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

Slovenian Primoz Roglic of JumboVisma celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage seven of the 80th edition of the ParisNice cycling race from Nice to La BolleneVesubie Col de Turini 1552 km in France Saturday 12 March 2022BELGA PHOTO DAVID STOCKMAN Photo by DAVID STOCKMAN BELGA MAG Belga via AFP Photo by DAVID STOCKMANBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images

Paris-Nice: Roglic triumphs atop the Col de Turini

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Results Race leader beats Martinez, Simon Yates to extend lead

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Drome Classic 2022 - 10th Edition - Etoile sur Rhone - Etoile sur Rhone 191,5 km - 27/02/2022 - Jonas Vingegaard (DEN - Team Jumbo - Visma) - photo Tommaso Pelagalli/SprintCyclingAgency©2022

Jonas Vingegaard wins Drôme Classic

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Results Guillaume Martin finishes second and Benoit Cosnefroy third at Étoile-sur-Rhône

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Tadej Pogacar wins the UAE Tour at Jebel Hafeet.

Tadej Pogačar seals UAE Tour victory atop Jebel Hafeet

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Results Slovenian beats Adam Yates on final stage for second successive win

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CARTAGENA SPAIN FEBRUARY 12 Brandon Mcnulty of United States and UAE Team Emirates competes in the breakaway during the 42nd Vuelta Ciclista A La Region De Murcia Costa Calida 2022 a 1832km one day race from Fortuna to Puerto de Cartagena VueltaRegionMurcia22 on February 12 2022 in Cartagena Spain Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

McNulty continues fast start to 2022 with Faun-Ardèche Classic victory

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Results American solos home ahead of Vansevenant and Kuss

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CHICLANA DE SEGURA SPAIN FEBRUARY 20 Lennard Kmna of Germany and Team Bora Hansgrohe celebrates winning during the 68th Vuelta A Andalucia Ruta Del Sol 2022 Stage 5 a 1644km stage from Huesa to Chiclana De Segura 870m 68RdS on February 20 2022 in Chiclana De Segura Spain Photo by Bas CzerwinskiGetty Images

Kämna wins final stage of Ruta del Sol

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Results Poels survives late attacks to seal overall classification

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Vuelta a Andalucia - Ruta Del Sol 2022 - 68th Edition - 4th stage Cullar Vega - Baza 165,6 km - 19/02/2022 - Wout Poels (NED - Bahrain Victorious) - photo Luis Angel Gomez/SprintCyclingAgency©2022

Wout Poels wins stage 4 of Ruta del Sol

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Results Bahrain Victorious rider tops Lutsenko in a two-man sprint

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OTURA SPAIN FEBRUARY 18 Magnus Sheffield of United States and Team INEOS Grenadiers celebrates winning during the 68th Vuelta A Andalucia Ruta Del Sol 2022 Stage 3 a 1532km stage from Lucena to Otura 68RdS on February 18 2022 in Otura Spain Photo by Bas CzerwinskiGetty Images

Ruta del Sol: Magnus Sheffield wins stage 3

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Results 19-year-old surprises as crash disrupts final kilometres

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Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) wins stage 5 at Etoile de Bessèges

Ganna wins TT as Benjamin Thomas seals overall in Bessèges

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Results Time trial world champion fastest on 11km between Alès and Alès l'Ermitage

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GARD FRANCE FEBRUARY 05 Tobias Halland Johannessen of Norway and UNO X Pro Cycling Team celebrates winning the yellow points jersey on the podium ceremony after the 52nd toile De Bessges Tour Du Gard 2022 Stage 4 a 145km stage from Saint Hilaire de Brethmas to Mont Bouqueton 617m EDB2022 February 05 2022 in Gard France Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images

Etoile de Bessèges: Tobias Halland Johannessen wins stage 4

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Results Benjamin Thomas maintains overall lead after uphill finish at Mont Bouquet

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Marianne Vos wins the Hoogerheide World Cup

Marianne Vos lays down Worlds marker with Hoogerheide World Cup victory

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Results Dutchwoman surges clear of Brand and Pieterse on final lap

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HOOGERHEIDE NETHERLANDS JANUARY 23 Eli Iserbyt of Belgium and Team Pauwels Sauzen Bingoal celebrates winning during the 32nd GP Adrie Van der Poel Hoogerheide UCI CycloCross Worldcup 2022 Mens Elite CXWorldCup on January 23 2022 in Hoogerheide Netherlands Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images

Eli Iserbyt claims victory at Hoogerheide World Cup

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Results Lars van der Haar second and Tom Pidcock third

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Dutch Fem Van Empel celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the womens elite race at the Cyclocross World Cup cyclocross event in Flamanville France Sunday 16 January 2022 the 14th stage out of 15 in the World Cup of the 20212022 seasonBELGA PHOTO DAVID STOCKMAN Photo by DAVID STOCKMANBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images

