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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jeremy Whittle

Lappartient’s grand vision of cycling ‘mini-Olympics’ realised in Glasgow

Riders in the women’s road race compete in the streets of Glasgow
Riders in the women’s road race compete in the streets of Glasgow, which belied concerns about the city’s suitability as host. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

Less than 12 months from the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, British cycling’s good health was evident across the UCI Cycling World Championships, which ended in Glasgow on Sunday afternoon.

From Tom Pidcock’s gold medal in the men’s Olympic mountain biking event, to Elinor Barker and Neah Evans’s world title in the women’s madison, Josh Tarling’s bronze in the men’s time trial and Beth Shriever’s gold in the BMX supercross, there were stellar performances across the multidisciplined event from rapidly maturing talents.

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