Emma Finucane and Matthew Richardson will be the leading British names at the Track Cycling World Championships, which begin next Wednesday in Shanghai. For Richardson, the event will above all mark his return to racing after a heavy crash that forced him to miss the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. As in the women’s events, competition will be particularly fierce in the sprint disciplines. The British selection also places significant emphasis on the next generation, with several riders set to make their elite World Championships debuts. Read more Read More
Zoe Bäckstedt claimed the silver medal in the time trial at the 2026 Cycling World Championships in Montreal, on her first appearance at senior level. At just 21, the British rider put Marlen Reusser under pressure for much of the race, before the Swiss rider eventually took control in the second half of the 39.2-kilometre course. The defending world champion retained her rainbow jersey with a 40-second advantage, but Bäckstedt, competing at her first senior World Championships, confirmed that she already belongs among the very best time triallists in the world. Read more Read More
Matthew Brennan has just completed his first Grand Tour with a performance that far exceeded the expectations placed on him. At 21, the British rider won five stages of the 2026 Vuelta and established himself as the fastest man in the Spanish peloton. A first three-week Grand Tour experience that now allows him to set his sights on an even more ambitious goal: taking the first yellow jersey of the 2027 Tour de France, whose opening three stages will take place in his native United Kingdom. But before thinking about yellow, Brennan will still have to convince Visma | Lease a Bike to give him a place in a team whose ambitions will remain largely focused on the general classification. Read more Read More
Jordan Clark has achieved in just a few months what many athletes take several years to build. A former scooter champion and now a BMX champion, the British rider made the switch from freestyle scootering to BMX and secured his first major title last month in Darmstadt. The European gold represents a significant reward for an ambitious career change, with Clark now setting his sights on becoming an Olympic champion at the 2028 Games. Read more Read More
Tom Pidcock and Charlie Aldridge delivered a British one-two at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Val di Sole, Italy. Starting from the fifth row, Pidcock gradually fought his way through the field before taking control of the race on his own in the closing laps. Behind him, Aldridge held firm all the way to the finish to claim another silver medal on the world stage. Pidcock once again underlined his dominance in cross-country, while his compatriot continues to establish himself among the leading riders in the discipline. Read more Read More
