# Ten years and three kids later… Oliva back for Olympic bid

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ten-years-and-three-kids-later-oliva-back-for-olympic-bid/
- Published: 2026-11-12T09:59:47+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T12:05:15+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/cm2kljnzjyzlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Sport, UK, World

## Key points

- Ciara Oliva is back in elite cycling after nearly a decade away.
- The 37-year-old is targeting selection for the Los Angeles Olympics.
- She won Commonwealth bronze for Wales and credits her family’s support.

## Summary

Ciara Oliva has returned to the British Cycling programme after nearly a decade away, aiming to fulfil an Olympic ambition she says remains unfinished. The former European champion and world medallist missed selection for Rio 2016 and says watching the team win gold after she was named reserve was heartbreaking; now, at 37, she is pursuing a place at the Los Angeles Games.

Oliva retired in 2018 and became a physiotherapist, while raising three children with her husband, cyclist Lewis. She returned to international competition at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, winning bronze for Wales in the women’s team pursuit, and says her family’s support has made the comeback possible. Selection will be difficult given the strength of the current British women’s endurance team, which won world titles recently, but Oliva hopes her journey will inspire her children.

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