Cycling will once again be the most funded of all sports at the upcoming Olympics and Paralympics, UK Sport has announced its largest investment to date for Los Angeles 2028.
It was announced today that Cycling has received £38,950,000 of a total £330m funding period for 2025-2029.
The funding will be split between £30,125,000 for the Olympic cycling team and £8,825,000 for the Paralympic team, both part of British Cycling. As a result, each event will receive an increase of almost £1 million compared to the previous best Paris 2024 funding.
“We are absolutely delighted to have received the funding,” said British Cycling performance director Stephen Parker. “With the continued support of UK Sport, we are able to support the maximum number of athletes to train full-time across seven Olympic and Paralympic sports, with the ultimate goal of achieving world-class results.
“Our ongoing partnership with UK Sport and funding commitments over the next four years until LA 2028 will allow our athletes to continue to inspire people across the country to experience the joy of cycling and increase the social impact they deliver in their communities , both on and off the bike.”
Funding allocated comes from the National Lottery and government funding. It will be used to support all aspects of the British Cycling team, including equipment development and competition costs for road, track, mountain bike and BMX over the next four years.
Dr Kate Baker, Director of Performance and People at UK Sport, hailed the funding announcement as the agency’s “biggest investment to date”.
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“Following a fantastic performance from Team GB and Paralympics GB in Paris this summer, it’s important that we maintain this momentum as we head into the LA cycle,” said Baker.
Since UK Sport funding began in 1997, Team GB has topped the cycling Olympic medal table four times in Beijing, London, Rio and Tokyo.
Team GB finished fifth at the Paris cycling event, winning 11 medals, including two golds – Tom Pidcock in the cross-country mountain bike race and another on the track. Gold medal in the women’s team sprint went to Emma Finucane, Sophie Capewell and Katie Marchant. The Paralympic team ranked third in the cycling medal table, winning a total of 22 gold medals, including 9 gold medals.
The second most funded sports for the Los Angeles Olympics are aquatics (£28,750,000), rowing (£24,850,000) and sailing (£23,950,000). Paralympic athletics will receive the highest level of Paralympic funding at £9,800,000.
These figures do not include wage subsidies given to athletes, which are paid directly in the form of Athlete Performance Awards (APA).
