Alasdair Fotheringham

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

'It's hard to deal with' - Tour de France stage winner Jasper Philipsen opens up on struggle against pressure of expectations

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Alpecin-Premier Tech co-leader claims first victory after several top fives this year and acknowledges 'Van der Poel is very important' for all 11 career stage victories at the Tour

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Bike broken and police on the scene as Xandro Meurisse struck from behind by car driver after Tour de France time trial

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Rider suffers cuts and road rash from fall while bike was completely destroyed

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'The focus is already switched' - Visma-Lease a Bike regroup following the crash-out of Tour de France leader Jonas Vingegaard

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Team looking for solo stage success in third week of race

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'It's a bizarre situation' - Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe encounters mixed emotions as Evenepoel soars to second stage win and Lipowitz crashes out

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Team strengthen second place with Belgian star's second straight triumph, but German's abandon leaves him as sole leader

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'You can't miss if you want to get on the podium, and I've missed twice' - Juan Ayuso pulls no punches after disappointing Tour de France time trial

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Spanish hopeful moves up to fifth, but chances in podium battle take another big hit

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Tour de France 2026 stage 16 preview - 'Technical and tricky' individual time trial offers best chance for runner-up Remco Evenepoel to close on yellow jersey Tadej Pogačar

By Alasdair Fotheringham Last updated

Preview From Évian-les-Bains to Thonon-les-Bains, 26.5-kilometre ITT includes early category 2 ascent and very tricky downhill section

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'Juan had a hard time' – After tough mountain stage, Lidl-Trek hope Juan Ayuso can turn GC campaign around in Tour de France third week

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Team expect that Remco Evenepoel will consolidate second place on GC in TT, but battle for third remains open

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'There was a misunderstanding, but Remco was better' – Tadej Pogačar suffers a rare defeat as he turns domestique at Tour de France

By Patrick Fletcher, Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News New second-placed Remco Evenepoel 'will be a big contender' says race leader

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Jonas Vingegaard abandoning the Tour de France doesn't just make a fifth Tadej Pogačar victory even more likely, it radically alters how we'll perceive it – Analysis

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

Analysis Dane's untimely exit shuts down only current access path to Slovenian's league of his own

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'Something we could and should not accept' - Tour de France stage 15 winner Remco Evenepoel calls for CPA to take action over nighttime anti-doping testing

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Belgian celebrates first summit stage win in Tour de France, moves up to second overall

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'It ruined his sleep' – Tadej Pogačar argues Jonas Vingegaard's overnight doping test might have been a factor in Dane's Tour de France ending crash

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Slovenian labels the middle-of-the-night testing 'inhumane' and 'strange' but clarifies that he 'totally accepts' it

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'It's tough to improve' – Geraint Thomas uncertain if Jonas Vingegaard will get better in third week of Tour de France

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News No specific GC target for Egan Bernal, Netcompany Ineos' best-placed overall rider, Thomas says

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'I suffered quite a bit from the rain' - tenacious Remco Evenepoel retains podium spot at Tour de France despite struggling on stage 14 final ascent

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Belgian fights back well after difficult moments on Col du Haag 

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'It was certainly not a bad day' - Jonas Vingegaard remains upbeat despite latest time loss to Tadej Pogačar on Tour de France stage 14

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Dane slips to 4:30 on UAE Team Emirates-XRG leader overall despite tenacious ride on final climb

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'He’s missing a little bit compared to other Tours' – Tadej Pogačar observes Jonas Vingegaard's weaknesses at Tour de France

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

Slovenian now 4:30 clear of Dane on GC as crushing Tour domination continues

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'Vingegaard has to fight more to stay second than he does to win' – Brian Holm sees tough battle ahead for Dane to maintain best of the rest status in Tour de France

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Former rider and sports director warns that Visma-Lease a Bike leader 'has to look over his shoulder not to be third'

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'Everyone protects their own interests' - Bahrain Victorious spearhead pursuit of 57-rider Tour de France breakaway to keep Tom Pidcock at bay

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Lenny Martinez's GC position most at risk by Pidcock's return to top spot overall

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'We've been waiting for this' - Jayco-AlUla celebrate major collective effort at Tour de France to propel Mauro Schmid to breakaway stage victory

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Schmid takes first Grand Tour stage win for team since Ben O'Connor on Col de la Loze in 2025 Tour

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'Right now the fight is for the podium' - Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe prepare for two-handed GC game in Tour de France's long weekend of mountain stages

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

Analysis Two severe climbing stages in Vosges followed by northern Alpine trek

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'We will need to survive as well as possible' - Tour de France leader Tadej Pogačar hints at quiet start to tough trio of climbing stages in race

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Friday's unusual opener features a single category 1 climb and a fast descent to finish in Belfort

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'He was our big hope for the win' - Former Tour de France leader Fernando Gaviria exits with broken collarbone

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Caja Rural-Seguros RGA lose second rider in a week after Colombian sprinter crashes out

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'I haven't felt quite like myself' – American climber Matthew Riccitello optimistic in race to recover for key Tour de France mountain challenges

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News US rider supporting Paul Seixas in Tour prior to own repeat GC challenge in Vuelta a España

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'If you've got the resources, why not?' - Australian all-rounder Michael Matthews defends UAE Team Emirates-XRG's stage-hunting mentality at the Tour de France

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Former multiple-stage winner is still building condition after a long recovery period from broken wrist injuries

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Yellow jersey Tadej Pogačar explains why stage 11 of 2026 Tour de France smashed 27-year-record for fastest average speed

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News 161.3-kilometre stage from Vichy to Nevers run off at average of 50.91 kph

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'We can fight for second' – Florian Lipowitz and Remco Evenepoel kick off Tour de France's second week with renewed alliance

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe teammates are working well together again at the start of the second week in Le Lioran

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