
Philippa York
Philippa York is a long-standing Cyclingnews contributor, providing expert racing analysis. As one of the early British racers to take the plunge and relocate to France with the famed ACBB club in the 1980's, she was the inspiration for a generation of racing cyclists – and cycling fans – from the UK.
The Glaswegian gained a contract with Peugeot in 1980, making her Tour de France debut in 1983 and taking a solo win in Bagnères-de-Luchon in the Pyrenees, the mountain range which would prove a happy hunting ground throughout her Tour career.
The following year's race would prove to be one of her finest seasons, becoming the first rider from the UK to win the polka dot jersey at the Tour, whilst also becoming Britain's highest-ever placed GC finisher with 4th spot.
She finished runner-up at the Vuelta a España in 1985 and 1986, to Pedro Delgado and Álvaro Pino respectively, and at the Giro d'Italia in 1987. Stage race victories include the Volta a Catalunya (1985), Tour of Britain (1989) and Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (1990). York retired from professional cycling as reigning British champion following the collapse of Le Groupement in 1995.
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Philippa York: Ineos head for Tour de France disaster but Cavendish has his sparkle back
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Analysis

Philippa York: After Ventoux Ineos need to change their Tour de France strategy
By Philippa York published
Analysis 'With Pogacar's stumble at the top of Mont Ventoux, the race has suddenly perked up'

Philippa York: Analysing the state of play on the Tour de France's first rest day
By Philippa York published
Feature Contemplating Ineos Grenadiers and Jumbo-Visma’s failure to live up to expectations and the cause of all those crashes

Philippa York: The journey to a Tour de France Femmes
By Philippa York published
Analysis 'The opportunities are there for the event to be a massive success and to have an influence far beyond just the sporting aspects'

Philippa York: Ineos Grenadiers are running out of options at the Tour de France
By Philippa York last updated
Analysis British team on the back foot after Porte and Geoghegan Hart lose time in stage 1 crashes

Philippa York: Ineos versus Slovenia at the Tour de France
By Philippa York published
Analysis The British team are in form but haven't directly beaten Roglic or Pogacar in the past three years

Philippa York: I struggle to see Chris Froome as a Tour de France road captain
By Philippa York published
Analysis 'Good or bad, the Tour de France will be a new experience for the four-time champion'

Philippa York's Giro d'Italia favourites - Second rest day analysis
By Philippa York published
Analysis Assessing Bernal, Caruso, Carthy, and their rivals with five stages remaining
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The Jonas Vingegaard vs João Almeida battle is fifty-fifty going into Vuelta a España final week – Philippa York analysis
Philippa York breaks down the last week of racing, and what it all means for the GC battle brewing in Spain -
Surrounded by challengers, but dynamic Jonas Vingegaard is on top of the Vuelta a España – Philippa York analysis
York breaks down the GC situation on the first rest day, what's going wrong at UAE, and who is in contention for the podium -
The fascination of the three amigos GC battle - Philippa York Vuelta a España analysis
Jonas Vingegaard is the overall favourite but can João Almeida and Juan Ayuso combine to beat him?
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Two good, two bad, too late – Philippa York analyses the tactical miscalculations of the key stages of the 2025 Tour de France
From a masterclass on Ventoux to mismanagement on the queen stage, Philippa York takes a deep dive into the decisions that gifted Pogačar his vast margin. -
Tadej Pogačar dominates in the Pyrenees and again writes the race script - Philippa York Tour de France analysis
UAE have now won 65 times in 2025 and won five stages in this year's Tour de France, surely there are more to come before Paris -
Ten days of trauma in the battle against Pogačar - Philippa York Tour de France analysis
Pogačar may seem unstoppable, but down a key lieutenant and with Visma-Lease a Bike at full strength, we have an interesting race ahead
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It's Round Five in the epic Vingegaard-Pogačar duel - Philippa York analysis
Philippa York takes a close look at form, tactics and team strengths ahead of the major battle at the 2025 Tour de France -
On the road with Philippa York and David Walsh – 'The Escape: The Tour, the Cyclist and Me' book extract
York and Walsh discuss the Tour de France, gender in sport, doping, and much more in wide-ranging new book -
Day dreaming: how the 2025 Giro d'Italia was lost and won - Philippa York analysis
What were the keys to Simon Yates' dramatic last-minute turnaround of fortune in the Giro's GC battle?