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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Alberto Contador expecting toughest Tour of his career
2015 Giro d'Italia champion Alberto Contador says this will be the toughest Tour de France of his career as he searches for an historic double
By Gregor Brown Published
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Breschel's classics campaign over due to knee surgery
Knee pain and surgery rule out spring classics for Dane Matti Breschel
By Gregor Brown Published
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African MTN-Qhubeka team aims for Grand Tours
South African-based team aiming for Grand Tour entry by 2014; already invited to Tours of Qatar and Oman for 2013
By Gregor Brown Published
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Chris Froome: 'Next year's Giro d'Italia is a big opportunity'
Chris Froome reiterates that the route of the 2015 Giro d'Italia would suit him more than the Tour de France, which he may skip
By Gregor Brown Published
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Peter Sagan: 'I thought this Tirreno stage was too hard for me'
Sagan admitted he didn't enjoy the stage as he managed to beat the climbers on a tough day at Tirreno-Adriatico
By Gregor Brown Published
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Ben Swift recovering after suffering spleen rupture in training crash
Swift hopes to be recovered in time to compete at Milan-San Remo in March
By Gregor Brown Published
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Joaquim Rodriguez fearing Vuelta comeback by Tom Dumoulin in time trial
New Vuelta a España leader Joaquim Rodriguez says that winning the race will be 'complicated'
By Gregor Brown Published
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Abu Dhabi locals help Theo Bos find his team after leaving hospital
With no money and unable to find his team in the hospital, a local woman helped MTN's Theo Bos get back to the team hotel
By Gregor Brown Published
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Jakob Fuglsang slips away for Tour de Romandie stage win as Roglič and Bernal battle for lead
Jakob Fuglsang soloed away on the descent to Sion to win stage four of the the Tour de Romandie, as Roglič and Bernal battled it out for the GC.
By Gregor Brown Published
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Tom Dumoulin accuses TV motorbike of helping Primoz Roglic to victory on stage 19 of Tour de France
Tom Dumoulin was fuming after stage 19 of the 2018 Tour de France, saying that Primoz Roglic received a draft from a television motorbike to take victory.
By Gregor Brown Published
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Nairo Quintana 'needs to do well in flat, windy stages'
Giro d'Italia and Tour de France contender Nairo Quintana heads to the Middle East to gain experience in riding windy, flat stages
By Gregor Brown Published
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'Don't expect miracles, Chris Froome will win the 2017 Tour de France'
Fellow riders and team managers at the Tour say Chris Froome is surely set for a fourth yellow jersey in Paris on Sunday
By Gregor Brown Published
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'I really believed I could do it' - Philippe Gilbert wins first race back after Tour de France crash
Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors) won the GP d'Isbergues in a "crazy" comeback after suffering a broken kneecap at the Tour de France.
By Gregor Brown Published
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Sassi, trainer of Evans and Basso, battles brain cancer
Italian Aldo Sassi, managing director of Mapei Sport training centre, diagnosed with brain tumour
By Gregor Brown Published
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Owain Doull's foot and shoes 'cut by disc brakes' in Abu Dhabi Tour crash
Team Sky rider Owain Doull said that an injury to his foot and a slice through his shoes were caused by the disc brakes of Marcel Kittel.
By Gregor Brown Published
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Porte and Contador nurse wounds as Aru takes Giro d'Italia control
Fabio Aru took a philosophical approach to taking the lead in the Giro d'Italia as his rivals lose time
By Gregor Brown Published
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Michele Scarponi, 1979-2017: a 'devastating and sad loss' to the cycling world
Michele Scarponi's team and fellow professional riders give their tributes to the Italian, who died on Saturday after colliding with a truck on a training ride
By Gregor Brown Published
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Giro d'Italia gruppetto 'racing full gas from the start to make the time cut'
A short, mountainous stage in the Giro d'Italia made for a difficult day for the sprinters and domestiques trying to finish within the time limit
By Gregor Brown Published
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Giro d'Italia boss calls for stricter anti-doping rules after drawn out Froome case
The organiser of Italy's biggest races including the Giro d'Italia wants changes made to the anti-doping in the wake of the drawn out proceedings of Chris Froome's salbutamol case.
By Gregor Brown Published
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Peter Sagan says Vuelta a España stage 18 was 'one of his last chances' to win in world champion colours as breakaway takes the win
World champion Peter Sagan said stage 18 of the Vuelta a España was "one of his last chances" to win in the rainbow jersey as victory came from a three-man breakaway.
By Gregor Brown Published
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Tom Dumoulin: 'Nobody expected me to do so well at the Tour… this is more than I'd hoped for'
The Dutchman says he couldn't have expected to perform so well at the Tour de France 2018 after finishing second at the Giro d'Italia in May
By Gregor Brown Published
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Michal Kwiatkowski moves closer to Tirreno-Adriatico victory
Michal Kwiatkowski minimises losses against rivals on stage four of Tirreno-Adriatico
By Gregor Brown Published
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Bernie Eisel undergoes successful brain surgery for haematoma
Bernie Eisel has not raced since crashing at the Tirreno-Adriatico in March
By Gregor Brown Published
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Chris Froome looking to join cycling's greats by winning Vuelta a España
Chris Froome could become just the third rider to win both the Tour de France and Vuelta a España in the same season after Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault
By Gregor Brown Published