Rider of the year'23

One of Britain’s most successful road cyclists, the Otley rider’s career peaked with a stunning ride to win the Worlds in Virginia in 2015. A tireless leader in reshaping women’s fortunes in pro cycli

AGE: 37 FROM: HAMPSHIRE It seems like ‘Brendog’ has been on the MTB scene forever – perhaps because he started racing DH at just 13. He was signed by the Royal Orange team aged 16, was mentored by Ste

AGE: 29 FROM: FORT WILLIAM, SCOTLAND (BUT LIVES IN NEW ZEALAND) Since moving to Queenstown in 2020, Lou hasn’t only notched up some top downhill results, but she’s also taken her place at the forefron

The British Yachting Awards celebrate the finest of both the cruising and racing worlds. This year it offers recognition at the end of an extraordinary year, which has seen sailing deliver an astonish

Fresh from his Tour of Britain retirement party, Geraint Thomas sits down with Chris Marshall-Bell to look back on his extraordinary two-decade-long career

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