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A prolific winner of National B’s against star names, Mikey Mottram is one of the names in Vitus Pro Cycling’s line up for 2019 – we chat (more…)

Not only did Connor Swift of Madison Genesis win the British RR title but in 12 major domestic road races, he was in the top 10 in ten of them … (more…)

With the cyclo-cross season in full swing, I take my notebook of questions about the sport to some one who doesn’t only own a bike shop but also races and organises the biggest of the biggest CX races, Dave Mellor (more…)

2018 has been a great but crazy busy summer season for AlpCycles with trips running from May – October across France & Europe. (more…)

Former climber in the pro peloton Jamie Burrow helps Ribble Cycles design their range topping and very lightweight SL-R road bike (more…)

Triple Olympic champion and one of the most prolific winners in British domestic racing, Ed Clancy, has signed for Vitus Pro Cycling in 2019 (more…)

Road based electric bikes are one of the new big things in cycling and Ribble Cycles have their SLe bike, weighing just 10.8kg and ‘stealth’ looking (more…)

The cycling cap has been popular around the world, not just with cyclists, and has always be part of the fabric of the sport over the decades  – Prendas Ciclismo are counting down the top 10 sellers! (more…)

After a tough battle to keep her long running team alive in 2017/2018, and a season giving young riders an opportunity to taste what pro racing in Britain is about, Cherie Pridham’s team Vitus Pro Cycling will have a strengthened line-up for 2019 – we chat to Chez (more…)

Everyone will suffer a puncture some time so we talk to Tony Barry from the Brother UK Neutral Service cars with over 20 years experience to get some inside tips (more…)

Whilst a few UCI teams have folded at the end of this years road season, others have made applications to go UCI like Ribble Pro Cycling – we chatted to them (more…)

A lighter, stiffer and more aero Estrella Ligero on the way for 2019 – the cable-less look coming to Estrella bikes (more…)

trainSharp coached and Inspire Talent Programme rider, Tom Portsmouth took his 3rd win in Belgium recently and the coaches at trainSharp look at the numbers for the ride (more…)

Former World Track Champion, Colin Sturgess, who guided Madison Genesis to an excellent season on the road chats about his time at the team after his momentous resignation on Wednesday (more…)

Its that time of year again when Primera Sports take over the Bournemouth International Centre and put on the best free bike show of the year with top brands and bikes on display (more…)

Former rider for five years with Rapha/JLT Condor, Luke Mellor at 25 is now in the World Tour as the Service Course coordinator for EF Education First Drapac p/b by Cannondale in Girona – we chatted this week (more…)

One of the most experienced people in the cyclo-cross world is Peter Hargroves who is still helping youngsters be better ‘cross riders… (more…)

Bill Temple from Primera Sports has taken the bikes from Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas that are on display in his Bournemouth store and taken some great pictures! (more…)

Promo: trainSharp fitness assessments are an essential part of improving cycling performance, but why? (more…)

Against the odds, a former stockbroker turned full time cyclist, Alex Richardson, riding solo (no team) won the biggest classic of the season, the Lincoln Grand Prix – we chat … (more…)

His team may have folded after a decade at the top, but former pro road race champion and a team manager since the mid 80’s, John Herety is proud of what the team achieved and rightly so (more…)

Feature interview with Phil Jones, (Managing Director of Brother UK), who not only has helped many a team and rider in the sport through his company’s sponsorship of cycling, but also goes out and raises money to help future champions in his ToB1DA for the Dave Rayner Fund (more…)

trainSharp look at the power files for James Shaw of Lotto Soudal from two different types of stages and compare them (more…)

As the road season ends, temperatures plummet, the weather gets changeable, and a holiday is needed, then Cycling Holiday Spain have just the place in Southern Spain where you can relax and ride the bike if you really must! (more…)

One of the most consistent and successful riders of the season, the 26-year-old Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe looks back to his exploits as he continues his preparation for the World Championships. (more…)

