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Preview: Olympic Games in Beijing

A general view of the Laoshan Velodrome ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

  • A neon sign promoting the Olympic rings is illuminated near Beijing's Capital International Airport
  • World and Olympic Cycling Champion Chris Hoy continues his preparation for the Beijing Olympic games with a training session at the Manchester Velodrome
  • A general view of the Laoshan Velodrome ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
  • Competitors leave the starting gate during a Moto Heat during the USA Olympic Trials for BMX
  • Julien Absalon wins men's elite cross country at the MTB World Cup in Bromont, Canada
  • Cadel Evans (Silence Lotto/Bel), wearing a tee-shirt reading 'Free Tibet', rides, on July 20, 2008, during the 183 km fifteenth stage of the 2008 Tour de France cycling race run between Embrun and Prato Nevoso (Italy)

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A general view of the Laoshan Velodrome ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

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