British Cycling 'embraces' challenges in reviving domestic scene

Governing body shares task force update, revealing it has tackled fewer than half of its previous recommendations

Riders at the Ryedale GP in Yorkshire
(Image credit: Craig Zadoroznyj/SWpix.com)

Over a year after it appointed a task force, British Cycling has said it has made some "quick progress" in revitalising domestic racing, but still has a way to go. 

On Friday, the governing body shared a progress update from its task force meetings, chaired by three-time Olympic champion Ed Clancy and first assembled in August last year. The group published 16 broad recommendations in January, suggesting ways to improve the British racing scene. 

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Tom Davidson
Senior News Writer

Tom joined Cycling Weekly as a news and features writer in the summer of 2022, having previously contributed as a freelancer. He is the host of The TT Podcast, which covers both the men's and women's pelotons and has featured a number of prominent British riders.

An enthusiastic cyclist himself, Tom likes it most when the road goes uphill and actively seeks out double-figure gradients on his rides.