Ben Goddard
Ben raced as an amateur cyclist in the UK from a young age into the senior ranks on the road, track and in cyclocross. He has an NQJ qualification in journalism, and a sports journalism degree, and has spent over 10 years as a news and sports journalist. Ben has been covering cyclocross for media outlets, including Cyclingnews, since 2021 and has been on the ground reporting at World Championships in Zolder, Belvaux, Valkenberg, Dubendorf, and Hoogerheide. Away from cycling as a freelance sports journalist, Ben regularly reports on a range of sports including football, rugby, and snooker amongst others. However, he is happiest whilst reporting on-site at cyclocross races in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Latest articles by Ben Goddard

Thibau Nys turns focus to road season after U23 Cyclocross Worlds triumph
By Ben Goddard published
News 'Will I be a one-week stage racer, a puncheur, sprinter, or Classics rider? I'm still unsure' says newly-crowned under-23 World Champion

Van Empel eyeing more than just Pieterse in Cyclocross World Championships
By Ben Goddard published
News Dutch rider expects more rivals in Hoogerheide than this season's main competitor

Zoe Backstedt wins elite British cyclocross title
By Ben Goddard published
Results EF-TIBCO-SVB rider solos in minutes ahead of Annie Last

Cameron Mason wins British cyclocross championships in Cumbria
By Ben Goddard published
Results Trinity rider tops defending champion Mein

Sean Kelly says Pidcock and Van Aert can successfully combine road and cyclocross
By Ben Goddard last updated
News Former Irish rider in Dublin to watch cyclocross World Cup

Wout van Aert overcomes towel troubles and broken derailleur to win in Dublin
By Ben Goddard last updated
News 'It’s always important to keep calm in ‘cross as anything can happen' says Jumbo-Visma rider

Tom Pidcock remains unsure of world title defence in new year
By Ben Goddard published
News 'I’m still here to enjoy and try and win races,' Ineos Grenadiers rider says after third-place finish in Dublin

Van Empel overcomes sickness to take 10th World Cup win of season
By Ben Goddard published
News Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal rider delivers ‘all or nothing’ last-lap attack to hold off rival

Fem Van Empel returns to winning ways in Antwerp World Cup round
By Ben Goddard last updated
results Pieterse places second, Van Anrooij third

New generation Van Empel, Pieterse, Van Anrooij continue dominance in Cyclo-cross World Cup
By Ben Goddard last updated
News 20-year-old Dutch riders top the series standings after Antwerp

'Mathieu was too fast' - Wout Van Aert focuses on second place at Antwerp World Cup
By Ben Goddard last updated
news Belgian satisfied with runner-up spot in first cyclocross race of 2022

Mathieu van der Poel determined to keep raising his game after Antwerp World Cup win
By Ben Goddard last updated
news 'It still needs to be better in the future because Wout Van Aert will also get better' says Dutchman

Mathieu van der Poel: There’s still work to do to be at my top level
By Ben Goddard published
News Dutchman takes first cyclocross win since February 2021 in Hulst

Crash mode costly for Van Empel as Pieterse wins again in Hulst
By Ben Goddard published
News 'I got a bit lucky today with Fem’s crash, otherwise it would have been a battle'

Shirin van Anrooij wins Beekse Bergen Cyclocross World Cup
By Ben Goddard last updated
Results Dutchwoman attacks to first World Cup win ahead of competition leader Van Empel and Pieterse

Cyclocross specialists brace for return of Pidcock, Van der Poel and Van Aert
By Ben Goddard published
News ‘They’ll have to prove themselves again’ warns Sweeck

Zoe Backstedt combines road racing and cyclocross for WorldTour journey of discovery
By Ben Goddard published
News 'I really enjoy cyclocross, it’s really good for my technical skills' says junior world champion

Leg pain sees Eli Iserbyt abandon European Cyclo-cross Championships
By Ben Goddard published
News 'I've been struggling with a kind of numbness on my left. And that problem resurfaced today' says pre-race favourite

Van Empel will be 'a huge rider' says Marianne Vos
By Ben Goddard published
News 20-year-old European cyclocross champion is set to join Vos at Jumbo-Visma next season

Fem van Empel aspires to race Spring Classics with new teammate Marianne Vos in 2023
By Ben Goddard published
News 'Strade Bianche, Tour of Flanders, those kinds of races. I don't know if I'm good at those races' says newly crowned cyclocross European Champion

'I'm clearly not in the form to win' - Pauline Ferrand-Prévot tests cyclocross legs at European Championships
By Ben Goddard published
News 'I came here to observe what I can do better' says French rider focussed on winning another cyclocross world title in February

Sweeck claims first World Cup victory in Maasmechelen
By Ben Goddard last updated
Results Van der Haar gets the better of Iserbyt for second

Fem Van Empel wins Maasmechelen Cyclocross World Cup
By Ben Goddard published
Reports Pieterse and Van Anrooij complete podium after race-long battle
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