DELIVERY men and women in York are set to receive coaching tips from a world champion and Olympic finalist.

Shanaze Reade partnered Victoria Pendleton in the Team Sprint at the World Championships in 2007, and raced in the 2012 Olympics, as well as winning the UCI BMX World Championships three times.

She will meet riders from the York Deliveroo service to share ideas on how best to keep fit for their role, which can see them cycle more than 150km each week, delivering food around the city.

Shanaze, who is 27, said she was "more than happy to put my knowledge to good use and help the York riders get the most out of themselves".

She said: "I have had a lot of races in my career, from endurance races to sprints, and so I know how the Deliveroo riders need to think, eat and cycle to achieve their goals.”

Dan Warne, from Deliveroo said: “Our riders cover big distances each week in cities across the UK, so we wanted to bring someone in to give them some guidance on endurance cycling and who better than an Olympian cyclist?”