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

Where are all the Vuelta a España sprinters? They're heading to Belgium instead

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Tim Merlier, Jasper Philipsen, Jonathan Milan, Olav Kooij headline sprint field at Renewi Tour while few stars join Mads Pedersen and Wout van Aert in Spain

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Magdeleine Vallieres Mill, Kristen Faulkner, Isabella Holmgren were among the North American contingent at the 2026 Tour de France Femmes
Overcoming RED-S, inspirational Mexican debut, and a 21-year-old in the top 10 – North American roundup from the Tour de France Femmes

By Dani Ostanek Published

Features We hear from North America's representatives at the Tour, including World and Olympic champions Magdeleine Vallieres Mill and Kristen Faulkner

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'A historic milestone' – Tour de France Femmes breaks French television viewing records once again amid calls for race to be broadcast in full

By Dani Ostanek Published

News '23.2 million French people watched at least one minute of the race' report France Télévisions, including 5.1 million Ventoux stage viewers

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'In every Grand Tour we are breaking records' – Elisa Longo Borghini sees a high level at the top of women's cycling but not enough of a 'base'

By Dani Ostanek Published

News 'I would like to see more races for young girls under-23 in the future' says Tour de France Femmes podium finisher

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NICE, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: Dominika Wlodarczyk of Poland, Paula Blasi Cairol of Spain, Margarita Garcia of Spain, Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy, Silvia Persico of Italy, Maeva Squiban of France and UAE Team L'IMAD celebrate at podium as final best team prize winners during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 9 a 99.2km stage from Nice to Nice / #UCIWWT / on August 09, 2026 in Nice, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
From the dominant to the anonymous – Rating every team's Tour de France Femmes performance

By Dani Ostanek, Alasdair Fotheringham, Patrick Fletcher Published

Analysis Analysis of each squad's achievements and shortcomings in the 2026 edition

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'I wasn't in front to play for victory like last year, but I think I did my job' – 2025 breakthrough star Maëva Squiban celebrates different kind of Tour de France Femmes success

By Dani Ostanek Published

News French racer and winner of two stages last year puts personal glory to one side to support Elisa Longo Borghini's podium bid

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'Extending it to two weeks would be a great step' – France's lone Tour de France Femmes success story Cédrine Kerbaol excited for race's future expansion

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Breton racer tied her career-best GC finish with sixth place, the high spot of a tough race for home riders

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NICE, FRANCE - AUGUST 9: Lorena Wiebes of Netherlands and TEAM SD WORX PROTIME (left), Demi Vollering of Netherlands and FDJ UNITED - SUEZ, Puck Pieterse of Netherlands and FENIX-PREMIER TECH, and Antonia Niedermaier of Germany and CANYON//SRAM (right) celebrating at the podium of after the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 9 a 99.2km stage from Nice to Nice / #UCIWWT / August 9, 2026 in Nice, France. (Photo by Silvina Brodersohn - CameraSport via Getty Images).
Eight things we learnt from a spellbinding edition of the Tour de France Femmes

By Dani Ostanek, Matilda Price Published

Analysis On their way home from Nice, the Cyclingnews team dissects the key aspects of one of the most memorable and entertaining stage races of 2026

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'You never should think you're 'there'' – Demi Vollering at her best and still improving with second Tour de France Femmes victory

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Yellow jersey winner and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney held clear-the-air talks over stage 8 controversy before Vollering's Col d'Eze attack sealed yellow jersey

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'The road was always going to do the talking' – How UAE Team L'IMAD blocked out the noise to deliver Elisa Longo Borghini to Tour de France Femmes podium

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Team concluded the race with three riders in the GC top 10 plus victory in the team classification

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'Fans see my country and remember what is happening' – Yuliia Biriukova flies the flag for Ukraine at Tour de France Femmes

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi rider racing for more than just a result at the biggest race of the year

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'We’re not just here to finish, but we also want to show ourselves' – Lotto-Intermarché fight through crashes and heatstroke at Tour de France Femmes to make it to Nice with three riders

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Belgian squad were down four riders by day three, but have retained their fighting spirit, making the breakaway on the race's queen stage

