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One of the best circuit race riders for over a decade, a former British champion no less, Dean Downing at 37 today and is preparing for another season with Rapha Condor Sharp. (more…)

Gordon Wiseman writes … Team Sky’s Essex born pro cyclist Alex Dowsett endured a difficult opening to his 2012 racing campaign – one he hopes will lead him to London’s Summer Olympics – in scorching heat at the Tour Down Under. (more…)

Paul Burgoine writes … Sunday, 29th January – On the sand dunes of Koksijde (Belgium) at least 30,000 people will make the pilgrimage to watch the World’s Elite cyclist’s race at the World Cyclo-Cross Championships. (more…)

Talking to a rider who wore the mountains jersey for four days in the Giro (2010) as well as winning a stage in the Tour of Catalunya – Paul Voss of Germany.  (more…)

A rider could get a reputation after winning two King of the Mountains competitions in UCI Stage races and that’s fine for Plymouth’s Jon Tiernan-Locke, who says the hillier a race is the better. (more…)

As the Endura clothing brand continues to get stronger globally, the Endura Racing team is strengthened to bring more publicity to the Scottish company. (more…)

When it comes to young riders racing the London Olympics, they don’t come any more special than Laura Trott. At 19, Laura is part of a cycling family and has been racing the track a stone’s throw from London for well over a decade. (more…)

Paul Burgoine looks ahead to the Tour Down Under which starts tomorrow and talks to a rider in the race, Andy Fenn who after a Bronze in the Under 23 Worlds finds himself riding for WorldTour team, Omega Pharma Quickstep (more…)

Welsh rider Sam Harrison, a second year under 23, is in Beijing preparing to rattle the Chinese boards in the Team Pursuit after six weeks in a GB boot camp (more…)

Day 2 at the Cross champs was huge for the Hargroves Cycles duo of Steven James and Ian Field who  both won British titles. VeloUK spoke to both of them… (more…)

Madison World Champions Rob Hayles & Mark Cavendish together as a team again ahead of momentous season (more…)

In 2009, Jody Crawforth (Hargroves Cycles) proved to himself he could win Cyclo-Cross’s biggest crown in Britain, the national title. VeloUK talks to him ahead of this weekend (more…)

A question and answer interview with a popular figure in British racing, Namibia’s Dan Craven, who returns in 2012 with IG –Sigma Sport (more…)

2011 saw two greats from the British scene retire, Rob Hayles (Endura Racing) and Matt Stephens (Sigma Sport) and in this feature we talk to Matt, the manager of the 2012 IG Markets-Sigma Sport team. (more…)

Winner of the Oldham round of the Halfords Tour Series, Rob Partridge (Endura Racing)  talks winter training (more…)

“It’s a brilliant time to be a bike rider and I wish I had my time again” – so says Chris Walker who is helping British company MotoDirect’s Cycle Division come up with bikes and clothing fit for a professional cyclist (more…)

Fourty eight hours in nine days, that’s a lot of training at this time of the year! Alex Dowsett explains why so much as he now relaxes for Christmas after a mega training camp in Majorca to prepare for the season which starts in a few weeks at the Tour Down Under (more…)

After being let down by team Sky in 2011, Russell Downing is looking to return to the winner’s podium in 2012 with Endura Racing (more…)

One of the favourites for the British Under 23 Cross title and leader of the Under 23 category in the National Trophy for Cyclo-Cross, Steven James says “I’m having a dream year at the moment” (more…)

Larry Hickmott writes … After the feature with Tom Murray, comes Olympic medallist Steven Burke, road star Simon Richardson, Tom Last, Andrew Griffiths and Jake Hales tell us about their winter training … (more…)

James Moss, who is racing for Node4 – Giordana in 2012 is back training ready for a new start in 2012 (more…)

After Silver medals in his favourite distances of 25 and 50 miles, i-ride’s Matt Bottrill is going into 2012 racing for Gold … (more…)

Paul Oldham strengthens his grip on the National Trophy in the mud of Bradford (more…)

Australian Dean ‘the ‘Duke’ Windsor explains why he is returning to race in Europe and has signed for Endura Racing, his top five Tourist destinations and what his goals are now he’s won the Halfords Tour Series (more…)

VeloUK speaks to Olympic Cross Country Mountain Biker Liam Killeen about his preparations for London 2012 (more…)

