LOCKDOWN! With George Mills-Keeling (Ribble Weldtite)
In the latest Lockdown! quiz, we question George Mills-Keeling (Ribble Weldtite) who was a full time student at his local sixth form before COVID-19 struck. (more…)
In the latest Lockdown! quiz, we question George Mills-Keeling (Ribble Weldtite) who was a full time student at his local sixth form before COVID-19 struck. (more…)
Former Hill climb Champion and a rider who has a habit of getting in the breakaways in races, we quiz Adam Kenway on what he’s doing during Lockdown in Britain (more…)
Neil Martin (Dan’s dad) is a former British RR Champion and winner of the Lincoln GP as well multiple stages in the Milk Race (Tour of Britain). Nowadays, Neil is manager of the Under 23 Irish National Road team and based in Girona on Lockdown! We chat … (more…)
In the latest Lockdown! quiz, the Isle of Man’s Conor Davies (Saint Piran) tells us about life on the Isle of Man at this time (more…)
Chris Opie has officially joined the Saint Piran Elite cyclingteam and even though there’s no racing at the moment, his experience and influence is already being felt in the team. Here’s a Q&A (more…)
Lockdown Q & A with trainSharp’s road and time trial coach Chris McNamara who races for Nuun – Sigma Sports London RT and is based in East Sussex (more…)
This lockdown feature is with Josh Housley who rides for Team PB Performance. Josh is based on the Nottingham/Derbyshire border so the Peaks are his playground (more…)
More Lockdown stories, this time with Tom Couzens of the under 23 Zappi racing team who has suddenly found himself a full time cyclist as school was cancelled! (more…)
Another of the team’s winners and breakaway specialists, Mikey Mottram of Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK gives us an insight into Lockdown in the South East. (more…)
Our next Lockdown! feature is with Caroline Stewart, the Assistant Manager and Race Mechanic of the Bianchi Dama Women’s Cycling team (more…)
Third in the Eddie Soens Memorial in March, the next Lockdown quiz is with Cycling Sheffield’s Matt Taylor who is based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire (more…)
It’s not only riders who missing races, UCI International Commissaire Trevor Reade is another without races to go to… (more…)
The latest lockdown chat is with Tom Portsmouth of the Urbano Cycling Team who even has a video in his to watch! (more…)
Lockdown with Andy Turner who rides for Swift Carbon Pro Cycling and is based in Herefordshire (more…)
A star in time trials and road races, Alice Lethbridge tells us about how she is coping with Lockdown in Britain (more…)
Joe Nally (Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK) has had to suffer lockdown longer than most of us due to glandular fever and is slowly getting back into training in the hope of some racing in the coming months (more…)
Too many years ago, I would see Louise and Phil Jones when visiting their race the Five Valleys. Now the former sprint champion is in Brisbane, Australia with Phil and family. We find out what’s happening in Lockdown there… (more…)
Lockdown Q & A with Madeleine Gammons (Team Boompods) studying sport and exercise science at the University of Birmingham & currently based at home in Lincolnshire (more…)
Lockdown chat with Adam Lewis who rides for BEAT Cycling Club, a Dutch UCI continental team and Adam is usually based in Belgium until this virus poked its nose in where its not wanted. (more…)
We continue our series looking at riders in Lockdown by quizzing Tom Mazzone of Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK who is on the Isle of Man (more…)
Quiz time with the CTT’s British Best All Rounder and Champion of Champions Caitlin Peters of Weston-Homes Torelli Assure who’s under lock down in Portsmouth (more…)
Quickfire Lockdown! question and answer with Will Tyrer, media manager at the Liv Awol team (more…)
If you think Lockdown! is hard here, how about Spain? We quiz Fergus Robinson (Eiser Hirumet) from Hexham in the North East who is in Spain under strict lock down. It was this rider where the idea came from for this series… thank you! (more…)
Chat with young rider for Cornish team Saint Piran, Matt Ellis based in the small Lincolnshire town of Spalding – maybe one of the best places to be during the outbreak as it’s in the middle of nowhere. (more…)
The reigning E3 Harelbeke champion Zdenek Stybar (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) talks of his 2019 victory and coping with the pause that abruptly hit the cycling season. (more…)
