Features Road Olympic Games photo gallery, August 15, 2008 By Cycling News published 13 August 2008 Trackies prep for gold, August 15, 2008... Comments Image 1 of 23Beijing has massive screens set up(Image credit: Tour of Japan)The Laoshan velodrome(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Australia hopes to do well(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Germany has one last training session(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Gina Grain (Canada)(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Dutch Team Sprinters(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Zach Bell (Canada)(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Canada's Wayne Pomario(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Jens Mouris (Netherlands)(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Yvonne Hijgenaar (Netherlands)(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Zach Bell and Richard Wooles(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Graeme Brown leads(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Ryan Bayley (Australia)(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Denmark is a medal favourite(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Luke Roberts (Australia)(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Australia's Team Sprint(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Australia's Team Sprint team(Image credit: Tour of Japan)The Spanish take a spin on the track(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Spain takes one final training session(Image credit: Tour of Japan)One last training session(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Gregory Bauge is part of the strong French team sprint squad(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Kevin Sireau(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Verena Jooss (Germany)(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Trackies prep for gold, August 15, 2008Get The Leadout NewsletterThe latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Cycling NewsSocial Links Navigation More featuresCrafting blankets and bike victories - US multi-discipline junior champion Matthew Crabbe displays many talentsCyclocross season won't be the same without the 'big three' - AnalysisLatestMichael Vanthourenhout wins men's Namur UCI World Cup after a dramatic final lapSee more latest ► Most Popular'Full of the joy of cycling' - How Victor Campenaerts sealed his career in 2024Opinion: Fast bikes shouldn’t have to be pretty as well, and to demand that they are holds the sport backA baker's dozen of narrow bars, gummy bears, and one incredible bike: Will’s Gear of the YearWill we ever find out the 'truth' about motor doping?The perfect Christmas gifts for the cyclist in your life‘I can’t lose that aggressivity’ - Ben O’Connor changes teams but keeps his racing styleGolden beginnings – How Pinarello’s Dogma XC HT rose to the top of cross-country mountain biking'If you want to win races, you've got to beat Pogačar and Evenepoel' - Ben Healy on the art of the breakaway specialist'Release your data' - Greg LeMond on transparency, skepticism and the new era of cyclingPredictive nutrition and mathematic modelling - How AI is changing the WorldTour pelotonSubscribe to Cyclingnews for unlimited access to our coverage of the season-opening 2025 Tour Down Under