As soaring temperatures swept across Great Britain in June, Team GB were bringing the heat to the sporting arena with gold medals galore.
From British records to World Cup wins here is the best of the action from last month.
Winning on wheels
June could not have got off to a better start when Simon Yates claimed the Giro d’Italia crown on the first day of the month.
The Visma-Lease a Bike rider had done all the work in fairytale fashion the day before, having started the penultimate stage in third, one minute and 21 seconds off leader Isaac del Toro.
But Yates, who lost the lead on the punishing Colle delle Finestre mountain stage in 2018, used it to his advantage this time round as he surged away on the ascent and not only bridged the gap in the general classification but left Toro one minute 41 seconds in his wake.
It brought celebration in June as Yates enjoyed the processionary final stage in Rome before lifting the Trofeo Senza Fine.
"I'm not really an emotional person but I couldn't hold back the tears," said the 32-year-old.
"It's something I've worked towards year after year and I've had a lot of setbacks but I've finally managed to pull it off."
There was more British success on two wheels to come in June as Cat Ferguson clinched her first World Tour stage win in the Tour of Britain.
She claimed victory in stage three in the Scottish Borders and finished second in the tour overall, just four seconds behind winner Ally Wollaston in the general classification.
And cycling success did not stop there with success in the BMX Racing World Cup in Papendal.
Bethany Shriever returned to form with her first World Cup win of the season, while Ross Cullen claimed his first ever World Cup victory.
Rowing to success
There were medals galore on display for British Rowing at the European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria as British Olympic boats took home five golds and two bronzes.
Notably, Lauren Henry claimed a British record and European best time in the women’s single sculls (W1x), while Cedol Dafydd, Callum Dixon, Matt Haywood and Rory Harris made history when they became the first-ever British quad to win gold at a European Championship.
The won the Men’s quadruple sculls (M4x), and set a British record in the process.
“The European Championships in Plovdiv were very successful for Great Britain with European, World and British records broken,” said Louise Kingsley, British Rowing Director of Performance.
“There were some tight races which came right down to the line and made for edge-of-the-seat entertainment.”
It set them on course for more success as British Olympic boats won three golds and a bronze at the World Cup in Varese before adding a further two golds and a bronze in Lucerne.
It meant Great Britain claimed overall victory in the World Rowing Cup series.
Reaching new heights
In Innsbruck, Olympic gold medallist Toby Roberts returned to winning ways with a gold medal in the Boulder World Cup.
Just 10 days before Roberts had finished 51st in Bern, leading him to open up about his struggles around pressure and expectation.
But it certainly proved a weight off his shoulders as he recaptured his best form and added silver in the Lead World Cup to that gold to round off a successful competition.
“Being honest was the best thing I could have done and has allowed me to remember why I love competing so much,” Roberts wrote on Instagram.
“I couldn’t be more happy with the turnaround in the last couple of weeks. It’s always easier to say to yourself to ‘enjoy it more’ but to actually do it is something different.
“I’m proud I was able to bounce back and more than anything I’m incredibly excited to keep competing this season whatever may happen.”
Smashing records
On the track, the Diamond League brought plenty of opportunity for British success and it was George Mills who stepped up.
The middle-distance runner delivered a blistering performance in Oslo to break Mo Farah’s 5000m record by more than six seconds.
NEW BRITISH RECORD 🔥
— Team GB (@TeamGB) June 12, 2025
George Mills breaks Sir Mo Farah's 5000m record by more than six seconds with a stunning run at the Oslo Diamond League 👏
He becomes the second-fastest European of all time 💪pic.twitter.com/Z520M8RyFI
He clocked 12:46.59 to shave 12 seconds off his own PB and blow Farah’s 14-year record out of the water. It makes him the second-fastest European of all time.
"The race was stacked and billed as a world record attempt, so to be in the mix was important. My target for the season is a global medal and this shows I am in the right space,” he said.
"The national record was definitely one of the things I came for. I did not get the other two – the European record and the win – but I was close to both, so I am delighted with that.”
Georgia Hunter Bell also had Diamond League joy as she won the 800m in Stockholm with a storming finish down the back straight.
Sailing onto the podium
Martin Wrigley and Bettine Harris completed a stunning turnaround to clinch bronze in the 470 World Championships.
Having been in 17th position on day two, the duo engineered a reversal of fortunes to sail onto the podium.
Wrigley and Harris continued a brilliant June as they claimed Grand Slam gold at Kiel Week in the 470 class just over two weeks later.
"It was super exciting right to the end. We only managed to take the lead in the second upwind and then held onto it," Harris told Sail-World.
“This victory means a lot to us after what has already been a great season. Beating the reigning world champions feels amazing.”
It added to a further two medals for Britain at the competition as Saskia Tidey and Freya Black took victory in the 49er FX and John Gimson and Anna Burnet won Nacra17 silver.
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