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Wednesday, July 08, 2026
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Narraway Completes One of Europe's Toughest Stage Races
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Bermudian cyclist Nicholas Narraway, the reigning 2025 and 2026 Bermuda National Time Trial Champion and 2026 Bermuda National Road Race Champion, has completed one of the toughest challenges of his 2026 season, finishing the UCI 2.1 Sibiu Cycling Tour in Romania against a world-class field that included WorldTour teams, Grand Tour stage winners and many of the sport's most promising young professionals.
Widely regarded as one of Eastern Europe's premier professional stage races, the 2026 edition attracted 132 riders from 22 teams, including WorldTour powerhouses UAE Team Emirates XRG and Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe, five UCI ProTeams and many of Europe's leading Continental squads. After four demanding days of racing, only 119 riders completed the event.
The race was won by Lorenzo Finn (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe), the reigning Under-23 World Champion. At just 19 years old, Finn is widely regarded as one of the brightest climbing talents in world cycling and one of the sport's future Grand Tour contenders. He finished ahead of Byron Munton (Modern Adventure Pro Cycling) and Mark Donovan(Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team). The start list also featured internationally renowned riders including Wout Poels, winner of stages in all three Grand Tours, Tour de France stage winner Danny van Poppel, former Team INEOS rider Iván Ramiro Sosa, and a host of national champions and WorldTour professionals.
Narraway, racing for U.S.-based UCI Continental team Competitive Edge Racing, finished 88th overall, while teammate Marcis Shelton delivered an outstanding ride to place 24th overall against one of the strongest fields assembled for the event.
However, professional stage racing is about far more than individual finishing positions.
Unlike many sports, cycling is built around teamwork. Riders sacrifice their own ambitions to protect teammates from the wind, chase down breakaways, collect food and bottles, position riders before key climbs and sprints, and support designated team leaders as the race unfolds. As the Sibiu Cycling Tour developed, Shelton emerged as Competitive Edge Racing's highest-placed General Classification rider, with the team's tactics naturally evolving to support his GC campaign through the decisive mountain stages.
For Narraway, the week represented another significant step in his development racing at one of the highest levels outside the WorldTour.
For Narraway, the experience was about far more than an overall placing. Racing shoulder-to-shoulder with WorldTour professionals, former Grand Tour stage winners and some of the world's best young riders provided another important step in his development and another reminder that progress at this level is measured not only by results, but by the experience gained against the very best in the sport
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Tuesday, July 07, 2026
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Narraway Finishes in Bunch Sprint in Stage 1b
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Bermuda’s National Time-Trial and Road Racing Champion Nicholas Narraway remained safely in the mix at the 16th Sibiu Cycling Tour in Romania, finishing in the main bunch during a high-speed Stage 1b.
Representing Competitive Edge Racing, Narraway navigated the 110.5-kilometer route, which started and finished in the historic city of Sibiu, crossing the line in 100th place.
In a wide-open and frantic bunch finish, the Bermudian rider was credited with the exact same time as stage winner Matias Malmberg (Swatt Club), who stopped the clock in a brisk 2 hours, 32 minutes, and 2 seconds.
The result keeps Narraway well positioned within the peloton's competitive core as the UCI 2.1-rated Europe Tour event prepares to head into the brutal, high-altitude climbing stages of the Southern Carpathians.
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Monday, July 06, 2026
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National Champion Narraway Battles in Romania
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Bermuda's national time-trial champion Nicholas Narraway made an encouraging start to his campaign at the 16th Sibiu Cycling Tour in Romania, placing himself firmly in the mix after a high-octane opening stage.
Competing in the prestigious UCI 2.1-rated Europe Tour event, Narraway stopped the clock in 4 minutes and 34 seconds to secure 48th place in the opening Stage 1 International Time Trial.
The short, technical 3.2km loop, which started and finished in the historic heart of Sibiu, was designed for pure, explosive power. Narraway, flying the flag for Competitive Edge Racing, handled the tricky urban course with precision, finishing just 18 seconds adrift of the scorching benchmark set by the stage winner.
