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With riders only staying in the junior ranks for two years, each year brings news of riders moving onto the Under 23 ranks as younger riders step up from the Youth ranks – here is the 2025 team for Tofauti Everyone Active (more…)

Riders from around  the country including Imogen Wolff & Leon Atkins heading for round 2 of the National Trophy Cyclocross at South Sheilds this weekend (more…)

The INEOS Grenadiers have announced structure and staff changes following a thorough review of the team’s performance operations. (more…)

The finale to the Hill Climb season is on Sunday at Hexham in Northumberland with hundreds of riders chasing the RTTC national titles (more…)

 Ian ‘Watto’ Watson a well known face at Women’s races and Charlie Allen (road safety and driver training professional) were the two speakers at October’s Pedal Club Lunch  (more…)

A year after finding himself in a tough spot, the 23-year-old from the Isle of Man has just signed with EF Education-EasyPost. It’s been an incredible rise for the softly-spoken British rider but after such a dogged and determined start to his pro racing career, he’s raring to go in 2025. (more…)

Victory on stage 3 of the Tour of Guangxi in Bama was Ethan Vernon’s second win of the season; it also moved him into the lead of the GC, Points and Best young rider standings. (more…)

Britain’s Louis Sutton makes the leap to the professional ranks and will wear orange for the next two seasons in the Euskaltel Euskadi Team (more…)

Scottish Hill Climb Championships being held on October 13 near Oban in Scotland (more…)

Winner of the CiCLE Classic as a junior, Ben Marsh is off to France next season; joining French Team Apoge Charente-Maratime for 2025, the team that Ben Chilton who we interviewed on Saturday, has done so well in. (more…)

Marianne Vos and Mathieu Van der Poel perfectly mastered the variety and intensity of challenges offered by the 2024 Bolero UCI Gravel World Championships in Flanders, Belgium, this weekend. Both Dutch athletes add another UCI World title to their already vast collections from different disciplines. (more…)

With the cyclocross season in full swing already, next, its the turn of the National Trophy Series to kick off at Moorways Leisure Centre in Derby thanks to John Holmes and his crew. (more…)

Here are the final overall standings from the 2024 Isle of Man Youth league. A total of 425 riders took part in this year’s league, with an average of 193 turning out for each of the 16 rounds (more…)

Escape to Casa Guadalest: The Ultimate private vacation holiday rental in Costa Blanca Spain for active and cycling oriented families and friends (more…)

A MESSAGE FROM A MOST VALUED SPONSOR OF VELOUK – Santini UK and supplier of kit to the GFTL team (and many others) (more…)

Ribble unveils the new Allroad Ti. Crafted for more. Cutting-edge titanium construction, seamlessly sculpted lines, optimised for performance. Marrying state-of-the-art 3D printing with traditional construction techniques, this is the future of titanium bikes. (more…)

The Pedal Club’s speaker for September was Jez Cox, a former competitor in cycling and duathlon, who is now a commentator and presenter. He is freelance and has worked for all the leading sports channels including GCN, Eurosport and ASO. (more…)

CHS RETURNS! A long time sponsor in Spain CHS returns to support VeloUK – here is their first editorial on what they have to offer. (more…)

A 55 strong squad will be representing Great Britain at the 2024 UCI Road and Para-cycling Road World Championships in Zurich, Switzerland from 21-29 September 2024. (more…)

Coming off the back of a very active Junior Tour of Wales, Alistair Gardner won the first two Junior Kermesse races he entered last weekend. Having finished his A Levels earlier this year, Alistair is fully focussed on racing and looking for a Team to ride for next year. (more…)

On **29th September**, the ever popular **Portmore Classic** hits the road, and it’s going to be **epic**! 🔥 While many races have seen declining numbers, we’ve **bucked the trend** with a whopping **70+ riders** ready to battle it out on the course. 💥 (more…)

Next Sunday at Newbury is the National Youth (GHS) Championship Final with record holder Leon Atkins seeded the final rider from the start gate (more…)

