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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Julian Alaphilippe requests contract talks with Patrick Lefevere after successful Giro d'Italia
By Dan Challis published
News Soudal - Quick-Step boss hopes to 'clear the air' with the Frenchman, Lefevere disappointed with Valentin Paret-Peintre leak

Vuelta Ciclista Andalucia Women - Sierra sprints to win on final stage as Garcia claims overall victory
By Dan Challis published
Results 1-2-3 overall for Liv-AlUla-Jayco as they dominate four-stage race, Movistar's Sierra takes her first win of the season from a reduced group finish

Jonas Vingegaard 'the big favourite' for the Tour de France says UAE team manager
By Dan Challis published
News Visma-Lease a Bike leader with the advantage due to altitude training, Tadej Pogačar 'tired after the Giro' says Joxean Matxin

'I want it a lot more' - Kim Le Court puts Mauritius on the map
By Dan Challis published
AG Insurance-Soudal's classics leader on representing Mauritius, overachieving and suffering through Paris-Roubaix

West Africa's Wildest Bike Race: Tour de Lunsar Gallery
By Dan Challis published
Stunning images from the 10th edition of the race in Sierra Leone

As it happened: Grace Brown outsprints Elisa Longo Borghini, Demi Vollering at Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes
By Dan Challis last updated
LIVE The peloton tackled the toughest route yet with 10 climbs across 153km

From track spikes to bikes - Inside Jamaica's first-ever UCI cycling road race
By Dan Challis published
'It has opened some eyes and broadened some minds' Jamaica International Cycling Classic hopes to play a part in developing cycling in the Caribbean

A Sunday in Hell - Paris-Roubaix 2024 gallery
By Dan Challis published
All the best shots from the men's race as Mathieu Van der Poel crushes the cobbles and his rivals in the fastest ever edition of the race
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