British Cycling passes 75,000 members

British Cycling’s membership has surpassed 75,000, soaring by over 50% since Sir Bradley Wiggins won the Tour de France in July last year, the sports governing body announced today.

On the day that British Cycling’s membership hit 75,000 for the first time in the organisation’s history, Tour de France favourite and British Cycling member Chris Froome confirmed that ‘cycling has officially hit the mainstream,’ commenting that ‘the more people that join the sport, the stronger we become’.

This unprecedented growth has been achieved through the continued development of new opportunities and support for anyone to start and to stay cycling – whether that be commuting, recreation or sport – ensuring that the inspiration created by our cycling stars is transferred into more people cycling at all levels, delivering on our vision of ‘inspiration to participation’.

‘I’d like to thank all of the members, volunteers, and clubs for the contribution they made and the continued involvement that they have with British Cycling’
– Dave Brailsford

When Bradley Wiggins won the Tour de France in July 2012, British Cycling had one of its strongest ever months of member sales with 2,400 people joining. In the nine months since, an average of 2,800 members per month have joined British Cycling.

As a further example of how cycling fever shows no signs of slowing post-London 2012 – the sports governing body also today confirmed that more people joined British Cycling as members in May and June this year than did during the whole of the Tour de France and the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012.

Commenting on the news, British Cycling’s President Brian Cookson OBE, said:

‘There is no question that cycling is the sport that redefined our national sporting identity last year with unprecedented success across all areas. The fact that our membership now stands at an all time high of 75,000 will only help us to increase our influence for the good of cycling in this country.

‘With just 10 days to go until Chris Froome sets off in Corsica, we’re thrilled that cycling fever is still gripping the nation long after the closing ceremonies in London.’

To celebrate the ongoing popularity of cycling, British Cycling has today launched a celebration of its members backed by British Cycling’s Performance Director, Sir Dave Brailsford, who commented:

‘This is a big, big day and a big stepping stone for British Cycling. I’d like to thank all of the members, volunteers, and clubs for the contribution they made and the continued involvement that they have with British Cycling.’

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