Kirsten Frattini
Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews. She oversees the global racing content plan, budget, commissions and data analysis, collaborating with heads of news, features and tech, and with our teams in Europe, North America, and Australia to ensure quality, engaging content and audience 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's 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, diving into an in-depth interview, and writing about people and stories that affect our emotions and change our perspectives. She investigates, researches and reports on some of cycling's major issues and explores topics bigger than our sport that delve into worldwide impacts.
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Alexis Magner, Roderyck Asconeguy win Rock&Road Criterium
By Kirsten Frattini published
Results Magner, Rodriguez lead USA Crits overall series after the second round in Newnan, Georgia
'Even with my best shape, it would be difficult to follow Tadej' - Van der Poel on Liège podium
By Kirsten Frattini published
News 'I'm happy because I didn't think I would get a podium spot until about 5km to go' says World Champion caught behind a mid-race crash
UCI MTB World Cup Araxá - Haley Batten, Victor Koretzky victorious in short track openers
By Kirsten Frattini published
Results Series round two winners move into overall lead in respective men's and women's short track individual ranking
The Monuments - Longo Borghini, Kopecky in contention to claim all three at Liège-Bastogne-Liège
By Kirsten Frattini published
Analysis Who will join Lizzie Deignan as the winner of all three - Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix and Liège-Bastogne-Liège?
EPZ Omloop van Borsele: Sofie van Rooijen wins breakaway sprint
By Kirsten Frattini published
Results Daria Pikulik second, Elynor Bäckstedt third in s-Heerenhoek
Lizzie Deignan 'unlikely' to start Vuelta Femenina as she recovers from broken arm
By Kirsten Frattini published
News Lidl-Trek rider given greenlight to train indoor
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2024 - Analysing the contenders
By Stephen Farrand, Kirsten Frattini published
Analysis Tadej Pogačar, Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering and Elisa Longo Borghini battle in final event of this spring's Ardennes Classics
Anna Shackley forced to retire due to heart irregularities
By Kirsten Frattini published
News 'We are very sorry to see Anna's cycling career end like this' says sports manager Danny Stam
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