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 gave him more time to train and some amazing roads to train in. He raced domestically for several years, 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 features, pro interviews, race coverage and news. He has covered the Tour de France more times than he can remember along with two Olympic Games and many other international and UK domestic races. He can still be seen at his club's evening races through the summer but he still hasn't completed the CW5000 challenge!
SIMON IS CURRENTLY RIDING
Road bike: Pinarello K8S with Shimano Dura Ace
TT bike: Specialized Venge road bike with FFWD wheels
Gravel bike: N/A
Training bike: Rourke custom hand made with Reynolds 853 steel
Latest articles by Simon Richardson
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Team Sky in training for today's team time trial
Video: British pro team subjected to road rage attack while out training
By Simon Richardson Published
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Bradley Wiggins wins 2014 time trial world title
Bradley Wiggins wins the time trial world title in Ponferrada, Spain, beating defending champion Tony Martin by 26 seconds
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Froome claims Tour leadership after Wiggins announces Giro Tour aim
Tour de France Leadership at Team Sky in doubt as both Chris Froome and Sir Bradley Wiggins signal their intentions
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CUMMINGS OUT WITH BROKEN ELBOW
Discovery rider to take time out after TT crash
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FIRST MEDALS FOR GB AT EUROPEAN TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS
Britain's junior riders rack up the medals in Germany
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TEAM BOSSES TO DISCUSS FUTURE OF PROTOUR
Team's resume ProTour discussions in California
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Peter Kennaugh to lead Team Sky in Giro's opening stage
Giro d'Italia 2011: Young Brit will use his track pedigree to get the team time trial under way
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Tom Boonen set to ride both Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne
Belgian’s favourite son will be at opening classics
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Stapleton looks forward to challenge of new teams
Can Teams Sky and The Shack make a dent in Columbia's winning ways?
By Simon Richardson Published
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Team Sky miss out on stage four
Tour Down Under: Bad luck for the British team's lead out train in chaotic last few kilometres
By Simon Richardson Published
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British Team pursuiters tune-up in Majorca
Manchester World Cup 2011: British coaches face selection dilemma four weeks out from World Cup
By Simon Richardson Published
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Marcel Kittel talks us through his best year
Marcel Kittel has been pondering the question for a week. “How do you define your best year? Do you take victories as the most important factor?” It was what Chris Marshall Bell assumed when he first made contact for this interview
By Simon Richardson Published
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British sprinters off the pace on day one
The team sprint competition is a perennial problem for the British camp, and they're no closer to solving it 18 months out from the 2016 Rio Olympics as both the men's and women's team qualify in eighth place.
By Simon Richardson Published
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Cavendish wins in La Grand-Motte as Armstrong distances Contador in crosswinds
Second straight-win for Cavendish but tactical intrigue is already in full-swing at Astana
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LONDON READY TO DELIVER BIKE HIRE SCHEME
Parisian style ‘Velib’ coming to London
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Robbie McEwen: Rider Profile
Robbie McEwen: Career profile, biog, cycling results, photos and more
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Chris Walker: British Legend
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UCI defends its stance on tilted saddles
Tour de France 2011: Teams were gaining an advantage says UCI's Technical Coordinator
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Jason Kenny dumped out of sprint competition in first round
Jason Kenny is out of the men's sprint competition at the earliest opportunity.
By Simon Richardson Published
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Geraint Thomas: ‘They can have my power meter, it won't change the race'
Thomas says a proposed ban of power meters at the Tour de France will only continue to hold cycling back
By Simon Richardson Published
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Valverde gets better of Wiggins and Sky in Ruta del Sol
Movistar's leader Valverde takes the win at the Ruta del Sol as Team Sky place four riders in the top ten - Wiggins sixth fastest on the same time as Geraint Thomas - Richie Porte in eighth place
By Simon Richardson Published
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Surrey Police go after inconsiderate cyclists
Leaflets handed out to cyclists near Box Hill due to anti social riding in the Surrey Hills
By Simon Richardson Published
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SUNDERLAND LEAVES CERVELO TEST TEAM
Scott Sunderland quits Sastre’s new team before first pedal is turned
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Wendy Houvenaghel retires as injury prevents Glasgow ride
Three time track world champion Wendy Houvenaghel announces retirement - Injury keeps her out of Commonwealth Games that was due to be her final ride - Houvenaghel retires with world titles and an Olympic silver medal
By Simon Richardson Published