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

HOOGERHEIDE NETHERLANDS FEBRUARY 04 Thibau Nys of Belgium celebrates at podium as Gold medal during the 74th World Championships CycloCross 2023 Mens U23 CXWorldCup Hoogerheide2023 on February 04 2023 in Hoogerheide Netherlands Photo by David StockmanGetty Images
Thibau Nys turns focus to road season after U23 Cyclocross Worlds triumph

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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

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Fem van Empel was both European champion and World Cup winner in 2022-2023
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

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Zoe Backstedt wins the elite women's race at the 2023 British Cyclocross Championships
Zoe Backstedt wins elite British cyclocross title

By Ben Goddard Published

Results EF-TIBCO-SVB rider solos in minutes ahead of Annie Last

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Cameron Mason wins the elite men's race at the 2023 British National Cyclocross Championships
Cameron Mason wins British cyclocross championships in Cumbria

By Ben Goddard Published

Results Trinity rider tops defending champion Mein

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Sean Kelly and Wout van Aert at the Dublin World Cup cyclocross
Sean Kelly says Pidcock and Van Aert can successfully combine road and cyclocross

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News Former Irish rider in Dublin to watch cyclocross World Cup

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Wout van Aert shows of the mechanic's towel that fell into his gears and almost wrecked his race at the Dublin cyclocross World Cup
Wout van Aert overcomes towel troubles and broken derailleur to win in Dublin

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News 'It’s always important to keep calm in ‘cross as anything can happen' says Jumbo-Visma rider

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ANTWERPEN BELGIUM DECEMBER 04 Thomas Pidcock of The United Kingdom and Team INEOS Grenadiers competes during the 16th UCI Cyclocross World Cup Antwerpen 2022 Mens Elite CXWorldCup on December 04 2022 in Antwerpen Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
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

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HULST NETHERLANDS NOVEMBER 27 Fem Van Empel of The Netherlands and Team Pauwels Sauzen Bingoal competes during the 7th UCI Cyclocross World Cup Hulst 2022 Womens Elite CXWorldCup on November 27 2022 in Hulst Netherlands Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
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

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Fem Van Empel celebrates her victory in Antwerp 2022
Fem Van Empel returns to winning ways in Antwerp World Cup round

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results Pieterse places second, Van Anrooij third

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20-year-old Dutch riders Fem Van Empel, Puck Pieterse and Shirin Van Anrooij on the podium at Cyclo-Cross World Cup Antwerpen
New generation Van Empel, Pieterse, Van Anrooij continue dominance in Cyclo-cross World Cup

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News 20-year-old Dutch riders top the series standings after Antwerp

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Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) in action at Antwerpen 2022
'Mathieu was too fast' - Wout Van Aert focuses on second place at Antwerp World Cup

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news Belgian satisfied with runner-up spot in first cyclocross race of 2022

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Mathieu Van Der Poel
Mathieu van der Poel determined to keep raising his game after Antwerp World Cup win

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news 'It still needs to be better in the future because Wout Van Aert will also get better' says Dutchman

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Mathieu van der Poel wins in Hulst
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

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Fem van Empel
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'

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Shirin van Anrooij wins Beekse Bergen World Cup cyclocross
Shirin van Anrooij wins Beekse Bergen Cyclocross World Cup

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Results Dutchwoman attacks to first World Cup win ahead of competition leader Van Empel and Pieterse

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Belgian Wout Van Aert and Dutch Mathieu Van Der Poel pictured in action during the men elite race of the World Cup cyclocross in Dendermonde third stage out of five of the UCI World Cup competition in Dendermonde Sunday 27 December 2020 BELGA PHOTO DAVID STOCKMAN Photo by DAVID STOCKMANBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images
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

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Zoe Backstedt (Great Britain) competing at the European Cyclocross Championships 2022 in the women's U23 category
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

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Eli Iserbyt in action at the 2022 UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships in Namur
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

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Dutch Fem Van Empel winner of the gold medal celebrates on the podium of the women elite race at the European Championships cyclocross cycling Saturday 05 November 2022 in Namur Belgium BELGA PHOTO DAVID PINTENS Photo by DAVID PINTENS BELGA MAG Belga via AFP Photo by DAVID PINTENSBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images
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

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Fem van Empel
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

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Pauline Ferrand-Prevot of France competes during the 20th UEC European Cyclocross Championships 2022
'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

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Laurens Sweeck (Crelan-Fristads) wins the men's Maasmechelen World Cup cyclocross race
Sweeck claims first World Cup victory in Maasmechelen

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Results Van der Haar gets the better of Iserbyt for second

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Fem Van Empel wins again in Maasmechelen
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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Eli Iserbyt secures third consecutive Cyclo-cross World Cup victory in Tabor
Iserbyt secures third consecutive Cyclo-cross World Cup victory in Tabor

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Results Belgian solos to victory ahead of runner-up van der Haar and third-placed Vanthourenhout

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Fem van Empel wins at Tabor 2022
Van Empel forges on victorious with triumph at Tabor World Cup

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Results Three wins out of three in cyclo-cross World Cup for Dutch rider

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