Matilda Price
Matilda is an NCTJ-qualified journalist based in the UK who joined Cyclingnews in March 2025. Prior to that, she worked as the Racing News Editor at GCN, and extensively as a freelancer contributing to Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Velo, Rouleur, Escape Collective, Red Bull and more. She has reported from many of the biggest events on the calendar, including the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France Femmes, Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. She has particular experience and expertise in women's cycling, and women's sport in general. She is a graduate of modern languages and sports journalism.
Latest articles by Matilda Price

Exact Cross Mol: Mathieu van der Poel conquers snowy conditions to take another victory after Wout van Aert crashes heavily
By Matilda Price published
Results Belgian abandoned race after catching world champion but crashing in his wheel, as Aerts and Orts finish on podium

Market mess sees transfers continue into January as Louis Barré signs for Visma-Lease a Bike
By Matilda Price published
News Lotto Intermarché merger fallout continues with late move for Barré, and forced retirement for Kobe Goossens

Gravel superstar Keegan Swenson signs for Specialized Off-Road, taking squad towards super-team status
By Matilda Price published
News Former Unbound and three-time Life Time Grand Prix overall winner will line up alongside Sofía Gómez Villafañe and Matt Beers in 2026 and beyond

Olympic medallist and Australian road stalwart Alex Edmondson retires at 32
By Matilda Price published
News 'It's a sport I’ve given everything to for the past 20 years' says rider who ends his career with Picnic PostNL

'I will forever be grateful' – Remco Evenepoel says heartfelt goodbye to formative team Soudal-QuickStep ahead of move to Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe
By Matilda Price published
News Evenepoel spotted riding Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg in final days as part of Belgian squad

A year in headlines – The thrilling races, dramatic moves and fiery debates that defined 2025 in cycling
By Matilda Price published
Feature Cyclingnews picks out the biggest headline for each month of 2025, and reflects on how the year unfolded

More foreign starts, more problems as teams and RCS locked in debate over high expenses of Giro d'Italia start in Bulgaria
By Matilda Price published
News Teams reportedly requesting more funding from RCS to travel to Grande Partenza in Bulgaria, have rejected first two offers

Cyclo-cross breakout star Amandine Fouquenet signs for Pauwels Sauzen after late battle for contract
By Matilda Price published
News Victim of Arkéa-B&B Hotels collapse finally has a team for 2026 after breakthrough campaign, and Pauwels Sauzen have another star as Iserbyt's woes continue

Oscar Onley signs for Ineos Grenadiers, cutting short Picnic PostNL contract after Tour de France breakthrough
By Matilda Price published
News Scottish rider completes British team's line-up for 2026 after Dutch squad fail to hold off rival offers

Anti-doping group MPCC calls on UCI to 'stop the escalating medicalisation of the sport,' citing ketones and Tapendatol use
By Matilda Price published
News MPCC criticises UCI's recent statements and requests governing body 'take action against the expansion of the so-called grey area'

Ben O'Connor and Silke Smulders to lead Jayco AlUla as first Tour Down Under team line-ups revealed
By Matilda Price published
News Startlists beginning to take shape for WorldTour openers in January, with big stars among the rosters, and Caleb Ewan as a special guest

Book club: The Cyclingnews team's must-reads
By Josh Croxton published
Feature Buying a gift or looking for a Christmas read? The Cyclingnews team has got your (hard)back, with our roundtable of recommended reads

All I want for Christmas is… The tech inventions we're dreaming of this year
By Matilda Price published
feature The Cyclingnews tech team's hypothetical wishlist for the bike industry

All I want for Christmas is… The things we wish would change about professional cycling in 2026 and beyond
By Matilda Price published
Analysis The Cyclingnews team comes up with a hypothetical wishlist for Cycling Santa's consideration

Diversifying their GC options beyond Kopecky and Van der Breggen – Analysing SD Worx-Protime's quality over quantity rider signings for 2026
By Matilda Price published
Analysis Dutch team have filled the climbing gaps on their roster, whilst retaining their impressive Classics core

Ineos Grenadiers are getting the band back together in 2026, but it's going to take more than Dave Brailsford and Geraint Thomas to return to their old Sky highs
By Matilda Price published
Opinion The British team want to win the Tour again, but can a return to the past bring them into the future?

There will be only 14 Women's WorldTour teams in 2026 – is that a worrying sign for the women's peloton?
By Matilda Price published
Analysis Not enough teams met the criteria for 2026, either for financial or performance reasons, which isn't ideal for the UCI's project to strengthen the sport

Lidl-Trek reveal signature colourful jersey for 2026, complete with new AI sponsor
By Matilda Price published
News New design continues with popular primary colours theme, and the addition of ServiceNow logo

Tadej Pogačar's final challenges: A fifth Tour de France title – It feels like an inevitability
By Matilda Price published
Analysis Slovenian could probably win a sixth Tour too, if he wants to

Decathlon CMA CGM unveil ambitious plans to win a Monument and target Grand Tours – Including who will lead their Tour de France effort
By Matilda Price published
News Tour team likely to be shaped around debutant Olav Kooij's sprint campaign, with Paul Seixas undecided between Tour and Vuelta

'Now the dream is the yellow jersey' – Kévin Vauquelin planning 2026 around Tour de France in first season with Ineos Grenadiers
By Matilda Price published
News French rider 'on the right track aiming for the general classification' after year of discovery in 2025

Jack Haig signs for Ineos Grenadiers as Sam Welsford also appears to be at team's training camp
By Matilda Price published
News Australians could both be riding for British team in 2026 as roster nears completion

First new kits of 2026 revealed as teams warm up for the start of the season
By Matilda Price published
News Groupama-FDJ United and Cofidis drop new jerseys as Ineos Grenadiers riders spotted in interesting new design
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!


