Mn’s editor says his own farewell to a broadcasting master, steve rider, who has hung up his motorsport microphone

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MN’s editor says his own farewell to a broadcasting master, Steve Rider, who has hung up his motor

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Motorsport News Magazine

02 July, 2025

Cycling Weekly

A farewell to itv

L ast Sunday night the ITV4 screens went ...

Horse & Hound

Racing commentator

From being too nervous to hold his binoculars to calling some of the greatest races, this week Derek “Tommo” Thompson retired after 60 years as a commentator

Cycling Plus

‘absurd, beautiful & unforgettable’

Something occurred to me when reading Ned Boulting’s latest book – it was possible that ITV’s long-serving commentator and reporter has never watched the Tour de France on television. So, I put it to

Motorsport News

Matt james

MN’s editor reflects on the progress that has been made in safety

Autosport

Half a century of autosport memories

This month I started my 49th year of writing for Autosport, a journey that has spanned 13 editors, 21 Formula 1 world champions, 11 British prime ministers and two monarchs. I joined on 18 July 1977,

Today's Golfer

‘the bbc now don’t have a single minute of live golf. isn’t that awful?’

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