A HAT-TRICK OF GOLDS FOR BRITAIN

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It simply couldn't have been any better. Three gold medals on offer at Manchester tonight, and all three of them head back to the Great Britain team hotel.

The team pursuit squad of Ed Clancy, Paul Manning, Geraint Thomas and Bradley Wiggins broke the world record on their way to a gold medal-winning ride against Denmark.

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Sports journalist Lionel Birnie has written professionally for Sunday Times, Procycling and of course Cycling Weekly. He is also an author, publisher, and co-founder of The Cycling Podcast. His first experience covering the Tour de France came in 1999, and he has presented The Cycling Podcast with Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe since 2013. He founded Peloton Publishing in 2010 and has ghostwritten and published the autobiography of Sean Kelly, as well as a number of other sports icons.