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Result: Leicestershire Cyclo-Cross League Rd 2
Timothy Gould, Fran Whyte, George Thompson and Owen Lightfoot winners at round 2 of the Leicestershire Cyclo-Cross League at Corby on Sunday (Sept 23rd) (more…)
Result: Yorkshire CX Points Round 4
Poppy Cooke, Ian Taylor, Finlay Pickering, and Jenson Young among the winners at round 4 of the Yorkshire CX Points Series at Leeds on Sunday (Sept 23rd) (more…)
Result: Notts & Derby League Round 2
Xan Crees, Tom Dussek and Flynn Gregory winners at 2 of the Notts & Derby Cyclo-Cross League on September 22nd in Nottingham (more…)
Result: Eastern CX League Round 3
Lauren Higham, James Madgwick, Robert Purcell, Jimmy Piper, and Alex Dale winner at round 3 of the Eastern region CX League at Northlands Park Basildon on Sunday (September 23rd) (more…)
Result: Western CX League Round 4
Krzysztof Chrostek, Keith Sheridan, Catherine Kilburn and Ed Moseley winners at round 4 of the Western Cyclo-Cross League at Cheltenham on September 23rd (more…)
Result: Ridley Lazer West Midlands CX League 3
Beth Crumpton, Toby Barnes, Stephen Knight, Kieran Riley and Darren Atkins winners at the third round of the Ridley Lazer West Midlands CX League on Sunday organised by Stratford CC (more…)
Result: Birkenhead Victoria Two Up TTT
Chris Mann and David Williams winners of the Birkenhead Victoria Two Up 10 mile team time trial on Sunday (September 23rd) near Wrexham (more…)
Result: VTTA Nottm & East Mids 25m TT
Adam Duggleby fastest in the VTTA Nottm & East Mids 25 mile time trial on Saturday; Karen Ledger fastest woman (more…)
Result: Halifax Imperial Whs Hill Climb
Kieran Wynne-Cattanach winner of the Halifax Imperial Whs Hill Climb on Saturday near Halifax; Hannah Riechert fastest woman (more…)
Result: Chew Valley CC Hill Climb
Andrew Feather winner of the Chew Valley Hill Climb in the Mendip Hills on Saturday (September 22nd); Anabell Orenz fastest woman (more…)
Result: University of Sheffield/B38 Road Races
Cameron Jeffers (Saint Piran) and Beth Crumpton (Storey Sport) winners in the University of Sheffield/B38 Road Races on the Stannington course (Saturday) (more…)
Result: Glossop Kinder Velo Hill Climb
British champion Dan Evans wins the Glossop Kinder Velo Hill Climb on September 23rd; Claire Swoboda fastest woman (more…)
Result: CXNE Round 4 (Ponteland)
Thomas Mein, Tony Fawcett, Oliver Draffan, Ian Knights, and Anna Kay winners at round 4 of the CXNE (North East) at Ponteland (more…)
Result: Reading CC 2 Stage Hill Climb
Adam Kenway (Vitus Pro Cycling) wins the Reading CC 2 Stage Hill Climb 9in the rain at Goring hill and Streatley hill on Sunday; Jacintha Hamilton-Love was fastest woman (more…)
Report: Wessex CX League Round 2
Round 2 – Wessex CX League: There were wins today for Adrian Lansley and Emily Wadsworth at the NHRC event held at Stratton Park in Basingstoke – Graham Robins reports (more…)
Top 10/Report: Allen Valley Velo 2 Stage Hill Climb
Allen Valley Velo held their annual 2-Stage hill climb in Whitfield, Northumberland on Sunday with Zeb Kyffin, Ribble Pro Cycling winning the mens and Hannah Farran fastest woman (more…)
Top 10: Emergency Services Road Race Championship
Ed Clemens winner of the Emergency Services Road Race Championship at Ponteland on Saturday (September 22) (more…)
Result: VTTA Surrey/Sussex 25m TT
Richard Gifford of trainSharp winner of the VTTA Surrey/Sussex 25 mile time trial on September 23, near Haywards Heath (more…)
Preview: Shutt Ridley RT Road Race
This Sunday will see the first edition of the 90km Regional A, Shutt Ridley RT Road Race take place on the Horton-cum-Studley course in Oxfordshire (more…)
Team News: Carthy Re-Signs for EF Education First
