The British cycling team's opening-night Olympic gold medal is under the spotlight, after one of its riders admitted to deliberately crashing to force a restart. Philip Hindes crashed early in the qualifying round of the men's team sprint against Germany, with competition rules allowing for a restart of the race.
German-born Hindes told reporters after the race he had crashed deliberately because Great Britain had got away to a poor start. He said the strategy had been discussed prior to the race.
After Britain were allowed to restart, Hindes made a cannonball opening to perfectly launch his team. Britain then went on to win the heat and retain the men's track cycling team sprint title, beating France in the final.

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British Cycling team officials blamed the controversy on his lack of fluency in English, saying it was "lost in translation".

cele: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-03/controversy-over-english-cycling-gold/4175440