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Tim Bonville-Ginn

Pro cycling contributor

Tim Bonville-Ginn is a freelance writer who has worked in cycling for well over a decade with his articles being featured across publications such as Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Cyclist, Rouleur, Eurosport, Road cc, Domestique, and more.

As well as writing, Tim has worked as a social media and press manager for professional teams Human Powered Health, Global 6, and Saint Piran across Europe as well as commentating on races such as the African Continental Championships, Tour de Feminin and multiple rounds of the British road and circuit series for Golazo and Monument Cycling.

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Articles by Tim Bonville-Ginn

'My finish line was on the top of that climb', Demi Vollering reveals how FDJ United-SUEZ's all-in gamble delivered the maglia rosa
Giro d'Italia Women

'My finish line was on the top of that climb', Demi Vollering reveals how FDJ United-SUEZ's all-in gamble delivered the maglia rosa

The UK has lost the free Tour de France, and I don't think highlights will fill the hole
Feature

The UK has lost the free Tour de France, and I don't think highlights will fill the hole

'The weirdest finish line of my life', Vollering wins as ice sheet forces queen stage to end 1km short of the Finestre summit
Giro d'Italia Women

'The weirdest finish line of my life', Vollering wins as ice sheet forces queen stage to end 1km short of the Finestre summit

Seixas starts as clear favourite at Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, but July will ask a very different question
Tour Auvergne - Rhône-Alpes

Seixas starts as clear favourite at Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, but July will ask a very different question

Lidl-Trek's management poach from Visma is a leadership overhaul that shows their hand, and it's aimed straight at the top
LIDL-TREK

Lidl-Trek's management poach from Visma is a leadership overhaul that shows their hand, and it's aimed straight at the top

'It was perfect', Vollering wins her first Giro stage but Van der Breggen still controls pink after first mountain test
Giro d'Italia Women

'It was perfect', Vollering wins her first Giro stage but Van der Breggen still controls pink after first mountain test

‘I know a time trial is always different than a road race', Van der Breggen takes pink in dominant Nevegal TT but braces for rain and brutal Giro climbs
Giro d'Italia Women

‘I know a time trial is always different than a road race', Van der Breggen takes pink in dominant Nevegal TT but braces for rain and brutal Giro climbs

Five pink jerseys, four classification winners: The moments that defined the 2026 Giro d’Italia
Giro d'Italia

Five pink jerseys, four classification winners: The moments that defined the 2026 Giro d’Italia

'I saw him with a single chainring', Milan reveals how he read Ganna's attack before Lidl-Trek shut it down in Rome
Giro d'Italia

'I saw him with a single chainring', Milan reveals how he read Ganna's attack before Lidl-Trek shut it down in Rome

Balsamo leads a tightened Giro sprint hierarchy, but Gillespie, Consonni and Kool are close enough to keep it live
Giro d'Italia Women

Balsamo leads a tightened Giro sprint hierarchy, but Gillespie, Consonni and Kool are close enough to keep it live

Vollering the clear Giro d'Italia favourite as Longo Borghini and Reusser return for a race shaped by Nevegal and Finestre
Giro d'Italia Women

Vollering the clear Giro d'Italia favourite as Longo Borghini and Reusser return for a race shaped by Nevegal and Finestre

'It definitely was not the plan', Storer and Gee-West go on the offensive in break as Hindley returns to Giro podium
Giro d'Italia

'It definitely was not the plan', Storer and Gee-West go on the offensive in break as Hindley returns to Giro podium

'The legs are getting to where they need to be', Derek Gee-West climbs to sixth overall after fighting back twice on Carì
Giro d'Italia

'The legs are getting to where they need to be', Derek Gee-West climbs to sixth overall after fighting back twice on Carì

'Now we don't need to attack anymore', Vingegaard takes pink with comfortable cushion and completes Grand Tour jersey set
Giro d'Italia

'Now we don't need to attack anymore', Vingegaard takes pink with comfortable cushion and completes Grand Tour jersey set

'I was not feeling super good today', Felix Gall suffers in Alpine heat but retakes Giro podium as closest rival to Vingegaard
Giro d'Italia

