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.

Tour de France Femmes 2026 route guide

The Tour de France Femmes 2026 has been designed as the hardest and most complete edition of the modern race so far. Across nine...

Updated season form guide after Tour de Suisse Women 2026

Tour de Suisse Women 2026 sharpened the women’s season picture at exactly the right time. In a compressed five-day race, it gave us almost...

Tour de France 2026 route: best days for sprinters

The Tour de France 2026 is not an easy race for the sprinters, but it does give them a clearer points-classification pathway than some...

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Oscar Onley at the Tour de France 2026: British GC hope?

Oscar Onley arrives at the Tour de France 2026 in a very different place from 12 months ago. In 2025, he was still the...

Fire breaks out at Restaurant l’Arbre beside iconic Paris-Roubaix cobbles

A fire has broken out at Restaurant l’Arbre in Gruson, the landmark restaurant beside one of the most famous sections of cobbles in Paris-Roubaix. Images...

Tour de France 2026 Vosges and Jura guide: the overlooked mountain block before the Alps

The Tour de France 2026 saves its most obvious drama for Alpe d’Huez, but the Vosges and Jura section may be where the final-week...

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