
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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'Hopefully, here I can take another step' - Simon Yates upbeat about Giro d'Italia despite double preparation setbacks of illness and being hit by car
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Visma-Lease a Bike GC challenger uneven preparation, but satisfied with opening time trial performance in Tirana

'I doubted I could win' - Mads Pedersen sprints back into pink in Giro d'Italia despite pre-stage concerns over late climb
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Concerted work by Lidl-Trek on late cat.2 climb proves instrumental in setting up Pedersen for second win in three days

Giro d'Italia GC analysis: after two stages, Primoz Roglič is already the reference point
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Analysis Slovenian has hit the ground running, other challengers will be forced to attack

'My feelings were like the result' - Wout van Aert fails to impact in Giro d'Italia TT
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Belgian unable to build on second place in opening stage with strong time trial in Tirana

'It's a big surprise' - Primoz Roglič strikes first in Giro d'Italia GC battle to take race lead
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Slovenian misses out on time trial win by one second, but distances all his main rivals

'A special guy who does it his own way' - Patrick Lefevere pays tribute to Mikel Landa after Basque breaks his back in Giro d'Italia crash
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Former Giro podium finisher facing prolonged period of recovery after fracturing T11 vertebra

'I'm building every single day' - Luke Plapp sacrifices GC goals after injury and resets Giro d'Italia focus to stage wins
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Interview Surgery hiatus forces Australian to rethink targets in opening Grand Tour of season after planned lead in curtailed
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