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British Road Race, Time Trial and Circuit Race Championships to be held in Lincoln in October (more…)

This Sunday, two races at the well known circuit at Pimbo (Merseyside) for men (2/3/4) and women (E1/2/3/4) (more…)

A recent winner in Spain was Toby Perry, in the GP Vila-Real event, on May 16, his second win this year – we chat to him about racing Spain and his goals (more…)

British Cycling signs a four-year extension to its partnership with Lazer as Exclusive Official Helmet Supplier to the Great Britain Cycling Team and to British Cycling members (more…)

Ethan Hayter continued his superb run of form with another emphatic stage victory, this time on stage two at Ruta del Sol and now leads overall (more…)

As expected, the 11th stage of the Giro d’Italia was as epic as the fans were hoping it would be with Schmid winning the stage from the breakaway whilst Bernal took time out of all the GC hopefuls (more…)

In what promises to be the best line up in a British Men’s road race since lockdowns began in 2020, the Return to Racing for Big Dogs is set to be a great race (more…)

Dan Evans fastest in the WCTTA & SCCA 30 mile time trial on May 16 (Sunday); Emma Serjeant fastest woman (more…)

Imogen Wolff, Oliver Peace, Abigail Miller and Mackenzie Riley winners at week 1 of the White Rose Youth League (Yorkshire) Thursday league in York on May 13 (more…)

Tom Williams and Matthew Carlin winners at week 3 of the SERRL Ardingly Circuit Races on Sunday, May 16 (more…)

With total support from his team, Peter Sagan sprinted to his 18th stage win in a Grand Tour as he won stage 10; Egan Bernal continues to lead with little change on the overall classification (more…)

After an insane start to the stage, a breakaway with Simon Carr escaped and whilst it looked like some would stay clear, Egan Bernals pace up the final climb saw them caught and the Columbian win his first Grand Tour Stage. He now leads overall (more…)

In his third time at TroBro Leon, France’s version of the CiCLE Classic, Connor Swift celebrated a fantastic victory in this high ranking road race (more…)

First World Cup victory in MTB for Tom Pidcock at round two of the UCI World Cup gets him an Olympic ticket, Evie Richards 5th in the Women’s event (more…)

Hayley Simmonds fastest woman, Richard Todd fastest overall in the AeroCoach roadbike time trial on Saturday (May 15) at Alcester (more…)

On a lumpy stage with a tougher one on Sunday, stage 8 was given over to a breakaway and from that Victor Lafay won the stage, Attila Valter holds onto the Pink jersey (more…)

Chris Booth and Thomas Minns fastest in the Blackburn & District CTC two up team time trial over 10 miles on Saturday, May 15 (more…)

Sad news from Swift Carbon Pro Cycling – “it is with immense sadness that we share the passing of our friend and team member Tim James who died on 14 May aged just 23 years of age. Tim had been taken ill with an extremely rare and unknown cancer last year” (more…)

Stage 7 of the Giro d’Italia saw the patrons of the peloton let three riders go clear, inc. Mark Christian before the race came together and Caleb Ewan absoluteley wacked the sprint! (more…)

Sunday sees two test road race events at Hade Edge for category 2/3/4 riders (men and women) … here’s the startlist – good luck everyone (riders and officials) (more…)

Oliver Bates and Penny Colloff winners at week 2 of the Bovingdon Bomber Crit Series at Hemel Hempstead on May 12 (more…)

After a drama filled finale where Landa crashed out of the Giro, stage 5 of the Italian Grand Tour saw the sprinters race through the streets of Cattolica side by side with Aussie Caleb Ewan winning the race to the line. Alessandro De Marchi continues to lead overall (more…)

What a stage the fourth one in the Giro d’Italia was – rain made life very uncomfortable for the riders and after a breakaway stayed away providing Joe Dombrowski with a spring board for victory, there was also a GC battle with winners and losers as Alessandro De Marchi rode away in Pink (more…)

The Litherland Circuit League Committee pleased to announce the 11th series of events will be held in Liverpool starting on Wednesday, 23rd June for six weeks (more…)

British Cycling confirm that the round of the circuit series in Barnsley is cancelled leaving just Otley (more…)

