
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 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

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

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

10 riders in the men’s peloton with a point to prove in 2022
By Daniel Benson published
Feature All-important seasons for Miguel Angel Lopez, Mikel Landa, Chris Froome and Sam Bennett

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

Back to basics for Matthews after year to forget
By Daniel Benson published
Feature Australian talks pressure, expectations, and how he wants to help Team BikeExchange back to the top

Roglic beats Colbrelli and Pogacar to BeKing Monaco criterium win
By Daniel Benson last updated
News Jumbo-Visma rider victorious in off-season criterium featuring Froome, Trentin and Thomas

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 most memorable moments of 2021
By Jackie Tyson, Laura Weislo, Patrick Fletcher, Daniel Benson, Simone Giuliani published
Feature Highlights and puzzle pieces from the peloton that made headlines this past season

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

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

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

Romain Bardet: Moving to DSM was exactly what I needed
By Daniel Benson published
Feature Frenchman revitalised this season after leaving 'comfort zone' at AG2R

Ilan Van Wilder transfers from Team DSM to QuickStep
By Daniel Benson last updated
News Team DSM reach agreement with Deceuninck-QuickStep as legal battle with rider finally ends

BikeExchange open to Simon Yates racing Giro d’Italia and Tour de France
By Daniel Benson last updated
News Team leaning towards another major tilt at the Italian Grand Tour

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

6 of the biggest names in men’s cycling who are retiring in 2021
By Daniel Benson published
Feature Dan Martin, André Greipel, and Tony Martin among the notable names leaving the peloton this season
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