Laura Weislo
Laura raced in the United States as a category 1 racer through 2010, competing on the UCI level in the early 2000s at races like the Redlands Cycling Classic, Philadelphia International Classic, Athens Twilight criterium while working full time as a molecular biologist. Having caught the cycling bug, she tossed away her BS in Biology and Masters of Science in Genetics and left the world of corporate America to join Cyclingnews in 2006. She immediately faced the seriousness of professional cycling while covering the Gent Six Day where Spaniard Isaac Galvez lost his life. This incident and the many others have pushed her to highlight stories around rider safety. The year she joined Cyclingnews was also the year of Operacion Puerto, the beginning of the massive doping scandal and reckoning that eventually saw Lance Armstrong banned for life. Through massive changes in the sport, the internet, and the emergence of social media and a radically altered media landscape, Laura has helped lead Cyclingnews into the modern era of professional cycling and ensure that Cyclingnews has the most trusted, independent, and authentic reporting on the sport.
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![German Tivani in 2023](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UWCNFvFVsSA5Rx6y3YXFoP-320-80.jpg)
Volta a Portugal: German Tivani wins stage 2
By Laura Weislo published
Results Stüssi keeps overall lead
![Puck Pieterse (Netherlands) previews the Olympic Games mountain bike course at Elancourt](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LS9YGMDGre6oeBNBhEjXoZ-320-80.jpg)
Get the drift: Olympic mountain bike racers worry about gravel on man-made Paris course
By Laura Weislo published
Olympics Pieterse, Pidcock, Richards and Schurter weigh in on the man-made Elancourt Hill course
![Haley Batten wins the UCI XCC World Cup in Araxa, Brazil on April 20, 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S2uzFCYQASbTxiT3nYqLVj-320-80.jpg)
How Haley Batten overcame a concussion to emerge as one of the top Paris Olympic MTB contenders
By Laura Weislo published
Interview American is on the comeback trail after an injury-hit 2023
![Remco Evenepoel is the UCI Individual Time Trial World Champion](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WXAEBgy9RCJPq9iaowrhEN-320-80.jpg)
Paris Olympics: Individual Time Trial start times
By Laura Weislo published
Start times Remco Evenepoel closes out July 27, 2024 time trial start list
![Top men's contenders for gold include Tokyo Olympic Games winner Tom Pidcock of Great Britain (left), and Swiss riders Nino Schurter (centre) and Mathias Flückiger (right)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BYysBNqgWLycJ44FgY9cMe-320-80.jpg)
Paris Olympics: Men's Mountain Bike Cross Country – Preview
By Jackie Tyson, Laura Weislo published
Preview Tom Pidcock and Nino Schurter battle at Elancourt Hill for a second gold medal while Amos, Hatherly, Koretzky challenge
![Colombian time trial champion Daniel Martinez during the Giro d'Italia](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/H6QVz5VGUe9fzdkpc7snfE-320-80.jpg)
Dani Martínez to miss Olympics time trial due to passport issues
By Laura Weislo published
News Colombian hopes to make it to Paris for road race
![Picture by Thomas Maheux/SWpix.com - 12/08/2023 - 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships - MTB Cross Country - Glentress Forest, Peebles, Scotland - Elite Women Cross-country Olympic - Pauline Ferrand Prevot - France](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kk6isEVvKPjD8PF4RekEgS-320-80.jpg)
Paris Olympics: Women's Mountain Bike Cross Country - Preview
By Jackie Tyson, Laura Weislo published
Preview French duo Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Loana Lecomte leading contenders for gold
![Overall winner UAE Team Emirates team's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar (C) celebrates on the podium, flanked by second-placed Team Visma - Lease a Bike team's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard (L) and third-placed Soudal Quick-Step team's Belgian rider Remco Evenepoel (R) after the 21st and final stage of the 111th edition of the Tour de France](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oC2zo2psByBDHtXJfnDnjZ-320-80.jpg)
Tadej Pogačar leads UCI rankings; Astana, Arkéa-B&B Hotels struggle in 'relegation' standings
By Laura Weislo published
News After Tour de France, DSM-Firmenich-PostNL and Cofidis also trail in team rankings
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Volta a Portugal: German Tivani wins stage 2
Stüssi keeps overall lead -
Get the drift: Olympic mountain bike racers worry about gravel on man-made Paris course
Pieterse, Pidcock, Richards and Schurter weigh in on the man-made Elancourt Hill course -
How Haley Batten overcame a concussion to emerge as one of the top Paris Olympic MTB contenders
American is on the comeback trail after an injury-hit 2023
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Paris Olympics: Individual Time Trial start times
Remco Evenepoel closes out July 27, 2024 time trial start list -
Paris Olympics: Men's Mountain Bike Cross Country – Preview
Tom Pidcock and Nino Schurter battle at Elancourt Hill for a second gold medal while Amos, Hatherly, Koretzky challenge -
Dani Martínez to miss Olympics time trial due to passport issues
Colombian hopes to make it to Paris for road race
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Paris Olympics: Women's Mountain Bike Cross Country - Preview
French duo Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Loana Lecomte leading contenders for gold -
Tadej Pogačar leads UCI rankings; Astana, Arkéa-B&B Hotels struggle in 'relegation' standings
After Tour de France, DSM-Firmenich-PostNL and Cofidis also trail in team rankings -
Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard separated by seconds across four Tours de France
How close are the two top Tour de France riders?