# British Cycling launches plan after toxic survey

> British Cycling says it will act on a confidential survey where staff and riders used the word toxic to describe its World Class Programme.
- Title: British Cycling launches plan after toxic survey · BBC Sport
- Summary: British Cycling says it will act on a confidential survey where staff and riders used the word toxic to describe its World Class Programme. British Cycling…
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- Source: BBC Sport — https://bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/c3vgxvl15k8ko
- Published: 2026-10-15T15:15:17.502+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: british cycling, world class programme, uk sport, culture survey, cycling, sports
## Survey finds toxic culture in cycling
British Cycling says it is launching an action plan following a confidential survey funded by UK Sport. The independent survey found toxic was the joint-second most common response describing the World Class Programme.

> toxic
## Morale dropped among riders and staff
The Times reported the survey results found a drop in morale among riders and performance staff. However, British Cycling said the majority of team members say they love their jobs and overall favourability has increased.
## British Cycling commits to improvements
British Cycling said it recognises others want to see improvements and is committed to listening and acting. The GB Cycling Team has developed an action plan focused on leadership, development, feedback and wellbeing.

> The wellbeing of our staff and riders is fundamental to everything we do at British Cycling
## UK Sport backs the action plan
UK Sport said it is critical that sports it invests in have a safe, healthy and high-performing culture.
## Key takeaway

British Cycling is implementing an action plan after an independent survey funded by UK Sport found morale problems in its World Class Programme, with toxic among the most common descriptions.