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.

Latest articles by Daniel Benson

Trinity Racing
Trinity Racing confirms 2022 team roster

By Daniel Benson Published

News First winter training camp underway in Spain as squad, which includes Lamperti and Gloag, makes plans for new season

News
Tiesj Benoot at the Team DSM team car
Benoot released from Team DSM with Jumbo-Visma waiting in the wings

By Daniel Benson Published

News Belgian rider leaves DSM with a year left on his contract

News
Pidcock Bernal Thomas Ineos Grenadiers 2021
2022 team preview: Ineos Grenadiers

By Daniel Benson Published

British team will look to break Tour de France mini-drought as they reload with young talent

Teams & Riders
Lopez Geoghegan Hart Froome Sagan composite
10 riders in the men’s peloton with a point to prove in 2022

By Daniel Benson Published

Features All-important seasons for Miguel Angel Lopez, Mikel Landa, Chris Froome and Sam Bennett

Features
The Qhubeka Nexthash team
Assos waiting on Ryder’s desperate sponsor search before committing to Qhubeka NextHash

By Daniel Benson Published

News Clothing brand wants the team to survive but must see any possible title sponsor before commmitting

News
Michael Matthews (BikeExchange)
Back to basics for Matthews after year to forget

By Daniel Benson Published

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

Features
Primoz Roglic celebrates victory in the BEKING Monaco criterium
Roglic beats Colbrelli and Pogacar to BeKing Monaco criterium win

By Daniel Benson Published

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

News
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

News
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

Interview
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

News
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

News
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

News
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

News
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

News
Fans raise a banner saying 'Allez OpiOmi', or come on grandpa and grandma, on stage 2, a day after the message carried by a fan on stage 1 of the Tour de France that triggered a massive crash while trying to take a selfie
10 most memorable moments of 2021

By Jackie Tyson, Laura Weislo, Patrick Fletcher, Daniel Benson, Simone Giuliani Published

Features Highlights and puzzle pieces from the peloton that made headlines this past season

Features
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Urska Zigart signs one-year contract extension at Team BikeExchange

By Daniel Benson Published

News 'Coming here to Team BikeExchange was like coming into the wild' says rider

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

By Daniel Benson Published

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

News
Benelux Tour 2021 - 17th Edition - 1st stage Surhuisterveen - Dokkum 169,6 km - 30/08/2021 - Tom Dumoulin (NED - Jumbo - Visma) - photo Dion Kerckhoffs/C/BettiniPhoto©2021
Tom Dumoulin is still a Grand Tour contender, says Zeeman

By Daniel Benson Published

News 'He’s made a huge personal development and he’s got a really clear picture now' says Jumbo-Visma director

News
Romain Bardet (Team DSM)
Romain Bardet: Moving to DSM was exactly what I needed

By Daniel Benson Published

Features Frenchman revitalised this season after leaving 'comfort zone' at AG2R

Features
Ilan Van Wilder (Team DSM) celebrates white jersey for best young rider after the second stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné
Ilan Van Wilder transfers from Team DSM to QuickStep

By Daniel Benson Published

News Team DSM reach agreement with Deceuninck-QuickStep as legal battle with rider finally ends

News
Giro dItalia 2021 104th Edition 17th stage Canazei Sega di Ala 193 km 26052021 Simon Yates GBR Team Bikeexchange photo Luca BettiniBettiniPhoto2021
BikeExchange open to Simon Yates racing Giro d’Italia and Tour de France

By Daniel Benson Published

News Team leaning towards another major tilt at the Italian Grand Tour

News
LA PLAGNE FRANCE JUNE 05 Mark Padun of Ukraine and Team Bahrain Victorious attack on breakaway during the 73rd Critrium du Dauphin 2021 Stage 7 a 1715km stage from SaintMartinLeVinoux to La Plagne 2072m UCIworldtour Dauphin dauphine on June 05 2021 in La Plagne France Photo by Bas CzerwinskiGetty Images
Mark Padun set for transfer to EF Education-Nippo

By Daniel Benson Published

News Ukrainian rider confirms he is leaving Bahrain Victorious after four years

News
Dan Martin Tony Martin Andre Greipel retirements
6 of the biggest names in men’s cycling who are retiring in 2021

By Daniel Benson Published

Features Dan Martin, André Greipel, and Tony Martin among the notable names leaving the peloton this season

Features
Ryan Mullen (Trek-Segafredo) takes a turn on the front in the break
Ryan Mullen: I want to repay Sam Bennett for the faith he’s shown me

By Daniel Benson Published

News Irish rider talks leadouts, pressure, and why he’s swapped Trek-Segafredo for Bora-Hansgrohe

News
Imogen Cotter
Fulfilling her dream: Irish champion Imogen Cotter steps up to pro ranks

By Daniel Benson Published

News 'I just want 2022 to be the year when things go boom' says 2022 Plantur-Pura rider

News
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