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Matthew Brennan

Chasing Brennan: Chapels, wonderkids, and Status Quo + The pros discuss race safety (and the UCI’s tech interventions) as the road.cc Podcast hits the Spring Classics

This week’s podcast is all about frites, morning beers, booming techno music, tech regulations, marching bands in retro kits, cobbles, chapels, and errr… Status Quo tribute acts, as we take a trip to Flanders for the classics

Fri, Mar 20, 2026 16:38

Matthew Brennan wins 2026 Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne

“We can’t expect him to follow Tadej at the Tour of Flanders”: Visma-Lease a Bike urge caution after Matthew Brennan’s classics breakthrough – but believe British wonderkid can win cycling’s biggest races

“He dreams of winning the biggest classics, winning stages at the Tour de France, winning the green jersey. He can aim very high. But he’s so young, he needs a few years to develop,” says sports director Grischa Niermann

Thu, Mar 05, 2026 13:30

Cyclocross World Cup announced in Glasgow; Pidcock, Yates and Pogacar included in bizarre Laureus award nominations; Brennan reveals coeliac disease prevented him drinking on Sunday’s podium + more on the live blog

Callum will be guiding you through the internet's best, wondering if he can escape on a ride for a couple of hours himself while the sun shines...

Tue, Mar 03, 2026 09:40

“I immediately felt like my teeth were gone”: Pro cyclist loses front teeth in cobbles crash; “You asked, we did”: Police celebrate £50 fine for driver “boldly using cycle lane as pretend VIP car parking”; Pothole pain + more on the live blog

Dan Alexander is still recovering from finding out it's now March, but will be enjoying the rare sunshine on the Monday live blog

Mon, Mar 02, 2026 09:05

2020 Tour Down Under peloton rides through bushfire-affected area

“Santos Tour Down Under: Australia’s top event for climate bullshit”: Spoof ad skewers race’s “sportswashing” oil and gas sponsor; Brennan’s classics plans; Philipsen fly-by; Scottish cycling budget boost; Greatest anti-bikes rant? + more on the live blog

You may have noticed some technical glitches on the site this morning, but don’t worry, because normal service will now resume on the Tuesday live blog… which means Ryan Mallon’s here with lots of news, views, and silly stuff he found on the internet

Tue, Jan 13, 2026 09:56

Stage two of the 2025 Tour of Britain Men

British cycling is on the cusp of a new golden era in 2026… But will anyone in the UK care?

A generation of world-class talent is emerging, just in time for the Tour de France’s return to Britain in 2027. But is it in danger of being ignored by the British sporting public?

Wed, Dec 31, 2025 17:55

Radnor Park roundabout proposal, Folkestone

“This green initiative ensures that I now drive around to avoid it”: Revamped roundabout leaves residents baffled by a segregated bike lane; Movistar man plays the bicycle; Brennan signs Visma contract extension + more on the live blog

It's Friday and Callum has decided there are better things to be doing than spending his wage and queuing for World Cup tickets, so he's here instead...

Fri, Dec 12, 2025 09:36

Bizarre new bike day headache as excited cyclist takes Canyon Aeroad out the box… only to spot a rather strange mistake; Vuelta protest fallout: “The police did a very good job, we saw people trying to take the road” + more on the live blog

Welcome back to another day of live blog action, Dan Alexander entrusted with the hotseat to take you through all the goings-on in the world of cycling this Thursday

Thu, Sep 04, 2025 07:28

“Why, oh why did I think I could defy physics and geometry?”: A very painful crash taking out bottom bottle on the fly; New bike day nightmare; Wahoo issues continue; Brennan wins again; Bike brand’s bankruptcy; Doping ban + more on the live blog

Dan Alexander is on live blog duty for you today, rounding up all the news, reaction, opinions and silliness from the world of cycling this Thursday

Thu, Aug 21, 2025 08:04

“But we’re the entitled snowflakes”: Cyclists baffled as right-wing group calls for Elon Musk DOGE-style clampdown on “unethical” cycling and walking charity and its “taxpayer-funded, deeply undemocratic restrictions on motorists” + more on the live blog

He may have just about recovered from Milan-Sanremo on Saturday, but Ryan Mallon’s back for some more blistering, long-range cycling news and enthralling, action-packed opinions on the Monday live blog

Mon, Mar 24, 2025 10:11