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

Lorena Wiebes celebrates winning stage 4 at The Women's Tour
Wiebes survives sprint chaos at Women’s Tour to take 11th win of 2021

By Daniel Benson Published

News Dutch rider comes out on top on stage 4

News
Chloe Hosking (Trek-Segafredo) sprints to third place on stage 4 at The Women's Tour
Hosking comes up short but vows to keep fighting for Women’s Tour stage win

By Daniel Benson Published

News 'I'm a bit disappointed but there are a couple more stages to go' says Trek-Segafredo sprinter

News
Alice Barnes wins stage 3
Alice Barnes 'in a good place' ahead of double nationals defence

By Daniel Benson Published

News Briton demonstrates form in Women's Tour time trial

News
GALMAARDEN BELGIUM JUNE 24 Teniel Campbell of Trinidad Tobago and Team Bikeexchange warming up on rollers at start during the 9th Lotto Belgium Tour 2021 Stage 2 a 1375km stage from Galmaarden to Galmaarden LottoBelgTour LottoBelgiumTour on June 24 2021 in Galmaarden Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Teniel Campbell: I can see myself winning Paris-Roubaix Femmes

By Daniel Benson Published

News Team BikeExchange rider gets stuck in at Women’s Tour

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Demi Vollering wears the overall leader's jersey after winning the stage 3 time trial at the Women's Tour
Vollering shreds Women’s Tour field to take commanding lead

By Daniel Benson Published

News 'It was painful but really fun' says SD Worx leader after winning stage 3 time trial

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Sarah Roy (BikeExchange) will race with Canyon-SRAM beginning in 2022
Sliding doors at Canyon-SRAM as Hannah Barnes departs and Sarah Roy joins

By Daniel Benson Published

News 'I’m super excited to have a change in direction' says Australian Champion

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Tanja Erath and Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank ahead of stage 1 at The Women's Tour
Tanja Erath needs spinal surgery after Women's Tour crash

By Daniel Benson Published

News Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank rider in hospital after sustaining multiple fractures to rib, collarbone and vertebrae

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Amy Pieters of Team SD Worx celebrates winning stage 2
Pieters storms to Women’s Tour stage victory and sets up overall challenge

By Daniel Benson Published

News Early sprint won by Dutch Champion in 'hectic final'

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Clara Copponi (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope)
Clara Copponi's fighting spirit nets Women's Tour lead

By Daniel Benson Published

News French rider sprints to second place and overall lead ahead of crucial time trial

News
Trixi Worrack of Trek-Segafredo competes through cobblestones sector during the Paris-Roubaix 2021
Trixi Worrack holds off retirement with late call up at Women’s Tour

By Daniel Benson Published

News German enjoying the freedom of not knowing her final race

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Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) at the Women's Tour 2021
Women’s Tour aim for prize money equality after 2021 setback

By Daniel Benson Published

News Financial difficulties see drop in women’s prize money after previous equality

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Sonny Colbrelli tops Florian Vermeersch (R) and Mathieu van der Poel (L) to win Paris-Roubaix 2021
Colbrelli wins in his Paris-Roubaix debut

By Daniel Benson Published

Results Vermeersch, Van der Poel round out podium

Results
DOKKUM NETHERLANDS AUGUST 30 LR Max Walscheid of Germany and Michael Gogl of Austria and Team Qhubeka Nexthash compete during the 17th Benelux Tour 2021 Stage 1 a 1696km stage from Surhuisterveen to Dokkum BeneluxTour on August 30 2021 in Dokkum Netherlands Photo by Bas CzerwinskiGetty Images
Qhubeka NextHash on the brink as riders told to seek new teams

By Daniel Benson Published

News Financial problems could spell the end of the South African team

News
LANDERNEAU FRANCE JUNE 26 Chris Froome of The United Kingdom and Team Israel StartUp Nation at arrival during the 108th Tour de France 2021 Stage 1 a 1978km stage from Brest to Landerneau Cte De La Fosse Aux Loups 176m LeTour TDF2021 on June 26 2021 in Landerneau France Photo by Christophe PetitTesson PoolGetty Images
Chris Froome set to take part in British Championships for the first time since 2011

