Kirsten Frattini
Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews. She oversees the global racing content plan, budget, commissions and data analysis, collaborating with heads of news, features and tech, and with our teams in Europe, North America, and Australia to ensure quality, engaging content and audience growth across the brand.
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 before moving into a Production Editor's role in 2014, writing, producing and publishing international racing content. 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.
Kirsten enjoys learning about the figures in our sport, diving into an in-depth interview, and writing about people and stories that affect our emotions and change our perspectives. She investigates, researches and reports on some of cycling's major issues and explores topics bigger than our sport that delve into worldwide impacts.
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![The profile of stage 8 of the 2024 Giro d'Italia Women](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bZmdVNCg3y5XjapTVzPrQV-320-80.jpg)
Giro d'Italia Women 2024: Stage 8 preview
By Kirsten Frattini published
Preview July 14, 2024: Pescara-L'Aquila, 109km
![The profile of stage 6 of the 2024 Giro d'Italia Women stage 6](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eUTSs6zsgzqFECd63qB32V-320-80.jpg)
Giro d'Italia Women 2024: Stage 6 preview
By Kirsten Frattini published
Preview July 12, 2024: San Benedetto del Tronto-Chieti, 155km
![Giro d'Italia Women 2024 route profiles stage 5](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ePPYP2Jk2Z86YYXcKCnCed-320-80.jpeg)
Giro d'Italia Women 2024: Stage 5 preview
By Kirsten Frattini published
Preview July 11, 2024: Frontone-Foligno, 111km
![Giro d'Italia Women 2024 route profiles stage 4](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BNnKdVHXhHrzsgYnJGsDYd-320-80.jpeg)
Giro d'Italia Women 2024: Stage 4 preview
By Kirsten Frattini published
Preview July 10, 2024: Imola-Urbino, 134km
![The stage 3 profile of the 2024 Giro d'Italia Women stage 3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FWs2n7qF2p5VxBGgeGuZtU-320-80.jpg)
Giro d'Italia Women 2024: Stage 3 preview
By Kirsten Frattini published
Preview July 9, 2024: Sabbioneta-Toano, 111km
![Giro d'Italia Women 2024 route profiles stage 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CC8tSkc5TNkmCSmDSjvwRd-320-80.jpeg)
Giro d'Italia Women 2024: Stage 2 preview
By Kirsten Frattini published
Preview July 8, 2024: Sirmione-Volta Mantovana, 102KM
![Giro d'Italia Women 2024 route profiles stage 1](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ruSqTDJLeFreopoH7yBvKd-320-80.jpeg)
Giro d'Italia Women 2024: Stage 1 preview
By Kirsten Frattini published
Preview July 7, 2024: Brescia-Brescia (ITT), 14.6KM
![Richard Carapaz and Team EF Education-EasyPost during stage 3 at the Tour de France](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sed2Hyf42rPNnHsBgW9QH7-320-80.jpg)
Surprise, shock, yellow - EF Education-EasyPost celebrate Tour de France lead but keep feet on the ground
By Kirsten Frattini published
News 'He surprised us on the first stage, shocked us in the second and now he's in yellow' DS Charly Wegelius weighs in on risk versus reward as Richard Carapaz takes leader's jersey in Turin
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