Dani Ostanek

Dani Ostanek

Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.

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Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) celebrates after his solo victory at Milan-San Remo last March

Mathieu van der Poel likely to begin 2024 road season with Milan-San Remo defence

By Daniel Ostanek published

News World champion to choose between Monument, Strade Bianche, and Tirreno-Adriatico as season starting point

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Mathieu van der Poel celebrates with the crowd as he races to his sixth world cyclocross title in Tabor

'I don't see it happening right away' – Roodhooft doubts Mathieu van der Poel will quit cyclocross

By Daniel Ostanek published

News Six-time World Champion will discuss future 'cross plans with Alpecin-Deceuninck team boss

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Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com - 06/09/2023 - Cycling - 2023 Tour of Britain - Stage 4: Sherwood Forest to Newark-on-Trent (166.6km) - Wout van Aert of Team Jumbo Visma Celebrating his teammates (Olav Kooij) fourth consecutive stage of the 2023 Tour of Britain at Stage 4 in Newark-on-Trent

British Cycling take over organisation of men's and women's Tour of Britain

By Daniel Ostanek published

News Organisation in a 'race against time' to put on race formerly known as the Women's Tour this June

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Tim Merlier pips Bryan Coquard to AlUla Tour stage 4 victory

Tim Merlier takes back-to-back sprint wins on AlUla Tour stage 4

By Daniel Ostanek published

Results Belgian holds off Bryan Coquard's late charge on uphill drag to the line, Casper van Uden third

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Tadej Pogacar and Geraint Thomas in action at the 2022 Tour de France

'To fight for the same thing is exciting' – Geraint Thomas relishes Giro-Tour battle with Pogacar

By Daniel Ostanek published

News 'It's something that excites me. It scares me too, but it's a good thing' Welshman says of double Grand Tour attempt

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Axel Laurance (Alpecin-Deceuninck) wins stage 2 of Etoile de Bessèges

Etoile de Bessèges: Axel Laurance outlasts Mads Pedersen as race restarts for stage 2

By Daniel Ostanek published

Results U23 World Champion too strong for Dane on brutal 9% finishing ramp, Vauquelin third

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Slovenian Primoz Roglic of JumboVisma and Danish Jonas Vingegaard of JumboVisma celebrate at the arrival as Vingegaard wins the last stage and Roglic wins the general ranking at the final stage of the Criterium du Dauphine cycling race 139km from SaintAlbanLeysse to Plateau de Solaison France Sunday 12 June 2022BELGA PHOTO DAVID STOCKMAN Photo by DAVID STOCKMAN BELGA MAG Belga via AFP Photo by DAVID STOCKMANBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images

Trio of summit finishes round out challenging 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné route

By Daniel Ostanek published

News Vingegaard, Roglic, Evenepoel set to do battle at eight-day race, which also features a 34.4km time trial

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Soren Waerenskjold takes victory on stage 2 of the AlUla Tour

Søren Wærenskjold powers to AlUla Tour stage 2 victory

By Daniel Ostanek published

Results Eritrea's Henok Mulubrhan takes second, Nils Eekhoff in third on uphill drag to the line

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Tadej Pogačar is set to attempt the Giro-Tour double this season

Matxin: 'I am convinced that Tadej Pogacar will do even better than last year'

By Daniel Ostanek published

News 'If there was ever a year to test him, it was this year'

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Van Uden wins the bunch sprint on stage 1 of the AlUla Tour

Casper van Uden holds off Groenewegen to win AlUla Tour stage 1

By Daniel Ostanek published

Results Blanket finish sees 22-year-old outlast experience of Groenewegen in second and Merlier in third

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