Steve Cummings: 'That was the worst race I have ever done in my life'

Steve Cummings described his British Road Race Championships win as the "worst race I have ever done in my life".

Steve Cummings solos to a historic nationals double

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After soloing to a sensational historic National Championships double in the Isle of Man, Steve Cummings described his road race victory as "the worst race I have ever done in my life".

The Dimension Data rider, 36, broke away from a lead group of six riders with 10km to go in Douglas and crossed the finish line at the grandstand by 40 seconds from Chris Lawless (Axeon-Hagens Berman) and Ian Bibby (JLT-Condor).

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Chris Marshall-Bell

A freelance sports journalist and podcaster, you'll mostly find Chris's byline attached to news scoops, profile interviews and long reads across a variety of different publications. He has been writing regularly for Cycling Weekly since 2013. In 2024 he released a seven-part podcast documentary, Ghost in the Machine, about motor doping in cycling.

Previously a ski, hiking and cycling guide in the Canadian Rockies and Spanish Pyrenees, he almost certainly holds the record for the most number of interviews conducted from snowy mountains. He lives in Valencia, Spain.