Exclusive:  VeloUK talks to Junior World Road Champion (Women) Lucy Garner (more…)

Olympic champion in great form in Team Pursuiter’s boot camp at Manchester (more…)

From the Welwyn Track League to a World Championship Bronze medal in the Under 23 Road Race, Andrew Fenn has come a long way very quickly (more…)

GB’s Team Pursuiters finding their track legs in a month long boot camp in Manchester (more…)

Racing for Endura Racing in 2012 will be one of Australia’s top road sprinters Zak Dempster. (more…)

Exclusive: Talking to a racer, organiser, event sponsor and one half of the Onimpex company who are the agents for Bioracer and Vittoria – Ken Jones. (more…)

Exclusive:  VeloUK talks to Wendy Houvenaghel  about training on the Olympic track and then heading for Cali. (more…)

Exclusive: VeloUK talks to Olympic Champion Geraint Thomas who is now focused on the track until the London 2012 Olympics. (more…)

Revolution 34 shows the that the pulling power of ‘Cav’ is reaching ever increasing heights (more…)

Given the fact that we are in the middle of the six day season, I couldn’t pass off the opportunity to have a chat with one of its biggest stars, Iijo Keisse (more…)

Larry Hickmott talks to Alex Dowsett  who after a great season on the road for Team Sky, is  now focused on next year and a chance to progress even further in his career on the road. (more…)

James McLaughlin, 4th in the 2011 Cinturon International a Mallorca & first Under 23 is heading to France in 2012 to ride for Sojasun Espoir (more…)

In an interview with German Eurosport, Gilbert admits it will be hard to beat his 2011 season and that the win he would celebrate most would be winning the rainbow jersey. (more…)

The Omnium is a brutal event for any rider so anyone who stands on the podium must be pretty special – 20 year old Dani King did just that winning a Silver medal in Astana. (more…)

Paul Burgoine writes “Given the rise in popularity of Cyclo-Cross racing in England, I thought it would be relevant to introduce to you our top Superprestige rider Ian Field (Hargroves Cycles)” (more…)

European Omnium Champion two weeks ago and now 4th in the first World Cup, Ed Clancy is proving over and over, he’s World Class in the event. (more…)

Tour de l’Avenir Stage & Twinings ProAm Winner, Simon Yates has had an awesome 2011 for a teenager after winning a World title (Junior) in 2010. (more…)

Exclusive interview with a young rider making an impression at the top of his sport in Britian (more…)

VeloUK spoke to winner Gunnar Gronlund , Matt Clinton and Mike Cumming after the Hill Climb Champs last Sunday … (more…)

  Russell Downing disappointed at not getting a contract with Sky for 2012 after giving 110 per cent … (more…)

Interview with Olympic medallist, a multi-World Champion, a British Road Race Champion, Cofidis professional and of course, winner of the Colne Chopper race, Rob Hayles is about to leave the building … (more…)

Exclusive -  VeloUK talks to Sydney 2000 Olympic Champion Jason Queally (legend!) about his challenge for London 2012 (more…)

EXCLUSIVE: VeloUK talks to former World Women’s Team Pursuit champion and record holder Joanna Rowsell (more…)

Alex Dowsett’s Season Closer sees him third in Time Trial Classic (France) (more…)

It’s been a good start to the ‘cross season for Jody Crawforth of Hargroves Cycles with a victory last weekend in Huddersfield (more…)

EXCLUSIVE: Talking to Olympic Team Pursuiter Ed Clancy in Holland who’s looking to captain the GB team to another victory … (more…)

Exclusive: We talk to the coach who has guided Mark from a talented junior to a superstar in six years, Rod Ellingworth (more…)

Gordon Wiseman writes… Ian Stannard brought his 2011 racing season to a close on Sunday afternoon in the most stunning fashion, taking 4th place overall in one of the final classics of the season, the 230km Paris – Tour. (more…)

Gordon Wiseman talks to Alex Dowsett about the Tour of Beijing where the British champion was on the podium in his first World Tour event when third in the Prologue (more…)

EXCLUSIVE: Middlesbrough’s David Daniell is back on track to challenge for a spot in the GB team competing in the 2012 Olympics (more…)

