
Dani Ostanek
Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, she had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur. She writes and edits at Cyclingnews as well as running newsletter, social media, and how to watch campaigns.
Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. She has interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel, and her favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.
Season highlights from 2024 include reporting from Paris-Roubaix – 'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.
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'Quite close to perfection' – Tadej Pogačar strikes huge blow in Tour de France battle with Jonas Vingegaard in time trial
By Dani Ostanek, Stephen Farrand last updated
News Slovenian back in yellow and firmly in the GC driving seat, taking 65 seconds on his main GC rival

'It doesn't get much bigger than this' – Young Briton Oscar Onley battles with Pogačar, Vingegaard, Van der Poel at the Tour de France
By Dani Ostanek published
News 22-year-old lies seventh overall after impressive start to his sophomore Tour, though team 'not putting pressure on him for a GC position' this July

'Don't start crazy, you'll catch me' – Tadej Pogačar jokes with Mathieu van der Poel ahead of Tour de France time trial
By Dani Ostanek published
News 'That's my goal tomorrow. I don't care if I have to stop halfway' Dutchman responds following the pair's battle over stage 4 victory

'Long time, no see, eh?' – Primož Roglič sets modest goal of making it to Paris after losing time during early Tour de France stages
By Dani Ostanek published
News 'I don't care about the time gaps. I put everything on the road day after day and we see what that means at the end' says Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe leader

Tour de France 2025: All the yellow cards, fines, and penalties
By Dani Ostanek last updated
Feature Yellow cards abound on stage 3, Evenepoel hit with fine on stage 4

Tour de France stage 4: Tadej Pogačar outduels Mathieu van der Poel and Jonas Vingegaard on hotly-contested sprint finish in Rouen
By Dani Ostanek published
Results World Champion strikes with explosive attack on final climb while Van der Poel retains yellow by thin margin

'A story out of nothing' – Jonas Vingegaard says press wasting time with wife's criticisms of Visma-Lease A Bike Tour de France priorities
By Dani Ostanek published
News 'I don't know what happened and I don't care' responds Visma team boss Richard Plugge
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'Quite close to perfection' – Tadej Pogačar strikes huge blow in Tour de France battle with Jonas Vingegaard in time trial
Slovenian back in yellow and firmly in the GC driving seat, taking 65 seconds on his main GC rival -
'It doesn't get much bigger than this' – Young Briton Oscar Onley battles with Pogačar, Vingegaard, Van der Poel at the Tour de France
22-year-old lies seventh overall after impressive start to his sophomore Tour, though team 'not putting pressure on him for a GC position' this July -
'Don't start crazy, you'll catch me' – Tadej Pogačar jokes with Mathieu van der Poel ahead of Tour de France time trial
'That's my goal tomorrow. I don't care if I have to stop halfway' Dutchman responds following the pair's battle over stage 4 victory
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'Long time, no see, eh?' – Primož Roglič sets modest goal of making it to Paris after losing time during early Tour de France stages
'I don't care about the time gaps. I put everything on the road day after day and we see what that means at the end' says Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe leader -
Tour de France 2025: All the yellow cards, fines, and penalties
Yellow cards abound on stage 3, Evenepoel hit with fine on stage 4 -
Tour de France stage 4: Tadej Pogačar outduels Mathieu van der Poel and Jonas Vingegaard on hotly-contested sprint finish in Rouen
World Champion strikes with explosive attack on final climb while Van der Poel retains yellow by thin margin
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'A story out of nothing' – Jonas Vingegaard says press wasting time with wife's criticisms of Visma-Lease A Bike Tour de France priorities
'I don't know what happened and I don't care' responds Visma team boss Richard Plugge -
'Now the road to recovery begins' – Jasper Philipsen undergoes collarbone surgery following Tour de France crash
Tadej Pogačar 'super sad' to see sprinter abandon the Tour, while other stage 3 crash victims race on with minor injuries -
As it happened: Sprinters battle in Tour de France stage 3 photo finish after top favourite crashes out
Tim Merlier edges out Jonathan Milan in Dunkerque as Phil Bauhaus rounds out the podium