
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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Pro-Palestine activists emit slogans and songs over official race radio at Vuelta a España after hacking communication systems
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Hacking incident happened on stage 14, as a second incident on stage 15 saw a protestor trip and fall on the roadside, indirectly causing two riders to crash

'I didn't expect this' – Marc Soler adds yet another Vuelta a España stage win to UAE Emirates-XRG's already staggering total
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Team have now taken seven wins of a possible 14 in the 2025 Vuelta with four different riders

'We only focus on what we do' - Vuelta a España leader Jonas Vingegaard untroubled by UAE Team Emirates success rate in stage wins
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Dane expecting major battle with Almeida for red jersey in third week

Simac Ladies Tour: Zoe Bäckstedt storms to stage 5 time trial victory as Lorena Wiebes retains overall lead
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Christina Schweinberger second, Ellen van Dijk third in Westendorp

'I got swamped' – Mechanical problem sees ultra-active Remco Evenepoel out of finale in Tour of Britain stage 4
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Soudal-QuickStep star foiled by late incident after best day yet in comeback race

'João deserved to win today' - Vuelta a España leader Jonas Vingegaard searches for positives after narrowly losing to key rival Almeida on Angliru
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Dane distances other contenders but recognises major battle remains with Portuguese stage winner

'João showed he can beat Jonas' - Almeida keeps Vuelta a España GC battle alive with defeat of Vingegaard on Angliru
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Portuguese rider outsprints Dane at summit for UAE Team Emirates-XRG's sixth stage win of 2025 race
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