Dani Ostanek

Dani Ostanek

Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor before being hired full-time. Before joining the team, she wrote for several other publications in the cycling world, including Cycling Weekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's biggest races and has interviewed many of the sport's top stars, including Demi Vollering and Maëva Squiban. Her favourite races include the Paris-Roubaix, Tour de France Femmes, Tro-Bro Léon, and cycling's fourth Grand Tour, the Volta a Portugal.

Latest articles by Dani Ostanek

'This race was a very good final preparation' – Mathieu van der Poel returns to Luxembourg to build rhythm and form ahead of Road World Championships

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Former world champion back on the road for the first time since the Tour de France

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Grand Prix de Wallonie Dames: Karlijn Swinkels launches a long-range sprint to take victory on the Citadelle de Namur

By Dani Ostanek Published

Results Dutch rider takes second victory ahead of Elisa Balsamo and Célia Gery

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Ben Turner moving on after five years at Ineos – here's how he'll slot right into the QuickStep DNA

By Dani Ostanek Published

News British racer joins on a three-year deal from Netcompany Ineos

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'Time to look somewhere else' – Boundary-pushing Dutch rider Jan-Willem van Schip is done with cycling

By Dani Ostanek Published

News 32-year-old often hit the headlines for various bike set-up and aerodynamic rule-breaking disqualifications over the years

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Vuelta a España 2026 abandons – After 21 stages 142 riders make it to the final line in Granada

By Kirsten Frattini, Dani Ostanek Last updated

Abandons A tally of all the riders who crashed out or otherwise left this year's Spanish Grand Tour

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Lorena Wiebes once again unstoppable in the sprint as she wins La Choralis Fourmies Féminine

By Dani Ostanek Published

Results Dutchwoman beats Nienke Veenhoven and Linda Zanetti to the finish line of French one-day race

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Arvid de Klijn sprints to glory at the GP de Fourmies

By Dani Ostanek Published

Results Dutchman beats Tobias Müller and Ethan Vernon to the line in French one-dayer

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Urška Žigart refractures her jaw in crash at Faun Tour Femmes

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Slovenian is facing a premature end to her season after crashing out of third place overall at the French stage race

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Vuelta a España: Enric Mas passes arduous final mountain test to keep red as Mikel Landa soars to stage 20 breakaway victory atop Collado del Alguacil

By Dani Ostanek Published

Results Tobias Halland Johannessen second, Ramses Debruyne third on the penultimate day of racing

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Memorial Marco Pantani: Ion Izagirre captures 20th victory of his career from lead group of four

By Dani Ostanek Published

Results Basque rider outpaces Giulio Pellizzari and Mikkel Honoré to the line in Cesenatico

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'The ambition is victory' – French teams announced for Montreal World Championships with Paul Seixas and Célia Gery taking leadership roles

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Pauline Ferrand-Prévot not in the lineup after ending her season early

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'We will now be in the third or fourth row of favourites' – Slovenia announce squad for Road World Championships with Primož Roglič as leader in Tadej Pogačar's absence

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Team hopeful that Vuelta a España breakthrough rider Jakob Omrzel will be available for selection in Montreal

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Enric Mas of Spain and Movistar Team - Red Leader Jersey celebrates at finish line as stage winner ahead of Oscar Onley of Great Britain and Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team
How to watch Vuelta a España 2026 – Live streams and official broadcasters for stage 19

By Dani Ostanek Last updated

How to watch All the ways to stream Vuelta a España 2026 for free from anywhere in the world as Spaniard Enric Mas defends the red jersey on home soil.

How to watch
As it happened: A breakaway triumph as the red jersey gains time on Vuelta a España stage 14 summit finish

By Dani Ostanek Last updated

LIVE Marco Brenner wins on Sierra de la Pandera as Mas and Gall gain 25 seconds on Roglič

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Vuelta a España: Wout van Aert finally takes a victory on stage 13 as breakaway stays away

By Dani Ostanek Published

Results Belgian beats Valentin Paret-Peintre in two-man sprint after long day in the break

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Decathlon CMA CGM lose key climber as Gregor Mühlberger crashes out of ninth overall on stage 13 of the Vuelta a España

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Austrian had been an important domestique for red jersey hopeful Felix Gall in Spain

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Lidl-Trek Future rider forced to swerve to avoid oncoming driver in concerning time trial incident

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Louis Leidert avoids head-on collision with a driver who had accessed closed-off race route at Sauerlandrundfahrt before coming across another later in the 13.7km opening stage

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20-year-old Unbound Gravel 100 winner Kylee Hanel to get a taste of the WorldTour with Visma-Lease a Bike stagiaire contract

By Dani Ostanek Published

News American talent will link up with Dutch team for upcoming races in Brittany

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Vuelta a España: Jakob Omrzel wins stage 12 as Enric Mas has another stellar ride on Calar Alto

By Dani Ostanek Published

Results Movistar rider extends his race lead on searing day

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'I want to win more races no matter what they are' – Lennert Van Eetvelt switches Lotto for NSN in three-year deal

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Belgian squad keeping faith in development system as underperforming homegrown leader follows De Lie out of the team – Analysis

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Florian Lipowitz returns to racing seven weeks on from Tour de France-ending crash – here's what's left of his season

By Dani Ostanek Published

News German racer makes comeback from Tour de France crash at Giro della Toscana, with Road Worlds also on his mind

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As it happened: Another sprint finish on Vuelta a España stage 11 in Lorca

By Dani Ostanek Last updated

LIVE Matthew Brennan holds off Bryan Coquard and Jordi Meeus for stage win number three

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Riley Sheehan hits out at selectors after missing USA Road Worlds selection

By Dani Ostanek Published

News 26-year-old rider missed selection for the eight-man squad despite scoring wins at the Circuit de Wallonie and Czech Tour

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US racer Ezra Caudell remains in hospital with 'multi-system trauma' after Philadelphia Cycling Classic crash

By Dani Ostanek Published

News 'He has an incredible team working diligently and family at his bedside' says Modern Adventure Pro Cycling

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Vuelta a España: Race leader Enric Mas outsprints Oscar Onley to win stage 9 on Alto de Aitana

By Dani Ostanek Published

Results Primoz Roglič takes third as Felix Gall falls off the pace on final brutal climb

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