
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

Ben Turner dashes from Renewi Tour to ride Vuelta a España as Finlay Pickering replaces Damiano Caruso on Friday afternoon
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Late sickness and fractures spark last minute roster changes

'It's great they remember my father like this' – Vuelta a España pays homage to its first-ever Italian winner, Angelo Conterno, with Grande Partenza in Turin
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Feature 1956 Vuelta a España winner Conterno key figure in exhibition about Turin's contribution to Spanish Grand Tour

'Jonas is the favourite' - UAE Team Emirates GC duo João Almeida and Juan Ayuso point to Vingegaard as top name for Vuelta a España victory
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News In Tadej Pogačar's absence, Spaniard and Portuguese racers joint leaders for squad

Free Landa - 2025 Vuelta a España 'a trial-run' for life without Remco Evenepoel at Soudal-QuickStep
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Soudal-QuickStep leader looking for stage wins rather than join GC battle

Mathieu van der Poel will not race Road World Championships as Tour de France double stage winner Thymen Arensman named as Dutch team leader for Rwanda
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Question mark still remains over Van der Poel trying for mountain bike world title on September 14

Bernardo Ruiz obituary – the international pioneer of Spanish racing
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Obituary Remembering the first Spanish racer to reach the Tour de France podium and 1948 Vuelta a España winner, who died August 14, 2025 aged 100

Can Jonas Vingegaard fill the power vacuum left by Primož Roglič? – Vuelta a España analysis
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Analysis Final Grand Tour of 2025 set to be marked by Roglič's first absence from Vuelta since 2018

Czech Tour: Junior Lecerf wins stage 2 summit finish to move into race lead
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Alessandro Fancellu out-paces Cian Uijtdebroeks for second

Five top teams disqualified from Tour de Romandie Féminin in major dispute over GPS safety trackers
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Visma-Lease a Bike, Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto, EF Education-Oatly, Picnic-PostNL, Lidl-Trek confirmed by UCI as out of race

'I've been working towards this for months' - Christophe Laporte finally back in saddle at Cyclassics Hamburg
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Wout van Aert brings forward post-Tour de France return to racing to German WorldTour Classic after defending champion Olav Kooij falls ill

'Being Tadej Pogačar is nice, but it's not easy' – UAE Team Emirates-XRG explain why the Tour de France winner will not ride the Vuelta a España
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Team manager Mauro Gianetti says Slovenian's need for 'enough mental and physical space' after intense first half of season meant racing in Spain 'was not viable'

'A great sign for the Vuelta a España' - Italy's Antonio Tiberi confirms rising form for next Grand Tour with second overall in Tour de Pologne
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Bahrain Victorious rider uses fourth place in final TT behind Brandon McNulty to earn podium spot

'We've all been thinking of him' - Brandon McNulty dedicates Tour de Pologne win to badly-injured teammate Filippo Baroncini
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News US rider pledges first WorldTour overall stage race win of career to Italian, who crashed on stage 3 of Pologne

Victor Langellotti makes cycling history in Tour de Pologne with Monaco's first-ever WorldTour stage win and overall lead
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Searing 500 metre effort pushes Ineos Grenadiers rider into overall lead

'I almost had the stage' - Brandon McNulty poised to fight for overall victory at Tour de Pologne despite narrow near-miss in summit finish
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Second on stage and second overall, US rider heads pre-race favourites on GC into final time trial

Filippo Baroncini placed in induced coma to recover from Tour de Pologne stage 3 crash and major injuries
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News UAE Team Emirates-XRG racer suffered multiple facial and clavicular fractures, will be flown to Italy for operation

'If anyone wants me, I'm available' - Dan McLay confirms Visma-Lease a Bike departure end of 2025 season
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News British racer signed as lead-out man, but yet to find squad for 2026 onwards

'I've got some unfinished business there' - Ethan Hayter set for probable return to Vuelta a España, hunts for top form at Tour de Pologne
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News British time trial champion will likely race two Grand Tours for the first time in his career

'To be honest, it was a bit of a stupid move' - Matthew Brennan clinches devastating long-distance sprint win despite rare miscalculation at Tour de Pologne
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
20-year-old claims fourth WorldTour victory of season after launching move with over 300 metres to go

'I wasn't certain about starting this morning' - Injured Tour de Pologne leader Paul Lapeira survives hilly 200km stage with cracked ribs to stay in yellow
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale rider remains in lead after dramatic stage 3 downhill crash

'The team will find another way' – Paul Magnier shows Soudal-QuickStep ready for life after Remco Evenepoel with breakthrough win at Tour de Pologne
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News French sprinter secures first WorldTour victory of career at 21 with stunning late acceleration

'He's going to give it a go' - Bandaged and bruised, race leader Paul Lapeira bravely battles on at Tour de Pologne despite important crash injuries
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider Filippo Baroncini, badly injured in same mass fall, to remain in hospital in Poland

'It brings everybody up a level' – Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe riders excited for arrival of 'alien' Remco Evenepoel
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News 2024 Giro d'Italia runner-up Dani Martínez calls signing of Evenepoel 'start of new chapter for squad'

'Just one mistake, it's really unlucky' - Tumultuous scenes at Tour de Pologne as major crash forces partial neutralisation of Queen stage
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Riders and teams praise decision to suspend race as all ambulances attend injured

'You never want to see that happen' - Ben Turner claims first World Tour win at Tour de Pologne in tumultuous, crash-torn finale
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Ineos Grenadiers racer claims small group sprint after race neutralised for 15 minutes after multiple riders crash on fast downhill
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