Great Britain Transplant Cycling Team

The team are currently preparing for the 25th World Transplant Games to be held in Dresden, Germany from 17th to 24th August 2025. The Games, and GBTx Cycling team, exist to demonstrate the success of organ donation and transplantation and increase awareness of the importance of joining the organ donor register.

The next training session for this latest edition of the games will be held on Sunday 8th September 2024 at Stourport cycling circuit.

The selection criteria for the team (in addition to having a life supporting organ transplant) are as follows:

1. Performance against age group peers at British Transplant Games (and European or World Transplant Games if relevant) or demonstration of potential to reach a competitive level at European or World level.
2. Demonstration of relevant cycling performances outside of transplant related cycling competition.
3. Attendance at the minimum number of the Team Briefings for WTG (and/or attendance at Cycling Coaching sessions).
4. Remaining sufficiently fit and healthy and committed to regular training and racing.
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It is the intention the team time trial teams (2 riders for women’s teams, 3 for men and 3 for mixed teams) will be selected from those riders who attend the training sessions or have the known technical, tactical and physiological performance characteristics to compete for podium positions. It is likely the Games organisers will limit the number of team time trials teams each country can enter.

You can follow the team along the journey here, on X @GBTxCyclists or on our Facebook page 

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​Rich Smith coaches and rides for the GBTx Cycling Team after receiving a liver transplant 31 years ago competing in 10 editions of the Games from 1999 in Budapest to 2019 in Newcastle, winning 15 gold medals. He never stops going on about it either. Follow him on X @ridefastcoach