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âThe British Continental remains a community-run projectâ A letter from the editor on what it took to document domestic road racing last season, the community that made it possible - and what comes next.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/01/16/a...
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The Peak 2-Day returns this weekend - three stages in two days, and a route tough enough to shape the race long before the final stage. This yearâs edition opens the domestic womenâs road season, giving the womenâs peloton its first road test of 2026.
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William Brown (Shibden Apex RT) won the Hatherleigh Junior Road Race after a six-rider move, formed deep into the race on Devonâs rolling roads, stayed clear to decide the opening round of the 2026 British Cycling Junior Open Road Series.
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Oliver Curd won the Jock Wadley Memorial for DAS Richardsons, with Frank Longstaff second to make it a one-two for the Essex squad on their home roads.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/03/08/2...
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Oliver Snodden (Mandene Racing) takes his first National B road race win at the Evesham Vale, attacking on the final kicker from a four-man group to hold off Ollie Hucks (Foran CT) and Ethan Squires (BCC RT).
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/03/08/2...
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âIf you donât see someone there, you donât think youâre able to do it either.â Sarah King on representation, mentoring and the invisible barriers that still shape womenâs participation in domestic cycling.
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Carl Jolly (Schils-Doltcini RT) wins the Aero CLCTV Royal Navy Cup at RNAS Merryfield, outsprinting Jordan Giles (DAS Richardsons) and Elliot Colyer (Aero CLCTV) in a three-up sprint.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/03/07/2...
3 days ago
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Last year, Frankie Hall raced four continents as a privateer. Teams loved her numbers, but kept saying she was too old. This year, she finally has her pro contract - and MilanâSan Remo beckons.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/03/07/f...
3 days ago
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After years of near misses and financial strain at Continental level, Adam Lewis has swapped GC caution for stage-hunting aggression with APS Pro Cycling.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/03/06/a...
4 days ago
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Comment: British Cycling says its âTwo Years Onâ Task Force update shows progress. There is some. But on the bigger questions - visibility, commercial resilience and the long-term value of the National Series - the picture remains much more mixed.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/03/05/b...
5 days ago
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The Evesham Vale Road Race returns this Sunday. Former WorldTour rider Jack Rootkin-Gray headlines a stacked Nat B field ready to tackle 100km of attritional Inkberrow lanes.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/03/04/2...
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The Lloyds National Road Championships will return to Ceredigion in June 2026. Aberystwyth will again host the circuit and road races, building on last yearâs championships where Samuel Watson and Millie Couzens took the elite road race titles.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/03/04/l...
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The UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup will return to Britain for the first time in 12 years - and for the first time, itâs heading to Scotland.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/03/03/u...
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The Rapha Super-League returns in 2026, with the CiCLE Classics added and two UCI races on the calendar. Almost every round will be live streamed, with full coverage and standings updates throughout the season.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/03/02/r...
8 days ago
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Saved from the brink by Aero CLCTV, the Royal Navy Cup hits the exposed airfield tarmac of RNAS Merryfield this Saturday. Read our full preview and startlist breakdown.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/03/02/2...
8 days ago
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John Archibald wasnât at the National Track Championships to add another pursuit title. Six rides into a tandem partnership, heâs piloting in the Para B Pursuit - and quietly building towards a Paralympic horizon.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/03/01/j...
9 days ago
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The National B calendar hits the exposed Essex lanes next Sunday for the 42nd Jock Wadley Memorial. Can Jacob Vaughan seal an unprecedented hat-trick against a stacked field of domestic heavyweights and hungry up-and-comers?
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/02/28/2...
10 days ago
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âIf theyâre unsure if a race is going to run, then that ultimately means they put off entering.â Charlie Crawt on cancellations, regional racing, and why Primo RT is backing races - not just riding them.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/02/25/l...
13 days ago
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From Cycling Sheffield to France: James Hartley, 22, on life with Bricquebec Cotentin. Language. Logistics. Lead-outs. Late-race punch. And the simplest ambition going: âWin. And progress.â
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thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/02/23/g...
15 days ago
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Junior power. Mark Ketteringham (Prologue Racing Team) wins the Clayton Spring Classic after launching from 250m into a headwind sprint - holding off a stacked scratch group behind.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/02/22/2...
16 days ago
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âTheyâve definitely brought the best out of me.â Tour de lâAvenir stage winner Elliot Rowe on life inside VismaâLease a Bikeâs development squad - and why blending track and road still works.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/02/21/o...
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Leon Atkins takes senior bronze in Manchester - 4:10.85, quicker than Wiggins at the same age. He spoke to The British Continental after stepping off the podium.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/02/20/l...
17 days ago
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The Clayton Spring Classic Handicap returns this Sunday, 22 February, for its 58th edition. In one of the Northâs great early-season traditions, anyone can win.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/02/19/2...
18 days ago
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Rapha has launched its RCC Racing collective for 2026. The line-up includes 2025 Rapha Super-League winner Matt Bostock, Megan Barker and Ollie Wood.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/02/17/b...
