Alasdair Fotheringham
Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The Independent, The Guardian, ProCycling, The Express and Reuters.
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'Milan-San Remo is the Monument he dreams of the most' - Biniam Girmay set for return to racing at La Primavera
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Eritrean back in Europe after becoming a father for the second time in late February

'I'd like to be in the Volta a Catalunya' - Egan Bernal aims for rapid re-start from broken collarbone setback
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Colombian 'only lost three days training' from injury, aims for Giro d'Italia start

'This looks very good for Milan-San Remo' – Mads Pedersen eyes first Monument success on Saturday
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Powerful Primavera line-up for Lidl-Trek likely includes double Tirreno-Adriatico stage winner Jonathan Milan and 2021 San Remo champion Jasper Stuyven

'The nerves before each season start are always the same' – Marianne Vos eyes third decade in pro road racing
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Analysis Dutch superstar kicks off 20th pro season this Sunday in Italy at Trofeo Alfredo Binda

Tirreno-Adriatico: Fredrik Dversnes gets the better of favourites to win stage 5 from break
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Norwegian rider survives as the peloton play cat and mouse in the final and race leader Ganna suffers a mechanical

'I was so close last year' - Michael Matthews building steadily for Milan-San Remo at Paris-Nice
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Australian determined to make good on string of near-misses in La Primavera on March 22

'We're hoping he can go far' - Paris-Nice victory for Lenny Martinez fires up home expectations for young French climber
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Bahrain Victorious racer boosts GC chances after netting first WorldTour win at ultra-tough summit finish

Tirreno-Adriatico: Olav Kooij wins stage 4 as breakaway caught in final metres
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Breakaway caught with 300m remaining as Kooij takes surprising sprint win
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Queen stage replaced with stage for sprinters at short notice, racing limited to 73km -
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