Patrick Fletcher

Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is a freelance sports writer and editor. He’s an NCTJ-accredited journalist with a bachelor’s degree in modern languages (French and Spanish). Patrick worked full-time at Cyclingnews for eight years between 2015 and 2023, latterly as Deputy Editor.

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RIVOLI ITALY MAY 18 Nico Denz of Germany and Team BORA hansgrohe celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 106th Giro dItalia 2023 Stage 12 a 185km stage from Bra to Rivoli UCIWT on May 18 2023 in Rivoli Italy Photo by Stuart FranklinGetty Images

Giro d'Italia: Nico Denz powers to breakaway-sprint victory on stage 12

By Patrick Fletcher published

Results Toms Skujins second, Sebastian Berwick third in Rivoli

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Sepp Kuss at the Giro d'Italia

Sepp Kuss gets his fingers caught in spokes - 'I can change a derailleur battery but taking off my shoe covers got me'

By Patrick Fletcher published

News US climber on the spate of crashes at the Giro d'Italia and the shape of Jumbo-Visma leader Primoz Roglic

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Primoz Roglic at the finish of stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia

Primoz Roglic 'a couple of grams lighter' after flesh wound at Giro d'Italia

By Stephen Farrand, Patrick Fletcher last updated

News 'Like Rocky said, it's not how much you can hit but how much you can get hit' says Slovenian of attritional Giro

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Pascal Ackermann (right) dives for the line

As it happened: Triumph for Ackermann, crashes for GC contenders on Giro d'Italia stage 11

By Patrick Fletcher last updated

Live How it all played out on the road to Tortona

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Louis Vervaeke (right) alongside Remco Evenepoel

Four more Soudal-QuickStep riders leave Giro d'Italia as COVID-19 ravages squad

By Patrick Fletcher published

News Vendrame and Gandin make it six COVID withdrawals ahead of stage 11

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VIAREGGIO ITALY MAY 16 Magnus Cort of Denmark and Team EF EducationEasyPost celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 106th Giro dItalia 2023 Stage 10 a 196km stage from Scandiano to Viareggio UCIWT on May 16 2023 in Viareggio Italy Photo by Stuart FranklinGetty Images

Giro d'Italia: Magnus Cort scores Grand Tour stage win triple in Viareggio

By Patrick Fletcher published

Results Thomas spends first day in maglia rosa after Evenepoel's COVID-19 departure, Vine drops out of contention

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Primoz Roglic is sandwiched by the Ineos duo of Tao Geoghegan Hart and Geraint Thomas on stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia

Giro d'Italia 2023 contenders - Analysing the pink jersey favourites after the first week

By Patrick Fletcher last updated

A closer look at the form and fortunes of the overall hopefuls

EOLOKometas Italian rider Davide Bais celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the seventh stage of the Giro dItalia 2023 cycling race 218 km between Capua and Gran Sasso dItalia on May 12 2023 Photo by Luca BETTINI AFP Photo by LUCA BETTINIAFP via Getty Images

Giro d'Italia: Bais wins stage 7 from breakaway trio atop Campo Imperatore

By Patrick Fletcher published

Results Vacek second and Petilli third as three riders stay away for six hours on Apennines stage

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Remco Evenepoel at the start of stage 6 of the Giro d'Italia

Remco Evenepoel says Primoz Roglic seems 'nervous' at Giro d'Italia

By Patrick Fletcher published

News 'I think I am the strongest at the moment' says world champion

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Fabio Jakobsen (Soudal-Quickstep)

Tour de Hongrie: Fabio Jakobsen wins soggy, crash-filled stage 2

By Patrick Fletcher published

Results European champion tops Bauhaus with blistering sprint

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