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

'Quite shy' and 'an absolute killer' – The two sides of Tour de France Femmes sprint dominator Lorena Wiebes

By Dani Ostanek Published

News 'I'm not really a sprinter type off the bike' says double stage winner

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'I never expected to come this close' – Riejanne Markus and Lidl-Trek 450 metres from glory as the Tour de France Femmes' great disruptors

By Dani Ostanek Published

News German squad get creative to try and beat 'sprinter from another planet' Lorena Wiebes in Geneva

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'A little personal win for me' – Kim Le Court-Pienaar's Tour de France Femmes GC quest off to a good start as 'best of the rest' behind unbeatable Wiebes

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Mauritian champion best of the GC contenders in Lausanne with second place plus six bonus seconds

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'I think this whole Tour is going to be like this' – Demi Vollering's less intense Tour de France Femmes preparation already paying dividends with opening stage time gain

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Dutchwoman scores four bonus seconds in Lausanne, admits to feeling anxiety as she prepared for 2025 race

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'The body is an amazing thing' – Urška Žigart back in action at the Tour de France Femmes, six weeks on from Tour de Suisse horror crash

By Dani Ostanek Published

News 'I can't say that I'm in the shape of my life, but after that terrible fall, I know that I have to enjoy my life' says Slovenian

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'We're all really united' – After much speculation, UAE Team L'IMAD confirm dual leadership strategy at Tour de France Femmes

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Vuelta champion Paula Blasi, reportedly Movistar-bound, is not among the Emirati team's leaders in France

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'I'm ready to break the Ventoux KOM' – Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney anticipates another iconic mountain showdown at the Tour de France Femmes

By Dani Ostanek Published

News 'We want to win the yellow jersey. I think that's all we can say' says 2024 champion

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'Everything needs to be perfect' – Lorena Wiebes eyes Tour de France Femmes yellow jersey in Swiss uphill opener

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Dutch sprinter keen to make the most of limited sprinting opportunities at this year's race

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With Paris-Roubaix champion Alison Jackson on board, ambitious St Michel squad aim high at the Tour de France Femmes and beyond

By Dani Ostanek Published

News 'I think this team is where you can be experimental, and I think that's a really interesting thing at this time of my career'

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'I don't think other teams know our strategy' – UAE Team L'IMAD start Tour de France Femmes with strength in depth and Longo Borghini and Blasi at the helm

By Dani Ostanek Published

News 'We are just ready to fight, and we will see what can happen' says 2025 Tour revelation Maëva Squiban

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Tour de France Femmes 2026: Lorena Wiebes to launch green jersey title defence in tricky uphill opener - Preview

By Lyne Lamoureux, Lukas Knöfler, Dani Ostanek Last updated

Preview Sprinters and puncheurs set to do battle on 2.6km uphill finish in Lausanne

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CHATEL LES PORTES DU SOLEIL, FRANCE - AUGUST 03: (L-R) Sarah Gigante of Australia and Team AG Insurance - Soudal, Pauline Ferrand-Prevot of France and Team Visma | Lease a Bike - Yellow Leader Jersey, Niamh Fisher-Black of New Zealand and Team Lidl - Trek, Katarzyna Niewiadoma of Poland and Team CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto and Demi Vollering of Netherlands and Team FDJ - SUEZ compete in the chase group climbing to the Col de Joux Plane (1688m) during the 4th Tour de France Femmes 2025, Stage 9 a 124.1km stage from Praz-sur-Arly to Chatel Les Portes du Soleilon 1298m / #UCIWWT / August 03, 2025 in Chatel Les Portes du Soleil, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Delving beyond the Mont Ventoux showstopper: Analysing the key stages of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes

By Dani Ostanek Published

Analysis The iconic summit finish stands out on this year's route, but where else will the race be won and lost? We analyse four key stages between Lausanne and Nice

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'My first big hit out against every single big rider' – Zoe Bäckstedt relishes star-studded time trial test at debut Tour de France Femmes

By Dani Ostanek Published

News British racer all-in to support Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney's GC bid during 'super hard, super fast, super chaotic' Grand Tour

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Rating every Tour de France team's performance – The good, the great and the downright disappointing

By Matilda Price, Dani Ostanek Published

Analysis We look at each squad's achievements, failures and areas of improvement after a race that saw plenty of winners, but plenty of losers too

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'Now I know I can do it' – Seixas and Martinez score GC top fives but Tour de France concludes without French stage win for third time in history

By Dani Ostanek Published

News No secondary classification wins for France either, though young GC challengers offer hope for the future

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Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar flies to victory atop l'Alpe d'Huez on stage 19

By Dani Ostanek Published

Results Maillot jaune denies breakaway riders Martinez, Carapaz in first of two stages on famous climb

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'The goal is to be at the front and fight for this jersey' – Valentin Paret-Peintre continues Tour de France polka dot battle against Pogačar and Carapaz on Alpe d'Huez

By Dani Ostanek Published

News 'There's one I can control, and the other who does pretty much what he wants' says Frenchman

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Tour de France: Richard Carapaz flies solo across the final kilometres to land stunning mountaintop victory on stage 18

By Dani Ostanek Published

Results Mauro Schmid takes second ahead of Matteo Jorgenson at Orcières-Merlette

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'He has made progress as a leader during the Tour de France' – Paul Seixas' teammate reveals how the Frenchman has adapted to the role

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Tiesj Benoot comments on the young Frenchman's early challenges and the generation gap to his podium-challenging leader

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'There could be some very big explosions' – Juan Ayuso predicts carnage as Tour de France GC battle heads to the Alps

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Spaniard and Lidl-Trek teammate Mattias Skjemose keep up the battle for the podium, white jersey, and team prize in the Tour's final days

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'These controls serve an overriding interest: the fight against doping' – UCI backs use of night-time tests at the Tour de France

By Dani Ostanek Published

News ITA carried out several night-time tests earlier this week

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'If you did six watts per kilo, you were good. Now you're a teammate' – Barguil worries about burnout for young riders as Tour de France levels rise rapidly

By Dani Ostanek Published

News 'We quickly idealise the successful guy, but many fall flat on their faces. I think we don't talk about it enough' says veteran racer

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As it happened: World champion triumphs in Tour de France stage 16 time trial as fifth place crashes out

By Dani Ostanek Last updated

LIVE Second-placed Tadej Pogačar defends yellow as Remco Evenepoel dominates in Thonon-les-Bains

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'We are closely monitoring professional cycling' – Could former Tour de France sponsor Nike make a comeback to the sport?

By Dani Ostanek Published

News US brand currently holds lifestyle clothing partnerships with several riders and teams, as well as a collaboration with racewear brand Nimbl

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Tour de France: Tim Merlier wins sprint skirmish on stage 12 ahead of major pileup

By Dani Ostanek Published

Results Olav Kooij and Jasper Philipsen duplicate podium spots for a second day

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