By Daniel Benson Published

News Mark Cavendish and Ethan Hayter to race men's road race

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The riders to watch at the 2021 Paris-Roubaix
10 riders to watch at the 2021 men's Paris-Roubaix

By Daniel Benson Published

Analysis The riders we think could have a say in this unique edition of 'The Hell of the North'

Analysis
Heiko Salzwedel and Bradley Wiggins in 2015
Cycling world pays tribute to Heiko Salzwedel after former British Cycling coach dies

By Daniel Benson Published

News German coach and the man behind British Cycling track success died on Wednesday

News
Neilson Powless of United States makes the front elite group in elite men's road race Sunday
Neilson Powless targets Ardennes after securing USA's best men's result at Worlds since 1999

By Daniel Benson, Patrick Fletcher Published

News 'It’s about never giving up and keep putting yourself in the race' says young American

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Thomas Pidcock of The United Kingdom crosses the finishing line in sixth place
Tom Pidcock: I missed the train at World Championships

By Daniel Benson, Dani Ostanek Published

News British rider takes solid sixth place after a dogged ride from British team

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Tadej Pogacar, Wout van Aert, Julian Alaphilippe and Marc Hirschi are among the 10 riders to watch for the World Championships (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)
UCI Road World Championships 2021: Men's Elite Road Race - Live Coverage

By Daniel Benson Published

Live Coverage All the action from the men's race as Van Aert, Alaphilippe, and van der Poel go head-to-head

Live Coverage
IMOLA ITALY SEPTEMBER 27 Start Jakob Fuglsang of Denmark Niklas Eg of Denmark Jonas Gregaard Wilsly of Denmark Jesper Hansen of Denmark Mikkel Frolich Honore of Denmark Michael Valgren Hundahl of Denmark Christopher Juul Jensen of Denmark Casper Phillip Pedersen of Denmark Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia Peloton Mask Covid Safety Measures Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari during the 93rd UCI Road World Championships 2020 Men Elite Road Race a 2582km race from Imola to Imola Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari ImolaEr2020 Imola2020 on September 27 2020 in Imola Italy Photo by Alex Whitehead PoolGetty Images
State of the Nation: Analysing Denmark's men's 2021 World Championships team

By Daniel Benson Published

Analysis Collective depth and four potential leaders with Asgreen, Pedersen, Valgren and Cort

Analysis
Italys Elisa Balsamo R celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win ahead of secondplaced Netherlands Marianne Vos during the womens elite cycling road race 1577km from Antwerp to Leuven on the seventh day of the Flanders 2021 UCI Road World Championships on September 25 2021 in Leuven Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD AFP Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARDAFP via Getty Images
Elisa Balsamo wins elite women's world title at Flanders World Championships

By Daniel Benson Published

Results Italian beats Marianne Vos in reduced sprint in Leuven

Results
Mark Cavendish at Tour of Britain
Mark Cavendish: People think I just sit behind eight people and sprint but I can race

By Daniel Benson Published

News Ten years on from his Worlds win Cavendish backs Great Britain team for success

News
Tour of Denmark 2021 - 31st Edition - 2nd stage Ribe - Sonderborg 189,6 km - 11/08/2021 - Mads Pedersen (DEN - Trek - Segafredo) - Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA - Team Qhubeka NextHash) - photo Thomas Sjorup/CV/BettiniPhoto©2021
Mads Pedersen: If we just watch our Worlds rivals, we'll be one step behind

By Daniel Benson Published

News Dane looks to salvage season and roll back the form to his 2019 triumph

News
HARROGATE ENGLAND SEPTEMBER 27 Arrival Jake Stewart of The United Kingdon during the 92nd UCI Road World Championships 2019 Men Under 23 Road Race a 173km race from from Doncaster to Harrogate 121m Yorkshire2019 Yorkshire2019 on September 27 2019 in Harrogate England Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Jake Stewart: Tom Pidcock can thrive on World Championships pressure

By Daniel Benson Published

News Great Britain World Championship team based on 'youth and experience'

News
Mathieu van der Poel of Netherlands
State of the Nation: Analysing the Netherlands men's 2021 World Championships team

By Daniel Benson Published

Features Mathieu van der Poel leads the line for the Dutch team

Features
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