Articles by Jonny Long | Cycling Weekly

Jonny was Cycling Weekly's Weekend Editor until 2022.

I like writing offbeat features and eating too much bread when working out on the road at bike races.

Before joining Cycling Weekly I worked at The Tab and I've also written for Vice, Time Out, and worked freelance for The Telegraph (I know, but I needed the money at the time so let me live).

I also worked for ITV Cycling between 2011-2018 on their Tour de France and Vuelta a España coverage. Sometimes I'd be helping the producers make the programme and other times I'd be getting the lunches. Just in case you were wondering - Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen had the same ham sandwich every day, it was great.

Latest articles by Jonny Long

'Our cars were set on fire by Basque separatists': The inside story of ITV's Tour de France coverage

As another Tour comes to a close, we spent the day hearing three decades worth of stories from the team behind ITV's coverage of the biggest race in cycling

Could an NFT cycling club ever work?

The launch of 'Bike Club' was accompanied by a Twitter furore, but is there a genuinely growing community behind the NFT avatars?

By Jonny Long Published 26 March 22
'I'd much rather be here than be a stock broker': The highs, lows and plateaus with James Knox

Ever the realist, the past two years have forced a recalibration for Knox, who still harbours dreams of what could still come his way

By Jonny Long Published 19 March 22
Primož Roglič to get taste of cobbles in preparation for Tour de France 2022

The Slovenian will ride the GP Denain this week, dubbed the 'mini-Paris-Robaix'

By Jonny Long Published 14 March 22

'Remco Evenepoel isn't the new Merckx, Pogačar is,' says Patrick Lefevere

“They will probably never become Remco's best friends,” Lefevere says of the high mountains

By Jonny Long Published 14 March 22
Tadej Pogačar unbeatable?: 'I wouldn't say that'

The Slovenian seems unstoppable once again in 2022

By Jonny Long Published 14 March 22
Simon Yates wins final stage eight as Primož Roglič seals Paris-Nice title

The Brit soloed to the finish, staving off the pursuit of Roglič and Wout van Aert

By Jonny Long Published 13 March 22

Egan Bernal could return to racing in 2022, says coach

The Colombian posted a picture of himself back on the bike yesterday

By Jonny Long Published 13 March 22
Tadej Pogačar stamps authority on Tirreno-Adriatico with stage six victory

The Slovenian increases his overall lead with one stage remaining

By Jonny Long Published 12 March 22
Primož Roglič wins stage seven summit finish to solidify Paris-Nice lead

The Slovenian sprinted to victory after a GC battle up the Col de Turini

By Jonny Long Published 12 March 22

Kevin Geniets abandons Paris-Nice after being hit by advertisement board before stage start

The Luxembourg rider was passing through the mixed zone during sign-on

By Jonny Long Published 12 March 22
Mathieu Burgaudeau provides surprise with slim breakaway survival on stage six of Paris-Nice

The Frenchman attacked late and managed to hold off the charging bunch sprint with metres to go

By Jonny Long Published 11 March 22
Giro Donne pledges to increase prize money five-fold as 2022 course unveiled

A new three-day women's race through the Pyrenees has also been announced

By Jonny Long Published 11 March 22

Tweets of the week: Tadej Pogačar's football skills and Thomas De Gendt explores human anatomy

Yep, you guessed, it more tweets

By Jonny Long Published 11 March 22
The allure of gravel racing for WorldTour pros? ‘Dave Brailsford never came up to me and said “well done Ian, you finished!”’

Ian Boswell talks about tuning into regular life post-WorldTour career while still winning bike races

By Jonny Long Last updated 8 March 22
Filippo Ganna wins stage one as Remco Evenepoel takes seven seconds on Tadej Pogačar at Tirreno-Adriatico

The world time trial champion wins the race against the clock on home soil

By Jonny Long Published 7 March 22

Cycling's 'Drive to Survive' is coming to Netflix, but will it hit the mark?

As further details emerge, the series has the potential to do for cycling what it has already done for Formula 1

By Jonny Long Published 7 March 22
Zwift fixes weight and height hack that made riders unbeatable

The unnoticeable loophole was recently exposed

By Jonny Long Published 7 March 22
Tweets of the week: Peter Sagan, Alex Dowsett, Chris Froome, plus much more

More tweets than you could ever possibly need, and even two about urinating!!

By Jonny Long Published 5 March 22

Tom Pidcock out of Strade Bianche with stomach virus

The Brit will instead rest up ahead of a busy Classics campaign

By Jonny Long Published 4 March 22
Pavel Sivakov fast-tracks nationality switch from Russian to French amid Ukraine invasion

The Ineos rider now qualifies to ride for France at the World Championships and Olympic Games

By Jonny Long Published 4 March 22
Zwift rider banned, then unbanned, for publishing 'unnoticeable' weight-doping hack

Luciano Pollastri, a contributor to ZwiftInsider, published details of a hack believed to have existed for years

By Jonny Long Published 28 February 22

Fabio Jakobsen provides heartbreak after late catch to win Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne

The three riders left off the front were caught with metres to go, Jakobsen then winning the sprint

By Jonny Long Published 27 February 22
Jay Vine and Loes Adegeest crowned eSports world champions

The Alpecin-Fenix rider, who won his contract via Zwift, now adds a world title to his stationary bike palmarès

By Jonny Long Published 27 February 22
Wout van Aert wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with stinging Bosberg attack

The Belgian champion wins his opening race of the 2022 season

By Jonny Long Published 26 February 22

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Latest articles by Jonny Long

'Our cars were set on fire by Basque separatists': The inside story of ITV's Tour de France coverage

Could an NFT cycling club ever work?

'I'd much rather be here than be a stock broker': The highs, lows and plateaus with James Knox

Primož Roglič to get taste of cobbles in preparation for Tour de France 2022

'Remco Evenepoel isn't the new Merckx, Pogačar is,' says Patrick Lefevere

Tadej Pogačar unbeatable?: 'I wouldn't say that'

Simon Yates wins final stage eight as Primož Roglič seals Paris-Nice title

Egan Bernal could return to racing in 2022, says coach

Tadej Pogačar stamps authority on Tirreno-Adriatico with stage six victory

Primož Roglič wins stage seven summit finish to solidify Paris-Nice lead

Kevin Geniets abandons Paris-Nice after being hit by advertisement board before stage start

Mathieu Burgaudeau provides surprise with slim breakaway survival on stage six of Paris-Nice

Giro Donne pledges to increase prize money five-fold as 2022 course unveiled

Tweets of the week: Tadej Pogačar's football skills and Thomas De Gendt explores human anatomy

The allure of gravel racing for WorldTour pros? ‘Dave Brailsford never came up to me and said “well done Ian, you finished!”’

Filippo Ganna wins stage one as Remco Evenepoel takes seven seconds on Tadej Pogačar at Tirreno-Adriatico

Cycling's 'Drive to Survive' is coming to Netflix, but will it hit the mark?

Zwift fixes weight and height hack that made riders unbeatable

Tweets of the week: Peter Sagan, Alex Dowsett, Chris Froome, plus much more

Tom Pidcock out of Strade Bianche with stomach virus

Pavel Sivakov fast-tracks nationality switch from Russian to French amid Ukraine invasion

Zwift rider banned, then unbanned, for publishing 'unnoticeable' weight-doping hack

Fabio Jakobsen provides heartbreak after late catch to win Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne

Jay Vine and Loes Adegeest crowned eSports world champions

Wout van Aert wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with stinging Bosberg attack

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