
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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'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

2024 Vuelta a España runner-up Ben O'Connor abandons race on road to Angliru
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Australian reportedly suffering from injuries incurred in crash on Larra Belagua stage

'I'm jealous of everything in his career' - Michal Kwiatkowski pays tribute to teammate Geraint Thomas as Welshman rides last race
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Former World Champion unlikely to race in Kigali, but Polish star is up for a full program of autumn races

Eyewitness: Post-stage interviews, police lines, demonstrators and no winner – How stage 11 of the Vuelta a España blurred into chaos
By James Moultrie, Alasdair Fotheringham published
Eyewitness Pro-Palestine protests at finish caused race to be suspended three kilometres from the line

'We hope decisions will be taken quickly' - Vuelta a España organisers remain cagey about continuing participation of Israel-Premier Tech squad after stage partly suspended due to pro-Palestine protests
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Race technical director Kiko García says had lengthy discussions with team before stage

'This might be the last time we have a stage winner' - Jonas Vingegaard pessimistic about Vuelta a España after pro-Palestine protests paralyse race
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Race leader says no feeling of danger as Vuelta grinds to near-halt
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Pro-Palestine activists emit slogans and songs over official race radio at Vuelta a España after hacking communication systems
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Team have now taken seven wins of a possible 14 in the 2025 Vuelta with four different riders
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