
Alasdair Fotheringham
Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The Independent, The Guardian, ProCycling, The Express and Reuters.
Latest articles by Alasdair Fotheringham

'If he went any faster on that course, he'd start knocking the poles out of the ground' - Wout van Aert hails leading Cyclo-cross World Championships favourite Mathieu van der Poel
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Belgian rates Van der Poel as 'Without a doubt, the best cyclo-cross rider ever.'

Cyclo-cross World Championships: Shirin van Anrooij and Tibor Del Grosso bring home mixed team relay win for the Netherlands
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Dutch team dominate home course in Hulst, ahead of Italy in second and Belgium in bronze

AlUla Tour: Matteo Malucelli denies Jonathan Milan with surprise sprint win on stage 4
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results XDS Astana rider times launch out of compatriot's slipstream to perfection in Hegra

Vuelta a España organisers invite Kern Pharma and Burgos Burpellet BH as wildcard teams for 2026 race
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News No place for Caja Rural-Seguros RGA, surprise addition to the Tour de France, with Euskatel-Euskadi out of running because of rankings

'We followed our pacing and we never panicked' - Remco Evenepoel hits ground running for new squad Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe with Mallorca team time trial victory
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Belgian star takes first victory on first day of racing as Red Bull clinch collective triumph over Movistar and Jayco-AlUla

'Sometimes I felt a bit directionless' – Why the pressure of joining the world's best team could be the boost the USA's Kevin Vermaerke needs
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Feature 25-year-old American believes racing for Tadej Pogačar's team best way to ensure he has no regrets after career

Colombian prosecutor's office opens investigation into former cycling great Lucho Herrera and brother Rafael over longstanding missing persons case
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News 1987 Vuelta a España winner who paved way for country's racers in 1980s insisted last year he was free of any wrongdoing

'I don't know if I'll make it to the finish' – Enric Mas finally back racing at Challenge Mallorca TTT after losing half of 2025 season battling varicose vein injuries
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Four-time Vuelta a España podium finisher set for Giro d'Italia debut in 2026

'The most complicated day of my life as a sportsman' – Germán Darío Gómez firmly denies doping following positive test for anabolic steroid used mainly on livestock
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Polti VisitMalta racer posts impassioned defense of innocence following provisional suspension by team and UCI

Polti VisitMalta rider provisionally suspended by UCI and team after adverse finding in anti-doping test
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News German Darío Gómez returned positive for anabolic steroid, Boldenone

AlUla Tour: Jonathan Milan sprints to victory on stage 1 after echelons split peloton
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Italian beats Milan Fretin and Matteo Moschetti to the finish for first win of 2026

'A catastrophe' – UCI head doctor warns social media providing amateurs with dangerously inaccurate versions of professional racers' diets
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Xavier Bigard also claims nutrition education of French sports professionals is equally disastrous

'For me at Visma, the lines were too narrow' – Former Giro d'Italia leader Attila Valter explains why he had to move on from one of the world's biggest teams
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Interview Hungarian all-rounder opting for greater 'freedom of manoeuvre' at Bahrain Victorious in 2026 after three years with Visma-Lease a Bike and a chance to 'fail better'

Teams confirm fractures for two riders injured in kangaroo crash in Tour Down Under
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News UAE Team Emirates-XRG domestique Mikkel Bjerg suffers fracture in hand, shoulder, Menno Huising breaks collarbone

'Juan Ayuso remains the reference point' – Spain's new generation of riders coming through fast, but young Lidl-Trek racer still the top name to watch
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Spanish national champion Iván Romeo, 22, already emerging from under the radar

Classica Camp de Morvedre: Christian Scaroni opens up 2026 account with victory from three-man move
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Pescador, Tiberi round out podium in first European one-day race of the season

'He's a great guy, but he has his own way of doing things' – Sepp Kuss says Simon Yates' bombshell retirement decision was fully within Briton's character
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Former Vuelta a España winner set for return to Giro d'Italia to support Jonas Vingegaard

'I still have not won a real big race' - Megan Jastrab looking for a first WorldTour-level victory with UAE Team ADQ
By Jackie Tyson last updated
Feature Three-time Junior World Champion tackling another funding project to help US junior women find opportunities in pro cycling

Condors, wild horses and training at 36 degrees Celsius in January – Tom Pidcock and Pinarello-Q36.5 make most of far-flung altitude camp in Chile
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Seven riders, including Pidcock, currently at El Colorado ski resort at 2,800 metres above sea level

'Remco made a good decision' – Alberto Contador backs Evenepoel's move to Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe in search of improved Tour de France mountains support
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Two-time Tour de France winner believes Belgian will find better support at his new team

As it happened: Time trial specialists aim for first leader's jersey in Santos Tour Down Under
By Alasdair Fotheringham last updated
LIVE Prologue kicks off the six-day race with a 3.6km individual time trial in Adelaide

'It's at the back of my mind' - Fresh from Benidorm victory, Mathieu van der Poel eyes possible Omloop het Nieuwsblad debut in 2026
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Dutchman would face long standing rival Wout van Aert in potential Opening Weekend clash

UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Benidorm: A week after Dutch Nationals setback, Lucinda Brand rules supreme
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Dutch star breaks away halfway through fast, partly muddy course in Spain
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