Dan Challis
Dan is a freelance cycling journalist and has written for Cyclingnews since 2023 alongside other work with Cycling Weekly, Rouleur and The Herald Scotland. Dan focuses much of his work on professional cycling beyond its traditional European heartlands and writes a regular Substack called Global Peloton.
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'It was right in my face' - Eli Iserbyt has beer thrown over him during Koppenbergcross
By Dan Challis published
News Spectator arrested and may face criminal charges, Iserbyt recovered to finish second

Tadej Pogačar solos to victory at Giro dell’Emilia in familiar long-race attack
By Dan Challis published
Results First victory in rainbow bands for Slovenian

CRO Race: Alexander Kristoff takes sprint victory on stage 5
By Dan Challis published
Race results Kogut in second and Lonardi in third in sprint finish

‘You can't separate life from politics’ - Demonstrators target Israel-Premier Tech at the Tour of Britain in Scotland
By Dan Challis published
News More demonstrations are expected when the riders start in Sheffield on stage 3

Biniam Girmay the 'game changer' - The past, the present and the future of Black Africans in cycling
By Dan Challis published
The first Black African winner of a Tour stage has inspired a generation, but what will it take to see Black Africans become a major force in cycling?

Power and pain as the battle for the Yellow Jersey hits the Pyrenees - Tour de France gallery
By Dan Challis published
All the best images as the peloton took on the Pyrenees in stages 14 and 15 with Pogačar closing in on the yellow jersey

‘The guy has big ambitions’ - Josh Tarling all in for gold at the Paris Olympics and reveals future GC goals
By Dan Challis published
Ineos Grenadiers rider tells Cyclingnews about Olympic preparations, recovery from a broken bone in his knee and hopes to become a Grand Tour contender

Dwars door de Westhoek - Kathrin Schweinberger wins after breakaway with Lauretta Hanson
By Dan Challis published
Results Duo pull off long range attack, Lily Williams wins sprint for third
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