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

Canadian Road National Championships: Michael Leonard wins elite men's time trial title

By Kirsten Frattini published

Results Ineos Grenadiers rider beats Derek Gee and Pier-André Côté in Saint-Georges

Results

Canadian Road National Championships: Olivia Baril secures career-first individual time trial title

By Kirsten Frattini published

Results Movistar rider covers 28km route in winning time of 40:26

Results

Vittoria Guazzini outpowers Elisa Longo Borghini to secure elite women's Italian time trial title

By Kirsten Frattini published

Results GS Fiamme Oro rider covers 28km course in 34:19 to claim victory in San Vito al Tagliamento

Results

UCI MTB World Series Val di Sole: Martin Vidaurre, Puck Pieterse victorious in Italy

By Kirsten Frattini published

Vidaurre makes history for Chile with World Cup victory

Races

Baloise Belgium Tour: Tim Merlier strikes again as Filippo Baroncini wins overall

By Kirsten Frattini published

Belgian bookends his home stage race in boost of confidence for Tour de France sprints

Races

Copenhagen Sprint: Jordi Meeus goes from Tour de Suisse to sprint win

By Kirsten Frattini published

Red Bull rider won at the Swiss race on Friday and then won the new WorldTour race on Sunday

Races

Tour de Suisse stage 8 mountain time trial start times

By Kirsten Frattini published

Peloton tackle a 10.1km race against the clock that snakes up from Lake Lucerne to the ski station at Stockhütte for grand finale where the overall winner will be crowned

Races

Baloise Belgium Tour: Jenno Berckmoes in tears after winning stage 4 as Ethan Hayter loses race lead by four seconds

By Kirsten Frattini published

Hilly stage in the Ardennes shakes-up GC before final stage around Brussels

Races

Benin makes history as first women's African national team to compete in major road race on US soil at Maryland Cycling Classic

By Kirsten Frattini published

'As the talent pool continues to grow on the African continent, it’s important to provide opportunities in world-class races'

Women's Cycling

Baloise Belgium Tour: Tim Merlier sprints to stage 1 victory

By Kirsten Frattini published

Results Jasper Philipsen almost taken down in chaotic finish that saw Merlier outsprint Molano and Vernon

Results

Major date change sees Giro d'Italia Women shift to late May in 2026

By Kirsten Frattini published

A new spot on the calendar could bring more visibility to the Italian Grand Tour

Women's Cycling
Puck Pieterse wins short track event at UCI Mountain Bike World Series Leogang

Puck Pieterse and Christopher Blevins continue short track winning streak at UCI MTB World Series in Leogang

By Kirsten Frattini published

News 'I've been winning by just focusing on my process, the mental side, the emotional side of it,' says Blevins in fourth consecutive XCC event victory

News
Elise Chabbey of FDJ-SUEZ

Volta a Catalunya Femenina: Elise Chabbey wins opening stage with late attack from three-rider breakaway

By Kirsten Frattini published

Results Demi Vollering second for FDJ-SUEZ one-two finish with Ane Santesteban taking third

Results
Ally Wollaston, Lorena Wiebes, and Elisa Balsamo are among the top contenders for the 2025 Tour of Britain Women

Tour of Britain Women - Analysing the contenders

By Kirsten Frattini published

Contenders No Lotte Kopecky leaves the four-day Women's WorldTour race wide open for a new champion

Contenders
OLTEDAL NORWAY MAY 30 Matthew Brennan of Great Britain and Team Visma Lease a Bike Blue Points Jersey celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 14th Tour of Norway 2025 Stage 2 a 2081km stage from Egersund to Oltedal on May 30 2025 in Oltedal Norway Photo by Szymon GruchalskiGetty Images

Tour of Norway: Matthew Brennan wins stage 2

By Kirsten Frattini published

Results Visma-Lease a Bike rider moves into race lead

Results
Ellen van Dijk (Lidl-Trek) prior to the 2025 Paris-Roubaix Femmes

Ellen van Dijk fractures right shoulder in criterium crash, race cancelled

By Kirsten Frattini published

News 'No surgery required' for Dutch racer' confirm Lidl-Trek

News
SOLA NORWAY MAY 29 Storm Ingebrigtsen of Norway and Team Coop Repsol celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 14th Tour of Norway 2025 Stage 1 a 1792km stage from Solakrossen to Solakrossen on May 29 2025 in Sola Norway Photo by Szymon GruchalskiGetty Images

Tour of Norway: Storm Ingebrigtsen holds on to win stage 1 for Coop-Repsol

By Kirsten Frattini published

Results Matthew Brennan wins sprint for second as solo breakaway sticks

Results
Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) wins the elite men's road race at the 2025 USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships

USA Pro Road Championships: Quinn Simmons goes solo to claim another elite men's road race title

By Kirsten Frattini, Simone Giuliani published

Results Lidl-Trek rider wins ahead of pursuing Evan Boyle while Gavin Hlady takes third in five way sprint for final podium spot

Results
Alyssa Sarkisov wins junior women's road race title at the 2025 USA Pro Road Championships

USA Pro Road Championships: Alyssa Sarkisov defends junior women's road race title

By Kirsten Frattini published

Results Alexis Jaramillo second, Bridget Ciambotti third in Charleston

Results
Kash Adamski wins the junior road race title at the 2025 USA Pro Road Championships

USA Pro Road Championships: Kash Adamski wins junior men's road race title

By Kirsten Frattini published

Results Brady Hogue second, Ashlin Barry third in Charleston

Results
Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Oatly) wins elite women's road race at USA Pro Road Championships 2025

USA Pro Road Championships: Kristen Faulkner outsprints Lauren Stephens to defend elite women's road race title

By Kirsten Frattini published

Results Katherine Sarkisov finishes third in a three-way sprint in Charleston

Results
Christopher Blevins wins elite men's cross-country race at UCI Mountain Bike World Series Nove Mesto

UCI MTB World Series Nové Město: Back-to-back wins for Christopher Blevins in elite men's cross-country race

By Kirsten Frattini published

Results Mathis Azzaro second and Lars Forster third as Mathieu van der Poel crashes and abandons

Results
Mona Mitterwallner claims victory at UCI Mountain Bike World Series Nove Mesto

UCI MTB World Series Nové Město: Mona Mitterwallner claims victory in elite women's cross-country race

By Kirsten Frattini published

Results Samara Maxwell settles for second in the two-way sprint for the win, Candice Lill finishes in third as Puck Pieterse suffers mechanical

Results
Carlos Verona celebrates after stage 15 victory at the Giro d'Italia 2025

Giro d'Italia: Carlos Verona holds off chase to triumph with solo stage 15 victory, as Primož Roglič loses valuable time into Asiago

By Joseph Lycett published

Results Florian Stork second and Christian Scaroni third, as mountainous day closes out the second week at the Corsa Rosa

Results
Gavin Hlady wins under-23 men's title

USA Pro Road Championships: Gavin Hlady wins under-23 men's road race title in Charleston

By Kirsten Frattini published

Results Dylan Zakrajsek second, Alfredo Bueno third in 135km road race

Results
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