Pearl iZUMi will be the official technical clothing partner of the Tour of Britain, Women’s Tour and Tour Series, the UK’s major cycle races in 2021 (more…)

The stage expected to end in a sprint, did just that and the name at the top of the result sheet was Belgium’s Tim Merlier. Meanwhile, the rider in Pink, Filippo Ganna, will continue to do so after winning more bonus seconds in an intermediate sprint. (more…)

Youth rider Jacob Bush fastest in the Bourne Wheelers 10 mile Time Trial on Sunday, May 9 near Grantham; Sian Botteley (Brother UK – Team OnForm) fastest woman (more…)

Max Stedman fastest in the Westbury Wheelers WTTA Hardriders time trial on Sunday over 26 miles. Isabella McNally fastest woman (more…)

GP Eco-Struct – 1-2 for Team DSM with two Brits in the top 6; Pfeiffer Georgi in 5th and Welsh rider Eluned King in 6th.  (more…)

No surprises on stage 1 as World Time Trial Champion Filippo Ganna wins the opening stage time trial for the 104th Giro d’Italia and wears Pink ahead of stage 2. Alex Dowsett 14th. (more…)

Red Walters winner of the E/1/2/3/4 race at round 4 of the Portsmouth Evening Circuits at the Mountbatten Centre on Wednesday (May 5) (more…)

Tour of Algarve stage 2 where Britain’s 22 year old Ethan Hayter was the big winner. The talented Londoner won the queen stage with panache, arriving at Alto da Fóia well clear of his nearest rival which put him into the yellow leader’s jersey. (more…)

Despite a crash on the final descent before which she went solo, European champion Annemiek van Vleuten wins the first stage by over two minutes.  (more…)

Three of Trek Segafredo’s top riders for this years Giro d’Italia, Vincenzo Nibali, Bauke Mollema & Giulio Ciccone look ahead to this years first Grand Tour with their reactions to their ambitions for the race (more…)

Aiming to win stages in each of the Grand Tours in 2021, Lotto Soudal’s Australian sprinter Caleb Ewan talks about his hopes in the forthcoming Giro d’Italia, a race Caleb has already managed to win three Giro stages in the past and again aims for stage success. (more…)

The Cycling Academy, a new team and project based in Scotland with the objective of creating Scotland’s first male World Tour rider in over 25 years, has bolstered its leadership team with the last Scot to do this, double British Champion and Eurosport Commentator, Brian Smith. (more…)

The final Zwift race in the British Womens Team Cup  is being held on the London Pretzel course at 10 am Sunday May 9th.  (more…)

Albie Jones, Lily Brindle, Megan Lloyd, Frank White & Leon Parker some of the winners at round 1 of the Dolan Bikes North West Youth League on Saturday (May 1st) (more…)

Tour de France and Vuelta stage winner Dan Martin to lead the Israel Startup Nation team in the 2021 Giro d’Italia chasing the GC podium, double stage winner Alex Dowsett also selected for the Italian Grand Tour (more…)

Vincenzo  Nibali, Bauke Mollema and Giulio Ciccone leading Trek-Segafredo’s at the 2021 Giro d’Italia – “It was a race against time and I’m very happy that I’ve won it,” said former winner Nibali (more…)

Mikel Landa, a three-time stage winner at the Giro as well as a GC podium 2015, heads up the Bahrain Victorious squad for the 2021 Giro d’Italia starting on May 8 (more…)

Cumbria’s James Knox joins João Almeida and Remco Evenepoel in Deceuninck – Quick-Step’s line up for the 104th Giro d’Italia (more…)

Astana – Premier Tech has announced its squad for the 104th edition of the first Grand Tour of the season, the Giro d’Italia, which is set to start in Turin on May 8th with the aim to fight for the overall and stage wins (more…)

Team BikeExchange has named its eight-rider Giro d’Italia squad which is built around Britian’s Simon Yates who returns with high ambitions of adding a second Grand Tour title to his list of growing palmarès. (more…)

Josh Charlton fastest in the GS Metro 26 mile time trial on May 1st in the North East; Joanne Rea fastest woman (more…)

Robert Shaw fastest in the Cycle Sport South Hams 10 mile time trial on Sunday (May 2); Martine Geraghty and Catherine Hilton tied for the fastest woman result (more…)