21 days ago
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Part Two: Will Perrett speaks candidly about life inside - and after - the Olympic Podium Programme. "They were looking at me to get booted off the programme. I thought that was pretty unfair because they hadn't seen me race in a long time."
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/02/09/w...
22 days ago
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After Cold Dark Northâs January appeal for financial backing was published on The British Continental, Topp Cycling have stepped in to support the Capernwray Road Race this April - securing the race as one of the Northâs defining National B contests.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/02/13/f...
25 days ago
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For 14 years the PNE National B marked the early season on the South Downs. In 2026, it falls from the calendar after losing its risk-assessed circuit.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/02/13/f...
25 days ago
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What appeared to be an early-season loss for the South West has quickly become a revival story, as the Royal Navy Cup is reinstated on the same date and with the same format after riders moved to save the event.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/02/13/r...
25 days ago
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The South West loses one of its emerging early-season fixtures as the Royal Navy Cup is cancelled for 2026, pausing a National B event that had quickly established itself on the RNAS Merryfield circuit.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/02/11/r...
27 days ago
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Scotlandâs road season begins at Gifford on 28 March. The East Lothian race will open both the Alba and Scotia Series, with three races setting the first markers of 2026. Entries are already building.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/02/11/g...
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RĂĄs Tailteann will return to the Wicklow Mountains in 2026 as organisers unveil a five-stage, 785km route for the 71st edition of the race.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/02/11/a...
27 days ago
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The Lancaster Grand Prix will return to the National Road Series on 12 July 2026 after missing last season due to funding pressures.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/02/11/l...
27 days ago
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European racing remains a key part of junior development. The
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has confirmed the ten teams supported through its 2026 Gateway Project, helping British squads overcome the cost barriers to racing on the continent.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/02/10/r...
28 days ago
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Portsdown rarely defines a season, but it often frames the conversations that follow. In 2026, an under-23-dominated race - with juniors best of the rest - suggested a quiet reordering of the domestic scene.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/02/08/p...
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Alex Murphy (StolenGoat 4Endurance) took the biggest win of his career at the 2026 Portsdown Classic, climbing clear on Crooked Walk Lane to secure victory in the traditional season opener.
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The Portsdown Classic is back this Sunday. A race with history, a course that tells the truth, and a place on the calendar that still matters. Our editor explains why its refusal to disappear gives British domestic road racing its gravity.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/02/06/w...
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Cast out of the programme. Still winning. In part one of our interview, Will Perrett reflects on being dropped by British Cycling, carving his own path, and why belief matters more than permission.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/02/05/w...
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âI donât feel like Iâm behind.â Former British junior champion Oliver Dawson on returning to domestic racing, learning patience, and finding clarity after a turbulent transition to the U23 ranks.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/02/04/a...
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Wheelbase CabTech Castelli confirm their 2026 squad. A proven core returns after a big 2025, with three young riders added as longer-term projects. Continuity remains central to one of the domestic sceneâs most established teams.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/01/30/w...
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The BUCS Road Race Championships are heading back to Devon. Exeter Uni Cycling Club has been confirmed as host for the 2026 BUCS Road Race Championships, which will take place on 24 May - moving onto the new Woodbury Circuit.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/01/31/b...
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Wheelbase CabTech Castelli confirm their 2026 squad. A proven core returns after a big 2025, with three young riders added as longer-term projects. Continuity remains central to one of the domestic sceneâs most established teams.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/01/30/w...
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British Cycling confirms its 2026 Elite Development Teams. Two out, two in on the Open side - including the closure of SRCT-Storck despite on-road success - Spirit rebrand under OâNeills, and no substantive change to the womenâs cohort.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/01/30/b...
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The season starts here. The Portsdown Classic returns next Sunday - a first reckoning of the year, with winter form tested and expectations exposed.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/01/29/2...
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The season starts here. The Portsdown Classic returns next Sunday - a first reckoning of the year, with winter form tested and expectations exposed.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/01/29/2...
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The British Womenâs Team Cup confirms its 2026 calendar, refining its role as a team-based bridge within the domestic womenâs road scene.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/01/27/b...
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What does âreadyâ look like in British menâs road racing? JAKROO Handslingâs David Streule and Tony Poole discuss ambition, access and why, from their perspective, the route to UCI Continental level has been difficult to read.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/01/26/w...
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Frankie Hall takes the first UCI 1.1 win of her career in El Salvador. She tells us how she won, the near-miss that came before it, and what the result means.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/01/25/f...
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Getting to know Alastair Gardner | The former BMX rider reflects on his first under-23 season in France, the lessons learned at CC Ătupes, and why patience and perspective matter as he prepares to ride for ASPTT Nancy.
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thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/01/24/g...
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
Bit of a chat re things uk road racing thanks
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British Cycling has named its squad for the 2026 Cyclo-cross World Championships â but Britainâs elite and U23 womenâs champions miss out again. Spectra Racing say the issue goes beyond a single selection.
thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/01/23/g...
about 2 months ago
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