
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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Tour de France stage 7: Tadej Pogačar tops Jonas Vingegaard to win on Mûr-de-Bretagne
By Alasdair Fotheringham last updated
Results World champion back in maillot jaune as Mathieu van der Poel can't hold GC contenders' pace

'We think Jonas will open up the gaps in the Alps' – Sepp Kuss upbeat about team leader Vingegaard's chances in Tour de France third week
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News 2023 Vuelta a España winner his says support work for Visma-Lease a Bike GC challenge will start on ultra-hilly stage 10

'Why is Visma racing like that?' - Former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis blasts stage 6 strategy used by Jonas Vingegaard's squad
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Former Danish rider and team director slams Wout van Aert's breakaway performacne, argues Visma and Vingegaard need to change tactics

Will he stay or will he go? Soudal-Quickstep deny claims Remco Evenepoel jumping ship for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe
By Alasdair Fotheringham last updated
News 'He's definitely riding with us for another year,' says CEO Jurgen Foré

Tour de France challenger Kévin Vauquelin rumoured to be Ineos Grenadiers-bound in 2026
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Arkéa-B&B Hotels racer expected to shine on home roads on stage 6 through Normandy

As it happened: a stunning time trial result at Caen for the World TT Champion and a new overall leader in Tour de France 2025 stage 5
By Alasdair Fotheringham last updated
Live Remco Evenepoel clinches the stage win, with Tadej Pogačar back in yellow again

Why can't Tadej Pogačar wear his team-issue skinsuit in today's vital Tour de France time trial?
By Alasdair Fotheringham, Peter Stuart published
News As mountains ranking leader, Pogačar obliged to wear polka-dot skinsuit in Caen time trial

'Tadej never gets surprised' - Victor Campenaerts and Visma-Lease a Bike foiled in bid to put Tour de France champion under pressure in hectic stage finale
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Jonas Vingegaard third after Visma-Lease a Bike teammates and late climbs shred peloton
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