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Article: Olympic Games: Britons survive a year of living famously Exactly 12 months ago the British team exceeded all expectations at the Olympic Games in Sydney by securing their best medal haul for 80 years, including 11 golds. Mike Rowbottom looks back at how the champions have coped with the demands and pressures that followed their triumphs
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 1, 2001
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Jason Queally
Cycling: 1km time trial
STARTING TODAY, and for the next five days, Queally will be
sitting within a pounds 100,000 construction entitled the Blueyonder
Challenger in the Nevada Desert, competing with four others in the
World Human Powered Speed Challenge. His target is the world speed
record of 72.24mph held by Sam Whittingham of Canada.
Queally has pursued his new goal in tandem with track cycling.
Just a month after his Sydney triumph he won a bronze in the 1km at
the World Championships on his home track in Manchester, and last
week he added a bronze in the Olympic Sprint at the World