
Stan Portus
Content editor
Stan is BikeRadar’s content editor. Stan works on everything from content strategy and breaking news to evergreen updates and long-form features. Stan started working in the bike industry in 2018, writing content for some of the sport's biggest brands, before moving to BikeRadar in 2020. With a degree in design history and a master's in writing, he has worked as a freelance writer and journalist for the past nine years, writing reviews, essays and interviews for many art, design and literature publications, as well as appearing on radio. A road cyclist at heart, Stan has undertaken foolhardy pursuits such as 300km overnight audaxes, and you’ll likely find him cycling through Essex from his home in East London.
Recent articles by Stan Portus

Israel–Premier Tech rebrands as NSN Cycling Team and will race under a Swiss license
International sports and entertainment company NSN and Stoneweg enter into "joint venture" as previous sponsors drop out due to controversy

Trek recalls more than 75,000 bikes due to brake crash hazard
Trek is offering free repairs on affected bikes

Factor Bikes leaves Israel–Premier Tech following season of protests
It appears Factor has joined Premier Tech in leaving the trouble team

Open letter opposing ‘restrictive’ ebike regulations gains 200 signatories from cycling industry
The letter says the proposed changes to electric bike regulations would turn Europe into a “desert of light electric mobility innovations”

Premier Tech to sponsor new team after leaving Israel–Premier Tech
After confirming its withdrawal from Israel–Premier Tech, the Canadian company reveals its sponsorship of St Michel – Preference Home – Auber93

Garmin releases software updates to help you monitor well-being and take your cycling ‘to the next level’
The features are already rolling out to select bike computers and smartwatches

Israel–Premier Tech’s title sponsor officially steps down after season marred by protest
Premier Tech said previously it would stay on as a sponsor if team changed its name

Bored of electric bikes clogging up pavements? Forest’s new pricing scheme might provide a solution
Tiered pricing scheme is designed to help redistribute Forest bikes across London

Peloton recalls more than 800,000 bikes due to faulty seatpost
The bike’s seatpost assembly can break during use, posing a fall and injury hazard

As Eurobike struggles, the cycling industry makes the case for its future
The world's largest cycling trade show faces a "severe crisis", as industry insiders stress its need to adapt and evolve

Gorewear clothing set to shut down after 40 years
The pioneering brand says it sees “no realistic possibility of sustainably achieving our business and financial goals”

Cycling UK’s exclusion of trans women from award prompts winners to withdraw in protest
The cycling charity’s 100 Women in Cycling prize doesn’t include trans women, following legal advice, which has led to a backlash from the winners

This Cannondale SuperSix has been transformed into a ‘good-for-nothing’ fixie – and we love it
Professional bike mechanic Paul Legendre bought the road frameset for €70 before adding track dropouts, and plans to ride the bike from Paris to Brittany

Quick! You can now buy EF Pro Cycling team bikes with £8,000 off the price
Cannondale SuperSix Evo 4 Hi-Mod raced by team's pros heavily reduced

Q36.5 teases new pedals made in collaboration with SRM – but they're not what you think
SRM is known for its power meters, but its new pedals won't tell you your watts

Colnago returns to track cycling with its “most aerodynamic bike ever”
The T1Rs combines aspects of its TT1 time trial bike and Y1Rs aero bike but has been “developed and pushed to the extreme”

New Castelli Polare Bib Tights transform coldest days ‘from mere survival into fun’ thanks to new high-tech fabric
Castelli's warmest tights use Polartec Aircore, which is windproof, water-repellent and highly breathable

Best cycling apps in 2025: 21 of the best iPhone and Android apps to download
Our top pick of bike apps for your mobile device

Giant engages in “positive and constructive” discussions with USA following forced labour allegations
Goods made by Giant in Taiwan were barred from entering the USA in September, but Giant has now met with the US Customs and Border Protection in a bid to resolve the embargo

New Look Keo Vision pedals have in-built lights to make you 5.5x more visible
The Keo Vision collection promises day and night visibility from up to 1km away

Israel wants to host the Tour de France Grand Départ
The president of the Israel Cycling Federation said "we've already brought the Giro here; anything is possible"

Zwift heads out of Manhattan and into the future with ‘biggest map expansion in five years’
Zwift’s New York map now heads over the Brooklyn Bridge into Prospect Park with an extra 31km of virtual road

This 14-year-old's budget weight-weenie bike weighs 5.7kg, has AliExpress parts and features ‘uphill brakes’
Finn built his bike with his dad, although there might be some debate over who put in the most work

Watch | 6 ultralight bikes from the 2025 National Hill Climb Championships
Watch Jack Luke take you through six of the lightest bikes from this year’s championships