
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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'We'll play it defensively' - Vuelta a España leader Jonas Vingegaard prefers conservative approach as stage 20 mountain showdown looms
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Race leader snatches back four seconds on rivals in intermediate sprint on stage 19

'It'll be a GC day'- a year on, Eddie Dunbar plays down chances of repeating 2024 Vuelta a España summit finish win at La Bola del Mundo
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Irishman's form gradually picking up after a difficult summer

'I felt safe' - Heightened security sees shortened Vuelta a España time trial stage run normally with no major incidents
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Pro-Palestine protests take place, but only two arrests in the stage won by Filippo Ganna

'The best time trial of my life' - Tom Pidcock adds three seconds to Vuelta a España GC gap on podium rival Jai Hindley
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Q36.5 leader turning in top performances in battle for best-ever Grand Tour result

'Life is based on ifs' - João Almeida left wondering at Vuelta a España after gaining 10 seconds on leader Jonas Vingegaard on shortened time trial course
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Portuguese racer and Vingegaard now only 40 seconds apart as mountain showdown stage looms

'Not a great combination'- Vuelta a España protests and major team changes make for tough job market for contractless riders
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Uncertainty over Vuelta's final stages provides an added challenge as riders look for opportunities to shine
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