James Shrubsall

3 weeks ago | cyclingweekly.com | James Shrubsall

This year's resurrected National 24-hour Championship time trial looks to be in healthier shape than ever, says new organiser Tim Smith. Smith, who is a Cycling TIme Trials (CTT) director and secretary for the CTT's Manchester District, stepped up last autumn after the longtime previous organisers, Jon and Sam Williams, stepped down from the role.

3 weeks ago | cyclingweekly.com | James Shrubsall

Now in its second year, the Tour of Britain Women is the UK's only WorldTour event. It has emerged from the ashes of the former Women's Tour, after previous organiser SweetSpot entered liquidation last January. Now organised by British Cycling with Lloyds as title sponsor, it will be run over four stages and visit Scotland for the first time in the 12-season history of both the Women's Tour and this iteration of the event.

3 weeks ago | cyclingweekly.com | Tom Davidson |James Shrubsall

Tour of Britain Women5-8 JuneThere was a fear last winter that the Tour of Britain Women, then called the Women’s Tour, would be no more. Money was tight, its previous organiser had collapsed. Would the UK lose its marquee stage race? In stepped British Cycling, and together with lead sponsor Lloyds Bank, the race was revived under a new moniker. This year it returns to the calendar, again in four-day form, with storylines aplenty.

3 weeks ago | cyclingweekly.com | James Shrubsall

Bike manufacturer Canyon suffered a net loss of €38 million (£32m/$43m) in 2024, with owner GBL reporting a 43% fall in the value of its investment from 2023 to 2024. GBL (Groupe Bruxelles Lambert) reported in its 2024 financial statement that: "Canyon’s sales and profitability were impacted by increased discounting across the sector and quality issues in certain electric mountain bike models, forcing Canyon to temporarily suspend sales of these models.

3 weeks ago | cyclingweekly.com | James Shrubsall

Red On Sports, which organises The Gralloch and the British Gravel Championships, has branched out into Europe with a new race called Merciless Gravel, which will be held in the Peloponnese region of Greece in November. The 109km race features a solid 1,664m of climbing and has an elite / pro category, masters age groups and a challenge ride event that covers the same course – similar to The Gralloch.