Dan Challis
Dan is a freelance cycling journalist and has written for Cyclingnews since 2023 alongside other work with Cycling Weekly, Rouleur and The Herald Scotland. Dan focuses much of his work on professional cycling beyond its traditional European heartlands and writes a regular Substack called Global Peloton.
Latest articles by Dan Challis

2025 Tour de France to be ‘number one target’ for new Jayco-AlUla recruit Ben O’Connor
By Dan Challis published
News Team boss Matt White says team will also take a sprinter to the Tour and aim for Giro GC

European Cyclocross Championships: Italy take victory in mixed team relay
By Dan Challis published
Filippo Agostinacchio leads team to the win on final leg ahead of France and Spain

‘I wanted a Spanish team’ - Pablo Castrillo ready to put transfer saga behind him and push on with Movistar in 2025
By Dan Challis published
Winner of two stages at the 2024 Vuelta a España is pleased that 'long negotiation' after long transfer battle

‘We are fighting to get this invitation’ - Uno-X Mobility hoping for third straight Tour de France ride in 2025
By Dan Challis published
Norwegian second-division squad in battle with Tudor and TotalEnergies for final two wildcard places

'It was right in my face' - Eli Iserbyt has beer thrown over him during Koppenbergcross
By Dan Challis published
News Spectator arrested and may face criminal charges, Iserbyt recovered to finish second

Tadej Pogačar solos to victory at Giro dell’Emilia in familiar long-race attack
By Dan Challis published
Results First victory in rainbow bands for Slovenian

CRO Race: Alexander Kristoff takes sprint victory on stage 5
By Dan Challis published
Race results Kogut in second and Lonardi in third in sprint finish

‘You can't separate life from politics’ - Demonstrators target Israel-Premier Tech at the Tour of Britain in Scotland
By Dan Challis published
News More demonstrations are expected when the riders start in Sheffield on stage 3

Biniam Girmay the 'game changer' - The past, the present and the future of Black Africans in cycling
By Dan Challis published
The first Black African winner of a Tour stage has inspired a generation, but what will it take to see Black Africans become a major force in cycling?

Power and pain as the battle for the Yellow Jersey hits the Pyrenees - Tour de France gallery
By Dan Challis published
All the best images as the peloton took on the Pyrenees in stages 14 and 15 with Pogačar closing in on the yellow jersey

‘The guy has big ambitions’ - Josh Tarling all in for gold at the Paris Olympics and reveals future GC goals
By Dan Challis published
Ineos Grenadiers rider tells Cyclingnews about Olympic preparations, recovery from a broken bone in his knee and hopes to become a Grand Tour contender

Dwars door de Westhoek - Kathrin Schweinberger wins after breakaway with Lauretta Hanson
By Dan Challis published
Results Duo pull off long range attack, Lily Williams wins sprint for third

As it happened: Mads Pedersen wins at Critérium du Dauphiné as Evenepoel and Roglic return from injury
By Stephen Puddicombe last updated
Live Tour de France favourites return after injury, Mads Pedersen favourite to take first yellow jersey

Critérium du Dauphiné - Mads Pedersen sprints to opening stage win ahead of Sam Bennett
By Laura Weislo published
Results Former world champion took advantage of a perfect lead-out from his team to take the first Yellow Jersey of the race

Brussels Cycling Classic - Jonas Abrahamsen wins with late attack
By Dan Challis published
Results Uno X Mobility rider continues good season form by surprising the sprinters in aggressive edition

Jonas Vingegaard left out of Danish men’s Olympic team, Mikkel Bjerg takes final spot
By Dan Challis published
News Danish team supports Mads Pedersen in road race, Bjerg competing in time trial

Julian Alaphilippe requests contract talks with Patrick Lefevere after successful Giro d'Italia
By Dan Challis published
News Soudal - Quick-Step boss hopes to 'clear the air' with the Frenchman, Lefevere disappointed with Valentin Paret-Peintre leak

Vuelta Ciclista Andalucia Women - Sierra sprints to win on final stage as Garcia claims overall victory
By Dan Challis published
Results 1-2-3 overall for Liv-AlUla-Jayco as they dominate four-stage race, Movistar's Sierra takes her first win of the season from a reduced group finish

Jonas Vingegaard 'the big favourite' for the Tour de France says UAE team manager
By Dan Challis published
News Visma-Lease a Bike leader with the advantage due to altitude training, Tadej Pogačar 'tired after the Giro' says Joxean Matxin

'I want it a lot more' - Kim Le Court puts Mauritius on the map
By Dan Challis published
AG Insurance-Soudal's classics leader on representing Mauritius, overachieving and suffering through Paris-Roubaix

West Africa's Wildest Bike Race: Tour de Lunsar Gallery
By Dan Challis published
Stunning images from the 10th edition of the race in Sierra Leone

As it happened: Grace Brown outsprints Elisa Longo Borghini, Demi Vollering at Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes
By Dan Challis last updated
LIVE The peloton tackled the toughest route yet with 10 climbs across 153km

From track spikes to bikes - Inside Jamaica's first-ever UCI cycling road race
By Dan Challis published
'It has opened some eyes and broadened some minds' Jamaica International Cycling Classic hopes to play a part in developing cycling in the Caribbean
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