
James Moultrie
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.
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2025 Giro d'Italia stage 9 preview – Can GC teams survive brutal gravel day as Strade Bianche rejoins Grand Tour arena?
By James Moultrie last updated
Preview May 18, 2025: Gubbio-Siena - 29.5km of white off-road sectors line 181km stage on spectacular closing day of the 108th Corsa Rosa's first week

'One puncture or bad moment, and months of work can disappear' – Juan Ayuso apprehensive for Strade Bianche stage at Giro d'Italia
By James Moultrie published
News UAE Emirates-XRG teammate Vine says gravel day is about 'Control, control, control and try to minimise your losses'

Giro d'Italia GC analysis: Ayuso makes big psychological step in overall fight against Roglič, with race still wide open
By James Moultrie published
Analysis Spaniard takes maiden Grand Tour stage win on Slovenian's favoured terrain, with just four seconds separating them after first mountain test

'Not regretting anything' – Mads Pedersen's stint in pink ends at Giro d'Italia as Vacek falls short of keeping it for Lidl-Trek
By James Moultrie published
News 'It's something I will always remember and I'm super proud of' says Dane after dropping at the foot of final climb on stage 7

'I was a bit sleepy' – Poor positioning sees Primož Roglič lose first Giro d'Italia summit finish but reclaim pink jersey
By James Moultrie published
News Slovenian says fourth on stage 7 was 'still a good result' despite main rival for GC Juan Ayuso surging to win

Tom Pidcock's coach says first Giro d'Italia summit finish 'could definitely be an opportunity' as GC bid catches rivals' attention
By James Moultrie published
News Briton looks to win second career Grand Tour stage, three years after his Tour de France Alpe d'Huez triumph

'Jai played a major role in our strategy' – Primož Roglič suffers tactical blow before first Giro d'Italia summit finish in loss of Hindley
By James Moultrie published
News Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe look to new approach after former Giro winner, who was set for climbing super-domestique role, suffers concussion in crash

'As soon as you touched the brakes, you went down' – Teams assess the damage at Giro d'Italia after wet road 'like ice' causes mass crash
By James Moultrie published
News Maglia rosa Mads Pedersen says 'Suddenly, bikes were everywhere, everything happened in a split second' after incident 71km from finish

'We couldn't sprint the way we wanted' – Brit Max Poole narrowly avoids crash at Giro d'Italia after solid start on GC
By James Moultrie published
News 22-year-old sits seventh overall after five days of racing on Giro debut, only 26 seconds behind overall favourite Roglič

'I'm not going to come past with raw power' – Tom Pidcock satisfied with third place in Giro d'Italia 'drag race' in Matera
By James Moultrie published
News 'Third place is not bad, it was not the perfect finish for me, pretty explosive', says Brit at the finish, losing out to Pedersen and Zambanini
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