Mathew Mitchell

My name is Mathew Mitchell, 30-something from Staffordshire, UK. Over the last few years, I've got more and more into cycling, from the first innocent Sportive events to Audaxes, Go-Races, British Cycling racing, Time Trials and now Cyclocross.

Vollering vs Ferrand-Prévot: the defining Tour de France Femmes rivalry of 2026

The 2026 Tour de France Femmes has more credible GC contenders than at any point in the modern race's short history, but the pre-race...

Has Mont Ventoux ever been used in women’s cycling before?

Mont Ventoux will make its debut in the modern Tour de France Femmes in 2026, but it is not the first time women have...

Femke Markus set to leave SD Worx-Protime for Visma | Lease a Bike

Femke Markus is set to leave SD Worx-Protime at the end of the 2026 season and join Visma | Lease a Bike, according to...

Tour de France Femmes 2026 Stage 1 preview: who takes the first yellow jersey in Lausanne?

The 2026 Tour de France Femmes begins in Lausanne with a stage that is officially classed as flat but is unlikely to behave like...

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot: can she defend her Tour de France Femmes title in 2026?

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot starts the 2026 Tour de France Femmes in a very different position to the one she occupied 12 months ago. In 2025 she...

Paula Blasi: who is she and why is she a Tour de France Femmes contender?

Paula Blasi has gone from promising young climber to one of the favourites for the Tour de France Femmes in the space of a...

Tour de France Femmes 2026 teams guide: every squad, leader and tactical approach

The Tour de France Femmes 2026 brings 21 teams to Lausanne, but they arrive with very different definitions of a successful nine days. Some have...

Full start list for Men’s Tour de Pologne 2026

The Men’s Tour de Pologne 2026 takes place from 3 to 9 August, with seven stages taking the peloton from Gdynia on Poland’s Baltic...

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