{"id":672697,"date":"2026-07-04T02:23:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T02:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/672697\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T02:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T02:23:24","slug":"who-is-the-cyclingspy-the-face-behind-the-anonymous-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/672697\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is the CyclingSpy: The face behind the anonymous account"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cyclingspy-9884-2--1-.jpg\" alt=\"Who is the CyclingSpy: The face behind the anonymous account\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                        <a class=\"article__category\" href=\"https:\/\/escapecollective.com\/tag\/tech-features\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tech features<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__sub-title\">After years of posting spotted tech, the Spy&#8217;s new assignment is to make it.<\/p>\n<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ronan Mc Laughlin\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"author__photo lazy \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ronan-Mc-Laughlin-150x150.jpg\" width=\"99\" height=\"99\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ronan Mc Laughlin, Caley Fretz, VorteqSports<\/p>\n<p>Kasper Asgreen, November 2025: \u201cRonan, I have a question for you\u2026 Who is the CyclingSpy?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not much of an exaggeration to say I\u2019ve had that question more often than I\u2019ve had hot dinners over the past year or so, since the person behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cyclingspy\/?hl=en&amp;ref=escapecollective.com\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pseudonymous Instagram profile<\/a> covering leaked new cycling tech and aerodynamics became a regular guest on the Performance Process podcast and a contributor to Escape Collective.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve never revealed his identity until now, preferring instead to bat the question away with the same \u201ceven if I told you their name, you wouldn\u2019t recognise it\u201d answer, but the time has come to pull back the curtain. Not because I\u2019m about to out them, but because the &#8216;Spy has this week started a new role at one of the top WorldTour teams and feels the time is now to lift the cloak and reveal their identity.<\/p>\n<p>                This post is for paying subscribers only<br \/>\n            <a class=\"gh-btn\" data-portal=\"signup\" href=\"#\/portal\/signup\" style=\"color:#FF6F42\">Subscribe now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Already have an account? <a data-portal=\"signin\" href=\"#\/portal\/signin\">Sign in<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                Did we do a good job with this story?<\/p>\n<p class=\"reactions\" data-post-id=\"6a4754c9de9ce35be47560bb\">\n                    \ud83d\udc4dYep<br \/>\n                    \ud83d\udc4eNope\n                <\/p>\n<p class=\"tags\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/escapecollective.com\/tag\/tech-features\/\" title=\"Tech features\" class=\"tag tag-67a677ae0c7ad49bf4f29566 tech-features\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tech features<\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/escapecollective.com\/tag\/cyclingspy\/\" title=\"CyclingSpy\" class=\"tag tag-6979d243ac3ea360048a465a cyclingspy\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CyclingSpy<\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/escapecollective.com\/tag\/lidl-trek\/\" title=\"Lidl-Trek\" class=\"tag tag-67a677ae0c7ad49bf4f292f4 lidl-trek\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lidl-Trek<\/a>\n                <\/p>\n<p>        <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tech features After years of posting spotted tech, the Spy&#8217;s new assignment is to make it. 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