Bradford has every right to be proud of Yvonne McGregor. The 39-year-old became the first British woman ever to win an Olympic cycling medal.

Her bronze medal, clinched last week in the 3,000 metres individual pursuit in Sydney, crowned a remarkable cycling career which only began eight years ago.

Now members of all political parties on Bradford Council have backed a proposal by Mike Healey and Pete Latarch, of Bradford Cycling Action Group, to name a cycle track after her.

The track, at Richard Dunn Sports Centre, Odsal - itself named after another Bradford sporting hero - is used by the Kids Saturday Bike Club, which already boasts youngsters who have won national honours among its numbers.

Yvonne McGregor has shown dedication and courage in her pursuit of excellence and she is an ideal role model for youngsters and cycling enthusiasts everywhere.

She already has World Championship and Commonwealth Games medals under her belt and now, after narrowly missing out on a medal in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, she has shown true spirit and commitment in pursuing her medal dreams in Sydney.

Although she now lives near Wilmslow, Yvonne still calls Bradford home and East Bradford Cycling Club was the first club with which she trained. What she has accomplished since should be an inspiration to everyone.

Celebrating her medal she told the Telegraph & Argus: "Nothing compares to winning an Olympic medal".

It is fitting, therefore, that Bradford should have a permanent memorial to the woman who became its Olympic heroine.