camsmajaco name eight for 2027 junior men’s squad
Milo and Sam de la Mare and Daniel Davies stay on for a second junior season, joined by five riders stepping up from youth racing. Seven riders, Leon Atkins among them, age out to the under-23 ranks.
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Paralloy RT is closing: Nikki Metcalfe on why it’s time to step away
Paralloy RT, the North East women’s team that raced for eight seasons as Team Boompods, will close at the end of 2026. Manager Nikki Metcalfe explains the personal and financial cost of keeping a development team alive, and why she is stepping away before the enjoyment disappears.
From the domestic scene to the Manayunk Wall: three FTP riders in Philadelphia
Rachel Galler, Anna Boniface and Phoebe Roche race for FTP–Fulfil The Potential Racing. In August, a composite team took them to the revived Philadelphia Cycling Classic, where they found WorldTour opposition, packed streets and a city that seemed genuinely pleased to have a bike race in its midst.
Mattie Dodd journal: from Pegasus Bridge to the Iseran
A start at Pegasus Bridge, 232 kilometres of central France interrupted by a level crossing, and a queen stage breathed through a paper straw: Mattie Dodd on a Tour de l’Avenir opened up to development teams.