James Shaw who is coached by trainSharp, “If I am ever in a break with Tony Martin and Vasil Kiryienka again I am dropping straight back to the peloton” (more…)

Readers can save money on Ribble Cycles lightest carbon bike, their Hill Climbing weapon, the SL with Dura Ace which is now in the summer sale! (more…)

Given a last minute slot in the Tour of Britain, team Wiggins is making the most of its opportunity with some aggressive riding and sprinting (more…)

Chat with Connor Swift of Madison Genesis mid Tour of Britain to chat about that bike and the race so far for him … (more…)

Eddie Dunbar was second on the final stage of the Tour de L’Avenir and his coach, trainSharp have looked at his numbers for the ride (more…)

As the riders rolled away from the presentation at the start, we managed a few quick chats with some of the Brits in the race – James Shaw, George Pym of Madison Genesis and Liverpool’s Mark McNally (more…)

Two days in a row, Matt Holmes of Madison Genesis has been flexing his muscles and showing how well racing at this level suits him  (more…)

After winning the 25 title and various comp records, Poland’s Marcin Bialoblocki missed the 10 title by three seconds – we chatted afterwards (more…)

After the finish of the Ryedale GP, we spoke to the riders in Madison Genesis about the Tour of Britain … Connor Swift, Richard Handley, Jonny McEvoy, Erick Rowsell and George Pym (more…)

Matt Holmes of Madison Genesis showed in the Tour of Yorkshire (5th 2017) that he can ride with the World Tour riders and in the Tour of Britain his goal again is a good GC ride – we speak about the race (more…)

After a super strong second place in the tough Ryedale Grand Prix last Sunday, Canyon Eisberg’s Max Stedman’s next goal is a good GC place in the Tour of Britain starting on Sunday (more…)

A rider expected to feature in the Tour of Britain is Andy Tennant of Canyon Eisberg who was 11th recently in a UCI 1.1 in Holland won by super sprinter Dylan Groenewegen (more…)

Chat with DS for Madison Genesis, Colin Sturgess about selecting the six riders for the Tour of Britain (more…)

Talking to Canyon Eisberg boss Tim Elverson about selecting a team for the Tour of Britain and why he selected who he has … (more…)

Estrella Riders: Greg Parker, who races time trials and duathlon, has two Estrella Bikes, the Fugaz V2 & the Estrella Fangoso gravel bike for fun riding. Greg says its the best looking bike out there! Greg set a 48:42 min PB on the Fugaz for a 25 mile TT at 54 years old! (more…)

Over a decade after Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas was part of GB’s Academy under the guiding hand of Rod Ellingworth, this season, the Wales Academy for riders 18-20 with former pro Rob Partridge in charge, is helping Welsh talent on the road. (more…)

In between mixing with Tour de France stars in the post Tour crits, Dan Patten riding for Merlin Cycles has ventured over to Britain to do some of the ‘Prems’ – we spoke in Leicester (more…)

Chat with Ali Slater of JLT Condor about his first ever UCI win in the Kreiz Breizh Elites stage race (UCI 2.2) in France a few weeks ago. (more…)

As the season end approaches, thoughts turn to holidays and training camps and one that gets rave reviews is Cycling Holiday Spain – we look at it through the power of images (more…)

Before his race at Leicester on Sunday, I caught up with British Road Race Champion Connor Swift of Madison Genesis to chat about being a stagiaire for Dimension Data (more…)

Feature interview with Alex Dowsett after his 5th place in the European Time Trial Championships by Gordon Wiseman (more…)

Question and Answer with Estrella ambassador Penny Harris on her bike she uses for triathlon, sportives and exploring the south west Pembrokeshire countryside (more…)

Hour record next big aim for Marcin Bialoblocki if he can find the sponsorship whilst Euro’s and Worlds time trial championships for Poland also big goals for the new 25 champion (more…)

