Great Britain topped the medal table at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships last week for the first time since 2023. The squad collected 27 medals at the event in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, including eight golds, 12 silvers and seven bronzes. The next best nation was Australia, with 21 medals, of which seven were gold. Four-time Paralympic cycling champion Kadeena Cox helped lead Britains gold rush, returning to the top step twice at the World Championships after a two-year rainbow drought. Not only did the 35-year-old win the kilometre time trial and sprint events in the C4 classification, she also set world records in both barely a day apart: 1:09.545 in the kilo on Friday, and 11.409 seconds in her flying 200m qualifier for the sprint on Saturday morning. 15 hours 2 WR, Cox wrote on Instagram. The last time I had 24 hours this crazy was Tokyo 2021 [when she won two gold medals ed.]. And honestly I did not see it coming because Ive been so under the weather and not feeling like myself. I came here to claim the flying 200m WR and Im buzzing to have also broken the kilo world record. Tandem glory Ball and Pope are a golden force in the tandem. (Image credit: Alex Whitehead/SWPix)Three new rainbow jerseys went the way of tandem pair James Ball and Aaron Pope, who only joined forces two months ago, but on their Worlds debut, scooped gold medals in the kilo, sprint and mixed team sprint alongside Lizzi Jordan and Anna Whitworth-Hay. A crazy eight weeks together, Ball, a now 10-time world champion, toasted on Instagram. The treble was made even more impressive by the fact that Pope, a former kilo national champion, only took up tandem piloting this year. In his first major event, he helped guide the now-retired Neil Fachie to two golds for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games.Paralympic champions Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl earned their sixth track world title together, this time in the tandem sprint. Five-star GrahamGraham roared away with three laps to go in the scratch race. (Image credit: Olly Hassell/SWPix)No British rider took home more silverware from the Netherlands last week than Fin Graham, who signed his name on five medals: one gold, two silvers and two bronzes. The 24-year-old from the Highlands found himself up against stiff competition in the C3 classification, forced to watch New Zealands Devon Briggs win three gold medals before him. On the final day of competition, though, Graham finally got the better of Briggs, attacking with three laps to go in the scratch race to win his first track world title since 2023. What an amazing way to end the year, he said. There was also a maiden rainbow jersey for 27-year-old Rebecca Newark in the C5 kilo. A former cricketer, Newark only came across to para-cycling four years ago, and was competing on what proved to be a memorable Track Worlds debut. Newark earned her first rainbow jersey. (Image credit: Olly Hassell/SWPix)All the GB medallistsGoldMens C3 scratch race Fin Graham Mens tandem 1km TT James Ball and Aaron Pope Mens tandem sprint James Ball and Aaron Pope Mixed tandem team sprint Lizzi Jordan, Anna Whitworth-Hay, James Ball and Aaron Pope Womens C4 1km TT Kadeena Cox Womens C4 sprint Kadeena Cox Womens C5 1km TT Rebecca Newark Womens tandem sprint Sophie Unwin and Jenny HollSilverMens C3 elimination Fin GrahamMens C4 1km TT Jody CundyMens C4 elimination Archie AtkinsonMens C4 scratch Archie AtkinsonMens tandem IP Morgan Fice-Noyes and Chris LathamWomens C2 elimination Millie CassWomens C2 scratch Millie CassWomens C2 sprint Elisabeth SimpsonWomens C5 scratch Morgan NewberryWomens tandem 1km TT Sophie Unwin and Jenny HollWomens tandem IP Sophie Unwin and Jenny HollC1-5 mixed team sprint Kadeena Cox, Fin Graham and Jody CundyBronzeMens C3 1km TT Fin GrahamMens C3 scratch Jacob SmithMens C3 sprint Fin GrahamMens C4 sprint Archie AtkinsonWomens C5 scratch Crystal Lane-WrightWomens tandem 1km TT Lizzi Jordan and Anna Whitworth-HayWomens tandem sprint Lizzi Jordan and Anna Whitworth-Hay

Mads Pedersen is one the best classics riders in this current generation but does not yet have a monument victory to his name. Heading into the 2027 season, he will have a new teammate, who has joked to be the key behind his future luck on the cobbles. Pedersen has become World Champion in 2019 bac...