Third in the Jock Wadley and winner of the Roy Thame Cup in 2020, Ollie Maxwell of Saint Piran was in great form before the racing was taken away from him and everyone else – we chat (more…)
One of the revelations of 2019 who thrilled the crowds around the country in the circuit races was Freddie Scheske (Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK) who is based in Exeter. We check in with Freddie to see what he’s doing … (more…)
A long way from his native South Africa where he has been national champion four times and represented his country at two World Road Championships, Devin Shortt in 2020 is being looked after by the Cero Wheels/Cycle Division racing Team in the UK … (more…)
With the Eddie Soens Memorial to be held on Saturday the 7th of March, the day before the race I went to visit a double winner of the event in the mid 90s, Dave Williams, boss at DHW Agencies, (KuotaUK/GSG/etc) (more…)
A long way from a Nat B start to the season, UCI conti team, Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK, travelled to Belgium and a UCI 1.1 to get their season started. (more…)
First year senior George Mills-Keeling of Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling won the 2020 edition of the Severn Bridge Road Race on Sunday – we quiz him on the victory (more…)
A World Championship medallist in cyclo-cross as a Junior, Dan Tulett of Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK is now focused on a road career (more…)
From cyclocross to the road including the madness of Paris Roubaix to crits in Britain, one of the country’s top cyclists Jonny McEvoy is now taking to gravel riding as an ambassador for Genesis bikes – we chat about his 2020 year ahead and the career that preceded being a gravel rider… (more…)
Quiz time with Olivia Bentley who starts her fifth season in 2020 in a new team, Team Brother UK/LDN and is looking forward to two of th toughest British races, Ryedale GP and Tour of the Res (more…)
A long time racing for Tim Elverson, Max Stedman (Canyon DBH) is part of the strongest line up ever for Tim’s teams – we had a chat (more…)
On the first stage of the Tour La Provence, neo pro Charlie Quarterman (Trek Segafredo) got himself into the break and finished the stage with two jerseys. Over on his team’s website is a Q&A with the talented British rider (more…)
Quiz time with Tom Elwood of Brother UK/LDN who has been with the team in previous years and who started racing in 2016 on the road (more…)
After a long struggle to be given a chance in the WorldTour, Matt Holmes didn’t just get a ride in a team in 2020 (Lotto Soudal), he also won the final stage of the WorldTour race, the Tour Down Under! We chat. (more…)
A new signing for Cycling Sheffield in 2020, Matty Dobbing is pretty experienced for his age, having raced outside the UK on several occasions – quiz time! (more…)
Quiz time with first year Junior, Molli Keenor of the JRC Shutt Ridley racing team who’s favourite discipline is road racing (more…)
We chat to one of the sport’s most prolific organisers of bike events (sportives/races) Richard Williamson (Velo29) to see how he is finding the challenge of organising events in 2020 (organiser of the Klondike & Stockton Prems) (more…)
Quiz time to find out more about the Team Brother UK – LDN cycling team. Created to help London based riders, and founded 18 months ago by Ian Watson & Drew Morris, the team in 2020 is sponsored by Brother UK. (more…)
Within the sport of cycling are many riders who have raced at the top level in Britain and now manage teams – one such rider is Andy Lyons, boss with Dean Shannon at Richardsons Trek racing team with many decades of experience of the sport behind him. (more…)
Quiz time with Under 23 rider Fergus Jones (JRC Shutt Ridley) who’s aims for 2020 are to win a National B road race (more…)
More quiz time with the riders of JRC Shutt Ridley, this time junior track rider Darcey Ellis who will be racing the British Track Championships this weekend (more…)
Second in the British Circuit Race Championships in 2020, Isaac Mundy of Richardsons Trek who’s highlight in 2019 was getting back on a mountain bike properly and toughest race, the Tour de Yorkshire (more…)
Quiz time with Yorkshire’s Regional champion Kieran Savage of Cycling Sheffield who hit a lot of his goals in 2019 (more…)
Question and Answer with Francesca Hall who joins Boompods women’s cycling team for 2020 who’s highlight in 2019 was a top 10 in the CTT 10 championships and winning the BUCS Individual pursuit (more…)
