Britishcycling.org.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
93% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
32% 
Server
96% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.47 s
File size
104.00 kB
Words
834
Media files
43
Number of links
120 internal / 22 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - British Cycling
The length of the page title is perfect. (202 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
British Cycling
The meta description is too short. (90 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length) Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain name is very long.
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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og:site_nameBritish Cycling
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 834 words. That's ok.
27.1% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
4 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 14.43 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 17 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
4 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
.../banners/2024/Summer_Campaign_Banner.pngNTC 25
...vi/media/branding/bc-logo.1641306995.pngBritish Cycling
.../design/assets/img/flickr.1725007430.pngFlickr
...design/assets/img/youtube.1725007430.pngYoutube
...design/assets/img/twitter.1725007430.pngTwitter
...esign/assets/img/facebook.1725007430.pngFacebook
...vi/media/articles/2024/09/6ToBPodium.jpgWilliams seals Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men victory as Govekar wins in Felixstowe
...edia/articles/2024/09/5ToBMagnierWin.jpgMagnier seals hattrick with victory on stage 5 of Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men
...media/articles/2024/09/FinGrahamGold.jpgFantastic Fin-ale for Great Britain on cycling's final day at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
...vvi/media/articles/2024/8/Track5Flag.jpgManic Madison secures silver for Barker and Evans as Carlin catapults to bronze on 14th day of Olympic Games
...dia/articles/2024/8/Track4EmmaPodium.jpgFinucane fights to claim keirin bronze on the 13th day of the Olympic Games
.../media/articles/2024/8/Track3Pursuit.jpgMedal madness for British team pursuit squads on day 12 of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
.../181/zuvvi/media/membership/DSC07912.JPGBecome a Member for £50
...ip/708941_commutephoto_woman1000x600.pngLegal and insurance cover
...articles/Brand_Logo_Banner_Web_921px.pngHundreds of savings made available to members through our Rewards Hub
..._of_cycling/Hero_banner_illustration.pngSUMMER OF CYCLING
...d/20180608_readysetride_balance_bike.PNGTeach your kids to ride with quick and easy games
...icles/summer_of_cycling/Second_Image.pngLocal clubs for kids and young people
...29-hsbc-uk-go-ride-safeguarding-3000.jpgSafeguarding
...uvvi/media/20141028-anti-doping-3000.jpgBritish Cycling anti-doping
...0101020-Ride-Guide-Cut-Gate-010_3000.jpgRules & constitution
...bership/20160808-membership-homepage.jpgJoin Us
...on/2014/20141001_Event_finder_home_3.jpgEvents
...s/2023/08/Mother_son_cycling_offroad.jpgTips & advice
...les/2024/09/EliteRoadRacingTaskForce.JPGElite Road Racing Task Force: Our Progress
...vvi/media/articles/2024/09/CurlewCup.JPGPreviews: The Curlew Cup and Beaumont Trophy
...r_of_Britain_-_Day_1_-_Darlington_33.jpgLloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men changes lives with community integrated care
...vvi/media/articles/2024/09/AnnaFlynn.jpgOrr and Flynn storm to marathon national titles in Newcastleton
...vi/media/articles/2024/09/6ToBPodium.jpgWilliams seals Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men victory as Govekar wins in Felixstowe
...edia/articles/2024/09/5ToBMagnierWin.jpgMagnier seals hattrick with victory on stage 5 of Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men
...0101-recreation-mountain-biking-1341.pngGet started
...sion_2/img/member_rewards.1725007430.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...g/peace_of_mind_insurance.1725007430.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...rsion_2/img/legal_support.1725007430.jpgNo alt attribute provided
..._2/img/member_voice_forum.1725007430.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...tion/2014/20141001_Event_finder_home.jpgEvents
...a/bc_images/bc_izone/stage1/5M3A9355.jpgTips & Advice
...vi/media/branding/bc-logo.1641306995.pngBritish Cycling
.../2017/1412_UKSPORT_TNL_70_RETINA-350.pngUK Sport
...yds/Lloyds-web-footer-300.1718377019.pngLloyds Bank
...3011_SPORT_ENGLAND_TNL_70_RETINA-350.pngSport England
..._footer_whiteout_scottish.1723539460.pngScottish Cycling
...ogo_footer_whiteout_welsh.1721206305.pngWelsh Cycling

