Cyclingnews.com is a website providing
cycling
Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from tw ...
news and race result owned by
Future.
History
In 1995 Australian
Bill Mitchell, a keen cyclist and professor of economics at the
University of Newcastle, created the website titled "Bill’s Cycling Racing Results and News" after finding there was a need for fast-breaking news and race results in English-speaking countries.
In 1999 Sydney-based publishing company Knapp Communications purchased the website from Mitchell, and in July 2007 they sold it to British publisher
Future plc
Future plc is an international multimedia company established in the United Kingdom in 1985. The company has over 220 brands that span magazines, newsletters, websites, and events in fields such as video games, technology, films, music, photogr ...
for £2.2m. In July 2014 it was bought by
Immediate Media Company
Immediate Media Company Limited (styled as Immediate Media Co) is a British multinational publishing house that currently publishes a significant range of titles, including ''Radio Times, BBC Top Gear, BBC Good Food'' and a host of others. In ...
, along with the print-only ''
Procycling'' magazine. In February 2019, Immediate Media sold its cycling titles back to Future.
See also
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Pedaltech-Cyclingnews-Jako
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Cycling Weekly''
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VeloNews''
References
External links
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Internet properties established in 1995
British sport websites
Cycling websites
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