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.
Men's Cycling
Caisse d’Epargne team history: Pereiro, Valverde and the bridge from Banesto to Movistar
Caisse d'Epargne sat between two much longer chapters in the same Spanish team's history, taking over as principal sponsor in 2006 before Movistar arrived...
Travel
Cycling in Jebel Akhdar and the Hajar Mountains: routes, climbs and access
The Hajar Mountains offer some of the hardest and most unusual climbing in the Middle East. Jebel Akhdar rises sharply above Birkat Al Mouz,...
Women's Cycling
Tour of Chongming Island 2026 contenders preview: who can join Wiebes on the podium?
The 2026 Tour of Chongming Island has one overwhelming favourite. On three stages this flat, with a reduced field and no Charlotte Kool, Elisa...
Women's Cycling
Full start list for Tour of Chongming Island 2026
The 2026 Tour of Chongming Island will start with just 69 riders across 13 teams, including only five Women’s WorldTour squads, after a late...
Men's Cycling
Dorian Godon wins 2026 Gran Piemonte after late attacks split the race
Dorian Godon won the 2026 Gran Piemonte in 4:06:19, with Anthon Charmig and Alberto Bettiol finishing on the same time for second and third....
Women's Cycling
Movistar secure Lauretta Hanson through 2029 in three-year signing
Movistar Team have secured Lauretta Hanson on a three-year deal running from 2027 through to the end of 2029, adding one of the women’s...
Men's Cycling
Il Lombardia 2026 contenders preview: Del Toro, Evenepoel and Pidcock lead open Monument field
Il Lombardia 2026 arrives without the rider who has defined the race for the past five years. Tadej Pogačar is absent after his season-ending...
Reviews
Kärcher OC 3 Foldable review: compact bike cleaning without an outdoor tap
The Kärcher OC 3 Foldable is aimed at a very specific cycling problem: washing a dirty bike when there is no convenient outdoor tap,...
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