'I was not feeling super good today', Felix Gall suffers in Alpine heat but retakes Giro podium as closest rival to Vingegaard

Vingegaard takes pink at Pila as expected, but Eulálio limits losses and Gall keeps GC alive
Giro d'Italia

Vingegaard takes pink at Pila as expected, but Eulálio limits losses and Gall keeps GC alive

Five climbs, 4,350m of elevation and a whole new look to the GC – how stage 14 at the Giro will explode the fight for pink
Giro d'Italia

Five climbs, 4,350m of elevation and a whole new look to the GC – how stage 14 at the Giro will explode the fight for pink

'In the mountains, 30 seconds is nothing', Eulálio savours pink but knows Pila will change everything
Giro d'Italia

'In the mountains, 30 seconds is nothing', Eulálio savours pink but knows Pila will change everything

 How a dozen teams handed Alec Segaert a Giro d'Italia stage victory
Giro d'Italia

How a dozen teams handed Alec Segaert a Giro d'Italia stage victory

Ben O’Connor stuns Giro d’Italia contenders with career-best time trial ride
Giro d'Italia

Ben O’Connor stuns Giro d’Italia contenders with career-best time trial ride

'The legs are definitely there', Felix Gall content with Giro form after stage 10 time trial drops him to fourth overall
Giro d'Italia

'The legs are definitely there', Felix Gall content with Giro form after stage 10 time trial drops him to fourth overall

'I didn't check, I just rode with it', Enric Mas reveals he raced several Giro d'Italia stages in Movistar's women's team jersey
Giro d'Italia

'I didn't check, I just rode with it', Enric Mas reveals he raced several Giro d'Italia stages in Movistar's women's team jersey

'I am expecting to lose time on my opponents', Gall hails Decathlon-CMA CGM after gaining time on Giro rivals before second week ITT
Giro d'Italia

'I am expecting to lose time on my opponents', Gall hails Decathlon-CMA CGM after gaining time on Giro rivals before second week ITT

Giro d'Italia 2026 Stage 9 to Corno alle Scale: Live Stream, TV Channel & How to Watch
Giro d'Italia

Giro d'Italia 2026 Stage 9 to Corno alle Scale: Live Stream, TV Channel & How to Watch

'That was all I could do', Leknessund left chasing as Narváez wins punishing Giro d'Italia stage 8
Giro d'Italia

'That was all I could do', Leknessund left chasing as Narváez wins punishing Giro d'Italia stage 8

Felix Gall keeps Jonas Vingegaard close on Blockhaus after first Giro d’Italia summit finish
Giro d'Italia

Felix Gall keeps Jonas Vingegaard close on Blockhaus after first Giro d’Italia summit finish

'The Giro is long and you have to be focused', Vingegaard hails first Giro stage win on Blockhaus but warns weekend will demand caution
Giro d'Italia

'The Giro is long and you have to be focused', Vingegaard hails first Giro stage win on Blockhaus but warns weekend will demand caution

Build first, host later: the case against another Grande Partenza
Giro d'Italia

Build first, host later: the case against another Grande Partenza

'I couldn't eat': Arnaud De Lie forced to sacrifice Giro sprint hopes after Belgian outbreak
Giro d'Italia

'I couldn't eat': Arnaud De Lie forced to sacrifice Giro sprint hopes after Belgian outbreak

'I have never recovered so smoothly from a Classic', Wout van Aert makes surprise return at Marly Grav gravel race
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE

'I have never recovered so smoothly from a Classic', Wout van Aert makes surprise return at Marly Grav gravel race

The damage done: four abandons and a Giro d'Italia GC race reshaped by Veliko Tarnovo crash
Giro d'Italia

The damage done: four abandons and a Giro d'Italia GC race reshaped by Veliko Tarnovo crash

'I want to try to win stages', Giulio Ciccone targets Giro stage wins as Lidl-Trek split ambitions between GC and sprints
Giro d'Italia

'I want to try to win stages', Giulio Ciccone targets Giro stage wins as Lidl-Trek split ambitions between GC and sprints

'I want to do better than 10th', Michael Storer to share Tudor leadership with Mathys Rondel at 2026 Giro d'Italia
Giro d'Italia

'I want to do better than 10th', Michael Storer to share Tudor leadership with Mathys Rondel at 2026 Giro d'Italia

'There's a lot of hard stages here', Jonas Vingegaard arrives at Giro d'Italia debut with Grand Tour set in sight
Giro d'Italia

'There's a lot of hard stages here', Jonas Vingegaard arrives at Giro d'Italia debut with Grand Tour set in sight

Fewer races, same winners: Is the WorldTour peloton becoming structurally ‘anaemic’?
Racing

Fewer races, same winners: Is the WorldTour peloton becoming structurally ‘anaemic’?

