Sophie Capewell, Blaine Ridge-Davis and Milly Tanner will don Team England jerseys at the Commonwealth Games next weekend but they will be taking the next steps in an overhaul of Great Britain’s women’s team sprint.
This has been the weak spot of Britain’s otherwise all-conquering track cycling programme for several years – failing to even qualify for either of the last two Olympics – but a long-term project to change that is bearing fruit.
