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 August 18, 2026
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‘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.