My medals are proof age shouldn’t hold you back

If you’re feeling creaky as the end of the season approaches, take heart from these tales of the more mature thruster, says Tessa Waugh

A hollow victory is more fun than a respectable walloping

Colombian climber Julián Arredondo was never one to do anything by halves: ‘I was mixing drugs with alcohol and women. I took a little bit of everything, but it never filled this deep emptiness I had

Cyclist: What did you learn most about yourself last season? Mattias Skjelmose: That I’m a fighter, I don’t give up. I’ll take my knocks but I’ll always stand back up. The whole season was pretty much

Richardson and Finucane reign supreme with three golds apiece, reports Tom Davidson in Manchester