Dowsett happy to escape in the breakaway in Beijing

Even 5,000 miles from home at the Tour of Beijing, Alex Dowsett (Sky) was aware that he was in the eye of a media storm in his native Britain when he lined up for stage 4 on Friday morning.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.