Kirsten Frattini has been the Editor of Cyclingnews since December 2025, overseeing editorial operations and output across the brand and delivering quality, engaging content.
She manages global budgets, racing & events, production scheduling, and contributor commissions, collaborating across content sections and teams in the UK, Europe, North America, and Australia to ensure audience and subscription growth across the brand.
Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.
She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006 before moving into a Production Editor role in 2014, writing, producing and publishing international racing content. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.
Kirsten enjoys learning about the figures in our sport, delving into in-depth interviews, and writing about people and stories that move us and change our perspectives. She investigates, researches, and reports on some of cycling's major issues, and explores topics that go beyond our sport and have a worldwide impact.
Latest articles by Kirsten Frattini

Tour de France penalties, fines and yellow cards – Three riders found guilty of infractions on stage 20 with Sepp Kuss hardest hit for littering
By Matilda Price, Jackie Tyson, Kirsten Frattini Last updated
Penalties Sticky bottle violations also hit pair of sports directors with fines on final day in the Alps

Tour de France 2026 stage 19 preview - It's time to make history with the first of two back-to-back mountaintop finishes on the iconic Alpe d'Huez
By Lyne Lamoureux, Kirsten Frattini Last updated
Preview July 24, 2026; Gap - Alpe d'Huez, 128km

Baloise Ladies Tour: Redemption for Charlotte Kool with stage 2 sprint victory and overall race lead
By Kirsten Frattini Published
Results Dutch sprinter outpowers Nienke Veenhoven and Maike van der Duin in Zulte

Baloise Ladies Tour: Nienke Veenhoven outpowers Charlotte Kool to secure stage 1 sprint victory
By Kirsten Frattini Published
Results Zoe Bäckstedt takes third and keeps the overall race lead ahead of stage 2

Tour de France 2026 stage 12 preview - This could be the last chance for the sprinters to claim a sprint victory in Chalon-sur-Saône
By Lyne Lamoureux, Kirsten Frattini Last updated
Preview July 16, 2026; Circuit Nevers Magny-Cours - Chalon-sur-Saône, 181km, flat

Baloise Ladies Tour: Zoe Bäckstedt powers to win on flat prologue
By Kirsten Frattini Published
Results Briton tops Couzens, Moors in short time trial

Tour de France 2026 stage 9 preview - Shortened by 30km but four climbs remain on breakaway-friendly route to Ussel
By Lyne Lamoureux, Kirsten Frattini Last updated
Preview July 12, 2026; Malemort - Ussel, 154.6km, hilly

Tour de France 2026 stage 7 preview - Another chance for the sprinters into Bordeaux
By Lyne Lamoureux, Kirsten Frattini Last updated
Preview July 10, 2026; Hagetmau - Bordeaux, 175km, flat

Tour de France 2026 stage 4 preview - A breakaway's chance at redemption?
By Kirsten Frattini, Lyne Lamoureux Last updated
Preview July 7, 2026; Carcassonne - Foix, 182km

Who will secure the first yellow jersey of the Tour de France? Stage 1 team time trial start times
By Kirsten Frattini Published
Start times Starting from the Parc del Forúm in the east of Barcelona, the first team will head down from the start ramp at 17:05 CEST

Our Tour de France predictions – The Cyclingnews team's best guesses for how the race will play out
By Matilda Price Published
Roundtable We predict the podium and jersey winners, as well as our wildcard guesses for what will happen on the road between Barcelona and Paris

2026 Road National Champions index
By Laura Weislo, Kirsten Frattini, Simone Giuliani Last updated
Index The winners from this year's competitions

Jérôme Gauthier powers through rain and reduced breakaway to victory at the Canadian Road Championships
By Kirsten Frattini, Jackie Tyson Published
Results 21-year-old captures both under-23 and elite national titles, Luke Valenti second and Léo Roy third in Saint-Georges

Lotte Claes unseats Lotte Kopecky as the new elite women's time trial title at the Belgian Road National Championships
By Kirsten Frattini Published
Results Kopecky denied an eighth consecutive title after finishing fourth place in Etikhove

Derek Gee-West secures third elite men's time trial title at Canadian Road Championships
By Kirsten Frattini Published
Results Lidl-Trek rider beats Nickolas Zukowsky and Pier-André Côté in Saint-Georges

Nadia Gontova claims career-first elite women's time trial title at Canadian Road Championships
By Kirsten Frattini Published
Results Paula Findlay second, Emily Driedger third in Saint Georges, Quebec

Huub Artz powers to victory ahead of Dylan van Baarle at Dutch men's national time trial championships
By Kirsten Frattini Published
Results Sjoerd Bax takes third place in Laren

Women's WorldTour – The definitive guide for 2026
By Kirsten Frattini Last updated
Guide Everything you need to know about the top-tier professional racing series, teams, races and world ranking

Baloise Belgium Tour: Jasper Philipsen secures the overall title in a battle for time bonus seconds on stage 5
By Kirsten Frattini Published
Results Alpecin-Premier Tech sprinter takes time in Golden Kilometre sprints and finale stage victory in Hoeilaart

Tour of Slovenia: Florian Lipowitz claims overall title with stage 5 solo victory
By Kirsten Frattini Published
Results Another 1-2 for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe as Laurence Pithie takes second, Alessandro Fancellu third in Novo Mesto

Route d'Occitanie: Davide Piganzoli goes on mountain raid to claim solo win on stage 3 and the overall victory
By Kirsten Frattini Published
Results Ibon Ruiz and Ion Izagirre finish second and third after a two-up chase into Loudenvielle

Tour of Slovenia: A dominant display of teamwork sees Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe go 1-2 with Florian Lipowitz taking stage 4 victory and overall race lead
By Kirsten Frattini Published
Results Giulio Pellizzari distanced on the final ascent but reconnects with Lipowitz on the run-in to Kranjska Gora

Tour de Suisse: Stage 4 women's and men's time trial start times
By Kirsten Frattini Last updated
Start Times Becky Storrie will kick off the women's time trial at 10:39 CEST, Marco Brenner is the first rider off the starting ramp in the men's time trial at 14:57 CEST
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