Daniel Benson

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.

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Michael Matthews (BikeExchange)

Back to basics for Matthews after year to forget

By Daniel Benson published

Feature Australian talks pressure, expectations, and how he wants to help Team BikeExchange back to the top

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Primoz Roglic celebrates victory in the BEKING Monaco criterium

Roglic beats Colbrelli and Pogacar to BeKing Monaco criterium win

By Daniel Benson last updated

News Jumbo-Visma rider victorious in off-season criterium featuring Froome, Trentin and Thomas

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Great Britains Geraint Thomas R wearing the overall leaders yellow jersey and Great Britains Christopher Froome C rides through the socalled Dutch Corner in the ascent to lAlpe dHuez during the twelfth stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between BourgSaintMaurice Les Arcs and lAlpe dHuez on July 19 2018 AFP PHOTO Jeff PACHOUD Photo by Jeff PACHOUD POOL AFP Photo credit should read JEFF PACHOUDAFP via Getty Images

Geraint Thomas: Pogacar and Roglic can definitely be beaten

By Daniel Benson published

News Welshman tells Rouleur that he may consider racing Classics before eventually retiring

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Pfeiffer Giorgi (Team DSM)

Pfeiffer Georgi comes of age with stellar 2021 season

By Daniel Benson published

Interview British rider on her Classics ambitions, development and leadership hopes at Team DSM

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Giro d'Italia 2021 - 104th Edition - 20th stage Verbania - Valle Spluga - Alpe Motta 164 km - 29/05/2021 - Romain Bardet (FRA - Team DSM) - photo Dario Belingheri/BettiniPhoto©2021

Bardet: We need to ban substances that sit in the grey area

By Daniel Benson published

News ‘For me it always takes too long before we realise that we needed to be strict on certain points’ says French rider

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NOKERE BELGIUM MARCH 17 Arrival Amy Pieters of Netherlands and Team SD Worx Celebration Grace Brown of Australia and Team BikeExchange during the 3rd Nokere Koerse Danilith Classic 2021 Womens Elite a 124km race from Deinze to Nokere NokereKoerse on March 17 2021 in Nokere Belgium Photo by Mark Van HeckeGetty Images

Danilith Nokere Koerse triples women’s prize fund to reach parity with men’s race

By Daniel Benson published

News 'We are rewarding the women equally for their performance' say organisers

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NINOVE BELGIUM FEBRUARY 27 Charlie Quarterman of United Kingdom and Team Trek Segafredo during the 76th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2021 Mens Race a 2005km race from Ghent to Ninove OmloopHNB OHN21 FlandersClassic on February 27 2021 in Ninove Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images

Quarterman: I just didn’t realise how cut-throat pro cycling would be

By Daniel Benson published

News British rider with 'a point to prove' after he was released by Trek-Segafredo

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Colombian Egan Bernal of Team Ineos wearing the yellow jersey pictured ahead of the final stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race from Rambouillet to Paris ChampsElysees 128km France Sunday 28 July 2019 This years Tour de France starts in Brussels and takes place from July 6th to July 28thBELGA PHOTO YORICK JANSENS Photo credit should read YORICK JANSENSAFP via Getty Images

Egan Bernal reiterates his desire for 2022 Tour de France return

By Daniel Benson published

News Colombian pushes for leadership but Ineos Grenadiers are yet to confirm their Grand Tour plans

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Rohan Dennis

Rohan Dennis in contention for Tour de France return

By Daniel Benson published

News 'It's obvious that our ambition is that Rohan becomes a key player of the team and that he’s in the biggest races' says Jumbo-Visma sports director

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Mark Cavendish suffers two broken ribs and collapsed lung in Ghent Six crash

By Daniel Benson last updated

News British sprinter taken down due to water on the track and spends Sunday night in ICU

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