A cycling magazine has apologised for publishing an ‘idiotic’ caption about a female cyclist.

Cycling Weekly used the caption “token attractive woman” for a photo included in a feature on Hinckley Cycling Race Club in Leicestershire.

Editor Simon Richardson said the caption was written by a member of the sub-editing team during the magazine's production process and was missed before it went to print.

Club secretary Tim Ellershaw said the club was annoyed, and the comment "should never have been made in the first place".