Shani Bloch-Davidov stepped up her preparations for the Rio Olympics with a victorious ride at the Crit on The Campus criterium on the roads around Stirling University.

Now living in Scotland with her family, Israel’s leading female cyclist went on to join her Athena team-mates in Thailand, where she was joined by fellow Israeli Omer Shapiro for the three-day Princess Mata Chackri Siridon’s Cup.

Bloch said: “The race was hard and challenging and I know it still requires a lot of hard work to get to Rio."