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Alex Peters, Chris Latham, and Mitchell McLaughlin join British UCI Conti team SwiftCarbon for 2021 in a team of 14 riders (more…)

Maddie Wadsworth, Paul Lloyd, Martyn Dymond, and George Bazley winners at Dalton Barracks on Sunday at round 3 of the Parentini Wessex League (more…)

After a race when Tom Pidcock took the race to World Champion Van der Poel and Van Aert with an attacking effort, it was the rainbow stripes of Van der Poel who triumphed ahead of Van Aert and Pidcock (more…)

Over 300 riders turn out for round 2 of the North West Cyclocross Assoc at Broughton Hall on Saturday with Ella Maclean-Howell and Corran Carrick Andersen two of the big winners (more…)

Team Jumbo Visma is hopeful that it can extend the contract with Wout van Aert within a few weeks as Ineos are reportedly after his signature on a contract. (more…)

Brother Cycling UK speaks to Elite Road Racing Manager at British Cycling, Erick Rowsell (more…)

Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling reveal they have signed Tour of Reservoir winner James Shaw to their rider roster for the 2021 season (more…)

From the Road Book 2020 comes this feature written by Nic Dlamini sharing his childhood memories and the story that made international headlines just as the year was getting underway (more…)

Millie Couzens, Joseph Beckingsale, Peter Harris and Max Greensill some of the winners at the Pulse Events MegaCross on December 12 in Worcester (more…)

Heading for Belgium for the next World Cup Cyclocross is Toby Barnes (Cero wheels/Cycle Division) who in 2020, broke course records in time trials, won the National Trophy at Westmorland, was top 10 in the Tabor World Cup and 13th at Euros in Netherlands – we chat (more…)

After ten years in the same team, and a stellar 2017, classics king Greg Van Avermaet says “just because I didn’t win for a while does not mean that I have to panic.” (more…)

Chris Froome will make his debut for Israel Start-Up Nation early in the new year in Argentina to ride the Vuelta a San Juan there. The eight-day stage race starts on January 24, 2021. (more…)

Training in Belgium for Sunday’s World Cup, Tom Pidcock says “I want to become World Champion in the three disciplines” and adds he thinks  the Tour de France win may be possible (more…)

Britain’s Georgia Bullard has recently signed for a UCI team and it won’t be long before Georgia moves to Spain and begins her season of racing in February pandemic permitting. We chat! (more…)

Deceuninck – Quick-Step’s CEO Patrick Lefevere looks back on the Wolfpack’s season, the main achievements and the challenges they faced. (more…)

How are your climbing legs? Are they ready for the ultimate early-season challenge? (more…)

From The Roadbook 2020 comes this superb article from the 2020 Giro – In the Winners’ Words with British hero Tao Geoghegan Hart (more…)

Travis Bramley fastest of the 21 finishers in a pre Christmas Time Trial (City Cycle Couriers RT) near Plymouth on Sunday (more…)

There are so many young Brits making their mark in Europe and Jake Stewart is another, signed by WorldTour team, FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope in 2020. We spoke to Jake recently about this momentous opportunity. (more…)

Tom Pidcock and Mathieu van der Poel played the leading roles in the Superprestige cyclocross in Gavere. The British rider Pidcock beat the world champion and was speechless afterwards. (more…)

Phil Jones MBE, the Managing Director of Brother UK, has studied professional cycling’s commercial development closely. He has made the company the domestic’s sport’s most trusted partner by anchoring his sponsorship decisions solely on its ability to generate return on investment. (more…)

With two sons racing in Europe, and a team travelling to Europe when able, Giles Pidcock is well aware of what it takes to get riders out of Britain and into Continental European races. We chat. (more…)

One of Ribble Weldtite’s most successful riders in 2019, Damien Clayton, has joined Canyon dhb SunGod for 2021 (more…)