Geraint Thomas had his first win since the 2018 Tour de France after the Welshman led put in a measured ride in Fribourg to overhaul leader Mike Woods (Israel Start-Up Nation) and secure the overall victory from his teammate Richie Porte by 33 seconds. (more…)

The Otley Town Centre races the only round of the Elite Circuit Series left after Sheffield, Barnsley, Colne and Midlands have sadly been cancelled as British Cycling updates on National Series events (more…)

Britain’s Hugh Carthy has re-signed with EF Education–NIPPO – “I chose to stay at EF simply because the team feels right,” says Carthy. “ (more…)

Stephen Bradbury (Saint Piran), Vaughn Pretorius and Andrea Bartoluccio winners at the West Thames League at Hillingdon on April 27 (more…)

Manxman Mark Cavendish talks about winning again after three years and racking up four stage victories for Deceuninck – Quick-Step at the Tour of Turkey (more…)

Ribble’s flagship and award-winning electric carbon road bike, the Endurance SL e, is now available in a new Hero edition creating the lightest e-bike in its class and one of the lightest e-bikes in the world at just 10.5kg. (more…)

Team Jumbo-Visma has announced the final roster for the Giro d’Italia with the most notable name on the roster being the return of Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo Visma). (more…)

Wins for Gail Robinson and TW1 Racing in the 3rd race in the popular British Team Cup Zwift race on the Three Sisters Reverse course with its daunting 9 kilometre climb up the Epic KOM maxing out at 16% at the top. (more…)

The Crimson Orientation Marketing Race Team will be back to the start grid this summer after a long 16 months with no racing with ‘name’ riders such as Circuit Race Champion Joey Walker, CX star Toby Barnes, Hill Climb star Mary Wilkinson and more (more…)

Next weekend: Startsheet – if ever there was a TT with a stacked line up, this takes some beating! Dan Bigham, Joss Lowden, April Tacey, James Shaw, Freddie Schescke, Francesca Hall & so many more! (more…)

The CiCLE Classic for Women and Junior Men will be hosted by Melton Mowbray on June 27 when the town is poised to lead the country back to some measure of ‘normalisation’ as it stages the first major cycle races on the road to take place in Britain in 2021. (more…)

After a thrilling, edge of the seat final, five riders go clear and in the sprint Tadej Pogacar beats Julian Alaphilippe to the victory. 41 year old Valverde celebrates his birthday with fourth (more…)

Demi Vollering sprinted to her first prestigious success in a Monument after being selflessly helped by Anna Van der Breggen in the selection that sprinted for the victory (more…)

Giles Pidcock, former organiser of the Otley Town Centre races, reacts to a lack of Elite road racing by putting on a E/1/2/3 in Yorkshire – ‘Link my Ride – Return to Racing for Big Dogs” (more…)

Simon Yates stamped his authority on the Tour of Alps by extending his lead on the penultimate stage won by Pello Bilbao (more…)

Alexander Royle fastest in the VTTA Yorkshire 25 mile time trial near Thirsk on Sunday, April 18; Abi Smith fastest female (more…)

All five of Britain’s UCI Continental teams and a Great Britain national squad have today been unveiled as the first confirmed teams for this year’s Tour of Britain (5-12 September). (more…)

Zeb Kyffin of Ribble Weldtite fastest in Kingston Wheelers 13.6 mile time trial on Sunday; Jennifer George fastest woman (more…)

Winner of the Women’s Fleche Wallonne for the seventh time, Anna van der Breggen says her final win in 2021 was the most difficult – Anna intends to retire at the end of the season (more…)

For the third time in his career, the Frenchman, World Champion Julian Alaphilippe, wins Flèche Wallonne after out sprinting Primoz Roglic at the top of the Mur de Huy (more…)

Simon Yates (BikeExchange) solo’s to a sensational victory on stage 2 of the Tour of the Alps, attacking on the penultimate first-category climb and increasing his lead with each pedal stroke (more…)

Bioracer jersey revealed for the inaugural British Gravel Champions who will be crowned on a thrilling racing weekend in September (more…)

