Atthe 2012 LondonOlympics theFrench director of cyclingsuggested thatGB was winningsomanycyclingMEDALSbecauseitsracers were using differentwheels to everyone else.
Brailsford, 48, masterminded British dominance in cyclingattheOlympics and Paralympics and, as Team Sky boss, helped Bradley Wiggins - also knighted in the New Year Honours list - to win the Tour de France.
Martin Barden of Fordingbridge-based UK Cycling Events, which has organised the New Forest Sportive over the past five years, said it had benefited from the legacy of British cycling success atthe 2012 Olympics and Tour de France.
Great Britain won seven out of 10 track cycling golds atthe London 2012 Olympics, and on the road, Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins won gold in the men's time trial and Lizzie Armitstead won silver in the women's road race.