About Us

Pro cycling coverage online has split into two extremes: live results feeds that move on in minutes, and hot take commentary that sounds the same on every site. AI can now summarize race results faster than any writer can type. It can generate a stage recap, list the GC standings, and explain what a breakaway is — all in seconds. The factual layer of pro cycling coverage has been commoditized.

Cycling Fan exists for the layer underneath the results. The stories, the rivalries, the tactical patterns, the history, the culture, and the reasons people become obsessed with watching other people ride bicycles for six hours. We cover professional road cycling, Grand Tours, Classics, track cycling, and the broader culture of the peloton — with the perspective of people who have followed this sport for years and care about it deeply.

We write about what race results do not capture. Why a domestique’s ride was the most impressive performance of the day. How a directeur sportif’s decision in the team car changed the outcome of a Classic. What the history of a particular climb means for the riders approaching it. Why a sprinter’s positioning in the final kilometer was either brilliant or reckless, and how you can tell the difference. The analysis that requires watching thousands of races, not summarizing one.

We also cover cycling history, culture, and media — the books, films, and stories that make this sport more than a series of results tables. The human side of professional cycling that no database can capture.

We ride before we write — and in this case, we watch before we write. Every race analysis, rider profile, and historical piece on this site comes from genuine knowledge of professional cycling. No AI overview can replicate the pattern recognition of a longtime fan who knows why a certain team always attacks on the second climb, or what a particular rider’s body language means with 50 kilometers to go. That is fan knowledge, and it is everything we publish.