That honor went to Denmark's Julius Johansen, representing WorldTour powerhouse UAE Team Emirates - XRG, who mastered the cobblestones and tight corners to stop the clock in a blistering 4:16.
The Sibiu Cycling Tour regularly attracts some of the top professional developmental teams and WorldTour outfits in global cycling, making it a premier proving ground for riders look to fine-tune their form ahead of major summer assignments.
For Narraway, matching his engines against the likes of UAE Team Emirates on a pure sprint course serves as a vital benchmark. The narrow margins across the top 50 riders underline the razor-thin nature of European racing, where fractions of a second separate the field.
The opening prologue acts as a fast curtain-raiser before the peloton hits the brutal mountain terrain that defines the tour. Narraway will look to carry this sharp short-course speed into the grueling climbing stages over the next three days, as the race snakes up into the high-altitude challenges of the Southern Carpathians.
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Sunday, July 05, 2026
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White Competes in Lister Horsfall Ilkley Grand Prix
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Toby Barnes produced an emphatic solo masterclass to capture the 2026 Lister Horsfall Ilkley Grand Prix, leaving a heavily fractured elite field scattered across the brutal hills of Wharfedale.
Among those grinding through the selective town-centre circuit was Bermuda's Conor White, who secured a hard-fought 58th-place finish in the prestigious National Activity (Nat A) one-day showpiece.
White, flying the flag for British elite outfit Jakroo Handsling Racing, stopped the clock at 52:52—crossing the line 2:01 behind Barnes, who had spent the majority of the evening dismantling the peloton from the front.
The Ilkley Grand Prix is widely regarded as the most selective town-centre criterium on the domestic circuit. Boasting 32 meters of punishment every single lap, the course is anchored by the stinging, 200-meter ramp up Riddings Road, transforming a traditional criterium into a war of attrition.
From the gun, the high-octane pace instantly put the field under pressure. Barnes, riding for French outfit UV Aube, blew the race apart just six minutes into the contest. He unleashed a devastating, long-range solo attack that shattered the main peloton into isolated chasing groups.
As Barnes grew his lead at the front, eventually crossing the line completely alone in 50:51 to take a dominant victory, White found himself locked in a relentless battle for positioning within a heavily depleted chasing group.
The technical, high-speed descents down Wilton Road and the rapid finish straight past Bettys on The Grove required absolute concentration. Despite the lactic acid building with each ascent of the hill, the Bermudian time-trial specialist showcased his trademark engine to maintain his rhythm.
White’s gritty performance to comfortably complete the distance inside the top 60 underlines his continued progression on the British elite scene, providing another solid block of high-intensity racing as the National Circuit Series moves into its peak summer schedule.
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Thursday, July 02, 2026
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'Chafing the Dream' Secure 4th in Endurance Race
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A five-man contingent of Bermudian riders produced a masterclass in endurance racing to claim a brilliant fourth-place finish at the historic 2026 24 Hours of Summer Solstice in Ontario, Canada.
Competing under the brilliant team moniker Chafing the Dream, the line-up of James Holloway, Hans Hirschi, Craig Ferguson, Ian Port, and Curtis Mitchell proudly flew the island’s flag at the Albion Hills Conservation Area.
Lining up in the fiercely competitive Five-Person Age Group (200–249) category, the Bermudian squad battled fatigue, technical terrain, and the clock to conquer 26 laps over the grueling 24-hour duration.
They officially stopped the clock at an impressive 24 hours, 43 minutes, and 36 seconds, matching the continent's elite wheel-for-wheel to finish fourth out of 23 elite teams in their division.
The 24 Hours of Summer Solstice stands as North America's largest 24-hour mountain bike festival, widely regarded as one of the premier endurance events on the global cycling calendar.
Attracting thousands of solo competitors and relay teams from across Canada and the United States, the massive 1,200-acre wilderness layout offers the ultimate test of mechanical durability and human engine power.
For the five traveling Bermudians, navigating the relentless elevation changes and demanding singletrack through the Canadian night provided the perfect stage to secure a resounding international result.
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