Katy Madgwick

Katy Madgwick is a freelance writer and broadcaster, covering multiple disciplines across both men's and women's pro cycling. Katy has written for a broad range of publications, and is a regular contributor to Cyclist Magazine, Cyclingnews, TNT Sports and The Roadbook Cycling Almanack. 

On the broadcast side, she is makes regular appearances on Track Radio and is an occasional contributor to BBC Radio, and featured as an expert guest on CADE Media's Pro Show podcast in 2025.

She is a lover of all things French and a cyclo-cross obsessive, and probably ought to get on her actual bike more often.

Latest articles by Katy Madgwick

French National Championships: Romain Grégoire delivers emphatic victory in elite men's road race

By Katy Madgwick Published

Results Groupama-FDJ United celebrations following thrilling battle in the heat

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Spanish National Championships: Marcel Camprubí seals stunning victory in elite men's road race

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Results Attritional battle sees big guns frozen out as Pinarello-Q36.5 rider takes first pro win

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British National Championships: Zoe Bäckstedt doubles up with elite women's road race win

By Katy Madgwick Published

Results First elite title for Bäckstedt, as Josie Knight finishes second following monster solo breakaway effort

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National Championships: French men's road race shortened due to extreme heat

By Katy Madgwick Published

News High temperatures continue to impact national championships week amid growing concern surrounding rider health

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Canadian National Championships: Maggie Coles-Lyster wins elite women's road race

By Katy Madgwick Published

Results Alexandra Volstad second, Olivia Baril third

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As it happened: Yellow jersey changes hands on final day of racing at the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes after stunning solo climb

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LIVE The final stage from Beaufort to the Plateau de Solaison is just 120 kilometres long, and while that might sound like a walk in the park, there are four significant mountains along the route

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As it happened: Swiss star delivers explosive victory after hectic run-in on stage 1 of La Vuelta Femenina

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LIVE The opening day of racing at La Vuelta Femenina featured a 113km route from Maín to Salvaterra de Miño.

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Paris-Roubaix Men: Wout van Aert edges out Tadej Pogačar to claim his first cobbled Monument victory in thrilling finale after both riders deal with punctures and bike changes

By Katy Madgwick Published

Results Jasper Stuyven takes third from chase group driven by Mathieu van der Poel who finished fourth after mechanical drama

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Woes continue for Arnaud De Lie as Lotto Intermarché rider ruled out of Tour of Flanders

By Katy Madgwick Published

News Belgian Classics star misses De Ronde with illness with hopes to be fit in time for Paris-Roubaix

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Classic Velox Adélie de Vitré: First professional victory for Marc Brustenga as first rider across the line relegated following deviation

By Katy Madgwick Published

Results A chaotic final sprint originally resulted in victory for Decathlon-CMA CGM rider before the commissaires disqualified Pierre Gautherat

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'It shook me for a while' - Florian Vermeersch opens up about online abuse he received after helping chase down Wout van Aert at Dwars door Vlaanderen

By Katy Madgwick Published

News UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider targeted following his role in chase that ultimately led to compatriot being caught by Ganna

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With no Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, Canyon-SRAM look to Zoe Bäckstedt and Chloé Dygert for Tour of Flanders success

By Katy Madgwick Published

News Dygert and Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig make their Spring debuts, while in-form Bäckstedt will hit the ground running

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'Fantastic entertainment' or 'slapstick comedy'? How gravel has infiltrated WorldTour racing, and what the pros really think of it

By Katy Madgwick Published

Member Exclusive As the argument for Strade Bianche as cycling's sixth Monument grows ever stronger, and more rough terrain seeps into the pro cycling calendar, Cyclingnews analyses the journey so far, and whether everyone is embracing the gravel

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Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne: 'I can finally say I've actually won the pro race' - Visma-Lease a Bike score morale-boosting victory with Matthew Brennan

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Results Luca Mozzato finishes second in mass sprint

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Omloop Het Nieuwsblad: Mathieu van der Poel storms to solo victory with stinging Muur van Geraardsbergen attack

By Katy Madgwick Published

Results Dutchman wins with 16km solo as Tim van Dijke takes second ahead of Florian Vermeersch

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Superprestige Overijse: Sara Casasola takes glory ahead of Lucinda Brand

By Katy Madgwick Published

Results Italian rider overcomes challenge from Brand, who suffered a late crash to rule her out of contention for the win

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Track World Championships: Katie Archibald and Maddie Leech win Madison gold for Great Britain and Hetty van de Wouw smashes 1k TT world record on day 4

By Jackie Tyson, Katy Madgwick Published

Results Anna Morris strikes gold in individual pursuit for Team GB, while Albert Torres seals emotional victory in omnium for Spain

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Sonny Colbrelli departs Bahrain Victorious as sports director

By Katy Madgwick Published

News Italian takes his leave as Gasparotto joins from Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe in staff shake-up at Bahrain

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Benoît Cosnefroy completes move to UAE Team Emirates-XRG on two-year deal

By Katy Madgwick Published

News 30-year-old Frenchman will bolster the one-day Classics unit at the Emirati team following a 2025 season curtailed by injury

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Trio of contract extensions as UAE Team Emirates-XRG lock in squad for 2026 season

By Katy Madgwick Published

News Tim Wellens, Vegard Stake Laengen and Julius Johansen tie their futures to UAE

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Track World Championships: Great Britain and Netherlands share titles on day 3

By Laura Weislo, Katy Madgwick Published

Results Golds for Team GB as Tarling and Charlton dazzle in Santiago, while Lavreysen, Wiebes and Van de Wouw deliver for impressive Dutch haul

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'It's a hard one to swallow' - Tadej Pogačar caught by Remco Evenepoel and finishes one second off the time trial podium in Kigali

By Kirsten Frattini, Katy Madgwick Published

News Slovenian looks ahead to next week's road race after finishing over 2:30 down on winner Evenepoel

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Grand Prix d'Isbergues: Olav Kooij strikes again in dominant team performance

By Katy Madgwick Published

Results Visma-Lease a Bike in full control as Matthew Brennan leads out Kooij to complete one-two

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Tour of Luxembourg: Romain Grégoire roars to victory ahead of Ben Healy on final stage

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Results Brandon McNulty defends overall lead to take GC as Frenchman takes his second stage win

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Road World Championships: Marlen Reusser delivers in Kigali to take first elite women's time trial title

By Katy Madgwick Published

Results First rainbow jersey of 2025 won by the Swiss rider following assured performance against the clock

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