
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

29 years in the peloton – Oscar Sevilla and Francisco Mancebo continue racing into their 50s
By Dani Ostanek published
News Spanish duo race on in Colombia and China for 2026 season, when they'll turn 50 years old

Pinarello joins Q36.5 as bike supplier and title sponsor for 2026 as Tom Pidcock reunites with Italian brand
By Dani Ostanek published
News 'It's the perfect reunion' says team's star rider Tom Pidcock

Team Amani, the first-ever women's Continental team based in Africa, launches for 2026 season
By Dani Ostanek published
News Ashleigh Moolman Pasio on board as mentor for Ethiopia-based team, which aims to take part in Grand Tours by 2028

'We would like the last World Championships to have a legacy' – Rwanda aiming for a spot on the WorldTour calendar in 2027
By Dani Ostanek published
News Rwandan federation working with UCI to establish a new top-level race in the country

Portuguese Federation cancels organisational contract for some of Portugal's biggest races
By Dani Ostanek published
News FPC terminates contract with Podium Events for the Volta a Portugal and Volta ao Alentejo a year early due to 'repeated non-compliance with contractual and payment obligations'

Have Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe 'won' the transfer market? Analysing the team's rider recruitment for 2026
By Dani Ostanek published
Analysis Remco Evenepoel's signing is the biggest move of the off-season, but what other moves have Red Bull made?

When will Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and Tom Pidcock start their cyclocross seasons?
By Dani Ostanek published
Feature Eternal rivals set to race limited campaigns once again, while Pidcock may not race at all this winter

'The human aspect gets lost a bit' – Matteo Sobrero lifts lid on reality of competing at the top of the WorldTour
By Dani Ostanek published
News Italian, joining Lidl-Trek for 2026, discusses mental pressure amid relentless striving for success and marginal gains among the biggest teams

Lotto-Intermarché 'dishonest' with riders over future amid long-running merger process
By Dani Ostanek published
News 'The teams can decide whether or not to keep a rider, but the rider himself can't do anything to leave' says CPA President Adam Hansen

Egan Bernal's 2019 Tour de France-winning bike stolen
By Dani Ostanek published
News 'I hope that everything will be revealed quickly' Colombian says of yellow Pinarello Dogma F12

Fast men, but who was the fastest? Ranking the top men's sprinters of the 2025 season
By Dani Ostanek published
Analysis Tim Merlier and Jonathan Milan face off once again at the top of our season ranking

Jayco-AlUla sign Pascal Ackermann to replace Dylan Groenewegen in 2026 sprint lineup
By Dani Ostanek published
News German sprinter joins Covi, Capiot, De Bondt, and Vendrame on list of major signings for next season

'A new lease of life' – Valentin Paret-Peintre explains how Remco Evenepoel's departure could be positive for Soudal-QuickStep
By Dani Ostanek published
News Frenchman eyeing freedom to lead in week-long stage races and the Giro or Vuelta next season

'My legs were definitely where they needed to be' – Thibau Nys upbeat ahead of European cyclocross title defence despite mechanical maladies at Rapencross
By Dani Ostanek published
News Belgian finished 15th place on Sunday after problems with gear shifters and saddle took him out of contention for second season victory

Rapencross: Lucinda Brand strikes again for fourth win in five races in 2025-26
By Dani Ostanek published
Results Dutch racer beats Marion Norbert-Riberolle and Sara Casasola by 17 seconds in Lokeren

'I am a clean athlete and a person of integrity' – Oier Lazkano protests innocence following UCI suspension
By Dani Ostanek published
News Spanish racer has been provisionally suspended over 'unexplained abnormalities' in his Biological Passport

'My helmet saved my life' – Zoe Bäckstedt to miss opening races of cyclocross season after training crash
By Dani Ostanek published
News Under-23 'cross world champion suffers fractures to hand and wrist in crash on Friday

Koppenbergcross: Lucinda Brand solos to third season victory on famous cobbled climb
By Dani Ostanek published
Results Dutch veteran beats Célia Gery by 19 seconds as Sara Casasola rounds out podium

Former world champion Rui Costa announces retirement from racing
By Dani Ostanek published
News Portuguese racer draws curtain on a 17-year pro career which also saw him win three Tours de Suisse and three Tour de France stages

Uncertain futures? The top riders without a contract for 2026
By Dani Ostanek published
Analysis A rundown of the most notable riders who have yet to confirm their futures in the sport

How to watch cyclocross: Live streams, TV channels and schedule for series races and championships in the 2025-26 season
By Dani Ostanek published
How to watch The 2025-2026 cyclocross season takes in the World Cup, Superprestige, X2O Trofee, and Exact Cross series – here's all the information on how to watch cyclocross online, on TV, and from anywhere.

'It's going to be very exciting' – Lidl-Trek play down talk of tension between GC leader Mattias Skjelmose and new signing Juan Ayuso
By Dani Ostanek published
News Team has two potential GC hopes for next year's Tour de France, while Mads Pedersen and Jonathan Milan will both hope to lead the sprint line-up, too

Tour de France 2026 contenders – Analysing the riders who will be in the battle for yellow next July
By Dani Ostanek, Alasdair Fotheringham published
Contenders Following the route announcement, here's the current state of affairs regarding the favourites, the outsiders and the total dark horses

Intermarché-Wanty riders move on to new teams ahead of merger with Lotto
By Dani Ostanek published
News Alexander Kamp, Hugo Page and Gerben Thijssen among those finding new contracts elsewhere

Isaac del Toro claims UAE Team Emirates-XRG's 96th and 97th wins of the calendar year – but officially it's the team's first pair for the 2026 season
By Dani Ostanek last updated
News 21-year-old speeds to Mexican time trial title four days after the UCI's end date for the 2025 road racing season, then adds road race victory
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