Jack Beavis

Writer specialising in cycling available on a freelance / full-time basis. Contact me through my own site: chocolatechainring.co.uk for more info

by Jack Beavis September 9, 2026

News

Exclusive: BCC Race Team and MyPad Racing to merge for 2027

The Midlands elite development team and the ‘ad-hoc’ UCI programme will race as BCC–MyPad next season, with a 14-rider roster and a calendar split between the National Road Series and UCI races abroad.

by Jack Beavis September 4, 2026

Features Interviews

First through the door: Alex Foster and Cycling Sheffield’s new generation

Two seasons of injury and illness gave Alex Foster little to show for Dave Coulson’s patience. He takes an 11-point lead into Sunday’s U23 Open National Road Series finale, and tells Jack Beavis why he almost didn’t let himself hope for it.

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by British Conti and Jack Beavis September 4, 2026

Previews

2026 Chas Messenger Trophy: preview and startlist

Alexander Foster carries the U23 Open National Road Series lead into Sunday’s finale at Astwood on the worst run of form of his season, with three riders still able to take it off him.

by Jack Beavis August 18, 2026

Features Interviews

‘You’ve got to be pragmatic’ – how a cancelled French stage race sent Cycling Sheffield to Belgium

When a red weather warning cancelled the Tour des Deux-Sèvres with Cycling Sheffield already en route, team manager Dave Coulson turned the van around and pointed it at Belgium’s kermesses instead. He talks to Jack Beavis about improvisation, development, and what a warming Europe means for British teams racing abroad.