Lancashire’s Hugh Carthy re-signs for EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale team for two more years (more…)
Result: Great Dun Fell Hill Climb
Andy Cunningham fastest in the Great Dun Fell Hill Climb on Sept 15 (Saturday); Alexandra Kendall-Smith first woman (more…)
Result: Surrey League Road Race
Simon McNamara winner of the 2/3/4 Surrey League Road Race on Sunday (September 16) at Liphook (more…)
Result: 1st Chard Whs Hill Climb
Andrew Feather fastest in the 1st Chard Whs Hill Climb on September 16; Lauren Dolan fastest woman (more…)
Result: Last of the Summer Wine Series 4
Bob Downs and Charles Kennedy-Scott winners at the 4th and final round of the Last of the Summer Wine Series held at the Redbridge Cycle Centre (Hog Hill) on September 16 (more…)
Photo feature: Grand Tour Winning Bikes
Bill Temple from Primera Sports has taken the bikes from Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas that are on display in his Bournemouth store and taken some great pictures! (more…)
Promo: trainSharp Fitness assessments
Promo: trainSharp fitness assessments are an essential part of improving cycling performance, but why? (more…)
Feature Interview: Alex Richardson
Against the odds, a former stockbroker turned full time cyclist, Alex Richardson, riding solo (no team) won the biggest classic of the season, the Lincoln Grand Prix – we chat … (more…)
Feature Interview: John Herety (JLT Condor)
His team may have folded after a decade at the top, but former pro road race champion and a team manager since the mid 80’s, John Herety is proud of what the team achieved and rightly so (more…)
Result: WCTTCA/SCCA 30m TT
Graham Kemp fastest in the WCTTCA/SCCA 30 mile time trial on Sunday, September 16; Deb Hutson-Lumb fastest woman (more…)
Result: Andcc 17 mile Time Trial
Daniel Barnett fastest in the Andcc 17 mile time trial on Sunday (September 16) near Nottingham; Annabel Prow fastest woman (more…)
Result: Westerley CC 25m Time Trial
Chris Boddy fastest in the Westerley CC 25 mile Time Trial on Sunday near Marlow (Buckinghamshire), September 16; Kate Allan fastest woman (more…)
Result: South West CX League 3
Harry Birchell, Catriona Ross, Robin Delve and Christopher Rathbone winners at the third round of the South West CX League at Dunster Castle on Septmeber 16 (more…)
Result: Central CX League 1
Emily Wadsworth, Jonathan Dennis, Neil Ellison and Kevin Holloway winners at round 1 of the Central CX League at the Milton Keynes Bowl on September 15 (more…)
Result: London & SE CX League Rd 2
Jonathan Dennis, Louise Heywood-Mahe, Stephen Gibson and Jon Lyons among the many winners at round 2 of the London & SE CX League at Crystal palace on Sunday (September 16) (more…)
Result: Liverpool Braveheart Two Up
Darren Maironis and David James Williams winners of the Liverpool Braveheart Two Up team time trial on Saturday (September 15), near Skelmersdale on Merseyside (more…)
Result: Northampton & Dist CA 10m TT
John Wingfield fastest in the Northampton & Dist CA 10 mile time trial on Saturday, September 15 near Bedford; Jackie Field fastest woman (more…)
Interview: Phil Jones & his ToB1DA Charity Ride
Feature interview with Phil Jones, (Managing Director of Brother UK), who not only has helped many a team and rider in the sport through his company’s sponsorship of cycling, but also goes out and raises money to help future champions in his ToB1DA for the Dave Rayner Fund (more…)
Result: Weaver Valley Hill Climb
Leon Wright fastest ahead of Adam Kenway (Vitus Pro Cycling) in the Weaver Valley Hill Climb on Sunday (September 16); Carol Robson fastest woman (more…)
Result: Youth National Circuit Series
First results – Danielle Parker, Oliver Stockwell, Zoe Backstedt and Rory Knowles winners at the Youth National Circuit Series event at Brands Hatch on Saturday (more…)
