
Stephen Farrand
Stephen is one of the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.
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UCI issues a record eight yellow cards as Jordi Meeus leads weekend's racing misdemeanours
By Stephen Farrand published
News Teams and riders punished for racing on the footpath, bidon throw, sprint deviation, and decelerating

Fabio Jakobsen to undergo iliac artery surgery in both legs after loss of sprint power
By Stephen Farrand published
News Picnic-PostNL sprinter finds cause of his problems but faces long spell out of action

Tour de France: Tudor, Uno-X Mobility and TotalEnergies awarded wild cards as UCI approves extra team for 2025 Grand Tours
By Stephen Farrand published
News 23 teams to take the start of the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, and Vuelta a España, with wildcard spaces up for grabs at each

Coppi e Bartali: Ben Tulett moves into GC lead with uphill victory on stage 4
By Stephen Farrand published
Results Igor Arrieta kicks ahead of Briton Mark Donovan to go two-three in Brisighella while Magnus Sheffield suffers late crash

'I love Tadej Pogačar because he is not afraid of anything' - Bernard Hinault backs Slovenian to win Paris-Roubaix
By Stephen Farrand published
News Frenchman praises Pogačar's racing style and ambition

Coppi e Bartali: Jay Vine holds off chase to take solo stage 3 victory
By Stephen Farrand published
Results Magnus Sheffield second, Simone Velasco third in Cesena

'A tried and tested recipe' – Wout Van Aert hopes altitude training can give him the edge on return to racing at E3 Saxo Classic
By Stephen Farrand published
News Visma-Lease a Bike leader clashes with va der Poel and Ganna on Friday

Coppi e Bartali: Paul Double launches solo attack on final climb to win stage 2 and grab GC lead
By Stephen Farrand published
Results 19-year-old Jarno Widar goes second on finish atop Sogliano al Rubicone ahead of Diego Ulissi
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