Calling It Home: How the Giro made it to Milan – To celebrate the publication of The Road Book 2020,we have a special extract from this year’s book for you written by Rob Hatch (more…)

The youngest rider on Canyon dhb SunGod will be Euan Macleod who will join brother Callum on the British UCI squad for 2021 (more…)

Reece Wood joins brother Ollie at Canyon dhb SunGod for 2021 with the big aim being to win a UCI race next year (more…)

2020 UCI Esports World Championships Start List – December 9 sees inaugural UCI Esports World Championships. (more…)

Another of the new signings for Tim Elverson’s Canyon dhb SunGod is former Vitus pro Cycling p/b Brother UK’s Dan Tulett (more…)

Roundup of Cavendish News: After an approach to Patrick Lefevere saying he wanted to return to the Deceuninck-Quick Step wolfpack, Cavendish brings sponsorship to his new team to pay for ride (more…)

Chat with organiser of the Klondike & Stockton Prems as well as sportives, winter series events, cycling raffles and much more – Richard Williamson of Velo29 (more…)

The Bianchi Dama women’s team very happy to be in a position to announce plans for 2021 with a new signing in Alderney Baker (more…)

Tom Steels (former sprinter) speaking about the Mark Cavendish signing for Deceuninck-Quick Step : “We don’t expect Mark Cavendish to win 6 stages in the Tour, but I have no doubt he can still win races. (more…)

Under 23 rider Jim Brown is the first of the new signings to be revealed for the Canyon dhb SunGod UCI team (more…)

Kevin Holloway, Jamie Gostick, Paul Lloyd, Alfie Amey, Linda Brazier-Larkin, and Adrian Lansley winners at the Parentini Wessex League at Clanfield Cross (more…)

Chat with the Isle of Man’s Mark Christian about his move to the new ProConti team Eolo-Kometa; Mark is a former King of the Mountains in the WorldTour race, the Tour de Suisse (more…)

Ffion James, Corran Carrick Andersen, Lewis Craven, Andrew Peace, Oliver Akers  Cat Ferguson winners at round 1 of the North West Cyclocross Assoc event at Broughton Hall near Skipton. (more…)

Team DSM (formerly Sunweb) launch cutting-edge performance racing apparel in partnership with DSM and Bioracer (more…)

Cycling Holiday Spain, based in the Northern Costa Blanca near Calpe under an hour from Alicante airport is open to enjoy (more…)

Last weekend, Ben Turner came back from a broken collarbone and wrist in October, to place second in the Under 23 UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup at Tabor (Czech Republic) and shared the podium with Thomas Mein (more…)

Former World Champion, Milano-San Remo winner, 48 Grand Tour stages, Points jersey in all three Grand Tours – Britain’s Mark Cavendish is returning to Deceuninck – Quick-Step after five years. (more…)

After years of service to the sport of cycling by Jenny Lusher of Norwich, was presented with British Cycling’s Gold Badge of Honour (more…)

Boss of CPR (Cherie Pridham (Racing) which raced in the colours of Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK and Raleigh UK over many years, will be the first female DS in the WorldTour as she joins Israel Start-Up Nation for 2021 (more…)

Jim Brown, Dan Tulett, Reece Wood, Euan Macleod & Damien Clayton the new signings to make eighteen riders in the Canyon dhb SunGod UCI team’s 2021  squad (more…)

Rod Ellingworth is to leave Team Bahrain McLaren – Rod’s passion is rider development, so he has decided to move on and focus on new projects close to his heart. (more…)

Team Qhubeka ASSOS has revealed that Harry Tanfield will stay in the World Tour after he is signed for the South African team whilst Grand Tour hopeful Fabio Aru has also signed for the team for 2021 (more…)

Cycling Sheffield elite team is ready to race in 2021 after completing their line up for 2021 with the signing of four new riders who will join Matt Taylor and Joe Clark. (more…)

Wounded veteran Darren Hardy is set to cover 190km whilst at 12,000ft in the first event of its kind. (more…)

