James Moultrie

Jasper Philipsen reinstated after initial relegation in Tour de France stage 11 sprint

By Matilda Price, James Moultrie Published 15 July 26

News Belgian came into contact with Picnic PostNL rider and elbowed Biniam Girmay in fairly messy sprint into Nevers, but jury overturned their decision

'Extremely dangerous' – Teenager Paul Seixas navigates 'melting' descents at Tour de France to move up to fifth overall on debut

By James Moultrie Published 14 July 26

News Frenchman describes downhill road off the Puy Mary as 'like an ice rink' before biding time to finish third at Le Lioran

'They put wood on the fire' – Is Tadej Pogačar's popularity fading as he's booed by 'haters' at the Tour de France?

By James Moultrie Published 14 July 26

News World champion says negative reaction from some spectators only adds 'gives more power' for him and teammates after Le Lioran victory

'Initially I called it love-hate but I can walk back on that now' – Ben O'Connor at peace with Tour de France after years of mixed fortunes

By James Moultrie Published 14 July 26

News Australian rider looks to chase breakaway success in second and third week of the Tour, surprised that more riders don't combine Giro and Tour

'He lost it on one day, he can turn it around on one day' – What now for Jonas Vingegaard and Visma after ending Tour de France first week with 2:42 deficit to Pogačar?

By James Moultrie Published 13 July 26

News Matteo Jorgenson describes race leader as 'maybe the greatest cyclist of all time' but adds his teammate 'really believes he can beat him, we all do'

'That played in my favour in the end' – The harder it got, the more Mathieu van der Poel thrived in brutal Tour de France breakaway

By James Moultrie Published 12 July 26

News Dutchman scorches to third Tour stage win in Ussel ahead of Johannessen and Pidcock after another blazing hot day of racing

'I couldn't change gear' – Tom Pidcock explains electronic shifter issues that hampered sprint from Tour de France breakaway

By James Moultrie Published 12 July 26

News 'I don't think I would have come around him anyway' Brit concedes after taking third behind Mathieu van der Poel in Ussel, but takes positives from strong ride in break

'Not a lot of other things they can do' – Tour de France stage winner Merlier welcomes shortening of stage 9 amid extreme heat

By James Moultrie Published 11 July 26

News Christian Prudhomme says when race director Gouvenou 'announced it to Pogačar earlier, he thanked him'

'Thanks to the GC contenders for this respect' – Tadej Pogačar says agreement has been reached by favourites to sit at the back and stay safe on Tour de France sprint finishes

By James Moultrie Published 11 July 26

News World champion says 'So far, it's one of the most enjoyable Tours, except for the heat'

'It's clear that he hesitated after not winning yesterday' – Alpecin say no need for panic yet at Tour de France despite another sprint loss for Jasper Philipsen

By James Moultrie Published 11 July 26

News Philip Roodhooft says 'The leadout was good, and Jasper could not finish it off once again' in Bergerac

'Not really proud' – Tour de France heartache for Liam Slock as attempt to upset the sprinters with 40km solo just falls short on stage 8

By Matilda Price Published 11 July 26

News Belgian breakaway rider caught just outside of the final kilometre after a valient day out front

'My body temperature is probably cooler than any Tour before' – Tadej Pogačar stresses importance of UAE's hydration and nutrition changes in reaching new level at Tour de France

By James Moultrie Published 10 July 26

News World Champion grateful for rare 'easier day' on Bordeaux sprint stage

'Everything is said. The Tour is not waiting' – Remco Evenepoel clears the air with Tour de France co-leader Lipowitz after venting frustration

By James Moultrie Published 10 July 26

News Belgian star says 'just let the past be in the past' after calling out teammate for not leading him out on stage 6

'They even sat together at dinner' – Red Bull downplay internal tension between Remco Evenepoel and Florian Lipowitz at Tour de France

By James Moultrie Published 10 July 26

News Team boss Ralph Denk says potential drama 'is being made out to be bigger than it actually was'

'Would you give away stages?' – Tadej Pogačar consumes all on Col du Tourmalet at the Tour de France but does he win too much?

By James Moultrie Published 10 July 26

Analysis Why the world champion won't stop chasing victory at almost every given opportunity

'I couldn't sleep long because I was so excited' – Despite flashbacks and an early wake-up, Tadej Pogačar takes complete control of Tour de France on first mountain stage

By James Moultrie Published 9 July 26

News World Champion destroys opposition with dominant move on the Col du Tourmalet, builds 2:42 lead over Vingegaard at first time of asking

'I asked for a lead-out and didn't get one' – Remco Evenepoel fumes at teammate Florian Lipowitz as cooperation breaks down in Tour de France

By James Moultrie Published 9 July 26

News Belgian says the way stage 6 finale played out 'will need to be discussed thoroughly tonight' as they fail to match Pogačar and Vingegaard

'The key moment of this first week' – Teenage Tour de France star Paul Seixas heads into the unknown on first high mountain stage

By James Moultrie Published 9 July 26

News French prodigy says a Tour where 'I can compete for the overall classification until the very end' would be a success

'Probably the lightest I've ever seen him' – Red Bull full of confidence in extremely lean Remco Evenepoel ahead of first Tour de France mountain stage

By James Moultrie Published 8 July 26

News Belgian returns to the climb where he abandoned last year's race after safely getting through opening five stages 'a bit more relaxed than in other years' according to DS

Jonas Vingegaard avoids Tour de France disaster, scrambles to finish on teammate's bike after late crash chaos

By James Moultrie Published 8 July 26

News Dane didn't fall but suffered broken derailleur in mayhem just outside protected 5km to go banner

'Not as easy as it looks' – Mads Pedersen perfectly executes Tour de France stage win plan made months in advance by 'workaholic' head DS

By James Moultrie Published 7 July 26

News Lidl-Trek rider proves doubters wrong in Foix after hearing 'a lot of places that I was done and I should just stop the season'

'When we started, I had a full headache' – Tadej Pogačar lets Tour de France yellow jersey go to the breakaway after uncomfortably hot stage 4

By James Moultrie Published 7 July 26

World champion expects Torstein Træen to hold onto jersey 'for a long time' with 7:53 deficit to make up

'I don't want to say I've stopped caring but I've learned to stop beating myself up' – Quinn Simmons takes new mindset into pursuit of career-defining Tour de France stage win

By James Moultrie Published 7 July 26

US national champion tells Cyclingnews about finding his best rhythm as an attacker and trying to pick off stage wins across cycling's biggest races

'Eat food like a robot and just go with the flow' – Tadej Pogačar says Tour de France frontrunners should already be firing on all cylinders as he scorches into yellow

By James Moultrie Published 6 July 26

News World Champion takes control with stunning sprint in Les Angles, moves equal with Darrigade to fifth all-time on Tour stage wins leaderboard