British Cycling president Bob Howden said:
“It is fantastic news that Sport England is backing British Cycling with significant investment confirmed for the next four years. I’d like to thank Sport England and the National Lottery for their continued support.
“The sustainability of our work at the grassroots has long been a key priority for us focus and we are becoming less reliant on public money thanks to the support of our commercial partners.
“Sport England’s new focus on inactivity is a great opportunity for us to look at ways to ensure our programmes are persuading people who do no exercise to get involved in cycling. This, as well as continuing to deliver our mass participation and community rides, will be our priority.
“Our new partnership with HSBC UK will aim to touch the lives of everyone across Britain and our continued support from Sport England will go a long way to helping us to deliver this.”