Paris 2024 Olympic Games gold medallists Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) and Tom Pidcock (INEOS Grenadiers), headline the 108-rider provisional start list for the Lloyds Bank Men’s Tour of Britain Men, which gets underway in Kelso, Scottish Borders on Tuesday (3 September). (more…)

This Sunday at Colchester is the National B event, the Jef Schils Memorial (more…)

Saturday sees a star studded line up of men take to A428 at Cambourne to battle for the title & on Sunday, the Juniors/Youth riders first and then the Women’s line up do the same. (more…)

Irish rider Killian O’Brien came to the Junior Tour of Wales and raced himself onto the podium in third place against the best juniors in this classic and prestigious race. VeloUK quizzes Killian on his race #insights (more…)

Tom Pidcock (INEOS Grenadiers) will race in the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men this 3 – 8 September, becoming the second gold medallist from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games to confirm his participation in the race. (more…)

Over 100 riders on the startlist for the classic Junior Tour of Wales (42nd) over four days and five stages (more…)

This weekend sees the best of British Youth riders heading to the North West for a three day stage race, the 360 North West Youth Tour starting on the 24th (more…)

Double Olympic gold medallist and Tour de France podium finisher Remco Evenepoel and Julian Alaphilippe, winner of the 2018 Men’s Tour of Britain Men, headline the first batch of star riders to be confirmed for this September’s Men’s Tour of Britain which begins on Tuesday 3 September. (more…)

British Cycling has announced the 10 young riders selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 UCI Junior Track World Championships, in Luoyang, China from Wednesday 21 August to Sunday 25 August. (more…)

300 competitors will contest the 2nd Marston Mega Cross on Sunday 18th August, a 3hr off-road race around the Marston Lodge Estate, nr Market Harborough (more…)

25 TT champion John Archibald heads up the National B event on the well used Inkberrow circuit on Sunday (August 11) in Worcestershire (Incorporating West Midland and Central Mens Regional Championships) (more…)

Startlists and details for the Junior Tour of Mendips (National Series Event) and The Clive Tiley Memorial Stage Race (Nat B) Friday, 9th August to Sunday 11th August (more…)

A classic national series race which has been the national championship three times, the Ryedale Grasscrete Grand Prix for men and women returns to Ampleforth on August 18 (more…)

Six teams that participated in this summer’s Tour de France, including home favourites INEOS Grenadiers, headline the field for the 20th edition of the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men this September (more…)

The routes for the final pair of stages of this year’s Men’s Tour of Britain have been announced, to complete the stage details for September’s 20th edition of Britain’s biggest professional cycle race. (more…)

News from management “We are very sad to announce that Drops Cycling – currently racing as Lifeplus Wahoo – Britain’s most successful and longest running UCI women’s team, will close at the end of the year” (more…)

A star studded  line up for the Youth and Junior Track Championship on London 2012’s Olympic track all week (more…)

Kate Allan heads up the startlist for the Women’s RTTC National 25 Mile Championship on August 3 (Saturday) in Cheshire. The day also sees the Junior & Youth Championship  (more…)

John Archibald heads up the startlist for the Men’s blue ribbon time trial championship, the 25, in Cheshire on August 4 (Espoirs/Seniors/Vets) (more…)

There has been a change of venue for the 2024 Hill Climb Championships after the original choice for the championships, Prospect Hill sustained a landslide in Oct 2023 and the repairs cannot be guaranteed in time for the championships.  (more…)

Record breaking ride by junior Finlay Tarling (46.14) in the Ross-On-Wye & Dist CC 25 mile time trial at Monmouth (Wales) on July 21; Jessica Rhodes-Jones fastest woman (more…)

Almost 5,000 metres of climbing across the first two stages (Kelso to Kelso & Darlington to Redcar) await the peloton, in one of the hardest openings in the Tour of Britain’s history. (more…)

