Michael Ball: Don’t call it a comeback

Former Rock Racing manager Michael Ball has quashed speculation linking him with a return to professional cycling. Ball managed the controversial Rock Racing team but Rock & Republic, the firm behind Rock Racing, filed for bankruptcy in the US courts in April 2010 and Ball was forced to step down and eventually sell the brand. The team folded soon afterwards.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.