Month: July 2026

July 31, 2026 Cycling
The Tour de France Femme returns this Saturday, 1 August, with the world’s best riders lining up in Lausanne for the start of the 2026 edition. The United Kingdom will be represented by six British riders, two more than last year, highlighting the growing depth of British women’s cycling at the highest level. However, that encouraging increase is tempered by one major absence : Cat Ferguson. Widely regarded as one of the brightest young talents in world cycling, the British rider has been forced to miss the race after suffering a heavy crash on the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia Women. Read more Read More
July 30, 2026 Athletics
British athletes will head into the Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships with genuine medal ambitions. Competing in front of a home crowd at Alexander Stadium, which will host the continental championships for the very first time, the United Kingdom has selected a squad of 98 athletes capable of finishing at the top of the medal table. Despite the notable absences of Molly Caudery and Josh Kerr, the British team combines proven championship performers with an exciting new generation of talent ready to make its mark on the European stage. Read more Read More
July 24, 2026 Canoe
Two years before the Olympic Games, Joe Clarke, Kimberley Woods and Lois Leaver have all made their mark at the 2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Oklahoma City. Staged on the course that will host the canoe slalom events at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, the championships also represent the opening event of the Olympic Qualification System. The British team has already enjoyed a successful campaign, claiming multiple medals, a world title and several strong team performances. Read more Read More
July 21, 2026 Cycling
Freia Challis and Elsa Rendall Todd secured a historic one-two finish for the United Kingdom at the 2026 UCI BMX Racing World Championships in Brisbane. In a competition heavily disrupted by strong winds, Challis claimed the junior women’s world title ahead of her fellow British rider in an edition that also saw Beth Shriever capture a record-breaking fourth elite world title and Ross Cullen take silver in the elite men’s event. Read more Read More
July 20, 2026 Athletics
Following the opening titles won by Joseph Scanes and Divine Iheme during the first two days, Freddie Rowe, Tito Odunaike, Lucy Bull, Samuel James, Bronson Hearn-Smith and Moyo Stumpenhusen ensured the United Kingdom finished the European Athletics U18 Championships in Rieti at the top of the medal table. With eight European titles, 14 medals overall and five championship records, the British team produced one of its finest performances in the history of the competition, driven by remarkable depth across both the track and the field events. Read more Read More