Katy Madgwick

Katy is a freelance writer and journalist. She has published interviews, features, and previews in Cycling News, Rouleur, Cyclist Magazine and the British Continental. She also writes opinion pieces on her own website writebikerepeat.com and is a frequent contributor to the Quicklink podcast. 

She is obsessed with the narrative element of bike racing, from the bigger picture to the individual stories. She is a cyclocross nut who is 5% Belgian and wonders if this entitles her to citizenship. Her favourite races are Ronde van Vlaanderen and La Vuelta.

In her spare time Katy is a published short fiction and non-fiction author.

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UAE Team Emirates XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogačar (C) celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 1st stage of the 77th edition of the Criterium du Dauphine cycling race, 195,8 km between Domérat and Montlucon, on June 8, 2025. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

As it happened: Star-studded late breakaway makes it to the line on dramatic Critérium du Dauphiné stage 1

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LIVE Eight-day race kicks off with hilly but explosive 189.2km from Domérat to Montluçon

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Team UAE's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates his overall leader's pink jersey with the "Trofeo Senza Fine" (Endless or Infinity Trophy) on the podium in front of the Colosseum, after the 21st and last stage of the 107th Giro d'Italia cycling race, 125km from Rome to Rome on May 26, 2024. (Photo by Luca Bettini / AFP)

What is the prize money for the Giro d'Italia?

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Giro d'Italia Cyclingnews looks at how the prize fund for the first Grand Tour of the year is distributed

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Team Bora's Primoz Roglic celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 7th and final stage of the 2025 Volta a Catalunya cycling tour of Catalonia race, a 88,2 km loop between Barcelona and Barcelona, on March 30, 2025. Roglic won the Vuelta a Catalunya on Sunday, soloing through the seventh and final stage in Barcelona, where his main rival Juan Ayuso (UAE) fell behind in the final. Roglic, who was a second behind Ayuso at the start of this final stage, broke away with 20 km to go and managed to maintain his lead to secure his second Volta a Catalunya victory. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP)

Primož Roglič wins Volta a Catalunya after stunning solo stage victory

By Katy Madgwick published

Result Ayuso loses his one-second overall lead on the final stage as Slovenian makes stunning attack

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Team Lidl-Trek's US rider Quinn Simmons celebrates crossing first the finish line of the 6th stage of the 2025 Volta a Catalunya cycling tour of Catalonia, a 159km stage race between Berga and Queralt, on March 29, 2025. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP) (Photo by JOSEP LAGO/AFP via Getty Images)

Volta a Catalunya: Quinn Simmons wins severely shortened stage 6

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Results Ayuso heads into final stage with slim lead over Roglič

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AMPOSTA SPAIN MARCH 28 Matthew Brennan of United Kingdom and Team Visma Lease A Bike Blue Points Jersey celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 104th Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2025 Stage 5 a 1659km stage from Pauls to Amposta UCIWT on March 28 2025 in Amposta Spain Photo by Szymon GruchalskiGetty Images

Volta a Catalunya: Brennan sprints to second win on stage 5, Ayuso retakes race lead

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Results 19-year-old comes out on top following split in peloton as Spaniard snatches a bonus second

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Volta a Catalunya: Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) outduels Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) to win stage 4 and take over GC lead

Volta a Catalunya: Primož Roglič takes leader's jersey with stage 4 two-up sprint win over Juan Ayuso atop Monteserrat

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Results Enric Mas best in six-rider chase group on Catalonia's most emblematic ascent and moves into third on GC

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Team UAE's Juan Ayuso (C) and Team Bora's Primoz Roglic (R) cross the finish line in first and second place respectively during the 3rd stage of the 2025 Volta a Catalunya cycling tour of Catalonia, a 178,3 km race between Viladecans and La Molina, on March 26, 2025. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP)

Volta a Catalunya: Glory for Juan Ayuso on stage 3 as Spaniard tops Primož Roglič at La Molina

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Results Spaniard carves out slim six-second lead over Red Bull rider

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FIGUERES SPAIN MARCH 25 LR Ethan Vernon of United Kingdom and Team IsraelPremier Tech celebrates at finish line as stage winner ahead of Matthew Brennan of United Kingdom and Team Visma Lease A Bike Green Leader Jersey during the 104th Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2025 Stage 2 a 1773km stage from Banyoles to Figueres UCIWT on March 25 2025 in Figueres Spain Photo by Szymon GruchalskiGetty Images

Volta a Catalunya: Ethan Vernon edges Matthew Brennan by half a wheel to win stage 2

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Results Kaden Groves goes third in high-speed sprint in Figueres but loses two more seconds to Brennan in GC

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SANT FELIU DE GUIXOLS, SPAIN - MARCH 24: Matthew Brennan of Ireland and Team Visma | Lease A Bike celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 104th Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2025, Stage 1 a 178.6km stage from Sant Feliu de Guixols to Sant Feliu de Guixols / #UCIWT / on March 24, 2025 in Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain. (Photo by Szymon Gruchalski/Getty Images)

Volta a Catalunya: Matthew Brennan produces stunning sprint to snatch stage 1 victory on the line from late attacker

By Katy Madgwick published

Results 19-year-old Brit reels in Del Grosso and outsprints Groves for first WorldTour win after rain-soaked opening day

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Vuelta a Andalucia final overall podium: Clement Berthet (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale), race winner Pavel Sivakov (UAE Team Emirates) overall winner, and Thomas Pidcock (Q365 Pro Cycling Team)

Vuelta a Andalucia: Pavel Sivakov secures overall victory as breakaway rider Jon Barrenetxea wins finale stage 5

By Katy Madgwick published

Results Tobias Johannessen settles for second, Johannes Staune-Mittet third in La Línea de la Concepción

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