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. China Shoes Online . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. Fake China Shoes . -- Matt Rupert scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the London Knights extended their win streak to nine games by defeating the Owen Sound Attack 4-3 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. https://www.chinashoes.us/ . -- Stanford squashed Oregons national championship hopes again, schooling the Ducks in power football. China Shoes . Reigning world champion Eve Muirhead of Scotland opened with a 12-2 rout of Winnipegs Jennifer Jones in a battle of teams bound for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. China Shoes To USA . -- Catcher Brett Hayes has agreed to a $630,000, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, avoiding salary arbitration.Throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs, NHL on TSN analyst and former NHL goaltender Jamie McLennan ranks the netminders after each game night. Number values assigned are out of five with five being the best performance. Corey Crawford - 5 - Earned the five based on the 10 scoring chances he faced in the fst period. He was the difference in the game as he only allowed one goal in the period as the Bruins barraged the Blackhawks with everything they had. Showed his ability to be mentallly strong as his critics constantly focused on his negatives, he proved that he had what it takes to win a Cup.dddddddddddd Well done! Tuukka Rask - 4 - Game-winning goal changed directions, and the tying goal was a back door play, not a lot of chance for him. Was a rock all playoffs long as he constantly gave the Bruins a chance to win. Pushed himself into the elite conversation with his great rebound control and poise. The Bruins are set in goal for many years to come. ' ' '