Chat with Estrella Ambassador Richard Wyeth about his Fugaz V2 time trial bike which has seen him setting personal best after personal best (more…)

Ridden by some of the fastest time trialists in the world such as Marcin Bialoblocki and Sarah Storey, Revolver Wheels is a brand that has been growing steadily in the UK since 2014 – we look at Revolver Wheels (more…)

Ambassador’s for Estrella Bikes are not just in the UK but in Europe as well and over in Ireland, there is Shannon Kelly, who is an Irish triathlete currently on the Irish development squad for triathlon. – We chat to her about Estrella bikes …  (more…)

Live from Stockton on Tees, VeloUK is at the British Circuit Race Championships for Men and Women – Live action, pictures, video clips and interviews  (more…)

Before he raced to victory in Abergavenny, I sat down with British Road Race Champion 2018 Connor Swift of Madison Genesis to talk about his race and the week after … (more…)

Former world tour professional Dan Fleeman is still very much in the sport coaching many a star rider through his coaching business but recently, he also joined up with Cycle Division to help cyclists of all abilities to make sure they get a bike that fits. (more…)

Five time a British Time Trial Champion, Alex Dowsett chats to us about his TT Champs race and more (more…)

Ribble Cycles has launched the bike that knows no boundaries, the CGR Ti – a stunning Titanium bike that will take you anywhere with timeless performance and style (more…)

Prior to doing a 17.38 in the Hemel Hempstead 10 on June 16, VeloUK spoke to TT legend in Britain Dan Bigham about racing drag strips and hilly courses, his new Ribble Cycles Ultra TT bike, new Boardman Bikes Performance Centre & the British TT Champs course (more…)

VeloUK chatted with Storey Racing’s Beth Crumpton during stages 3 and 4 of this year’s OVO Energy Women’s Tour as the race made its way around many of the roads familiar to the Redditch born rider. (more…)

If you have ever wondered about giving  Cycling Holiday Spain  a try when looking for a training camp, read the latest testimonial from Lindsay who seems mightily impressed  (more…)

On a visit to the now fully open Boardman Performance Centre, not only does it have state of the art performance experts and facilities but also the latest range of Boardman Bikes (more…)

2018 is turning out to be a great year for trainSharp coached, Eddie Dunbar where he finished 4th in the general classification for the Baloise Belgium Tour  (more…)

Ribble Cycles has launched their new range-topping Ultra TT and Tri models; the fastest ever bikes the brand have developed to date. (more…)

At the Klondike GP, we got to speak to two riders who came back from Australia with Commonwealth Games medals, Charlie and Harry Tanfield (more…)

Prior to the Klondike GP, we caught up with Tony Barry from Brother UK neutral service to ask how bad was the CiCLE Classic for punctures …. (more…)

Little chats with Tom Pidcock, Erick Rowsell, Jonny McEvoy, Joey Walker, Tom Moses and Steve Lampier post race at the Klondike Grand Prix on Sunday (more…)

Former Team Wiggins rider Dan Patten, based in Belgium, is racing for Merlin Cycles in 2018 … we chat (more…)

Winner in 2017, Chris Latham, will wear number 1 for the 2018 Edition of the Klondike GP in the North East on Sunday (April 28) (more…)

The only former winner of the CiCLE Classic on Sunday is Tom Moses of JLT Condor and we chatted out on the course about the race (more…)

Following up the interview with Dan on how to win CiCLE, we  look at the data from Dan Fleeman’s win at the 2017 CiCLE Classic on his Kuota Khan (more…)

We chat to a rider who has finished third and fourth in the last two editions of the Chorley Grand Prix, Dexter Gardias of Canyon Esiberg (more…)

First there was the East Yorkshire Classic RR, a victim of politics in British Cycling, and now the long running Beverley Elite Crit has been cancelled because of British Cycling decision making… (more…)