Last month, my brother-in-law was knocked off his bike and seriously injured. As a regular commuter, this shocked me, and almost put me off riding again. However, I know what the data says: cycling is statistically a safe activity; the benefits of regular cycling far outweigh any risks.I decided to put my energy into working towards positive change. I got myself a helmet camera and began reporting incidents to the police.Cyclists who record their rides aren't always popular. YouTuber Cycling Mikey real name Mike van Erp described himself as "marmite" to Cycling Weekly, but his reason for reporting is simple: "I just like to think that with the power of one Im trying to change a little bit of road safety," he told The Guardian in 2022.Before beginning my new short film endeavour, I wanted to be sure that my reporting would be useful, productive, and would have a positive impact, so I spoke to police, campaigners, and regular reporters, to collect their tips.1) Your recording, and reporting, has a positive impact(Image credit: Getty Images)Senior Policy Officer at the London Cycling Campaign, Tom Bogdanowicz, told me: "We strongly support camera reporting, which helps deter close passing by drivers, phone use while driving and other offences."Operation Snap Op Snap for short is a UK police initiative which allows the public to upload and report footage of driving offences. Each UK force has its own process. West Midlands Police uploads a report of its submissions and resulting action each month, and Bogdanowicz told me, "The West Midlands police are the gold standard when it comes to promoting and enforcing on public-supplied camera footage and their results are hard to argue."[Their] approach shows that a supportive force, clear instructions to reporters and efficient follow-up leads to more enforcement and deterrence and that means fewer people killed or injured on our roads."2) You need to capture the incident, the registration number; and duration matters(Image credit: Future)West Midlands Police provided clear criteria for useful uploads; "it needs to be footage showing the incident, and where the Vehicle Registration Number of the vehicle involved is identifiable. The footage should include the entire incident and, wherever possible, one minute before and after the offence. The footage should not be any longer than 10 minutes in duration."While working on this article, I reported a close pass to Dorset Police via its Operation Snap website. I found that Dorset Police says you must upload "at least two minutes of unedited footage, both before and after the reported incident," to have a chance of prosecution.3) Equipment makes all the difference(Image credit: Simon Fellows)Danny Brothwell is the chair of Bike Worcester, hes personally made 800 submissions to Operation Snap. Bike Worcester received funding from the West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner to buy 16 Drift Ghost XL cameras for cyclists. Brothwell values their incident-saving feature: "If someone close-passes you, you press the button, and it saves to the card 10 seconds before and 10 seconds afterwards." He says it "really minimises review time and editing time."Brothwell recommends good image quality, especially for riding in the dark, along with long battery life and an easy-to-operate setup. His own camera can struggle on unlit stretches of his commute. Crucially, riders must check their own force's footage requirements: Brothwell's short saved clips would not meet Dorset Police's stated two-minute-before-and-after requirement.For cyclists considering helmet-mounted rather than handlebar-mounted cameras, the same practical test applies: can the footage clearly show the incident and identify the vehicle?Cycling Weekly has a guide to the best helmet and bike cameras here, the DJI Osmo Nano taking the award for best overall. Cameras that mount on the rear of the bike are useful too, and Garmin's Varia Rearview 820 won in that department.Key advice is to look for cameras that offer a 'Loop Recording' setting, that will passively record as you ride, constantly overwriting until you select 'archive', eg in the event of an incident. You want the 'archive' button to be instinctive, and one-press so you can use it correctly when adrenaline is high.4) Keep the original footageYou should keep the original footage safe until the prosecution is complete. Brothwell says he keeps the footage as Operation Snap requests. "The three times I've been to court, they've all been 12 months after the event almost to the day," he recalls. He stores the files on a hard drive. His experience is a useful warning not to assume that six months is always long enough: follow the relevant force's instructions and preserve the original while a case remains live.6) Pause before posting on social media(Image credit: Future)Dont share footage on social media if you want to prosecute.Dorset Police explicitly state you should take down any social media footage before reporting the incident. West Midlands