In the second Q & A with the all-round women’s champion Emily Meakin, we quiz her on her road racing here and abroad ahead of a season with UCI team Drops cycling – a superb read – thanks Doris! (more…)
Teammate to Mathieu van der Poel at Alpecin-Fenix (formerly Corendon Circus), Britain’s Alexandar Richardson is ready for the new challenge in a ProConti team (more…)
Q & A with Team Boompod’s new signing for 2020 Gabriella Homer who has represented Ireland at the World and European Championships (more…)
Already up and racing in 2020 with third in round 1 of the Bay Crits in Australia, Aussie super sprinter Brenton Jones will be racing for British UCI team Canyon DHB – we put some questions to him (more…)
The first Q & A for 2020 is with Yorkshire’s Mason Hollyman who rides for Holdsworth Zappi and is based in Italy during the race season and who’s 2020 goals are the Baby Giro, Avenir and Road Worlds (more…)
Six years racing for Tim Elverson of Canyon DHB, Max Stedman is already going full whack in training to get ready for Challenge Majorca and the end of January (more…)
Quiz time with Pete Cocker from the long running team of Andy Lyons, Richardsons Trek who works full time and favourite race is the Lincoln GP…. (more…)
Quiz time with one of the nicest legends in the world of cycling – Nick Craig, winner in CX and MTB since 1985 (Youth champion CX) #RideForCharlie (more…)
Quiz time with James Lloyd of the new team for 2020, JRC Shutt Ridley (more…)
2019 was a success for Matt Taylor who races for Cycling Sheffield in 2020 whose 2019 highlight was mixing it with the best in the classic Otley Grand Prix (more…)
In the 2020 line up for Holdsworth Zappi is Paul Double, 2nd in the Hill Climb champs and who rode for Italian Conti team Colpack in 2019 and found himself battling out races with the likes of Nibali, Chaves and Aru (more…)
After spending January & February winning events in the Manchester Premier Track League, Sam Watson upped a gear for the road season in 2019 and won the Belgium Junior classic, Guido Reybrouck Classic, was 3rd in the Junior Gent Wevelgem, won the Junior CiCLE Classic & there was much more! (more…)
A winning rider in time trials and a key member of The Independent Pedaler, we quiz Emma Lewis who mixes working full time with going very fast on a bike… (more…)
Fourth in the Under 23 Road Worlds (2017) and second in the Team Pursuit at the Track Worlds (2019), Ollie Wood of Canyon DHB is a high achiever aiming to get himself to the Olympics in 2020 (more…)
An exciting signing for Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK is Dan Tulett, a World Championship medallist in cyclocross who also podiumed in a prem (Lancaster GP) in 2019 (more…)
A former swimmer, Debbie Moss who works and rides for Merlin Cycles had a good year in time trials, getting a PB in the 25 (55.39) on her very aero Ridley Dean Fast TT weapon and her big milestone in 2020 is to continue enjoying the racing and doing her best (more…)
Wiggins rider Rob Scott races for Canyon DHB in 2020 and we chat to a rider who was 4th in the U23 Gent Wevelgem and is a former British Under 23 champion (more…)
Question and Answer with junior track rider Hannah Patton Harris who will ride for the new JRC Shutt Ridley racing team in 2020 (more…)
A question and answer interview with second year junior Rebecca Dawes from Yorkshire who will be racing for the RFDA cycling team, a female only Under 14 to Under 23 team based in Yorkshire. (more…)
The latest signing for Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK is Joe Sutton who says taking a step up into a UCI team 2020 was a big goal for him (more…)
Five times a British cyclo-cross champion, Ian Field has a ‘habit’ of winning the National Trophy and in the 2019 series with one round to go, he leads! We quiz the country’s legend in cyclo-cross (more…)
A Bronze at the World Paracycling champs (tandem), bronze in the 10 champs and 5th on a stage of the Tour of Reservoir, Bex Rimmington has been a big achiever in cycling before focusing on triathlon with some cycle races along the way ;-) (more…)
A new name to many followers of the sport in Britain, Darnell Moore was 4th, finishing with Jacob Scott, on that epic stage 4 of the Manx International – he’s another of the new signings for Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK (more…)
