Talkingshop: Alex Dowsett returns to racing
Thirteen weeks after a season defining accident in Belgium, Alex Dowsett (Team Sky) returned to racing at last weekend’s Tour of Luxembourg  … (more…)
Thirteen weeks after a season defining accident in Belgium, Alex Dowsett (Team Sky) returned to racing at last weekend’s Tour of Luxembourg  … (more…)
Paul Burgoine talks to Cycle Premier-Kovert rider Jon Mozley who like many in the British peloton has to mix work with racing…Â (more…)
The BIG photo album from the Bedford 2 Day as well as talking to the top three in the race, Ciara Horne, Elinor Barker and Lucy Garner (more…)
Catching up with a Welsh youngster who has been figuring in a lot of results this year in the UK and abroad (more…)
As Mark Cavendish gets set to embark on another winning spree, Jim Hendy provides a look at his achievements so far (more…)
An 18 year old, just, Molly Weaver from Herefordshire rode superbly to finish second to a World Class rider in Sarah Storey on Sunday. VeloUK spoke to Molly to find out more about the former Halesowen rider… (more…)
Jim Golden talks to Kiwi Mike Northey (Node 4/Giordana) about his trophy haul from the Tour Loire et Cher where he was sixth overall after having led the race for most of the tour (more…)
After the recent dry dusty roads of the Maldon Dengie Tour and a damp two days in Scotland at the Tour DoonHame, IG-Sigma Sport headed across the pond to take on the Tour of the Battenkill. (more…)
Taking part in the Women’s Team Series race at Virginia Waters this weekend will be a former canoeist, Tracey Dresch, riding for the ShuttVR Squadra Donne team (more…)
“It really didn’t take long for me to get itchy feet again and get out on the bike after the end of the season” – Ian Field (Hargroves Cycles) (more…)
Fabian Cancellara spoke with the press today in the Crossklinik in Basel, Switzerland, where he underwent surgical treatment following his crash in the Tour of Flanders last Sunday. (more…)
Home town favourite and Olympic, World and Commonwealth Games champion, Anna Meares (Australia) has declared today that she is ‘very proud’ of the way she races and will bring her trademark style to competition at next week’s 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. (more…)
Last weekend, a young 19 year old, Sam Harrison from South Wales, rocked up to the Rudy Project event in Northamptonshire and came with 14 seconds of beating Matt Bottrill on his ‘Giant fighter jet’. (more…)
Racing at the Eddie Soens recently was the 2000 winner, Julian Ramsbottom who back in ‘the day’ was known by the nickname ‘Rambo’. Still is it would appear. (more…)
Eamonn Deane talks to Gary Dighton about Winter Training, the Olympics & setting a competition record… (more…)
A new recruit to the Squadra Donne team (sponsored by ShuttVR) is first year junior Saskia Hook. Those who have seen her race say she is destined to do good things in the sport of cycling and VeloUK spoke to her at a recent team launch . (more…)
Hargroves Cycles place two riders in Great Britain Team for Junior Paris Roubaix, Jon Dibben & Sam Lowe (more…)
Winner of the 2012 Tirreno-Adriatico Vincenzo ‘the Shark’ Nibali, admits that his victory was not just down to good form but also massive determination. (more…)
Node4-Giordana-Subaru rider, Andrew Magnier, a 23 year old University graduate from near Leek, is battling to resurrect his racing career (more…)
Former British Road Race Champion (2009) Kristian House is in Rapha colours again for 2012 and VeloUK spoke to him last weekend about the season ahead. (more…)
Gordon Wiseman writes … Ian Stannard put in arguably his best ever stage race performance in last week’s Tour of Oman – and in doing so will have boosted his morale ahead of the start of the cobbled Classics this weekend – Ian’s favourite part of the season. (more…)
IG-Sigma Sport rider Tom Murray has a strange relationship with the wooden boards that form an oval shape inside the National Cycling centre (more…)
London girl Joanna Rowsell is really looking forward to racing on the Olympic Track for the first time after being selected for the Great Britain Cycling Team to race the World Cup in two weeks. (more…)
By Oliver Wright – The last couple of weeks have seen a flurry of activity, not all bike riding related…. (more…)
Winning the British Circuit race championship is always going to bring a rider some extra rewards when it comes to signing a new contract and for Graham Briggs, his reward was a two year contract from Raleigh-GAC to give them some firepower in the Halfords Tour Series and the other top British races. (more…)
One of the best circuit race riders for over a decade, a former British champion no less, Dean Downing at 37 today and is preparing for another season with Rapha Condor Sharp. (more…)
Gordon Wiseman writes … Team Sky’s Essex born pro cyclist Alex Dowsett endured a difficult opening to his 2012 racing campaign – one he hopes will lead him to London’s Summer Olympics – in scorching heat at the Tour Down Under. (more…)
Talking to a rider who wore the mountains jersey for four days in the Giro (2010) as well as winning a stage in the Tour of Catalunya – Paul Voss of Germany. (more…)
A rider could get a reputation after winning two King of the Mountains competitions in UCI Stage races and that’s fine for Plymouth’s Jon Tiernan-Locke, who says the hillier a race is the better. (more…)
Welsh rider Sam Harrison, a second year under 23, is in Beijing preparing to rattle the Chinese boards in the Team Pursuit after six weeks in a GB boot camp (more…)
