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For the 2025 season, Prologue’s roster features a mix of first and second-year juniors. Dan Kemp, a solid presence in the Junior Men’s National Road Series returns to Prologue this year with renewed motivation for the season ahead. (more…)

Feature Q&A with 2024-25 National Trophy Series winner for Vet Women 60 Plus, Carolyn Speirs who was on the podium at the British Cyclocross Championships as well (more…)

Quiz time for an ambitious young rider who races for Dave Coulson’s Cycling Sheffield, Sam Chaplin who started racing in 2021 and won the ‘A Bridge Too Far Road Race’ in 2024 (more…)

James Hartley, a former Cycling Sheffield rider, is embarking on an adventure in France and gives us insights into his racing in 2024 and why he’s making the move to France like so many other British riders including his brother Jack are  (more…)

Escape to Casa Guadalest a fabulous holiday home nestled among the breathtaking mountains of Spain. Casa Guadalest is the ultimate getaway for families, especially those who love cycling! (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…)

Sophia Brooks has been racing her bike from the age of seven and is now going into her first year as an Under 16 and has just started her own YouTube channel. Sophia’s favourite disciplines in cycling are road and track as she loves riding in a bunch (more…)

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

After the collapse of his Saint Piran team, Joshua Ludman, still an under 23 with a bucket load of experience from his season in 2024, is still looking for that elusive break to find a team to give him the platform to fulfil his ambitions in the sport of cycling. (more…)

As the Prologue Junior Racing Team enters their third season (the senior squad is in its 9th year), they have their most ambitious race program yet lined up for 2025, and part the team is James Beagley who we do a Q&A with …. (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…)

After only two years since starting out in bike racing, Britain’s Matt Thompson is heading to France to race with a French team BMC Beziers (more…)

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

If you’re searching for the perfect holiday rental where cyclists can train while their families and friends relax, look no further than Casa Guadalest in Spain nestled in the stunning Costa Blanca (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…)

A trip down memory lane in 2024 looking at the top 5 in all the National B road races for men and women in Britain (more…)

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…)

Feature (Part 1): Back in March, VeloUK was introduced to cyclist Floren Villanueva Scrafton, a British-Bolivian athlete from Bristol, a convert from running (and other sports) with ambitious personal and team goals in cycling. Since then who life has exploded with awesome achievements around the world! (more…)

Here’s an interesting and inspiring story from Rob Muzio . Read about his determination to comeback from an horrendous illness to winning a rainbow jersey at Masters Worlds. (more…)

Casa Guadalest rental in the the Costa Blanca. The region, particularly around Calpe, is renowned as a premier destination for road cycling enthusiasts, ranging from professional athletes to casual riders and club members. The area’s stunning landscapes, varied terrain, and favourable climate make it a cycling paradise. (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…)

At CHS Ciclismo’s cycling retreat, the food and nutritional offerings are meticulously crafted to meet the needs of athletes and cyclists. The focus is on providing fast, nutritious, and perfectly designed meals that fuel performance and recovery, ensuring participants maximize their experience on the bike. (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…)

The circuit series in 2024 saw seven fast and furious rounds up and down the country (England — Guildford to Colne). (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…)

Stevie Williams made history as he became the first Welshman to win the modern Lloyds Bank Men’s Tour of Britain and the first Brit to win the national tour since 2016. (more…)

Rowan Baker (Saint Piran) was the clear winner of the Victor Berlemont Trophy classic with his team mate James McKay in second place – report by Chris Lovibond (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…)

Organised by the Graham Weigh Racing Team under TLI rules, it was a day of mixed emotions for the Graham Weigh RT’s organising team, once again, ably lead by Keith Jones. (more…)

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

40 riders took to the start line of the Plymouth Corinthian Summer Road Race this morning. Kindly supported by the Pump & Pedal Okehampton, the race saw a modest-sized field by National B standards, but packed with talent given the honours on offer (more…)

Robert Scott solo’d to another victory in the Mens event whilst Eilidh Shaw outsprinted Alex Morrice & Lucy Benezet to win the womens race at Guildford on Wednesday night (more…)

Frankie Hall, Matt Bostock, Sam Walsham, Millie Salmon & Leon Atkins the winners on a stunning night in Otley for the National Series Round 1 in front of a huge crowd (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…)

On a warm and very windy day in North Yorkshire, Seb Grindley from the promoting team and Abigail Miller were the big winners of the CAMS Yorkshire Classic races on June 16  (more…)

