Oscar Gatto: A Classics rider with nine lives

Gatto is the Italian word for cat and new Astana signing Oscar Gatto admits he has used up many of his nine lives in order survive in professional cycling for a decade.

Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is 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.