Result: Welsh CX League Round 1
Evie Richards, Ruby Miller , William Truelove, Steven James, Matthew Lewis and Ian Jeremiah winners in Cardiff at round 1 of the Welsh CX League on Sunday (September 16) (more…)
Result: Ridley Lazer West Midlands CX League 2
Stephen Knight, Melissa Baker, and Lewis Askey winners at round 2 of the Ridley Lazer West Midlands Cyclo-Cross League at Coventry on Sunday, 16 September (more…)
Result: Yorkshire Points Round 3
Matt Taylor, Poppy Cooke, Chloe Hinchliffe, and Max Poole winners at Round 3 of the Yorkshire Points CX Series at Bedale on Sunday, September 16 (more…)
Result: Notts & Derby CX League Round 1
Diane Lee, Daniel Alexander, Jenson Young, Joshua Giddings, Lucy Buckley, George Cooper, Edie Bott some of the winners at the first round of the Notts & Derby CX League at Markeaton Park, Derby (more…)
Result: Rothesay Weekend Two Up
Chris Smart and Douglas Watson fastest in the Rothesay Weekend Two Up in Scotland on Saturday, September 15 (more…)
Result: DIW Wheelers 4up TTT
Matthew Lewis, Neil Lauder, Paul Simmons and Daniel Gooding fastest in the DIW Wheelers 4up Team Time Trial over 9.6 miles at Brands Hatch on September 15 (Saturday) (more…)
Result: Scottish Cyclo Cross league (Bute)
David Duggan, Paul Masson, Kerry MacPhee and David Lines winners on the beautiful Isle of Bute on Saturday, September 15 at the first round of the Scottish Cyclo Cross League (more…)
Result: Nateby Classic Road Races
Gabriella Homer, Ed Hopper of Ribble Cycling, Richard Flynn and Nicholas O’Sullivan winners at the Nateby Classic Road Races on Sunday, September 16 (more…)
Result: Eastern Cyclo-Cross League 2
Junior Oliver Stockwell, Benjamin Lewis, Jimmy Piper, Elspeth Grace winners at round 2 of the Eastern Cyclo-Cross League at Chelmsford, Essex (Sept 16) (more…)
Result: Rothesay Weekend Hill Climb
Lewis Oliphant winner of Bute Wheelers Rothesay Weekend Hill Climb on Saturday in Scotland; Kerry Macphee fastest woman, Murray Lawson fastest youth rider (more…)
Result: Bath CC Hardriders 25m TT
Marcin Bialoblocki fastest in the Bath CC Hardriders 25 mile time trial on Sunday (September 16); Joanne Jago fastest woman (more…)
Result: Pembrey Criteriums 5
Owen Line of the Wales Racing Academy winner of the 2/3/4 race at week 5 of the Pembrey Criteriums at Llanelli on Wednesday, 12 September (more…)
Result: Archie Speed Memorial Two Up
Brothers Fraser (Saint Piran) and Grant Martin (Vitus Pro Cycling) winners of the Archie Speed Memorial Two Up time trial at Freuchie in Scotland on Sunday (more…)
Result: Bute Wheelers 10m TT
Harry Tanfield fastest in the Bute Wheelers 10 mile time trial on Sunday (Sept 16) in Scotland; Sophie Lankford fastest woman in 15th overall (more…)
Result: Ennerdale End of Season Crits 2
Matthew Lock and Thomas Denwood winners at the second of the Ennerdale End of Season Crits in Hull on Saturday, 15 September (more…)
Result: Sussex End of Season Road Race
Patrick Brown winner of the category 2/3/4 Sussex End of Season Road Race on Saturday, September 15 at Haywards Heath (more…)
Result: Monument Autumn Crits
Michael Krukov, Rachel Jary and James Nicholson winners at the Monument Autumn Crits at the Redbridge Cycle Centre on Saturday, September 15 (more…)
Result: Leicester Forest CC RR
Alexandar Richardson winner of Leicester Forest CC Road Race on Saturday (September 15) (EMMRL) (more…)
Result: Lossiemouth Road Race
Neil Scott winner of the 2/3/4 Lossiemouth Road Race at Elgin (Scotland) on Sunday (September 16) (more…)
Result: Sports-Lab 10m Time Trial
Adam Duggleby fastest in the Sports-Lab 10 mile time trial on September 15 (Saturday) in East Yorkshire; Fiona Sharp fastest woman (more…)
Team News: JLT Condor Team No More
The JLT Condor professional cycling team will finish racing as a team at the end of the season, after more than a decade of success. (more…)