The Giro d’Italia starts without any Slovenian participants for the first time in 26 years
Giro d'Italia

The Giro d’Italia starts without any Slovenian participants for the first time in 26 years

All roads lead to Rome, and a Jonas Vingegaard win at the Giro d’Italia 2026
Giro d'Italia

All roads lead to Rome, and a Jonas Vingegaard win at the Giro d’Italia 2026

Without Vollering, La Vuelta Femenina becomes the most unpredictable race of 2026 - Analysis
Vuelta España Femenina by Carrefour.es

Without Vollering, La Vuelta Femenina becomes the most unpredictable race of 2026 - Analysis

'Visma are not strong enough', Danish ex-pros suggest Jonas Vingegaard should jump ship to Netcompany-Ineos
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE

'Visma are not strong enough', Danish ex-pros suggest Jonas Vingegaard should jump ship to Netcompany-Ineos

‘He will destroy everyone’ – Pogačar wins fourth Liège but is stunned by Paul Seixas
Liège-Bastogne-Liège

‘He will destroy everyone’ – Pogačar wins fourth Liège but is stunned by Paul Seixas

'It was by accident', Remco Evenepoel explains how early Liège split, La Redoute limit and sprint to third shaped his race
Liège-Bastogne-Liège

'It was by accident', Remco Evenepoel explains how early Liège split, La Redoute limit and sprint to third shaped his race

Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2026 preview: Can anyone stop Pogačar winning La Doyenne for the third time?
Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2026 preview: Can anyone stop Pogačar winning La Doyenne for the third time?

'I would advise my children not to become cyclists' – Jonas Vingegaard does not see a safer future for cycling
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE

'I would advise my children not to become cyclists' – Jonas Vingegaard does not see a safer future for cycling

'I got stuck on the big chain ring', Niewiadoma-Phinney fourth at La Flèche Wallonne after shifting failure on Mur de Huy finale
La Flèche Wallonne Féminine

'I got stuck on the big chain ring', Niewiadoma-Phinney fourth at La Flèche Wallonne after shifting failure on Mur de Huy finale

'My age doesn't interest me, I just remember that I won' - Seixas becomes youngest Flèche Wallonne winner after commanding debut
La Flèche Wallonne

'My age doesn't interest me, I just remember that I won' - Seixas becomes youngest Flèche Wallonne winner after commanding debut

La Flèche Wallonne 2026: Live Stream, TV Channel & How to Watch
La Flèche Wallonne

La Flèche Wallonne 2026: Live Stream, TV Channel & How to Watch

2027 Tour de France Femmes UK route analysis: Why Stage 2 is a masterpiece, but Stage 1 misses the mark
Feature

2027 Tour de France Femmes UK route analysis: Why Stage 2 is a masterpiece, but Stage 1 misses the mark

Giro d'Italia Women confirms five Italian Continental teams despite UCI rule barring them from WorldTour races
Giro d'Italia Women

Giro d'Italia Women confirms five Italian Continental teams despite UCI rule barring them from WorldTour races

'Seeing Wout pull it off in Roubaix gave me faith', Niewiadoma-Phinney takes third spring runner-up finish at Amstel Gold Race
Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition

'Seeing Wout pull it off in Roubaix gave me faith', Niewiadoma-Phinney takes third spring runner-up finish at Amstel Gold Race

'The sprint I did was more or less perfect': Remco Evenepoel reads the wind to take revenge on Skjelmose at Amstel Gold
Amstel Gold Race

'The sprint I did was more or less perfect': Remco Evenepoel reads the wind to take revenge on Skjelmose at Amstel Gold