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
Can Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney win the Tour de France Femmes 2026? The 15-second battle for yellow
Yes. Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney can win the 2026 Tour de France Femmes.
But 15 seconds is nowhere near enough to defend passively for two more days.
After...
Tour de France Femmes
What happened to Pauline Ferrand-Prévot on Mont Ventoux? Defending champion loses more than 10 minutes
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot's Tour de France Femmes title defence had already slipped away before Mont Ventoux. Stage 7 made the scale of the decline impossible...
Tour de France Femmes
Why did Demi Vollering wait so long to attack on Mont Ventoux?
Demi Vollering finished Stage 7 of the Tour de France Femmes only 1:16 behind Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney and 30 seconds ahead of Marlen Reusser.
That immediately...
Tour de France Femmes
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
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...
Men's Cycling
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...
Women's Cycling
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...
Tour de France Femmes
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...
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