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
Lachlan Morton breaks Auckland to Wellington record by cycling 648km in under 19 hours
Epic ride is documented in new Rapha film
Oakley's hingeless Velo Kato sunglasses headline trio of new models
Just in time for spring, three new sunglasses have cropped up on Oakley’s website
Rapha’s Archive sale has savings of up to 50% on cycling clothes and accessories
We've picked out some of our favourite deals from the Rapha sale
New documentary follows Lachlan Morton’s remarkable 14,200km Around Australia Record
The feature-length documentary is available to watch on YouTube
It's official: Supreme x SpongeBob SquarePants is the most outrageous cycling collab we've ever seen
Supreme has paired up with SpongeBob SquarePants to create a new range of cycling kit
New DT Swiss wheels bring high-tech rims to lower price
The wheels combine DT Swiss Arc rims and 350 hubs at "reasonable price"
Is cycling the answer to cut sick days? The government has splashed £291m to do just that
The funding is part of Labour's Plan for Change and Sustrans will receive £30m
Kryptonite’s new bike lock will resist 10 angle grinder discs before breaking
The New York Diamond Standard is Kryptonite's first angle-grinder resistant lock
A Zwift challenger? Rouvy is the first rival training app to support the indoor cycling giant's hardware
A new virtual-shifting update opens up the app to Zwift hardware users
Shimano introduces new S-Phyre SL sunglasses weighing less than 24g
Shimano has also released the Equinox and Pulsar glasses
Are your energy gels lying to you? New study shows many products contain fewer carbs than claimed
Study finds gels fall short of claims on their labels
Sir Chris Hoy launches Tour de 4 to raise money for cancer charities on Zwift
Zwift joins the fundraising initiative and will match charitable donations
Wide berth: these car owners are the least friendly to cyclists
Survey on drivers' attitudes finds 74 per cent feel frustrated when sharing the road with a cyclist
New Fairlight Strael 4.0 sets ‘benchmark’ for steel all-road bikes with custom tubing
Reynolds 853 Road DZB said to shave 280g off the latest Strael, which gets 39mm tyre clearance
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An icon of cycling is back – but not as you know it
The Catlike Whisper has been given a refresh almost 20 years after its debut
Plans to double ebike motor power dropped amid safety concerns
UK government has also published research into lithium-ion battery fire safety
Amateur cyclist rides a staggering 55,555km in one year
Kateřina Rusá's previous record for distance covered in a year was 50,505km
Eurosport UK axed with cycling fans facing 343% price hike
Eurosport will integrate with TNT Sports from 28 February
EU extends Chinese import duties to safeguard ebike industry
Anti-dumping and countervailing measures are intended to help protect jobs and aid sustainable mobility
Shimano Ultegra currently has 47% off in the January sales
The electronic groupset is on sale with more than £1,000 off
You can now get FulGaz and Ironman routes on Rouvy
Rouvy has bought rival app FulGaz and announced a multi-year partnership with Ironman
The best pumps tested by BikeRadar | Top-rated track pumps and mini pumps
The best track pumps and mini pumps, plus our buyer's guide
The best aluminium road bikes tested by BikeRadar
Our favourite alloy road bikes, as rated by BikeRadar's expert testers