Latest articles by Alasdair Fotheringham
'Ayuso's role will be to support Almeida' – UAE management say Spaniard, set to leave squad after 2025, will help GC leader in Vuelta a España
News Team manager Matxin describes João Almeida's comments after stage 9 as "not criticism, but a reflection of reality"
Tadej Pogačar, Primož Roglič, Jonas Vingegaard and Isaac del Toro set for new four-rider race in Andorra in October
News Details of two-part event were unveiled during stage 7 start of Vuelta a España at Andorra la Vella
'It's inspiring for them' – How Ben Healy's Tour de France success is helping next-gen EF Education-EasyPost riders stay on fire at Vuelta a España
Feature Dramatic breakaway stage win and yellow jersey for Irishman in Tour sets bar high for EF's young Vuelta line-up
'Can somebody launch me?' - Visma-Lease a Bike delighted after Jonas Vingegaard catches Vuelta a España rivals napping with powerful surprise attack
News Dane's acceleration 10 kilometres from line completely unplanned, team say
'They got the surprise factor' - João Almeida forced into damage limitation mode at Vuelta a España after Jonas Vingegaard launches devastating mountain attack
News Portuguese racer points to lack of team support in pursuit of Danish favourite
'It sucked actually, the whole Tour de France' - Ben O'Connor gets racing mojo back at Vuelta a España after tough July
News Australian remains in GC fight as Vuelta moves towards crunch stages in northern Spain
'It's just a safer play' - Matteo Jorgenson dampens expectations of fireworks by Visma-Lease a Bike before second half of Vuelta a España
News American confirms that Visma and leader Jonas Vingegaard waiting for second and third week to strike
Rumours of Juan Ayuso's possible early exit from UAE Team Emirates-XRG re-emerge at Vuelta a España
News Lidl-Trek refuse to comment on news of possible signing for 2026
'I'm back at my normal level' - Juan Ayuso bounces back from Vuelta a España GC setback with stunning solo mountain stage win
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
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
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
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
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
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
News Teammate Matteo Jorgenson points to a 'misunderstanding' about tailwind as possibly impacting on TT
Vuelta a España stage 6 preview - Which GC contender will conquer the first high mountains challenge?
Stage preview Summit finish on Andorran Cat. 1 ascent at Pal after 15-year absence from Vuelta
Thumbs-up for Vuelta a España GC bid for Ben O'Connor but thumbs-down to 2025 World Championships
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