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Get into British Cycling
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 71 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Get into British Cycling
H2 Latest news
H2 Great Britain Cycling Team
H2 Join British Cycling
H2 Kids & Young People
H2 Governance & Safeguarding
H2 JOIN US
H2 EVENTS
H2 TIPS & ADVICE
H2 GET STARTED
H2 Register with British Cycling Today, it's Free!
H2 Login to your British Cycling account.
H2 Retrieve your account details
H2 EVENTS Duplicate text
H2 TIPS & ADVICE Duplicate text
H3 Williams seals Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men victory as Govekar wins in Felixstowe
H3 Magnier seals hattrick with victory on stage 5 of Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men
H3 Fantastic Fin-ale for Great Britain on cycling's final day at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
H3 Manic Madison secures silver for Barker and Evans as Carlin catapults to bronze on 14th day of Olympic Games
H3 Finucane fights to claim keirin bronze on the 13th day of the Olympic Games
H3 Medal madness for British team pursuit squads on day 12 of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
H3 Become a Member for £50
H3 Legal and insurance cover
H3 Hundreds of savings made available to members through our Rewards Hub
H3 SUMMER OF CYCLING
H3 Teach your kids to ride with quick and easy games
H3 Local clubs for kids and young people
H3 Safeguarding
H3 British Cycling anti-doping
H3 Rules & constitution
H3 Find Events Near Me:
H3 Elite Road Racing Task Force: Our Progress
H3 Previews: The Curlew Cup and Beaumont Trophy
H3 Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men changes lives with community integrated care
H3 Orr and Flynn storm to marathon national titles in Newcastleton
H3 Williams seals Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men victory as Govekar wins in Felixstowe Duplicate text
H3 Magnier seals hattrick with victory on stage 5 of Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men Duplicate text
H3 Discounts on top cycling brands
H3 Peace-of-mind insurance
H3 Free legal support
H3 Members Voice forum
H3 Find Events Near Me: Duplicate text
H3 Come on, enjoy the ride
H4 First name:
H4 Last name:
H4 Email Address:
H4 Confirm Email:
H4 Password:
H4 Confirm Password:
H4 I'm interested in:
H4 The type of riding I do is:
H4 Upgrade to enjoy these benefits...
H4 Membership number:
H4 Password: Duplicate text
H4 Forgotten password
H4 Username / Membership No:
H4 Forgotten username / membership number
H4 E-Mail Address:
H4 Password
H4 Empty heading
H5 Please enter your first name.
H5 Please enter your surname.
H5 Please enter your E-Mail address.
H5 Please confirm your E-Mail address.
H5 Please enter a password.
H5 Please confirm your password.
H5 This field is required.
H5 This field is required. Duplicate text
H5 Empty heading
H5 Help
H5 This field is required. Duplicate text
H5 Empty heading
H5 This field is required. Duplicate text
H5 Empty heading
H5 This field is required. Duplicate text
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 9 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 22 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://membership.britishcycl...External Subdomain IMG-ALT NTC 25
/IMG-ALT British Cycling
/roadRoad racing
/tourofbritainLloyds Bank Tour of Britain
/commutingCommuting
/freestyleBMX Freestyle
/bmxBMX Racing
/cyclocrossCyclo-cross
/mtbMountain bike
/trackTrack cycling
/cyclespeedwayCycle speedway
https://www.letsride.co.uk/ped...External Subdomain Pedal Parties
https://www.letsride.co.uk/breezeExternal Subdomain Breeze
https://www.letsride.co.uk/gui...External Subdomain Guided Rides
https://www.letsride.co.uk/com...External Subdomain Community Groups
https://www.letsride.co.uk/routesExternal Subdomain Cycling routes
/getinvolvedGet into cycling
/workforceOfficials & Volunteers
/clubsClub cycling
/young-peopleKids & Young People
/talentdevelopmentTalent Development Pathway
/disability/article/parast_Abo...Disability & Para-cycling
/bcregionsRegions & Nations
/membershipBecome a member
/signupbsg/stage1Renew your membership
https://membership.britishcycl...External Subdomain Member benefits
/uac/registerBecome a supporter
https://membership.britishcycl...External Subdomain FAQs and support
/newsNews
/eventsEvents
/campaigningCampaigning
/educationLearning
/knowledgeInsight Zone
/gbcyclingteamGreat Britain Cycling Team
/gbctshopShop Team Kit
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Flickr
https://www.youtube.com/britis...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Youtube
https://twitter.com/britishcyc...New window External IMG-ALT Twitter
https://www.facebook.com/briti...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook
/uac/connectLogin
https://membership.britishcycl...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Become a member
/road/article/20240908-William...Subdomain Williams seals Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men victory as Govekar wins in Felixstowe
/road/article/20240908-William...Subdomain Trivial anchor text
Click here
/road/article/20240907-road-Ma...Subdomain Magnier seals hattrick with victory on stage 5 of Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men
/road/article/20240907-road-Ma...Subdomain Trivial anchor text
Read more
/gbcyclingteam/article/2024090...Subdomain Fantastic Fin-ale for Great Britain on cycling's final day at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
/gbcyclingteam/article/2024090...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/track/article/20240809-Manic-...Subdomain Manic Madison secures silver for Barker and Evans as Carlin catapults to bronze on 14th day of Olympic Games
/track/article/20240809-Manic-...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/gbcyclingteam/article/2024080...Subdomain Finucane fights to claim keirin bronze on the 13th day of the Olympic Games
/gbcyclingteam/article/2024080...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/track/article/20240807-track-...Subdomain Medal madness for British team pursuit squads on day 12 of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
