Latest articles by Alasdair Fotheringham
Paris-Nice: Jonas Vingegaard climbs into race lead with massive effort on stage 4 marked by high-speed turmoil and grueling weather conditions
Results Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe complete top four on mountaintop finish at Uchon with Daniel Martínez second, Tim van Dijke third and Mick van Dijke just off podium
Race leader Juan Ayuso abandons Paris-Nice after heavy crash but avoids serious injury
News Several GC contenders hit the deck amid chaotic rain-sodden stage 4
Snow and intense cold forecast for Paris-Nice's key mountain stage this weekend raises fears of repeat cancellation or major alteration
News Saturday's ascent to summit finish at Auron ski station already cancelled in 2024
'A good rehearsal for the Tour' – Paris-Nice team time trial to put teams through paces ahead of Tour de France TTT opener in Barcelona
News Tuesday's 23.5 kilometre race against the clock uses identical format to July, with times taken on first rider across the line
'I went farming today' – Juan Ayuso avoids Paris-Nice stage 2 crashes by riding into field
News Spanish contender picks up useful four-second time bonus before crucial TTT
Tirreno-Adriatico: Filippo Ganna wins stage 1 time trial with emphatic performance
Results Italian champion wins with big margin over teammate Thymen Arensman and Max Walscheid
'Not worthy of a WorldTour race' – Jonas Vingegaard makes feelings clear over roads used in stage 1 of Paris-Nice
News Former double Tour de France champion looking to clinch first-ever Race to the Sun overall victory this week
Vuelta a Extremadura: Zoe Bäckstedt blasts through rain to net stage 1 time trial
Results Briton finishes 12 seconds clear of closest rival Brodie Chapman
Brandon McNulty to lead UAE Team Emirates-XRG at Paris-Nice after João Almeida's surprise late non-inclusion in lineup
News Mattias Skjelmose and Max Poole also out of Paris-Nice, while Isaac del Toro leads UAE at Tirreno-Adriatico
'If he wins I don't have a problem with that' – Strade Bianche joint record holder Fabian Cancellara has no objections if Tadej Pogačar conquers fourth title on Saturday
News Swiss three-time winner says it's an honour to share record with Slovenian star
'Starting with Tadej means we always race for the win' – Omloop Het Nieuwsblad podium finisher Florian Vermeersch predicts usual Pogačar fireworks on Saturday
News Third place at cobbled openers a boost to morale and sign of good legs ahead of Saturday's Italian Classic for Belgian
'I’ll arrive at the start with more question marks than I had hoped' - Wout van Aert prepares for voyage into the dark at Strade Bianche
News Visma-Lease a Bike also field American Matteo Jorgenson as potential contender
'There will be less room for heroics this year' - after Opening Weekend chaos, Matej Mohorič co-leads Bahrain Victorious at slightly easier version of Strade Bianche
News Former gravel World Champion says he 'can't match Pogačar's power' so will adapt strategy
'It's as if the mountain calls me and says, come here and see how you're feeling today' – Why Gaia Realini climbs this iconic Italian ascent over 30 times a year
Feature Leading Italian climber hoping to regain GC confidence after 'Year of the No' in 2025
Five things we learned amid the chaos of Opening Weekend 2026 – From Van der Poel and Vollering's excellence, to Visma's bounceback and the major role of crashes
Analysis Key takeaways as the Classics get underway with a bang at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne
'I was a bit exhausted in the final stages' - Bad luck spoils defending champion Jasper Philipsen's day in Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne
News Alpecin-Premier Tech racer forced to settle for 18th after getting boxed in behind Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe
Joint podium finish in Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne salvages Tudor's Opening Weekend - 'When you're the only guy on the team bus that didn't need a doctor, that's super tough'
News Matteo Trentin and Luca Mozzato podium after team started Sunday with just five riders after mass crashes in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
'Hurting the fast guys put us in a good position': Matthew Brennan puts Visma-Lease a Bike back on the right path at Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne
News Matthew Brennan became the first British winner of Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne since Mark Cavendish in 2015, bouncing back 24 hours after crashing out of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Tim Wellens latest big name to break a bone in Opening Weekend as more crashes affect Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne
News Collarbone fracture for Belgian as windy weather and tense racing causes incidents in Belgium
'A trial by fire' - George Hincapie's Modern Adventure hope team spirit will make up for lack of Classics experience as their cobbled debut at Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne approaches
Analysis American squad set for multiple wildcard participations in 2026 Northern Classics through to Paris-Roubaix
'I believe I'll be able to beat him one day' - Florian Vermeersch bullish about Classics future after going toe-to-toe with Mathieu Van der Poel in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
News UAE Team Emirates-XRG racer opened up the finale with attack on Molenberg
'It's like our minds are all connected' - Unspoken understanding between teammates helps power Demi Vollering to first-ever victory in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
News Unusual victory salute a special sign of thanks to teammates after solid collaboration and support on the road to Ninove
'This wasn't on my list yet' - Mathieu van der Poel lives up to favourite status with stunning solo victory in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
News Rumoured participation in Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne now definitely not happening