The 22-year-old Cumbrian neo-pro for Quickstep Floors James Knox talks about settling into World Tour racing, life in Girona and his new team (more…)

Report & round up of rider reactions – The rainbow stripes shone again on Paris-Roubaix as Peter Sagan, 37 years after Hinault, beat rider of the day Silvan Dillier to the finish line (more…)

AlpCycles.com invites riders to their ‘patch’ in the Alps on roads that the Criterium du Dauphine Libere will be racing on the same week – discount too for VeloUK readers …  (more…)

Having a final hit out at the Danum Trophy out before flying to the Commonwealth Games was Tour of Normandie winner Tom Stewart – we had a chat pre –race (more…)

Little spot interview with Connor Swift of Madison Genesis about his second on the final stage of the Tour of Normandie (more…)

Breaking away with three miles to go, Matt Holmes of Madison Genesis solo’d to victory in the Danum Trophy, chased all the way to the line by second placed Adam Kenway of Vitus Pro Cycling. Third was Ed Hopper who won the sprint from what was left of the leading group (more…)

TLI Cycling’s Geoff Readman tells us how they assist organisers to put on races for a growing membership (more…)

Primera Sports started out some 25 years ago as an Italian Road Bike Store in Bournemouth and they love their Italian Marques – here’s a customer’s build, a Wilier Cento 10 Air (more…)

Here’s a day-by-day look at Paceline RT’s trip to the Cycling Holiday Spain’s resort where they get to climb plenty of mountains and are looked after like pros (more…)

Steele Davis Via Roma RT may be a small team but they have a big name in Marcin Bialoblocki – we did a Q & A with the Polish star (more…)

At the Eddie Soens recently, Sarah Storey and her team had their launch after the racing and we spoke to team boss, Dame Sarah Storey (more…)

Last Saturday we sat down in the warmth of the JLT Condor camper and spoke to Ed Clancy about that World Championship win at the Track Worlds two weeks ago (more…)

After a few years in triathlon, Matt Bottrill has returned to cycling and was in sparkling form at the Eddie Soens Memorial (more…)

Estrella Bikes specialise in high quality carbon fibre frames and bespoke builds. Whether it’s for track racing, road racing, time trials, sportives or cyclo-cross; Estrella Bikes have it covered with their unique looking bikes. (more…)

The stablemate to the Kuota Khan ridden by Cofidis, the K-Uno is not just a great looking machine but also lightweight, comfortable and perfect for endurance racing and sportives (more…)

Ryan Perry was in scintillating form to win the 52nd running of the Clayton Velo Spring Classic, a long running road race in Lancashire (more…)

On Thursday, the riders and manager for the 2018 Madison Genesis UCI team were presented to the public in their new colours – VeloUK was there and spoke to DS Colin Sturgess (more…)

DS and manager of Team Wiggins, former pro, Simon Cope tells us about the 2018 squad and their expected racing programme (more…)

Double world champion as a Junior and World Cup winner as an under 23 in cross, Tom Pidcock is looking forward to spending the road season mainly in England (more…)

After a glittering career on the bike, Dean Downing is doing just as well away from riding the races and for 2018 joins his brother Russell at Holdsworth Pro Racing as the team’s DS (more…)

After a season with Cherie Pridham Racing in the Raleigh GAC colours, Adam Kenway returns this season racing for the same team but this time in the colours of Vitus Pro Cycling. We chat (more…)

A new supporter on the website – The Happy Cog – build wheels by hand. Read more … (more…)

A trip down memory lane with a look at Keith Lambert’s Holdsworth 70’s championship winning bike – steel frame, Campagnolo groupset and more (more…)

The race bike for Russell Downing of the Holdsworth Pro Racing team is a one off as you will see in this picture special on it (more…)

A rider in the mix a lot at the front of British races with experience in Belgian classics, Joshua Hunt will be a very valuable addition to the Vitus Pro Cycling Team. We chat … (more…)

