Richard Moore

Richard Moore is a freelance journalist and author. His first book, In Search of Robert Millar (HarperSport), won Best Biography at the 2008 British Sports Book Awards. His second book, Heroes, Villains & Velodromes (HarperSport), was long-listed for the 2008 William Hill Sports Book of the Year.

He writes on sport, specialising in cycling, and is a regular contributor to Cyclingnews, the Guardian, skyports.com, the Scotsman and Procycling magazine.

He is also a former racing cyclist who represented Scotland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and Great Britain at the 1998 Tour de Langkawi

His next book, Slaying the Badger: LeMond, Hinault and the Greatest Ever Tour de France, will be published by Yellow Jersey in May 2011.

Another book, Sky’s the Limit: British Cycling’s Quest to Conquer the Tour de France, will also be published by HarperSport in June 2011.

 


 

Latest articles by Richard Moore

Team directors Sean Yates and Scott Sunderland

Yates pleased with Team Sky's first week at Tour de France

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Thomas in white and second overall

Teams & Riders
Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) is happy to finish another stage safely

Leipheimer looks forward to the Alps

By Richard Moore last updated

Believes RadioShack "best team in the mountains"

Teams & Riders
Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) bests Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) for the stage win in Morzine-Avoriaz

Advantage Schleck on first major mountain stage

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Evans in yellow as crash ends Armstrong's hopes

Teams & Riders
Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) fights to regain contact with the GC contenders after a mechanical on the cobbles.

Armstrong admits he was nailed on Tour pavé

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Flat tyre hasn’t ended title hopes says former champion

Teams & Riders
Malcom Elliott

Elliott discusses Cavendish comparisons

By Richard Moore last updated

1989 Vuelta points winner on sprint trains, climbing and Cav's will to win

Teams & Riders
Australia's Jack Bobridge qualified fastest in the men's 4000m individual pursuit and won a close final against Jesse Sergent (New Zealand).

Bobridge wins Individual Pursuit

By Richard Moore last updated

Australia dominates day one on the track in Delhi

Teams & Riders
Geraint Thomas in the British national champs jersey

Thomas shows off British national champion's jersey

By Richard Moore last updated

Team Sky rider impresses with fifth in prologue

Teams & Riders
Bjarne Riis thinks Lance Armstrong will struggle against his younger opponents

Riis defiant about the future of his team

By Richard Moore last updated

Schlecks brothers agree not to discuss their future until after the Tour

Teams & Riders
Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia)

Cavendish identifies Tour de France target sprints

By Richard Moore last updated

Brit sets the record straight on Tour de Suisse crash

Teams & Riders
Brad Wiggins (Sky) waves to fans after finishing second.

Wiggins tries to headline at Glastonbury

By Richard Moore last updated

Team Sky Briton sought to salvage his Tour of Britain

Teams & Riders
The Montepaschi Strade Bianche podium (l-r): Thomas Löfkvist (Sky), 2nd; Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana), 1st; Michael Rogers (HTC - Columbia), 3rd.

Iglinskiy pounces to Strade Bianche win

By Richard Moore last updated

Teide training camp helps Kazakh defeat Löfkvist and Rogers

Training Camps
Neo-pro Peter Kennaugh is wrapped up against the cold.

Kennaugh set for quick return

By Richard Moore last updated

Team Sky neo-pro crashed out during Strade Bianche

Emerging Talents
Russell Downing (Sky) leads the peloton.

Downing hopes for good performance at Tour of Britain

By Richard Moore last updated

British rider in contract negotiations after good year

Transfers
Tom Boonen managed a misty-eyed smile on the podium.

Tom Boonen: Celebrity status at Scheldeprijs

By Richard Moore last updated

Belgian fans swoon for the boy from Mol

Races
Hoy with the last kilo gold

Hoy to face his Copenhagen demons

By Richard Moore last updated

13 months after season-ending crash, Hoy returns to Ballerup Arena

Races
The entire Astana team on the podium at the sign.

Fresh doubts surround Astana's ProTour status

By Richard Moore last updated

Astana management given deadline for providing necessary information

Races
American Tejay Van Garderen before the 2009 World Championships

Van Garderen looks ahead to U23 road race

By Richard Moore last updated

American Tejay Van Garderen comes up short in U23 time trial

Races
UCI president Pat McQuaid

Radical changes for 2012 World Championships

By Richard Moore last updated

Limburg to host expanded Championships, team time trial to be re-introduced

Races
Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme

2011 Tour de France route reveals Prudhomme's lessons learned

By Richard Moore last updated

Summit finishes in Pyrenees, Alps ensure fireworks

Races
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Giro d'Italia tests show cycling is cleaner, McQuaid says

By Richard Moore last updated

UCI president sees "encouraging" signs

Races
Greg Henderson (Team Sky) races to a stage 2 victory in Stoke

Team Sky concede overall is beyond them in Tour of Britain

By Richard Moore last updated

De Jongh optimistic for more stage wins

Races
Cadel Evans (BMC)

The greatest Tour de France?

By Richard Moore last updated

Richard Moore dissects the 2011 edition

Races
Chris Hoy beats Jason Kenny

Hoy and Kenny set for crucial showdown

By Richard Moore last updated

Track World Cup in London has intriguing Olympic subplot

Races
Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) gets in one last race before his CAS verdict is announced.

Analysis: CAS vs Alberto Contador

By Richard Moore last updated

The rules of probability and whether Contador cheated

Doping
Sergi Borisov hits the deck

Hoy, Trott and Guo light up London Olympic velodrome

By Richard Moore last updated

Meares and Pendleton to clash

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