'I love this race' – Fred Wright celebrates another Tour of Flanders top 10

Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) battles over the cobbles in the finale of the Tour of Flanders
Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) battles over the cobbles in the finale of the Tour of Flanders (Image credit: Tim de WaeleGetty Images)

Beyond the finish line of the Tour of Flanders in Oudenaarde Fred Wright didn't seem to know whether to be elated, disappointed, grateful or rueful. He was all of those things but in the cocktail shaker of post-race emotion, one ingredient kept rising to the top: sheer joy.

As he attempted to parse 274km of relentless Monument racing into some sort of coherent narrative, every so often a grin would crack across his face.

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.