Mark Cavendish, Laura Kenny and Geraint Thomas are just some of the hundreds of names to have come through the Great Britain Cycling Team academy, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.
The pathway, founded in 2004 by Rod Ellingworth, has become a key conveyor belt for talent within British Cycling. It began in Manchester with six teenagers – including an 18-year-old Cavendish – and has since helped elevate 472 riders to the top of the sport, across all disciplines. Over the last two decades, its graduates have won over 1,300 international medals.
