Chris Marshall-Bell
A freelance sports journalist and podcaster, you'll mostly find Chris's byline attached to news scoops, profile interviews and long reads across a variety of different publications. He has been writing regularly for Cycling Weekly since 2013. In 2024 he released a seven-part podcast documentary, Ghost in the Machine, about motor doping in cycling.
Previously a ski, hiking and cycling guide 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.
Latest articles by Chris Marshall-Bell
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'I'm so tired': Emotional Mark Cavendish thanks teammates after surviving Tour de France time cut
The Briton is just two days away from finishing the Tour de France for an eighth time
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Tour de France race radio TV broadcast in peril
Teams have expressed dismay with only receiving €5,000 for the project
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'I'm sorry': Uncontrollable tears for Tour de France rider who just misses out on stage win
What if that was Mattéo Vercher's one and only opportunity to win a stage in the Tour de France?
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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How Visma-Lease a Bike plan to attack Tadej Pogačar in Tour de France queen stage: 'For sure Jonas goes there'
The Dutch team are hoping to replicate their successes of the past two years to take the battle for the yellow jersey into the final weekend.
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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High road to hell: We rode the hardest stage of the 2024 Tour de France
Friday's queen stage passes over the formidable Cime de la Bonette, the highest road in France. Chris Marshall-Bell rides the route to get a measure of the test that awaits
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Did Visma-Lease a Bike's Tour de France tactics fail on stage 17? 'Maybe they could try to attack for Jonas'
Three riders up the road, but the Dutch team didn't win the stage, and their leader Jonas Vingegaard ceded time
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'My highest numbers ever': Fearless Tadej Pogačar isn't afraid of losing Tour de France yellow
The Slovenian is on course to become the first man since Marco Pantani in 1998 to complete the Giro-Tour double
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'You have seen it with all of our innovations': Visma-Lease a Bike expect Tour de France teams to copy mobile control room
The UCI denied the Visma-Lease a Bike vehicle Tour de France accreditation
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Tadej Pogačar's team reveal plan for final week of Tour de France – and it's different to what's come before
Visma-Lease a Bike are expected to strike in the final three days, but UAE Team Emirates have their strategy set
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'I could not imagine a better weekend': Tadej Pogačar closes in on Tour de France victory
UAE Team Emirates's superstar now has a lead to Jonas Vingegaard that might be insurmountable
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Ill Geraint Thomas battling to remain in Tour de France
The 2018 Tour de France winner is showing mild symptoms of Covid
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Jonas Vingegaard can't live with Tadej Pogačar's 'crazy attacks' at the Tour de France
But the Visma-Lease a Bike rider is preparing to flip the Tour de France on its head
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Tom Pidcock out of the Tour de France with suspected Covid
Ineos Grenadiers rider finished second on stage nine
By Chris Marshall-Bell Last updated
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Exploring the secretive world of cycling agents
The Tour’s start signals game-on for cycling’s mysterious deal-makers. Chris Marshall-Bell unmasks the role of agents
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'He’s done it so many times now and he’s still doing it': Is Jasper Philipsen sprinting dangerously?
Alpecin-Deceuninck rider took his second win of the race's middle week
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'It's terrible': The curse of Primož Roglič strikes again at the Tour de France
The Slovenian's hopes of winning yellow appear over, yet again
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Tour de France team has 11 bikes stolen overnight from hotel
The preferred bikes of three of TotalEnergies's riders were robbed
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'They’ve been playing the victim but we don’t really buy into this': Tadej Pogačar's team raise war of words with Jonas Vingegaard
It's the Tour of Mind Games and Tadej Pogačar's UAE-Team Emirates are on the back foot
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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100 bpm and 140 watts: How do we make Tour de France sprint days less boring?
Teams are increasingly critical of the succession of sprint stages that have few intermediate points on offer
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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A parcours for Tadej Pogačar? Rwanda set to be the most mountainous World Championships in 5 years
The cobbled Kigali Hill will feature on both the men's and women's routes
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'Student loans were my income': Meet the Tour de France jersey wearer who was a club cyclist 18 months ago
Little was known about Frank van den Broek even one year ago, but now he looks set to be one of the season's rising stars
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Tour de France peloton reacts to a ‘vicious, brutal and slapstick’ gravel stage
Does gravel belong in the Tour de France? The jury is still out
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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The new sprint king: Biniam Girmay reveals plan to win the Tour de France's green jersey
The Eritrean scored his second win of the race and now holds a comfortable lead in the race for green
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'I went to the doctor to talk about it and just burst into tears': What you need to know about depression and cycling
Rates of depression have risen dramatically since the pandemic –and cyclists aren’t immune, as Chris Marshall-Bell finds out
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published