Vorteq Sports at Silverstone (UK) has launched a ground-breaking range of Human Performance services, designed with a focus on finding real, measurable performance improvements for every athlete. (more…)

Estrella Bikes are running a competition to help Shannon Kelly’s CRY Ireland fundraising campaign with the prize of a Estrella Bikes Ligero frameset (more…)

Racing for a UCI team, Lviv, 20 year old Fiona Turnbull from the North East had a busy 2020 and is looking forward to 2021 – “I stood on the podium at the Milton Keynes CX World Cup – that was pretty special” (more…)

After not having his contract with Ag2R renewed, and signing for Ribble Weldtite for 2021, Harry Tanfield has now got a contact with A WorldTour squad to be revealed today. (more…)

Chat with Head of Performance, Sean Yates, at new Pro Continental team Eolo-Kometa about the team, the signing of two British riders and Sean’s highlights as a DS and Rider (more…)

We chat with first year Under 23, Alice Towers, who has been riding for Cero Wheels/Cycle Division, who will move up to UCI level in 2021 with the Drops Women’s team, the 18 year-old being the youngest rider on the Drops team roster (more…)

Canyon DHB Sungod is the name of the British UCI team for 2021 – Boss Tim Elverson “Having three great partners on board for next year will ensure continued improvement into 2021” (more…)

One of the country’s fastest sprinters, Matt Gibson, Crit champion in 2018 and stage winner in the Tour de l’Avenir, is joining Ribble Weldtite for the 2021 season after two seasons at Burgos BH (more…)

Having picked up where Team ASL left off, Team TMC are proud to announce new partnerships and riders along with a focus on raising awareness and money for men’s mental health charity CALMzone (more…)

British Cycling has confirmed the dates and venues of the 2021 National Track Series, National Grass Track Series and National Youth Omnium Series (more…)

Winner of two Grand Tour Stages in his career, Alex Dowsett has had a roller coaster of a pandemic 2020 season with a Giro stage win and then Covid stopping him from taking on the Hour record (more…)

Part three of Brother UK Cycling’s ‘The Way Ahead’ about British domestic road racing and the challenges it faces – reasons to be cheerful (more…)

More awards for the legendary paracyclist Dame Sarah Storey at The Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards, as she wins the Disability Sportswoman of the Year (more…)

British Cycling has today opened nominations for new inductees into the organisation’s Hall of Fame – the first time that nominations have been accepted since 2016. (more…)

One of the leading teams in the country, Brother UK/Onform has confirmed its 2021 Women’s line up and we now introduce the riders ready to tackle the road season next year (more…)

trainSharp catches up with their coached ITP (Inspire Talent Programme) rider Michael Renardson, who has just started his winter training preparing for his second season with the TBWU23 Team (more…)

CAMS-Tifosi is excited to announce the rider roster ahead of the 2021 racing season and is delighted so many riders will stay on for another year. (more…)

VeloUK chats to Jenny Bolsom of new women’s team Saint Piran which will have an ambitious racing programme in 2021 to promote the brand and give female riders the opportunity to ride for team (more…)

VeloUK has called upon the very experienced Gemma Sargent who will be racing for new Women’s team Saint Piran, to give you all an insight into the races in the Women’s National Road Series (more…)

Team Qhubeka ASSOS signs Giacomo Nizzolo for 2021, the current European and Italian champion as well as Simon Clarke, Dimitri Claeys and Kilian Frankiny. (more…)

Winner of the 2020 TDF’s Queen stage and GC podium finisher in the Giro and La Vuelta, Miguel Ángel López reinforces 2021 Movistar Team roster (more…)

Organiser of the Ryedale Grand Prix, Bob Howden OBE, has been re-elected as president of British Cycling for a second three-year term (more…)

Former professional on the continent and in Britain, Erick Rowsell has ridden the National Road Series for many years so we talk about what it’s like racing the proposed Men’s events for 2021 (more…)

