
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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'The nerves before each season start are always the same' – Marianne Vos eyes third decade in pro road racing
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Analysis Dutch superstar kicks off 20th pro season this Sunday in Italy at Trofeo Alfredo Binda

Tirreno-Adriatico: Fredrik Dversnes gets the better of favourites to win stage 5 from break
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Norwegian rider survives as the peloton play cat and mouse in the final and race leader Ganna suffers a mechanical

'I was so close last year' - Michael Matthews building steadily for Milan-San Remo at Paris-Nice
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Australian determined to make good on string of near-misses in La Primavera on March 22

'We're hoping he can go far' - Paris-Nice victory for Lenny Martinez fires up home expectations for young French climber
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Bahrain Victorious racer boosts GC chances after netting first WorldTour win at ultra-tough summit finish

Tirreno-Adriatico: Olav Kooij wins stage 4 as breakaway caught in final metres
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Breakaway caught with 300m remaining as Kooij takes surprising sprint win

'Cycling is not for softies' – Paris-Nice stage 4 winner João Almeida defends race restart after bad weather neutralisation
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Portuguese rider rejects calls that stage should have been stopped completely

Former World Champion Romans Vainsteins faces four months in prison for defaulting on family support payments
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Latvian arrested at Bergamo airport over €70,000 debt to ex-wife

Tirreno-Adriatico: Andrea Vendrame beats Tom Pidcock to stage 3 victory
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Italian won the reduced sprint ahead of Pidcock and Gregoire
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