In our continuing look at the new Vitus Pro Cycling UCI team, we chat to Harrison Jones who last year was in Albert Contador’s Under 23 development team and for 2018, returns to racing in Britain (more…)

With the snow falling outside on the Wirral, thoughts go to warm weather training pro style at Cycling Holiday Spain – we chat to Noze at CHS (more…)

Chat with another rider for the new team, Vitus Pro Cycling, Andy Shackle who has ‘bounced’ back from breaking two vertebrae  and looking forward to his first season with a UCI team (more…)

Joining Vitus Pro Cycling in 2018 is a rider, Joe Reilly, who has recovered from smashing a knee cap to winning at senior level in 2017. Joe has a valuable coach in Ian Bibby ahead of his first foray into racing at the highest level and we had a chat about his goals (more…)

Charlie Tanfield and Dan Bigham part of Great Britain’s team for the Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, from 28th February – 4th March (more…)

A new name in the British peloton in 2018 will be Ben Walsh, the 2017 Junior Tour of Ireland winner who will be a first year senior with the Vitus Pro Cycling Team. (more…)

Laurens De Plus: “I know I will come back stronger than before” – Quickstep Floors rider writes about the incident in South Africa (more…)

Founder of Twenty3c in Stony Stratford and supporter of the Onform Womens Racing Team, Ceri Dipple, writes on how you can help the local bike shop (more…)

The story behind an ambitious new team race team called Crimson Performance Race Team with kit by Bioracer sponsored by Brother UK  (more…)

The former HMT rider Tim Torrie is one of the riders in the Vitus Pro Cycling Team who has come straight out of the Junior ranks and into a UCI team alongside some experienced riders. (more…)

Former Team Wiggins rider Dan Patten will ride for Team Merlin for the 2018 season in Europe and the UK (more…)

One of the key riders for Vitus Pro Cycling in 2018 will be 22 year old Deins Kaņepējs of Latvia who finished the 2017 season with a victory in the Tour of Quanzhou Bay (UCI 2.2) outsprinting  Harry Tanfield. (more…)

One of the best lead-out men in the business, the 34-year-old Argentinean Max Richeze talked of his excellent start to the year, his partnership with Fernando Gaviria and the goals he has for his third season in the Quick-Step Floors jersey. (more…)

The team for 2018 is packed with interesting riders and Leon Gledhill is certainly that. Leon first started racing at 13 with the help of one of the sports well known figures in Mark Barry. (more…)

It will be a busy 2018 for AlpsCycles in the Alps providing plenty of opportunities for you to escape into the mountains and some major events or just chilling just the way you want to (more…)

Returning to race for Cherie Pridham’s team, Vitus Pro Cycling, is young Scottish rider Grant Martin who has high hopes for 2018 in new colours, new bike and lots of new teammates (more…)

Whilst the team owner might be a seasoned campaigner in British racing, Vitus Pro Cycling is a new team with mostly new riders – we speak to Liam Davies, a first year senior and winner of the Tour of Assen in 2017 (more…)

First year senior, James Mitri signs a three year deal for Burgos BH pro continental team in Spain (more…)

The global brand, ‘Brother’ is a regular sight in today’s domestic races from grass roots events to major UCI internationals and that’s primarily down to one person, Phil Jones MBE, managing director of Brother UK. (more…)

A brand of wheel that has constantly got good reviews in the printed and online press is the Cero range from the Cycle Division -we take a look at all six in the range (more…)

Britain’s Jacob Vaughan looking to follow in the wheel tracks of others who have ridden for the Lotto Soudal Under 23 team (more…)

Article from Jody Warrington at Transition Cycle Coaching on the importance of a clear head to ‘enjoy’ for that training session (more…)

Ian Field and Beth Crumpton led the way in the 2017/18 National Trophy CX Series – we have the final standings and interviews with most of the series winners (more…)