pursuit at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing?
Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit The men's individual pursuit at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 16 at the Laoshan Velodrome. The pre-event favorite to win the gold medal was the defending Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain, who managed to retain the title, setting a new Olympic record in the preliminary round. Eighteen cyclists qualified for this event. Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain), the defending Olympic champion, qualified for winning the individual pursuit at the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Volodymyr Dyudya (Ukraine) qualified at the late 2007 UCI World Cup
Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's individual pursuit Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's individual pursuit The women's Individual Pursuit at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Cycling) was an event that consisted of matches between two cyclists. The riders would start at opposite ends of the track. They had 12 laps (3 kilometres) in which to catch the other cyclist. If neither was caught before one had gone 12 laps, the times for the distance were used to determine the victor. In the twelve matches of the 2004 event, one cyclist was lapped. Ulmer held the world record coming into this event, which she set at the