This Sunday, 30th June, 8,000 cyclists are expected to take part in the Great Manchester Cycle: the second edition of this unique closed-road event that has once again reached capacity.

The organisers of the Great Manchester Cycle, Nova International, have today announced that London 2012 Gold medallist, Joanna Rowsell, will be riding the closed-road cycling event on Sunday 30th June 2013.

It might only have been a test even, but last week's Track World Cup meet at the new London Velodrome gave the Brits, and the rest of the world, the chance to find out just how the boards are feeling ahead of this summer's Olympics. Team GB rocked up and topped the medal table, thanks in no small measure to Joanna Rowsell.