Police also state, "it is very important that you do not post footage elsewhere prior to and while any action is being taken by the police or courts." Brothwell avoids publishing footage that he has submitted to the police. "I think it's sensible," he says, because sharing it "may impact any proceedings." He has published some clips when writing about his experiences at magistrates' court, but he keeps live cases off social media.7) Your statement is core to the reportBrothwell admits his early submissions sometimes contained little more than the words "close pass." After police feedback, he changed his approach: "They gave me some feedback in one of the meetings to say, 'Look, if this does go to court, that's not good enough. Can you do a proper statement?'"He now uses a fuller statement template, adapting it to the incident and estimating the passing distance. He has given evidence in magistrates' court three times, where he says prosecutors and defendants questioned him and the footage was played repeatedly. The written account should therefore explain what happened rather than leaving the video to speak for itself.4) Be aware that prosecution rates will vary, but your reporting always has value(Image credit: catchpole)West Midlands Police stated, "we take everything on a case-by-case basis, and wed encourage people to submit footage if they believe an offence has been committed so that it can be properly assessed."Brothwell says most of his submissions involved close passes, but he has also reported red-light offences, occasional mobile-phone use and vehicles obstructing crossings or school zigzags; he cautions that not every Highway Code contravention is necessarily suitable for an Operation Snap report.Brothwell describes Operation Snap as a "postcode lottery", arguing that forces differ in how they handle reports and communicate outcomes. He is working on his own, yet to be published, research comparing forces. However, his overall aim is not punishment: "I've got no interest in people getting fined. I just want people to acknowledge that driving isn't good enough. They need to chill out, slow down, and share the road appropriately." That's a goal all road users can share.

Oxford Street belongs to the people, one Critical Mass participant said after hundreds of cyclists, including those riding tandems, cargo bikes, penny-farthings, adapted bikes, and wheelchairs, ignored the new barriers to stage a peaceful demonstration

The 2026 cycling season is in the books as we look back on one of the most action-packed years in recent memory. Tadej Pogacar's Tour de France domination, his Vuelta a Espana crash heartbreak, Paul Seixas's meteoric rise and Jonas Vingegaard's Giro d'Italia glory all stick out. However, what we don...

In January ten neo-pros were picked to watch. When predictions are made its helpful to return and see how things turned out so heres a look at how their first season went.Jarno Widar (Lotto-Intermarch) was top of the list in January. As an U23 he won the Giro della Valle dAosta, the Ronde de lIsard the Giro Next Gen and the Alpes-Isre Tour, plus he was runner-up in the 2025 Tour de lAvenir to Paul Seixas whod dropped down from the pro ranks to bag the win. So almost the full sweep of every mountainous stage race going on the U23 calendar and done at the age of 18 and 19. Move over Remco? Not quite, and there was a tension between expectations for a rider whod been so dominant in the amateur ranks and what kind of rider theyd become as a pro. Widars light build means he has plenty of punch and his stage race wins came in events without time trials; or just an 8km opener at the Giro. So mapping his results to the grand tours is another thing and hes still adamant hes a puncheur more than a grand tour contender despite obvious media interest. But what punch hes got and fortunately we got to see some of it. Illness, then a knee injury meant the first half of the season was written off. He then rode the Vuelta and when Pogaar took his solo win in Andorra, Widar was second, leading in the likes of Gall, Onley and Rogli. Impressive but he did not sustain a GC bid and popped up for two more top-10s. The grand tour didnt seem to tire him, he won the Tre Valli Varesine where he outfoxed Tom Pidcock in the sprint. Then he did the same again in Guangxi to win the race overall. Still 20 hes already central to the Lotto team where his apparently stubborn personality needs to be managed carefully.Embed from Getty ImagesCould Jakob Sderqvist (Lidl-Trek) get opportunities? He went into the pro ranks on a team stacked with classics talent but the answer was yes as rode plenty of races in the spring, possibly helped by injuries of others. He won the Tour of Hongrie, helped by bad weather prompting officials to stop a stage early where the Swede was up the road but you make your own luck. He got a season where doors opened for him and he was able to show what he could do. He had more TT wins later on in the season and its easy to see him as a