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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 3h
Monsal winner. National A podium. Rás Mumhan stage winner. And now the National Hill Climb. Gabe Dellar reflects on the best road season of his career — and explains why Porlock is a course he believes he simply cannot win on. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/10/17/g...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 16/10/2026
Mercato: National Road Series champion Morven Yeoman heads abroad to Infusion Network–Meridian. CAMS Alba retain six more riders, while Joe Blackmore and James Shaw join Netcompany INEOS. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/10/16/m...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 14/10/2026
The Cyclo-cross National Trophy starts in Derby this weekend. Six rounds, best four results count. Our explainer covers the calendar, scoring, gridding, jerseys and who to watch. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/10/14/2...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 13/10/2026
Mercato: Smurfit land Lee and O’Brien Two DAS–Hutchinson riders find new homes, Harrogate Nova name 10 juniors, Sharp stays at Alba and Hayter re-signs. Plus, an uncertain future for Knox. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/10/13/m...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 13/10/2026
British road racing could be back on Valentine's Day. Organiser Seb Ottley plans to bring back both the Portsdown Classic and Kennel Hill Classic in 2027. Dates submitted to British Cycling, with calendar confirmation still to come. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/10/13/p...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 10/10/2026
The Nocturne is returning. After its successful return this summer following an eight-year absence, the City of London Nocturne will be back on 11–12 June 2027. The race programme and circuit are still to be confirmed. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/10/10/n...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 10/10/2026
Shibden Apex RT are closing after four seasons. The Yorkshire junior team helped launch Cat Ferguson and Imogen Wolff towards the WorldTour, won national and international titles. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/10/10/s...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 10/10/2026
How is Britain's women's domestic peloton shaping up for 2027? With DAS–Hutchinson and Paralloy RT closing, new teams emerging and riders on the move, our new LIVE team guide tracks every confirmed squad, signing and departure. Updated regularly. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/10/10/2...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 09/10/2026
Rebecca Gardiner has signed a four-year deal with Fenix-Premier Tech, taking her from its development team to the WorldTour in 2029. Plus: Duckworth Motor Group–On Form name 11 riders for 2027, and more moves at Smurfit Westrock, CAMS Alba and beyond. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/10/09/m...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 09/10/2026
Twenty-two Britons headed to Normandy for the Three Days of Cherbourg. Three stages, two British riders in the top ten – and a route through the history of the Titanic, William the Conqueror and D-Day. Paul Greenhalgh tells the story. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/10/09/h...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 08/10/2026
Maindy Flyers, the club where Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe learned to race, is launching a junior team for 2027 — with Thomas and Rowe behind it. Watts Occurring Racing will field six riders in Britain and Europe. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/10/08/w...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 08/10/2026
🚨 MERCATO Ruby Isaac steps up to Smurfit Westrock, Toby Barnes leaves UV Aube and FTP reveal their full 2027 squad. Plus: Hayter joins Pidcock, Steels retires and more moves at home and abroad. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/10/08/m...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 08/10/2026
Callum Laborde won the National Circuit Series without winning a round. The Ornata Factory Racing rider talks about his journey, his breakthrough season and ambitions for 2027. “I think I’m here to stay now.” thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/10/08/c...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 06/10/2026
FTP have revealed their 15-rider squad for 2027. Ruby Oakes stays, Amy Henchoz joins from Paralloy RT and Sannah Zaman arrives from UCI Continental level. Billy Oliver talks signings, ambitions and why becoming a UCI team “doesn’t interest me at all”. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/10/06/e...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 05/10/2026
Jo Tindley stays with Smurfit Westrock, three Britons join forces at Ruffec and three British juniors head to Denmark. Plus Kimber, Donovan and more in the latest Mercato. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/10/05/m...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 05/10/2026
A familiar name returns to the British women’s Continental peloton. Alba will race as CAMS Alba in 2027 after CAMS signed as headline sponsor, with the partnership focused on the development pathway for young women. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/10/05/a...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 03/10/2026
