In men's BMX cycling, Latvia's Maris Strombergs won the gold, defending his Olympics title won at the Beijing Games.

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So, for example, the BMX cycling camp, we'll go in and use a combination of sensors, one, and accelerometer, which measure acceleration, to look at the explosiveness that the athlete can generate through the bike at the start.

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Pendleton also competes in three events, riding in the two-woman, two-lap team sprint alongside BMX ace Reade for Sky Track Cycling against Britain's Becky James and Jess Varnish.

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