Paralympics GB have announced the selected riders who will represent ParalympicsGB at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, a total of 17 riders (more…)

Ribble Cycles unveils the new Allroad range created with the prime purpose of redefining what’s possible on a road bike. (more…)

This Sunday sees the BMCR National Road Bike Time Trial Championship promoted by Coalville Wheelers CC on the Breedon RR circuit (more…)

A classic Junior race with former Tour de France and Giro d Italia winners on the roll of honour, Geraint Thomas and Tao Geoghegan Hart, will take place this Sunday in Buckinghamshire, the Bath RC Road Race. (more…)

Thursday 11th saw the final round of a truncated Super4 series. Previously known as the Super6, having to reduce the amount of races demonstrates the current challenges some race organisers face with the lack of riders committing to race. (more…)

With the Sheffield round of the series on Wednesday and three rounds to come including Sheffield, here’s a look at the results so far. (more…)

Twenty year-old Welshman Josh Tarling, who turned pro with the team in 2023 is one of cycling’s most promising talents and has committed to race in Ineos colours until the end of 2027. (more…)

The host venues for this year’s Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain for Men are revealed as Britain’s national Tour heads from Kelso in the Scottish Borders to Felixstowe on the Suffolk coast, over six scintillating stages of racing. (more…)

Connor Swift, the 2018 British national road race champion when racing for Madison Genesis, has agreed a two-year contract extension with the team until the end of 2026. (more…)

 The British Olympic Association (BOA) has named the final cyclists that will make up the 30-strong squad to represent Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (more…)

In the year of  their 60th anniversary, VC Londres are organising the 2024 Youth Circuit Race Championships at Kent Cyclopark on Sunday (more…)

Those who drive on motorways – be warned! The Highways Agency is ready to rob you if you breakdown! (more…)

This weekend near Peterborough are the BMCR National Road Race Championships for category  E/F/G/H riders  (more…)

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today named the first 20 cyclists who will represent Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (more…)

One of the countries leading riders over the last ten years, Alex Richardson, a double winner of the Lincoln GP and on the podium of the RR Champs a few years ago in Scotland, has retired (more…)

Now the season is here. Step up your performance with the Shutt 2024 jerseys and if you’re quick enough, you can use a VeloUK code to get a discount! (more…)

As ever at the British Road Race championships, it is a stacked line up in the Men’s race and the rider list includes many a WorldTour pro taking on the domestic riders on a course based on the East Cleveland Classic one in April (more…)

Twice a winner, Pfeiffer Georgi returns to Saltburn to aim for a third British Road Race title win wearing number 1 whilst Former World and British Road Race champion Lizzie Deignan is back! (more…)

Next Sunday is the CAMS Yorkshire Classic Road Races for Junior Men and Junior/U23 Women organised by the  Fensham Howes – MAS Design Junior Racing Team  – here are the riders racing .. (more…)

Defending champions Ollie Wood and Megan Barker head up the start lists for the 2024 Circuit Race Championships in Darlington on June 21 (more…)

This weekend!  CAMS Ronde van Wymeswold two day for Men and Women (National B) by the Yomp Bonk Crew/University of Nottingham CC (more…)

Startlists and start times for the riders racing the National Time Trial Championships on June 19 at Catterick in North Yorkshire plus results for each category in the 2023 championships (more…)

Lizzie Deignan, Luke Rowe, Pfeiffer Georgi and Josh Tarling are amongst the names confirmed to compete for the coveted national champions’ jerseys at this year’s Lloyds Bank National Road Championships, which will take place in Tees Valley from Wednesday 19 – Sunday 23 June. (more…)

The riders entered so far in the London Dynamo Summer Road Races next weekend, two national B races for men and women on the Chiddingfold course on Sunday south of Guildford (June 9) (more…)

The provisional startlist for the inaugural Tour of Britain for Women with one day to go until the Grand Départ in Welshpool on Thursday. (more…)

