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

Craddock
Lawson Craddock also sent contract termination letter after bike breach

By Daniel Benson Published

News Update: EF-Education find amicable agreement with future BikeExchange rider after he showed off Giant bike

News
Ian Boswell
Ian Boswell: Inclusion and acceptance ultimately benefit cycling

By Daniel Benson Published

Features American gravel rider on rediscovering the joy of cycling and spreading awareness

Features
Sergio Higuita
EF Education send termination notice to Sergio Higuita after early bike switch

By Daniel Benson Published

News Departing Colombian rider filmed on a Specialized bike with colours of his 2022 team Bora-Hansgrohe

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Tour de France 2021 - 108th Edition - 11th stage Sorgues - Malaucene 198,9 km - 07/07/2021 - Jonas Vingegaard (DEN - Jumbo - Visma) - Tadej Pogacar (SLO - UAE Team Emirates) - photo Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto©2021
Jonas Vingegaard: I don’t see any weaknesses in Pogacar

By Daniel Benson Published

News Danish rider prioritises Tour de France in 2022 as he looks to carry on his development

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Red Walters
Red Walters: Move to Ribble Weldtite is a perfect fit

By Daniel Benson Published

News Time with Axeon helped get him noticed, says Briton

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Alex Dowsett during his UCI Hour Record attempt
Alex Dowsett falls short in UCI Hour Record attempt

By Daniel Benson, Simone Giuliani Published

Results British rider covers 54.555km, missing Victor Campenaerts’ benchmark of 55.089km

Results
A unique ASSOS design was used for 2021 Qhubeka Assos team jerseys
Team Qhubeka development squad will continue in 2022

By Daniel Benson Published

News WorldTour team still searching for a title sponsor

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Ben Healy
Introducing: Ben Healy

By Daniel Benson Published

Introducing EF's Irish sensation on his road to the WorldTour, being dropped by British Cycling, and taking over the mantle from Roche and Martin

Introducing
British Geraint Thomas of Ineos Grenadiers celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the fifth stage of the 73rd edition of the Criterium du Dauphine cycling race 1745km from Saint Chamond to SaintVallier France Thursday 03 June 2021BELGA PHOTO DAVID STOCKMAN Photo by DAVID STOCKMANBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images
Geraint Thomas will stay at Ineos Grenadiers as Hammond mulls management offer

By Daniel Benson Published

News 2018 Tour de France winner on verge of signing as Bahrain Victorious Performance Director has choice to make

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during stage one of the 2017 Tour de France, a 14km Individual Time Trial, on July 1, 2017 in Duesseldorf, Germany.
Tim Kerrison to leave Ineos Grenadiers as management shake-up begins

By Daniel Benson Published

News British WorldTour squad part ways with their head coach

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USA Crits event Saint Francis Tulsa Tough
Serious questions uncovered as Morris breaks silence over his SafeSport ban

By Daniel Benson Published

News Contradictions and unanswered questions as USA Crits face backlash

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Rooted Vermont
Rooted Vermont heads for 50-50 gender parity in 2022

By Daniel Benson Published

News 'It’s about empowering female riders to become leaders in their community' says organiser

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Picture by Will Palmer/SWpix.com - 17/10/2021 - Cycling - Men's National Road Championships - Rapha Lincoln GP - Lincoln, England - INEOS Grenadiers's Ben Swift wins the Men's National Road Championships in Lincoln.
Ben Swift: Nationals win will definitely help with Ineos negotiations

By Daniel Benson Published

News 'I’d definitely like to stay' says 33-year-old after taking second national road race title in Lincoln

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Lizzie Deignan solo at Paris-Roubaix Femmes
Lizzie Deignan: A complete rider will win the Tour de France Femmes

By Daniel Benson Published

News Paris-Roubaix winner welcomes the inclusion of gravel stage

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Tom Dumoulin (right) congratulates Jumbo-Visma teammate Wout Van Aert on his victory on stage 7 of the 2020 Tour de France
Tour de France 2022: Tom Dumoulin could return says Jumbo-Visma boss

By Daniel Benson Published

News Plugge sees 'a little bit of everything in the route' with options for Roglic, Van Aert, Vingegaard

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Cecilie Uttrup of Ludwig (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) celebrates a stage win in Vuelta a Burgos
Uttrup Ludwig: Racing Tour de France Femmes will make us part of history

By Daniel Benson Published

News 'My grandmother knows what the Tour de France is' says Dane as she and Moolman Pasio react to 2022 route

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Tour de France Femmes route 2022
Tour de France Femmes 2022 route revealed

By Daniel Benson Published

News All the key details from the route, race map, and rider reactions from Paris

News
Jakob Fuglsang (left) and Hugo Houle (Team Astana -Premier Tech) racing on stage 1 of Tirreno-AdriaticoLIDO DI CAMAIORE ITALY MARCH 10 Jakob Fuglsang of Denmark Hugo Houle of Canada and Team Astana Premier Tech during the 56th TirrenoAdriatico 2021 Stage 1 a 156km stage from Lido di Camaiore to Lido di Camaiore TirrenoAdriatico on March 10 2021 in Lido di Camaiore Italy Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Jakob Fuglsang, Hugo Houle set for Israel Start-Up Nation

By Daniel Benson Published

News Pair had been destined for BikeExchange until Premier Tech partnership fell through

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Audrey Cordon Ragot (Trek-Segafredo)
Cordon-Ragot: Women's cycling has the best characters

By Daniel Benson Published

News French rider excited about seminal moment as Tour de France Femmes is set to be presented

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Picture by Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com - 09/10/2021 - Cycling - AJ Bell Women's Tour of Britain - Stage Six: Haverhill to Felixstowe, England - Elisa Balsamo of Team Valcar Travel & Service celebrating her win on stage six
Balsamo brings new dimension to Trek-Segafredo’s Classics team

By Daniel Benson Published

News 'With Trek I can really improve and I feel like I can make a lot of progress there' says newly-crowned world champion

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MACCLESFIELD AUSTRALIA JANUARY 16 Kangaroo Signal Peloton Landscape during the 6th Santos Womens Tour Down Under 2020 Stage 1 a 1163km Stage from Hahndorf to Macclesfield tourdownunder UCIWT TDU on January 16 2020 in Macclesfield Australia Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Australian riders set for European winter as COVID-19 restrictions hit home

By Daniel Benson Published

News ‘I think that the majority of us are staying here because we’re pretty much stuck’ says Hosking

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BURGOS SPAIN AUGUST 12 Fabio Aru of Italy and Team Qhubeka Nexthash and Teammates during the 76th Tour of Spain 2021 Team Presentation lavuelta LaVuelta21 CapitalMundialdelCiclismo catedral2021 on August 12 2021 in Burgos Spain Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo MorenoGetty Images
Biggest challenge is time as Qhubeka-NextHash fight for survival

By Daniel Benson Published

News Rumours of new sponsor start to circulate

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Veronica Ewers racing for TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank
Ewers won't be pigeonholed as Tibco develop their new breakout star

By Daniel Benson Published

News 27-year-old US rider full of 'untapped' potential after making instant impact

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Tanja Erath and Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank ahead of stage 1 at The Women's Tour
Tanja Erath set for spinal surgery next week

By Daniel Benson Published

News German rider expected to recover within several weeks before looking ahead to 2022 with Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank, confirm team

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Hayley Simmonds and Katie Scott from the CAMS-Basso Bikes team on stage 5 at The Women's Tour
Hayley Simmonds: I'm more than just a time triallist

By Daniel Benson Published

News British rider goes on the attack with long solo break at The Women’s Tour

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