Dan Challis
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Cycling journalist. Runner. Optimist. Englishman living in Scotland. Domestique creator.
#cyclingbluesky
Cycling journalist. Runner. Optimist. Englishman living in Scotland. Domestique creator.
#cyclingbluesky
There is a growing trend of professional level riders without contracts finding a way to continue their careers in China and other parts of Asia.
There, they find good pay, competitive racing and for Danish sprinter Alexander Salby, a way to re-find joy in cycling.
There, they find good pay, competitive racing and for Danish sprinter Alexander Salby, a way to re-find joy in cycling.
November 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
There is a growing trend of professional level riders without contracts finding a way to continue their careers in China and other parts of Asia.
There, they find good pay, competitive racing and for Danish sprinter Alexander Salby, a way to re-find joy in cycling.
There, they find good pay, competitive racing and for Danish sprinter Alexander Salby, a way to re-find joy in cycling.
Russia and Rwanda. Two countries annexing their neighbours. One is banned by the UCI, one gets a World Championships.
Lewis Mudge of Human Rights Watch asks what the difference is.
Lewis Mudge of Human Rights Watch asks what the difference is.
September 17, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Russia and Rwanda. Two countries annexing their neighbours. One is banned by the UCI, one gets a World Championships.
Lewis Mudge of Human Rights Watch asks what the difference is.
Lewis Mudge of Human Rights Watch asks what the difference is.
Who got this report card from their coach?
August 22, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Who got this report card from their coach?
Wrote this in today's Global Peloton. Even more true now. 🇲🇺
July 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Wrote this in today's Global Peloton. Even more true now. 🇲🇺
How many riders can we say actually rode a conventional GC race in this Tour? Seven?
Definitely a shift in the way lots of teams are approaching the race
Definitely a shift in the way lots of teams are approaching the race
July 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
How many riders can we say actually rode a conventional GC race in this Tour? Seven?
Definitely a shift in the way lots of teams are approaching the race
Definitely a shift in the way lots of teams are approaching the race
Excellent day at the Tour in Rouen with the family.
Even got interviewed for Eritrean TV 😅🇪🇷
Even got interviewed for Eritrean TV 😅🇪🇷
July 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Excellent day at the Tour in Rouen with the family.
Even got interviewed for Eritrean TV 😅🇪🇷
Even got interviewed for Eritrean TV 😅🇪🇷
Had a mooch around the Jacques Anquetil exhibition in Rouen today. Well worth a visit if you’re around for the stage finish tomorrow
July 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Had a mooch around the Jacques Anquetil exhibition in Rouen today. Well worth a visit if you’re around for the stage finish tomorrow
Confirmation that both title sponsors, Arkea and B&B Hotels, will not be renewing contracts with the team run by Emmanuel Hubert next season.
Team say they are committed to finding alternative sponsorship to continue racing in 2026
Team say they are committed to finding alternative sponsorship to continue racing in 2026
June 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Confirmation that both title sponsors, Arkea and B&B Hotels, will not be renewing contracts with the team run by Emmanuel Hubert next season.
Team say they are committed to finding alternative sponsorship to continue racing in 2026
Team say they are committed to finding alternative sponsorship to continue racing in 2026
Battle is very close for the top-30 UCI teams ranking, which brings with it eligibility for Grand Tours in 2026.
Euskaltel out of it, but Solutions Tech have jumped forward in June and are battling with Polti - presumably winner of that will race 2026 Giro.
Image grabbed from @firstcycling.com
Euskaltel out of it, but Solutions Tech have jumped forward in June and are battling with Polti - presumably winner of that will race 2026 Giro.
Image grabbed from @firstcycling.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Battle is very close for the top-30 UCI teams ranking, which brings with it eligibility for Grand Tours in 2026.
Euskaltel out of it, but Solutions Tech have jumped forward in June and are battling with Polti - presumably winner of that will race 2026 Giro.
Image grabbed from @firstcycling.com
Euskaltel out of it, but Solutions Tech have jumped forward in June and are battling with Polti - presumably winner of that will race 2026 Giro.
