Arvesen commentates on Sky teammates

Norway's champion Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Sky Professional Cycling Team)

Norway's champion Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Sky Professional Cycling Team) (Image credit: Tim Van Wichelen/www.organicwax.be)

Team Sky’s Kurt-Asle Arvesen made a surprise appearance outside the Sky team bus on the start of stage 6 in Montargis. The 35-year-old Norwegian was left out of the team’s line-up after his season was blighted by injury.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.