Thomas Vassen, Lukas Nerurkar, Polly Burge & Thomas Lowther winners at the SERRL Ardingly Circuit Races on Saturday (more…)

Oliver Robinson fastest in the Kent CA 10m TT Road Bike Time Trial on Sunday near Canterbury, Rebecca Kearney first female (more…)

1-2 for Ribble Weldtite in Stockton Whs CC Sporting 23 mile time trial on Sunday as Simon Wilson wins from Jack Rees. Joe Wilson, also Ribble Weldtite fastest on a road bike. Louise Hamilton fastest female, Lauren Watson fastest female on a road bike. Adam Duggleby& Steve Bate fastest overall on a Tandem (more…)

Zachary Herrod fastest by two seconds to Lloyd Chapman in the CC Breckland 10 mile time trial on Sunday (April 18); Hannah O’Brien fastest female (more…)

Joshua Tarling, Charlotte Berry, Nicole Coates, Preslav Dimitrov, Jake Durant, Joe Rosser & Aleksa Djordjevic among the winners at the Mid Devon CC Spring Circuit Races at Paignton on Saturday (more…)

Alfie Salmon, Jennifer Millmore, Matthew Clements and Vaughn Pretorius winners at Eastern Region’s Return to Racing meeting at Redbridge Cycling Centre on Saturday (more…)

After a nail biting final 70km in Amstel Gold with the stars of the road flexing their muscles, Wout van Aert and Tom Pidcock when side by side in a race to the finish line and it took a photo finish  to see who it was that got to the line first – Van Aert […]

Liam Bromiley fastest in the Birdwell Wheelers 29km Time Trial, Sarah Lewthwaite fastest female (TT bike); Billy Robinson fastest on a road bike, (more…)

Oliver Peckover beats junior Joshua Giddings by six seconds to win the VTTA Notts & E. Mids 10m Time Trial on Saturday, Jo Corbett fastest female (more…)

George Peden (18.41) fastest by a minute in the East Lancashire Road Club 10 mile time trial on Saturday; Abi Smith fastest female (more…)

Saint Piran’s Steve Lampier fastest in the Penzance Whs 10 mile time trial on Sunday; Millie Skinner fastest female (more…)

Oliver Peckover fastest in the Solihull CC Red Lion 10 mile time trial on Sunday; Deborah Sheridan fastest woman (more…)

Mark Cavendish’s 150th pro victory as he wins final stage in Tour of Turkey. Four stage victories in the bag for Cavendish (more…)

Conor McGoldrick solos to victory in the category 2/3/4 Mendips Test Race on Sunday (April 18) (more…)

A win for Tom Hutchinson in the North Tyneside Riders 10 mile time trial on Saturday morning in the North East; Joanne Rea was first female  (more…)

Nick Livermore fastest in the Bristol South CC 10 mile Time Trial on April 17; Megan Dickerson fastest female in 8th; Conor McGoldrick fastest on a road bike (more…)

Team Spectra Wiggle powered by Vitus is a new UK-based, gender balanced, multidisciplinary cycling team with big ambitions and backing (more…)

In the Monument that is the Tour of Flanders, Connor Swift showed he has the legs to flex his muscles at the front of the bike race – we chat about it… (more…)

George Wise fastest in the Dursley Road Club 10 mile time trial on April 15 (more…)

In the Mendips area of the country on Sunday sees something we on the UK mainland haven’t had the pleasure of seeing for over a year – a road race! We talk to the organiser Felix Young (more…)

Tony Turner fastest in Oxonian Cycling Club’s Chesterton 10 mile time trial on April 14; (more…)

GB Academy rider Sam Watson fastest in the VTTA North Lancs & Lakes 25 mile time trial on April 14, Abi Smith was fastest female (more…)

Joshua Tarling fastest at the April 14 round of the Castle Combe TT Series; Zoe Backstedt (junior) was 9th overall (out of 84 riders) and fastest female. (more…)

Lloyd Chapman fastest in round 3 of the Ipswich & District Time Trial Series at Crowfield on April 13; Hannah O’Brien first female (more…)

Tom Pidcock wins his first professional road victory in emphatic fashion at De Brabantse Pijl outsprinting Wout van Aert and Matteo Trentin. (more…)

