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 March 6, 2026

Features Interviews

Adam Lewis: “It was either move on or call it a day”

There comes a point in every rider’s career when persistence must give way to reinvention. For Adam Lewis, now into his thirties and beginning again with APS Pro Cycling, that moment has arrived – less calculation, more instinct, and a renewed belief that the long-awaited UCI win is still within reach.

by Jack Beavis March 1, 2026

Interviews

John Archibald and an unplanned pursuit

After professional disillusionment and a return to domestic dominance, John Archibald look wasn’t looking for another chapter. Yet a phone call from a Para coach has placed him back on the boards – six rides into a partnership that could redefine the final act of his racing career.

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.