Result: Lovelo Racing Hill Climb
Richard Gildea fastest in the Lovelo Racing Hill Climb on Saturday (September 15); Jacintha Hamilton-Love fastest woman (more…)
Result: Southdown Velo 25m TT
Gary Chambers is the winner of the Southdown Velo 25 mile time trial on Sunday (September 16); Angela Carpenter was first woman (more…)
Result: Virtual CC 10m Time Trial
Tom Ward fastest in the Virtual CC 10 mile Time Trial on Sunday (September 16) near Abergavenny, great ride by Anna Morris to be 8th overall and first woman (more…)
Result: Otley CC 25m TT
Andy Jackson fastest in the Otley CC 25 mile time Trial on Sunday (September 16) near Harrogate, Louise Scupham fastest woman (more…)
Team News: Vuelta – Miguel Angel Lopez 3rd
The leader of Astana Pro Team, Miguel Angel Lopez was on the podium for a second time in 2018 in a Grand Tour with 3rd on the general classification of the Vuelta Ciclista a España 2018 (more…)
Result: Stratford CC Dovers Hill Climb
Ollie Morgan fastest in the Stratford CC Dovers Hill Climb on Sunday (September 16), Anabell Orenz fastest woman (more…)
Result: Bolsover & District Hill Climb
Calum Brown fastest in the Bolsover & District Hill Climb on Sunday at Hardwick Hall, Emilie Verroken fastest woman (more…)
Report: Wessex League Round 1
The new season arrived for the Wessex CX League with a bang and they had ‘two firsts’, a separate women’s race which had 54 entries and a dead heat for the win in the senior race (more…)
Result: Islington CC Road Races
Sophie Edmondson and David Hewett winners at the Islington CC Road Races on Sunday, September 16 (more…)
Team News: Podiums for Mas & Viviani
Quickstep Floor’s Enric Mas finishes second in 2018 Vuelta whilst Viviani finishes the race with another stage victory (more…)
Team News: Simon Yates wins his first Grand Tour
26-year-old Simon Yates rolled across the line in Madrid to claim his maiden Grand Tour at the La Vuelta a Espana, creating history in the process as the first Grand Tour victory for an Australian-owned team, Mitchelton-SCOTT. (more…)
Result: Bourne Wheelers 25m TT
Matthew Senter fastest in the Bourne Wheelers 25 mile time trial near Sleaford on Sunday, (September 16) (more…)
Result: North West Cyclo-Cross League 1
Christina Wiejak, Lewis Craven, Nicholas Whitley and Paul Mashiter some of the winners at the first round of the North West Cyclo-Cross League at Preston on September 8 (more…)
Result: CXNE Round 3
Thomas Mein, Tony Fawcett, Ian Knights, and Anna Kay winners at round 3 of the CXNE at Darlington on Saturday, September 15 (more…)
Result: GS Metro Hill Climb
Junior rider Thomas Prentice fastest in the GS Metro Hill Climb on Saturday; Fiona Burnie was fastest woman (more…)
Top 10: Great Dun Fell Hill Climb
Andy Cunningham sets new course record on Saturday at the Beacon Wheelers Open Hill Climb at Great Dunn Fell; Alexandra Kendall-Smith is fastest woman (more…)
Result: Welsh CA 30m TT Championship
Kieron Davies fastest (57.34) in the Welsh CA 30 mile time trial championship near Abergavenny; Stephanie Post fastest woman in 10th overall (more…)
Result: Rutland CC 10m Time Trial
Simon Beldon fastest in the Rutland CC 10 mile Time Trial on Saturday near Doncaster; Claire Swoboda fastest woman (more…)
Result: CC Breckland 30m TT Champs
Ben Stancombe (59.57) fastest in CC Breckland 30 mile time trial championship on Saturday; Becky Murley fastest woman (more…)
Result: Nova Raiders 10m Time Trial
Ryan Morley fastest in the Nova Raiders 10 mile time trial on Saturday; Jessica Rhodes-Jones fastest woman in 7th (more…)
Result: East Sussex CA 10m TT
James Rix fastest in the East Sussex CA 10 mile time trial near Hailsham in the South East; Joscelin Lowden with a stunning 8th fastest overall, fastest woman (more…)
