
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

Lawson Craddock also sent contract termination letter after bike breach
By Daniel Benson last updated
News Update: EF-Education find amicable agreement with future BikeExchange rider after he showed off Giant bike

Ian Boswell: Inclusion and acceptance ultimately benefit cycling
By Daniel Benson published
Feature American gravel rider on rediscovering the joy of cycling and spreading awareness

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

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

Red Walters: Move to Ribble Weldtite is a perfect fit
By Daniel Benson published
News Time with Axeon helped get him noticed, says Briton

Alex Dowsett falls short in UCI Hour Record attempt
By Daniel Benson, Simone Giuliani last updated
Results British rider covers 54.555km, missing Victor Campenaerts’ benchmark of 55.089km

Team Qhubeka development squad will continue in 2022
By Daniel Benson last updated
News WorldTour team still searching for a title sponsor

Serious questions uncovered as Morris breaks silence over his SafeSport ban
By Daniel Benson last updated
News Contradictions and unanswered questions as USA Crits face backlash

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tour de France Femmes 2022 route revealed
By Daniel Benson last updated
News All the key details from the route, race map, and rider reactions from Paris

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

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

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

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

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

Biggest challenge is time as Qhubeka-NextHash fight for survival
By Daniel Benson published
News Rumours of new sponsor start to circulate

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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