Floren Scrafton prepared in Britain, rode her National Championships, and then races for Bolivia in Pan American Road Championships “I’m super proud of the depth I went to for Bolivia” she says (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…)

The Cornish Saint Piran team look back at a momentous week with UCI race victories in Greece (Dylan Hicks) and Japan (Joshua Ludman) ; a step change in the life of Saint Piran Pro Cycling (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…)

During the month of May, if you live in the Northwest of England or North Wales, hold a TLI licence and like to race on the open road, you will likely find yourself in Holt on the Wales/England border riding the long established ‘Cheshire Series’. (more…)

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

Floren Scrafton describes her unconventional preparatory lead-up or ‘road to’ Bolivia’s National Cycling Championships in Santa Cruz, (3rd – 5th May )2024, a challenging pursuit and test of patience and optimism.  (more…)

James Ambrose-Parish wins Southend Wheeler’s  Andrews Trophy and Molly Patch wins the Florrie Newbery Classic on Sunday, April 28 (more…)

John Vicars, a cycling recruitment consultant for UAETeamADQ, writes about the Golden Generation (Cat Ferguson/Imogen Wolff/Amelia Cebak etc) and his trip to Netherlands & Belgium last weekend (more…)

An awesome insight into a top junior rider Charlie Abraham (Lee Valley Youth Junior Cycling Team), how he began racing, his challenges and his goals for 2024 (more…)

Yorkshire Youth Cyclist Aces Road Season Opener — Billy Ladle taking the win at the British Youth Circuit Series (more…)

Star studded Ribble Rebellion Team takes to the crits with the primary focus of disrupting the global Crit circuit   (more…)

Ribble Cycles has collaborated with DJ Spoony to create a unique Special Edition Ultra SL R and shortly after DJ Spoony fronted 30 Years of Garage at this year’s MOBO Awards, his new bike arrived in his vinyl room! (more…)

Q&A with Arianne Holland of the Alba Development Road Team who is looking forward to some UCI racing saying “the overall atmosphere makes it feel very different” (more…)

Racing for trainSharp Orro Elite team in 2024 is Sam Shepard, a stage winner in the Surrey 2 Day last year and as a former Mountain biker, Sam is looking forward to the CiCLE Classic in April! (more…)

Q&A with Jack Rees who will be in the new bright team colours for 2024 of Moonglu Racing Team – Jack tells us about the team and the season goals (more…)

Q&A with Beth Morrow (Alba Development Road Team) who balances University studying with her training and is looking forward to some big stage races in 2024 (more…)

Quiz time with another rider in the Fensham Howes – MAS Design junior men’s race team, this time Harrison Dainty who comes out of the Youth ranks to take on the challenge of stepping up to junior races here and abroad (more…)

Quiz time with Toby Bush from the Fensham Howes-MAS design team who’s looking forward to having more opportunities to race a bigger and better calendar all over Europe as a 2nd year junior (more…)

In its 9th year after being set up by Ian Cullen as a team within Otley Cycle Club, after a successful 2023, the race team’s focus this year is primarily national series events for road and circuit (more…)

Quiz time with another of the riders in the trainSharp Orro Elite Team, Matt Webster who’s looking forward to the Elite Circuit series after a  challenging winter in Yorkshire (more…)

Continuing our Q&A series with the riders from the Alba Development Road Team, this weeks quiz is with Daisy Barnes (more…)

A big winner in 2023 of road races and time trials, Ollie Peckover of the trainSharp Orro Elite Team is set to chase more victories in 2024 but with big changes in his life, those victories may be different to 2023 (more…)

Another BMCR quiz, this time Toks Adesanya quizzes Paul Stewart, who began his racing as a schoolboy at Eastway and who has had plenty of podium visits in 2023 – nine second places in 2023! (more…)

Winner of the Youth races at Otley and Ilkley and many more in 2023, Luca Bednarek is stepping up from the Youth ranks and into a high profile Junior team, FH Redbrick MAS Junior (more…)

Quiz time with one of the country’s top riders, Seb Grindley (Fensham Howes MAS Design Junior Team) who’s been British CX Champion and came so close to winning the 2023 Junior RR Championship – Seb also top 10’d in the Worlds! (more…)

This weeks quiz time with an Alba Development Road Team rider is with Eilidh Shaw who had an injury challenged year in 2023 but still won two national titles! (more…)

A very successful team in 2023 was the Shibden Apex Racing Team for Junior Women with their riders winning classics in Europe and competing well against the best of British senior riders – here is a look at 2023 and their 2024 riders (more…)

