Philippa York
Philippa York is a long-standing Cyclingnews contributor, providing expert racing analysis. As one of the early British racers to take the plunge and relocate to France with the famed ACBB club in the 1980's, she was the inspiration for a genera🌄tion of racing cyclists – and cycling fans – from the UK.
The Glaswegian gained a contract with Peugeot in 1980, making her Tour de France debut in 1983 and taking a solo win in Bagnères-de-Luchon in the Pyrenees, the mountain range which would provꦍe a happy huntin𒅌g ground throughout her Tour career.
The following year's race would prove to be one of her finest seas﷽ons, becoming the fi♎rst rider from the UK to win the polka dot jersey at the Tour, whilst also becoming Britain's highest-ever placed GC finisher with 4th spot.
She finished runner-up at the Vuelta a España in 1985 and 1986, to Pedro Delgado and Álvaro Pino respectively, and at the Giro d'Italia in 1987𓆏. Stage race victories include the Volta a Catalunya (1985), Tour of Britain (1989) and Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (1990). York retired from professional cycling as reigning British champion following the collapse of Le Groupeܫment in 1995.
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Retirement chronicles: When Philippa York met Nicolas Roche
Q&A 'If everyone is telling me I’m too old, then maybe I should realis🐭e the sport is changing and I should look at other things' say Irishman
Peter Kennaugh: The human cost of performance and finding closure
Feature Philippa York on the🐽 importance of mental health and the fact that riders are not robots
Philippa York: Where now for Ineos Grenadiers after bruising Tour de France?
Analysis Pidcock is rising but Pogačar's brilliance will require a re-think
Philippa York: Carapaz bluff was an epic fail
Analysis 'Scandalous ꦚtactic show𝓡s the desperation at Ineos and won't go unnoticed'
Philippa York: Ineos head for Tour de France disaster but Cavendish has his sparkle back
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Philippa York: After Ventoux Ineos need to change their Tour de France strategy
Analysis 'With Pogacar's stumble at the top oღf Mont Ventoux, the race has suddenly perked up'🎃
Philippa York: Analysing the state of play on the Tour de France's first rest day
Feature Contemplating Ineos Grenadierꦚs and Jumbo-Visma’s failure to live up to expectations and the cause of all those crashes
Philippa York: The journey to a Tour de France Femmes
Analysis 'The opportunities are there for the event to be ♏a massive success and to have an influence far beyond just the sporting aspects'
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It's Round Five in the epic Vingegaard-Pogačar duel - Philippa York analysis
Philippa York takes a close look at form, tactics and team strengths ahead of the major battle at the 2025 Tour de France -
On the road with Philippa York and David Walsh – 'The Escape: The Tour, the Cyclist and Me' book extract
York and Walsh discuss the Tour de France, gender in sport, doping, and much more in wide-ranging new book -
Day dreaming: how the 2025 Giro d'Italia was lost and won - Philippa York analysis
What were the keys to Simon Yates' dramatic last-minute turnaround of fortune in the Giro's GC battle?
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Welcome to climbing school at the Giro d'Italia - Philippa York analysis
Stage 16 framed the tactics and skills of Grand Tour racing perfectly. Philippa York analyses exactly how the climbers fared -
The snakes and ladders game of the 2025 Giro d'Italia GC challengers - Philippa York analysis
The ultramountainous third week of the Giro d'Italia is about to begin, but the race has already seen some major, unexpected developments -
Surrounded and outnumbered, Primož Roglič is in a Giro d'Italia conundrum - Philippa York analysis
Philippa York examines just what the options are to recapture lost minutes through the second week of racing in Italy
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Roglič on top and Mads the magnificent at the Giro d'Italia - Philippa York analysis
Philippa York casts her eye over the big winners and those who impressed during the Giro's flying visit to Albania -
The inevitable march: A vintage Primož Roglič performance at Volta a Catalunya - Philippa York analysis
Seven-day race offered a test of mental and physical resistance, and a reminder of the basics of professional cycling -
How Matteo Jorgenson and Visma-Lease a Bike dominated Paris-Nice despite Jonas Vingegaard's crash – Philippa York analysis
American rider takes command for Visma-Lease a Bike to defend Race to the Sun title, shows great form ahead of the Classics
