My career has been a diverse one. From newspaper journalism to communication management, marketing and PR, I have worn many different hats. Here you’ll find some clips from my work as a journalist.
I started off as a newspaper reporter, working in newsrooms where the coffee was always burned and the clocks running out of time. From there, I dabbled in radio, publishing, podcasts and, of course, digital media.
I stumbled into sports journalism when I became an elite athlete myself and discovered a tremendous lack in women’s sports coverage. Fast forward several exciting years and I am now widely recognized as a leading voice and expert on women's cycling. I was a founding editor of Ella CyclingTips (where you can still find hundreds of my articles) and have covered the world's biggest events including the Women's WorldTour, the World Championships and the Olympics. I’ve also worked behind the scenes for the UCI, appeared on podcasts, provided live race commentary and contributed to several books.
I continue to freelance and my most recent work has appeared in Hi Hey Hello Magazine, on GearJunkie, Singletracks.com, Broken & Coastal, Cyclingnews, VeloNews, UCI Youtube Channel, Ultra Running Magazine, PackFiller Podcast, Rouleur Magazine, and in the various VeloFocus and CyclePhotos books.
I’m current the North American Editor of Cycling Weekly. Find me and my work at cyclingweekly.com!
MOST RECENT
Check out my author’s archive at Cycling Weekly: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/author/anne-marije-rook
SELECTS:
2022
Cycling Weekly. Oct. 27, 2022. Sponsoring the Tour de France Femmes: what’s in it for Zwift?
Cycling Weekly. Oct. 22, 2022. Carbon Done Differently: A Visit to Argonaut Cycles' Headquarters
Cycling Weekly. Oct. 20, 2022. The all-new Specialized Diverge STR, a full suspension gravel bike
Hi Hey Hello Magazine (Print). Issue 006. September 2022. Comedie through relatability: Meet the funniest woman in the outdoors. AN interview with Katie Burrell.
Cycling Weekly. Sept. 22, 2022. Will another cyclist ever follow Lance Armstrong onto a Wheaties box?
Cycling Weekly. Aug. 31, 2022. The Classified Powershift System: A Gravel Review
Cycling Weekly. Aug. 22, 2022. We went gravel biking with Formula 1 star Valtteri Bottas and fell in love with Finland's trails
Cycling Weekly. Aug. 2, 2022. History made: five talking points from the Tour de France Femmes
Cycling Weekly. July 31, 2022. 991km, 1 yellow jersey and $10,000 in debt: Marianne Martin's 1984 Tour de France
Cycling Weekly. July 31, 2022. Why Annemiek van Vleuten kept switching her yellow bikes mid-race
Cycling Weekly. July 25, 2022. Marianne Vos in yellow: 241 victories but ‘for now this is definitely the best'
Cycling Weekly. July 24, 2022. The story about Lorena Wiebes’ podium baby
Cycling Weekly. July 23, 2022. The Tour de France Femmes in numbers: stunning stages but some unimpressive wages
Cycling Weekly. July 19, 2022. A first-time watcher reacts to the Tour de France: 'As Americans, we’re really missing out'
Cycling Weekly. July 8, 2022. The lone American to have worn the yellow jersey, and the four who were stripped of their achievements
Cycling Weekly. June 24, 2022. Battle of the Bells: best bike bells of 2022
Cycling Weekly. June 1, 2022. 'For most of my career, I had a lot of fear of coming out': Olympian Lea Davison now rides with pride at Unbound
Cycling Weekly. May 31, 2022. 'Lower tire pressure, lower life pressure': gravel pros offer tips for first-time Unbound riders
Cycling Weekly. May 27, 2022. Alexey Vermeulen: ‘As a privateer I am making more than I did in the WorldTour’
Cycling Weekly. Apr. 23, 2022. From the cobbles to the race track: Tom Boonen is living his best life
Cycling Weekly. Mar. 24, 2022. Laurens ten Dam: I live for the challenges and even at 41, I continue to find them
Cycling Weekly. Mar. 18, 2022. Are soaring fuel prices extending the e-bike boom?
