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

Paris-Nice queen stage 7 shortened again to just 47km of racing as 'inconceivable' conditions that already forced organisers to cut mountaintop finale in Auron continue
By Kirsten Frattini published
News Biblical rain at the start in Pont Louis Nucera means riders will depart by bus to avoid the sections made dangerous by rain

'Eventful two days' – Tadej Pogačar gives inside look at muddy 210km Paris-Roubaix recon with Florian Vermeersch
By James Moultrie published
News World Champion preps for second appearance at Hell of the North after impressive debut in 2025

Crashes, crosswinds, and rain cause complete carnage at Paris-Nice – The full GC and injury damage after an extraordinary day
By James Moultrie published
News How a wet day from Bourges to Uchon went from bad to worse for many of those chasing the overall in France

'Very disappointed, I made a few wrong choices' – Does Wout van Aert have positioning issues to address before the major Classics after another missed opportunity?
By James Moultrie published
News Belgian rues lost chance on Tirreno-Adriatico gravel finale but says that his 'legs were good'

'I was breaking power records left, right, and centre last year and still not winning' – Adam Yates on the harsh reality of keeping up in modern cycling's constantly improving peloton
By James Moultrie published
Interviews British rider talks motivation at 33, chasing the younger generation and how riding for a leader like Pogačar helps everyone at UAE

'It may not have been our best day as a team' – Jonas Vingegaard with work to do at Paris-Nice as team time trial shakes up GC standings
By James Moultrie published
News Where are all the big hitters sitting overall after Ineos Grenadiers and Lidl-Trek dominate team race against the clock on stage 3?

Paris-Nice: Ineos Grenadiers win stage 3 team time trial while Juan Ayuso takes GC lead with second-placed Lidl-Trek finish
By James Moultrie published
Results Decathlon CMA CGM Team edge Visma-Lease a Bike for third place

Paris-Nice: Max Kanter speeds to stage 2 victory in messy sprint finish
By James Moultrie published
Results German takes first WorldTour win ahead of Laurence Pithie and Jasper Stuyven in Montargis, Luke Lamperti retains overall lead

Could it be a fourth Tirreno-Adriatico opening time trial win for Filippo Ganna today? - Stage 1 individual TT start times
By James Moultrie published
News Find out when all the key GC riders and stage contenders get underway at the Italian WorldTour stage race

'Being Tadej Pogačar is not easy' – Why pro cycling's top rider has opted for five Classics race days and no stage racing until late April in 2026
By James Moultrie published
News UAE Team Emirates-XRG team principal Mauro Gianetti talks form and motivation for the star rider ahead of season debut

Super talents and former winners, but can anyone really challenge Tadej Pogačar? – Analysing the men's favourites for Strade Bianche 2026
By James Moultrie published
Analysis Our selection of top riders to watch for Saturday's race, with Tuscany's white gravel roads set to decide the winner in Siena

Trofeo Laigueglia: Santiago Buitrago bolts from breakaway for solo victory
By James Moultrie published
Results Romain Grégoire edges Antonio Tiberi as breakaway companions complete podium

'Suddenly there were shards of glass on the road' – More bad luck hits Wout van Aert in first race back and rules him out of challenging for victory at Ename Samyn Classic
By James Moultrie published
News Belgian rider will hope for better fortune at his next appearance, Saturday's Strade Bianche

Ename Samyn Classic: Jordi Meeus sprints to victory as late attacker Per Strand Hagenes caught in final kilometre
By James Moultrie published
Results Norwegian rider falls just short of solo victory with chasing pack reeling him in at the last

Tadej Pogačar is missing two vital domestiques for the Spring Classics – How could this hinder his dominance and hopes of winning Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix?
By James Moultrie published
News Tim Wellens says 'The 2026 Classics are over before they even began' after fracturing collarbone during Opening Weekend

'I’m excited to get stuck in myself again and finally race' – Tadej Pogačar primes for season debut at Strade Bianche with Isaac del Toro in support
By James Moultrie published
News UAE Team Emirates-XRG confirm team for Italian one-day race, with Tim Wellens out due to injury sustained at Opening Weekend

'The chosen one' – Paul Seixas sends France into frenzy ahead of first prodigy vs master duel of 2026 with Tadej Pogačar at Strade Bianche
By James Moultrie published
News Frenchman's stunning solo at Faun-Ardèche Classic lands him high praise from rival team manager Madiot

'We have the big gun still to come' – Are UAE Team Emirates-XRG the biggest threat to Mathieu van der Poel at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, even without Pogačar?
By James Moultrie published
News With Wellens, Vermeersch and Politt, the Emirati squad is amongst the strongest for Saturday's race

Giro di Sardegna: Dušan Rajović wins stage 3 thanks to bike throw in tight sprint
By James Moultrie published
Results Stage 2 winner Davide Donati pipped to the line by Serbian, as Nicolò Garibbo maintains race lead ahead of queen stage

Questions remain for Evenepoel, Del Toro the real deal, and a new brutal climb that's here to stay – What we learned from the 2026 UAE Tour
By James Moultrie published
Analysis Five key takeaways from seven days of racing at the Middle East's only elite men's WorldTour event

'My 20-30 minute power on a one-out effort is up there with everyone' – Luke Plapp puts together consistent week to land UAE Tour podium
By James Moultrie published
News Australian rider finishes third on GC, mostly thanks to top-level performance on Jebel Hafeet

'A dreamer stays on the sofa waiting for something to happen, he is a visionary' – Mauro Gianetti beams as superstar Isaac del Toro brings home UAE Tour title
By James Moultrie published
News Team Principal and CEO says powerful but still learning Mexican rider 'prefers to ask two or three times to be sure what he's doing, to not make a mistake'

'He pushed me to the limit' – Antonio Tiberi loses UAE Tour lead after feeling the full force of Del Toro's violent Jebel Hafeet attacks
By James Moultrie published
News Italian rider disappointed but takes mostly positives from final climbing day as he looks set to finish second overall at WorldTour race

No Pogačar? No problem. Isaac del Toro steps into spotlight with record-breaking climbing performance at UAE Tour, and he isn't even at his best yet – Analysis
By James Moultrie published
News UAE's Mexican superstar scorches up Jebel Hafeet to all but confirm overall victory at team's home race
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