Mark Cavendish wins his third stage in row in the Tour of Turkey, the first time since 2013 he’s achieved such a result and continues to lead overall (more…)

Joseph Martin, Tom Portsmouth and Vaughn Pretorius winners at the Miche West Thames League at Hillingdon on Tuesday, 13th in West London (more…)

Ian Greenstreet/Rachael Elliott, Ronnie Stone and Jennifer George winners at the VTTA National 15 Mile Championship on April 11 (more…)

For the first time since 2015, Mark Cavendish (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) raced to back to back wins with his second victory in two days at the Tour of Turkey (more…)

A leading coach at trainSharp, Chris Mcnamara, continues to win races and coach cyclists from pro riders to those who just ride; we chat about his goals for 2021 and much more (more…)

Ribble Cycles have opened their brand new, landmark state of the art flagship showroom in the heart of the Ribble valley. (more…)

Timothy Torrie (TBW23 Stuart Hall Cycling P/b Trainsharp) fastest in the Icknield RC 18.6 mile Time Trial on April 11; Samantha Fawcett fastest female (more…)

Manxman Mark Cavendish (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) shows class is permanent by taking the victory and the Tour of Turkey leader’s jersey in Konya (more…)

Arthur Franklin fastest in the VC Bristol 10 mile time trial on April 11; Megan Dickerson  fastest female; Oliver Bridgewood fastest on a road bike, Amelia Mitchell fastest female on a road bike (more…)

Adam Duggleby snatches victory from junior Joshua Giddings by 3 secs in the Vive Le Velo 10 mile time trial; Abi Smith is fastest female (more…)

Adam Hardy fastest in the East Anglian VTTA 10 mile Time Trial on April 10 near Cambridge, Julia Freeman fastest woman (more…)

Another time trial win for Saint Piran’s Steve Lampier in the Giant Helston 10 mile time trial on April 11 near Truro. Martina Geraghty fastest female (more…)

Gail Robinson of TW1 winner of the second round of the Zwift British Womens Team Cup on Sunday 11th April (more…)

Oliver Peckover fastest (48.46) in the BDCA 25 mile time trial on April 10th at Uttoxeter, Frances Owen fastest woman (more…)

Mark Howard and James Sale winners in the Diss & District CC 25 mile Two up, Geoff Frost fastest on a 72″ gear and Graham Rudd fastest ona pre 1980’s style bike at Thetford on April 11 (more…)

Adam Duggleby fastest in the Bramley Wheelers 10 mile time trial near Tadcaster on April 10; Lucy Ellmore fastest female (more…)

Ben Healy fastest in the VTTA Midlands 15 mile time trial on April 10 at Upton-Upon-Severn; Jessica Rhodes-Jones fastest female in 12th overall (more…)

Frederik Scheske (Ribble Weldtite) fastest in the City Cycle Couriers 10 mile time trial on April 11; Catherine Hilton fastest female (more…)

David Janes fastest in the FTP Racing 10 mile time trial on April 10, Ben Skinner fastest on a road bike; Megan Dickerson fastest female on TT bike,  Louise Hart fastest female on road bike (more…)

Big stage win for David Gaudu and an overall win for Primoz Roglic after a spectacular final stage of the Tour of the Basque Country – Pogacar “It was one of the most demanding stages both mentally and physically that I have ever done in my career” (more…)

Nathan Smith, Anna Kay, Oliver Akers, Cat Ferguson, Steven Henshall and Tony Fawcett winners at the North West CCA cyclocross open at Skipton on April 10 (more…)

Carl Donaldson and Adam Wild reign supreme in the North East with victory in the Blaydon CC 2Up time trial on April 10 (Northumberland)  (more…)

Ben Stead fastest in the Beacon Wheelers Sporting 14.9 mile time trial on April 10 in Cumbria; Henrietta Colborne was fastest female (more…)

British Cycling announce a series of changes to its successful Talent Development Programme, appointing a first lead coach for female riders, dedicated support for MTB gravity and cyclo-cross and a clearer pathway for aspiring riders across the disciplines. (more…)

Mikkel Honoré and Josef Cerny made it an unforgettable 1-2 for Deceuninck – Quick-Step on stage of the Tour of the Basque Country, McNulty continues to lead overall (more…)