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'Today was just a new day' – Demi Vollering brushes aside Mont Ventoux disappointment to 'live the dream' back in Tour de France Femmes yellow jersey

By Dani Ostanek Published

News 'To bring a yellow jersey to a French team, I think it's a beautiful story' says Dutchwoman after dropping Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney to win stage 8

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'I think it's more and more difficult to win' - Movistar look to defend Marlen Reusser's Tour de France Femmes podium spot in Nice

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Swiss racer falls to 1:12 behind new leader Demi Vollering, sheds 27 seconds to fourth-placed Elisa Longo Borghini

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Canyon-SRAM's Polish rider Katarzyna Niewiadoma rides in the ascent of the Mont Ventoux at the end of the 7th (out of 9) stage of the fifth edition of the Women's Tour de France cycling race, 146.8 km from Voulte-sur-Rhone to The Mont Ventoux, at The Mont Ventoux, southeastern France on August 7, 2026. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images)
Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney reigns as queen of Mont Ventoux, but the Tour de France Femmes crown is still up for grabs – Analysis

By Dani Ostanek Published

Analysis Tour set for thrilling finale in Nice with three contenders still in the frame for yellow after taming the Giant of Provence

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'It just became a massive ball of stress' – Paula Blasi and UAE Team L'IMAD united on Mont Ventoux after challenging week at Tour de France Femmes

By Dani Ostanek Published

News 'Sometimes things just build up' says Spaniard of the off the bike challenges

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How to watch Tour de France Femmes 2026 – Live streams and official broadcasters – Stage 8

By Dani Ostanek, Kirsten Frattini last updated

How to watch All the ways to stream Tour de France Femmes 2026 for free from anywhere as Kasia Niewiadoma, Demi Vollering and Marlen Reusser head the cast.

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'I really should have closed the gap straight away' – Demi Vollering harbours Mont Ventoux regrets as Niewiadoma-Phinney soars into Tour de France Femmes lead

By Dani Ostanek Published

News 'Until the finish line in Nice, all is possible' says FDJ directeur sportif Nicolas Maire

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'I did a decent race, I can't complain' - Elisa Longo Borghini underlines team collaboration after outpowering Tour de France Femmes race leader Marlen Reusser for third on Ventoux

By Alasdair Fotheringham, Dani Ostanek Published

News Italian National Champion overtook race leader Reusser close to summit

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'Really stupid from both of us' – Marlen Reusser regrets mark-out tactics with Demi Vollering as yellow jersey sails away at Tour de France Femmes

By Dani Ostanek, Patrick Fletcher Published

News 'Demi kept attacking super hard, I kept telling her don’t do this' says Swiss rider after losing the race lead

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'It's just a mind trip' – Riders from the Tour de France Femmes peloton recount their racing experiences of Mont Ventoux

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Many of the women tackling the Giant of Provence on stage 7 will be doing so for the first time, so Cyclingnews spoke to those who have raced it before

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From a late-night text to another stage win – Kim Le Court-Pienaar back on top in the hills at the Tour de France Femmes

By Dani Ostanek Published

News 'We are here for the GC ambitions, but we're going to take it day-by-day' says Mauritian champion after win in Tournon-sur-Rhône

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'We are where we want to be' – All going according to plan for Demi Vollering and FDJ United-SUEZ ahead of Tour de France Femmes Mont Ventoux showdown

By Dani Ostanek Published

News French squad on the offensive on stage 6 as Célia Gery races to fifth from late breakaway

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'It was the first-ever climb I did' – Demi Vollering ready to head back to where it all began as Tour de France Femmes prepares for Mont Ventoux queen stage

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Dutchwoman dreaming of Giant of Provence glory to add to her Tourmalet and Alpe d'Huez triumphs as the yellow jersey battle heats up

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ASO announces fan restrictions on some sections of Tour de France Femmes queen stage to Mont Ventoux due to wildfire risk

By Dani Ostanek Published

News Spectators and hikers banned from two stretches of the route towards Mont Ventoux, though final climb is unaffected by restrictions

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