Stephen Farrand

Stephen Farrand

Editor-at-large

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

As it happened: Mont Ventoux inspires a historic solo win and shakes-up the 2026 Tour de France Femmes GC battle

By Stephen Farrand Last updated

LIVE August 7, 2026; La Voulte-sur-Rhône - Mont Ventoux, 146.8km, mountain

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Anna van der Breggen abandons the Tour de France Femmes

By Stephen Farrand Published

SD Worx-Protime leader finished in the gruppetto on stage 6 and did not start stage 7

Women's Cycling
As it happened: Tour de France Femmes stage 6 sparks attacks, a GC chase and close sprint finish

By Stephen Farrand Last updated

LIVE August 6, 2026; Montbrison - Tournon-sur-Rhône, 153.4km, hilly

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Visma-Lease a Bike rewrite Tour de France Femmes GC strategy after Pauline Ferrand-Prévot loses more time

By Stephen Farrand Published

News Femke de Vries now the team's best placed GC rider in eighth at 3:11

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As it happened: Attacks in the Beaujolais hills shake up stage 5 and the GC as 2025 Tour winner falls out of contention

By Stephen Farrand Last updated

LIVE August 5, 2026; Belleville-en-Beaujolais, 140km, hilly

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'Salaries are being paid that defy all logic' – As the Tour de France Femmes booms, there are warnings about the economics of women's cycling

By Stephen Farrand Published

News Fenix-Premier Tech team manager Philip Roodhooft warns that 'The investments have become too large to work with the current calendar'

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As it happened: Tour de France Femmes stage 4 time trial sparks big time gaps and creates a new GC battle

By Stephen Farrand Last updated

LIVE August 4, 2026; Gevrey-Chambertin - Dijon, 21km, individual time trial

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As it happened: An 85km solo attack is rewarded with the stage victory and the leader's yellow jersey

By Stephen Farrand Last updated

LIVE August 3, 2026; Geneva - Poligny, 156.5km, hilly

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As it happened: SD Worx strike again on Tour de France Femmes stage 2 with a perfect chase and unbeatable sprint

By Stephen Farrand Last updated

August 2, 2026; Aigle - Geneva, 147.9km, flat

Women's Cycling
As it happened: The GC riders fight for the stage 1 win in Lausanne but nobody can stop the fastest sprinter in the world

By Stephen Farrand Last updated

LIVE August 1, 2026; Lausanne - Lausanne, 138km

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Will Tadej Pogačar win a sixth Tour de France? - What can we expect from the 2027 Grand Boucle

By Stephen Farrand Published

Analysis What we know, and suspect, about the 2027 route, which challengers will step up and how team sizes could play a factor into the Slovenian's dominance

Analysis
SD Worx-Protime led by Lotte Kopecky, Lorena Wiebes and Anna van der Breggen at uncontrollable Tour de France Femmes with mixed ambitions

By Stephen Farrand Published

News Dutch team target stage wins and a top-five on GC with Grand Tour veteran Van der Breggen

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Jonas Vingegaard brushes off 2028 retirement rumours as he talks about Tour de France crash on visit to Tour of Denmark

By Stephen Farrand Published

News 'I'm still just Jonas' Dane says after mass hometown crowd celebrates his Grand Tour triple crown in Glyngøre

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No riders revealed but Decathlon CMA CGM confirm creation of women's team for 2027

By Stephen Farrand Published

News 12-rider squad to start 2027 as a ProTeam before plans to step up to WorldTour level

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'Paul will win with us' – Decathlon CMA CGM hope Tour de France performance will convince Seixas to stay with French team beyond 2027

By Stephen Farrand Published

News Seixas joins marketing agency Sportfive as he becomes a global sports star

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Tadej Pogačar and UAE Team Emirates meet to discuss and decide on targeting Vuelta a España

By Stephen Farrand Published

News 'They'll decide together what is best for Tadej' reveals his agent Alex Carera

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'I'll stay focused until Saturday' – Remco Evenepoel's 24 hours of Tour de France celebrations end with a criterium win and a night at home

By Stephen Farrand Published

News Belgian wins in Aalst but keeps riding to target the Saturday's Clásica San Sebastián

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'It was a tough race' - Netcompany Ineos kick-off Tour de France review after failing to win a stage

By Stephen Farrand Published

News British team tries to be up beat for the 2027 Tour de France Grand Départ

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'He's going to win at least seven Tours' – Greg LeMond refutes any comparison between Tadej Pogačar and Lance Armstrong

By Stephen Farrand Published

News 'Lance didn't have his talent; he 'found' it at 28' says three-time winner LeMond

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Tadej Pogačar and UAE Team Emirates-XRG top Tour de France prize money list with €832,750

By Stephen Farrand Published

News Picnic PostNL finish bottom of prize money list with €12,770

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Tadej Pogačar smashes 30-year-old Alpe d'Huez climbing record set by Marco Pantani

By Stephen Farrand Published

News Slovenian climbs the 21 bends in under 36 minutes

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'Tadej is OK' – UAE Team Emirates play down doubts about Tadej Pogačar's health after illness strikes Tour de France team

By Stephen Farrand Published

News 'Every rider wants to win on this mythical mountain and that goes for us too' says DS before Alpe d'Huez

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Fears of chaos on L'Alpe d'Huez as crowds pack Alpine climb for Tour de France showdown

By Stephen Farrand Published

News Fan favourite Baptiste Veistroffer expecting "something crazy" on his debut ride up L'Alpe d'Huez

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'I hope I don't crash' - Paul Seixas fears huge crowds on L'Alpe d'Huez could disrupt the Tour de France

By Stephen Farrand Published

News French super talent sportingly hopes UAE Team Emirates-XRG are not affected by illness

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What to know about Tour de France nighttime testing – The rules, the results timeline, the ITA, reactions and more explained

By Stephen Farrand Published

Explainer Cyclingnews outlines pro cycling's anti-doping system and what the recent nighttime test of the Tour de France means for the sport

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