Worlds bronze medallist Aalia Clay stays with camsmajaco for 2027 as the team names a seven-rider junior women’s squad. Three riders step up from youth racing, while UCI changes to the Junior Nations Cup have prompted a smaller line-up. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/10/02/c...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 02/10/2026
DAS–Hutchinson will close their UCI Continental team at the end of 2026, citing the rising cost of European racing and travel. The dominant women’s National Road Series team of its era is ending after nine seasons. Team OnForm will continue. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/10/02/d...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 02/10/2026
VC Londres has produced riders including Flora Perkins and Aalia Clay. But for young women coming through the club, one rung of the ladder has been missing. Now it is trying to build it. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/10/02/t...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 02/10/2026
Eight riders. Five new faces. Three national champions. camsmajaco have unveiled their 2027 junior men’s squad, with Milo and Sam de la Mare and Daniel Davies staying on alongside a talented intake from the youth ranks. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/10/02/c...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 01/10/2026
Paralloy RT will close at the end of 2026. Manager Nikki Metcalfe talks about the money, volunteers and personal sacrifice behind keeping a women’s development team alive — and why she knew it was time to stop. “I need me.” thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/10/01/p...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 30/09/2026
Three British domestic riders. One UCI 1.1 in Philadelphia. WorldTour teams, Olympic champions, huge crowds and the Manayunk Wall. Rachel Galler, Anna Boniface and Phoebe Roche on a rare opportunity — and what British road racing might learn from it. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/30/f...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 29/09/2026
232km in the break. A level crossing at exactly the wrong moment. And the Col de l’Iseran while breathing through a paper straw. INEOS Grenadiers Racing Academy’s Mattie Dodd takes us inside his Tour de l’Avenir. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/29/m...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 28/09/2026
The Rayner Foundation dinner returns to Leeds on 7 November. The annual fundraiser helps support young British riders racing abroad, with 29 riders backed by the Foundation this year. Tickets are on sale until 21 October. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/28/r...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 25/09/2026
🇬🇧 Two Britons step up to UCI Continental level in France for 2027. Tom Portsmouth joins SCO Dijon, while James Hartley moves to VC Rouen 76. Plus: Bleteau steps up to N1, Twelves leaves Torres-Sobato, and moves at Zappi and Cycling Sheffield. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/25/m...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 22/09/2026
🇫🇷 Adam Howell stays with Bourg-en-Bresse Ain Cyclisme. ✍️ Simpson Nouvelles sign Áine Doherty and Megan Cherry. ⬆️ Alex Beldon is back at Continental level. Plus Joshua Giddings extends with Lotto-Intermarché. The latest domestic transfer round-up. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/22/m...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 20/09/2026
Final British Conti rankings. Loughborough Lightning take the women's team title by eight points on the last day. Ride Revolution Coaching hold off JAKROO Handsling Racing by 36 in the open. Lily Martin and Thomas Armstrong are the individual champions. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/20/2...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 19/09/2026
Two editions. Two solo wins. Adam Lewis (APS Pro Cycling) defended his Riders Collective GP title at Walton, riding the final three laps alone to close the 2026 national road season with victory. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/19/2...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 19/09/2026
Second race. First win. Former GB rower Olivia Bates, riding unattached, went solo to win the inaugural KLM Taxis Women’s GP in only her second road race. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/19/2...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 17/09/2026
Strong women in cycling are still too often treated as a surprise. In her latest journal, Tizzie Robinson-Gordon writes about the gap between getting women into the sport and treating those already there as proper cyclists. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/17/t...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 16/09/2026
The national road season ends in Walton on Saturday. The Riders Collective GP returns alongside the new KLM Taxis Women’s GP, with both British Conti team rankings still up for grabs. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/16/2...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 15/09/2026
A year ago, Jack Rootkin-Gray was being told to think about career-ending insurance. Now the Swatt Club rider is racing again — and thinking about the WorldTour. But simply getting back isn’t enough. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/15/j...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 13/09/2026
Ashley Hutchison (TAAP Kalas) came back at Thomas Doig (Foran CT) on the drag to the line to win the Nick Clayton Memorial from an eight-rider final-lap move. A first win of the season for Hutchison after a year he had all but written off. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/13/2...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 13/09/2026
