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Adam Becket

Which nation picked up the most Olympic cycling medals?

Harrie Lavreysen.

After 22 cycling events at the Paris Olympics, from BMX racing to the Madison, there were 66 different medallist countries - with multiple gongs awarded for some, like the team sprint and pursuit. 

Great Britain, the dominant cycling country when it comes to the Olympics for the last few Olympiads, still claimed the most medals overall - 11 - but with just two golds, fell down the cycling medal table. Tom Pidcock's win in the mountain bike and GB's victory in the women's team sprint looked set to spark a gold rush, but this did not materialise. However, there were some sparkling performances, from Anna Henderson in the time trial to Neah Evans and Elinor Barker in the Madison.

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