
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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'I'm back at my normal level' - Juan Ayuso bounces back from Vuelta a España GC setback with stunning solo mountain stage win
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Spaniard claims first Vuelta stage victory of career from day-long breakaway

'We are saving the team for the second and third weeks' - Vuelta a España favourite Jonas Vingegaard explains Visma-Lease a Bike's conservative approach
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Dutch squad opts to control rivals on stage 7 summit finish of Cerler

'I don't know when I'll compete again, and that's hard' - Race return date uncertain for injured four-time Vuelta a España podium finisher Enric Mas
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Movistar leader abandoned in Tour de France with thrombophlebitis in his left leg

'This won't change the team tactics' - New surprise Vuelta a España leader Torstein Træen says Bahrain Victorious GC bid with Antonio Tiberi remains squad's top priority
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Norwegian racer has 'no idea' how long he can hold the Vuelta lead

'I've been saying since day one I wasn't aiming for GC' - Juan Ayuso unflustered by massive overall time loss at Vuelta a España
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Spain's best chance of overall success evaporates as UAE Team Emirates-XRG co-leader loses seven minutes on other top names

'I kept smashing at the pedals' - João Almeida and Juan Ayuso close on leader Jonas Vingegaard at Vuelta a España after UAE claim spectacular TTT victory
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News UAE Team Emirates-XRG claim narrow win over Visma-Lease a Bike despite being down to four riders in finale

'Thursday is the first proper hard stage' - Jonas Vingegaard looks ahead to mountains after regaining Vuelta a España lead in team time trial
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Teammate Matteo Jorgenson points to a 'misunderstanding' about tailwind as possibly impacting on TT

Thumbs-up for Vuelta a España GC bid for Ben O'Connor but thumbs-down to 2025 World Championships
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News 2024 World's road race silver medallist and Vuelta runner-up throws hat in ring for 2025 Grand Tour overall bid
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