Great Britain men's team pursuit thrives in new laid-back era of British Cycling

The Great Britain men's squad won the 2022 team pursuit world title
The Great Britain men's squad won the 2022 team pursuit world title (Image credit: Getty Images)

Bradley Wiggins caused a stir a couple of years ago when he identified a deficiency at British Cycling of "someone who actually knows what they’re talking about". 

The multiple Olympic champion was discussing Mark Cavendish's non-selection for the Tokyo Olympics and regretting the rigid "box-ticking" of the national federation. 

Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is a freelance sports writer and editor. He’s an NCTJ-accredited journalist with a bachelor’s degree in modern languages (French and Spanish). Patrick worked full-time at Cyclingnews for eight years between 2015 and 2023, latterly as Deputy Editor.