At the top end, Britain has never been better represented: in 2025, 50 riders – 32 men and 18 women – raced for WorldTour teams. On the men’s side, a further 20 riders competed at second-division ProTeam level.
The British riders often forgotten, though, are those racing at far below the WorldTour – without TV cameras, crowds or salaries – in UCI Continental and elite club teams. Why, you might ask, do they do it?
