Latest articles by Alasdair Fotheringham
'They'll have the freedom to go for it' – Netcompany Ineos name experienced, versatile squad for Tour de France
News With Oscar Onley absent through injury, 2026 Giro d'Italia racers Egan Bernal, Filippo Ganna and Thymen Arensman all now head to Tour
Tour de France prize money explained: What is at stake for the 2026 edition?
Features Over €2.5 million in prize money up for grabs this July, and plenty of ways to earn a slice of it
Sprinter Tim Merlier spearheads Soudal-QuickStep's first assault on Tour de France in post-Remco Evenepoel era
News No Paul Magnier nor Mikel Landa in lineup, but 2025 Mont Ventoux winner Valentin Paret-Peintre returns for more climbing stages
'Everything can change in the Tour de France on any day' – Ever-ambitious Juan Ayuso sets podium goal as Lidl-Trek balance leaders
News Lidl-Trek also aiming for points jersey with Mads Pedersen in 2026 Tour
Alpecin-Premier Tech Tour de France line-up provides powerful back-up for leading stage hunters Jasper Philipsen and Mathieu van der Poel
News Dutch squad co-led by hugely experienced sprint and breakaway power duo
Pinarello-Q36.5 launch limited edition kit for Tour de France as team leader Tom Pidcock returns to race
News 'Cooler and more distinctive visual identity' main aims in new special edition kit
Club des Cinq: How Anquetil, Merckx, Hinault and Indurain won their fifth Tour de France, and the history that Tadej Pogačar seeks to emulate
Long read Alasdair Fotheringham takes a look back into the history books to explore how the famed fifth Tours were won, what they meant for their winners, and how the record has evolved
Dutch National Championships: Lieke Nooijen wins two-up sprint victory over Femke Markus
Results Loes Adegeest claims the bronze in hilly, challenging course
Belgian National Championships: Rune Herregodts clinches biggest victory of career as outsiders spark huge upset in elite men's road race
Results UAE Team Emirates-XRG racer outpowers two other breakaways and sprinters fail to impact despite ultra-flat course
Italian National Championships: Elisa Longo Borghini continues to rule supreme with seventh road race title of career
Results Monica Trinca Colonel takes second, with Elisa Balsamo in third
Belgian National Championships: Shari Bossuyt outpowers Lotte Kopecky for emotional bunch sprint victory
Results Sandrine Tas rounds out podium after Kopecky chases down late attacks but loses final battle
Dutch National Championships: Wilco Kelderman ends eleven-year victory drought with solo road race triumph
Results Visma-Lease a Bike veteran goes clear with 25 kilometres to go for first-ever mass start road win of career
'I fully understand' - Patrick Lefevere backs former protege Remco Evenepoel over decision to skip Belgian Nationals as Tour de France looms
News Former team manager describes Nationals as "something of an anachronism" in weekly newspaper column
'Eventually you start becoming ready to stop' - Magnus Cort announces retirement at end of season following one last Tour de France
News Nine-times Grand Tour stage winner to quit aged 33
French National Championships: new super talent Célia Gery conquers first road race title with devastating solo attack
Results U23 World Champion benefits from superb teamwork from FDJ United-SUEZ to take first senior road title
Spanish National Championships: Mireia Benito fends off Movistar duo to add road race gold to time trial title
Results Movistar teammates Sara Martín and Paula Ostiz silver and bronze as heat and hills take toll in hard race
'I find it hard to move' - Top favourite Paula Blasi forced to miss Spanish Nationals road race
News 2026 La Vuelta Femenina winner strongly rumoured to be set for switch from UAE Team ADQ to Movistar in 2027
'Tadej keeps on surprising us' – The inside view on how UAE Team Emirates-XRG have constructed Tadej Pogačar's assault on a fifth Tour de France
Q&A From mental rest and a meticulously planned countdown to a lot of torque work and sprint training, the jigsaw is a supremely complicated one, UAE's Head of Performance explains
Cat Ferguson out of National Championships and to miss Tour de France Femmes debut
News Not yet clear when Movistar rider will return to racing following ankle fracture
'It's a catastrophe' – Emergency services called after major fire affects famous Paris-Roubaix restaurant
News Restaurant L'Arbre closed at time of blaze, no victims reported
'I'll just be there to help the team' – 2026 breakout rider Paula Blasi plays down expectations for first Tour de France Femmes participation
News Winner of Volta a Catalunya and La Vuelta Féminina has soared to second in UCI rankings
Tour of Slovenia: Laurence Pithie strikes again with searing sprint on stage 3
Results Pithie extends race lead after frantic bunch sprint
As it happened: Tour de Suisse Women stage 3 sees bunch sprint decide one flat day of race
Live Largely flat stage could come down to only bunch sprint of 2026 race