VeloUK talks to new Junior World Road Race Champion Lucy Garner about her race, how it compares to the UK races and more … (more…)

After two years with Team Sky, the Wirral’s Stephen Cummings is moving on to BMC’s ‘Super Team’ (more…)

Talking to a young rider, Jon Dibben, who is one of many to find their cycling future through the Hargroves Cycles development team. (more…)

EXCLUSIVE: VeloUK talks to one of the World stars in Women’s Cycling, the delightful Lizzie Armistead, British Road Race Champion. (more…)

Talking to Aussie (Bathurst) Mark Renshaw, a former trackie, who won the stage into Exmouth today, about the stage, his team for next year and non-selection for the worlds (more…)

In sixth place overall is Motorpoint’s Ian Bibby and VeloUK talks to him about his race so far…. (more…)

Talking to a rider who two days in the row has either been in a race long break or tried to get in one, former Kiwi champion Jack Bauer (more…)

On stage 3, Russell Hampton put himself into the moves and yet again went clear and got the chance to gather more points in the King of the Mountains competition. (more…)

Exclusive interviews with some of the stars of the Tour of Britain, Theo Bos, Steve Cummings & Russell Hampton (more…)

Press conference with Mark Cavendish, Roger Hammond and Geraint Thomas (more…)

EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Chris Froome after a day he snatched second place back on the GC after popping rival Nibabli. (more…)

Britain’s national tour a major goal for Jack Bauer and Endura Racing who this week are preparing for the big race by training in the Pyrenees (more…)

VeloUK talks to Simon Yates, Richard Handley and Matt Cronshaw about the Twinings ProAm road race last Sunday. (more…)

VeloUK spoke to the newly crowned British Circuit Race Champion Graham Briggs who was in York last weekend resplendent in the white champion’s skinsuit and on an equally white Condor bike.  (more…)

Exclusive: VeloUK talks to the Premier Calendar leader about the series, the Tour of Britain and the winter ahead and some ‘cross perhaps? (more…)

EXCLUSVE: Ahead of a crucial day today, VeloUK talks to Team Sky’s Chris Froome about his first Vuelta so far (more…)

Larry Hickmott talks to Tom Murray who was one of the three British heros in the break last Sunday … (more…)

Liverpool’s Mark McNally wins stage race in France, La Mi-Août en Bretagne (more…)

VeloUK’s Larry Hickmott feature on a photographer with over 40 years of covering the Tour de France, John Pierce (more…)

Winner for the third time of the Elite Circuit Series, Rotherham’s Dean Downing  was part of a team that dominated the five events, Rapha Condor Sharp (more…)

On Sunday, 18 year old Hannah Barnes from Towcester surprised herself by winning the Women’s British Circuit Race Championship for the second year running. (more…)

VeloUK talks to Endura Racing’s Ian Wilkinson who was the Silver medallist in the 2010 British Circuit Race Championships ahead of this Fridays circuit race championships in Beverley (more…)

VeloUK talks to Ben Swift at the place it all started for him on the bike, on the Rotherham chaingang where he couldn’t help but show off his form on the roads of five counties! (more…)

On the 29th of July, an Olympic Champion and World Record holder, Ed Clancy, will be looking to keep the British Circuit Race champion’s jersey in the Rapha team. VeloUK talks to Ed about that race and a little event next year in London … (more…)

Anna Magrath (self confessed cycling nut) with a great indepth interview of Olympic Champion Jamie Staff now working in America … (more…)

VeloUK talks to the first ever winner of the Elite Circuit Series Simon Gaywood of Corley Cycles about the series in 2011 and more … (more…)

VeloUK talks to Endura Racing’s Director Sportif Julian Winn about the second half of the season for 2011 and the team’s goal of doing it big in Europe (more…)

Updated (July 11) – Gordon Wiseman … Castlethorpe’s Ian Stannard (Team Sky) reached a major milestone in his pro career when he claimed his first ever individual win taking the fifth stage of the Tour of Austria into Schladming on Thursday. (more…)

Riding his first Tour de France is a young Yorkshire rider who cut his teeth on a bike as part of the Rotherham chain gang and is now mixing it with the very best in the World. (more…)

Eamonn Deane writes … Olympic and Commonwealth Games rider, Geoff Cooke was the principle guest at the recent opening of the new Bournemouth Velodrome (more…)