TT specialist-classics rider-sprint train engine for the Lidl-Trek team to the point of where you wonder if they really needed to buy Filippo Ganna.Senna Remijn (Alpecin-PremierTech) was tipped as a versatile finisseur, something we saw when he won the sprint of a select group in last years Tour of Luxembourg. We saw this again in the Deutschland Tour on the day when Pellizzari, Del Toro and Hirschi were up the road, he took the sprint for fourth from a big group. Otherwise there was plenty to learn, riding the Amstel Gold Race was apparently the first time hed gone beyond 200km but he was active late in the race. So no wins, just the type of quiet results that bode well, and along with Debruyne and Verstringe the team has options for hilly days when often they had none.Jakob Omrzel has struggled to escape the next Pogaar label because hes a talented Slovenian whos won the Giro Next Gen and Paris-Roubaix Juniors alike. Then he won a stage of the Vuelta this year and ended up seventh overall too, which only reinforces clumsy comparisons given Pogaar thrived in his first Vuelta too. Hes had an excellent season, top-10s in GC in the Tour of the Alps, the Tour de Hongrie and third overall in the Tour of Slovenia behind Pellizzari and Lipowitz. Hes delivered plenty already to the point where itll be interesting to see what he does next, presumably more World Tour stage races and hes on a team where hell get leadership opportunities.Embed from Getty ImagesMaxime Decomble (Groupama-FDJ) was a ray of light for the French team. A small rider shades of Charlie Chaplin? he used to see himself as a climber but has started to flourish as a time triallist and he used this ability to place on the podium in the Etoile de Bessges, to win the Tour du Poitou-Charentes overall and get a medal in the European TT championships. His team have moved to lock him down and are quietly confident about further improvement, next year will be about week-long World Tour stage races where he can combine Embed from Getty ImagesNoah Hobbs (EF-Easypost) took two wins, the Heistse Pijl and a stage of the Tour de lAin. He didnt beat any sprint royalty here but in the Tour de Pologne he was running Paul Magnier and Jonathan Milan close. This has already made him a rider EF can back for results and points and itll be interesting to see their sprint configuration year, notably if Luke Lamperti becomes a lead-out again or is given his own chances. Note Hobbs younger brother Henry is riding for Visma and one to watch too. Mattia Agostinacchio (EF-Easypost) was hired straight out of the junior ranks and is a long-term project for the team. Illness ruined a lot of the season, it curtailed his cyclo-cross program and then he struggled again in the spring to the point where the team left him to take the summer off. So not much to write home about but dont write him off.Embed from Getty ImagesUAE only took on one neo-pro and it was Adria Pericas. He looks like a climber but had also won the Spanish junior TT title. He had a solid season with several top-10s in stage races, including the Volta a Portugal where he won a stage too. He rode Catalunya and Itzulia and the challenge will be to start more World Tour races next year while also finding days when he can race for himself.Emmanuel Houcou (Pinarello-Q36.5) was second in a stage of the Tour of Oman and that was as good as it got. Sam Bennetts illness and injury, including heart surgery, did not open any doors. Hes been a lead-out for house sprinter Matteo Moschetti but not regularly so. The team has been on a shopping spree but not gone big on sprinters so seeing how Houcou and new-signing Tom Crabbe can work together.Pavel Novak was a surprise signing for Movistar who even sprung him out of the MHB Telecom team with a release fee. Going by results or points theyve not got their moneys worth yet but hes been dependable, taking one for the team at times by starting Paris-Roubaix and being dispatched to cover other races.Riders who should have featuredHaving added some rider revelations to the main riders to watch review post, a similar look at riders who could or should have been on the list. Mentioned in passing in January Luke Tuckwell (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) had an outstanding debut, his name sounds like a descender but he was impressing for his climbing performances with sixth in Romandie and second in the Aura Tour where he tool yellow after going in a maxi-breakaway but did well to defend things after and also a mature manner in front of the media. Team mate Callum Thornley thrived too, as versatile as he was in the amateurs as he seems to be able to climb and be strong on the flat. NSNs Pau Marti had a good season and a specialist for uphill sprints already. Matys Grisel was Lotto-Intermarchs sixth best points scorer, a win in the Tour of Taiwan was good for a debut but he was also getting podiums in gritty one-day races in Europe.The post How Did The Neo-Pros To Watch Fare? first appeared on The Inner Ring.

