Chris Marshall-Bell is a freelance sports journalist, podcaster, and storyteller from the UK, currently based in Valencia, Spain. He is recognized as a leading cycling journalist, known for breaking news and shaping the cycling news agenda. His work includes long-form interviews, profiles, and features covering underreported topics within cycling. He has been writing regularly for Cycling Weekly since 2013.
Marshall-Bell's work has appeared in various publications, including Cycling Weekly, Rouleur, Escape Collective, Velo, Cyclingnews, CyclingTips, Outside, NewsBreak, Cyclist Magazine, and The Observer. In 2024, he released "Ghost in the Machine," a seven-part documentary examining motor-doping in cycling, which led to changes at cycling's world governing body and received recommendations from prominent media outlets. Beyond cycling journalism, he is currently working on two TV sporting documentaries with a London-based production company and is planning his first book. Recent articles by Marshall-Bell include pieces on Michel Hessmann's doping ban and reform efforts in cycling.