The line up for the Brother UK/Onform Women’s Team for 2021 has been revealed with goals including the Women’s National Road Series and Women’s Team Cup (more…)

From Brother Cycling comes the second part of their in-depth investigation into British domestic road racing and its challenges (more…)

Britain’s French based former DS with Drops, Brother UK Tifosi and Cams Tifosi, Paul Freeman signs up to Women’s Continental Team Multum Accountants LSK (more…)

John Archibald and Mark Christian sign for Albert Contador’s team EOLO-KOMETA Cycling Team  (more…)

Faced with an uncertain economic climate and a difficult sponsorship environment, the Vitus Pro Cycling Team, powered by Brother UK, will finish at the end of 2020 (more…)

A rider who was an integral & popular part of the domestic racing scene, Kiwi Jack Bauer will be staying with Mitchelton-SCOTT along with fellow New Zealander, Beaumont Trophy winner Dion Smith (more…)

A seven-time winner of the prestigious Gent Six Day event, Iljo Keisse (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) talks about his memories and best moments at the race (more…)

Ribble have added to their award winning e-bike range with two new models; the new Hybrid ALe Step Through and CGR ALe Step Through models (more…)

Charlie Quarterman and Ryan Mullen part of the 2021 team roster for Trek Segafredo including new signing 2016 Junior World Champion, Jakob Egholm in a squad of 29 riders from 12 nationalities. (more…)

One of the revelations of 2019 racing season for Vitus Pro cycling p/b Brother UK was Freddie Scheske who is joining Ribble Weldtite in 2021 (more…)

Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling are pleased to announce the addition of Frederik Scheske for 2021. Frederik joins from Vitus Pro Cycling. (more…)

A look back at an early season classic race in Lancashire with winners like Tom Pidcock, Ian Stannard, Rob Hayles, Kev Dawson and many a star name – needs a new organiser (more…)

Tour de Yorkshire winner Chris Lawless signs for French team Direct Energie “It’s a bit of a leap into the unknown because I’ve always been on English speaking teams with teammates I knew well.” (more…)

Promising 21-year-old British rider Sophie Wright has signed for the Alé BTC Ljubljana Cipollini women’s cycling team for 2021 (more…)

Former Raleigh duo Seb Mora and Albert Torres, who race for Movistar now, won the European Madison Championship in Bulgaria, GB duo Woods & Walls crash out whilst leading (more…)

Medals for Ethan Vernon, Laura Kenny and Elinor Barker on the final day of the European Track Championships in Bulgaria (more…)

After a couple of years racing the big pro events like the Vuelta, Harry Tanfield has signed for Ribble Weldtite as rider contracts in Europe get real scarce for those out of contract at current teams (more…)

After a couple of seasons racing in the WorldTour echelon with Katusha and Ag2R, the North East’s Harry Tanfield is returning to the UK to race with Ribble Weldtite (more…)

Talented young rider for Cero Wheels/Cycle Division, Alice Towers, has signed for British UCI team Drops Cycling for 2021 (more…)

On day 4 of the European Track Championships in Bulgaria, Katie Archibald won Gold as did former Elite Circuit Series winner Seb Mora of Spain who rides for Movistar and is a former Raleigh rider with Cherie Pridham Racing (more…)

Day 3 at the European Track Championships in Bulgaria and another successful day for the Great Britain Cycling Team’s endurance riders with Neah Evans, Matt Walls and Laura Kenny all making visits to the podium (more…)

After a successful career in domestic racing in both the Junior and Senior ranks, Matt Holmes realized the dream of a racing cyclist and that is to ride at the highest level, WorldTour. We chat about racing a Grand Tour … (more…)

British domestic road racing faced serious challenges even before Covid19 decimated the 2020 calendar. How can it recover, strengthen and achieve sustainability? Here is part one of our in-depth investigation. (more…)

