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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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.
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Huge roadside support a major factor in securing 2019 World Championships for Yorkshire
An expected high turnout of spectators on the roadside was one of the key factors of securing the Worlds for Yorkshire ahead of its rivals
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Lawyers will have to green light any Jess Varnish return to Great Britain track team
British Cycling performance director Stephen Park says he and Jess Varnish have had a 'great positive conversation' about a potential return for the track sprinter
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Mark Cavendish: Caleb Ewan was the strongest today
Abu Dhabi Tour race leader and stage one winner Mark Cavendish pays tribute to Caleb Ewan's sprint on stage two, despite being pipped on the line by Marcel Kittel
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Michael Mørkøv felt 'guilty' he might have spread coronavirus
In total 167 tests carried out at the quarantined race have come back negative
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Meet Tekkerz: Britain’s coolest team
Tekkerz are the new kids on the block - they are unconventional, stylish and do things very much their own way
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British Cycling chair steps down two months after re-election
Long-serving board member Bob Howden to remain as president of the scandal-hit national body
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New Trek women's team officially announced with Lizzie Deignan revealed as star signing
Lizzie Deignan will ride for the new Trek Factory Racing team in 2019, saying that Trek's attitude towards her pregnancy was key in her decision.
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Tom Dumoulin: If you can get a top ten in Abu Dhabi, you can get a top ten in a Grand Tour
Dutchman Tom Dumoulin says that he will have to ride very well to get top ten against the likes of Nairo Quintana and Vincenzo Nibali at the Abu Dhabi Tour.
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Mark Cavendish ‘bitterly disappointed' after missing time cut and being eliminated from Tour de France
Dimension Data boss Doug Ryder has said that Mark Cavendish is “gutted” and “bitterly disappointed” to have been eliminated from the Tour de France.
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Matteo Trentin: 'Hopefully Van Der Poel is dropped before the Worlds final'
The Italian lost his chance at an overall Tour of Britain win as Mathieu van der Poel raced to the stage win
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‘It’s about closure’ - Former track and BMX star Shanaze Reade returns to racing after retirement
Returning track sprinter Shanaze Reade has said her return to racing is about “closure” after an unsatisfactory end to her career.
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Tom Pidcock raffles off world champion's jersey to raise money for Charlie Craig foundation
Pidcock hopes to raise £5,000 for #rideforcharlie foundation
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Chris Froome on Dauphiné TT: 'Not my best performance'
Chris Froome has admitted that he found stage four's time trial at the Critérium du Dauphine "tough" and that he has work to do before July's Tour de France
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Simon Yates: 'Sky are going to rip some legs off today'
Tour de France best young rider Simon Yates says that he is expecting a battle during Friday's stage in the Pyrenees
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Alex Dowsett: Tour of Britain stage five 'the best club 10 I've ever done'
British rider Alex Dowsett could only managed ninth on the stage, but said he relished the opportunity to ride a pro time trial in his home county
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Katie Archibald and Daniel Bigham double up on day two of National Track Championships
Ten champions crowned on marathon day of racing in the Manchester velodrome
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Mark McNally on losing his shot at Eneco Tour stage victory: 'that's bike racing'
British rider Mark McNally says he won’t be losing any sleep after he and the breakaway were caught within sight of the line on stage three of the Eneco Tour
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‘I didn’t realise how steep the final climb was’: Brandon McNulty reflects on Dubai Tour solo effort near miss
The young American was caught agonisingly close to the line on the uphill finish to Hatta Dam
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