Latest articles by James Moultrie
'Blockhaus is a climb where you cannot hide' – Jonas Vingegaard stays ominously calm as first 'real' mountaintop finish at Giro d'Italia looms large
News Visma-Lease a Bike DS says 'it's a stage where we want to make a difference' but doesn't expect to pull back 6:22 and snatch pink from Eulálio
'If it rains, it's not going to be funny' – Jasper Stuyven warns of potential danger of cobbled sprint finish in Naples at Giro d'Italia
Belgian says 'it might be chaos' with Piazza del Plebiscito finale, 'but I think that's the same every time you arrive in a big city'
'There is already something going on in the bunch' - Threat of illness after cold, wet Giro d'Italia stage 5 more concerning than 6:22 deficit for Visma-Lease a Bike
News Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe expect Visma to keep pink jersey in reach with Friday's stage to Blockhaus on the horizon
'Two cars in front just stopped immediately' – Tudor explain bizarre incident after rider smashes into rear window of UAE car at Giro d'Italia but escapes unscathed
News DS Matteo Tosatto says French GC hope Mathys Rondel is 'OK' following incident on 'dangerous' wet stage 5
'No one is unbeatable' – Giulio Pellizzari moves ahead of Jonas Vingegaard on GC with bonus seconds sprint ahead of Giro d'Italia mountains face-off
News Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe leader gains four seconds on heavy favourite Dane at Red Bull Kilometre
'I was not expecting this after many hard moments' – Without GC pressure, Giulio Ciccone finally achieves childhood dream of pulling on maglia rosa
News Italian sprints to bonus seconds in Cosenza to take pink, 10 years on from maiden stage win as neo-pro
'A big disappointment' – Ineos GC 'priorities' leave Ben Turner wondering at Giro d'Italia after dropping to help Egan Bernal and missing out on stage win
News British rider wonders what if at the finish but says he's 'really happy' Colombian leader didn't lose time
250,000 fans in Sofia, a packed Lidl car park, and flamingos – Giro d'Italia reflections from a crash-marred but memorable Bulgarian Grande Partenza
Features James Moultrie's impressions from the ground at the build-up and first three stages of the 2026 race in Eastern Europe
'Guys have already asked me where I want to attack' – Hunt for Giro d'Italia breakaway success lives on in young Belgian inspired by Van Aert and De Gendt
News Alec Segaert hopes for breakaway companions 'so I'm not alone' as he chases maiden Grand Tour victory
'I want to show who I am' – Rising Italian Davide Piganzoli set to play vital role in Jonas Vingegaard's bid to win the Giro d'Italia
News Along with Isaac Del Toro and Giulio Pellizzari, 23-year-old stepping up confirms that the 2023 Tour de l'Avenir provided a real look at the future
From climber to 'part of the big sprinters in the world' – Paul Magnier's rapid rise continues with Giro d'Italia double, but fast finishes weren't always his aim
News 22-year-old Frenchman storms to victory ahead of Jonathan Milan and Dylan Groenewegen, says Bulgarian roads gave me wings
'I had the speed… stupid' – Dylan Groenewegen left gutted by timing error in Giro d'Italia sprint as he's narrowly beaten in Sofia
News Dutchman was perfectly placed going into the last 200 metres, but was overhauled by Magnier and Milan
Adam Yates out of Giro d'Italia following brutal crash, won't start stage 3
News Briton out with 'delayed concussive symptoms' as UAE Team Emirates-XRG start in Plovdiv with only five riders
'We could have easily been on the left and it would have been us' – Netcompany Ineos benefit from Giro d'Italia crash chaos as Egan Bernal moves up to third on GC
News Director of Racing Geraint Thomas says former winner 'lives for the big, big races' and 'he's still got more to come'
'They crashed just in front of me' – Jonas Vingegaard narrowly avoids disaster of mass pile-up at Giro d'Italia before launching first attack
News 'I just hope everyone is OK. I don't like crashes like this. I'm really thinking about everyone who crashed' says Dane after chaotic finish
'Maybe I won't win 19 this year' – Pink jersey Paul Magnier turns from quantity to quality with maiden Grand Tour success at Giro d'Italia
News Frenchman laughs that he won't be sleeping in pink jersey after stage 1 win, but vows to defend it on punchy stage 2 finish
Geraint Thomas warns of potential GC headache on tricky Giro d'Italia stage 2 finale after Netcompany Ineos escape hectic opener unscathed
News Director of Racing says he's not expecting fireworks from Vingegaard into Veliko Tarnovo, but riders should be at the front for final 20km with cobbles and steep section
'We expected something like this' – Visma's tactics in Giro d'Italia opener vindicated as Jonas Vingegaard avoids crash chaos
News Dutch team rode at the back of the peloton for much of the final 30km to keep GC favourite safe on the road into Burgas
From Danish reality TV to the Giro d'Italia – Why Tobias Lund Andresen is the not-so dark horse for the first pink jersey in Bulgaria
News Decathlon CMA CGM sprinter eyes opening stage in Burgas after breakthrough 2026 campaign
'It often surprises me that people think it's all super serious for us' – Jonas Vingegaard's right-hand man Victor Campenaerts on Visma's Giro d'Italia build-up
News Danish pre-rave favourite says he 'asked deliberately to have' Belgian domestique with him as he chases complete set at Italian Grand Tour debut
Is co-leadership the only way to challenge Vingegaard at Giro d'Italia? Jai Hindley set to share Red Bull reigns with Pellizzari after season of domestique duties
News Australian former winner primes for sixth appearance at his favourite race, where it's 'always unpredictable and always super hard in the last week'
'There aren't many hours outside of all the rehab to spend a lot of time enjoying life' – Jay Vine won't be targeting GC at Giro d'Italia after stop-start 2026 season
News Australian with full focus on winning stage 10 time trial, says chasing overall result 'isn't something that I'll be doing at this race'
'Bike racing isn't on paper' – Even without ideal preparation, GC hope Derek Gee-West looks to thrive in the brutal attrition of the Giro d'Italia
News Canadian Champion missed Lidl-Trek's pre-Giro altitude camp due to recovery from illness