New to the BMC Dream Team for 2012 is Philippe Gilbert and he talks to the team’s website about his season ahead (more…)
Madison World Champions Rob Hayles & Mark Cavendish together as a team again ahead of momentous season (more…)
Mark Cavendish has been busy meeting the press the last few days. We look at what he’s been saying … (more…)
A question and answer interview with a popular figure in British racing, Namibia’s Dan Craven, who returns in 2012 with IG –Sigma Sport (more…)
Jon Mozley and the riders from the Cycle Premier Racing Team are the final team to talk winter training for 2011! (more…)
A favourite for the British Cyclo-Cross Championships in January, Ian Field on how the tough times just make the good times feel even better (more…)
Alex Bottomley, Matt Kipling, Richard Meadows and lots more from Velo29 talk winter training! (more…)
Racing for IG-Sigma Sport in 2012, former Crit series winner Simon Gaywood on his winter training (more…)
After being let down by team Sky in 2011, Russell Downing is looking to return to the winner’s podium in 2012 with Endura Racing (more…)
Defending Olympic champion ‘Sami’ Sanchez says the Tour de France is his main target and then the Olympics… (more…)
“I want to beat Cavendish, Farrar and Boasson Hagen” says Tour of Britain stage winner Alessandro Petacchi (more…)
Cycle Premier Racing Team is delighted to announce the signing of 24 year old Stephen Adams from Nottingham who joins the team from Sigma Sports for 2012. (more…)
Racing for Twenty3C-Orbea in 2012, Rhys Howells takes us though his training during the winter (more…)
A winter training story from John Whittington who’s into mountain biking … (more…)
Larry Hickmott writes … After the feature with Tom Murray, comes Olympic medallist Steven Burke, road star Simon Richardson, Tom Last, Andrew Griffiths and Jake Hales tell us about their winter training … (more…)
Winner of a round in the Halfords Tour Series and second on a stage of the Tour of Britain, Ian ‘superman’ Wilkinson’ of Endura Racing tells us about his winter riding (more…)
James Moss, who is racing for Node4 – Giordana in 2012 is back training ready for a new start in 2012 (more…)
Toachim House Veterinary Surgery RT rider Ciaran O’Grady tells us how his winter will preparing for the 2012 season … (more…)
Second in the Junior National Road Race Series in 2011 and part of the Rapha Condor Sharp team for 2012, Luke gives us an idea of his training programme for the winter (more…)
Revolution 34 shows the that the pulling power of ‘Cav’ is reaching ever increasing heights (more…)
Larry Hickmott talks to Alex Dowsett who after a great season on the road for Team Sky, is now focused on next year and a chance to progress even further in his career on the road. (more…)
James McLaughlin, 4th in the 2011 Cinturon International a Mallorca & first Under 23 is heading to France in 2012 to ride for Sojasun Espoir (more…)
The Omnium is a brutal event for any rider so anyone who stands on the podium must be pretty special – 20 year old Dani King did just that winning a Silver medal in Astana. (more…)
European Omnium Champion two weeks ago and now 4th in the first World Cup, Ed Clancy is proving over and over, he’s World Class in the event. (more…)
Tour de l’Avenir Stage & Twinings ProAm Winner, Simon Yates has had an awesome 2011 for a teenager after winning a World title (Junior) in 2010. (more…)
Exclusive -Â VeloUK talks to Sydney 2000 Olympic Champion Jason Queally (legend!) about his challenge for London 2012 (more…)
EXCLUSIVE: Talking to Olympic Team Pursuiter Ed Clancy in Holland who’s looking to captain the GB team to another victory … (more…)
Gordon Wiseman talks to Alex Dowsett about the Tour of Beijing where the British champion was on the podium in his first World Tour event when third in the Prologue (more…)
EXCLUSIVE: Middlesbrough’s David Daniell is back on track to challenge for a spot in the GB team competing in the 2012 Olympics (more…)
Tom Southam, who has ridden at the very top at World Championships and twice been on the podium at the British Road Race Championships has announced his retirement. (more…)
After two years with Team Sky, the Wirral’s Stephen Cummings is moving on to BMC’s ‘Super Team’ (more…)
On stage 3, Russell Hampton put himself into the moves and yet again went clear and got the chance to gather more points in the King of the Mountains competition. (more…)
Exclusive interviews with some of the stars of the Tour of Britain, Theo Bos, Steve Cummings & Russell Hampton (more…)
To get an idea of what it was like in the peloton today, VeloUK spoke to Endura Racing’s Ian Wilkinson. (more…)
EXCLUSVE: Ahead of a crucial day today, VeloUK talks to Team Sky’s Chris Froome about his first Vuelta so far (more…)
Matt Clinton – Occasional Racing Cyclist — guide to riding hill climbs as that season approaches fast (more…)
After winning the Green jersey in the 2011 Tour de France, the Isle of Man’s Mark Cavendish is having a busy time of it and is on TV and radio today. (more…)
Team Sky’s Ian Stannard claims his professional individual victory as he wins stage five of the Tour of Austria. (more…)
Team Sky’s Russell Downing painfully races his last race in the 2011 Giro (more…)
Anyone who follows the sport will know that Russell Downing is a class act. (more…)
During his first visit home since January, VeloUK catches up with An Post professional, Mark McNally. (more…)
Today, May 17, was one of the few proper sprint stages in this year’s Giro and for Team Sky’s Russell Downing, his job was to lead out Davide Appollonio. (more…)