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

Heistse Pijl: Young Briton Noah Hobbs claims first pro victory in tight sprint
By James Moultrie published
Results EF Education-EasyPost rider beats Wærenskjold and Fretin to the line in Heist-op-den-Berg

'It was absolutely unforeseeable' – Giro d'Italia Women queen stage shortened due to avalanche risk on Colle delle Finestre
By James Moultrie published
News Race organisers forced to stop well before planned Sestriere finale with the riders already on final climb

'A dramatic game of musical chairs one month before the Tour de France' – Patrick Lefevere left puzzled by timing of major Lidl-Trek management changes
By James Moultrie published
News Belgian describes departure of Luca Guercilena as 'not a literal dagger in the back, but it remains cowardly' in Nieuwsblad column

UCI reveals 2027 WorldTour racing calendars with 'Super' World Championships in France forcing changes
By James Moultrie published
News La Vuelta Femenina to be raced at end of the season instead of May, with men's Vuelta to be run entirely in September

Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes: Ibon Ruiz takes first pro win as perfect teamwork undoes solo attacker in final kilometre
By James Moultrie published
Results Léo Bisiaux falls short of completing 11km solo move with 450 metres to go

Where do the Tour de France contenders stand before the final build-up races? Updated 2026 form ranking after the Classics and Giro d'Italia
By James Moultrie, Matilda Price last updated
Contenders June brings a last chance to see Seixas and Pogačar in action before the Grand Départ at Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Tour de Suisse

Visma-Lease a Bike boss 'surprised and sad' at Niermann's exit, as Marc Reef unveiled as new head of racing – but the switch won't be immediate
By James Moultrie published
News Dutch team explain management re-shuffle in press conference

Visma-Lease a Bike head of racing Grischa Niermann set to leave team for Lidl-Trek – reports
By James Moultrie published
News Various publications reporting major move with other shuffles likely at Lidl-Trek

Tour de Wallonie: Jordi Meeus speeds to stage 1 victory after thrilling finale
By James Moultrie published
Results Belgian times sprint to perfection in Lobbes to maintain winning form

A warning to Pogačar and Vingegaard? Paul Seixas claims several Strava KOMs on Col du Tourmalet during recon of Tour de France mountain stage
By James Moultrie published
News French super talent heads straight from altitude camp to Pyrenees exploration ahead of next race at Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes on Sunday

'A woman who is changing our sport' – Demi Vollering extends contract with FDJ United-SUEZ until 2028
By James Moultrie published
News Team manager Delcourt says Dutch rider 'doesn’t just win races: she shows the way'

Giro d'Italia: Sepp Kuss triumphant on queen stage as Jonas Vingegaard lives up to promise
By James Moultrie last updated
Results Arensman slips out of podium position, overtaken by Hindley after losing contact on final climb

'I've never really lost the good feeling' – Marion Bunel carries Vuelta podium form into Giro d'Italia Women as replacement for injured Marianne Vos
By James Moultrie published
News 21-year-old French climbing star to co-lead in Italy alongside Femke de Vries

'I wouldn't recommend breaking your femur' – No Giro d'Italia Women for Sarah Gigante after all, with long-awaited return from latest injury setback delayed
By James Moultrie published
News Belgian team say Australian climbing star 'still requires time and rehabilitation before a return to competition is possible'

Giro d'Italia: Michael Valgren plays it perfectly to win stage 17 in breakaway extravaganza
By James Moultrie published
Dane claims first Grand Tour stage victory after a relentless day of intense and tactical racing

Giulio Pellizzari dropped by his own team, finishes 18 minutes down as Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe lose numerical advantage in fight for Giro d'Italia podium
By James Moultrie last updated
News Italian rider runs out of steam on final climb to Carì, loses big time on first stage of final week

43,000m of elevation gain in two weeks – How super talent Paul Seixas is ramping up his training ahead of highly anticipated Tour de France debut
By James Moultrie published
News 19-year-old French star gives insight into his Sierra Nevada altitude camp before next race on June 7 at the renamed Critérium du Dauphiné

The perfect time to be a breakaway specialist? – What to expect from the second week of the 2026 Giro d'Italia
By James Moultrie published
Analysis Something potentially on offer for everyone across the next six stages, with two vital GC days surrounded by many opportunities for la fuga

Jonas Vingegaard a clear level above in pursuit of 'a complete career' at Giro d'Italia, and the fight for the podium is making his job easier – GC analysis
By James Moultrie published
Analysis Dane takes second stage win seemingly with ease after Decathlon pace all day to Corno alle Scale summit finish

'I'm expecting to lose time on my opponents' – Felix Gall braces himself for Giro d'Italia time trial despite dropping everyone except Vingegaard with bold attack on stage 9
By James Moultrie published
News Austrian impresses again on summit finish to Corno alle Scale, takes second after near-perfect Decathlon team performance

'Most important we win GC, it's not a goal to dominate' – Emulating Pogačar's all-conquering Giro d'Italia not a focus for Jonas Vingegaard with pink as priority
By James Moultrie published
News Ahead of Sunday's summit finish to Corno alle Scale, Visma DS Marc Reef says 'we would like to win maybe one or two more stages' with Dane

Netcompany Ineos say 'nothing has changed' in Egan Bernal's GC hunt at Giro d'Italia despite several setbacks in opening week
By James Moultrie published
News 'Of course, we can't hide the gap, this is clear, but we have to keep our belief high' says DS Basso with Colombian 15th overall, 6:18 off the lead

'Jai is a bit older, maybe also a bit wiser' – Red Bull try to maintain balance between former winner Hindley and unrestricted home star Pellizzari at Giro d'Italia
By James Moultrie published
News DS Pömer says stopping Italian from trying to follow Vingegaard on Blockhaus 'would have been a moment he would regret his entire life'

'It's about having nothing to lose' – Liberated by their bad luck, just how many stages can ruthless five-man UAE Team Emirates-XRG win at Giro d'Italia?
By James Moultrie published
News Jhonatan Narváez completes hat-trick in Fermo as cycling's top team continue to bounce back after losing three riders in stage 2 crash

Jonas Vingegaard takes control of Giro d'Italia on Blockhaus as expected, but should the narrow gap to Felix Gall be a cause for concern? – GC analysis
By James Moultrie published
Analysis Where the Austrian is lacking as a contender for pink and a dive into why the Dane shouldn't be firing on all cylinders just yet
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