
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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Who is Miguel Indurain?
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Feature All you need to know about the first, and to date only, rider to win the Tour de France five times in succession

Soudal-QuickStep opt for lowkey approach to Tour of Romandie with Remco Evenepoel
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Matthew Brennan, Geraint Thomas, Stefan Kung, Lenny Martinez, Luke Plapp and Tao Geoghegan Hart all expected in Swiss stage race

'If I were a basketball player, my career would have been over' - Remco Evenepoel on recovery from complex shoulder injury as comeback race nears
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Belgian says shoulder injury still troubling him, but still aiming for results in Ardennes Classics

Amstel Gold Race 2025 contenders – Demi Vollering, Tadej Pogačar, and their rivals
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Analysis Analysing the men's and women's favourites as the WorldTour and Women's WorldTour head to the Ardennes

Ronde van Limburg: Milan Fretin fends off rivals on teammate's bike to win chaotic bunch sprint
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Cofidis secure fifth triumph of 2025 with local rider Fretin

Tadej Pogačar 'bears the closest resemblance to old warriors like me and Merckx' – Bernard Hinault
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Former French great argues Pogačar's rivalry with Mathieu van der Poel and others is massively beneficial for cycling

Paris-Roubaix: Mathieu van der Poel powers to third win in a row as runner-up Tadej Pogačar deals with crash, puncture
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Mads Pedersen outduels Wout van Aert, Florian Vermeersch for third

'He can win it, absolutely' - Greg LeMond backs Tadej Pogačar as key contender for 2025 Paris-Roubaix
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Last defending Tour de France champion to race Roubaix before Pogačar calls Slovenian 'one in a million'
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