Lincoln Grand Prix winner Kate Richardson hit by a psycho driver in car “”Yesterday morning I was hit by a car from behind whilst out on a training ride, resulting in a refractured scapula, an incredibly bruised and swollen right hip and plenty more road rash to add to last week’s collection” (more…)

All the pre-race plans are coming together nicely for the 10-year anniversary edition of The Ilkley Cycle Races and the town are looking forward to a great event on June 28th – Entries close June 7 (Friday) (more…)

GB Team for Women’s Tour of Britain features former road world champion and winner of the Women’s Tour in 2016 and 2019, Lizzie Deignan MBE & Olympic gold medallist Elinor Barker MBE (more…)

Startlists for the Men’s and Women’s North West, Yorkshire & North East Regional Road Race Championships promoted by Spectrum Racing (more…)

This Sunday sees the Yomp Bonk Crew’s East Midlands Road Race Championships nr Melton Mowbray with riders from the region and beyond (more…)

RIBBLE REBELLION Rides at USA’s Armed Forces Cycling Classic – Ribble Cycles have created a special bike for the Ribble Rebellion team racing at the AFCC in USA this weekend and the bike will be auctioned for charity and as a fitting tribute to 80th Anniversary to D-Day. (more…)

David Mead fastest in the Legato Racing Team 10 mile time trial on May 21st at Tamworth; Diana Egerton-Warburton fastest woman (more…)

2024 Ford RideLondon Classique – stage 1 is 152km from Saffron Walden to Colchester – here are some pre-race rider quotes with Lizzie Deignan, Lotte Kopecky, Charlotte Kool, Lorena Wiebes (more…)

Startlists for Witham Wheeler’s road races, the National B GA Bennett RR and the Regional B GT Ellingworth on May 27 at Grantham (Lincolnshire) (more…)

Tour of Britain invitation a sign of success for top Scots cycling team Alba Development Road Team (more…)

The 2024 promotion is the 50th edition of this stage race promoted by the Mid Devon CC.  The race’s origins go back to 1973 when the Mid-Devon Road Club first promoted a two-day event to mark the twinning of Totnes and Vire in Normandy. (more…)

Starters in the 360cycling Northwest Junior and U23 national series stage race 24th and 25th May near Carlisle – two day, three stages (more…)

A further nine of the world’s top teams have today been confirmed for the inaugural Tour of Britain Women which will take place from Thursday 6 June to Sunday 9 June 2024. (more…)

Planes, Trains, Ferries, and Automobiles – A Tale of a Spring Campaign Racing Across Europe for the Prologue Racing Team with their riders racing to get results and the team dealing with many a challenge (more…)

There were two events worthy of note at the club’s May meeting – an excellent talk by our guest speaker Phil O’Connor, and the signing of the Golden Book by Maurice Burton. (more…)

All six of Britain’s female UCI Continental teams have today been announced as the first teams confirmed for the inaugural Tour of Britain Women. (more…)

British Cycling has released the courses to be used for the 2024 National Road Championships starting on June 19 (TT) (more…)

The startlist so far for round 3 of Cold Dark North’s Proper Northern Road Race Series at Aughton (Lancs) (more…)

Two National B races in Yorkshire for University Students only – here are the entries for the race (more…)

The final route for the 2024 Tour of Britain Women has today been revealed as Greater Manchester gears up to host stage four of the major international stage race on Sunday 9 June. (more…)

The route for stage three of the inaugural Tour of Britain Women has today been unveiled as Warrington prepares to host the world’s best riders and teams on Saturday 8th June. (more…)

This Sunday, London club celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2024, is organising a National B Road Race (more…)

Andrew Rivett fastest in the New Forest 33 mile time trial on May 5; Louisa Cooper fastest (& only) woman (more…)

The third edition of the West Midlands stage race, the BikeStow 3-day, returns bigger and better in 2024 taking place from June 21-23 (more…)

Routes for the opening two stages of the 2024 Tour of Britain Women in Wales, ahead of the Grand Départ in Welshpool in just 34 days have been revealed. (more…)

