
Dan Challis
Dan Challis is a freelance journalist based in the Scottish Borders. As well as writing for Cycling Weekly and CyclingNews, Dan also writes a weekly newsletter called Global Peloton.
Latest articles by Dan Challis
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'It's come full circle' - Lizzie Deignan signs off at final Tour of Britain Women
Former world champion passes on baton to next generation of Brits in retirement year
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‘I like chasing rather than defending’ - Wollaston and FDJ-Suez successfully hunt down Tour of Britain Women win
New Zealander beats Cat Ferguson in the intermediate sprints to overhaul Brit on final stage
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From first road race to taking on the WorldTour in 14 months - this is Britain’s fastest rising star
Lauren Dickson could be heading for the WorldTour in 2026
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SD Worx-Protime turn round tough Tour of Britain Women as Wiebes wins final stage
European champion victorious after several crashes earlier in race crush GC hopes
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‘She's a fighter’ - Olympic Champion Kristen Faulkner crashes out of Tour of Britain Women lead
American loses more than three minutes on stage three
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‘I didn't imagine myself in this position’ - Cat Ferguson surprised and delighted to take first WorldTour victory
19-year-old star sensationally wins stage three of Tour of Britain Women in tough conditions
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'Looking at the top level, there's not really any change': Why cycling still has a diversity problem
In 2020, diversity in cycling became a topic of debate, as many expressed a desire for change. But has that progress now stalled?
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Wout van Aert wins sensational Giro d'Italia stage nine over the gravel as Isaac Del Toro moves into pink
Exhilarating stage saw Primož Roglič and Tom Pidcock lose time after a crash on the strade bianche
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Demi Vollering crushes rivals on final stage to claim overall victory at Itzulia Women
FDJ-suez rider wins the race for the third time after Mischa Bredewold was victorious in the opening two stages
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‘An indescribable emotion’ - Italian veteran Diego Ulissi seals dream to wear pink on home roads during Giro d'Italia gravel stage
The XDS-Astana rider took over the pink jersey from Primož Roglič on stage 8
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Luke Plapp solos to win action-packed Giro d'Italia stage 8 as Ulissi steals pink from Roglič
Australian plays his tactics perfectly on an attacking day through the Apennines
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Mads Pedersen reclaims pink jersey after second Giro d'Italia sprint win on stage 3
Former world champion edges out Corbin Strong, with Orluis Aular third
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‘I have hardly done such efforts until now’ - Anna van der Breggen third on return to Grand Tour racing at La Vuelta Femenina
SD Worx-ProTime rider satisfied with Spanish stage race performance
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Niewiadoma claims 2024 Tour de France Femmes yellow jersey in nail-biting battle with Vollering on Alpe d'Huez
Vollering wins the stage, but comes up just short to win the race overall. Rooijakkers second, Muzic third.
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Groves wins stage 2 of La Vuelta a España as Van Aert moves into overall lead
Australian fastest of all in uphill sprint in Ourém. Van Aert finishes second, Strong third.
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Brandon McNulty takes Vuelta a España lead after opening time-trial win
American blasts to the win over 12km coastline course ahead of Mathias Vacek and Wout van Aert
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Polka Dot jersey Justine Ghekiere conquers Tour de France Femmes stage 7 as Niewiadoma holds onto yellow
Belgian victorious from breakaway, Vollering and Niewiadoma in stalemate in first Alpine battle
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Remco Evenepoel flies to Olympic time trial gold medal
Ganna and Van Aert on the podium as Belgian navigates the tricky wet conditions best as GB's Tarling suffers front wheel puncture
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Grace Brown takes gold in rain-soaked women's Olympic time trial ahead of Anna Henderson
Australian avoids danger as wet roads cause several high profile crashes in Paris
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'We see war everywhere, people are losing their dreams': Olympic cyclist who fled Afghanistan aims to inspire hope
Aged just 16, Amir Ansari fled his home and embarked on a 3,000-mile journey in search of safety. Eight years on, he’s about to become an Olympian. Dan Challis hears his story
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Tadej Pogačar dominates stage 15 of the Tour de France to extend his lead
The Yellow Jersey attacks Jonas Vingegaard with five kilometres to go and edges closer to historic Giro-Tour double
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Elisa Longo Borghini wins Giro d'Italia Women as Kim Le Court takes final stage from breakaway
Italian breaks Lotte Kopecky on the final climb to L'Aquila to take home the Maglia Rosa for the first time in her career
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Tadej Pogačar wins stage 14 of the Tour de France and tightens his grip on the yellow jersey
Slovenian attacks Jonas Vingegaard on the final climb to take 39 seconds in the fight for the Maillot Jaune
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Neve Bradbury wins Giro d'Italia Women stage seven as Elisa Longo Borghini hangs on to Maglia Rosa on queen stage
Lotte Kopecky cuts Longo Borghini's lead to just one second as Bradbury crushes the competition on Blockhaus
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