British Cycling confirms 2026 Elite Development Teams
British Cycling has confirmed its Elite Development Teams for 2026, with churn rather than contraction in the men’s cohort, continuity on the women’s side.
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British Women’s Team Cup confirms five-round National B calendar for 2026
As the domestic women’s calendar continues to evolve, the British Women’s Team Cup returns for 2026 with a tighter, five-round National B series — reaffirming the value of team racing, repetition and collective development.
Frankie Hall delivers breakthrough win in El Salvador
After two UCI 1.2 victories last season and a near-miss earlier in the week at the Tour of El Salvador, Frankie Hall secured the first UCI 1.1 win of her career at the Grand Prix San Salvador. Riding for Roland Cogeas Cycling Team, the 30-year-old’s victory marks a significant early-season moment for both rider and team, and reinforces the arguments she made in a candid interview with The British Continental late last year about opportunity, persistence and performance.
Great Britain names Worlds cyclo-cross squad as reigning elite women’s champion misses out
British Cycling has confirmed its squad for the 2026 Cyclo-cross World Championships in Hulst, led by Cam Mason and Zoe Backstedt, but the continued omission of the reigning elite and under-23 women’s national champions — and a forceful response from Spectra Racing — again brings questions of selection criteria and progression in British women’s cyclo-cross into focus.