
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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'I need to be at 110% to beat Pogačar' - Mathieu van der Poel takes aim at Milan-San Remo
By Stephen Farrand published
Interview In an exclusive interview, the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider talks about Pogačar, Cipressa attacks and why he loves playing golf

The Cipressa trap - How Tadej Pogačar could win or lose Milan-San Remo on the key climb
By Stephen Farrand published
Analysis 'I'm getting so close but it's so far, it's unbelievable' Pogačar said of his struggle to win La Classicissima

'I needed to show that I'm ready' - Juan Ayuso steps out of Tadej Pogačar's shadow with Tirreno-Adriatico victory
By Stephen Farrand published
News Spaniard wins Italian stage race as he prepares to step up a level and target the Giro d'Italia

As it happened: Juan Ayuso wins Tirreno-Adriatico as Jonathan Milan dominates final sprint and avoids late crash
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Live Ineos Grenadiers set-up Ganna to take second on GC in San Benedetto del Tronto

'My red zone was a little higher than I thought' - Tom Pidcock regrets another second place at Tirreno-Adriatico
By Stephen Farrand published
News Q36.5 Pro Cycling rider left frustrated after strong ride on mountain finish

'We'll have to drop Ganna' - Juan Ayuso targets Tirreno-Adriatico victory on Saturday's mountain finish
By Stephen Farrand published
News Spaniard in control of GC battle but Antonio Tiberi and Derek Gee are close rivals

'That sucks a bit' - Mathieu van der Poel misses out on Tirreno-Adriatico win but passes another Milan-San Remo test
By Stephen Farrand published
News Dutchman suffers on stage 5 but survives final climb in the hills of Le Marche
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