
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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As it happened: Critérium du Dauphiné stage 2 ends in bunch sprint and new race leader
By Alasdair Fotheringham last updated
LIVE Long, hilly stage with six classified climbs culminates in mass dash for the line

Tour of Slovenia: Dylan Groenewegen snaps up second bunch sprint win in three days
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results No change to GC on eve of decisive mountain stage, Fabio Christen still leads

'Vingegaard and Pogačar would be a great 90th anniversary present' – Vuelta a España boss hopes star names will take part this year
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Future Vuelta stages in the Canary Islands a key short-term goal, but still unconfirmed

'We're not afraid of Vingegaard, we're not afraid of anyone' – UAE Team Emirates-XRG confident ahead of Dauphiné face-off
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News UAE Team Emirates-XRG DS Andrej Hauptman confident that Slovenian star will be at his top level for both races

Mathieu van der Poel confirmed for Critérium du Dauphiné following wrist fracture
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Alpecin-Deceuninck report that Dutchman 'has recovered sufficiently from wrist injury'

Dave Brailsford reportedly due to regain more prominent role in Ineos Grenadiers
By Alasdair Fotheringham, Pete Trifunovic published
news Former mastermind of Team Sky and Ineos Grenadiers set to scale back involvement with Manchester United

The final GC standings at the Giro d'Italia 2025 after stage 21
By Alasdair Fotheringham last updated
Standings No changes as Simon Yates earns overall in fast final stage in Rome for overall contenders

Giro d'Italia: Simon Yates clinches overall victory as teammate Olav Kooij takes final stage
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Briton secures first Grand Tour of 2025 ahead of Isaac del Toro and Richard Carapaz
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