
Stephen Farrand
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).
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'The strongest guys are all from the WorldTour'- Tom Pidcock ready to race Gravel Worlds Championships just 24 hours after Il Lombardia
By Stephen Farrand published
News 'I've been given race number 1, so I've got an even bigger target on my back' Q36.5 rider tells Cyclingnews

Who will win Il Lombardia 2025? – Analysing the contenders for the final autumn Classic
By Stephen Farrand published
Contenders Can anyone beat Tadej Pogačar? Perhaps only Remco Evenepoel, Tom Pidcock or Isaac del Toro

'I'm looking forward to everyday life' – Florian Lipowitz ends 2025 season after breakthrough Tour de France
By Stephen Farrand published
News 'It was only a few weeks ago that I really processed what had happened this year' says Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe rider

Reflections from the European Championships – Seven things we learned at the second week of national team racing
By Stephen Farrand published
Analysis Pogačar's dominance, Remco the best of the rest, Vollering is back, and the future looks bright

'I realize that I'm lucky to be able to win all these races' – Tadej Pogačar stronger than rivals and fan abuse at European Championships
By Stephen Farrand published
News Slovenian proud to win European jersey even if he will never wear it in races

Israel-Premier Tech pull out of Gran Piemonte, Tre Valli Varesine and Coppa Bernocchi as pro-Palestine protests spread across Italy
By Stephen Farrand published
News Team automatically invited to Il Lombardia but final season races of 2025 in doubt

Road European Championships - Riders to watch in the elite women's road race
By Stephen Farrand published
Contenders Vollering and Longo Borghini out for World Championship revenge on Saturday

'I'll be ready to go again' – Remco Evenepoel looks to add to Olympic and World time trial gold medals at European Championships despite fears of wind
By Stephen Farrand published
News 'I don't think I should be afraid of them' says Belgian after travelling from Rwanda Worlds straight to France
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