
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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A failed project – Where did Juan Ayuso and UAE Team Emirates-XRG's partnership go wrong and is he right to leave now?
By James Moultrie published
Analysis How the Spanish star went from heir apparent to early departure in three years, with team announcing his 2028 contract would be terminated after 2025

Juan Ayuso breaks long-term contract to leave UAE Team Emirates-XRG early over 'differences in vision'
By Matilda Price, James Moultrie published
News Team confirm Spaniard's departure, with new team not yet announced, but will complete season with UAE

'I was so mentally broken' – Vuelta a España leader Torstein Træen opens up about deep struggles with concussion on first rest day
By James Moultrie published
News Norwegian details struggles with concussion in early part of season after defending red jersey successfully

'Unfortunately, we sometimes get stuck on the other side of the fence' – Intermarché-Wanty rider with 2026 contract unsure of future amid talks of Lotto merger
By James Moultrie published
News 'They haven't given us too much information, but I'm hoping that it can be resolved soon' says New Zealand's Dion Smith

'I felt a lot better than on the previous mountain stages' – Jonas Vingegaard back in full flight for 40th career victory at Vuelta a España despite mistimed attack
By James Moultrie published
News 'Maybe I didn't do my homework good enough, because I thought it was closer to the finish' says Dane after making gains on all GC rivals with solo move

'He told me to grow some balls' – Tom Pidcock makes big GC gains at Vuelta a España but frustrates João Almeida in the process
By James Moultrie published
News Brit said he was unable to pull through against Portuguese rider's pace as Jonas Vingegaard beats both to stage victory in Valdezcaray

'It's painful' – Narrow loss followed by sprint relegation brings double heartbreak for teary Elia Viviani at Vuelta a España
By James Moultrie published
News Italian sprinter has result changed from second to 105th, receives yellow card after deviating from line and losing out to Jasper Philipsen

Tom Pidcock describes ongoing Vuelta a España as 'uneventful' but says 'big fireworks' are coming in second and third week
By James Moultrie published
News Brit biding his time after successful first eight days of racing, currently sits 11th on GC and 30 seconds behind favourite Jonas Vingegaard

'He doesn't really pull a lot of times, right?' – João Almeida frustrated by Jonas Vingegaard's lack of cooperation at Vuelta a España
By James Moultrie published
News Portuguese rider flicked elbow to no response from Dane up final climb on stage 7, but admits 'he didn't really have to, I get it'
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'I hope to be a GC rider' – Ineos Grenadiers teenager gets WorldTour career going with breakaway ride into Tour of Guangxi KOM jersey
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'It was clear Movistar was the team to go to' – Cian Uijtdebroeks nears end of chapter with Visma at Tour of Guangxi after breaking contract to pursue Grand Tours on new team
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Pavel Bittner takes second place after Magnier jumps from his wheel to claim a clear cut win
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'I was scared about finding the space' – Paul Magnier avoids late crash in Tour of Guangxi opener to maintain red-hot winning form
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'It was not my choice' – Despite back pain resurfacing, Mattias Skjelmose fulfills team duty in leadership role at Tour of Guangxi
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Paul Magnier sprints to victory on stage 1 of Tour of Guangxi after crash within the final 500m splits bunch
Max Kanter takes second in the Fanchenggang opening stage of final WorldTour race of the season
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Skjelmose, Narváez and Magnier headline Tour of Guangxi as 2025 WorldTour calendar and relegation battle draw to a close
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Emulating Il Campionissimo – Tadej Pogačar, Fausto Coppi and two vastly different paths to Il Lombardia immortality
An in-depth look into the context of Coppi's five victories and how the reigning World Champion arrives at his next date with history to try and match the Italian's record -
'I never imagined achieving all of this' – Arnaud Démare to retire at Paris-Tours after 14-year career and 97 professional victories
Frenchman will end career on Sunday with 97 victories, 10 Grand Tour stage wins and famous triumphs from Milan-San Remo and his National Championships