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

Horror crash at over 100 kph shocks AlUla Tour as Soudal-QuickStep confirm Laurenz Rex finished stage with three fractures in his back
By James Moultrie published
News The scary moment happened on the downhill approach to the final climb on Thursday's stage 3

EF Pro Cycling launches search for new title partner to 'compete with the largest budgets' and target ambitious goal of winning men's and women's Tour de France in the next decade
By James Moultrie published
News Education First will remain the team owner and anchor investor, with first naming rights on offer for new partner

Tour de France 2026 teams and wildcards unveiled, with Spanish team picked for debut over popular Unibet Rose Rockets
By James Moultrie published
News Debut confirmed for Pinarello-Q36.5 but Caja Rural-Seguros RGA will line up in Barcelona as the final wildcard invitation after many expected Bas Tietema's team to get the nod

Who will close out the Australian summer of racing on top at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race? – Analysing the favourites
By James Moultrie published
Contenders One clear contender for Saturday's women's race, but a more open field for the men's race on Sunday

Trofeo Ses Salines: Remco Evenepoel spearheads Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe to narrow but clear victory in team time trial
By James Moultrie published
Movistar surprise favourites with second, Jayco-AlUla in third

AlUla Tour stage 3: Yannis Voisard lunges late for victory in no-holds-barred summit finish battle
By James Moultrie published
Results Afonso Eulálio takes second in splintered front group as attacks rain down in final kilometres of climb

Why aren't all top teams taking on the Tour de France team time trial 'dress rehearsal' at Challenge Mallorca?
By James Moultrie published
News Visma-Lease a Bike and Ineos Grenadiers among teams opting against 24km Trofeo Ses Salines

'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
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