Vern Pitt
Having trained as a journalist at Cardiff University I spent eight years working as a business journalist covering everything from social care, to construction to the legal profession and riding my bike at the weekends and evenings. When a friend told me Cycling Weekly was looking for a news editor, I didn't give myself much chance of landing the role, but I did and joined the publication in 2016. Since then I've covered Tours de France, World Championships, hour records, spring classics and races in the Middle East. On top of that, since becoming features editor in 2017 I've also been lucky enough to get myself sent to ride my bike for magazine pieces in Portugal and across the UK. They've all been fun but I have an enduring passion for covering the national track championships. It might not be the most glamorous but it's got a real community feeling to it.
Latest articles by Vern Pitt
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Jonas Vingegaard wins atop Col du Tourmalet as Sepp Kuss keeps Vuelta a España lead
Jumbo-Visma tighten their grip on the race as Tour de France champion lifts himself into contention
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Juan Sebastián Molano wins Vuelta a España stage 12 as Kaden Groves suffers mechanical
Australian suffers mechanical in final meters of the stage to Zaragoza
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McLaren Applied re-enters cycling with purchase of bust e-bike brand
VanMoof will join McLaren Applied e-scooter brand Lavoire
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Strava used to ‘identify’ cyclist who burned down Donald Trump supporter’s sign
Cyclist videoed setting light to 'Trump Won' sign in North Carolina
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Ribble Cycles on rebound from £5m loss after Covid and Brexit take toll
Firm says 2023 trading has been a “significant improvement” from 2022
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Glasgow World Championships hit with strike disruption
Workers at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and at parking facilities in the city walk out in a dispute over pay
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Opinion: Mark Cavendish Netflix documentary shows why Tour de France return is in doubt
Manxman's route out of depression shows what's really important
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Ricarda Bauernfeind takes bold solo victory on Tour de France Femmes stage five
Young German deliver Canyon-Sram their first victory in this race
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Rider slapped with 30 day suspension for causing Tour of Flanders mass pile-up
Filip Maciejuk banned from racing for a month after careering into the front of the bunch after taking to the pavement
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Shimano bike component sales fall 18%
Japanese brand says bad weather partly to blame as it feels the effects of sluggish bicycle market
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Lorena Wiebes takes SD Worx’s second stage win at Tour de France Femmes on stage 3
Dutch team continues to hold the yellow jersey with Lotte Kopecky
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Tour de France Femmes stage 3 as it happened: Another shot for the sprinters' teams
Stage three takes the race from Collognes-la-rouge to Montignac-Lascaux
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Tom Pidcock: ‘I felt like a pretender in the Tour de France GC group’
Ineos Grenadier says Matej Mohorič's emotional post win interview from stage 19 resonated with him
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Adam Yates says ‘less pressure’ key to Tour de France third
UAE Team Emirates co-leader says he still thinks Tadej Pogačar is the best rider in the world despite defeat by Jonas Vingegaard
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The day the elastic snapped at the Tour de France
The peloton is on its hand and knees and yet its riders struggle on
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Kasper Asgreen’s Tour de France win puts him ‘back where he belongs’ after year of illness
Dane dedicates win to those that helped him recover from fatigue syndrome
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Tadej Pogačar: ‘Today was one of the worst days of my life on the bike’
UAE Team Emirates leader loses more than five minutes on Tour de France queen stage
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Jonas Vingegaard: ‘I was riding so well, I thought my power meter was over-reading’
Tour de France yellow jersey holder takes big win over Tadej Pogačar in third week time trial
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Opinion: For Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard there's more than the Tour de France on the line
Who is going to emerge as the best stage racer in the world right now at this year's Tour de France?
By Vern Pitt Published
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Tour de France on circuits or charging for mountain spots - Jumbo-Visma boss’s answers to fan collisions
Richard Plugge says the number of fans causing crashes is “getting worse every year”.
By Vern Pitt Published
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Lack of eating dents Tom Pidcock’s Tour de France GC challenge
Ineos Grenadiers co-leader says he was "cooked" as he hemorrhaged time in the Alps
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Carlos Rodriguez credits BMX skills with Tour de France stage win
Ineos Grenadiers rider dedicates his victory to his parents
By Vern Pitt Published
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‘I'm not sure he’ll be welcome at the Giro’ - Italian peloton reviews Remco Evenepoel’s ‘rainbow pizza’
World Champion's latest Pizza Hut stunt doesn't pass muster with the Italians at the Tour de France
By Vern Pitt Published
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Jumbo-Visma ‘go easy’ as Tadej Pogačar closes in on Tour de France yellow
Jonas Vingagaard sees his lead on Slovenian nearly halved on a single climb
By Vern Pitt Published