Chris Marshall-Bell
A freelance sports journalist and podcaster, you'll mostly find Chris's byline attached to news scoops, profile interviews and long reads across a variety of different publications. He has been writing regularly for Cycling Weekly since 2013. In 2024 he released a seven-part podcast documentary, Ghost in the Machine, about motor doping in cycling.
Previously a ski, hiking and cycling guide in the Canadian Rockies and Spanish Pyrenees, he almost certainly holds the record for the most number of interviews conducted from snowy mountains. He lives in Valencia, Spain.
Latest articles by Chris Marshall-Bell
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'I would love to try it' - Tadej Pogačar hints at attempting to win all three Grand Tours in one year
After winning the Triple Crown of the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and the World Championships, Pogačar wants more
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What does a Gravel World Champion's pre-race training week look like?
We look at the swashbuckling Slovenian’s run-in to October's Gravel World Championships
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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A phone app saved my life after a crash, you shouldn't ride anywhere remote without it
Having taken a life-threatening tumble while out riding on the UK's South Downs, John Powell is coming back from the brink
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'Knowing the course in a virtual race is maybe even more important than in road racing': Former e-sports World Champion's top tips
Speed skater turned eSports world champion, Loes Adegeest, on how to become virtually unbeatable when racing indoors
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Bicycles save lives: How bikes have been critical after Spain's Valencia floods
Chris Marshall-Bell lives in Valencia, Spain, and he and tens of thousands of others have accessed the dozens of flooded villages by bike to help with the clean-up operation
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'In the summer I’ll also jump into a hot bath for 20 minutes after a ride': A week in training with a WorldTour rider
We caught up with Australian Chris Harper as he prepared for this summer's Vuelta a España
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Navigating messy sprints and the secret to longevity: 32-year-old pro lifts the lid
The British Arkéa rider on shifting from sprinter to leadout man
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'The bike’s been the biggest therapeutic element for me': Former pro and DS Allan Peiper's battle against prostate cancer
Allan Peiper has won stages and Grand Tours, both as a rider and a DS. Since 2014, though, his biggest challenge has been a recurring battle with prostate cancer. He talks candidly to Chris Marshall-Bell about the ups and downs of his struggle
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Guava Spot Force AXS review: the Catalan gravel bike that loves tarmac too
It just doesn’t deal with fast asphalt, rocky terrain, sandy stretches and damp conditions, but it excels across them. It’s fast, aggressive, nimble, stable, and above all compliant.
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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The land of legends: Riding on Tadej Pogačar's home roads
As part of our New Worlds issue in Travel Month, Chris Marshall Bell travelled to Slovenia to find out why it produces so many WorldTour riders per head of population.
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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I joined a cycling team, and unwittingly became a doping whistleblower
When Toby Atkins moved to Italy to race his bike, the last thing he expected was to be dropped into the middle of a doping programme. Chris Marshall-Bell hears his story
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'I have to accept it': Zdeněk Štybar on the rare condition which curtailed his cyclocross career
A rare arterial condition curtailed Zdeněk Štybar illustrious career but not before one last heroic home tilt at the cyclo-cross Worlds
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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How Tadej Pogačar created history and claimed cycling's Triple Crown of the Giro-Tour-Worlds
A journey that was supposedly fraught with risk and uncertainty was anything but for Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and World Championships victor Tadej Pogačar
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Have information about motor doping in cycling? The UCI will now pay you
The UCI hopes that informants and whistleblowers will increase their knowledge of "new and innovative – and hard to detect – technology in bikes."
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Inside the anti-doping operation at the Tour de France
With the eyes of the world on the Tour each July, and the threat of doping still a hot topic, how is modern testing safeguarding the sport? Chris Marshall-Bell visited the anti-doping truck during the 2024 Tour de France
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Meet the rider giving cancer the middle finger
How former WorldTour pro Tom Danielson turned surgical amputation into life-changing inspiration
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Neilson Powless on his Indigenous American ancestry and triathlon roots
The US rider and his Ironman champ dad, Jack, tell Chris Marshall-Bell about their fun-first training ethos
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Tour of Britain Men 2024 complete guide: Race route, contenders, and stage previews
Your essential information to the UK's biggest men's stage race
By Tom Thewlis Published
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'I’ve heard stories of him head-butting walls - maybe that can be my trademark!' — meet the Grindley racing duo
The British teenager has hit the ground running in his sporting career, but that’s no surprise as his father did exactly the same
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Tom Pidcock admits to being mentally 'frazzled' by transfer speculation
The two-time Olympic mountain bike winner could be set to end his contract earlier than expected at Ineos Grenadiers
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Remco Evenepoel secures historic Olympic double with road race victory
The Belgian added road race glory to his time trial victory from one week ago
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'I want to be the best in the world' - sitting down with Chloé Dygert
A crash in the time trial thwarted Chloé Dygert's Olympic triple effort, but she's still got the track and road race to go. Chris Marshall-Bell sits down with the enigmatic American to find out what makes her tick
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Remco Evenepoel: No one should doubt me anymore
The Tour de France's third-placed finisher suggests that he will have to reduce his time trial work if he is to beat Tadej Pogačar
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'I've lived everyone’s dream': Mark Cavendish hints at snap retirement after last ever Tour de France stage
The Manx Missile is the 2024 Tour's lanterne rouge
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published