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

'There's also a race in July I want to do well in' – Jonas Vingegaard reveals his road from the Giro d'Italia to the Tour de France

By Stephen Farrand Published

Dane to join Visma teammates for final Tignes altitude camp two weeks after Giro d'Italia

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'My legs weren't great, but I'm old and stubborn, so I went for it anyway' - Damiano Caruso fights the years in Giro d'Italia breakaway

By Stephen Farrand Published

News 38-year-old Italian promises to attack again after finishing third in Andalo

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VOGHERA, ITALY - MAY 24: (L-R) Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Team Visma | Lease a Bike - Pink Leader Jersey and Michael Valgren of Denmark and Team EF Education - EasyPost prior to the 109th Giro d'Italia 2026, Stage 15 a 157km stage from Voghera to Milan / #UCIWT / on May 24, 2026 in Voghera, Italy. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
'Our friendship will never die' - Jonas Vingegaard and Michael Valgren celebrate victory and boyhood friendship at the Giro d'Italia

By Stephen Farrand Published

News Vingegaard ready to sacrifice a fifth stage win to help teammate Piganzoli win the white jersey

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From dominator to domestique? Jonas Vingegaard says he'd be 'very proud' to help Davide Piganzoli and Sepp Kuss in final Giro d'Italia mountain stages

By Patrick Fletcher, Stephen Farrand Published

News Piganzoli could target the white jersey while Kuss could complete the Grand Tour stage win set

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'There's still a lot of suffering to come' - Derek Gee-West climbs up the Giro d'Italia standings in Carí

By Stephen Farrand Published

News Canadian again shows his third-week skills in a 'Grandy'

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'When it goes uphill, Jonas is pretty unstoppable' Visma-Lease a Bike celebrate Vingegaard's latest Giro d'Italia stage dominance

By Stephen Farrand Published

News 'He had a chain on his bike but I don't know if he felt it' jokes Victor Campenaerts

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'Better than ever' - Jonas Vingegaard reveals two-year recovery from Itzulia crash, now on track to challenge Tadej Pogačar in the Tour de France

By Stephen Farrand Published

News After four stage victories, Vingegaard wants to see Visma-Lease a Bike teammates win

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‘We're still on track to finish on the podium' - Jai Hindley and Giulio Pellizzari fight back to target new goals in third week of the Giro d'Italia

By Stephen Farrand Published

News Now healthy, the Australian and Italian create a strong Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe duo for mountain stages

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'I think the riders went too far'- Giro d'Italia organisers hit back at Jonas Vingegaard's pressure to neutralise GC times on rough roads of Milan

By Stephen Farrand Published

News Rider unity forces UCI commissaire and RCS Sport to quickly accept a compromise  

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'I just go from year to year' - Jonas Vingegaard not thinking of retirement and ends speculation of a move to Netcompany-Ineos

By Stephen Farrand Published

Dane commits to racing for Visma-Lease a Bike for the final years of his career

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'The Giro is not over' - Jonas Vingegaard cautious but in control as he looks to secure Giro d'Italia maglia rosa in Rome

By Stephen Farrand Published

Visma-Lease a Bike leader embracing racing in pink as Giro hits crucial final week

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'What happened? The breakaway won' - Sprinters left stunned in Milan after Fredrik Dversnes snatches victory

By Stephen Farrand Published

News Jonathan Milan struggles to understand another defeat as Paul Magnier admits the Milan circuit disrupted the chase

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'The only motorbikes in the race were the guys in the breakaway' - Milan stage winner Fredrik Dversnes hits back at suspicions of motor pacing

By Stephen Farrand Published

News Some sprinters and lead-out trains struggle to accept their failure to catch the attacks

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'We have two shots left to achieve our Mission Giro' - Unibet Rose Rockets target Milan and Rome sprints with Dylan Groenewegen

By Stephen Farrand Published

News Innovative wild card team learning fast on their Grand Tour debut

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'There's no point in thinking of beating Jonas' - GC contenders fight the clock and each other after Vingegaard takes control of Giro d'Italia

By Stephen Farrand Published

News 'It was a really hard day on the legs' says Derek Gee-West, capturing feeling of the defeated riders

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Calculating, controlling and absolutely dominant - Jonas Vingegaard and Visma Lease a Bike take control of the Giro d'Italia - Analysis  

By Stephen Farrand Published

Analysis Dane soloed to victory on stage 14 mountain summit finish and seized maglia rosa

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'The Giro is not over' - Jai Hindley and Giulio Pellizzari combine to fight back in Giro d'Italia GC podium battle

By Stephen Farrand Published

News 'It was not too shabby' says Hindley as shot at podium suddenly seems possible

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High mountains set to inspire and ignite Giro d'Italia GC battle behind Jonas Vingegaard while heat could be a factor

By Stephen Farrand Published

News Thymen Arensman, Felix Gall, Ben O'Connor, Jai Hindley, Michael Storer and Derek Gee-West in a battle for the podium and top five in Rome

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'It's the right time to take the pink jersey' – Jonas Vingegaard and Visma-Lease a Bike finally ready to take control of the Giro d'Italia

By Stephen Farrand Published

News Sepp Kuss focussed on helping Vingegaard defend the maglia rosa in the final week – 'We're ready for the hard days coming up'

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'Saturday is the big day of truth' - Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe fear Giro d'Italia's multi-mountain stage 14 could be a battle of survival for Pellizzari and Hindley

By Stephen Farrand Published

News 'It's hard to recover in a three-week race' says Australian hopeful as impact of illness continues

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Filippo Ganna eyes home stage to Verbania to prove he is more than just a time trialist

By Stephen Farrand Published

News 'The time trial Worlds is something that gets him out of bed', says Geraint Thomas

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'Our time will come' - Movistar fail to win in Novi Ligure but blow up the Giro d'Italia yet again

By Stephen Farrand Published

News Matt White reveals Movistar's new aggressive stage hunting tactics

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Team Visma Lease a Bike Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard celebrates with the best climber's blue jersey on the podium of the 12th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2026
'It is already behind me' - Jonas Vingegaard reveals he has been sick after tough first week in Giro d'Italia

By Stephen Farrand Published

News Dane and Visma-Lease a Bike opt for caution and control as the big mountain stage to Pila nears

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Victory for SRAM as UCI loses appeal over gear restriction trial

By Josh Croxton, Stephen Farrand Last updated

The Market Court in Brussels rules in favour of BCA, creating legal obligation for UCI to reform its standard-setting process

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'Modern cycling is not just power, it's about how you race' - Jhonatan Narváez offers another masterclass of Giro d'Italia stage winning

By Stephen Farrand Published

News Ecuadorian takes third stage win for UAE but is expected to join Netcompany Ineos in 2027

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