Pat Kinsella
As freelance writer and photographer specialising in outdoor pursuits, Pat spent decades in the saddle of road, gravel and mountain bikes pursuing interesting cycling stories. En route he has ridden across the Great Dividing Range in Australia, traced the Pirinexus route through the Pyrenees on the jagged border between Spain and France, biked through the Norwegian mountains with 17,000 other competitors during the Birkebeinerrittet, fatbiked along the coast of Wales, explored the trails of the Yukon under the midnight sun and spent umpteen happy hours bikepacking and cycle touring the lost lanes and hidden bridleways of the Peak District, Exmoor, Dartmoor, North Yorkshire and Scotland. He worked for Lonely Planet for over 15 years as a writer and editor, contributing to multiple titles, including Epic Rides of the World and is the sole author of several books, such as Caving, Canyoning, Coasteering…, a recently released collection of outdoor adventures around Britain.
Latest articles by Pat Kinsella
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‘Even though we ride in GB cycling kit, we’ve had no communication or any support from British Cycling’ – the British riders going it alone at the Gravel World ChampionshipsGetting to the starting line is more than half the battle for many riders at this year’s UCI Gravel World Champs in Australia
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I’ve ridden the 'pea gravel' of the Gravel World Championships, and I think the best riders are going to struggle on itNot only are the UCI Gravel World Championships being held in one of the most remote and hard-to-reach places on the planet – the terrain is like nothing else on Earth
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'Risk of serious injury or death from crash hazard' - Van Rysel GRVL AF bike recalled in US due to faulty front wheel lock nutThree models and over 1,000 bikes affected by the fault
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'The helmet definitely saved his life' – Dylan van Baarle injured in incident days before his weddingThe Soudal Quick-Step rider sustained a serious head impact and suffered a broken wrist in the crash, which involved a car
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'I'll still be riding, just not in the pink anymore' – Lachlan Morton reveals he’s leaving EF Education-EasyPostAhead of another big announcement, the Australian maverick explains why he chose a niche English event as his final race for the team he has been a part of for seven years
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‘First we took a country, then a continent, now it’s the world’: ultra-cyclist Sarah Ruggins announces outright round-the-world record attemptRuggins got her first bike in 2023 – now she’s planning to take on the world
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‘I'm going to focus on the road and the time trial’ – Lauren Dickson sets her sights on the 2028 LA OlympicsFast-rising Scottish rider and former triathlete revealed how she came to settle on cycling and what drives her
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‘Passing 10,000 ticket sales demonstrates the appetite for world-class cycling in the UK’ – ticket sales soar as the Cyclo-cross World Cup comes back to Britain for the first time since 20142000 extra tickets have just been made available to the Cyclo-cross World Cup stage in Glasgow, but they’re selling fast
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‘I only got my bike three weeks ago – it just felt like big adventure’ – MTB champ wins Britain’s toughest cyclo-cross race in her first attemptIsla Short won the women’s 3-Peaks Cyclo-cross race on debut, and set a new course record while she was at it
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‘He was pretty much glued to my wheel’ – Lachlan Morton beat Giles Drake in a thrilling photo finish at the 3-Peaks Cyclo-cross raceIt was third time lucky for the Australian EF Education-EasyPost rider in Britain’s toughest cyclo-cross race
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'Is it a bike race? A running race? What kind of race is it?' – even past winners struggle to describe Britain's most brutal cycling eventThe 3 Peaks Cyclo-Cross happens this weekend, pitting adventure cyclists against fell runners and even an Olympic triathlete
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'Many routes need to be improved' – British government hands active-travel charity £104 million to fix the National Cycle NetworkThe Walk Wheel Cycle Trust wants to make routes better and safer, especially for women and girls, but is the funding anywhere near enough?
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'My end goal is to ride with the WorldTour team' – young star of a viral 2021 Tour of Britain clip signs for Visma-Lease a Bike talent development teamFrom fearless young fan to academy rider – Xander Graham is living the dream
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'People don't join the cycle industry to get rich' – Wiggle might be gone, but are bike shops finally bouncing back?Quality and passion prevailing over price wars, as the cycling industry returns to growth
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12 things you need to know about Montréal, host city of the 2026 UCI Road World ChampionshipsThe Worlds are coming to Quebec – but what lies in wait for bike riders and fans in the City of Saints and Sinners, and cyclists?
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'This is where the British men's yellow jerseys story started' – New cycling museum planned in honour of Tour de France legend Tom SimpsonThe proposed British Cycle Racing Museum will be located in Harworth, hometown of the British bike-racing legend
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'When we started planning the ride, we were on 530' – RNLI volunteers from London are cycling 540km, one kilometre for every life they’ve savedRiding a range of bikes, sometimes while wearing rescue equipment, the group will cycle from Poole in Dorset to Lifeboat Pier in London
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'We were in awe of the amount of people that made this a special day' – Hundreds attend protest ride after two cyclists killed on planned routeTragedy galvanises huge joint show of support from horse-riding and cycling communities during Pass Wide and Slow ride in Kent
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Is Wiggle well and truly dead? Former retail giant's website is no moreThe biggest name in online retail in the cycling industry appears to have been consigned to history
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'You have to win, it doesn't matter by how big of a margin' – Stefan Küng takes a 2-second victory in individual time trial on stage 18 of Vuelta a EspañaBritain's Callum Thornley finished second and Enric Mas succesfully defended his red jersey
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'This is my legacy' – Young mum with terminal brain tumour inspired by cycling legend Chris Hoy to campaign for changeKim Borthwick signed up for Hoy's Tour de 4 ride and set about seeking support from cyclists to draw attention to her condition
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'It was mint' – Fearless, young and having fun, meet the British riders who created havoc at the Tour of Britain MenThe future of British men’s cycling looks bold and bright
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'They were cyclists going out on a Sunday morning, enjoying the countryside, and this happened' – Two cyclists killed in Kent road crashPolice are seeking witnesses to the incident, which happened near Gravesend
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'I was suffering really hard' – Cees Bol takes his first victory from a breakaway on stage four of the 2026 Tour of BritainLewis Askey loses his GC lead to Tim Wellens during a dramatic day of racing, as Yorkshire hosts this year's queen stage
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