Luke Rowe, trusted Road Captain and the longstanding INEOS Grenadier, has announced he will retire at the end of the 2024 season. (more…)

A race with a long history in the North East sees the 2024 Edition of the category 2/3/4 Sloan Trophy race on May 12 at Stamfordham in Northumberland (more…)

Round 2 winner of the National Under 23 Series Archie Peet one of many favs for round 3, the Yorkshire Under 23 Classic on Sunday  (more…)

Sunday (May 5) sees the Timmy James Memorial Grand Prix and the Witham Hall Womens Grand Prix National B road races on the Witham on the Hill circuit organised by Mark Botteley of Brother UK/Onform (more…)

The guest speaker, Jon Dutton, the CEO of British Cycling, must have suspected he was entering a lion’s den when he addressed the club at the April lunch – article by  Chris Lovibond  (more…)

May 4 & 5 sees the Youth and Junior Tour on the Isle of Man, part of the National Youth and Junior Series (more…)

Provisional start lists are out for the 2024 Rapha Lincoln Grand Prix on May 12 in the historic quarter of Lincoln (more…)

This Sunday (April 28) South End Wheelers are organising Andrews Trophy (Nat B) and Florrie Newbery Classic (2/3/4) at East Hanningfield (more…)

Country’s top juniors (Men & Women) heading to Devon for National Series Road Races this weekend at Tiverton on Sunday, 28th April including a classic winner (Gent Wevelgem) Amelia Cebak (more…)

Road Racing in North Yorkshire with the National B Women’s Road Race and category 2/3/4 Men’s road race on the Dacre circuit (more…)

Alex Richardson heads up the entry list for Portsmouth North End Cycling Club’s National B Road Race on Saturday, April 27 nr Winchester (more…)

University of Nottingham Cycling Club are hosting the BUCS 10 TT (University championships) on the 28th April. (more…)

Its a one of a kind route for the 18th Rutland-Melton CiCLE Classic and here is a guide to knowing where the riders go when (more…)

Events: The Nigel Harrop Memorial Road Race on Tuesday, June 11, 7pm (Wincham circuit, Cheshire) (more…)

Now in its 18th year, the Sigma Sports/ Schwalbe Rutland-Melton CiCLE Classic is the race everyone wishes to win and sets off from Oakham on Sunday – here’s a preview and provisional startlist (more…)

The SSSCCRRL league in the West Midlands is run to promote entry level racing and provide a platform for people of all ages and abilities to get their feet wet in road racing. (more…)

The Ribble Collective continues into 2024 following a very successful first season, now with a wider reach including riders covering Road, Gravel & Triathlon disciplines. (more…)

The Drummond trophy is one of – if not the longest running cycle race in Scotland that attracts the best riders in Scotland and the UK (more…)

Entries so far for round 2 of the Proper Northern Road Races on the Oakenclough course on April 21st (more…)

Round 2 of the British Women’s Team Cup – The Dave Peck Memorial, takes place on April 21 at Virginia Water (nr London)  (more…)

The stage hosts of the 2024 Tour of Britain Women stages have been announced as preparations for the inaugural edition of the race progress ahead of the Grand Départ in Welshpool on Thursday 6 June. (more…)

Round 1 winner Dylan Hicks and last years winner William Truelove head up the entry for round 2 of the British Under 23 Road Series, the PB Performance Espoirs Road Race at Griffydam (Coalville) on April 21st (more…)

Updated earlier today is the startlist for the East Cleveland Classic on Sunday in Saltburn (North Yorkshire) and a stand out team is the Saint Piran squad of eight riders. (more…)

Ribble Cycles has teamed up with cycling apparel brand Huub to launch RIBBLE REBELLION’s new Race Kit (more…)

Less than four weeks out and Friday night track racing on the 400m outdoor track at Halesowen’s Manor Abbey stadium is ready to roll (more…)