
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

'I still love suffering in the mountains' – veteran Dutch climber Wout Poels signs for likely final season of career with Unibet Rose Rockets
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Vuelta a España and Tour de France stage winner second new major signing for fast-growing French team with Dutch roots after Dylan Groenewegen

Veteran Grand Tour winner Nairo Quintana confirmed with Movistar for another season in the WorldTour
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Spanish National Champion Sara Martín also extends contract through to 2028

'I want 2026 to be as good or better than 2025' – four-times Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar looking to raise the bar again in coming season
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Slovenian heading for holidays prior to deciding on specific 2026 objectives in December team meeting

Final results of 2025 road racing season indicate Cofidis set to leave WorldTour
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Subject to official confirmation, Uno-X Mobility due to move into top league in 2026

Veneto Classic: gravel-edged one-day race sees Sakarias Koller Løland net first victory of career and boost Uno-X Mobility's chances of WorldTour slot
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Norwegian takes important win for team after outsprinting three rivals

Chrono des Nations: Josh Tarling captures France's final race of the 2025 season
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Briton wins time trial ahead of Jay Vine and Stefan Kúng

Tour of Holland: Christophe Laporte wraps up overall victory as Danny van Poppel foils fellow-sprinters with spectacular breakaway stage win
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Final flat stage around Arnhem sees Laporte take key comeback GC victory in tough season

'We wanted to do good but I didn't expect to be that good' - Unbeatable Paul Magnier celebrates five bunch sprints out of five at Tour of Guangxi
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Soudal-QuickStep sprinter ends with 19 wins in hugely successful 2025 season

Superprestige Ruddervoorde: Marion Norbert Riberolle takes commanding victory, World Champion Fem van Empel sixth in comeback event
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Belgian National Champion attacks two laps to go for solo win in first event of 2025-2026 series

Tour of Guangxi: Paul Double wins final men's WorldTour stage race of 2025 season, as Paul Magnier claims fifth bunch sprint in six days
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Victor Lafay launches dangerous late attack but finally second overall, Jhonatan Narváez third

'I don't want to win everything because I don't want that pressure' - Pauline Ferrand-Prévot to continue radically limiting goals in 2026 in bid for second Tour de France
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News French star feels more motivated by bid for second World Championships win in 2027 than trying for repeat Paris-Roubaix victory

Tour of Holland: Timo de Jong edges out Christophe Laporte to win stage 4 from break
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Lukáš Kubiš is third on VAM-Berg as Laporte takes race lead

'Anyone have a gravel bike?' - after Tour of Holland disqualification for bike set-up, Jan-Willem van Schip mulls various options for future
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Dutch rider eyes potential Unbound participation, coaching and conferences as options

'Not fear, just respect' - Junior World Champion Paula Ostiz ready for assault on WorldTour with Movistar
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News 18-year-old races as stagière with Spanish WorldTour team in Italian Autumn Classics before full debut next season

Tour of Holland: Ethan Hayter beats Jakob Söderqvist in stage 2 time trial to take race lead
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Swede finishes seconds and cedes race lead, with Christophe Laporte third

'Cycling isn't just about data' – Tosh van der Sande announces planned retirement amidst looming employment crisis for nearly 20 other Belgian pros
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Veteran domestique quitting sport on own terms, others may not be so fortunate

'I don't have anything' – Arkéa-B&B Hotels run out of road as bid to continue into 2026 collapses
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News The UCI registration deadline has passed and the 21-year-old French WorldTour squad remains without a sponsor for next season

Tour of Holland: Tim Merlier speeds to victory ahead of Olav Kooij on stage 1
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Jakob Söderqvist new race leader after opening road stage

Merger request between Lotto and Intermarché 'presented to UCI', reports say
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News After October 15 deadline met, now confirmation of merger due by October 18

Movistar leader Enric Mas on road to recovery after quitting Tour de France and missing half of 2025 season due to thrombophlebitis
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Spanish stage racing specialist has operation to treat varicose veins in left leg

21 years on, freshly revived Tour of Holland set to round out 2025 European stage racing season
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News New 2.1 race features gravel stage, two time trials and 'mountainous' trek through south Netherlands

'I'm a winner, there are always things to improve' – Demi Vollering already looking ahead to 2026 goals
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Newly crowned European Champion completes stellar 2025 season despite Tour de France defeat

Leading favourite Jasper Philipsen withdraws from Paris-Tours
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Belgian star is 'not feeling fully fit' after abandon at Binche-Chimay-Binche, team says
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