
Simon Richardson
Editor of Cycling Weekly magazine, Simon has been working at the title since 2001. He fell in love with cycling when. channel surfing in 1989 and happening across the greatest Tour de France ever ridden. He's been a Greg LeMond fan ever since. He started racing in 1995 when moving to university in North Wales to Study sports science. Here he found he had more time to train and some amazing roads to ride on. He raced domestically for several years with his club Norwood Paragon, riding everything from Surrey leagues to time trials, track and even a few Premier Calendars. In 2000 he spent one season racing in Belgium with the Kingsnorth International Wheelers.
Since working for Cycling Weekly he has written product reviews, fitness articles, pro interviews, race coverage, features and news. He has covered the Tour de France more times than he can remember along with two Olympic Games (Beijing 2008 and London 2012) along with many other international and UK domestic races. He can still be seen at his club's evening races through the summer and riding the lanes of Surrey, Sussex and Kent, but he still hasn't completed the Big Ride challenge!
Latest articles by Simon Richardson
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‘How do cyclists pee whilst racing the Giro d'Italia?’ – you asked Google and we’ve got the answerSometimes they just need a little push from a team-mate to keep rolling...
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Take our cycling survey for a chance to win some great prizesSpend a few minutes telling us about your cycling habits and you'll be in with a chance of winning some amazing prizes
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Friday cycling quiz: How many Liège winners can you name?It's the oldest race on the UCI calendar with over 80 individual riders having won the race
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Amstel Gold Race 2026: Everything you need to knowAll the information you need ahead of the men's and women's races, taking place on Sunday April 10
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Friday cycling quiz: How well do you know The Amstel Gold RaceThe hilliest race in the Netherlands kicks off the Ardennes classics despite not taking place in the Ardennes. How much do you know about this boozey affair?
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A world champion's track bike built by an OlympianGraham Webb won on both road and track at national and world level.
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It's Commuter Week at Cycling Weekly - here's what you can expectJoin us as we celebrate all things riding from A to B this week
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The Friday cycling quiz - cycling acronymsDo you know what they all mean? Take our quiz to find out.
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Friday cycling quiz: Strade BiancheIt may have the look and feel of a race from another century, but Strade is the youngest of the classics
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The Friday cycling quiz: Opening WeekendIt's all eyes on Belgium this weekend as the peloton hits the cobbles of Flanders to kick off the classics
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The Friday cycling quiz: Do early season stage races really shape the Tour?From the UAE Tour to the Critérium du Dauphiné, stage races through the spring and early summer give us a glimpse of what's to come at the Tour de France
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The Friday cycling quiz: When fans and riders collideCycling fans have always run the risk of getting too close to their favourite riders, How well do you remember the most famous incidents
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The Friday cycling quiz: How well do you remember the 1970sThe decade of Eddy Merckx will also be remembered for the birth of mountain biking, the world champs coming to the UK and dominant time trialist
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The Lost Merckx: How the search for a world championship winning bike uncovered an unlikely starBike shop owner Gerry Shields became a hit at film festivals after an extraordinary four hour interview
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The Friday Cycling Quiz - match the climb to the early season raceThey may not match Mont Ventoux in severity or fame, but the early season races often have classic climbs of their own: but do you know which race they feature in?
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The crowds at the 2014 Yorkshire Tour de France Grand Départ were like nothing we’d seen before – can 2027 top it?The public will be out in force for the two 2027 Grands Départs as the UK breaks new ground
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2025 MyWhoosh Big Ride Challenge finishers listFrom 500 to 5,000 miles, we celebrate everyone hitting their target in 2025
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Friday cycling quiz - are you ready for the 2026 season?Have you been paying attention to where and when the major races are this season? Then you're all set for scoring top marks in this week's quiz
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This is what the BRC riders were doing in 2025Sponsored by MyWhoosh
All the 2025 MyWhoosh monthly challenges
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Join the Big Ride ChallengeSign up to one of our four distance challenges and get ready to take your riding to the next level.
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Get your riding off to a flying start with our January challengesEach month we set our Big Ride Challenge riders two smaller challenges to motivate their riding through the coming four weeks.
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Yomo 20: A good bike with plenty of adjustment for growing kids20 inch wheeled bikes are commonly a kids first geared bike – this is how we got on with seven gears, bigger wheels and a bit more riding confidence.
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The Friday cycling quiz: Name that teamNew team kits are coming out, so it's time to test your knowledge of some of the best, worst and most forgettable team kits of the last 30 years.
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The Friday cycling quiz: How well do you know Giant bikes?Test your knowledge of one of the biggest companies in cycling with our Friday quiz
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