Final National Trophy this weekend and Ffion James is second in the Women’s series – we quiz the Welsh rider about her ‘cross season – super Answers from Ffion! Thank you … (more…)
Winning four races in eight days in August; James Jenkins of Richardsons Trek had a good 2019 including 7th at Ryedale GP – we quiz him on the season and much more. Thank you James! (more…)
Question and answer with Nathan Smith of Cycling Sheffield who completed his second proper road season in 2019 (more…)
Another of the new signings for Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK is Tom Mazzone from the Isle of Man who’s second on a stage of the Manx International was one of the highlights this year (more…)
Rocking his Cero wheels around the country, Toby Barnes of RST/Cycle Division is leading the Under 23 National Trophy CX Series after five rounds (one to go) – we quiz him on his season (more…)
One of the country’s best domestic based riders, Chris Opie is back from retirement next season racing for his native Saint Piran team – we grill him on his comeback LoL! (more…)
Another of the new signings for Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK is Stephen Bradbury from Reading who is relishing another UCI season (more…)
Star Interview! An Independent Pedaler in 2019 as well as racing for Brother UK/Fusion & Drops, Joss Lowden had an outstanding year with big wins in road races and time trials – we quizzed her recently (more…)
Quizzing Harrogate’s Julian Varley (Cycling Sheffield) on his 2019 season and the goals for 2020 – Brought to you by Bioracer UK (more…)
Q & A with new signing for Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK, Joe Nally from Scotland who was on the GB Academy (more…)
Second in the Curlew Cup race at Stamfordham for Brother UK/Fusion RT, and winner of two Women’s Team series races in 2019, April Tacey will be racing abroad in 2020 after signing for Drops Cycling. Here’s April’s Q & A (more…)
The winner of Cycling Weekly’s 2019 Local Hero Award in association with Freewheel UK was Dot Tilbury for her ceaseless work supporting young Manx riders – we have a Q&A with Dot! (more…)
Q&A with Conor Kissane from Ireland, second in the Irish Hill Champs, Conor who rode for Ireland in the Ras Mumhan, tells us about his Estrella bike, the advantages of having a coach and his 2019 hightlights … (more…)
A rider who rode Prems before becoming a team boss, we quiz Cycling Sheffields’ Dave Coulson on his team (more…)
The longest serving rider racing for Cherie Pridham at Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK is Adam Kenway who will be in the team’s colours again in 2020 (more…)
Star Interview! Third in the British Women’s Road Race Championships & second in the Under 23 TT Championship, Lizzie Holden has a new team for 2020, Bizkaia Durango and is looking forward to a different and challenging race programme (more…)
Returning to the Vitus Pro Cycling Team p/b Brother UK in 2020 is Irish rider Chris McGlinchey who says it feels great to get a second season with the UCI team (more…)
One of the many team transfers for 2020 is first year senior Amy Monkhouse who will be riding for Spanish UCI team Bizkaia-Durango – we quiz her on 2019 and 2020 … (thnx Amy) (more…)
Winner of the blue ribbon 25 mile championship, Chris had a great season on the TT bike – here’s a Q&A with him … (more…)
After a great start to the season and getting in the break at the British Road Race Championships, a crash in that race cut short Mikey’s season but he’ll be back for the team in 2020 (more…)
After his new team’s first get together, we had a quick chat with new AG2R rider Harry Tanfield who was part of the Bronze medal winning team at the Worlds in the Relay TTT (more…)
If there is one rider who made a splash in 2019 with his agressive racing and a solo victory in the Tour Series, it is Freddie Scheske of Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK – here’s a Q&A (more…)
Shropshire’s George Mills-Keeling has signed for Ribble Pro Cycling for 2020 and we have a Q&A with the junior was second overall in the Junior Tour of Wales (more…)
If ever there is a versatile rider it’s ‘Doris’ – Emily Meakin (The Independent Pedaler) who is not only the 25 mile time trial champion, but races abroad in Road Races and last weekend was competing in Glasgow on a Tandem… sensational Emily! (more…)
RTTC junior women’s Champion of Champions, we chat to a very talented junior, Caitlin Peters who has still to find a team for 2020 (more…)
