Rupert Guinness has covered 15 Tours de France, and for a time lived in France. He is a former editor of Winning Bicycle Racing Illustrated magazine, European correspondent for VeloNews (USA) and a contributor to Cycling Weekly (UK) and Velo (France). He has been nominated for a Walkley Award and has written six books, many about cycling. Rupert lives in Sydney, and covers sport for the Sydney Morning Herald.