
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.
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Tour de France stage 18 preview - can all-conquering leader Tadej Pogačar defend his yellow jersey on the same climb where he lost the race in 2023?
By Alasdair Fotheringham last updated
Preview Thursday, July 24, 2025: Vif - Courchevel Col de la Loze, 171.5 km - 2025 Tour tackles first of two daunting Alpine stages with 2023 Tour winner Jonas Vingegaard keen to put Pogačar to the sword again on the monster Col de la Loze climb

'We don't try to be arrogant' - Tour de France leader Tadej Pogačar rejects suggestions that UAE Team Emirates-XRG overly keen to control breakaways
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Two years after major Col de la Loze defeat, Slovenian star hoping for 'revenge on my own legs' when Tour tackles same climb on Thursday

'I'm definitely not Superman' - Tadej Pogačar insists business as usual after maintaining Tour de France lead with record-breaking Mont Ventoux ascent
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider successfully resists repeated attacks by arch-rival Jonas Vingegaard

'Tadej Pogačar is a good landmark in the peloton' - Kiwi Laurence Pithie finding his feet fast in first-ever Tour de France
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe support rider the only New Zealander in the 2025 Tour peloton
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