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

Netherlands Annemiek Van Vleuten competes in the womens cycling road individual time trial during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Fuji International Speedway in Oyama Japan on July 28 2021 Photo by Tim de Waele POOL AFP Photo by TIM DE WAELEPOOLAFP via Getty Images
UCI Road World Championships 2021: Elite women's time trial - Live Coverage

By Daniel Benson Published

Live coverage All the action from the women's elite time trial in Belgium

Live coverage
Magnus Sheffield
Ineos Grenadiers sign highly rated American Magnus Sheffield

By Daniel Benson Published

News 19-year-old left Rally Cycling earlier in the season

News
Chris Anker Sorensen won at Terminillo on the 2010 Giro d'Italia.
Andy Schleck: Chris Anker Sørensen was a role model and a friend

By Daniel Benson Published

Luxembourger pays tribute to his late teammate

Teams & Riders
Tour de France 2021 108th Edition 6th stage Tours Chateauroux 1604 km 01072021 Michael Matthews AUS Team Bikeexchange photo Luca BettiniBettiniPhoto2021
Matthews can do something amazing at Worlds, says Haas

By Daniel Benson Published

News Australia hoping Bling can shine on his 31st birthday

News
James Shaw with his Ribble Weldtite teammates at the Tour of Britain
Shaw: I didn’t feel valued at Lotto but I can’t wait to return to the WorldTour

By Daniel Benson Published

News British rider set to be announced at a new team in the coming days after he secures his own future

News
Worlds
State of the Nation: Analysing Great Britain's men's 2021 World Championships team

By Daniel Benson Published

Analysis A developing group of young riders with a genuine contender in Tom Pidcock

Analysis
Picture by Craig ZadoroznyjSWpixcom 22082021 British Cycling National Womens Series Road The Ryedale Grasscrete Mens Grand Prix 2021 Ampleforth Abbey Yorkshire Alex Peters Swift Carbon Pro wins
Alex Peters finds happiness after mental health struggles

By Daniel Benson Published

News British rider back in the peloton and enjoying racing again

News
Tom Pidcock (Great Britain)
Questions over Tom Pidcock's form as Great Britain give others a chance at Worlds

By Daniel Benson Published

News 'He's not on top of his game at the moment' says coach Brammeier

News
Great Britain's Tom Pidcock takes bronze in the under-23 men's road race at the 2019 World Championships in Yorkshire
Tom Pidcock, Mark Cavendish, Lizzie Deignan lead Great Britain at UCI Road World Championships

By Daniel Benson Published

News Full squad of 30 riders announced for Worlds in Belgium

News
LLANDUDNO SEPTEMBER 08 Alex Dowsett of United Kingdom and Team Israel StartUp Nation crosses the finishing line during the 17th Tour of Britain 2021 Stage 4 a 210km stage from Aberaeron to Great Orme Llandudno 1306m TourofBritain TourofBritain on September 08 2021 in Llandudno United Kingdom Photo by Alex LiveseyGetty Images
Dowsett misses individual TT selection for Worlds but aims for mixed relay success

By Daniel Benson Published

News 'I think that it's really cohesive for the sport' says of team relay

News
Egan Bernal
Egan Bernal's agent denies he is unhappy at Ineos Grenadiers

By Daniel Benson Published

News Colombian set to target Tour de France in 2022

News
ABERDEEN SCOTLAND SEPTEMBER 12 Wout Van Aert of Belgium and Team Jumbo Visma celebrates winning ahead of Mark Cavendish of United Kingdom and Team Deceuninck QuickStep Andr Greipel of Germany and Team Israel StartUp Nation and Ethan Hayter of United Kingdom and Team INEOS Grenadiers blue leader jersey during the 17th Tour of Britain 2021 Stage 8 a 173km stage from Stonehaven to Aberdeen TourofBritain TourofBritain on September 12 2021 in Aberdeen Scotland Photo by Alex LiveseyGetty Images
Tour of Britain: Van Aert snatches overall victory with final stage win

By Daniel Benson Published

Results Bonus seconds push Belgian ahead of Hayter

Results
Sam Bennett returned to racing at the European Championships in Trento
Sam Bennett distances himself from Lefevere’s wrath at European Championships

By Daniel Benson Published

News 'I just want to focus on my race today and try to forget about that' says Irish sprinter

News
At home with dog Archie
Pat McQuaid back on the beat at the Tour of Britain

By Daniel Benson Published

News 'Absolutely I’m not missing any of the stress' says the former head of the UCI

