British Cycling – An Overview

 - British Cycling is the national governing body for cycle sport in the UK 
 - British Cycling helps everyday cyclists enjoy riding more through the Everyday Cycling scheme 
 - British Cycling works throughout the sport - from delivering Olympic medals to encouraging people to get on a bike for the first time 
 - British Cycling is the fastest growing cycling organisation in the UK, with 25,000 members 
 - British Cycling was involved with 3,000 affiliated events in 2008 
 - British Cycling encourages and develops children's cycling talents: the Go Ride scheme is expected to deliver up to 90,000 opportunities in 2008/09 
 - British Cycling is funded by membership, UK Sport, Sport England and British Sky Broadcasting

 - British Cycling administers the sport in the following disciplines: BMX, Cycle Speedway, Cyclo-Cross, Mountain Bike, Road and Track.

 - British Cycling has a five year strategy (2005-2009) for the development of cycling, the UK Wide One-Stop Plan >>>>

As the governing body of cycling, British Cycling has a range of responsibilities, which, for operational purposes, the organisation groups under two main headings:

Excellence: British Cycling runs the lottery-funded GB Cycling Teams in Road, Track, Mountain Bike Cross-Country and Paralympic cycling and is offering an increasing amount of support to the GB team in non-Olympic disciplines. More details of Excellence can be found in the GB Team section of the website: Excellence

Participation: British Cycling members have access to an extensive events programme, racing licences and a range of benefits. British Cycling underpins cycling with programmes focusing on Facilities, Major Events, Coaching, Volunteers, Club Development and Grass-Roots participation. More Details of Participation >>>>