A magazine has apologised after referring to a female cyclist as a "token attractive woman" in a photo caption.

Cycling Weekly said the "idiotic" caption was written by a subeditor but missed by other editors before the magazine was sent to print.



The image was published alongside a feature on Hinckley Cycling Race Club in Leicestershire, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year.

The cyclist pictured, who did not wish to be named, told BuzzFeed News she was "absolutely gutted and disappointed" at the way she had been featured in the magazine.