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The second day of the 2025 British CycloCross Championships saw Cameron Mason, Xan Crees, Oscar Amey and Zoe Roche become champions at Kent’s Cyclopark  (more…)

The first day of the 2025 British CycloCross Championships saw Kate Eedy and Lewis Craven just two of many  champions crowned at Kent’s Cyclopark on Saturday (more…)

Raptor Factory Racing, a new team launched by Raptor Bikes in Putney, London, is excited to announce its 2025 lineup. Led by Team Manager David Streule, the squad blends young talent with seasoned riders. (more…)

At Kent’s Cyclopark this weekend, the best of British in cyclocross are battling it out for the Champion’s jerseys with World stars among the riders (more…)

Quiz time with Prologue Junior Race Team’s new recruit for 2025, Louis Herring. A second-year junior, Louis, who reached the finals of the Red Bull Junior Brothers Competition, joins the squad with a climbing pedigree well-suited to Prologue’s European ambition (more…)

Star names at the British Cyclocross Championships this weekend at Cyclopark include Cat Ferguson, Cameron Mason (defending champion), Thomas Mein, Nicholas Craig, Anna Kay (defending champion), Imogen Wolff, Oscar Amey (defending champion) (more…)

January 11/12 sees the British Cyclocross Championships held at Kent’s Cyclopark – entries still open! (more…)

The CTT National 10 mile Time Trial Championship is coming to Cornwall for the first ever time on August 30/31 hosted by the Kernow Racing Team (more…)

Round 5 (final round) of the National Trophy Cyclocross kicks off the racing in 2025 in Britain at the Richard Dunn Sports Centre in West Yorkshire on January 4 & 5 (more…)

BMCR Newsletter January 2025 – Bike racing for the over 40s (more…)

Riders for the 2025 BCC team’s have been announced “On the back of a great season, our riders and support team are eager to get racing and they are confident about the coming season’s successes” (more…)

The Scotland based UCI Continental team will race as Handsling Alba Development Road in 2025 with the aim to build on this season’s remarkable success in both domestic and continental cycling.  (more…)

Two juniors in 2024, Paul Opie and Tom Mead who rode for Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club, are heading to France as first year Under 23 riders to take on the challenge of racing against the elite riders in Europe. (more…)

West Lothian Clarion Cycling Club are delighted to announce the launch of a new junior regional development race team (more…)

The Corries (Plymouth Corinthian) announce a bolstered calendar of road events next year. (more…)

Dates and venues for the 2025 Youth National Circuit Series, Junior Women’s National Road Series, and Junior Open National Road Series. (more…)

The National Trophy Cyclocross series travels to Clanfield in Hampshire for round 4 over the two days (Saturday and Sunday) with many of the series leaders defending their leader’s jerseys (more…)

British Cycling has announced the dates for the National Road Series for Men and Women as well as the events in the National Circuit Series (more…)

Turbulent media coverage hits sponsorship opportunities for next year for the Saint Piran Pro Cycling team so the UCI Continental Team and Saint Piran WRT Elite Development Team will not take to the startline in 2025 (more…)

The club’s speaker for November was Oliver Schick, a cycle campaigner whilst the meeting included the presentation of the club badge to newly enrolled member Bob Downs (more…)

Latest update on the Brother UK / Team Onform riders for 2025 and races the team are organising next road season (more…)

Following the launch of the revamped Lloyds National Track Series, British Cycling can now announce the full 2025/26 track calendar (more…)

At CHS Ciclismo , they pride themselves on being the best all-around cycling retreat and training camp, offering an unparalleled experience that goes beyond just pedalling through breath-taking landscapes. (more…)

The Fensham Howes – MAS Design Junior Men’s team which races internationally and has helped riders fulfil their potenial over the years has revealed their 2025 team (more…)

Round 3 of the National Trophy Cyclocross heads down south to Devon for the next event in the series at Torbay Velopark on November 16/17 (more…)

Leading junior women’s and junior men’s team Tofauti Everyone Active announces new partners and new name for 2025.  (more…)

Rider News: Matt Thompson has signed up to race in France next season for BMC Bezier and will move their shortly. (more…)

The Youth Tour of Scotland will return to Perth and Kinross in 2025, with three stages of exciting racing on the weekend of the 12th and 13th April. (more…)

Billy Ladle’s Stellar Season  sees the 14 year old double National Champion follow in the footsteps of Mark Cavendish and Geraint Thomas to win the Youth Challenge and Stan Kite trophies (more…)

 THE Prologue Junior Race Team are proud to announce their rider line up for 2025. The Team, only in its 3rd season of racing, has already made its mark on the domestic and European Junior scene (more…)

This Saturday (November 2) sees the BUCS cycling & Para-Cycling Hill Climb Championships 2024-25 taking place at Grantham on  Terrace Hill, a 1.1km hill with a 79m elevation gain (more…)

Winner of this year’s West Midlands Road Race League supported by Fusion Media was a blast from the past, former GB international Ian Gilkes, who showed the younger riders a thing or two by picking up healthy points in every round he rode, and then hung on in on a tough finale on the Astley […]

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…)