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

'I came to win so I'm a bit upset' - Isabella Holmgren unable to match French team in first women's under-23 Worlds road race
By Laura Weislo, Matilda Price published
News Canadian under-23 MTB World Champion takes sixth place in Rwanda

'Alone we go fastest, together we go furthest' – Marion Bunel buries herself to deliver Célia Gery to under-23 road race world title
By Matilda Price published
News Teamwork secures the rainbow jersey for France in electric finale to inaugural women's under-23 race at the Rwanda UCI Road World Championships

'I gave everything' – Youngest under-23 rider Viktória Chladoňová impresses with two silver medals at World Championships
By Matilda Price published
News 18-year-old Slovakian second in both the time trial and road race despite being the youngest rider in the category

Road World Championships – Future talents and riders to watch in the junior men's road race
By Matilda Price published
Analysis USA one of the strongest teams in the fight for the rainbow jersey

Road World Championships – Pogačar, Evenepoel or a new rainbow jersey? Riders to watch in the elite men's road race
By Matilda Price published
Contenders Analysing the top 10 contenders for the rainbow jersey on Sunday

Juan Ayuso joins Lidl-Trek on five-year contract after early UAE Team Emirates-XRG exit
By Matilda Price, James Moultrie published
News 23-year-old Spanish rider will ride as US-registered team's GC star until at least 2030

'The national federation had to make choices' – Michiel Mouris adds to Dutch junior World Championships success despite youth cuts
By Matilda Price published
News The Netherlands take both junior TT world titles, but under-23 pathway currently suspended amid budget restraints

School exams and family altitude camps deliver Megan Arens to junior time trial world title
By Matilda Price published
News Unorthodox preparation pays off for Dutch rider who claims gold for Netherlands at World Championships

'I don't have anything to compare it to' – New Zealand's Nate Pringle goes from club team to World Championships silver in just six months
By Matilda Price published
News 21-year-old surprises himself in Kigali as Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe Rookies take three of the five top spots

'I thought in my head, this is not going to go well' – Zoe Bäckstedt conquers tough TT climbs to take first rainbow jersey since junior double
By Matilda Price published
News Pre-race favourite delivers with a dominant win in Kigali, but didn't know how well she was going until the finish

'The course definitely suits me' – Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney cautiously looking ahead to World Championships road race after TT test
By Matilda Price published
News Polish rider should be among the top favourites for Saturday's elite road race, but is 'hoping that my body will be adapting better' in tough Kigali conditions

Kigali conditions see top riders falter in elite time trials, but can they turn it around before the road races? – World Championships analysis
By Matilda Price published
Analysis Heat, air quality and altitude takes a toll on several riders in what one called 'literally the hardest TT of my life'

'I just wanted to go as fast as possible' – Remco Evenepoel unstoppable as he adds third successive world time trial title to incredible palmarès
By Matilda Price published
News Belgian catches main rival Tadej Pogačar on the way to yet another rainbow jersey

'A nut you have to crack' – Philosophical Marlen Reusser overcomes challenges to claim much-desired time trial rainbow jersey
By Matilda Price published
News Swiss specialist 'rides the wave' of career ups and downs to take a big win in Kigali

'I'm going to give 200% to go for that gold medal' – Zoe Bäckstedt confidently aiming at inaugural standalone U23 time trial world title
By Matilda Price published
News British rider tops the list of TT favourites as under-23 women compete separately at a World Championships for first time ever

Truly global World Championships – The future of cycling, or too many complications? Cyclingnews writers weigh in
By Matilda Price published
Analysis Road World Championships are visiting more locations increasingly far away from mainland Europe, but this comes with positives and negatives

Fewer stars, but potentially more open racing – How will the absence of several big names affect the Rwanda World Championships?
By Matilda Price published
Analysis Riders like Mathieu van der Poel, Lotte Kopecky and Jonas Vingegaard are all skipping the Rwandan World Championships, but this could actually be a positive

Zoe Bäckstedt vs the rest? – Riders to watch in the World Championships women's U23 time trial
By Matilda Price published
Contenders First-ever edition of separate U23 time trial for women has a field stacked full of talent

Tom Pidcock and Q36.5 plotting future Grand Tour success after Vuelta a España podium
By Matilda Price published
News 'We need to close a minimum of three to four minutes – I think that's an achievable gap' says Brit's coach

Tom Pidcock, Oscar Onley and Anna Henderson to lead Great Britain team at World Championships but no elite women in road race
By Matilda Price published
News Cat Ferguson and Zoe Bäckstedt top title hopes in U23 road race and TT

Juan Ayuso, Julian Alaphilippe and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot lead Spain and France teams for Rwanda World Championships
By Matilda Price published
News Monument and Grand Tour stage winners added to start lists for elite races

'Next time it will only get worse' – Riders ask for solutions after Vuelta a España ends with protests and yet another stage cancellation
By Matilda Price published
News Michal Kwiatkowski vocal in criticism of handling of final stage in Madrid

As it happened: Vuelta a España best young rider takes his first Grand Tour win amid Vingegaard-Almeida stalemate on stage 17
By Matilda Price last updated
Live Giulio Pellizzari wins atop the Alto de El Morredero as only minor changes on the GC behind him
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