
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.
Latest articles by James Moultrie

'It’s no secret that we’re here to prepare for the Tour de France' – Remco Evenepoel adds two races to Challenge Mallorca season debut as partnership with Florian Lipowitz begins
By James Moultrie published
News Star signing gets time at Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe started with Trofeo Ses Salines team time trial

AlUla Tour: Jonathan Milan doubles up with powerful stage 2 victory after day of splits and sandstorms
By James Moultrie published
Results Daniel Skerl second, Pascal Ackermann third in fast sprint in Saudi Arabia

Jonas Vingegaard crashes in training after being tailed by amateur rider, as Visma urge fans to give pros 'as much space and peace as possible'
By James Moultrie published
News Dane escapes incident, which was brought to light on Strava, without serious injury

Trofeo Llucmajor: Cat Ferguson opens 2026 account with sprint victory after thrilling wind-affected day
By James Moultrie published
Results Young British rider takes win ahead of Clara Copponi and Sofie van Rooijen from small group sprint

UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Hoogerheide: Puck Pieterse dominates with back-to-back victories in final weekend before Worlds
By James Moultrie published
Results Kristyna Zemanová finishes second and Amandine Fouquenet third in thrilling final round, Lucinda Brand skips finale but secures overall series victory

'He's done a lot of his results by himself with brute force, but this was a team effort' – Jayco AlUla take positives from Tour Down Under second-place finish for Mauro Schmid
By James Moultrie published
News Swiss champion was the best of the rest overall behind UAE Team Emirates-XRG's Jay Vine

'Stop riding at the front when Van der Poel and Pogačar are there' – Tiesj Benoot calls for riders to rethink tactics at the Classics
By James Moultrie published
News Versatile Belgian warns against 'racing for second' by helping the big stars

Gran Premio Castellón: Michael Matthews storms to first win of 2026 season in gruelling uphill sprint
By James Moultrie published
Results Australian puts 'cherry on the cake' after ful day of work for Jayco AlUla

UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Maasmechelen: Double puncture not enough to stop Mathieu van der Poel from taking a 50th career World Cup victory
By James Moultrie published
Results Podium sweep for Alpecin-Premier Tech as Tibor Del Grosso takes second and Niels Vandeputte third in penultimate round

UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Maasmechelen: Puck Pieterse celebrates season's first World-Cup victory as Lucinda Brand's podium streak comes to an end
By James Moultrie published
Results Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado sprints for second place ahead of Amandine Fouquenet in third at the series' penultimate round

'I'd be disappointed if I didn't win, especially with how much work we put in' – Targeting prologue pays off for Sam Watson and Ineos Grenadiers at Tour Down Under
By James Moultrie published
News British rider scorches to victory in Adelaide opener, looks for more success as part of Sam Welsford's lead-out train

'They're just normal guys' – Finn Fisher-Black gives unique insight into cycling superstars Evenepoel and Pogačar and the effect they can have on a whole team
By James Moultrie published
Interview Kiwi kicks off season at Tuesday's Tour Down Under, with 2026 goal of making Evenepoel's Tour de France support squad

'He's barely fallen behind' – Wout van Aert ramps up training hours as injury recovery progresses positively
By James Moultrie published
News Visma-Lease a Bike coach Jan Boven says Belgian 'can definitely look forward to the spring Classics'

Matteo Jorgenson praises Visma for calendar flexibility in 2026 with big changes to race programme and Grand Tour leadership put on hold
By James Moultrie published
News US rider circles Liège-Bastogne-Liège as major goal for coming season, with cobbled Classics and Paris-Nice removed from schedule

'I really needed the change' – Jonas Vingegaard looks to prevent burnout with refreshed Grand Tour approach in 2026
By James Moultrie published
News Dane takes aim at Giro-Tour double with 'new energy' but admits he's also 'been close to burning out' in wake of Simon Yates' retirement

'There are so many better examples than what we have in cycling' – Visma-Lease a Bike CEO Plugge expresses urgent need for financial reform amid sport's 'downward spiral'
By James Moultrie published
News 'It's up to the UCI to change the business model, and maybe look to the example of Formula 1, or Moto GP' says Richard Plugge

'Racing the Giro d'Italia will benefit his level in the Tour' – Jonas Vingegaard set for Grand Tour double in 2026 as team confirm schedule
By James Moultrie last updated
News Visma-Lease a Bike unveil plans for Vingegaard, Wout van Aert and Matthew Brennan, focusing on Monuments and Grand Tour

'Not on our bingo card before Christmas' – How Simon Yates' shock early retirement played out for management and teammates at Visma-Lease a Bike
By James Moultrie published
Feature 'It's very unfortunate – he was going to play a really important role in the Tour, but I also have a lot of respect for his decision' says Jonas Vingegaard

'If I was a runner or anything else, I would be out for months' – Wout van Aert optimistic for refreshed approach in 2026 despite recent ankle fracture
By James Moultrie published
News 'I'm still one of the best bike riders in the world, and there will follow moments where I can show it off' says Belgian star at team presentation

Why Jonas Vingegaard is right to race the Giro d'Italia before taking on Tadej Pogačar again at Tour de France in 2026
By James Moultrie published
Analysis How two Grand Tours and an ideal route support the Dane's decision to double up

Tom Pidcock's Pinarello-Q36.5 team reveal bold new navy and gold race kit and bikes for 2026
By James Moultrie published
News Italian clothing company shows off latest jersey design for Swiss ProTeam

'Pressure makes diamonds' – Mark Renshaw embraces challenge of building Tour de France sprint project for Olav Kooij at Decathlon CMA CGM
By James Moultrie published
News Former expert lead-out rider takes aim at delivering stage wins and green jersey at French team's home Grand Tour

Grand Tour champion Simon Yates announces shock early retirement at 33
By James Moultrie published
News End of career for Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España winner comes days before start of 2026 season
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