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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Always elevating - Hugh Carthy sets his sights on the Giro
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Mathieu van der Poel left 'dizzy and empty' in punishing Yorkshire Worlds race
The Dutchman cracked while riding in the leading group at the 2019 Road World Championships
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Alberto Contador backing Chris Froome to hold on for overall Tour de France victory
Two-time winner Alberto Contador things Froome will do enough in the final mountain stage and the time trial to win a fourth Tour title
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Team Sky unveil 2019 kit
Team Sky will return to its classic black look for the 2019 season after a brief dalliance with white jerseys this year.
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Huub-Wattbike smash Manchester track and National Championship records
Anna Shackley also put in a sterling effort to claim the women’s points title
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Mapei return to cycling team sponsorship with UK club
The Italian company's sponsorship will help send academy riders to races further afield
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Are the roads more dangerous than they used to be?
Data reveals an interesting insight into how safe it is to cycle on UK roads
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'You think top riders are machines, then you see Sagan out of breath... it opened my eyes’
Oliver Naesen has had the season of his life so far in the Classics in 2017, and says that riding with the likes of Peter Sagan and Greg Van Avermaet has shown he can win a Classic one day
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Peter Sagan's Tour de France in doubt after heavy crash on descent on stage 17
Peter Sagan will decide on Thursday morning whether to continue in the Tour de France after the world champion suffered a heavy crash on stage 17.
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British Cycling eyes strategic overhaul ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Performance director Stephen Park warns massive medal hauls are a thing of the past
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A Yates with destiny: Simon Yates reflects on racing, family and ambition
After a year that saw him take home the Tour's white jersey and complete the Vuelta a España, Simon Yates talks about what he's achieved and what's to come
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No gateaux, no plateau? How to shift those final few kilos
Well on his way to getting back in shape, CW's Vern Pitt found himself on a weight loss plateau as progress ground to a halt. What does it take to shift those stubborn final few kilos?
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Le Col steps up backing for Drops women's team
Funding deal offers increased support for British women’s team
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Laura Kenny races on after dramatic crash in World Championship omnium
Omnium olympic champion left bloodied as five riders come down in Berlin
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WorldTour teams ‘underestimated’ the British squads in Tour de Yorkshire
The WorldTour sprinters’ teams “underestimated” the talent and strength of their British domestic rivals at the Tour de Yorkshire yesterday according to those in the peloton.
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People who commute to work by bike should get £250 tax break, says British Cycling
British Cycling to lobby government with proposal to give cycle commuters a tax break, a move that has the backing of Chris Boardman and Dame Sarah Storey
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To mark a decade of National Park status, I rode the entire 164km route of the South Downs
Before lockdown, Vern Pitt rode the entire route from one end to the other to mark 10 years of the South Downs National Park
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Bradley Wiggins says he's not aiming to become like Dave Brailsford after he retires
Bradley Wiggins is looking to develop young riders after he calls time on his career, but says he doesn't want to take up a role like Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford
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Condor Potenza review
Condor Potenza is the more wallet friendly option from the London based brand but offer the same great riding ability
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British champion Connor Swift to stay at Madison Genesis in 2019
Continental-level squad strengthens its roster with signings from JLT-Condor and Team Wiggins
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Tougher than Everesting: I rode up Box Hill 91 times
To highlight the shocking statistics on men’s mental health, Chris Hall rode down, and up, Box Hill 91 times. He tells Vern Pitt how it went
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Tom Dumoulin: 'I always keep a little bit of faith that I can still win the Tour de France'
Sunweb look to shake up the general classification on Friday’s mountain stage
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Yorkshire named as host of 2019 UCI Road World Championships
Yorkshire will host the UCI road World Championships in 2019, the UCI announced on Wednesday in Doha
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Team Ineos haven't ruled out setting up women's squad
Team Ineos principal Sir Dave Brailsford hasn’t ruled out starting a women’s team now the squad has the backing of Britain’s richest man.
By Vern Pitt Published