
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

'In any sport I think it's impossible to go: Oh yeah, the sport is 100% clean' – 2025 Tour de France leader Ben Healy points out potential upper limit of anti-doping measures
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Irishman dreaming of Tour de France success but recognises World Championships as major priority in 2026 and 2027

'Wout will never be happy if he has to watch every cyclo-cross race on TV' – Van Aert's coach explains why Belgian star needs to compete in winter despite lack of wins
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Small chance remains that Van Aert will race upcoming Cyclo-cross World Championships

'A second skin' – Visma-Lease a Bike reveal striking new Nimbl race kit for 2026
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Signature yellow design has various new patterns referencing bee hairs

UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Gavere: unstoppable Lucinda Brand continues to rule supreme as Fouquenet impresses again
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Pieterse rounds out podium as Dutch veteran overcomes crash-blighted start to go clear for solo victory after second of six laps

'The best day of his career' - Brutal defeat of Tadej Pogačar on Col de la Loze in 2023 Tour de France revealed massive inner resilience, say UAE management
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News UAE Team Emirates-XRG CEO Mauro Gianetti praises Slovenian's ability to fight back from defeats

'It was simply much less than I had wanted' - Lotte Kopecky reflects on rollercoaster 2025 season
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Belgian star aiming for return to usual consistency in 2026

Superprestige Heusden-Zolder: Amandine Fouquenet solos away for surprise victory
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Blanka Vas second, Aniek van Alphen third on super-fast, technical course

Ineos Grenadiers create 'new talent pathway' in deal involving Tom Pidcock's former junior team
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Announcement follows recent news of formation of Ineos U23 development squad

Book club: The Cyclingnews team's must-reads
By Josh Croxton published
Feature Buying a gift or looking for a Christmas read? The Cyclingnews team has got your (hard)back, with our roundtable of recommended reads

From Monaco to Granada via Andorra: five key stages that could decide the 2026 Vuelta a España
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Analysis The further south it goes, the tougher the 2026 Vuelta a España looks set to get

'Something for people higher up than me' – Geraint Thomas keeps quiet on rumours that Oscar Onley will race for Ineos Grenadiers in 2026
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Ineos director of racing settling into new role with squad after 2025 retirement

'People will know soon enough' - Chris Froome remains tight-lipped about his future plans at 2026 Vuelta a España presentation
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Veteran British Grand Tour champion still unwilling to reveal if he will stay pro in 2026

'We can't be lining up and racing for second' – Quinn Simmons reveals exactly what lay behind his doomed 238km Il Lombardia bid to beat Tadej Pogačar
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News US Champion looking to Canadian Worlds as a boost for cycling in North America

'It means everything to me' – Amstel Gold Race winner Mattias Skjelmose extends contract with Lidl-Trek through to 2028
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Dane will target Ardennes Classics in 2026 before riding in support of Juan Ayuso at Tour de France

'I hope I don't stop writing this book' - Analysing Tadej Pogačar's continued drive to tear up conventional script with impressively ambitious 2026 calendar
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Feature Combination of cobbled Classics and Tour de France targets maintains Slovenian in class of his own

Tadej Pogačar eyes Paris-Roubaix victory and historic fifth Tour de France title as focal points of confirmed 2026 racing programme
By Kirsten Frattini, Alasdair Fotheringham published
News World Champion chasing a fifth yellow jersey to equal the sport's greats alongside Miguel Induráin, Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx, and Jacques Anquetil

João Almeida skips Tour de France in favour of Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España in 2026
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Tadej Pogačar to attempt fifth Tour title without Portuguese rider in support

'I already miss it' - Why Isabella Holmgren is setting cyclocross aside for the season
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Canadian double under-23 MTB world champion aiming for more road success in 2026

'For me, Mads is the leader' – Juan Ayuso to share Tour de France ambitions with Pedersen, but will still target podium in 2026
By James Moultrie published
News Spanish star to start season at Volta ao Algarve after breaking UAE Team Emirates-XRG contract early to join German team

Picnic-PostNL men's and women's WorldTour licence initially limited to single year as full list of 2026-2028 WT teams released
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Roland not among the registered teams, Lotto-Intermarché fusion formally confirmed, NSN also admitted to men's WorldTour

'Toughest Vuelta a España in ten years' set to include up to nine summit finishes in 2026
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Final showdown in mountains of eastern Andalusia preceded by two time trials

'It seemed impossible' – Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe pull plane to take-off at training camp
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Nine-rider formation tow glider plane to flight using only human energy in world first

Portuguese star João Almeida likely set for home start in opening races of 2026 season
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News 2025 Tour de Suisse and Itzulia Basque Country winner due to begin race at Volta ao Algarve
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