Image grabbed from @firstcycling.com
Kim Le Court-Pienaar and Alexandre Mayer are the 2025 Mauritius TT champions 🇲🇺
June 21, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Kim Le Court-Pienaar and Alexandre Mayer are the 2025 Mauritius TT champions 🇲🇺
What a brilliant race the Tour of Britain Women was. Came right down to the wire.
Lots of emotion post-stage. Ferguson devastated, but will surely win this race one day.
#TourofBritainWomen
Lots of emotion post-stage. Ferguson devastated, but will surely win this race one day.
#TourofBritainWomen
June 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
What a brilliant race the Tour of Britain Women was. Came right down to the wire.
Lots of emotion post-stage. Ferguson devastated, but will surely win this race one day.
#TourofBritainWomen
Lots of emotion post-stage. Ferguson devastated, but will surely win this race one day.
#TourofBritainWomen
It’s busy on Glasgow Green
June 8, 2025 at 10:55 AM
It’s busy on Glasgow Green
Wollaston: It’s not rocket science. We’re going for the bonus sprints
Ferguson: we’re going for them too
Big head-to-head battle this morning
Ferguson: we’re going for them too
Big head-to-head battle this morning
June 8, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Wollaston: It’s not rocket science. We’re going for the bonus sprints
Ferguson: we’re going for them too
Big head-to-head battle this morning
Ferguson: we’re going for them too
Big head-to-head battle this morning
Tight corner and a little rise to the line with 150 metres to go today at Tour of Britain Women
June 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Tight corner and a little rise to the line with 150 metres to go today at Tour of Britain Women
Can confirm that the sun is out in Glasgow for the final stage of Tour of Britain Women
June 8, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Can confirm that the sun is out in Glasgow for the final stage of Tour of Britain Women
A very wet but brilliant winner + dog
#TourofBritainWomen
#TourofBritainWomen
June 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A very wet but brilliant winner + dog
#TourofBritainWomen
#TourofBritainWomen
Riders are off. Led-out by a Bagpiper because Scotland 🏴
#TourofBritainWomen
#TourofBritainWomen
June 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Riders are off. Led-out by a Bagpiper because Scotland 🏴
#TourofBritainWomen
#TourofBritainWomen
Good morning, Kelso
June 7, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Good morning, Kelso
Wowza. It appears that Global Peloton has made it onto the Rising in Sports leaderboard on Substack 🙌
Just the 92 places behind @nedboulting.bsky.social
Just the 92 places behind @nedboulting.bsky.social
June 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Wowza. It appears that Global Peloton has made it onto the Rising in Sports leaderboard on Substack 🙌
Just the 92 places behind @nedboulting.bsky.social
Just the 92 places behind @nedboulting.bsky.social
This was needed today
April 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This was needed today
Small sample, but views are mixed on whether Rwanda Worlds should be moved.
March 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Small sample, but views are mixed on whether Rwanda Worlds should be moved.
The Tour d'Algérie has ten stages. Yacine Hamza is on the way to a clean sweep!
February 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The Tour d'Algérie has ten stages. Yacine Hamza is on the way to a clean sweep!
On the way to the Asian Continental Championships in Thailand, it appears that the Vietnamese truck along with all the team's equipment caught fire earlier today
February 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
On the way to the Asian Continental Championships in Thailand, it appears that the Vietnamese truck along with all the team's equipment caught fire earlier today
I'm planning to cover the Kigali 2025 Worlds in great depth this year and have made a new page for it on the site. Some big stories bubbling
If you want to keep up with the latest on what has already been an eventful World Championships, make sure you're subscribed.
Next story out tomorrow morning
If you want to keep up with the latest on what has already been an eventful World Championships, make sure you're subscribed.
Next story out tomorrow morning
January 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I'm planning to cover the Kigali 2025 Worlds in great depth this year and have made a new page for it on the site. Some big stories bubbling
If you want to keep up with the latest on what has already been an eventful World Championships, make sure you're subscribed.
Next story out tomorrow morning
If you want to keep up with the latest on what has already been an eventful World Championships, make sure you're subscribed.
Next story out tomorrow morning