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 on the ground at all of the biggest events on the calendar, including the men's and women's Tours de France, the Giro d'Italia, the Vuelta a Espana, the Spring Classics and the World Championships. 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

'I don't consider myself in the big four' – Wout van Aert 'older and wiser' but avoids talking himself up for major Tour of Flanders battle
By Matilda Price published
News Belgian says rivals like Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogačar will 'have something more than all the others' on Sunday

'I can give others some pressure' – Why Lorena Wiebes could be the most influential rider on the Tour of Flanders start line
By Matilda Price published
News Dutch star will play second fiddle to Lotte Kopecky, but her presence on Sunday could be a joker card for SD Worx-Protime

Lotte Kopecky, Demi Vollering and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot face off in what could be an epic showdown – Analysing the Tour of Flanders Women contenders
By Matilda Price published
Contenders Can the Queen of the Classics claim a fourth victory in Oudenaarde, or will Demi Vollering or Pauline Ferrand-Prévot succeed in winning a first Flanders title?

'We know we are able to win' – Pauline Ferrand-Prévot returns to Tour of Flanders as a firm favourite after 'unexpected' success in 2025
By Matilda Price published
News Frenchwoman has set De Ronde as a big goal for 2026 and Visma-Lease a Bike say they're ready to race for victory

'We lost three experienced riders, and replaced them with really young riders' – Can Lidl-Trek's changed Classics core do enough for Mads Pedersen at the Tour of Flanders?
By Matilda Price published
Analysis Look back a year or two ago, and Lidl-Trek men's Classics team was as hard to get into as some squads' Tour de France line-ups.

'I was wrapped into a thorn field and they couldn't find me' – Marlen Reusser recounts her experience of being lost for an hour after a crash, as she advocates for GPS trackers
By Matilda Price published
News The subject is close to home for the Swiss rider after the deaths of compatriots Muriel Furrer and Gino Mäder

Mads Pedersen definitely on the up but his sprint is 'the part missing from the injury' ahead of Tour of Flanders
By Matilda Price published
News Another top 10 for Dane in Dwars door Vlaanderen, only his third race back from a long time on the sidelines

'For me it was perfect' – Marlen Reusser profits from Demi Vollering breakaway and post-injury strength to grab Dwars door Vlaanderen victory
By Matilda Price published
News 'I knew when there was a chance to try, I would try, and the chance came quite quick' says Swiss rider

Two races, two big attacks, no win – What do Wout van Aert's double close defeats mean for the Tour of Flanders?
By Matilda Price published
News 'In the end it's about winning, and it's a big pity that we lost out today' says Visma DS Niermann, but has no worries ahead of Flanders

Instagram DMs, quiet Belgian side streets, and phone calls with parents – Inside the race to snap up cycling's next top talents
By Matilda Price published
Member Exclusive With top riders peaking earlier than ever, the race is on for agents and scouts to find cycling's next big thing, but how does it actually work?

'She'll be one of our big cards to play' – Marlen Reusser primed to hit the ground running for Movistar at Dwars door Vlaanderen after long injury sideline
By Matilda Price published
News Swiss rider returns to racing on Wednesday after crashing out of UAE Tour, will lead a 'boosted' Movistar

Soft pulls, subtle digs: The Tour of Flanders mind games have already begun – Analysis
By Matilda Price published
Analysis Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel's rivalry heats up after In Flanders Fields

'She's a real go-getter' – Who is Fleur Moors, the rapidly rising star who has challenged Lorena Wiebes twice already this season?
By Matilda Price published
Feature 20-year-old Belgian took another huge step up at In Flanders Fields

'It almost went wrong' – Despite sprint scare, Lorena Wiebes took one of her most impressive wins yet at In Flanders Fields
By Matilda Price published
News Kemmelberg attack and mammoth efforts in a small break earn Dutchwoman a victory that speaks to more than just her sprinting ability, and bodes well for the Tour of Flanders

'It was clear that Mathieu was not pulling full gas' – Wout van Aert foiled by 'defensive' ride from Van der Poel in promising In Flanders Fields attack
By Matilda Price published
News 'Mathieu had the luxury that Philipsen was still behind' says Belgian as blockbuster battle fails to materialise in Wevelgem

'We regret the incident and accept blame' – Visma-Lease a Bike apologise for E3 sticky bottle as team boss Plugge also penalised
By Matilda Price published
News Axel Zingle was disqualified for taking egregious tow from team car after flat tyre

'You feel a bit of urgency' – Tadej Pogačar regains key Classics domestique as Mikkel Bjerg returns from injury at E3 Saxo Classic
By Matilda Price published
News Dane had been out for eight weeks after Tour Down Under crash amid several injury woes at UAE Team Emirates-XRG

'It's not up to us' or 'there is no more time to gamble'? How big teams in the peloton failed to chase down Mathieu van der Poel in E3 Saxo Classic
By Matilda Price published
Analysis The peloton was at one point only 30 seconds behind solo Dutchman, with numbers for many teams, but directors from Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and Lidl-Trek disagree on where chasing responsibility lies

'Per made no mistakes' – Visma-Lease a Bike lay fault with Jonas Abrahamsen after Hagenes' group fumbles catch at E3 Saxo Classic
By Matilda Price published
News Sports Director Van Dongen defends Norwegian, hopes return of Van Aert and Brennan can turn second place into first at next races

The cobbled Classics storylines we're looking forward to – From Van der Poel and Pogačar on the cusp of history to a different Demi Vollering and a resurgent Mads Pedersen
By Matilda Price, Patrick Fletcher, Kirsten Frattini, Dani Ostanek, Laura Weislo, Alasdair Fotheringham published
Feature The Cyclingnews team weighs in on the stories to follow during the cobbled Classics

New name, new route, new winners? – Analysing the contenders for the men's and women's Ronde Van Brugge
By Matilda Price published
Analysis Philipsen, Groenewegen, Gillespie and Balsamo among favourites for sprint-friendly races

The winning was never the boring part – When Tadej Pogačar does it like he did at Milan-San Remo, I could watch him win every week
By Matilda Price published
Opinion After a streak of 50km-plus victories, boredom was starting to settle in around the World Champion's success, but winning by half a wheel on Via Roma was as thrilling as it gets

Beers and Nortje overhaul GC in finale to win men's Cape Epic, as Lill and Keller complete near total domination in women's race
By Matilda Price published
News Luca Schwarzbauer and Sam Gaze take most stage wins in men's race as Kate Courtney loses replacement partner midway through week in South Africa

No Longo Borghini, no Vos, a headwind – Is Milan-San Remo Women playing into the sprinters' hands again? Team directors analyse the race
By Matilda Price published
Analysis Hopes of a more attacking race may have been dashed by absence of Italian champion, but Movistar and Canyon directors still feel different finale from last year remains possible
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