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 February 21, 2026

Features Interviews

On the right track: Elliot Rowe’s rise inside Visma-Lease a Bike

Amid talk of turbulence at Visma–Lease a Bike, 19-year-old Scot Elliot Rowe is quietly thriving. After a breakthrough U23 season that included a stage win at the Tour de l’Avenir, he tells The British Continental why the team’s development system – and a continued commitment to the track – is bringing the best out of him as he eyes the WorldTour.

by Jack Beavis February 20, 2026

Features Interviews

Leon Atkins: junior star, senior medallist

Two weeks after grinding through the mist at Portsdown, 17-year-old Leon Atkins stood on the podium at the National Track Championships with his first senior medal around his neck. A 4:10.85 Individual Pursuit – quicker than Wiggins at the same age – offered another glimpse of a rider already straddling junior racing, a Lidl–Trek future and the long tradition of British pursuiting excellence.

by Jack Beavis February 19, 2026

Previews

2026 Clayton Spring Classic Handicap: preview and startlist

On Sunday 22 February, the Clayton Spring Classic Handicap returns to the Bashall Eaves circuit near Clitheroe for its 58th edition, once again bringing together Britain’s domestic elite and ambitious lower-category riders in one of the North’s most distinctive and unpredictable early-season contests.

by Jack Beavis February 16, 2026

Features Interviews

When the programme ends: Will Perrett interview, part two

In part two of our extended interview, Will Perrett reflects on the journey that took him from self-funded outsider to European medallist and World Cup winner within British Cycling’s Olympic Podium Programme – and the abrupt end that followed. Illness, self-coaching and selection pressures all shaped his time inside the system. Now, as he prepares for another National Track Championships, he speaks candidly about performance, perception and what comes next.