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

Marius Mayrhofer suffers multiple fractures in Tour Down Under crash, whilst brain scan all clear for Max van der Meulen
By Matilda Price published
News Former Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race winner Mayrhofer will return to Europe after crashing on Wednesday

Where will the stars of the women's peloton start their season? Schedules for Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, Lotte Kopecky and more
By Matilda Price published
Feature Demi Vollering yet to confirm her programme as big names all take different approaches to early-season racing

How to watch Tour Down Under 2026 – Live streams, broadcasters and schedule for the first WorldTour races of the season
By Matilda Price last updated
How to watch The top-tier racing season has kicked off in Australia and here's how you can watch it all

Home riders among favourites in open GC field – Analysing the Tour Down Under contenders
By Matilda Price published
Contenders Jay Vine, Ben O'Connor and Jhonatan Narváez lead those hunting for the ochre jersey in Adelaide

Rapha reveals first USA Cycling kit design, featuring pastel stars and stripes for road, MTB, BMX and track athletes
By Matilda Price published
News Partnership will see British brand outfit the national team from 2026 to 2029, including Los Angeles Olympic Games

Newly-crowned Australian champion Mackenzie Coupland takes confidence boost to Tour Down Under in WorldTour debut
By Matilda Price published
News 'This jersey is a representation of how strong our team is' says 20-year-old who will show off new green and gold jersey in Adelaide this weekend

Ignore the naysayers, the Tour Down Under is proper racing and my favourite way to start the season – Opinion
By Matilda Price published
Opinion Us Europeans are too quick to downplay the importance of the Australian summer, maybe we should appreciate it more

Manchester, Cardiff and London to host Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes in 2027 as Grand Départ stages unveiled
By Matilda Price published
News Women's race will start in Leeds and the Peak District, whilst the men's depart will start in Edinburgh and journey south to the Welsh capital
'We aim to create a legacy' – India prepares to host 'pivotal' first-ever UCI stage race this January
By Matilda Price published
News UCI 2.2 Bajaj Pune Grand Tour will feature 29 teams across five stages from January 19 to 23

Introducing: Valentina Cavallar – The Olympic rower turned promising Grand Tour racer who was inspired by the Tour de France Femmes
By Matilda Price published
Introducing 24-year-old Austrian joined SD Worx-Protime for 2026 after a rapid ascension in cycling, and is already dreaming of Grand Tour success

Injured Puck Pieterse skips Benidorm Cyclo-cross World Cup after Nationals crash, Mathieu van der Poel yet to decide
By Matilda Price published
News World champion training in Spain but participation in weekend's racing not confirmed

Dutch Cyclo-cross National Championships: Tibor Del Grosso powers to successful title defence in tight, exciting elite men's race
By Matilda Price published
Results Lars van der Haar second in final Dutch championships, Pim Ronhaar third

British Cyclo-cross National Championships: Anna Flynn conquers wet, windy conditions to take elite women's title
By Matilda Price published
Results Scottish rider succeeds Xan Crees as British champion

Dutch Cyclo-cross National Championships: Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado takes assured solo victory as Fenix-Premier Tech go 1-2
By Matilda Price published
Results Puck Pieterse second, Lucinda Brand third in a race that was never particularly close behind the winner

'I think I've found myself again' – Patrick Eddy bounces back from WorldTour contract non-renewal to emotional Australian title
By Matilda Price published
News 23-year-old says he 'started to forget what it was like to win a bike race' after quiet start to pro career

'I hope to get back to my best' – Dylan van Baarle to target Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix in debut season with Classics-focused Soudal-QuickStep
By Matilda Price published
News Former Roubaix champion a key leader in the post-Evenepoel era at Belgian squad

Patrick Eddy beats Luke Plapp to elite men's Australian road race title after Jayco AlUla's strength in numbers fails in dramatic final kilometre
By Matilda Price published
Results Plapp second and Oscar Chamberlain rounds out the podium in final race of the 2026 Australian Road National Championships

'I don't see it as pressure' – Nienke Vinke unfazed and aiming high in confirmation year on the road, but remains quiet about Picnic PostNL departure
By Matilda Price published
News Young Dutch rider targeting Ardennes Classics in 2026, with ultimate goal of a Grand Tour podium

First-year pro Mackenzie Coupland wins Australia's elite women's road race title with late solo move
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Ruby Roseman-Gannon second, Neve Bradbury third as Coupland also claims U23 title in combined race at Westbridge Funds Road National Championships in Perth

Belgian Cyclo-cross National Championships: Marion Norbert Riberolle defends elite women's title with dominant solo win
By Matilda Price published
Results Fleur Moors second after crashing out of early lead, Kiona Crabbé completes podium in third

Soudal-QuickStep riders interrupt training ride to help driver with stuck car – Video
By Matilda Price published
News Members of Belgian squad help push vehicle back onto road, joking that it 'probably wouldn't be possible with a bunch of climbers'

Snow and icy conditions affecting cyclo-cross National Championships in Belgium and the Netherlands
By Matilda Price published
News Wintry conditions have forced schedule changes in Belgium, whilst Dutch organisers vow that nothing but a red weather warning will stop their Championships

Eight ways cycling is going to be different in 2026 – From new peloton dynamics to changes in how we watch the sport
By Matilda Price published
Analysis New teams, new races, and new rules will define the way the rest of this year unfolds
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