lottery funding) and create the right programmes then medals will be won at every Olympic Games.
For Athens, British cycling's performance director Dave Brailsford revealed that special rooms were built at two cycle tracks to replicate the heat and humidity of the Greek capital with the cyclists working out in those stifling conditions.
He said: "We looked into every possible way of helping our team prepare for Athens and you are seeing the results on the track." Brailsford will once again campaign for the two riders who competed in the early pursuit heats but missed out on the silver medal ride to get medals.