News
CORDOBA SPAIN AUGUST 26 Miguel ngel Lpez Moreno of Colombia and Movistar Team during the 76th Tour of Spain 2021 Stage 12 a 175 km stage from Jan to Crdoba lavuelta LaVuelta21 on August 26 2021 in Cordoba Spain Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Max Kanter set for Movistar move as Miguel Angel Lopez’s future still unsure after Vuelta abandon

By Daniel Benson Published

News Omar Fraile set to join Ineos Grenadiers as Aranburu and Gorka Izagirre join Spanish team

News
LEUKERBAD SWITZERLAND JUNE 10 Jakob Fuglsang of Denmark and Team Astana Premier Tech in breakaway during the 84th Tour de Suisse 2021 Stage 5 a 1752km stage from Gstaad to Leukerbad 1385m UCIworldtour tds tourdesuisse on June 10 2021 in Leukerbad Switzerland Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Jakob Fuglsang set to leave Astana for Team BikeExchange

By Daniel Benson Published

News Move comes about as speculation mounts that Premier Tech hold talks with Gerry Ryan’s team

News
GATESHEAD ENGLAND SEPTEMBER 10 Wout Van Aert of Belgium and Team Jumbo Visma celebrates winning during the 17th Tour of Britain 2021 Stage 6 a 198km stage from Carlisle to Gateshead TourofBritain TourofBritain on September 10 2021 in Gateshead England Photo by Alex LiveseyGetty Images
Tour of Britain: Wout van Aert wins stage 6

By Daniel Benson Published

Results Hayter finishes second in select group sprint to retain overall lead

Results
OYAMA JAPAN JULY 24 Michal Kwiatkowski of Team Canada on arrival during the Mens road race at the Fuji International Speedway on day one of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 24 2021 in Oyama Shizuoka Japan Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Kwiatkowski: Mental strength will be key to World Championships success

By Daniel Benson Published

News 'It's been a long season but hopefully I can be up in the game' says former winner

News
Ellingworth
If you're going to war you want Geraint Thomas with you, says Ellingworth

By Daniel Benson Published

News Contract negotiations with Ineos Grenadiers still ongoing as Qhubeka-NextHash emerge as possible alternative

News
WARRINGTON ENGLAND SEPTEMBER 09 LR Wout Van Aert of Belgium and Team Jumbo Visma blue leader jersey congratulates Ethan Hayter of United Kingdom and Team INEOS Grenadiers turquoise points jersey for his victory after the 17th Tour of Britain 2021 Stage 5 a 1522km stage from Alderley Park to Warrington TourofBritain TourofBritain on September 09 2021 in Warrington England Photo by Alex LiveseyGetty Images
Hayter avoids teammate’s crash to reclaim Tour of Britain lead

By Daniel Benson Published

News Ineos Grenadiers rider delivers stage 5 win in familiar territory

News
Deutschland Tour 2021 - 36th Edition - 3rd stage Ilmenau - Erlangen 193,9 km - 28/08/2021 - Marc Soler (ESP - Movistar Team) - photo Hennes Roth/BettiniPhoto©2021
Marc Soler looks to salvage campaign beset by crashes

By Daniel Benson Published

News Spaniard building up to Italian Classics ahead of move to UAE Team Emirates

News
Tour of Britain 2021 - 17th Edition - 4th stage Aberaeron - Great Orme - Llandudno 210 km - 08/09/2021 - Michael Woods (NZL - Israel Start-Up Nation) - Wout Van Aert (BEL - Jumbo - Visma) - Julian Alaphilippe (FRA - Deceuninck - Quick-Step) - photo Alex Whitehead/SWPix/CV/BettiniPhoto©2021
Woods: Alaphilippe and Van Aert are the favourites for World Championships

By Daniel Benson Published

News Canadian to skip rainbow jersey race after 'best ever season'

News
Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers) lost the race lead but kept the points jersey after stage 4 of Tour of Britain
Hayter vows to fight back after losing Tour of Britain lead

By Daniel Benson Published

News Ineos Grenadiers rider slips to second overall

News
Wout van Aert recovers after his stage winning effort at Tour of Britain
Wout van Aert lays down another Worlds marker with second Tour of Britain stage win

By Daniel Benson Published

News 'I went all the way over the limit' says Belgian after beating Alaphilippe on steep finish

News
2019 Road World Championship Yorkshire Men Junior Road Race Richmond Harrogate 148 km 26092019 Matteo Trentin Italy Sonny Colbrelli Italy Davide Cimolai Italy Salvatore Puccio Italy BettiniPhoto2019
Trentin: Italian team can compete with Van Aert and Van der Poel at World Championships

By Daniel Benson Published

News Italian aims at European Championships before Belgian Worlds

News
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