/track/article/20240807-track-...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/membershipBecome a Member for £50
/membershipJoin today
/legalandinsuranceLegal and insurance cover
/legalandinsuranceText duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
https://membership.britishcycl...External Subdomain Hundreds of savings made available to members through our Rewards Hub
https://membership.britishcycl...External Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/summerofcyclingSUMMER OF CYCLING
/summerofcyclingLearn more
/getinvolved/article/20200325-...Teach your kids to ride with quick and easy games
/getinvolved/article/20200325-...Text duplicate Learn more
/go-rideLocal clubs for kids and young people
/go-rideFind a club
/safeguardingSafeguarding
/safeguardingFind out more
/antidopingBritish Cycling anti-doping
/antidopingText duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/about/article/bcst_rulebook_a...Rules & constitution
/about/article/bcst_rulebook_a...Trivial anchor text
Read More
/membershipText duplicate Become a member
/uac/registerSubdomain Text duplicate Become a supporter
https://membership.britishcycl...External Subdomain Text duplicate Member benefits
https://membership.britishcycl...External Subdomain Insurance & legal support
/membershipFIND OUT MORE
/events?search_type=upcomingev...Races
/events?search_type=upcomingev...Leisure rides
/events?search_type=upcomingev...Challenge rides & Sportives
/events?search_type=upcomingev...Events for young people
/events?keywords&view=off&dist...VIEW ALL EVENTS
/commutingHow to commute by bike
/membership/commutePeace of mind support
/knowledgeTips with our Insight Zone
/facilitiesFacilities
/getinvolvedGET INVOLVED
/road/article/20240912-road-El...IMG-ALT Elite Road Racing Task Force: Our Progress
/road/article/20240912-road-El...Text duplicate Elite Road Racing Task Force: Our Progress
/road/article/20240912-road-El...Read Story
/road/article/20240912-road-Pr...IMG-ALT Previews: The Curlew Cup and Beaumont Trophy
/road/article/20240912-road-Pr...Text duplicate Previews: The Curlew Cup and Beaumont Trophy
/about/article/20240912-about-...IMG-ALT Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men changes lives with community integrated care
/about/article/20240912-about-...Text duplicate Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men changes lives with community integrated care
/mtb/article/20240910-mountain...IMG-ALT Orr and Flynn storm to marathon national titles in Newcastleton
/mtb/article/20240910-mountain...Text duplicate Orr and Flynn storm to marathon national titles in Newcastleton
/road/article/20240908-William...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Williams seals Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men victory as Govekar wins in Felixstowe
/road/article/20240908-William...Text duplicate Williams seals Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men victory as Govekar wins in Felixstowe
/road/article/20240907-road-Ma...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Magnier seals hattrick with victory on stage 5 of Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men
/road/article/20240907-road-Ma...Text duplicate Magnier seals hattrick with victory on stage 5 of Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men
/newsMore news
/getinvolvedText duplicate Get into cycling
/young-peopleChildren and young people
/clubsJoin a cycling club
/volunteeringBecome a volunteer
/aboutABOUT US
/Anchor Register
/Anchor Text duplicate Login
/Anchor Recover
/staticcontent/Website-Terms-a...New window website terms of use
/privacynoticeNew window Privacy Notice
https://membership.britishcycl...External Subdomain Get these benefits
/events?search_type=upcomingev...Text duplicate Races
/events?keywords&view=off&dist...Challenge Rides & Sportives
/events?search_type=upcomingev...Leisure Rides
/events?search_type=upcomingev...Text duplicate Events for young people
/eventsText duplicate VIEW ALL EVENTS
/knowledge/skillsSkills & techniques
/knowledge/trainingTraining
/knowledge/nutritionNutrition
/knowledge/bike-kitBike & kit
/knowledgeVIEW ALL TIPS & ADVICE
/signupbsg/stage1Join us
/membershipText duplicate Find out more
/about/article/bcst-Contact-UsContact us
/about/article/bcst_rulebook_a...Text duplicate Rules & constitution
/about/ourpartnersOur partners
/vacanciesVacancies
/about/article/Website-Terms-a...Terms of use
/privacynoticePrivacy notice
/about/article/info-Cookies-0Cookies
/antidopingAnti-doping
/safeguardingText duplicate Safeguarding
/Text duplicate IMG-ALT British Cycling
https://www.facebook.com/briti...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/britishcyc...New window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/britis...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Youtube
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Flickr
/about/article/bc20120312-abou...IMG-ALT UK Sport
/about/article/British-Cycling...Subdomain IMG-ALT Lloyds Bank
/about/article/bc20120312-abou...IMG-ALT Sport England
/scotlandIMG-ALT Scottish Cycling
/walesIMG-ALT Welsh Cycling

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.47 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (104 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateSat, 14 Sep 2024 07:54:05 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
set-cookie118 Characters
expiresThu, 19 Nov 1981 08:52:00 GMT
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servercloudflare
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External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 5,494 referring domains.
This page has 1,121,255 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 3,457 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

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Disallow: /search/article/izn*
Disallow: /events?*
Disallow: /events/*?*
Disallow: /knowledge/search?*
Disallow: /knowledge/search/*?*

Allow: /events/details/*

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