
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).
Latest articles by Stephen Farrand

'My first Tour de France, my first stage and what a win!' - Kaden Groves and Mathieu van der Poel celebrate as Alpecin-Deceuninck hit Tour de France jackpot
By Stephen Farrand published
News Australian sprinter plays key role in split and Jasper Philipsen lead-out

‘From kilometre zero, we were at the front’: Focus pays off for Tadej Pogačar in chaotic Tour de France opener
By Stephen Farrand published
News Tour de France off to a solid start for defending champion Pogačar

'When your time's up, it's up' - Caleb Ewan visits the Tour de France but has no regrets about retirement
By Stephen Farrand published
News Australian sprint star and multiple Grand Tour stage winner retired in May at 30

'Peter Sagan made me want to be a bike racer' - Quinn Simmons calls for riders to be entertainer as well as winners
By Stephen Farrand published
'First you need to win the big bike races, then you can have a bit of style' says US national champion from the Tour de France

'Having a year off reminds you that the Tour is the big one' - Ben O'Connor ready for return to Tour de France GC battle
By Stephen Farrand published
Jayco-AlUla leader takes aim at a top five after 2024 Grand Tour confirmation of his talents

'Every Grand Tour I do is a learning process but this one especially so' – Matteo Jorgenson on fast track to future team leadership at Tour de France
By Stephen Farrand published
News 'The key to this Tour de France is getting through these first 10 days, treating them like Classics and trying to take advantage there' predicts American

'Without bad things, you don't know what the good things are' - Primož Roglič forlorn and philosophical about Tour de France chances
By Stephen Farrand published
News Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe reveals how much he suffered after Giro d'Italia crash

'A lot of chances' – Mathieu van der Poel and Jasper Philipsen reunite to target success on multiple fronts during Tour de France's opening week
By Stephen Farrand published
News 'Yellow is an objective' says Philipsen, while Van der Poel rules himself out of green jersey contention, instead targeting Classics-style hilly stages

Tour de France jerseys: Here's are the competitions every rider wants to win this July
By Stephen Farrand, Dani Ostanek last updated
Feature Details of the four iconic leader's jerseys and the minor prizes at the race explained

'I've been waiting a long time for this moment' – Jonathan Milan not feeling the pressure to win first Tour de France sprint
By Stephen Farrand published
News 'I can already sense the Tour is special. I feel the pressure but not that much' says Italian sprint star

'Not-so-secret weapon' Dave Brailsford returns to Ineos Grenadiers as they work to regain Tour de France dominance with TotalEnergies as new sponsor
By Stephen Farrand published
'I'd like to think that in ten years' time you can see this era as a pivot point to a new chapter of success' says team manager John Allert

'Realistic to go for the podium again' - Remco Evenepoel warns injury-blighted winter means daily reassessment of Tour de France ambitions
By Stephen Farrand published
News Belgian targeting stage 5 time trial at Caen as first goal of race

'Comeback number lost count' – Wout van Aert back in training after pre-Tour de France illness scare
By Stephen Farrand published
News Visma-Lease a Bike rider recovers from stomach bug that forced him to miss the Belgian national championships

Remco Evenepoel's bike for the Tour de France: New wheels, new chainrings, and that beautiful gold paint
By Will Jones last updated
Pro Bike A look at the double Olympic Champion's gold Tarmac SL8, as well as more of the Belgian's notable custom bikes over the years

Remco Evenepoel and the solitude of chasing Tour de France success
By Stephen Farrand published
Analysis 'It's up to me to prove to myself and my team that I'm able to win a Grand Tour'

Tour de France: Unchained Series 3 review - A dramatic look back at the 2024 race in the final Netflix series
By Stephen Farrand published
Review Details of each of the eight new episodes in the newly released series

TotalEnergies logo to appear on Ineos Grenadiers jersey for Tour de France in workaround of UCI title sponsor rules
By Alasdair Fotheringham, Stephen Farrand published
News TotalEnergies continue backing their own ProTour team until end of 2026 and will sponsor the Tour de France

Filippo Ganna wins sixth Italian men's national time trial championships
By Stephen Farrand published
Results Ineos rider beats Filippo Baroncini and Mattia Cattaneo to keep the tricolore jersey

Nike steps up cycling involvement with lifestyle apparel deal with Visma-Lease a Bike
By Stephen Farrand published
News American brand adds Dutch team to Demi Vollering and FDJ-Suez sponsorship
'We are very deliberately focused on ourselves and our own plan' - Visma-Lease A Bike name Tour de France team to back Jonas Vingegaard for GC battle with Tadej Pogačar
By Stephen Farrand, Dani Ostanek published
Dutch team reveal special edition yellow and black Tour de France' the swarm' jersey

Giro dell'Appennino Donne: Matilde Vitillo wins first edition of women's race
By Stephen Farrand published
Italian track rider beats Irene Cagnazzo and Gaia Segato in Genoa sprint

Jakob Omrzel snatches Giro d'Italia Next Gen overall victory from Australia's Luke Tuckwell
By Stephen Farrand published
Nordhagen, Omrzel, Finn and others show their talent and potential in eight-day Italian stage race

Tour de Suisse: João Almeida smashes stage 8 mountain time trial to claim overall victory
By Stephen Farrand published
Felix Gall second, Oscar Onley third in 10.1km race against the clock
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