One of the stars of the sport of time trialling, Alice Lethbridge is broadening her racing in 2020 and will be doing the domestic Women’s National Road Race Series – we chat about her 2019 and what’s next (more…)
A small team from Canterbury in Kent, the Independent Pedaler, have had a mega season in time trials with wins in the blue ribbon events, the 10 and 25 championships (more…)
Feature length chat with the boss of the Canyon DHB team which in 2019 swept all before it and had success in Europe as well and that looks to get better in 2020 (more…)
A bronze medallist at the World Road Championships to add to World Cup wins on the track and so much more, Dan Bigham has had a season to remember and it’s far from over! We chat and as always, there is a lot of chatter! Thnx Dan… (more…)
A feature interview with another rider who had a brilliant season, winning no less than three prems and on the podium of UCI races abroad as well as racing the World Road champs – Rory Townsend of Canyon DHB (more…)
One of the riders of the year, if not THE rider of the season is John Archibald who’s season has been nothing short of brilliant. We chat to him about 2019 … (more…)
The beginning of 2019 saw a new UCI Continental team emerge from an Elite team; Ribble Pro Cycling, and from the get go, they were in the mix in the major domestic races. (more…)
One of the riders to retire after the Madison Genesis team stopped at the end of the road season is Tom Moses – we spoke about his career and will he carry on racing … (more…)
A look at the essential service that the Brother UK sponsored Neutral Service cars provide in major road races in Britain (more…)
After second in the Perfs Pedal Road Race at the very start of the 2019 road season, Damien Clayton has had eight victories, signed for a UCI team and already won his first UCI race… we chat (more…)
An interview with Matt Holmes of Madison Genesis who showed day after day in the Tour of Britain he has it what it takes to race with the best and finished the race Best British rider in 15th overall. (more…)
British Criterium champion Joey Walker of Madison Genesis will be racing for Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK in 2020 – we chat about his season in 2019 (more…)
At the 10 mile time trial championships on August 31st I got to speak to some of the big names in the sport like Chris Fennell, Emily Meakin, Neah Evans and Adam Duggleby Feature Interview: 10 Time Trial Championships (more…)
For a rider new to the sport, 2019 has been a really good one for the very lovely Claire Steels of Brother UK/Fusion RT) who has just won the Ras na mBan overall, was third in the Tour of Reservoir, second in the South Coast Classic and then the winner of the Ryedale GP (more…)
Cross is coming! At Ryedale a few weeks ago, a talented young lady who was 6th in this tough road race, spoke to us about what’s next in 2019 – Anna Kay (more…)
One of many riders to retire from racing at UCI level in 2020 will be Ali Slater (Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK) who will be mixing coaching and racing (more…)
On Saturday (last weekend), Charlie Quarterman of the Zappi team raced his way to a ’10’ title then on Monday, his new team, WorldTour squad Trek Segafredo no less, announced he was racing for them – I spoke to Charlie after he won the 10 title (more…)
Post race chat with the women’s winner of the 10 Champs Jos Lowden who after a long spell off the time trial bike came out and raced her way to a new personal best for the distance (more…)
The legend that is Russell Downing was back at the Ryedale Grand Prix many years after he won the first ever edition in 2005 – we had a quick chat … (more…)
The winningest rider in 2019 in major British events for women was Rebecca Durrell (Brother UK/Tifosi) who also won the British National Road Series for women – we spoke recently (more…)
The South Coast Classic winner Jacob Scott who was as much a winner at Ryedale as his teammate James Shaw, spoke to us after the race about his season. (more…)
One of the rider’s of the season, James Shaw is looking forward to the Tour of Britain to see for himself whether he can earn himself a ride back in the WorldTour. We chatted before his win at the Ryedale GP on Sunday (more…)
A former World Champion and Silver medalist at the Rio Paralympic Games, Colin Lynch retired from racing in 2019 and is now Sales Director at Shutt Velo Rapide – we chat about his career on a bike and clothing then and now! (more…)