Overview

• The official listing for the Junior Race of South Wales displayed the village as five asterisks on British Cycling’s website.
• A spokesperson said the system "auto-censored" the place name and described the filters as "overly sensitive."
• British Cycling said it will "have a serious look" at its newly implemented website systems to ensure technology does not override common sense.
• Social media users and local media, including the Abergavenny Chronicle, condemned the omission as disrespectful to local heritage.
• The name dates back roughly 500 years to the Williams family coat of arms, and the junior event proceeded over the Bank Holiday weekend.