
James Moultrie
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.
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'I was a bit sleepy' – Poor positioning sees Primož Roglič lose first Giro d'Italia summit finish but reclaim pink jersey
By James Moultrie published
News Slovenian says fourth on stage 7 was 'still a good result' despite main rival for GC Juan Ayuso surging to win

Tom Pidcock's coach says first Giro d'Italia summit finish 'could definitely be an opportunity' as GC bid catches rivals' attention
By James Moultrie published
News Briton looks to win second career Grand Tour stage, three years after his Tour de France Alpe d'Huez triumph

'Jai played a major role in our strategy' – Primož Roglič suffers tactical blow before first Giro d'Italia summit finish in loss of Hindley
By James Moultrie published
News Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe look to new approach after former Giro winner, who was set for climbing super-domestique role, suffers concussion in crash

'As soon as you touched the brakes, you went down' – Teams assess the damage at Giro d'Italia after wet road 'like ice' causes mass crash
By James Moultrie published
News Maglia rosa Mads Pedersen says 'Suddenly, bikes were everywhere, everything happened in a split second' after incident 71km from finish

'We couldn't sprint the way we wanted' – Brit Max Poole narrowly avoids crash at Giro d'Italia after solid start on GC
By James Moultrie published
News 22-year-old sits seventh overall after five days of racing on Giro debut, only 26 seconds behind overall favourite Roglič

'I'm not going to come past with raw power' – Tom Pidcock satisfied with third place in Giro d'Italia 'drag race' in Matera
By James Moultrie published
News 'Third place is not bad, it was not the perfect finish for me, pretty explosive', says Brit at the finish, losing out to Pedersen and Zambanini

'He's a machine' – Mathias Vacek impresses as Lidl-Trek's not-so-secret Grand Tour weapon on Giro d'Italia debut
By James Moultrie published
Feature Teammates full of praise for 22-year-old Czech all-rounder, who doesn't 'realise how hard he can ride a bike'

'Damage control' for pink jersey as chaotic Giro d'Italia finish 'destroyed' Mads Pedersen's Lidl-Trek lead-out train
By James Moultrie published
News 'On a stage like this, because it's really easy, it becomes chaotic and riders don't like it. In the end, it was OK' says DS Monfort

'Fast is not always the most sexy' – Time trial helmets help Picnic-PostNL and Van Uden net victory in Giro d'Italia sprint
By James Moultrie published
News Dutch sprinter and lead-out utilise more aerodynamic lids in Lecce for huge win amid points struggle

'Others called it quits, I carried on' – Paul Double on the resilient road from 'getting head kicked in' as a U23 to a Giro d'Italia debut at 28
By James Moultrie published
Interview British rider comes 'full circle' from days cutting teeth as a young racer in Italy to his first start at a Grand Tour
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