CyclingNews. Feb. 3, 2022. Meet your new U23 Champion: The Dutch, red-haired, bunnyhopping sensation that is Puck Pieterse
CyclingNews. Jan. 30, 2022. The future is orange: Dutch dominate U23 women's cyclo-cross World Championship
CyclingNews. Jan. 29, 2022. Marianne Vos and Lucinda Brand: A rivalry for the ages
2021 - SElects
Hi Hey Hello Magazine (Print). Issue 005. December 2021. Redefining Possible For All.
BikePerfect. Nov. 5, 2021. Best Tubeless Rim Tape.
Singletracks.com. August 10, 2021. Review: Juliana’s Wilder is a Wildly Capable XC Mountain Bike
CyclingNews.com. April 23, 2021. Opinion: We should all be concerned about anti-transgender laws in Arkansas
Singletracks.com. March 15, 2021. Folding Mountain Bikes: A Cool History, But Do They Shred?
Singletracks.com. March 8, 2021. 5 Times Women Made MTB History.
Singletracks.com. February 12, 2021. How Beyoncé Saved Me During a Big Cat Encounter.
GearJunkie.com. February 9, 2021. 6 Badass Female Photographers You Should Follow.
Singletracks.com. January 22, 2021. The Envy of the PNW: the Organization and Woman Behind the MTB Success in Washington State.
Singletracks.com. December 22, 2020. Simply Grin-Inducing: Juliana’s Much-Loved Furtado Gets Even Better [Review]
Singletracks.com. October 12, 2020. Tested: 6 Compact Water Filters for Backcountry Mountain Biking.
Singletracks.com. September 10, 2020. Eliot Jackson, an Advocate through Circumstance.
Singletracks.com. August 18, 2020. “How Can You Truly Feel Like You Belong When No One Out There Looks Like You”
Hi Hey Hello Magazine. Issue 002, July 2020. An Interview with Lael Wilcox.
The Pack Filler Podcast. February 2020. Anne-Marije Rook interview.
CyclingNews, January 2020: In the Pits: Meet the only female mechanic in cyclocross
VeloNews, June 2019: Q&A: Lizzie Deignan on cycling’s need for parental leave; balancing motherhood with racing.
Rouleur Magazine, June 2019: Lawson Craddock: the accidental Tour-iste.
Ultra Running Magazine, May/June 2019.
Some Favorites:
From the cobbles to the race track: Tom Boonen is living his best life
Cycling delivered my dreams: How the bike earned me a medal at PyeongChang
When it rains, it pours and this season’s been a thunderstorm.
Van der Poel, undone: Van Aert wins cyclocross worlds
Tears of Joy: Sanne Cant wins the 2017 UCI Cyclocross World Championships
The White Line is Calling: An end to the year without Marianne Vos
Podcast: Genevieve Jeanson on making peace with a tainted past
Paving the way for transgender cyclists: The story of Jillian Bearden
Mud, strippers and Sven Nys: Portland’s wild singlespeed CX world championships
POdcasts:
The Cycling Podcast, Tour de France Femmes Stage 2 through 8.
The Packfiller Podcast. The State of Women’s Cycling. Peloton Orange, and other episodes.
Anne-Marije’s guest appearance on the We Got to Hangout podcast
Why Specialized decided to step away from gender-specific geometry
Books:
Cyclocross 2020/2021 Photo book by Balint Hamvas
Cyclocross 2019/2020 Photo book by Balint Hamvas
The Road Book 2018, a beautiful compilation of photos and stories of the 2018 road season.
Cyclephotos’ CX Coffee Table Book 2017/18
The Road Book 2017, a beautiful compilation of photos and stories of the 2018 road season.
Cyclephotos’ CX Coffee Table Book 2016/17