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French pain, Aussie gain

Tuesday August 31, 2004 1:25AM;
Updated: Tuesday August 31, 2004 1:25AM

In Athens, the French cycling team had one of its worst Games ever, and a new nation emerged as the team to beat -- Australia. The Aussies won a quarter of all the medals on offer at the Olympic velodrome -- nine out of 36, and five of them were gold.

• Complete Olympic Cycling Results


Date/Time	Status	Event

• Cyclist sanctioned for drug violation (AP) Saturday December 11, 10:27 PM

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