Cycling - No regrets for Varnish over failed employment case


  • Cycling
  • Friday, 18 Jan 2019

FILE PHOTO: England's Jess Varnish waves after winning the bronze medal in the women's sprint finals cycling race at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 27, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Winning/File Photo

(Reuters) - Former European team sprint champion Jess Varnish said she had no regrets after losing her employment case against British Cycling and UK Sport and will consider grounds for an appeal.

Varnish, who was dropped from the British cycling squad before the 2016 Rio Olympics, had sought to sue for wrongful termination and sexual discrimination.

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