Britain’s Alex Dowsett, who recorded team Israel Start-Up Nation’s first-ever victory in a Grand Tour, will continue racing for the Israeli team for the next two seasons. (more…)

British Cycling has announced the launch of a new Elite Development Team status, supporting the best British talent on their journey towards success on the world stage (more…)

Former World champion in the Pursuit and Madison Genesis DS, Colin Sturgess joins British UCI team Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling  for 2021 (more…)

There were two gold medals and a bronze for the Great Britain Cycling Team’s track riders on the second day of competition at the UEC European Track Championships in Plovdiv (more…)

The Tour de Yorkshire will be back “bigger and better than ever in 2022” following the cancellation of the 2021 event, organisers have said. (more…)

The Great Britain Cycling Team’s track riders put themselves straight onto the medal table at the UEC European Track Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, today with Matt Walls winning gold in the elimination race and the women’s team sprint taking silver in the first ever three-woman team sprint. (more…)

Winner of three RTTC Championships in a shortened 2020 time trial season, we catch up with John Archibald (Ribble Weldtite) who admits winter training will be done on the turbo … (more…)

It was the year of the Time Trial in Britain with Road Racing cancelled in March – Big winners included John Archibald, Emily Meakin, Bithja Jones and Andrew Feather (more…)

Britain’s Lizzie Deignan (Trek Segafredo) has topped the Women’s 2020 WorldTour rankings with her teammate Elisa Longo Borghini second (more…)

British Cycling has announced the appointment of Brian Facer (Daventry CC) as their next Chief Executive Officer. (more…)

Britian’s Alex Dowsett will attempt to break the UCI Hour Record on 12 December at the National Cycling Centre velodrome in Manchester, Great Britain. (more…)

Chart toppers The Vamps partner with Movember in epic cycle challenge to raise funds and awareness for men’s health riding bikes supplied by Ribble Cycles (more…)

British Cycling has announced the 24 races that will make up the provisional 2021 National Road Series and National Circuit Series. (more…)

British Cycling announces proposed dates (pandemic permitting) for the 2021 youth and junior road season national series  and  Junior Champs in Wiltshire, Youth champs at Redbridge (NE London) (more…)

The final stage of a Grand Tour, the Vuelta, being raced in November, saw Pascal Ackermann edge out Sam Bennett whilst Primoz Roglic got his Grand Tour win with Hugh Carthy’s epic ride netting him third place overall and Dan Martin 4th (more…)

Double podium for GB at European Cyclocross Championships as Thomas Mein wins silver at the U23 European championship and Cameron Mason wins Bronze  (more…)

The Great Britain Cycling Team has announced the riders who will compete at the forthcoming UEC European Track Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, from 11th – 15th November (more…)

Phil West who spent many a year at British Cycling after his cycling career before joining One Pro, has signed for Sunweb as a coach (more…)

Success is the unifying factor in Dean Downing’s varied career where he has used the experience gained from winning the most prestigious races on the domestic calendar and representing his country to coach two of the nation’s brightest talents to British and World titles (more…)

2021 National Track Championships and National Cyclo-Cross Championships have been postponed (more…)

After a hugely successful career, British rider Ian Stannard has been forced to retire from professional racing due to rheumatoid arthritis. (more…)

Tim Wellens won a second stage on the roads of Vuelta 2020 after the day’s breakaway stuck and he beat Michael Woods and Zdenek Stybar to the finish line (more…)

British Cycling has today taken the decision to suspend all cycling activities and events in England, starting from midnight tonight (Nov 4) (more…)

Riders selected for the European Cyclocross Championships taking place 7th-8th November in ‘S_Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (more…)

Scheduled to start on the 26th of June, the 2021 Tour de France will see three summit finishes, two time trials, twice up Mont Ventoux and more. (more…)

Hugh Carthy triumphed on the slopes of the Alto de L’Angliru to win his first Grand Tour stage on Sunday whilst Richard Carapaz took back the overall leader’s jersey from Primoz Roglic (more…)