appears and the back wheel becomes the motor of the bike.1887The tyre is inve

THE 18 EVENTSMen (9 events)Track (5 events): Individual sprint, team sprint, keirin, team pursuit and omniumRoad (2 events): Individual road race and individual time-trialMountain biking (1 event): Cross-countryBMX (1 event): Individual raceWomen (9 events)Track (5 events): Individual sprint, team sprint, keirin, team pursuit and omniumRoad (2 events): Individual road race and individual time-trialMountain biking (1 event): Cross-countryBMX (1 event): Individual raceMILESTONES1817The draisienne, the ancestor of the bicycle, is invented by the German Karl Drais.1880The first bike chain appears and the back wheel becomes the motor of the bike.1887The tyre is invented by John Boyd Dunlop.1896Cycling is included in the programme for the first modern Olympics.1903The first Tour de France is held.1937Gears become standard on most cycles and are authorised at the Tour de France.1953A Californian student, James Finley Scott, creates a prototype for cross-country cycling. The mountain bike is born.1996Professionals are authorised to compete at the Atlanta Games.1996Mountain biking makes its Olympic debut in Atlanta.2008BMX cycling makes its Olympic debut at the Beijing Games.STARSFausto Coppi (Italy)Il Campionissimo. 2-time winner of the Tour de France and 5-time winner of the Giro dItalia, including 2 Giro-Tour doubles in 1949 and 1952. World road race champion (1953) and world pursuit champion (1947, 1949). He also won 1 Paris-Roubaix, 3 Milan-San Remo, 5 Tours of Lombardy and 1 Flèche Wallonne. One of the greatest of all time, Coppi also held the hour record for 14 years.Eddy Merckx (Belgium)The Cannibal. An average of 50 victories per year between 1970 and 1973. 5 Tour de France wins (1969-1974), 5 Giro dItalia, 3 world road racing titles, 7 Milan-San Remo, 5 Liège-Bastogne-Liège, 3 Paris-Roubaix, 3 Paris-Nice, 3 Flèche Wallonne, and the hour record. The most decorated cyclist of all time.Chris Hoy (Great Britain)The most decorated British athlete at the Olympics, with 6 gold medals (1km time trial, individual sprint, team sprint and keirin) across three Games (2004, 2008, 2012). Knighted in 2009, Sir Chris is also an 11-time world champion. The Scot is unquestionably the king of the track. Kevin De Bruyne Belgium Jersey . MORITZ, Switzerland -- Fog prevented downhill racers from getting their Olympic dress rehearsal. Thomas Vermaelen Belgium Jersey . Ashley Youngs cross was inadvertently headed by Chester into his own net in the 66th minute, allowing United to claim a third straight league win. "We had to dig deep with our fighting spirit and weve done that," United striker Wayne Rooney said. http://www.soccerbelgiumteamonline.com/Michy-Batshuayi-UEFA-European-Belgium-Jersey/ . Tracey comes to the Blue Bombers after spending over a decade with Queens University. Most recently he was the schools assistant football coach. Thomas Meunier Jersey .com) - The Calgary Flames aim to bounce back from their first regulation home loss of the campaign on Friday night when they host a Detroit Red Wings club that they swept in three meetings a season ago. Dedryck Boyata Jersey . I cant pinpoint a date, but I do remember a player from my youth. Brian Downing was with the Chicago White Sox at a time when I listened to every game I possibly could on the radio. That particular season the late great Harry Caray was calling the White Sox games. DAYTON, Ohio -- Mark Alstork, who started the season averaging 32.7 points a game, had 23 points on Monday night as Wright State drubbed Division II Ohio Dominican 109-54 to open the Men Against Breast Cancer Classic.Alstork, who was 7 of 11 from the field, also dished out four assists. Grant Benzinger was 3 of 5 from beyond the arc for 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Steven Davis added 14 points and Mike La Tulip chipped in 13 as 11 players got on the scoreboard for Wrright State (3-1).dddddddddddd The Raiders bounced back after dropping their first game to Toledo on Saturday night.Wright State hit 32 of 57 (56.1%) from the floor while holding Ohio Dominican to 20-of-55 shooting. The Raiders also nailed 13 of 26 from beyond the arc and won the rebound battle 43-27.Sam Hickey led Ohio Dominican with 11 points. ' ' '