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

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

By Richard Moore published

UCI president sees "encouraging" signs

Racing
Theo Bos (Cervelo TestTest) wins again

Bos breaks ties with the track

By Richard Moore published

Former world champion will focus entirely on road racing

Teams & Riders
David Millar (Garmin - Transitions) ascends the Kapelmuur in the Tour of Flanders.

Millar on form for Paris-Roubaix

By Richard Moore published

Flanders ride a breakthrough for the Briton

Teams & Riders
Tom Boonen managed a misty-eyed smile on the podium.

Tom Boonen: Celebrity status at Scheldeprijs

By Richard Moore published

Belgian fans swoon for the boy from Mol

Racing
Nicole Cooke speaks to the press

Nicole Cooke encouraged by GB team performance in Flanders

By Richard Moore published

British rider hoping to refind her Olympic winning form

Teams & Riders
Garmin-Slipstream's David Millar and Quick Step's Sylvain Chavanel ride together.

MIllar finds his calling in Flanders

By Richard Moore published

Garmin-Transitions rider gave his all chasing Cancellara and Boonen

Teams & Riders
Grace Verbeke (Lotto Ladies Team) was overjoyed to win the 2010 Ronde van Vlaanderen

Verbeke becomes first Belgian winner of Flanders

By Richard Moore published

Lotto rider takes emotional win ahead of bunch

Teams & Riders
Hoy with the last kilo gold

Hoy to face his Copenhagen demons

By Richard Moore published

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

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

Kennaugh set for quick return

By Richard Moore published

Team Sky neo-pro crashed out during Strade Bianche

Emerging Talents
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 published

Teide training camp helps Kazakh defeat Löfkvist and Rogers

Training Camps
Filippo Pozzato (Katusha) outsprints Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Transitions) for fourth place.

Hesjedal happy with fifth in Strade Bianche

By Richard Moore published

Garmin-Transitions rider looks ahead to Catalunya and Ardennes

Teams & Riders
Nicolas Portal sees the lighter side of TT training.

Portal returns to racing after heart problem

By Richard Moore published

Dropped by Caisse d’Epargne but on the comeback trail with Team Sky

Teams & Riders
Michael Barry (Team Sky)

Experienced Barry slips into leadership role at Sky

By Richard Moore published

Canadian domestique confident British squad is building strong platform

Teams & Riders
Simon Gerrans (Cervélo TestTeam), 29, wins Vuelta a España stage 10 to Murcia

Gerrans testing himself as week long specialist

By Richard Moore published

Australian aiming for Paris-Nice, Ardennes Classics

Teams & Riders
Wiggins has been working with Ellingworth

Ellingworth's debut as Sky race coach

By Richard Moore published

Wiggins, Thomas and Stannard benefit from time trial training

Teams & Riders
Lance Armstrong at the Tour Down Under.

Lance Armstrong's second coming

By Richard Moore published

Procycling Review of the Year looks back at Armstrong's return at the Tour Down Under

Teams & Riders
Joaquím Rodríguez (Spain) took the bronze medal.

Silver medallist Kolobnev wistful after his second place

By Richard Moore published

Rodriguez happy to bring home bronze for Spain

Teams & Riders
Cadel Evans wins the World Championship for Australia

Evans takes emotional, historic world championship win for Australia

By Richard Moore published

A season's hard work is repaid in gold in Switzerland

Teams & Riders
Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto)

Evans becomes road World Champion in Mendrisio

By Richard Moore published

First-ever Australian men's road World Championship win

Teams & Riders
Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Eparnge)

Valverde free to start elite men's worlds road race on Sunday

By Richard Moore published

UCI awaits two decisions from CAS involving the Spanish racer

Teams & Riders
Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain) races at the 2008 Track World Championships

UCI plans major shake-up of Olympic track programme

By Richard Moore published

Individual pursuit, points race, madison may vanish from Olympics

Teams & Riders
Romain Sicard (France) with his Under-23 gold medal and rainbow jersey.

Sicard wins world Under 23 road title

By Richard Moore published

Frenchman solos to claim espoir road race in Mendrisio

Teams & Riders
The entire Astana team on the podium at the sign.

Fresh doubts surround Astana's ProTour status

By Richard Moore published

Astana management given deadline for providing necessary information

Racing
Nicole Cooke (Great Britain), World and Olympic road race champion, sits on the front of the bunch.

Cooke withdraws from women's world championship road race

By Richard Moore published

Difficult preparation means an end to her time in the rainbow jersey

Teams & Riders
David Millar (Garmin-Slipstream) on his way to the win in the Vuelta time trial.

Millar: Vuelta the key to brutal Worlds

By Richard Moore published

Motivated Millar ready to lead strong British road race team

Teams & Riders
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