Welsh cyclist Elinor Barker is back in Manchester after falling ill at the Track World Cup first leg in Colombia, an event she has mixed feelings about after her teammates bravely claimed bronze.

Elinor Barker has praised the National Cycling Centre in Manchester as she turns her attention to round two of the Revolution Series this weekend.

In the first of his monthly blogs leading up to the Rio 2016 Olympics, Liam looks back on 2015 before talking dentists, dog walking and helping to bring through the next generation of cyclists.

The end of a gruelling nine-month long season may be in sight but Disley’s Dame Sarah Storey admits she will be squeezing out every ounce of remaining energy to star at this week’s Six Day London.

Dame Sarah Storey says British track cycling success is indebted to Manchester’s National Cycling Centre after the iconic velodrome hosted the National Track Championships last weekend.

Cansfield High School student Lauren Bate-Lowe was in action at the Sainsbury’s 2015 School Games in Manchester over the weekend and was in nearly unstoppable form – walking away with three gold medals.

Former Tour de France winner Sir Bradley Wiggins and British cycling’s golden couple Jason Kenny and Laura Trott will all wow Manchester velodrome audiences at the national track championships later this month.

Manchester BMX Club’s 12-year-old sensation Lewis Holmes is already preparing to represent his country at the World Championships, just two years after taking up the sport completely by chance.

Liam Phillips, 2013 BMX world champion, moved to Manchester seven years ago and is currently preparing for the July 21-25 World Championships to be held at Circuit Zolder in Belgium, a site better known for its Formula 1 pedigree.

Three-time northern champions Manchester Futsal Club are one of the leading lights in the national indoor five-a-side version of football both on and off the court.

The world’s best BMX riders will compete in the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup on the weekend, with British Cycling duo Tre Whyte and Charlotte Green taking to the track they know best in search of success.