He was on the third lap of the 10-lap, 66-mile (106km) cycle event in South Gloucestershire, organised by the Bristol Road Club, when he came off.

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She said she had discussed the issue with Olympic gold medallist Victoria Pendleton, who was only able to compete in one sprint cycle event at last year's Beijing Games while team-mate Chris Hoy won three golds in the discipline.

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This is my biggest event to date in this election cycle.

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Because the blooming cycle is so fleeting, this springtime event tends to be more highly anticipated and intensely celebrated.

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Also in attendance will be Chris Silbermann, president of top talent agency International Creative Management and an organizer of the event, who donated to Mr. Obama during the previous election cycle but hasn't yet done so this time around.

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If you have a conflict or another event, you may only be able to bid for a certain number of years during the cycle. 2013 is the 75th celebration of March Madness.

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