
Stephen Farrand
Stephen is one of the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.
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Lotto reveals special multicoloured jersey for Tour of Flanders
By Stephen Farrand published
News Belgian team celebrates 40th anniversary in the sport

Dwars door Vlaanderen 2025: Neilson Powless out-sprints Wout van Aert in one against three from Visma-Lease a Bike
By Stephen Farrand last updated
Results Powless 'I thought I was riding for second place' against Van Aert, Jorgenson and Benoot

'I want to see what I can do' – Filippo Ganna takes on Pogačar and Van der Poel in Tour of Flanders extra challenge
By Stephen Farrand published
News Ineos rider stayed at Syncrosfera altitude hotel after Italian ban on hyperbaric chambers cancelled

Giro d'Italia: Tom Pidcock's Q36.5 team, along with Tudor, Polti and VF Group-Bardiani secure wildcard invitations
By Stephen Farrand published
News Pidcock given green light to target the Corsa Rosa alongside Swiss and Italian ProTeams

UCI issues a record eight yellow cards as Jordi Meeus leads weekend's racing misdemeanours
By Stephen Farrand published
News Teams and riders punished for racing on the footpath, bidon throw, sprint deviation, and decelerating

Fabio Jakobsen to undergo iliac artery surgery in both legs after loss of sprint power
By Stephen Farrand published
News Picnic-PostNL sprinter finds cause of his problems but faces long spell out of action

Tour de France: Tudor, Uno-X Mobility and TotalEnergies awarded wild cards as UCI approves extra team for 2025 Grand Tours
By Stephen Farrand published
News 23 teams to take the start of the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, and Vuelta a España, with wildcard spaces up for grabs at each

Coppi e Bartali: Ben Tulett moves into GC lead with uphill victory on stage 4
By Stephen Farrand published
Results Igor Arrieta kicks ahead of Briton Mark Donovan to go two-three in Brisighella while Magnus Sheffield suffers late crash
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