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 Stage 8 preview: last sprint chance before the final Nice showdown

The Tour de France Femmes changes character completely on Stage 8, with the race leaving Sisteron for a 171.9-kilometre journey to Nice after the...

Tour de France Femmes 2026 stage 7: Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney conquers Mont Ventoux to take yellow

Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney won stage 7 of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes with a huge solo attack on Mont Ventoux, riding away from Demi...

ADAC Cyclassics 2026 route guide

The ADAC Cyclassics returns on Sunday 16 August 2026 with a 206-kilometre route from Buxtehude to Hamburg, once again combining the broad, fast roads...

Beginner’s guide to Classic Lorient Agglomération 2026

The Classic Lorient Agglomération is one of the longest-established one-day races on the women’s calendar, even if its changing name means plenty of newer...

Mont Ventoux: what time does the decisive climb begin today?

The Tour de France Femmes reaches Mont Ventoux this afternoon, with the decisive part of Stage 7 expected to begin at approximately 15:30 BST. For...

Anna van der Breggen will not start Tour de France Femmes Stage 7

Anna van der Breggen will not start Stage 7 of the Tour de France Femmes, with SD Worx-Protime withdrawing the 36-year-old before today’s summit...

The greatest moments on Mont Ventoux in women’s cycling

Mont Ventoux finally becomes part of the modern Tour de France Femmes today, but the Giant of Provence already has a small and unusually...

Reusser vs Vollering: 12 seconds before Mont Ventoux, what happens today?

Twelve seconds separate Marlen Reusser from Demi Vollering before the Tour de France Femmes climbs Mont Ventoux today. On almost any other stage, that would...

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