
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 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

'It's been a very difficult year' - David Gaudu resurfaces once again in Vuelta a España with spectacular uphill win against Pedersen and Vingegaard
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Frenchman revives disastrous 2025 season after poor Giro d'Italia and missing Tour de France

'Going for the sprint means you stay alert' - Vuelta a España leader Jonas Vingegaard explains why he took part in stage 3 dash for line
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Dane claims third, remains leader ahead of stage winner David Gaudu thanks to time bonuses

'At least we have a bike to race today' - Matteo Jorgenson pays tribute to mechanics after mass robbery of material from Visma-Lease a Bike team truck
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News US rider confirms 18 bikes stolen overnight, including three of his, just three race bikes left after mass theft

Mass overnight theft of Visma-Lease a Bike bikes at Vuelta a España, police launch investigation
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Visma sprinter Axel Zingle a non-starter for stage 3 after crash on stage 2

'It's good for my morale to be up there' - Egan Bernal shows early promise with fourth at Vuelta a España first summit finish
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Colombian star tackling second Grand Tour of 2025 after seventh place in Giro d'Italia

'You don't let a stage win go by' - Jonas Vingegaard confirms status as top favourite with early triumph and overall lead in Vuelta a España
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Dane claims first-ever red jersey in Spanish Grand Tour, does not rule out 'leasing' lead to non-GC threats in days to come
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