"This will open the floodgates" - Fred Wright hoping more is to come after finally joining the winners circle
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For the first time in his career and after so many close calls, Fred Wright has finally managed to win a professional bike race. Of all the races to win, the fact it was the British National Championships make it extra sweet.
"A race like today is really nice because we're all mates. It was good fun, I really enjoyed today," the 24-year-old from Bahrain - Victorious post-race. "I'm so happy to get that win. It was separated into three segments, and it was so attritional. Even when guys went up the road and have 30 seconds they came back fairly quickly."
Edging out James Knox and Stephen Williams in an exciting finale, Wright avenged the most recent of his second placed finishes at the British national time-trial. "It was all about legs this course. My problem is that sometimes I do too much work, but the work you do on a course like this is rewarded," he explains. "It's not just the bike race, it's being able to wear the stripy jersey and then also for the rest of my career, I'll have a little GB band on my jersey as well."
And after finally getting that illusive first win, Wright is hoping it will soon become a regular occurrence. "It means a lot to win this and I can't wait for the next year. I think this will open the floodgates," he predicts. "We will see what the Tour is saying and beyond. To be national champ, it's pretty special.”
Kieran WoodDeputy Editor-in-Chief
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
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- many people advise him to grow slowly and rather do giro and/or vuelta instead of tdf. but i can totally understand that he is not satisfied with taking over once pogi declines, but instead beat him in his prime. so if he goes for tdf again, i‘m all for it. let‘s hope that pogi recovers soon!Ketterechts07-11-2026
- So gracious to offer something no-one would be prepared to pay for. The Giro is not the Tour and doesn’t command the same interest or attract the same “elite” (those willing to pay to be a part of something they consider has ego boosting potential). Roadside viewing will always largely remain free for everyone outside circuits. Introduction of a symbolic entrance to mountain climbs is worthy of exploration. Asking 1-2€ isn’t going to repulse real fans (most will spend 50-100€ on their outing that day all things included) but will prevent a portion of the total knobhead thrillseekers who will join in any large gathering as long as it’s free, just because they’re attracted to crowds, without which it it difficult for them to work up their anti-social behaviour.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- How is radio going to help when someone went over a cliff or bridge or off the roadside into a forest unnoticed and is laying there unconscious?Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- Yep, next we’ll be accusing F1 drivers of avoiding Le Mans.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- But on what is that opinion based? Are you holding him to a different standard than others? Are you saying he should do learn to like something he doesn’t Are you saying he hasn’t achieved enough Are you saying he pretends to be better than his results? It’s actually a really strange opinion to oust if you consider it objectively or rationally. Try applying it to others or yourself by asking if not EVERYONE should then be doing more? Nobody in athletics or swimming gets criticism for not expanding their repertoire when a rival or someone else does. In fact, most who move to another event get accused of running from their rival. Opinions are boring, the reasons behind them are what count.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- for a medical chief to throw things like is just bad. There are already radios which were banned for spectacle. allow radios. Gps trackers are not a complete solutionabstractengineer07-11-2026
- Yeah man...PogiSloFans07-11-2026
- any rider less than 25 whether they are really ready for the position of leadership of GT is probably not the case. I think Pogi himself suffered when he was defeated by Jonas in the TDF twice. But that would be the team's job to ensure support so that they can bounce back. It requires a team and time to get back up and win after getting knocked down.abstractengineer07-11-2026
- I'm very glad he got the big late Quickstep Vuelta win and I hope he has a few left for Euskaltel-Euskadi.flyer07-11-2026
- My memories of Ivan Basso aren't good but I liked his sister Elisa ok.flyer07-11-2026
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FRED WRIGHT HAS DONE IT!! What an unbelievable moment 😍🥹 Unbelievable, and emotional, in the winning stretch the new national champ pays tribute to his friend and teammate Gino Mäder ❤️ Chapeau @Fred_Wright0 👏 #ForGino | #BritishCycling | #NatRoadChamps
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