Van Empel wins Flamanville World Cup as absent Brand seals overall title

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Results Dutchwoman outsprints Pieterse as Vas rounds out podium

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Belgian Eli Iserbyt celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the mens elite race at the Cyclocross World Cup cyclocross event in Flamanville France Sunday 16 January 2022 the 14th stage out of 15 in the World Cup of the 20212022 seasonBELGA PHOTO DAVID STOCKMAN Photo by DAVID STOCKMANBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images

Iserbyt wins Flamanville World Cup

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Results Aerts, Vanthourenhout round out podium

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Thomas Mein (Tormans Cyclo Cross Team)

Thomas Mein wins men's British national cyclo-cross title

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Report Cameron Mason and Joseph Blackmore complete the podium

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Harriet Harden of United Kingdom negotiates the sand at Oostende World Championships in 2021

Harriet Harnden battles through the mud to win British cyclo-cross title

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Report Last and Kay complete the podium

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HULST NETHERLANDS JANUARY 02 Thomas Pidcock of The United Kingdom and Team INEOS Grenadiers celebrates at finish line as race winner during the 6th Hulst Vestingcross UCI CycloCross Worldcup 2022 Mens Elite CXWorldCup UCIcyclocrossWC on January 02 2022 in Hulst Netherlands Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images

Pidcock breaks Van Aert's winning streak at Hulst World Cup

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Results Belgian champion suffers early mechanical and finishes fourth behind Iserbyt and Van der Haar

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HULST NETHERLANDS JANUARY 02 Lucinda Brand of The Netherlands and Team Baloise Trek Lions celebrates at finish line as race winner during the 6th Hulst Vestingcross UCI CycloCross Worldcup 2022 Womens Elite CXWorldCup UCIcyclocrossWC on January 02 2022 in Hulst Netherlands Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images

Brand wins again at the Hulst World Cup

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Results World champion beats Pieterse and Worst

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Lucinda Brand of Team Baloise Trek Lions celebrates at finish line as race winner of Dendermonde World Cup 2021

Brand holds off Honsinger to win Dendermonde World Cup

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Results Betsema rounds out podium with Vos in fourth

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Wout van Aert of Jumbo-Visma wins his second consecutive World Cup cyclo-cross race at the Dendermonde

Wout van Aert outduels Mathieu van der Poel in mud at World Cup Dendermonde

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Results Toon Aerts takes third in eerily-quiet cyclo-cross race without spectators

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Belgian Michael Vanthourenhout celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the mens elite race at the Cyclocross World Cup cyclocross event in Namur Belgium Sunday 19 December 2021 the tenth stage out of 16 in the World Cup of the 20212022 seasonBELGA PHOTO DAVID STOCKMAN Photo by DAVID STOCKMANBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images

Michael Vanthourenhout wins Namur World Cup

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Results Tom Pidcock second and Toon Aerts third

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NAMUR BELGIUM DECEMBER 19 Lucinda Brand of The Netherland and Team Baloise Trek Lions celebrates winning during the 13th Namur UCI CycloCross Worldcup 2021 Womens Elite UCIWT on December 19 2021 in Namur Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images

Lucinda Brand wins Namur World Cup

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Results Betsema second, Pieterse third

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British Thomas Pidcock celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the mens elite race at the Cyclocross World Cup cyclocross event in Rucphen The Netherlands Saturday 18 December 2021 the ninth stage out of 16 in the World Cup of the 20212022 seasonBELGA PHOTO DAVID STOCKMAN Photo by DAVID STOCKMANBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images

Tom Pidcock wins Rucphen World Cup

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Results Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal duo Eli Iserbyt second and Michael Vanthourenhout third

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RUCPHEN NETHERLANDS DECEMBER 18 LR Lucinda Brand of The Netherlands and Team Baloise Trek Lions on second place race winner Marianne Vos of The Netherlands and JumboVisma Women Team and Denise Betsema of The Netherlands and Team Pauwels Sauzen Bingoal on third place pose on the podium ceremony after the 9th Rucphen UCI CycloCross Worldcup 2021 Womens Elite CXWorldCup UCIcyclocrossWC on December 18 2021 in Rucphen Netherlands Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images

Marianne Vos wins Rucphen World Cup

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Results Jumbo Visma rider beats Brand in close finish

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Fem van Empel celebrates her victory at Val di Sole

Fem van Empel wins Val di Sole snow World Cup

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Results Vos second after late crash with Canada's Rochette third

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TRENTINO ITALY DECEMBER 12 Wout Van Aert of Belgium and Team JumboVisma celebrates winning 1st Val di Sole UCI CycloCross Worldcup 2021 Mens Elite CXWorldCup on December 12 2021 in Trentino Italy Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images

Van Aert continues winning streak in snowy Val di Sole World Cup

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Results Vanthourenhout, Pidcock round out podium

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