'You can be 12 or 80 – you can still win the top prize' – British cycling association returns from brink of extinction aiming to grow with innovation and determination

Izzy Sharp rides the 2022 national junior women's time trial.

In a British bike racing landscape that is often challenging for the clubs, organisers and associations that are trying to ensure competitive events thrive rather than dwindle, tales of woe are as common as success stories.

In the UK whole regions have fallen out of favour when it comes to promoting top-level road races, while the country's fastest time trial courses are being picked off one by one by new road developments that mean they're no longer raceable. A lack of marshals, volunteers, youngsters… they're all issues that many bike racing organisers and administrators lose sleep over.