GB Cycling

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On 10/28/2025 at 3:47 PM, Rafa Maciel said:

What does the LA schedule look like for doubling up? I assume his priority will be the individual time trial on the road

I believe the ITT is on Wed 19 July while the track events start on Tue 25, definitely possible to double up for him. This all depends on if the ITT route being  not too hilly for him though, otherwise I'll expect him just to do the track.

 

 

[Grassmarket 4,311]

European Track Champs in Turkey got a bit overlooked, but have been a real old school triumph for Team GB

 

7G 4S 2B and no fewer than 3 World Records set!  Certainly sets us up with the Commonwealths to come and getting ready for Los Angeles.

[Rafa Maciel 1,711]

Victory for Tom Pidcock in the Milano-Torino today. His first victory in a one day race for a couple of years 

[Grassmarket 4,311]

2 hours ago, Rafa Maciel said:

Victory for Tom Pidcock in the Milano-Torino today. His first victory in a one day race for a couple of years 

He's always a threat in hilly races that don't have Pogacar, Del Toro or Vingegaard in them.    Sort of an Andy Murray of cycling.  

 

Seriously, good for him.  Was a bit undercooked in the Ruta del Sol a few weeks back, although he got a stage, but this is obviously getting in form at the right time for the spring majors.  

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Damn, Tom beaten by Pogačar in the Milan-San Remo by just half a wheel!  Brave effort, though. 

[Rafa Maciel 1,711]

Catching up on backlog of results. Last week was the first couple of rounds in the BMX Racing European Cup and there was plenty of good news for Team .

 

In the men's event, Ross Cullen did the double, winning both Rounds. Matthew Gilston was 13th with Kye Whyte in 17th in Round 1 but followed that up with a 6th and 8th place respectively in Round 2.  

 

In Round 1 for the women, Emily Hutt was the top finishing Brit in 3rd with Bethany Shriever in 8th place whilst Sienna Harvey took 2nd in the Under-23 race. In Round 2, Shriever took the top spot on the podium with Hutt finishing in 14th place. 

 

All in all a very positive weekend for both the men and the women. Appreciate that it is still early days, but think there is every chance that  should be able to qualify 2 quotas in both the men's and women's BMX Racing for LA. Indeed, if Shriever can stay healthy and maintain form, there is even chance the women's could sneak a 3rd spot. It makes a huge difference having multiple riders scoring points in the Elite races. Going into Paris, the team were pretty much entirely dependent on the performance of Shriever. But with Shriever and Hutt in the Elite and Harvey likely to move into Elite next year, GB have a strong squad.  

[Rafa Maciel 1,711]

Team  Squad for next weekend's Track Cycling Nations Cup event in

 

Men's Team Sprint - Matthew Richardson, Joseph Truman & Harry Ledingham-Horn (Alt: Hamish Turnbull)

Men's Individual Sprint - Matthew Richardson & Harry Ledingham-Horn (Alt: Joseph Truman)

Men's Keirin - Matthew Richardson & Harry Ledingham-Horn (Alt: Joseph Truman)

Men's Team Pursuit - Matthew Bostock, Rhys Britton, Michael Gill & Charlie Tanfield (Alt: Tim Shoreman)

Men's Madison - Logan Maclean & William Perrett (Alt: Matthew Bostock)

Men's Omnium - Matthew Bostock (Alt: Oliver Wood)

Men's Elimination - William Perrett (Alt: Logan Maclean)

 

Women's Team Sprint - Emma Finucane, Lauren Bell & Rhianna Parris-Smith (Alt: Sophie Capewell)

Women's Individual Sprint - Emma Finucane, Lauren Bell (Alt: Rhianna Parris-Smith)

Women's Keirin - Emma Finucane, Lauren Bell (Alt: Rhianna Parris-Smith)

Women's Team Pursuit - Megan Barker, Josie Knight, Abigail Miller & Isabel Sharp (Alt: Madelaine Leech)

Women's Madison - Erin Boothman & Madelaine Leech (Alt: Katie Archibald)

Women's Omnium - Jessica Roberts (Alt: Anna Morris)

Women's Elimination - Jessica Roberts (Alt: Madelaine Leech)

 

I've got tickets for all 5 sessions but will be splitting the weekend between the velodrome and the Rugby Svns.