The Cyclists' Alliance has just published the results of its annual survey of women riders, revealing a third of women pro cyclists are not paid a salary, with a further 10% receiving under 20,000.Low-paid or unpaid riders were concentrated in third-tier Continental level teams, because the UCI, cyclings governing body, stipulates minimum salaries for riders at the higher ProTeam and WorldTeam levels.In addition, 52% of Continental riders also reported uncovered travel expenses and 54% uncovered medical or physio costs. They also had fewer race days than those in higher-level teams and TCA also highlights the reduced number of development races in the calendar as a barrier to development.TCA was founded by women professional cyclists in 2017 to represent their interests. The report is based on responses from 127 female pro riders, across six disciplines, of whom 118 were road cyclists. Of those, 42 rode at WorldTour level, 21 at ProTeam and 52 at Continental team level.Other respondents competed in track, gravel, MTB, cyclocross and paracycling.Tough to get established While star riders can reportedly command a salary of around 1 million, many Continental-level women riders are not paid at all. Nicolas Tucat / AFP via Getty Images As well as not receiving a salary, 79% of Continental riders reported they were on one-year contracts, versus 10% for WorldTeam riders, with 67% reporting fewer than 30 race days in the previous year. Many Continental-level riders had second jobs (48%) or were in education (46%), with only 27% reporting cycling as their only commitment.TCA identified a reduction in development races for riders as a significant concern, with lower-tier races downgraded, shortened or, in the case of the Tour de lAvenir Femmes, cancelled altogether.Meanwhile, 73% of Continental-level riders reported finance as the predominant concern that might cause them to leave the sport.Safety a major concern for Womens WorldTeam ridersFinancial considerations are less of a consideration for riders in the ProTeam and WorldTeam pelotons, but race safety instead becomes their major concern. 74% of WorldTeam riders include it in their top three priorities for action and 40% as a reason why they might retire earlier than planned.Cyclists competing at Womens WorldTour level are covered by a minimum salary entitlement stipulated by the UCI. In 2026, this was set at 31,768 for a newly employed rider and 38,000 for other employed riders.For self-employed riders, who make up a significant proportion of the peloton, the figures were 52,100 for new riders and 62,320 for others. Its reported that star riders command salaries of around 1 million.49% of respondents highlighted the need to increase the visibility of womens racing as an issue. In 2026, even headline races such as Paris-Roubaix Femmes and the Tour de France Femmes were not televised from start to finish.Alongside its annual rider survey, TCA also provides services including legal guidance and mentorship to women cyclists and represents their views to the UCI and stakeholders in womens professional cycling.

After a personally disappointing season, Pauline Ferrand-Prvot has said she wants to re-find "joy" back on the bike.In a lengthy Instagram post shared at the weekend with pictures of her wedding to Dylan van Baarle, the former Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift champion spoke about her 2026 and ending her season early. The 34-year-old did not race after pulling out of the Tour before stage eight in August, while she was over 10 minutes behind the race lead. Despite second at the Tour of the Flanders and third at Paris-Roubaix Femmes, 35th at the Vuelta Femenina and a DNS at the Tour did not reach her heady goals."I was so over focus[ed] on winning Tour again that I lost the joy of the everyday life," the Frenchwoman explained. "It was all about being and doing more to be the best."Strangely I faced some down times in my career before, where I felt sad and lost, but I never really experienced the fact to do everything so good and to ended up with nothing. And I think its one of the reason of my "non-understanding" state of the last few months."Ferrand-Prvot had immediate success returning to full-time road racing in 2025, winning Roubaix and then the Tour in a triumphant year, after another golden season in 2024 saw her win mountain bike gold at the Paris Olympics. However, with 2026 proving trickier, a reset was required."My never-ending off-season was so needed," she continued. "It will be a long way to find a [decent] level again, as Im fully unshaped. But the most important for now is to find back the joy to be on the bike."Her off-season has also not been easy, with her then fiance Van Baarle crashing days before their wedding. "I remembered being happy when winning the Olympics, Tour, or Roubaix, but this feeling of getting married to Dylan with the presence of the most important people in my life was another level of joy, happiness and fulfilment," Ferrand-Prvot added, signing off as Pauline van Baarle."Experiencing this feeling of being so happy while not sacrificing everything or being extreme was something I never experienced before. On that last sentence, I will take note for the future. Again, MERCI for the support over my difficult 2026 season. Im sure I will come back stronger."

