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British Cycling

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First report 15 Feb 2018•Latest report 21 Feb 2018

Recipient record

Reports, concerns and published responses

Private and voluntary organisations · Sport governing body. This page brings together reports naming this recipient and response statements clearly connected to concerns raised in those reports.

Reports
2

Naming this recipient

Published responses
50%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
1

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
2

Described in responses

Reports over time

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

Evidence profile

Report topics

Share of this recipient’s reports compared with all other recipients.

50%published responses found
2stated actions described

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Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from British Cycling linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. Portsmouth and South East Hampshire

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    Richard Frederick PHILLIPS-SCHOFIELD · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Richard Frederick PHILLIPS-SCHOFIELD fell from his cycle during a track race on 9 March 2014 and sustained unsurvivable head and chest injuries. He died in hospital on 11 March 2014; the principal concern was that ineffective procedures allowed cyclists to continue riding through the aftermath of the accident, and that formal procedures for halting races were lacking.

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    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to British Cycling; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of formal, effective procedures for halting cycle races after an accident or track hazard

    Wider context from the report

    “From the evidence given at the inquest, both by witnesses and a video of the race, the steps taken to halt the race after the accident were ineffectual to prevent numerous cyclists riding through the aftermath of the accident where a number of competitors, including the deceased, were lying injured. I was told in evidence that there are no formal, effective procedures in the regulations of any of the organisations controlling cycle racing in the United Kingdom for stopping a race in the event of an accident or hazard on the track. It would be left to the organisers on site to stop a race in whatever way they felt appropriate. I believe that the various national cycling organisations should consider introducing formal effective procedures for halting races which would be mandatory for all races organised under their regulations. ”
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  2. Manchester South

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    Charlie Benjamin Craig · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Charlie Craig, an elite cyclist, was found unresponsive in bed on 21 January 2017 after appearing fit and well the previous evening. The inquest recorded that he died from damage to his heart resulting from a number of myocardial infarctions. A substantive concern was that British Cycling did not undertake health assessments or medical screening before accepting young riders onto its Apprenticeship stage, despite evidence that screening can help identify cardiac abnormalities in asymptomatic young people.

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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to British Cycling; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of pre-acceptance health assessment or medical screening for young riders

    Wider context from the report

    “It was confirmed during the inquest that British Cycling does not currently undertake any health assessments or medical screening prior to accepting young riders onto the Apprenticeship stage of the World Class Programme. ”
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    Source evidence

    How this respondent action was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Develop GBCT cardiac screening guidelines covering WCP and apprentice riders, with recommendations prepared for Senior Leadership Team review.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “The type of testing envisaged as a possibility by the Coroner has in fact been under research since last September when a new Head of Medical Services was appointed and British Cycling believes that this testing will meet what is envisaged by the Coroner’s report.”

    Source location

    2018-0048-Response-by-British-Cycling
    Page 2 · response
    Published 8 June 2018

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    Source evidence

    How this respondent action was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Implement the new cardiac screening guidelines across WCP and apprentice riders, including screening requirements before participation.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “Since his appointment the new Head of Medical Services has been working with some of the UK’s leading sports cardiology experts at Liverpool John Moores University to produce new GBCT cardiac screening guidelines (“Guidelines”) covering all athletes on the WCP together with those at apprentice level. The recommendations for Guidelines are due to be submitted for review by the GBCT Senior Leadership Team by 16 April 2018, following which the Guidelines will be implemented across the WCP and those at apprentice level.”

    Source location

    2018-0048-Response-by-British-Cycling
    Page 2 · response
    Published 8 June 2018

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    Source evidence

    How this respondent position was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Apprentice riders currently complete a health questionnaire, so British Cycling does undertake a health assessment before accepting them.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “We have set out below our response to the Report addressing the matters of concern raised in the Report, namely that British Cycling does not currently undertake any health assessments or medical screening prior to accepting young riders onto the apprentice stage of the World Class Programme (“WCP”).”

    Source location

    2018-0048-Response-by-British-Cycling
    Page 1 · response
    Published 8 June 2018

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Published response patterns

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Published responses found

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How actions were described at the time

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Information checked against published PFD reports and official responses · Data reviewed 7 Sep 2026 · About data quality and limitations

Data last updated 7 September 2026