He wears an iconic Red Bull helmet, but 'I didn’t know what the f**k I was doing': the Bora-Hansgrohe ex-skier and novice cyclist on settling into WorldTour racing

Bora-Hansgrohe signed the German on a two-year deal that will expire at the end of this season

Anton Palzer
(Image credit: Getty)

Quiz question: there are three male professional cyclists who wear a Red Bull helmet in the peloton. Name them all.

[Space to allow you to think, because we’re almost certain you’ll struggle to get one of them].

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Chris Marshall-Bell

A freelance sports journalist and podcaster, you'll mostly find Chris's byline attached to news scoops, profile interviews and feature writing across a variety of different publications. He has been writing regularly for Cycling Weekly since 2013.


Previously a ski, hiking and cycling guide in a number of places, but mostly in the Canadian Rockies and Spanish Pyrenees, he almost certainly holds the record for the most number of interviews conducted from snowy mountains.


He lives in Valencia, Spain.