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Andy McGrath

@andy-mcgrath.bsky.social

Freelance sports journalist and award-winning author, writing biographies about Tom Simpson and Frank Vandenbroucke. Formerly editor of Rouleur. Tadej Pogacar: Unstoppable biography, out now! 📕

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VELO@velo-velo-velo.bsky.social · last wk.

America's three-time Tour winner hails Pogačar as 'natural talent' and 'good example for cycling' and reveals that he was not cycling's first $1 million man after all.

Is Tadej Pogačar Making Greg LeMond Believe In Cycling Again?
Emma Grae@emmagraeauthor.bsky.social · 4w ago

Marie Claire actually left a prompt from an AI in one of their recent articles. While there’s still some great journalists and publications left, this is utterly shocking. No wonder I’m trying to pivot.

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Andy McGrath@andy-mcgrath.bsky.social · 4w ago

I'm a little bummed to not be on the ground in Carcassonne – cassoulet! chocolatine! castle-y views! – but next best thing is doing the @theguardian.com live Tour de France text coverage. Join me or write in to andy.mcgrath@guardian.co.uk and get a shout-out:

Tour de France 2026: stage four updates as riders face extreme heat – live

Join Andy McGrath for the latest updates as the Tour de France riders continue to battle with each other and a heatwave

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Andy McGrath@andy-mcgrath.bsky.social · last mo.

Big thrill to be covering the Tour de France this week for @theguardian.com, the newspaper I've read for the last 20 years. Follow stage two here, feel free to send me an email on andy.mcgrath.casual@theguardian.co.uk : www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2...

Tour de France 2026: stage two in Catalonia – live updates

Live updates: This year’s Grand Départ continues with a 168.5km ride along the coast from Tarragona to Barcelona. Andy McGrath has the latest

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Edward Pickering@edwardpickering.bsky.social · last mo.

I've started a Substack, called Cycling, the Universe and Everything. I'm going to do daily Tour pieces through the race, then later on features, deep dives, nerd stuff and longreads. Please read, share, subscribe, support and feed back! Link: edwardpickering.substack.com/p/barcelona

Barcelona!

The 2026 Tour's Grand Départ takes place in Barcelona, Catalunya. It's a city, and a region, of rich culture, beautiful architecture, history good and bad, and... a punchy cat-three climb

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robyn@robynemz.bsky.social · 4mo ago

less than 90 minutes of paris-roubaix femmes coverage is absolutely ridiculous and exactly why i’ve always been against this “one-day paris-roubaix!” from the start btw. coverage from 50km to go! for a monument in big 2026! i knew this would only end up impacting the women negatively.

Chrissy Marshall-Bell@cmbreports.bsky.social · 5mo ago

My first article for @theathletic.com reveals how nervy and tetchy pro cycling is right now: 🌈UCI pressing ITA to catch a big name rider 🚲 Rumours that many banned doping doctors/trainers are back. Not just Martí 💊 Concerns over finishing bottles and decongestants www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

Cycling’s suspicions about doping are rising again: ‘Questions need answering’

For cycling — probably the most scrutinised sport in the world given its history — the ghosts of the past never truly depart

nytimes.com

Chrissy Marshall-Bell@cmbreports.bsky.social · 6mo ago

It's been a frustrating week dealing with some major men's and women's teams requesting changes to quotes pre-publication. This has become the norm in recent years and it's setting a very worrying precedent for the future. Independent publications are not PR vehicles for teams/riders.