Latest articles by Alasdair Fotheringham
What the Visma-Lease a Bike 2025 Vuelta a España documentary really tells us about Jonas Vingegaard's win
Analysis Hour-long film provides powerful, if patchy, insight into victory in the most turbulent Grand Tour of the 21st century
'It makes me cross, but it pushes me on' – 2019 Tour de France winner Egan Bernal says Tadej Pogačar's superiority creates double sense of frustration and motivation
News Ongoing quest for fresh Colombian talent hampered by dearth of support networks in Europe, Ineos Grenadiers rider claims
Cyclocross star Lars van der Haar, 34, to retire at end of season
News Former double U23 World Champion and European Championships winner to end career in 2026
Tour de France 2026 contenders – Analysing the riders who will be in the battle for yellow next July
Contenders Following the route announcement, here's the current state of affairs regarding the favourites, the outsiders and the total dark horses
'The Giro d'Italia is not on the agenda' - Florian Lipowitz aims for repeat ride in Tour de France next July
News German star will likely announce full 2026 schedule in December at the earliest
'We're very optimistic people' – Israel floats possibility of future Tour de France Grand Départ
News Suggestion made weeks after 2025 Vuelta a España severely disrupted by protests against Israel-Premier Tech team
'In principle, the Tour and the Worlds' - UAE Team Emirates-XRG not foreseeing any changes in Tadej Pogačar's key goals in 2026
News Team manager Matxin celebrates record number of wins in 2025 but warns 'We have to keep on evolving.'
'I wasn't so smart' - Ultra-distance rider Sofiane Sehili after EurAsia World Record bid ends with 50 days in Russian prison
News Frenchman returns home after attempt at illegal border crossing ends with arrest and incarceration
Track World Championships: Harrie Lavreysen wins fourth gold medal in Chile and sets new career high of 20 titles
Results Mina Sato of Japan repeats with Women's Keirin world victory ahead of Great Britain's Emma Finucane
Track World Championships: Lara Gillespie makes history for Ireland with win in Elimination Race on Day 2, Harrie Lavreysen claims second gold
Results Denmark continue to reign supreme in men's Team Pursuit while Italians win women's Team Pursuit
EF Education-EasyPost to venture into cyclocross with three-rider program
News Former Junior Cyclo-Cross World Champion Mattia Agostinacchio and future Worldtour team rider on initial mini-roster
'It's good that Israel doesn't appear on the list' - Barcelona mayor expecting calmer Tour de France 2026 Grand Départ after protest-marred Vuelta
News City council had demanded exclusion of Israel-Premier Tech from race but identity change alleviates tensions
Track World Championships: Netherlands off to flying start with three gold medals out of three on day 1
Results Dutch track squad victorious in both team sprints as Lorena Wiebes take triumphs in scratch for second year
'I still love suffering in the mountains' – veteran Dutch climber Wout Poels signs for likely final season of career with Unibet Rose Rockets
News Vuelta a España and Tour de France stage winner second new major signing for fast-growing French team with Dutch roots after Dylan Groenewegen
Veteran Grand Tour winner Nairo Quintana confirmed with Movistar for another season in the WorldTour
News Spanish National Champion Sara Martín also extends contract through to 2028
'I want 2026 to be as good or better than 2025' – four-times Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar looking to raise the bar again in coming season
News Slovenian heading for holidays prior to deciding on specific 2026 objectives in December team meeting
Final results of 2025 road racing season indicate Cofidis set to leave WorldTour
News Subject to official confirmation, Uno-X Mobility due to move into top league in 2026
Veneto Classic: gravel-edged one-day race sees Sakarias Koller Løland net first victory of career and boost Uno-X Mobility's chances of WorldTour slot
Results Norwegian takes important win for team after outsprinting three rivals
Chrono des Nations: Josh Tarling captures France's final race of the 2025 season
Results Briton wins time trial ahead of Jay Vine and Stefan Kúng
Tour of Holland: Christophe Laporte wraps up overall victory as Danny van Poppel foils fellow-sprinters with spectacular breakaway stage win
Results Final flat stage around Arnhem sees Laporte take key comeback GC victory in tough season
'We wanted to do good but I didn't expect to be that good' - Unbeatable Paul Magnier celebrates five bunch sprints out of five at Tour of Guangxi
News Soudal-QuickStep sprinter ends with 19 wins in hugely successful 2025 season
Superprestige Ruddervoorde: Marion Norbert Riberolle takes commanding victory, World Champion Fem van Empel sixth in comeback event
Results Belgian National Champion attacks two laps to go for solo win in first event of 2025-2026 series
Tour of Guangxi: Paul Double wins final men's WorldTour stage race of 2025 season, as Paul Magnier claims fifth bunch sprint in six days
Results Victor Lafay launches dangerous late attack but finally second overall, Jhonatan Narváez third
'I don't want to win everything because I don't want that pressure' - Pauline Ferrand-Prévot to continue radically limiting goals in 2026 in bid for second Tour de France
News French star feels more motivated by bid for second World Championships win in 2027 than trying for repeat Paris-Roubaix victory
