Welsh cyclist Mark Colbourne bags gold for Great Britain
Mark Colbourne has scooped gold in the 3km pursuit, setting another Paralympic record at the same time.
Two silver medals for Wales on first day of Paralympics
Welsh cyclist Mark Colbourne and swimmer Nyree Kindred have both taken silver on the opening day of the Paralympic Games.
Mark Colbourne among Wales' Paralympic medal hopefuls
Cyclist Mark Colbourne is among the Welsh athletes aiming high on the opening day of the London 2012 Paralympics.
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Becky James becomes double world champion
Abergavenny cyclist Becky James has become a double world champion, adding gold in the women's keirin to the sprint title she won yesterday.
After cruising through to the final, the 21-year-old dominated the keirin decider at the Track Cycling World Championships in Minsk, Belarus.
Becky James goes for fourth world championship medal
Becky James is looking to win her fourth medal of the week at the Track Cycling World Championships today.
The 21-year-old from Abergavenny won the women's sprint last night, to add to two bronzes she had already claimed.
She cruised through her Keirin heat this morning.The second round and final are this afternoon, in Minsk, Belarus.
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George North congratulates girlfriend on cycling gold
Wales winger George North took to Twitter to congratulate his girlfriend Becky James on becoming world sprint champion last night.
She triumphed at the Track Cycling World Championships, after Wales had beaten Italy in the Six Nations.
Great result for the boys tonight. And my beautiful girl @becksjames is a WORLD CHAMPION!! Well done becks!! ???? xxx
From @George_North on Twitter:Cannot believe I am a WORLD CHAMPION!!!! Thank you all for the amazing support and tweets! Soooo happy :)))))
From @BecksJames on Twitter:Congratulations to @becksjames on becoming world champion! I'm sat to @george_north and he's the happiest I've seen him! ????????
From @samwarburton_ on Twitter:Welsh rider Becky James is sprint world champion
Welsh cyclist Becky James has won a gold medal in the women's sprint at the Track Cycling World Championships.
The 21-year-old from Abergavenny held off rival Kristina Vogel to take victory in the decisive race in Minsk, Belarus.
Welsh riders secure Track World Champs medals
There were medals for two Welsh cyclists this evening at the UCI Track World Championships in Minsk.
Abergavenny's Becky James and track partner Vicky Williamson won women's team sprint bronze after being edged out of the gold medal race by Germany and Japan.
Newport rider Sam Harrison had to settle for silver in the men's 1km team pursuit after he and team mates, Ed Clancy, Steven Burke and Andy Tennant failed to defend the world title against Australia. The quartet qualified second fastest, but trailed Australia through the 16-lap final.
Welsh riders hunt medals at Track World Champs
Becky James will ride for a bronze medal in the women's team sprint at the Track Cycling World Championships tonight.
The Abergavenny 21-year-old finished off a strong opening lap by partner Victoria Williamson, but their team was not enough to qualify for the gold medal race.
Newport rider Sam Harrison will have a chance to win gold tonight, though, in the men's team pursuit final.
The 20-year-old was part of the quartet which qualified for the medal races second fastest, behind Australia.
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Launch of 'Active Travel Bill' for Wales
Plans for new legislation have been launched to encourage safer walking and cycling across Wales.
"The Active Travel Bill" is aimed at improving conditions for those who leave their cars at home.
It comes as the authorities continue their efforts to tackle obesity and get us to do more exercise, as Richard Morgan reports.
New travel bill launched to make cycling safer
A Welsh Government bill aimed at making walking and cycling in Wales safer is being launched today.
It puts a duty on local authorities to improve conditions for cyclists and pedestrians.
Our Correspondent Richard Morgan has been to a school in Ely to speak to some of those who helped launch the bill.
School children help launch new travel law
School children from Millbank Primary School in Ely have helped to launch a new law that aims to make walking and cycling in Wales safer.
The Active Travel Bill puts a duty on local authorities to improve conditions for cyclists and pedestrians.
Sustrans: 'the most effective public health initiative since the smoking ban'
A charity that promotes walking, cycling and public transport says the new Active Travel Bill has the potential to be the "most effective public health initiative since the smoking ban."
Sustrans Cymru first suggested the new law in a petition to the Assembly six years ago.
It says that the networks of new routes created by the Bill will play a major role in persuading people out of their cars for shorter journeys but what is also needed are programs that will help people to take advantage of the routes.
– Lee Waters, National Director of Sustrans CymruThe evidence shows that the easiest way for most people to get more exercise is to build it into their daily routine, but even though most everyday journeys are short, many of us still choose to take the car; in fact 20% of our car journeys are less than one mile.
The Active Travel Bill aims to get more people walking and cycling for short local trips as part of tackling the obesity epidemic and reducing congestion.
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