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• British PM David Cameron taunts France after allegations of cheating in cycling

  August 09, 2012 by sawleyv

  

  Great Britain has been utterly dominant in cycling at the Olympics. The British took gold in seven of 10 track cycling events and added another in road cycling thanks to Bradley Wiggins. All told, Team GB has received 12 total medals in 14 completed events.

  Naturally, this has led to accusations of cheating from Great Britain's eternal rivals to the south, France. Accusations that British Prime Minister David Cameron scoffs at rather amusingly.

  "We've got a system that seems to be delivering. It's driving the French mad," Cameron told BBC Radio 2. "I did an interview with French television yesterday and they virtually accused us of cheating."

  "I think they found the Union Jacks on the Champs Elysee a bit hard to take," Cameron added referencing Wiggins winning the Tour de France last month.

  An interviewer from France 2 television echoed the sentiment of French cycling technical director Isabelle Gautheron and those polled by national newspaper L'Equipe that the Brits were using "magic wheels," but Cameron countered by saying French manufacturer Mavic is responsible for Team GB's wheels.

  "The French should know our secret because you make our wheels," he said.

  "You know, they're round. They go fast because they pedal hard."

  Sacre bleu!

  Surprised by the sharp tongue? Evidently, you haven't seen Prime Minster's Questions.

  Photo: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images

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• Olympic superfan dies of heart attack at Olympic Velodrome

  August 07, 2012 by sawleyv

  

  Conrad Readman took two weeks off from his accounting job in Colchester, England, so he could enjoy the London Olympics. He was such a fan of the Games that he had tickets to events for every day of competition.

  Readman, 49, died Friday of an apparent heart attack at the Velodrome. He reportedly was found collapsed in the track cycling venue's restroom shortly after Great Britain claimed gold in the men's team pursuit and women's keirin. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

  Readman leaves behind his mother Joan, whom he was caring for at the time of his death.

  "Conrad had been looking forward to the Olympics ever since it was announced, and there was never a day he was not excited about it," his mother told the Telegraph. "He was coming home every night so excited and telling me about everything he had done during the day. ... He died doing something he loved so I am happy he was where he was, but I can't watch any of it now."

  Just absolutely heartbreaking. But at least Readman was having a good time. If you're a Facebook user, you can see his photos from around the Games.

  Photo: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images

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• Bradley Wiggins celebrates gold medal by getting 'blind drunk' (Photo)

  August 02, 2012 by sawleyv

  

  We've already seen swimmers celebrate competing at the Olympics by going to McDonald's. Now we have Bradley Wiggins celebrating by getting absolutely hammered.

  The British cyclist followed up his Tour de France win last month by taking gold -- his seventh Olympic medal -- in Wednesday's individual time trial. Later that night Wiggins didn't hold back as he gave a live play-by-play on Twitter of his drunken escapades.

  Wiggins shared the above photo with the message, "Getting wasted at St. Paul's (Cathedral)." It's unclear what number vodka and tonic Wiggins, pictured right, was on at that point.

  At the end of the night, Wiggins gave us an update:

  Well what a day, blind drunk at the minute and overwhelmed with all the messages, Thank You everyone it's been emotional X

  — Bradley Wiggins (@bradwiggins) August 2, 2012

  You know, for somebody who says they're currently "blind drunk," Wiggins can still type on an iPhone pretty darn well.

  Photo via @bradwiggins

  H/T The Big Lead

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