2026 Banbury Star CC Road Race: report and results
Lily Martin moved clear of Amy Henchoz (Paralloy RT) on the final ascent of The Knowle to win the Banbury Star Road Race on Sunday 17 May, Round 2 of the British Team Cup
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Ian Mansel-Thomas journal: the agent landgrab
We are really pleased to introduce Ian Mansel-Thomas as the latest of The British Continental’s 2026 journal contributors. Ian co-manages the junior super-team camsmajaco, and in his opening entry he examines how junior racing has come to resemble the WorldTour — and the rider-agent landgrab that now reaches under-16s.
No Chief Commissaire, not enough marshals: DAP CC Road Race cancelled
The 17 May National B in Suffolk has been called off after the organiser was unable to secure a Chief Commissaire or the required number of accredited marshals.
Tizzie Robinson-Gordon journal: the villa, the moon boot, and a gravel bike
We are really pleased to introduce Tizzie Robinson-Gordon as the latest of The British Continental’s 2026 journal contributors. In her opening entry, she takes us from a broken ankle in a Calpe villa garden to a return to the Scottish scene six weeks later — via a meditation on a gravel bike she does not need.