Gregor Brown
Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.
Latest articles by Gregor Brown
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Italian coach Bettini says 2011 Worlds hard for Cavendish
Paolo Bettini says Mark Cavendish will have to have a strong team to contend 2011 World Championships in Copenhagen
By Gregor Brown Published
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Fabio Aru will have to attack early if he wants to win the Tour de France, says Team Sky
Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford says that Italian contender Fabio Aru will have to launch a long-range attack on the final mountains stage to overhaul Chris Froome
By Gregor Brown Published
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Team Sky's rivals dismissive of Richie Porte's Giro d'Italia motorhome
Tinkoff-Saxo, Etixx-QuickStep and Astana all say that a separate motorhome for their star riders is unnecessary
By Gregor Brown Published
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Peter Sagan takes aim at sixth Tour de France green jersey
Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) will take aim at a record-equalling sixth green jersey in the 2018 Tour de France starting on Saturday in Vendée.
By Gregor Brown Published
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Astana has 'paid the price' for scandals
Kazakh team Astana has been dogged by numerous incidents over the past 12 months, which have tarred the squad
By Gregor Brown Published
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Bob Jungels: I'm similar to Wiggins and Dumoulin, but I need time to develop
Bob Jungels is only 24, but looks set to try his hand at Grand Tours in the same style as Bradley Wiggins and Tom Dumoulin
By Gregor Brown Published
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Teams give insight into what to expect from crucial Tour de France team time trial
The Tour de France hits an early decisive stage with the Cholet team time trial on stage three
By Gregor Brown Published
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Kwiatkowski: 'I'm not the biggest general classification contender here to win the Vuelta a España'
The Polish rider says its up to the likes of Quintana, Yates and Valverde to put the pressure on for the win
By Gregor Brown Published
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Hushovd recons Paris-Roubaix
World Champion Thor Hushovd starts Spring Classics reconnoitre with his Garmin-Cervelo team
By Gregor Brown Published
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'Mental factor' prompts Tony Martin's return to old TT position ahead of World Champs
Triple time trial world champion Tony Martin says that poor performances have made his revert to his old bike position ahead of the 2016 World Championships in Qatar
By Gregor Brown Published
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Italy's Bettini sees Olympics as numbers game
International cycling news round-up: London 2012 road race; Mantova doping investigation; Hesjedal back on top; Nizzolo wins for RadioShack
By Gregor Brown Published
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Barry: Pro cycling needs to be restructured
Michael Barry suggests a new league for professional cycling to help eliminate doping
By Gregor Brown Published
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'Richie Porte on the Tour de France podium in BMC colours just wasn't meant to be'
Team-mates and management lament bad luck that saw their general classification hopes disappear in an instant
By Gregor Brown Published
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‘I live for this sport,' says emotional Marcel Kittel
Marcel Kittel is enjoying being back to winning ways at the Tour de France, taking his first stage victory since 2014
By Gregor Brown Published
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Peter Sagan: 'I am not like I was in the Tour of Flanders three years ago'
The three-time world champion's condition is improving after he fell ill last month
By Gregor Brown Published
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Tejay van Garderen: 'I'm going to try again for the GC in a Grand Tour'
Tejay van Garderen took his first Grand Tour win on stage 18 of the 2017 Giro d'Italia, but says he's determined to do well in the overall classification of a Grand Tour in the near future
By Gregor Brown Published
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Michael Matthews unhappy after being 'grabbed' by John Degenkolb in post-race spat (video)
Michael Matthews has registered his discontent after a spat with Tour de France stage 16 runner up John Degenkolb after the finish in Romans-sur-Isère.
By Gregor Brown Published
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Tony Martin's emotional rollercoaster ends with yellow jersey at last
Perfectly timed attack sees German star wear yellow for the first time in a much-decorated career
By Gregor Brown Published
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Mario Cipollini: Nibali should have offered Henao money to help him win Olympic gold
The former world champion says Vincenzo Nibali should have got rival Sergio Henao on-side in the finale of the Olympic Games road race by offering him money
By Gregor Brown Published
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Dan Martin celebrates change in luck after Lombardy win
"I didn't want to finish the season without a victory" says Dan Martin after winning Il Lombardia
By Gregor Brown Published
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Enrico Franzoi facing ban for Michele Ferrari links
Banned doping doctor Michele Ferrari assisted former Lampre and Liquigas rider Enrico Franzoi
By Gregor Brown Published
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Mark Cavendish plays waiting game to win at last in 2015 Tour de France
Sprinter ends two-year wait for Tour win with a well-timed burst on stage seven
By Gregor Brown Published
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Michael Woods: 'I'm pinching myself sitting on Froome's wheel'
From injured runner to riding with the best in the world on the Vuelta a España's mountain stages – Michael Woods is making an impression
By Gregor Brown Published
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The darker side of cycling: Vuelta a España riders racing for a 2017 contract
Some riders go into the Vuelta a España with no clear idea of what their future holds, with their contracts expiring at the end of the season
By Gregor Brown Published