Alasdair Fotheringham

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

Primož Roglič expected to race the Vuelta a España but with no GC ambitions

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Multiple champion said to be looking at second half of race as rebuilding of form continues

News
From road to gravel then back to road: Why is Wout van Aert racing the Belgian Gravel Championships for the first time ever this Sunday?

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Belgian superstar using gravel race as final build-up for Vuelta a España

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Vuelta a Colombia cancelled mid-race to help prioritise earthquake victim relief

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Nine-day race ends after five stages, Diego Camargo declared winner

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Juan Ayuso focuses on Canadian Classics, World Championships and Monument debut at Il Lombardia for second half of season

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News No 2026 Vuelta a España for former podium finisher and multiple stage winner

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'He created what you might call a philosophy' – Giancarlo Ferretti, the 'Iron Sergeant' with a human touch – Obituary

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

Obituary A guiding force for multiple generations of top riders, from Felice Gimondi to Fabian Cancellara, 'Ferròn' died last week at 85

Obituary
Czech Tour: Riley Sheehan squeezes past Ben Turner to win tight stage 1 sprint

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

Results US rider takes first leader's jersey of four-day stage race

Results
2027 transfer drama heats up as Grand Tour champion Primoz Roglič reportedly eyes switch to Lotto-Intermarché for next season

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News HLN suggests Slovenian veteran could move to WorldTour squad for final part of career

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News
'I wasn't as close as I thought I might be' - Paula Blasi recognises her first Tour de France Femmes was a tougher learning curve than expected

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Up-and-coming Catalan star took fifth overall on Tour debut, now aiming at World Championships

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NICE, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: Dominika Wlodarczyk of Poland, Paula Blasi Cairol of Spain, Margarita Garcia of Spain, Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy, Silvia Persico of Italy, Maeva Squiban of France and UAE Team L'IMAD celebrate at podium as final best team prize winners during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 9 a 99.2km stage from Nice to Nice / #UCIWWT / on August 09, 2026 in Nice, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
From the dominant to the anonymous – Rating every team's Tour de France Femmes performance

By Dani Ostanek, Alasdair Fotheringham, Patrick Fletcher Published

Analysis Analysis of each squad's achievements and shortcomings in the 2026 edition

Analysis
'We can make the race harder, but do we want to?' Tour de France Femmes director Marion Rousse backs variety over difficulty for future route design

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News 'The race now forms part of people's daily lives' says race director after success of new format of one-week separation from men's Tour

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'I did a decent race, I can't complain' - Elisa Longo Borghini underlines team collaboration after outpowering Tour de France Femmes race leader Marlen Reusser for third on Ventoux

By Alasdair Fotheringham, Dani Ostanek Published

News Italian National Champion overtook race leader Reusser close to summit

News
Tour de Pologne: Jan Christen overcomes late acceleration by Marco Brenner to win stage 5 to Kocierz Resort summit

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

Results Louis Barré takes final podium spot in massive march of riders closing behind Swiss Champion

Results
Major changes of crunch 2026 Vuelta a España mountain stage set to test Tadej Pogačar and other top GC contenders

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Double ascent of Cat. 1 Alto de Hazallanas substituted by previously unused Sierra Nevada climb

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João Almeida pulls out of Tour de Pologne after bad crash on stage 4 as season of setbacks continues

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Portuguese rider is still due to ride upcoming Vuelta a España in support of Tadej Pogačar

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Tour de Pologne: Bart Lemmen holds off Christian Scaroni for victory on shortened stage 4 clouded by major crash

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

Results Visma-Lease a Bike rider grabs GC lead on unpredictable day to Karpacz

Results
Tour de Pologne stage 4 neutralised for nearly 40 minutes after major crash in peloton

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Around 30 to 40 riders go down in high-speed downhill crash on wet roads

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'Things are moving in the right direction' – Tour de France Femmes director Marion Rousse says full-length TV broadcasts of stages are under consideration for future editions

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Race director in discussion with France Télévisions about increased coverage

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Eddy Merckx out riding a bike again as lengthy recovery from hip operation progresses

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News 81-year-old's condition improving, back on rollers and riding an e-bike

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Tour de Pologne: Jonathan Milan wins fast and furious sprint on stage 2

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

Results Italian extends his lead in the overall classification

Results
Canyon-SRAM announce European bank Scalable Capital as new team backer

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News New sponsor logo already appearing on riders' helmets and on team vehicles during ongoing Tour de France Femmes

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'A tool in this fight' – UCI president David Lappartient backs night-time anti-doping testing in men's Tour de France

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Ongoing lack of ITA communiqués of positive doping tests from race is potential indication that 'there was nothing in the Tour'

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'If I pushed any harder, my legs would have gone straight' - Lone pursuit of Sigrid Haugset at Tour de France Femmes falls painfully short for Lotte Kopecky

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

News Belgian star began cramping when closing on eventual stage winner

News
Tour de Pologne: Jonathan Milan powers to victory in stage 1 bunch sprint

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

Results Italian champion outpaces Paul Magnier

Results
Unstoppable? The five biggest challenges that Tadej Pogačar will face at this year's Vuelta a España

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

Analysis Slovenian returns to the race that kickstarted Grand Tour career back in 2019

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Analysis
'I never imagined it would happen' – What does it mean to win your first Tour de France Femmes stage? Two 2025 winners relive their victories

By Alasdair Fotheringham Published

Interview UAE Team ADQ racers Maëva Squiban and Mavi García contrast the impact of García's last-ditch breakaway win in Brittany and Squiban's back-to-back mountain triumphs last summer

Interview
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