Dame Laura Kenny has recalled a culture of “savage abuse” between team-mates when she first broke into British Cycling’s elite pathway, claiming she once refused to compete until she got an apology.
Britain’s Adam Yates held on to win the Tour de Suisse after finishing second to UAE-Team Emirates colleague João Almeida in Sunday’s closing time trial
In the heady summer of 2012, Sir Bradley Wiggins was at the height of his fame. Already a successful cyclist with six Olympic medals under his belt, he became a household name as the first Briton to win the Tour de France. He was chosen to strike the bell to open the London Olympics in front of an audience of millions, was named Sports Personality of the Year that December, and soon after was knighted for his services to cycling. The public called him “Sir Wiggo”; the Sun newspaper issued a stic
The British cyclist Mark Cavendish, winner of 34 Tour de France stages, has been knighted in the king’s Birthday honours