In a very special Q&A, VeloUK quizes a rider who I have worked with and watched race track and road for 20 years – Ed Clancy who heads up the Elite Road Racing Task Force (more…)

Toks Adesanya quizes Category B racer in BMCR events, Paul Allen who broke his hip just before Christmas so is currently nursing himself back to fitness with gentle rides on the turbo (more…)

Exciting quiz time! with the British Under 23 Road Race Champion Sam Watson who races for the World Tour team, Groupama-FDJ – thank you Sam! (more…)

Joining Soudal Quickstep’s Wolf pack (dev team) in 2024 is Britain’s Cormac Nisbet – we quiz Cormac about his 2023 season and the insights into his racing are just amazing!  (more…)

Ribble Cycles has curated a striking collection of bikes for Rouleur Live 23 – ‘The Edit’ showcases five stunning models with eye catching paintwork (more…)

It was a difficult decision says Mick Waite to walk away from organising the Perfs Pedal race after 60 years but he says this seems to be the right time. End of an era. The Perfs Pedal  was an iconic race in the sport, one I’ve read about for 50 years. (more…)

Steve Knight Dedication: From the West Midlands CycloCross website is an obituary to Steve Knight by Isla Rowntree. Steve, who has sadly passed away recently, was a legend of the sport of cyclocross. (more…)

Saint Piran’s Remarkable Journey: A Year of Achievements and Growth by Richard Pascoe (team boss) (more…)

Winners in National B road races for 2023 — Cat Ferguson, Tammy Miller, Lucy Lee, Zoe Langham, Jessica Finney, Ruth Shier, Cat Ferguson, Francesca Hall, Emily Proud, Emma Jeffers, Georgia Lancaster, Jamie-Lee Wright, Sammie Stuart, Gemma Mitchell and Awen Roberts (more…)

Whilst in the National A Road Races, the riders from Saint Piran dominated, in the National B events, there were a lot of different winners as you can see in this list of top 10s from all the National Bs in 2023. (more…)

Ribble takes their award-winning Gravel range to the next level with the introduction of the all-new Stone Collection that features an exclusive and unique series of three CustomColour hand painted finishes (more…)

Tim Shoreman completed a special brace of Scottish National titles on Sunday claiming the Men’s Road Race title in Alford from a bunch sprint to add to his Scottish National Circuit title on Saturday. (more…)

Tomos Pattinson wins the 2023 Junior Tour of Wales; Stage winners were Cormac Nisbet (x2), Ben Marsh, Jed Smithson & Tomos Pattinson (more…)

Ribble adds the all-new Shimano 105 R7100 Mechanical 12-speed groupset to a cross-section of models across their award winning range (more…)

Harry Birchill lead a 1-2-3-4-5 for @Saint Piran in the Men’s race and 19 year old Millie Couzens won the women’s event at the 2023 Ryedale Grasscrete Grand Prix national series events (more…)

Race winners at the BMCR Road Race Champs (Men A/B & Women) were Alison Fovargue, Greig Burt and James Sharp on August 13 (more…)

A super Saturday at the 2023 World Cycling Championships with six world titles for Great Britain riders including World mega star Tom Pidcock on the penultimate day of 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Scotland (more…)

A look at Handsling bikes and where they come from and riders they have supported who are now super stars  (more…)

The Great Britain Cycling Team enjoyed a medal-filled fourth day of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, with stand-out performances across the road, track, downhill and para-track events.  (more…)

Four weeks ago, C3 para-cyclist Millie Cass was planning to watch the World Track Championships on TV. But after getting a sudden call up to Team GB, she’s now lining up on the boards of the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome on a brand new Handsling TR3evo track bike. (more…)

With many riders now looking to ensure they have a career outside of racing to fall back on, options for that include Sports Scholarships – Steve Abbott explains more (more…)

Ribble unveils the Ultra SL R Alumni Edition to commemorate its renewed partnership with The Tour 21 for 2023 (more…)

The first name on the entry list I have for the Peaks Two Day in just over a week is Daisy Barnes who is a new signing for the Alba Development Road Team – we quiz Daisy! Good luck Sunday at Capenwray! (more…)

The manager of the LDN Academy women’s racing team is Sarah King who takes the VeloUK quiz to introduce the team with a new name in 2023 (was Team Watto) (more…)

The Velo Bavarian Race Team, which enjoyed significant success in its first year, finishing on top of the British Cycling East Midlands regional points table has recently relaunched as Contiki Velo Bavarian Race Team (Contiki VBRT) (more…)