VeloUK talks to Peter Kennaugh who was on the podium for the fourth time since he turned senior in 2008 after a race where he attacked from start to finish (more…)

VeloUK talks to Raleigh professional Dan Fleeman who has his biggest race of the year this Sunday as he aims to improve on his previous best of 7th in the British RR Championship. (more…)

In the recent Ster ZLM  Tour, a 2.1 ranked pro race in Europe, Alex Dowsett backed up his outstanding victory in the London Nocturne with a third in the prologue and an eventual sixth overall. Not bad for a neo pro at that level! (more…)

Steve Lampier goes from selling Boardman Bikes to winning the Boardman Bikes Sprint jersey at the Halfords Tour Series (more…)

Eamonn Deane of www.sportsmassagebournemouth.co.uk caught up with the newly crowned 10 mile Time Trial Champion, Julia Shaw (Drag2Zero.com) at the New Forest CC 32. (more…)

Eamonn Deane of www.sportsmassagebournemouth.co.uk writes “I rode with Daniel Lloyd (Garmin-Cervelo) for a couple of hours this week. He said it was a recovery ride but I am sure there was a little bit of level 2 in there! (more…)

VeloUK talks to Dean Downing, Scott Thwaites, Yanto Barker, Marcel Six and Simon Richardson about their Tour Series experiences … (more…)

In the last few years, the influx of Australians into the British peloton has grown and on Thursday in Colchester, Blair Windsor of Wilier/SelfGoDrive took his place on the start line. (more…)

Talking to two of the riders in the Halfords Tour Series about crit racing in Britain (more…)

Anyone who follows the sport will know that Russell Downing is a class act. (more…)

Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins talks to VeloUK about going back to his roots and another little race in July, the Tour de France (more…)

During his first visit home since January, VeloUK catches up with An Post professional, Mark McNally. (more…)

The first round of the 2011 Halfords Tour Series is on May 24 in Durham and after talking to riders at the Canary Wharf photo call, this year’s series will be the best and most competitive yet. (more…)

Three days into the Tour of Italy and stage 3 was a particularly sombre one for the peloton after the death of Leopard-Trek professional, Wouter Weylandt of Belgium. (more…)

An SRM box falling from the bike of Thomas Löfkvist and bouncing off onto the cobbles and then into the visor of Russell Downing (more…)

A young rider from Liverpool has managed, with unimaginable determination, to take himself from Merseyside to the monument races of the world with a ProTour team, HTC Columbia.  Matt Brammeier. (more…)

Larry Hickmott talking to Russell Downing about his final preparations for his first Grand Tour. (more…)

Latest: VeloUK talks to Rotherham’s Russell Downing on the eve of the Giro about the Team Time Trial work with Team Sky (more…)

By Larry Hickmott. Some riders burst onto the scene like a certain Mark Cavendish whilst others  take the patient approach like one of the hottest British riders in the ProTour peloton right now, the British Road Race Champion, Geraint Thomas. (more…)

One of the special guests at the Tour of Britain launch in London last week was Team Sky rider, Alex Dowsett and VeloUK spoke to him about his experience in the Spanish stage race, Vuelta a Castilla y Leon 2011. (more…)

VeloUK talks to British legend John Tanner of the Sportscover/Strategic/Altura/BBM Bikes team about his DoonHame … (more…)

Winner of the final stage in the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon 2011, Ben Swift (Team Sky) sits in the VeloUK Question time chair. (more…)

Larry Hickmott talks to to up and coming rider for Endura Racing, Scott Thwaites ahead of the Tesco CiCLE Classic. (more…)

Endura Racing’s Rob Hayles is a legend in the sport and who better to ask about this unique race than ‘Killer’ Hayles on the eve of the great race. (more…)

Larry Hickmott talks to Matt Stephens, rider/manager for the Sigma Sport cycling team about ‘that’ crash which has kept him out of the racing since March (more…)

Riding for one of, if not the top team in the World, HTC-Columbia, is a British/Irish rider Matt Brammeier and VeloUK spoke to him this week. (more…)

Larry Hickmott writes … having been going through the archives of national series tables by Jim Hendry, a name that crops up in both the Premier Calendar and the Elite Circuit Series tables is one of South Yorkshire’s finest ever cyclists, Dean Downing. (more…)