British Cycling under scrutiny over allegations of ‘toxic culture’ in leadership team

Former employee alleges bullying swept under carpetBritish Cycling defends handling of complaintsBritish Cycling is facing further questions after a former employee accused it of having a “toxic culture” days after Matt Richardson was sent home from the World Track Championships in Shanghai.Jack Lindsay, who worked as a commercial manager at British Cycling from 2024 to 2025, criticised the way he claimed it responded to his formal workplace bullying complaint spanning dozens of incidents. And he also questioned what he branded a lack of oversight from UK Sport, which has given the organisation £30m to prepare for the LA Olympics. Continue reading…

A former commercial manager criticised the handling of a bullying complaint as British Cycling insisted ‘action is taken’ when appropriate British Cycling is facing further questions after a former employee accused it of having a “toxic culture” days after Matt Richardson was sent home from the World Track Championships in Shanghai. Jack Lindsay, who worked as a commercial manager at British Cycling from 2024 to 2025, criticised the way he claimed it responded to his formal workplace bullying complaint spanning dozens of incidents.

And he also questioned what he branded a lack of oversight from UK Sport, which has given the organisation £30m to prepare for the LA Olympics. “The complaint covered dozens of incidents over six months, spanning multiple categories of alleged bullying,” Lindsay wrote in a post on LinkedIn. “Most were partially substantiated. There would be no apology, and I was told of no action against the individual I had sought to hold responsible.” Lindsay also claimed that