Cyclingnews.com
Screenshot Screenshot of Cyclingnews.com's homepage | |
Web address |
cyclingnews |
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Slogan | The world centre of cycling |
Commercial? | Yes |
Type of site | News |
Registration | Optional |
Available in | English |
Owner | Immediate Media Company |
Created by | Bill Mitchell |
Editor | Daniel Benson |
Launched | 1995 |
IP address | 89.167.142.111 |
Current status | Active |
Cyclingnews.com is a website providing cycling news and race result owned by Immediate Media Company.
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.<ref name"about">"About Cyclingnews". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, UK: Future plc. Retrieved 4 April 2013.</ref><ref name"cycling-tips">"Cyclingnews | A Web 1.0 Success Story". Cycling Tips. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2013.</ref> In 1999 Sydney-based publishing company Knapp Communications purchased the website from Mitchell,[1] and in July 2007 they sold it to British publisher Future plc for £2.2m.[2][3][4] In July 2014 it was bought by Immediate Media Company[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Knapp, Gerard (4 July 2007). "It's been quite a climb, and now it's really time to ride". Cyclingnews.com (Bath, UK: Future plc). Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ↑ "Acquisition of www.cyclingnews.com". Future plc. 3 July 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ↑ Reid, Carlton (3 July 2007). "Future buys Cyclingnews.com for £2.2m". BikeBiz (Hertford, UK: Intent Media). Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ↑ Luft, Oliver (3 July 2007). "Future buys Cyclingnews.com for £2.2m". Journalism.co.uk (Brighton, UK: Mousetrap Media). Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ↑ "IMMEDIATE MEDIA CO COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF FUTURE CYCLING AND CRAFT BRANDS". Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 14 April 2015.