Credit: onEdition
Dame Sarah Storey is calling for more road races in the UK to take place on closed roads, saying she is "not prepared to risk my life" by mixing with traffic on open roads.
The majority of road races in the UK see cyclists riding on open roads, with closed circuit races usually taking place at specialist off-road venues, meaning that road race riders have to take vehicles into account when racing.
Thank you for reading 20 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access
Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
*Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription
Join now for unlimited access
Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
-
'I'd love to be an F1 driver': Get to know GB track sprinter Emma FinucaneWorld sprint champion tells Cycling Weekly about her earliest Olympics memories, drinking coffee in Jakarta, and her passion for F1
-
'I felt like I was the worst rider in the bunch' - Simon Carr dispels doubt with longest ever solo win at Tour of the AlpsBrit triumphs from lone 45km breakaway, after days of battling allergies
-
British Cycling announces Para-Cycling road World Championships team14 rider squad due to compete in Baie-Comeau, Canada in August
-
‘It’s hard to put into words’ - Dame Sarah Storey now just one gold away from British Paralympic recordThe former swimmer turned cyclist claimed the first gold of the Paralympics for Team GB
-
Dame Sarah Storey takes 13th career gold with Paralympic time trial winDame Sarah Storey's win in the C5 time trial comes 24 years after her first Paralympics medal
-
Eight gold medals for Team GB's track cyclists in Rio 2016 Paralympic Games12 medals in total for Great Britain from the track cycling disciplines at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
-
Dame Sarah Storey becomes Britain's most successful female Paralympian (video)Team GB claims three gold and one silver medal in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games velodrome on the opening day of cycling
-
Dame Sarah Storey takes national 25m TT titleSarah Storey rides on through a storm to take the 25m British title. Gabriel Evans of London Dynamo takes the junior title.