Five years after winning the Lancaster GP, Josh Whitehead’s racing career is over. At 26, he’s already building another as DS of 360cycling’s U23 men. He talks data, tactics and learning to lead. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/13/j...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 12/09/2026
Darlington could join the Lloyds National Circuit Series in 2027. North East Crit League organiser Graham Stobbs is preparing a bid to bring the series to the town-centre circuit used for the 2024 national championships. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/12/d...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 09/09/2026
Earlier this week the website matched its page views for the whole of 2025, our record year, with almost four months of 2026 still to go. A note of thanks from our editor. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/09/a...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 09/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE | BCC Race Team and MyPad Racing will merge for 2027, racing as BCC–MyPad — 14 riders, the National Road Series, and a UCI calendar abroad. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/09/e...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 08/09/2026
“The riders are still children.” camsmajaco co-manager Ian Mansel-Thomas argues that 16 is too young for British riders to sign for European teams — and that junior development should be person-first, not team-first. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/08/i...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 07/09/2026
Britain's only one-day UCI road race has its 2027 date. The Rutland International CiCLE Classic will run on Sunday 25 April, organisers confirmed on Monday, a day after the Tour of Britain closed the country's international calendar. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/07/c...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 06/09/2026
Ted McDaid (Gers Cycling Développement) won the Chas Messenger Trophy at Astwood on Sunday from a group of seven, while Alex Foster (Cycling Sheffield) is the U23 Open National Road Series champion, despite not finishing the race. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/06/2...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 06/09/2026
"I'm lucky my work trousers hide those tell-tale tan lines." Hope Inglis on racing around a full-time job. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/06/h...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 04/09/2026
"I almost didn't want to get my hopes up." Two seasons lost to injury and illness, then a Danum Trophy win and fourth at Lincoln. Alex Foster takes the U23 Open National Road Series lead to the final round on Sunday. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/04/f...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 04/09/2026
Cycling Sheffield's Alexander Foster leads the U23 Open National Road Series into Sunday's final round at the Chas Messenger Trophy. Three riders can still take it off him, and one of them rides for the same team. Who will take the title? thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/04/2...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 03/09/2026
The Strade del Vescovo has been cancelled before its first edition. The Yomp Bonk Crew's National B with gravel sectors, near Selby on 26 September, is off the calendar. The 19 September races in Leicestershire now close the national season. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/09/03/s...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 22/08/2026
Melanie Rowe takes the Scottish senior and junior women's titles at 17, holding off Eleanor Dixon and Lydia Louw by three seconds after 40 kilometres alone. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/08/22/2...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 22/08/2026
Barbour leads Cycling Sheffield one-two at Scottish Champs. The winning move went at the end of lap two of seven and was never brought back. Shoreman, Chisholm and Maclean, the last three champions, all missed it. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/08/22/2...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 21/08/2026
Who will be the new Scottish road race champions? Tim Shoreman leads a strong open field at Strathaven on Saturday, while 17-year-old Melanie Rowe could sweep all before her in the women's race. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/08/21/2...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 18/08/2026
The summer heatwave forced a rethink for Cycling Sheffield. With their French stage race cancelled, the team pivoted to Belgium for a block of kermesse racing. Inside the pragmatic Plan B. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/07/21/y...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 17/08/2026
Curtis Neill turned a two-minute deficit into overall victory at the Clive Tiley Memorial. The 20-year-old, riding as a Cycling Ulster guest, attacked on the second ascent of Harptree Hill and went on to win Sunday’s stage and the GC by 59 seconds. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/08/17/2...
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The British Continental @thebritishcontinental.co.uk · 16/08/2026
Seb Grindley won the open North Yorkshire Grand Prix after attacking from the final six. Fourth for Tom Armstrong was enough to overhaul Ollie Wood and take the Rapha Super-League title by five points, adding the National Road Series title too. thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/08/16/2...
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