Result: Klin Cut Apparel 10m TT
David Kiernan fastest in the Klin Cut Apparel 10 mile time trial near Rugby and Liz Powell fastest woman in 17th overall on Saturday (Sept 15) (more…)
Result: TLI Time Trial Championships
After two ascents of Horsehoe Pass in strong wins and rain, Hill Climb champion Dan Evans wins the 25 mile test against the elements in North Wales (more…)
Result: Andrews Trophy Road Race
James Jenkins was the winner of the Andrews Trophy Road Race (National B) on the Hanningfield Circuit on Saturday (more…)
Stage win for Mas in Vuelta
The prodigious climber of Quick-Step Floors, Enric Mas, is set to become the youngest rider in 15 years to finish the race in the top three after his stage 20 victory (more…)
Another Stage Race win for Alaphilippe
The Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe (Quickstep Floors) notched up his twelfth victory of the season winning the GC in the Tour de Slovaquie for Quickstep, as Fabio Jakobsen (also Quickstep) triumphed on the final stage (more…)
Vuelta: Simon Yates Leads One Stage to Go
Britain’s Simon Yates and Australian team Mitchelton-SCOTT are on the verge of creating history at Vuelta a Espana after Yates finished third on the decisive stage in Andorra to extend his lead (more…)
Insight: James Shaw’s Tour of Britain
trainSharp look at the power files for James Shaw of Lotto Soudal from two different types of stages and compare them (more…)
Vuelta: Stage 19
With a confident ride attacking his rivals, Simon Yates finishes second on stage 19 of the Vuelta a Espana to extend his overall lead to one-minute 38 seconds with one difficult and decisive mountain stage to come tomorrow. (more…)
Result: Tony Hickling Memorial Hill Climb
Josh Sandman winner of the Tony Hickling memorial Hill Climb on the Capler Course (more…)
Result: East Kent Cyclo Cross League 1
Louise Heywood-Mahé and Michael Butler two of the many winners at round 1 of the East Kent Cyclo Cross League at Sandwich on September 9 (more…)
Result: Supermarine CX Round 1
Dan Guest, David Beskeen and Harriet Guest winners at week 1 of the Supermarine Cyclo-Cross Round 1 at Swindon (more…)
News: Archibald nominated for Athlete of the Year award
Scotland’s Katie Archibald admits she’s feeling the pressure of being nominated for the National Lottery Athlete of the Year award. (more…)
Team News: Gilbert Returns at GP d’Isbergues
Driven by a huge ambition, Belgian road star Philippe Gilbert has recovered after his Tour de France crash and will return in the peloton next week at the GP d’Isbergues (more…)
Result: Cyclopark Twilight Race Series 3
Will Auty winner of the category 2/3/4 race at round 3 of the Cyclopark Twilight Race Series in Kent on September 13 (more…)
Result: Rockingham Raceway Series 18
Joshua Van Nierop and William Scott winners at week 18 of the Rockingham Raceway Series at Corby on Wednesday, 12 September (more…)
Team News: Another victory for Alaphilippe
Four days after winning the Tour of Britain, the Frenchman powered to his 11th success of the year, on Tour de Slovaquie stage 1 (more…)
Vuelta: Stage 18
Simon Yates safely through sprint stage won by Jelle Wallays as breakaway denies the sprinters the victory on stage 18 of the Vuelta a Espana (more…)
Result: East Lancs Road Club 2 stage HC
Dan Evans winner of both stages in the East Lancs Road Club 2 stage Hill Climb on Sunday, 9th September; Jessica Evans fastest woman overall (more…)
Result: Hillingdon Masters Series 14
Justin McKie and Gianluca Cappello winners at week 14 of the Hillingdon Masters Series on September 12 in West London (more…)
Result: Darley Moor Circuit Races 5
Kevin White and George Wood two of the many winners at week 5 of the Darley Moor Circuit Races on Sunday, September 9 (more…)
