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

Portuguese veteran suspended by UCI in another case of unexplained abnormalities in Athlete Biological Passport
By James Moultrie published
News António Carvalho, 36, most recently rode for Continental team Feirense-Beeceler and is a three-time Volta a Portugal stage winner

'We even considered him abandoning the race' – Tim Wellens reveals how close Tadej Pogačar was to missing out on fourth Tour de France victory due to knee injury
By James Moultrie published
News Belgian champion details severity of World Champion's ongoing issue in Tour's final week, explaining lack of attacks

Golden statue of Tadej Pogačar unveiled in Abu Dhabi as part of UAE Team Emirates-XRG's end-of-season celebrations
By James Moultrie published
News World Champion's bowing celebration immortalised in team's home nation

'I still feel like I’m 25 years old' – Michael Matthews extends contract with Jayco AlUla for two more years
By James Moultrie published
News Australian rider as hungry as ever for results having recovered from mid-season pulmonary embolism scare and got back into fighting form

'The awkward answer to the question I’ve been avoiding' – British pro among riders left in uncertain hunt for 2026 team after dropping out of WorldTour again
By James Moultrie published
News 'Yet again I find myself aboard the ship of riders in search of a contract in 2026' says James Shaw

New team time trial format set to decide first yellow jersey at 2026 Tour de France draws criticism from Visma-Lease a Bike CEO
By James Moultrie published
News GC times in opening Barcelona stage to be taken from first rider across the line, following on from new format tested at Paris-Nice

'The boys told me not to, but I was panicking' – Paul Double survives late attacks at Tour of Guangxi to claim first WorldTour GC win
By James Moultrie published
News 'I was happy yesterday, but to finish the job today, it's pretty emotional' says British rider after the biggest result of his career so far

'We wanted to do good but I didn't expect to be that good' - Unbeatable Paul Magnier celebrates five bunch sprints out of five at Tour of Guangxi
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Soudal-QuickStep sprinter ends with 19 wins in hugely successful 2025 season

'I’m really at 50-50' – Victor Lafay still unsure of future in cycling after narrowly missing out on Tour of Guangxi Queen Stage
By James Moultrie published
News Frenchman says decision will be made after his final race of the season in China

‘It feels like I've turned into a proper bike rider now' – Paul Double vindicates years of perseverance with maiden WorldTour win on Tour of Guangxi Queen stage
By James Moultrie published
News After long fight to make it into cycling’s top league, British rider solos to success atop Nongla Scenic Area

'I don't want to focus on it too early' – MTB World Champion Alan Hatherly playing the 'long game' when it comes to road career
By James Moultrie published
News South African looks to close out first WorldTour season with Jayco AlUla by taking strong GC finish at Tour of Guangxi

'I feel like they know how strong I am, so they don't let me go anymore' – UAE talent Jan Christen battling his own attacking instincts in pursuit of full potential
By James Moultrie published
News 'I also need to learn a bit more from the other guys and listen' says Swiss talent ahead of Tour of Guangxi Queen stage on Saturday

Four in a row for Paul Magnier at Tour of Guangxi as he keeps winning streak rolling in tight stage 4 sprint
By James Moultrie published
Results Pavel Bittner takes second as Jordi Meeus makes it to the podium again

'It's unfortunately the nature of life in this sport' – Riders and staff left in uncertainty react amid announcement of Arkéa-B&B Hotels' imminent end
By James Moultrie published
News DS and riders react to news of French WorldTour team missing UCI registration deadline after failing to find new sponsor

No stopping Paul Magnier at Tour of Guangxi as he makes it three wins in a row on stage 3
By James Moultrie published
Results Jordi Meeus and Max Kanter fill out the podium on longest stage of race to Bama

'I hope to be a GC rider' – Ineos Grenadiers teenager gets WorldTour career going with breakaway ride into Tour of Guangxi KOM jersey
By James Moultrie published
News 19-year-old Peter Øxenberg moves into the polka-dot jersey in China during just his third WorldTour race

'It was clear Movistar was the team to go to' – Cian Uijtdebroeks nears end of chapter with Visma at Tour of Guangxi after breaking contract to pursue Grand Tours on new team
By James Moultrie published
News Belgian looks to end time at Dutch squad with GC challenge in China, having re-found best form in recent races

Paul Magnier does it again at Tour of Guangxi, launching to a second sprint victory on stage 2
By James Moultrie published
Results Pavel Bittner takes second place after Magnier jumps from his wheel to claim a clear cut win

'I was scared about finding the space' – Paul Magnier avoids late crash in Tour of Guangxi opener to maintain red-hot winning form
By James Moultrie published
News Frenchman powers to 15th victory of the season and looks ahead to more leadership in sprints and the Classics in 2026 alongside Tim Merlier

'It was not my choice' – Despite back pain resurfacing, Mattias Skjelmose fulfills team duty in leadership role at Tour of Guangxi
By James Moultrie published
News 'Maybe I do 10 kilometres, maybe I do the whole race, only time will tell' says Dane after making trip over from Il Lombardia DNF to China

Paul Magnier sprints to victory on stage 1 of Tour of Guangxi after crash within the final 500m splits bunch
By James Moultrie published
Results Max Kanter takes second in the Fanchenggang opening stage of final WorldTour race of the season

Skjelmose, Narváez and Magnier headline Tour of Guangxi as 2025 WorldTour calendar and relegation battle draw to a close
By James Moultrie published
News Cofidis start in desperate need of points to stay up, as UAE hope to get closer to 100th victory and others end their careers

Emulating Il Campionissimo – Tadej Pogačar, Fausto Coppi and two vastly different paths to Il Lombardia immortality
By James Moultrie published
In-depth An in-depth look into the context of Coppi's five victories and how the reigning World Champion arrives at his next date with history to try and match the Italian's record

'I never imagined achieving all of this' – Arnaud Démare to retire at Paris-Tours after 14-year career and 97 professional victories
By James Moultrie published
News Frenchman will end career on Sunday with 97 victories, 10 Grand Tour stage wins and famous triumphs from Milan-San Remo and his National Championships
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