Paul Seixas is a generational talent at, at the time being, already one of the world's very best in several aspects of professional cycling. The Frenchman has spoken about Tadej Pogacar as a role model for his performance; and a potential Giro d'Italia debut next May instead of the Tour de France....

Italian journeyman cyclist Mattia De Marchi, stormed into the orange leader's jersey on stage 1 of the 2026 Gravel Burn stage race in South Africa. The former road racing professional, riding his second Gravel Burn, made a telling move with 5km to go, sneaking away with a well-timed attack to clinch the stage by 13 seconds. De Marchi said his early sensations weren't good, but as the stage unfolded and his body warmed up, he found his rhythm. The feeling wasnt there at the beginning. Because I knew the route from last year, I knew it would be important to get a gap before the big climb. On the climb I still wasnt feeling great, but from there I started to feel better and better.""At 5 kilometres to go, I decided to push and the guys behind me just stopped; at 1 kilometre to go, I pushed harder and I won. A nice start, huh!"(Image credit: James Cameron)At 5 kilometres to go I decided to push and the guys behind me just stopped; at 1 kilometre to go I pushed harder and I won. A nice start, huh!Mattia De Marchi(Image credit: Fahwaaz Cornelius)Unfortunately, his lead was short-lived as an untimely rear-wheel puncture and a smashed rear wheel on stage 2 scuppered his GC aspirations, costing him 40 minutes. While disappointing, the affable De Marchi stayed hopeful and turned to stage hunting for the remaining six stages.(Image credit: Fahwaaz Cornelius)De Marchi switched from Basso to Wilier in early 2026 after joining elite gravel team The Grip, which also includes Eddy Le Huitouze, a U23 French rider who moved to off-road racing after a stint with Groupama-FDJ on the WorldTour, and Belgian Jordy Bouts. The teams disruptive ethos is characterised by an eye-catching kit and an even bolder bike livery, the result of which, according to the team, is "preserving the culture, aesthetics, and storytelling of gravel." (Image credit: Fahwaaz Cornelius)While the Italians Gravel Burn campaign didnt play out as he had hoped, his bike caused its fair share of rubbernecking throughout the weeks racing. De Marchi rides a Wilier Rave SLR ID2 outfitted in the V14 The Grip lite Gravel Team livery this magenta/purple matte paint design can now be specced as an optional extra at checkout, yours for 400/400. (Image credit: Fahwaaz Cornelius)As a SRAM-sponsored athlete, the Rave is built around a Red XPLR AXS groupset, complete with a X-Sync Aero 48T chainring and 10-46T cassette. He also runs Time XPro 12 SL road pedals and a Hammerhead Karoo 2 yep, you guessed it, the cycling computer was named after this very region.(Image credit: Fahwaaz Cornelius)The bike rolls on a pair of carbon-spoked Miche Graff Pro wheels, pictured here sans decals replacements for the wheels he broke on stage 2. His mechanics have pushed the tyre clearance boundaries to the maximum here with 2.2in Pirelli Cinturato Gravel RM tyres; Wilier officially recommends a maximum tyre width of up to 2.0in (52mm). De Marchi is using the stock Wilier integrated F-Bar with 110mm stem and 39cm bar (40cm flare), wrapped in Prologo bar tape. (Image credit: Fahwaaz Cornelius)An interesting addition is the brace of wireless blips under the bar for easy access to the gears when riding on the tops.(Image credit: Fahwaaz Cornelius)The balance of the build includes Elite Leggero carbon bottle cages with elastic bands to ensure bottles aren't ejected, an Apidura top-tube bag and a Prologo Scratch NDR PAS saddle.(Image credit: Fahwaaz Cornelius)Tech specFrameset: Rave D2, carbon monocoqueFork: Rave D2, carbon monocoqueCockpit: Wilier integrated F-BarSeatpost: Wilier Filanta carbon customGroupset: SRAM Red XPLR AXSWheelset: Miche Graff ProTyres: 2.2in Pirelli Cinturato Gravel RMSaddle: Prologo Scratch NDR PAS