Adam Becket
Adam is Cycling Weekly’s news editor – his greatest love is road racing but as long as he is cycling on tarmac, he's happy. Before joining Cycling Weekly he spent two years writing for Procycling, where he interviewed riders and wrote about racing. He's usually out and about on the roads of Bristol and its surrounds. Before cycling took over his professional life, he covered ecclesiastical matters at the world’s largest Anglican newspaper and politics at Business Insider. Don't ask how that is related to cycling.
Latest articles by Adam Becket
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UAE Team Emirates power to team time trial victory on stage three of Paris-Nice
Team take advantage of more clement weather to put Finn Fisher-Black into yellow jersey
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The UCI is banning time trial helmet optimisations - one day after Giro lid broke cover
The 'head sock' is out, with more helmets to be reviewed - whilst hookless rim investigation is still ongoing
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Another year, another annoying choice between Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico
The two premier stage races clashing is a continued bane for all fans of cycling, and points to a bloated sport
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Arvid de Kleijn sprints to victory on stage two of Paris-Nice, surprising favourites
Tudor Pro Cycling's Dutchman beats all the WorldTour big guns to win in Montargis
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Visma-Lease a Bike’s new Giro helmets take aero to ridiculous level
Dutch team debut new Giro aero helmet on stage one of Tirreno-Adriatico
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'I don’t know': Not even Tadej Pogačar could explain his incredible Strade Bianche attack
The Slovenian was so dominant on Saturday that everything seems hyperbolic
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Tadej Pogačar cruises to Strade Bianche victory after 81km solo attack
Slovenian wins by almost three minutes in Siena after dominant display in Tuscany
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Everything you need for Tirreno-Adriatico: Key information, route, start list and riders to watch
The Italian stage race returns, with Jonas Vingegaard set to battle it out across the hilly days
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Halfords once again issues profit warning following 'significant market deterioration' within cycling
The UK's biggest bike retailer has reduced its forecasts once more after "weakening" customer demand
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'Losing the plot in public - it's mental' - Geraint Thomas on Patrick Lefevere's criticism of Julian Alaphilippe
Ineos Grenadiers rider says he feels sorry for his peers who are criticised in public by the Soudal Quick-Step boss
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Quietly, Jonas Vingegaard is looking very, very good
The Visma-Lease a Bike rider has started 2024 in the same way as he started 2023, a year that went pretty well for him
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Cyclists make plea to Met Police after riders 'systematically targeted by violent criminals' in spate of 'bike muggings'
Regent's Park Cyclists have penned an open letter to Sir Mark Rowley, supported by British Cycling, Rapha, Zwift and others
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Professional cycling team attempted to sign on with mechanic dressing up as rider
Cynisca Cycling tried to use a mechanic posing as a fifth rider in order to sign on for Argenta Classic – 2 Districtenpijl Ekeren-Deurne last year, UCI says
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'You don't want to be the guy who comes in and is useless': Derek Gee on the ride that changed him
The Canadian talks through O Gran Camiño 2022, which changed his course as a rider
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'Cyclists are seen as the cockroaches of the road' – UK's most notorious helmet cam cyclist on death threats and dangerous driving
Mike van Erp has reported around 1,700 lawbreaking road users to the police - he tells Cycling Weekly why he does it
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A break-up letter to stupidly long club rides
I have found shorter, more sociable outings are for me
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What’s the point in keeping a bike launch secret when everyone already knows about it?
The Factor Ostro was teased for a couple of months ahead of its release, but hardly subtly. Why?
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'A big waste of time’: Inside the stage race with only one stage
The Ruta del Sol went from five to one stage thanks to farmer protests, creating an odd situation
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The peril of celebrating early: Tobias Halland Johannessen loses Classic Var to Lenny Martinez on line
The Uno-X rider sat up before the French one-day race was truly won, and paid the price
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Promising South African cyclist in coma after being hit by driver
Seventeen-year-old Jessie Munton, a Youth Commonwealth Games athlete, needs €100,000 for rehabilitation
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Spanish stage race reduced to single 5km time trial due to farmer protests
The five-day Ruta del Sol was won by Maxim van Gils on Friday, beating Juan Ayuso
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Murder investigation launched after cyclist dies following collision
Thames Valley Police urge witnesses to come forward after incident in Reading on Wednesday
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Is this the weirdest kit in pro cycling? Alpecin-Deceuninck go for double denim
Aping the Carrera team from the 80s and 90s, Alpecin are to race in fake denim
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'Mostly for those in their 40s and 50s': I'm 28 but I still think this stage race has a mad playlist that you need to listen to
With everything from Arcade Fire to Tina Turner, it's got something for everyone - almost. Plus, a lot of Portuguese music
By Adam Becket Published