Richard Abraham
Richard Abraham is an award-winning writer, based in New Zealand. He has reported from major sporting events including the Tour de France and Olympic Games, and is also a part-time travel guide who has delivered luxury cycle tours and events across Europe. In 2019 he was awarded Writer of the Year at the PPA Awards.
Latest articles by Richard Abraham
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Tour de Yorkshire gallery: the view from the Cow and Calf
Photographer Russell Ellis joined the crowds on the climb of the Cow and Calf to capture the atmosphere on stage three of the Tour de Yorkshire
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Eddy Merckx: the man behind the legend
Winner of over 500 races, era-defining rider, son of a grocer and a grandfather just turned 71. Who is the real Eddy Merckx?
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New closed road circuit unveiled
A new closed-road circuit clinches York sports centre deal
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Ian Stannard out of Classics with fractured vertebra
Ian Stannard (Team Sky) will miss out on Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix after fracturing vertebrae in Ghent-Wevelgem crash
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Herne Hill Velodrome project approved by council
Trackside lighting and 250m junior track given green light by Southwark Council
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FMB tyres: the go-to rubber for Paris-Roubaix
Handmade using the highest quality materials and the pinnacle of technology, FMB tyres are the go-to rubber for many pros tackling the cobbled Classics. Last year, we went to Brittany to uncover the brand’s success
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Government announces extra £20million for cycling
Additional funding welcomed but campaigners call for more
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Bak attacks to win Giro stage 12
Giro d'Italia 2012, stage 12 report: Breakaway succeeds in the medium mountains, Rodriguez holds onto pink
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New recruits for British NFTO team
Brit superteam lines up big guns for 2014, which includes former BMC rider Adam Blythe and ex-Sky directeur sportif Sean Yates
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Government responds to 'Get Britain Cycling' petition
Response from government as online cycling petition nears 60,000 signatures
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Nelson Oliveira takes the biggest win of his career on stage 13 of the Vuelta
Portuguese time trial champion Nelson Oliveira (Lampre-Merida) outfoxes the breakaway to solo to victory on stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana
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Dave Brailsford reveals Team Sky's Mur de Huy masterplan
Chris Froome (Team Sky) took over the yellow jersey of the 2015 Tour de France on stage three to Mur de Huy, and it was all part of the Sky plan
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Track World Cup GB team pursuit line-ups finalised
King to ride scratch race, Swift to ride omnium
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Elinor Barker and Felix English win Otley Cycle Races
Wiggle-Honda and Rapha-Condor-JLT riders take honours in famous town centre races
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2015 European season underway at Challenge Mallorca
Matteo Pelucchi (IAM Cycling) draws first blood with victory at 2015 European season opener; Elia Viviani and Jose Joaquin Rojas behind
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Crashes, mechanicals and illness hamper GB in World Champs U23 road race
Bad luck and bad form for Britain's riders saw Owain Doull finish a disappointing 92nd in the U23 men's road race at the 2015 Road World Championships
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Tom Boonen not surprised to beat Andre Greipel in Tour of Qatar sprint
Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) pips Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) after searingly fast fourth stage of the Tour of Qatar
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The British mainland's most northerly cycling club: Caithness CC
We visit Caithness CC in Scotland, Britain's northernmost cycling club
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James shines at National Track Champs
British National Track Championships 2012: Cycling Weekly's roundup of the action at last week's competition in Manchester
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Lars Boom cortisol case: what you need to know
Lars Boom (Astana) returned low cortisol levels in an anti-doping test before the 2015 Tour de France. We explain everything you need to know
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Rapha Supercross returns for 2012
British news round-up: Rapha Supercross, Dave Creasy Six, Velobici pop-up, Giant's Causeway sportive, Team Sky head down the pub, Witches' Curse sportive and Downton Classic
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Bradley Wiggins denies Mark Cavendish rift after team pursuit
Mark Cavendish misses out on Olympic team pursuit gold but Bradley Wiggins denies freezing the Manxman out of the line up
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British team Pedal Heaven unveils 2015 squad
Top ranked non-UCI team Pedal Heaven unveils its 2015 squad as it seeks UCI status in 2016
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Altura Vapour waterproof jacket review
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