
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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World record-breaking doctor takes grand prix gold a fortnight after winning three Commonwealth Games medalsAnna Morris seizes victory at the North Yorkshire Grand Prix
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'This is crazy' – Two riders do the double, taking two British racing titles on the last day of seasonMorven Yeoman and Tom Armstrong both bag a brace of trophies at Ryedale
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'He was a good friend' – Seb Grindley dedicates victory to Finlay TarlingLidl-Trek Future Racing rider wins North Yorkshire GP on a weekend of high emotions
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‘Nostalgia does not pay wages’ – true, but are we really ready to say goodbye to Raleigh?We sit back in the banana seat saddle, stick a card in the spokes and pedal back through the decades to revisit the British brand’s most iconic bikes
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'I know there were other riders owed money… a lot of it' – the collapse of Hess Cycling reportedly left suppliers, staff and riders out of pocketNew report digs into the end of Hess Cycling, with a £50,000 debt allegedly still unpaid
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‘I’ve got a gold medal and then a massive splinter to put next to it’ – Commonwealth Games gold medallist reveals bizarre backside injuryWill Tidball’s recent experience is proof that being a top cyclist can be a pain in the arse
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‘We were right next to each other, fighting for wheels’ – Tim Shoreman outsprints Olympian Ollie Wood to win elite British raceMere millimetres separate the top two, with John Bardsley taking third in the historic race
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Self-coached teenager comes out of retirement to win elite British race19-year-old Nicola Quaye, who quit cycling for four years, returns to take victory in cat-A race, leading for almost the entirety of the event
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'You get into a flow state' – British 100-mile road bike record set by DaneCasper von Folsach beat a 40-year-old fastest known time for the distance, pedalling the century in 3:27:08
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'You don’t often see someone biking around with a football' – Meet the endurance cyclist attempting a 10,000-mile all-American odysseyDouble world record–holder Bond Almand is riding between every NFL stadium before the new season kicks off… carrying a ball
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'I will never give up' – Kim Le Court-Pienaar sprints to victory on stage six of the Tour de France FemmesThe Mauritian national champion staged a stunning recovery and outgunned Cédrine Kerbaol and Puck Pieterse to secure her second TdF Femmes victory
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'This team feels like home' – Isaac del Toro commits to UAE Team Emirates-XRG until 2031Mexican young gun inks one of the longest contracts in pro cycling history
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'Papa was an absolute legend' – charity cyclist dies one day after riding across Australia82-year-old Bob Montgomery and his grandson Tom had just completed a 5,200km ride raising funds for a Motor Neurone Disease charity
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'The line-up showcases what makes Britain such a special place to race' – Tour of Britain Men’s 2026 teams announced, including five WorldTour squadsFive UCI WorldTour teams among the 18 squads set to contest Britain's biggest race
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'It's unreal' – Sigrid Haugset takes victory on stage 3 of the Tour de France Femmes with the longest solo breakaway victory in race's historyUno-X Mobility rider holds off Lotte Kopecky for 89km for historic win, and moves into the yellow jersey
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‘The frame snapped eight times, but it has fixed my bad back’ – The highs and lows of cycling 2000 miles on a Raleigh ChopperLeukaemia sufferer Tim Bright is about to finish his round-Britain biking odyssey
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A rider threw up on his teammate's bike during qualifying, but England still claimed goldWill Tidball a last-minute super sub after Josh Charlton was taken ill at Commonwealth Games
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'Where origami and bike racing intersect' – the Brompton World Championship returns to LondonFancy yourself as the fastest folding-bike rider on the planet? Here's your chance to prove it, during the 2026 BWC
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Huge crowds and glorious chaos outside the Sacre Coeur – the 2026 Tour de France ends in style in MontmartreThe final stage of the Tour turned out to be an absolute thriller, but when you're when you’re among the throng in Montmartre, boring was never on the cards
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Which riders have abandoned the Tour de France 2026? Ilan Van Wilder from Soudal Quick-Step is out of the race after a crash on stage 20Le Grande Boucle is the hardest sporting event on the planet, and due to a range of calamities – from crashes to collapses – many riders will not reach Paris
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‘It's good to be back’ – Adam Yates rebounds from illness to set Tadej Pogačar up on Tour de France stage 19In sickness and in health, UAE Emirates-XRG are dominating the 2026 Tour
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'We are going to get ourselves to Paris' - Fred Wright is riding the final stages of the Tour de France with a broken handPinarello Q36.5's British champion has several injuries after crash
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'It was a s*** day' - Is Mads Pedersen's green jersey under threat at Tour de France?The Lidl-Trek man was declared most combative rider, but Jasper Philipsen's extraordinary stage win closes the gap to seven points
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'Today was another planet, now I'm focused on second place overall' – Remco Evenepoel stamps authority on Tour de France runner-up spotOn a bittersweet day for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, Evenepoel sets his sights on second in GC
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