Stephen is one of the most experienced members of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. Before becoming Editor-at-large, he was Head of News at Cyclingnews. He has previously worked for Shift Active Media, Reuters and Cycling Weekly. He is a member of the Board of the Association Internationale des Journalistes du Cyclisme (AIJC).
Latest articles by Stephen Farrand

Exclusive: UCI to fight SRAM legal battle with funds from SRAM-sponsored teams, as SafeR budget used for gear limit case
By Stephen Farrand published
Teams association outvoted as governing body ring-fences €300,000 from safety group for appeal against Belgian Competition Authority ruling

'It's a major challenge' – Visma-Lease a Bike need to find €30 million sponsor to keep up with rival super teams
By Stephen Farrand published
'Where they'll find that money is the million-dollar question' says Soudal marketing expert Marko Heijl

Premier Tech to sponsor 2026 Montréal Road World Championships with a women's GP Québec and Montréal the next goal for Canadian cycling
By Stephen Farrand published
News Québec-based company invests in cycling again after major European team sponsorships

Unibet Rose Rockets' 2026 Grand Tour hopes on hold as RCS Sport delay naming Giro d'Italia wildcard teams
By Stephen Farrand published
News Fan-favourite team invited to Strade Bianche and Milan-San Remo but Caja Rural secure final Tirreno-Adriatico wildcard

'I'll keep working at a high intensity' - Remco Evenepoel keen to continue 2026 success at Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
By Stephen Farrand published
News Belgian key favourite for five-day race before first WorldTour showdown at the UAE Tour

'I can't see why there isn't more to come' - Michael Storer lifts Tudor's Grand Tour ambitions at the Giro d'Italia
By Stephen Farrand published
News Australian to make 2026 debut at the UAE Tour before clashing with Jonas Vingegaard and Isaac del Toro again in Italy

'They're always asking us if we're happy' - Why Larry Warbasse is a perfect fit at Tudor Pro Cycling
By Stephen Farrand published
News American domestique enjoying key role in Swiss team alongside Julian Alaphilippe and Michael Storer

'Every cloud has a silver lining' – Picnic PostNL gambling on young riders and buy-out cash to try to fill void left by Oscar Onley
By Stephen Farrand published
Feature Dutch team to spend Onley's large transfer fee on next generation of young talent and back Max Poole as next Grand Tour revelation

'It's become 'the' climb in the area' – Why the Coll de Rates is the hottest climb in the cycling world right now, with riders flocking to challenge Tadej Pogačar's Strava record
By Stephen Farrand published
Feature Cyclingnews visits the popular Spanish training climb where Tadej Pogačar and Puck Pieterse hold the Strava records and amateur riders try to emulate them

'The evolution of cycling has been beneficial for me' – Stefan Küng buys into Tudor's ambitions to take on Tadej Pogačar in the cobbled Classics
By Stephen Farrand published
News Swiss rider helps drive team time trial development after move from Groupama-FDJ

'We can race aggressively and differently' – Pfeiffer Georgi takes on a captain's role at Picnic PostNL for 2026
By Stephen Farrand published
News British rider is only 25 but is now a veteran of the Women's WorldTour

'There were a few things going on' - Ethan Hayter won five time trials in 2025 but a nutrition problem disrupted his road racing
By Stephen Farrand published
News British rider hoping to payback Soudal-QuickStep for support in weeklong stage races in 2026

'It's been a crazy five-year journey, but I made it' – How Mattia Gaffuri finally turned professional with Picnic-PostNL
By Stephen Farrand published
News Italian rider steps up from amateur ranks at 26 in a MoneyBall signing for Dutch WorldTour team

Tudor Pro Cycling back Marc Hirschi to return as leader after former one-day star 'disappeared in the results'
By Stephen Farrand published
News Former UAE rider to target the Ardennes Classics, Giro d'Italia and World Championships in second season with Tudor

From suspended prison sentences to reality TV - What happened to Festina's infamous 1998 Tour de France team after the affair that 'almost killed French cycling'?
By Stephen Farrand published
Member Exclusive The Festina Affair revealed the widespread use of doping and EPO in the 1990s, sparked the downfall of Richard Virenque and eventually changed French cycling forever, but where are the team, including Laurent Brochard, Alex Zülle and team soigneur Willy Voet, today?

'My sprinting instinct is 100% still there' – Fabio Jakobsen hungry for success after double iliac artery surgery
By Stephen Farrand published
News Picnic-PostNL sprinter to return to racing at the AlUla Tour

'We have to protect our riders from burnout' – How teams balance performance, success and mental wellbeing against the growing demands of pro cycling
By Stephen Farrand published
Feature 'Now I see how tough being a rider in modern cycling really is' says Tudor team owner Fabian Cancellara

'The team wanted to go back to what they really love, what's in their DNA' – Monument winner Jasper Stuyven leads Soudal-QuickStep Classics comeback
By Stephen Farrand published
News Belgian road captain suggests former team Lidl-Trek may be weaker in cobbled Classics in 2026

'No one is bigger than the team' – Soudal-QuickStep bring back Niki Terpstra and Tim Declercq to build new post-Evenepoel chapter
By Stephen Farrand published
News New sports directors and coaches part of the next chapter as Belgian team takes aim at the Classics and sprints with Tim Merlier and Paul Magnier

'I want to try and do the GC at the Giro' - Max Poole ready to fill Picnic-PostNL's Grand Tour void after Oscar Onley's transfer to Ineos
By Stephen Farrand last updated
News 22-year-old Briton hoping for a 'clean run' after two seasons of injury and setbacks

'I don't think Tadej really needs me to win a Grand Tour' - João Almeida ready to step out of Pogačar's shadow and take on Jonas Vingegaard in 2026 Giro d'Italia
By Stephen Farrand last updated
News 27-year-old Portuguese rider to lead UAE Team Emirates-XRG in May

'We need a transfer system like in football' – Picnic PostNL look to the future after losing Oscar Onley to Ineos Grenadiers
By Stephen Farrand published
News Max Poole to target Giro d'Italia GC as sprinter Fabio Jakobsen returns after iliac artery surgery

'Why can't I one day be there fighting for the rainbow jersey?' - Paul Magnier has the confidence to be Soudal-QuickStep's next big thing
By Stephen Farrand published
News 21-year-old French rider names Mathieu van der Poel as his role model and refutes that Tim Merlier is a sprinting rival
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