Kirsten Frattini

Kirsten Frattini

Editor

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

Is Jonas Vingegaard upstoppable? - Felix Gall says maglia rosa 'showed again who is in charge' at the Giro d'Italia on the climb to Cari

By Kirsten Frattini Published

News 'I thought that I would do the same as the last hard stages, just do my own pace, but that was not possible today' Gall moves up to second overall as Afonso Eulálio drops to fifth

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The last chance – What to expect from the third week of the 2026 Giro d'Italia

By Kirsten Frattini Published

Analysis Vingegaard looks in control of the pink jersey, but there is still lots to play for in the Giro's tough final week

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'It's tough riding GC and trying to stay switched on' - Thymen Arensman opens up about pressure and performance ahead of the final week at the Giro d'Italia

By Kirsten Frattini Published

News 'It's been really tough racing and every day we are on the pedals ... it gets into the legs, the body and the mind' says Netcompany Ineos rider about his hunt for a Grand Tour podium

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'6 W/kg all day' - Tim Rex's 'pain face' captures domestique going above and beyond to help Jonas Vingegaard claim Giro d'Italia's maglia rosa on Pila

By Kirsten Frattini Published

News 'Jonas is giving everything for us, but we are also giving everything for him' says Danish rider

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'Safety in cycling is in everyone's interest' - Jonas Vingegaard uses 'power' of the maglia rosa to influence GC-times neutralisation during Giro d'Italia sprint stage in Milan

By Kirsten Frattini Published

News 'I would have done it anyway, even without the pink jersey, but with the pink jersey, it has more power, in some way' says overall race leader

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'It's super important for me and our team' - Pressure builds on winless Jonathan Milan as sprinters set eyes on next Giro d'Italia sprint in Milan

By Kirsten Frattini Published

News Second last chance for a bunch sprint on Sunday's flat stage before final stage in Rome

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'I will fight for it' - Maglia ciclamino competition heats up as Jhonatan Narváez takes on Paul Magnier in a head-to-head battle for points at the Giro d'Italia

By Kirsten Frattini Published

News Ecuadorian racer moves into points lead after making it into break of day

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'It would be a dream for me to take this jersey into Rome' - Jonas Vingegaard lays claim to Giro d'Italia's maglia rosa on punishing slopes of Pila

By Kirsten Frattini Published

News Danish star has now led in all three Grand Tours

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2026 Giro d'Italia stage 14 preview - Will Jonas Vingegaard take the maglia rosa from Afonso Eulálio atop Pila?

By Kirsten Frattini Last updated

Stage Preview 'There was no chance to recover' - 1987 Giro stage winner at Pila Philippa York provides detailed insights into daunting final ascent

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Larry Warbasse left empty-handed in Giro d'Italia breakaway after 'mistake' on the final climb into Verbania

By Kirsten Frattini Published

News 'I didn't think he had good legs' says US veteran about stage 13 winner Bettoil

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'I wasn't trying to hide anything' - Jonas Vingegaard warns rivals who aim to exploit recovery from sickness ahead of Giro d'Italia's Pila summit

By Kirsten Frattini Published

News 'If they think they can use it for something, then they can try, but I'm up to my normal again' says Visma-Lease a Bike leader

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'I saw this moment' - How Alec Segaert left no room for error in quest for stage victory at the Giro d'Italia

By Kirsten Frattini Published

News 'I will never be someone who wins half the races I start, but when I get the chance, I will grab them'

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'It's hard to understand the tactics of Movistar' - Giro d'Italia top sprinters Magnier, Milan dropped and left frustrated with 'fast pace' on climbs into Novi Ligure

By Kirsten Frattini Published

News 'I don't think things are going wrong, the sprints have been a bit chaotic' says Milan

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'The GC favourites aren't too worried about me' - Chris Harper surprises in decisive Giro d'Italia breakaway to pull back minutes on the roads to Chiavari

By Kirsten Frattini Published

News 'I believe that he can do even better when we arrive in the big mountains' says Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling team director Gabriele Missaglia

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'Close the book and go for the next one' - From stage wins and the pink jersey to breakaways and crashes, inside XDS Astana's up and down Giro d'Italia

By Kirsten Frattini Published

News Ballerini crashes out of stage 11 while Scaroni and Ulissi score top 10s from aggressive rides

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'Bigger differences than Blockhaus' - Arensman, O'Connor, Gee-West reflect on decisive role of 42km Giro d'Italia time trial as hunt for maglia rosa evolves

By Kirsten Frattini Published

News 'If you're on GC, it's your job to spend time on the TT bike ... it kind of kills you when you have a bad ride' says O'Connor

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'It was terrible' - Jonas Vingegaard close but not close enough to maglia rosa after fast, flat Giro d'Italia time trial

By Kirsten Frattini Published

News 'In the end, I'm in a good spot' Visma-Lease a Bike favourite sits 27 seconds behind Afonso Eulálio in the race for the magila rosa

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'I'm not expecting a good TT' - Odds stacked against maglia rosa Afonso Eulálio in flat, fast Giro d'Italia time trial

By Kirsten Frattini Published

News 'My plan one month ago was probably that the TT would be a rest day, but now we need to go all in for it' says overall race leader ahead of the second week of racing in Italy

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La Vuelta Femenina final GC standings – A new face in the red jersey on the final day as the Angliru decides overall victory

By Kirsten Frattini, Dani Ostanek Last updated

GC Standings Final general classification standings in the first Grand Tour of 2026

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La Vuelta Femenina 2026 stage 7 preview - The final moments of the battle for the overall title are set to play out on the slopes of L'Angliru

By Kirsten Frattini Last updated

Preview 132km route from La Pola Llaviana / Pola de Lavianna to L'Angliru sets the table for a pivotal summit finish

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La Vuelta Femenina 2026 stage 4 preview - Can Kopecky finally get her stage win?

By Kirsten Frattini Last updated

Preview Another undulating stage from Monforte de Lemos to Antas de Ulla with a tough run-in

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La Vuelta Femenina 2026 stage 3 preview - A day for the opportunists with relentless climbing on the roads to A Coruña

By Kirsten Frattini Last updated

Preview May 5, 2026, Stage 3: Padrón to A Coruña, 121km

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La Vuelta Femenina 2026 start list

By Kirsten Frattini Published

Start list Opening up the chances as defending champion Demi Vollering opts for the Giro d'Italia this year

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Wide shot of riders going over a mountain pass in the Dolomites, with a Cyclingnews Giro banner graphic on the right
The five key stages that will define this year's Giro d'Italia – From iconic mountains to a crucial long time trial

By Kirsten Frattini Published

Analysis Cyclingnews picks out the five days that look set to decide the overall podium of this year's Corsa Rosa

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Tadej Pogačar fined 5000 CHF for jersey design worn on Liège-Bastogne-Liège podium, later overturned by race jury

By Kirsten Frattini Last updated

News Officials remove hefty fine initially handed down for personal sponsor, reason given for penalty was 'wrong place of the publicity on the world champion jersey during the award ceremony'

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