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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'New team, new challenge' - Annemiek van Vleuten returns to pro peloton as Fenix-Deceuninck's performance mentor
By Kirsten Frattini published
News 'Look forward to sharing my experience from the past with the next generation' says former Tour de France winner

Enduro racer Ares Masip speaks out about alleged sexual assault at Leogang World Cup
By Kirsten Frattini published
News 'I wanted to make it public because unfortunately these cases are way too frequent'

'Exciting to discover my talent on the road' - mountain biker Laura Stigger lands WorldTour deal with SD Worx-Protime
By Kirsten Frattini published
News Former junior world champion turned mountain bike specialist set to test her legs in the biggest road races of the season in 2025

Safety, salaries and fair working conditions - Grace Brown discusses agenda as new TCA president
By Kirsten Frattini published
News 'The role of president was the perfect opportunity for me to continue having a positive impact on women’s professional cycling' says time trial World Champion

Alejandro Valverde a candidate to become national coach at Spanish Cycling Federation
By Kirsten Frattini published
News Current national team coach Pascual Momparler set to move in new role with federation

'Forging a unique pathway' - Canyon-SRAM Generation set to strengthen roster in 2025
By Kirsten Frattini published
News Renewed contracts for Selam Amha Gerefiel, Maddie Le Roux, Jule Märkl and Ese Lovina Ukpeseraye as Continental team expected to support nine riders next year

Wout van Aert takes cautious approach to cyclocross return in continued recovery from knee injury
By Kirsten Frattini published
News 'Speeding up or forcing the recovery is completely out of the question' says Belgian Cycling team doctor

Geraint Thomas to kick off 2025 season at the Tour Down Under
By Kirsten Frattini published
News 'I have always loved coming to South Australia and enjoying the warm reception from fans' says 2018 Tour de France champion
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