
Dani Ostanek
Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor, later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, she had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including Cycling Weekly and Rouleur.
Dani has reported from the world's top races and has interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Maëva Squiban. Her favourite races include Strade Bianche, the Tour de France Femmes, Paris-Roubaix, and Tro-Bro Léon.
Latest articles by Dani Ostanek

'The goal is still to be at the start of the Vuelta a España' – Mikel Landa makes long-awaited return to racing after Giro d'Italia crash
By Dani Ostanek published
News 'Now I have a lot of doubts, worries about how I feel, if my back is responding well, if my legs are responding'

Tour de Pologne stage 3: Ben Turner wins in Wałbrzych while race leader Paul Lapeira involved in crash leading to race neutralisation with 22km to go
By Dani Ostanek published
Results Yellow jersey and Polish national champion Rafał Majka among riders involved in crash on descent

Tour de France stars Wout van Aert, Jonathan Milan, Jasper Philipsen return to racing in Germany and Denmark
By Dani Ostanek published
News Big names back in the peloton at Deutschland Tour and PostNord Danmark Rundt, though Enric Mas is out for the season

What's next for the Tour de France Femmes – does it really need three weeks of racing?
By Simone Giuliani published
'We can’t start from nothing and arrive at the same level' says race winner Pauline Ferrand-Prévot

'We would never have hoped for this' – French interest in women’s cycling booms with Pauline Ferrand-Prévot’s Tour de France Femmes triumph
By Dani Ostanek published
News Crowds pack the roads and TV viewing figures soar for first French Tour winner since 1990

'Everybody wants to be in the breakaway' – The Tour de France Femmes' most combative riders reveal the secrets of making the break in cycling's biggest race
By Dani Ostanek published
Analysis Brodie Chapman, Maëva Squiban, Ruth Edwards, and Franziska Koch talk teamwork, reading the race and picking the right moments to attack

Breakthrough riders, history makers, and a home winner – Tour de France Femmes 2025 conclusions
By Simone Giuliani, Dani Ostanek published
Cyclingnews breaks down all the big talking points from a thrilling edition of the women's Tour

'The biggest priority is to be healthy' - Demi Vollering, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot respond to questions about rider weight at the Tour de France Femmes
By Kirsten Frattini published
News 'Just believe that if you have the power and that you train hard, that you can make it' former Tour winner on balancing health, training and racing

'This is the growth of women's cycling' – Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney happy to finish third at Tour de France Femmes despite improving since her yellow jersey triumph
By Dani Ostanek published
News Polish racer continues streak of podium finishes at each edition of the French Grand Tour

'I still have plenty of races I didn't win yet' – Pauline Ferrand-Prévot's road racing ambitions won't end with Tour de France Femmes triumph
By Dani Ostanek published
News France's first Tour champion since the 1980s eyes bids for Tour of Flanders and Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Two riders standing – Uno-X Mobility battle through illness, crashes, and missing the time cut to the end of the Tour de France Femmes
By Dani Ostanek published
News 'It's about making the most out of it, trying to enjoy it as much as they can, and getting to the line'

How to watch the Tour de France Femmes 2025: TV & streaming information for Saturday's decisive climb of the Col de la Madeleine
By Dani Ostanek last updated
How to watch The women's Tour de France kicks off on July 26 and we have all the details on TV channels and live streams to watch the 2025 Tour de France Femmes from anywhere.

Tour de France Femmes stage 8 GC analysis – Col de la Madeleine queen stage reveals the queen of the Tour
By Dani Ostanek published
Analysis Pauline Ferrand-Prévot's stunning solo sees her secure in yellow ahead of final day, though the battle for second and third should rage on

'It's a little girl's dream come true' – Pauline Ferrand-Prévot closes in on first French Tour win since the 1980s with dominant Tour de France Femmes triumph atop Madeleine
By Dani Ostanek published
News 'She's a woman who goes beyond even the confines of sport' says Tour race director Marion Rousse

'My legs were just finished today' – Demi Vollering cracks and loses three minutes on decisive Tour de France Femmes stage up Col de la Madeleine
By Dani Ostanek published
News 'I just couldn't keep up. It's as simple as that. Cycling is very simple for once' says Dutchwoman, with the Tour all but lost in the Alps

'You've just got to embrace the chaos, you know?' – The Tour de France Femmes, as told by its first-timers
By Dani Ostanek published
News The class of 2025 Tour debutants discuss their experience at a race which is 'on another level to other races'

Tour de France Femmes 2025 stage 8 preview – Col de la Madeleine 'out of my comfort zone, but it's out of everyone's comfort zone'
By Simone Giuliani last updated
Preview Finishing climb set to tear the GC apart on the penultimate 112km stage featuring 3,520m in elevation gain

Tour de France Femmes GC analysis – 'Poker face' on Col du Granier as top contenders wait for decisive day in the Alps
By Dani Ostanek published
Analysis 'My race is tomorrow' says Ferrand-Prévot, one of seven riders separated by just 48 seconds – including Vollering, Niewiadoma-Phinney, and Gigante

'Keep the good vibes and keep trying' – Ruth Edwards savouring a much improved Tour de France Femmes campaign after podium place on stage 7
By Dani Ostanek published
News 'It feels really fun to get a result' American says in Chambéry following last July's 'terrible race'

France's next Tour winner? Maëva Squiban leaves her teammates stunned with a second Tour de France Femmes stage victory in a row
By Dani Ostanek published
News 'What is going on? Is it April 1 or August 1?' asks UAE Team ADQ teammate Dominika Włodarczyk after Frenchwoman's solo win in Chambéry

'Breaking the taboo' – Tour de France Femmes riders highlight issues of low rider weight and disrupted menstrual cycles
By Dani Ostanek published
News Cédrine Kerbaol says the sport is in 'a dangerous moment' for rider health as Magdeleine Vallieres and Emma Norsgaard talk about their own their struggles balancing racing weight and menstrual health

Tour de France Femmes 2025 stage 7 preview – The Col du Granier could bring major GC moves, but on the way down, not up
By Dani Ostanek last updated
Preview 'There are strong descenders that will look to break the race apart. So it's not a climb, but it's another option to create the difference'

'We have nothing to lose' – Down to four riders, aggressive racing saves UAE Team ADQ's Tour de France Femmes
By Dani Ostanek published
News Team battles through illness and loss of Elisa Longo Borghini to savour Maëva Squiban's stunning solo victory in Ambert

Gigante on the radar, Niewiadoma-Phinney gets an edge, Vollering and Ferrand-Prévot conserve – Revealing movements on first Tour de France Femmes mountain day
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'I think she's in a position to win the Tour de France now' says Visma-Lease a Bike DS Jos van Emden of rival rider Sarah Gigante
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