Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark lead the women’s 470 women’s event after two days of sailing World Cup action in Hyeres while David Swift calls time on skeleton career. Here’s our round up of the last 24 hours.
Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark moved into top spot in the 470 Women’s event at the Hyeres World Cup while third-placed Nick Thompson was also on the move.
With the event serving as another valuable stepping stone on the Road to Rio, Mills and Clark again showed their potential on the water to take the lead after day two.
Nick Dempsey and Bryony Shaw also moved into second place overall while Nick Thompson is third in the Laser class.
The world champion will be looking to defend his title at next month’s World Championships in Mexico, although he admitted Rio was the main focus.
“It’s not long at all now until our World Championship in Mexico, about two weeks, and I think this event is a brilliant warm-up event for that,” he said.
“Really the programme for me this year has been about what’s the right thing to do in the build up to Rio.
“I’m certainly raring to go and I think everything’s in shape for the Worlds but certainly the focus more is about Rio.”
Skeleton slider David Swift has announced his retirement after representing Great Britain on the international stage for almost a decade.
Swift joined the GB programme in 2006 before claiming silver at the World Junior Championships and the senior British title two years later.
A winner of the overall Intercontinental Cup (ICC) competition in 2015, the 31-year-old won Europa Cup gold in St Moritz earlier this year and his final race in GB colours saw him finish 16th at the World Championships in Igls, Austria, two months ago.
"I have loved every minute of the last ten years representing Great Britain," he said. "However, I feel I have now achieved everything I am capable of in the sport.
"In my first few weeks of sliding I hated the sport, but now, ten years later, it's going to leave a huge hole in my life.
"I have lived a life many only dream of and have met a huge number of incredible people along the way."
A puncture heading into the final two climbs curtailed any hopes Britain’s Chris Froome had of being in the mix on the second stage of the Tour de Romandie.
The Team Sky rider had appeared to be perfectly placed but suffered a flat just before the road ramped upwards, leaving him out of contention for the final run in.
Teammate Geraint Thomas also slipped off the pace in the last 6km and crossed the line 57 seconds behind Nairo Quintana who moved into the yellow jersey.
Thomas now sits in 14th position, 54 seconds back, while Froome eventually came home 17 minutes down.
Lizzie Armitstead admits she will relish every minute of riding the women’s Tour de Yorkshire in the world champion’s rainbow jersey.
The one-day race on Saturday starts in Armitstead's home town of Otley before concluding in Doncaster after following the same 136km route the men will tackle later in the same day.
Olympic silver medallist Armitstead won the world title in Richmond, USA last year and, while her focus is on the Olympic Games in Rio later this summer, the 27-year-old intends to figure prominently again on home soil this weekend.
"I never expected to compete at home in a UCI women's race - let alone as world champion," she told BBC Radio York.
"It's my first race in the UK in the rainbow jersey and it'll be wonderful.
“It's fantastic to have the opportunity to race at home so I wouldn't miss it.
"There will be plenty of my friends and family watching so I have extra motivation to put on a good show.
"Knowing the roads and the home support will give me an advantage - as well as being used to the Yorkshire weather that it sounds like we have in store for this weekend."
British Cycling has announced the six riders who will compete at the 2016 UEC Mountain Bike European Championships in May.
The Championships, which take place from 5-8 May in Huskvana, Sweden, will feature Olympic Podium Programme rider Grant Ferguson in the elite men's category, while Senior Academy riders Evie Richards and Iain Paton will contest their respective under-23 events.
In the junior categories, Will Gascoyne, Sophie Wright and Emily Wadsworth will compete, with Ferguson, Richards, Paton and Gascoyne teaming up for the relay event.
"The four riders we're entering into the relay race are individually strong in their respective categories," mountain bike academy coach Simon Watts told British Cycling.
"We've selected them for the relay as we believe they will make a competitive team and start the European championships off in a positive way for the rest of the team.”
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