Ribble Cycles launch their all-new Ribble Collective – a group of talented individual privateer riders competing across multiple cycling disciplines, who will be ‘Riding As One’ with the support of Ribble. (more…)

Riders in the Elite Cycling Sheffield are team racing the very aero Moda Bikes ‘Finale’ model in 2023 races already with great results – chat to Dave Coulson and Dave Williams (more…)

Quiz time with riders from the Scottish Alba Development Road Team, this week its Sophie Enever’s Q & A (more…)

A new rider in the Alba Development Road Team for 2023 is second year Junior, Evie White who joins the Alba team from Deeside Thistle – VeloUK quizes Evie on her 2022 season and the one ahead of her in 2023 (more…)

Not only does James Hawkins race his Moda bike with an Elite team (Cycling Sheffield), but he has been organising races the last few years. VeloUK quizes James about being a teenage race organiser (more…)

Question and answer with Erin Murphy of the Alba Development Road Team who says the Lincoln GP was the most fun to do “the atmosphere was amazing on the climb and I loved the cobbles” (more…)

One of the leading women’s teams in 2022 with several riders moving up to UCI level, is bigger and better for 2023 – we chat to Team Hutchinson-Brother UK’s manager Ian ‘Watto’ Watson (more…)

Currently racing the British track championships in Wales, VeloUK quizes Sophie Lankford of the Alba Development Road Team who we see a lot in National Series events (more…)

WorldTour rider, Sam Watson (Groupama-FDJ) talks to his team about his journey from his days at school with a bike to making it into the big time in the world of pro racing (more…)

After the success of its first edition, back for 2023 is the Yomp Bonk crews road event, the UK calendar’s biggest early season race – a two day, three stage event for men and for women (separate races). (more…)

Brother UK will remain at the side of elite British cycle sport in 2023 as a sponsor of two Elite Development Teams and two international races delivered by Sweetspot Group as well as VeloUK. (more…)

Entering into their 26th year, is British team Arctic-Aircon Racing Team and they are pleased to announce the continued support of their clothing partner and valued sponsor Santini Custom UK  (more…)

British Cycling today has revealed the National Series race calendars on the road for Under 23, Youth & Junior riders (more…)

Events in the 2023 National (British) Road Series have been revealed with the Women’s series starting in March and the Men’s series in May (more…)

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Feature looking at how Josh Golliker is the latest rider to be given a helping hand by trainSharp to sign for a pro team with FDJ in France (more…)

Founded in late 1897, Ribble Cycles are celebrating their 125th anniversary with the launch of a 125 Campaign and unveiling three signature 125 Anniversary Edition designs. (more…)

Custom Santini cycling kit as used for the Tour de France Yellow jersey now available to all (more…)

The Groupama-FDJ worldtour team chat to their British rider Lewis Askey who has extended his contract with them until 2025 – its a big chat! (more…)

Geoff Caton, an ordinary club rider who enjoys long rides, climbing hills ambitions to ride faster, reviews the Moda Bikes ‘Stretto’ (more…)

Listen to the new episode of the Brother UK Cycling Podcast for an in-depth preview of the 2022 hill climb season where Adam Kenway, the former national hill climb champion, joins co-hosts Timothy John and Phil Jones (more…)

Dame Sarah Storey injury recovery fuelled by goal to compete in able-bodied Cycling World Championships in Glasgow next year (more…)

The courses for the 2023 Road Cycling Championships (Road Race and Time Trial) have  broadly been released with different starting points for the Men’s and Women’s road races leading to the finishing circuits in Glasgow. (more…)

As many of you will not have been in the sport when I began here in the UK in the late 90s (after a few years of racing), you probably won’t remember my first ever website EchelonVelo and then my years at British Cycling.  (more…)

A born winner on two wheels, Ethan Hayter, has extended his contract to the end of 2024 with his current team, Ineos (more…)

Ribble introduces the all-new SHIMANO 105 Di2 to a cross-section of key models across their award-winning range. One of the first to market, Ribble will provide a broader choice, product diversity and greater accessibility to more cyclists. (more…)

Brother UK have renewed and expanded their commitment to Britain’s biggest professional cycling races, the Women’s Tour and the Tour of Britain, ahead of the 2022 events. (more…)

Jack Rootkin-Gray wins the Men’s race at the Aughton Road Races in the North West on Sunday, whilst the inform Sammie Stuart won the women’s race (more…)