James Moultrie is a gold-standard NCTJ journalist who joined Cyclingnews as a News Writer in 2023 after originally contributing as a freelancer for eight months, during which time he also wrote for Eurosport, Rouleur and Cycling Weekly. Prior to joining the team he reported on races such as Paris-Roubaix and the Giro d’Italia Donne for Eurosport and has interviewed some of the sport’s top riders in Chloé Dygert, Lizzie Deignan and Wout van Aert. Outside of cycling, he spends the majority of his time watching other sports – rugby, football, cricket, and American Football to name a few.
Latest articles by James Moultrie

'I have never seen anything like this' – Paul Seixas sends warning to Pogačar and Evenepoel for Liège-Bastogne-Liège with 'masterclass' on Ardennes debut
By James Moultrie published
News La Flèche Wallonne dominance sets Frenchman up to challenge superstars, despite saying on Tuesday 'I currently do not have the level to beat Pogačar'

'Mentally, it's super challenging' – Despite successful comeback from ravine crash, Tom Pidcock still isn't back at his best ahead of Liège-Bastogne-Liège
By James Moultrie published
News British star still says 'I am really not in the best shape' with four days to go until Monument showdown with Pogačar, Evenepoel and Seixas

Tour of the Alps: Tom Pidcock ramps up for Liège-Bastogne-Liège with reduced bunch sprint victory on stage 3
By James Moultrie published
Results Briton outspeeds Tommaso Dati and Egan Bernal to take the win in Arco

Early mass crash causes race neutralisation, forces several riders to abandon on stage 3 of Tour of the Alps
By James Moultrie published
News Under-23 World Champion Lorenzo Finn is the biggest name to pull out, having started the day in sixth overall

'Mind-boggling for someone of that age' – Hype builds for Paul Seixas challenging Pogačar and Evenepoel at Liège-Bastogne-Liège
By James Moultrie published
News Tour de France debut remains undecided but teammate Naesen says 'If I were the team boss, I would send him'

Tour of the Alps: Giulio Pellizzari shoots to victory and seizes race lead atop stage 2 mountain finish
By James Moultrie published
Results Italian celebrates first win on home ground at Val Martello as Thymen Arensman and Mattia Gaffuri round out podium

'A new mindset was born' – Wout van Aert reveals how beating Tadej Pogačar at the Tour de France paved the way for Paris-Roubaix triumph
By James Moultrie published
News Belgian says second Monument is his career highlight but that it 'felt like a relief'

Tour of the Alps: Tommaso Dati beats Tom Pidcock to the line in opening stage sprint finish
By James Moultrie published
Results Continental squad Team UKYO rider surprises bigger teams to win as Florian Stork rounds out podium in Innsbruck

Remco Evenepoel opts against racing La Flèche Wallonne after all, with full focus on next showdown with Tadej Pogačar
By James Moultrie published
News Belgian looks to recover fully from latest triumph at Amstel Gold Race ahead of Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday

Finally back from injury, Jordan Jegat takes first professional victory on first day of racing in 2026 at Classic Grand Besançon Doubs
By James Moultrie published
Results Tour de France top 10 finisher beats Decathlon CMA CGM duo to the line at Montfaucon

De Brabantse Pijl Women: Breakthrough for Célia Gery as Frenchwoman clinches first pro win in small group sprint
By James Moultrie published
Results 20-year-old racer finishes narrowly ahead of Mischa Bredewold

O Gran Camiño: Iván Romeo converts 11km solo into stage 3 victory as Jørgen Nordhagen takes race lead
By James Moultrie last updated
Results Spanish road champion scores Movistar's second win in two days ahead of Alessandro Pinarello and Abel Balderstone

'I won’t have the best legs' – UAE Team Emirates-XRG have Tim Wellens back from broken collarbone just in time for the Ardennes Classics
By James Moultrie published
News Belgian champion to make first appearance since March 3 crash at Friday's De Brabantse Pijl

'We're not superstitious, but we think our Michael rode along with Wout' – Goolaerts' parents moved by Van Aert's victory tribute to teammate who died during Paris-Roubaix 2018
By James Moultrie published
News Late Belgian rider's father says 'Tears streamed down my cheeks' when he heard Visma-Lease a Bike rider's first interview

Reflections and highlights from Paris-Roubaix – What we witnessed and felt on the ground and at home
By Patrick Fletcher, Pete Trifunovic, Will Jones, Tom Wieckowski, Matilda Price, Josh Croxton, James Moultrie published
Analysis Cyclingnews team weighs in on an unforgettable day of racing in northern France

The fastest Paris-Roubaix in history – Wout van Aert and Tadej Pogačar set blistering new highest average speed of 48.91kph, smashing previous record
By James Moultrie published
News Franzi Koch's victory in the women's race was also the fastest in its six-year history with a 40.834kph average speed

Paris-Roubaix brings Tadej Pogačar vs Mathieu van der Poel round three in 2026, but who has the better supporting cast for the hellish pavé? – Analysis
By James Moultrie published
Analysis Comparing UAE Team Emirates-XRG and Alpecin-Premier Tech's riders head-to-head for The Hell of the North

'Don't invent stories where there aren't any' – Lidl-Trek teammate defends Juan Ayuso after social media criticism over Basque Country withdrawal
By James Moultrie published
News Julien Bernard says 'It's Skjelmose who took the radio today to tell him not to push his body and to think about the Ardennes'

Itzulia Basque Country: Alex Aranburu blasts ahead of Tobias Halland Johannessen on final uphill section for stage 4 win
By James Moultrie last updated
Results Christian Scaroni completes podium on frantic day for breakaway

'The few races I’ve done so far have gone perfectly' – Tadej Pogačar chases Monument set at 'his ultimate test' Paris-Roubaix
By James Moultrie published
News UAE Team Emirates-XRG announce support squad for World Champion, with Gianni Vermeersch and Nils Politt as alternate options

Everything the Tour of Flanders can tell us about Paris-Roubaix – The Monument quintuple, no Remco Evenepoel, and Lotte Kopecky's chances
By James Moultrie, Matilda Price published
Analysis Cyclingnews' key takeaways from Sunday's race, amid the build-up to a Sunday in Hell

'The pressure is low, like the tyres will be' – Liberated from Milan-San Remo and after latest Flanders exhibition, is the most ruthless Tadej Pogačar yet heading for Paris-Roubaix?
By James Moultrie published
News World Champion has real chance at becoming first rider to win all five Monuments in one season, but his toughest test comes next Sunday

'Everybody knows somebody who is struggling' – Powered by meditation, tearful Demi Vollering embraces emotions of first Tour of Flanders triumph
By James Moultrie published
News Dutch rider discusses importance of constantly training her mind and revisiting the issue of mental health

'The Messi or Ronaldo of cycling' – Tadej Pogačar remains a cut above at Tour of Flanders despite superstars aligning to challenge him
By James Moultrie published
News World Champion credits fellow superstars for continued improvement, says they 'are pushing each other to another level'

'I was riding 650 watts and still couldn't follow' – Mathieu van der Poel cracks to finish second again behind 'unbeatable' Tadej Pogačar in Tour of Flanders
By James Moultrie published
News Team say 'It's difficult to call this a defeat. Mathieu did nothing wrong' after Dutchman fades behind imperious World Champion
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