Pat Malach: Champion for the underdogs

Pat Malach reported on racing for more than nine years at Cyclingnews
(Image credit: Pat Malach)

For the past 12 months, Cyclingnews has celebrated its 25th anniversary, and to mark such an important milestone, the editorial team has published a series of 25 pieces that look back at the sport over the last quarter of a century. This is one of the final features in the series, a tribute to one of our own.

A reflection of the past 25 years at Cyclingnews would not be complete without some soul-searching on who provided the words and narratives, the insights and interviews, the humor and heartbreak, that made news possible. We – staff, cycling community, readers – lost one of the best reporters in the sport in 2020, Pat Malach, who died on April 18, 2020 at the age of 55.

Kirsten Frattini
Deputy Editor

Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.