Cycling Holiday Spain Pro Training Camps
As the road season ends, temperatures plummet, the weather gets changeable, and a holiday is needed, then Cycling Holiday Spain have just the place in Southern Spain where you can relax and ride the bike if you really must! (more…)
Julian Alaphilippe: All roads lead to Innsbruck
One of the most consistent and successful riders of the season, the 26-year-old Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe looks back to his exploits as he continues his preparation for the World Championships. (more…)
Team News: Eddie Dunbar joins Team Sky
Team Sky have announced the signing of Irish rider Eddie Dunbar who at the start of his career racing in Britain for NFTO (more…)
Team News: Tears flow as Woods wins Mountain Stage
As the final meters ticked by on Wednesday’s Vuelta a España stage, Mike Woods of EF Education First – Drapac p/b Cannondale had a voice in his ear, urging him to ride. “Do it for your family,” the voice shouted. And Woods did. (more…)
Insight: James Shaw’s ToB Numbers
James Shaw who is coached by trainSharp, “If I am ever in a break with Tony Martin and Vasil Kiryienka again I am dropping straight back to the peloton” (more…)
Result: Full Gas Track League
Results from the Full Gas Track League on September 12 at London’s indoor Olympic velodrome where Pierre Thomas and John McClelland among the winners (more…)
Team News: Win for Trek’s Jasper Stuyven
Jasper Stuyven left no doubt who was the strongest in the 59th edition of the Grand Prix de Wallonie Wednesday, leading himself out in the sprint with five men on his wheel and taking the win by a bike length. (more…)
Vuelta Stage 17: Yates Still Leads
Race leader Simon Yates fights through dangerous stage 17 at La Vuelta for another day in red with help of secret weapon in brother Adam (more…)
Result: Nocturne Autumn Cross Series 1
Nathan Wilson winner of the first round of the Nocturne Autumn Cross Series in Hull on September 5th (more…)
Result: Ponteland GP Road Race
William Corbett of Ribble Cycling was the winner of the Ponteland Grand Prix road race in Northumberland on Sunday 9th of September (more…)
News: GB Team for Road Worlds
The GB Cycling team has announced the team for the UCI Road World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria from 23rd – 30th September. (more…)
Result: Kent CA 25m Time Trial
Chris Fennell fastest in the Kent CA 25 mile time trial on Sunday, September 9; Elizabeth Ives fastest woman (more…)
Result: Cambridge CC 25m TT
Matthew Senter (49.16) fastest in the Cambridge CC 25 mile time trial on Sunday (Sept 9); Jackie Field fastest woman (more…)
Bikes! Save on Ribble Cycles Hill Climbing weapon
Readers can save money on Ribble Cycles lightest carbon bike, their Hill Climbing weapon, the SL with Dura Ace which is now in the summer sale! (more…)
Vuelta a Espana: Stage 16 TT
Britain’s Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) has extended his lead at the Vuelta a Espana with a strong time trial performance on stage 16 – winner was Rohan Dennis – reactions from Yates, Dennis, Valverde and Quintana (more…)
This Weekend: TLI Cycling National TT Championship
The last event in the season long Lapierre Road Series, which this year is combined with the TLI Cycling 2018 National Time Trial Championships, takes place this Sunday, 16th September on a sporting course based on the Horseshoe Pass near Llangollen in North Wales. (more…)
Report: Bidlake Memorial Time Trial
Chris Bartley sets a completely new standard of 1.20.07 for this tough Cotswold circuit used for the Bidlake Memorial Time Trial – Harriet English first woman (more…)
News: Medal for Brits at Police Worlds
Liz Powell and John Lucock among the British team to win medals at the Police World Road Championships (more…)
