Harrington and Phelps better placed than most to know how racing must change

As racing tries to get to grips with what change might look like in the wake of the Bryony Frost bullying case, two of its leading figures have a better idea than most from their time dealing with similar issues in cycling.

Annamarie Phelps, BHA chair since 2019, headed the wide-ranging independent investigation into the culture within the elite division of British Cycling that grew out of allegations of sexism and bullying made by the sprinter Jess Varnish against technical director Shane Sutton.

Julie Harrington, now BHA chief executive, had the Phelps report in her in-tray when she arrived in the same post at British Cycling in 2017 and it was published within her first month in office, having been delayed by legal wrangling.