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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Tirreno-Adriatico: Andrea Vendrame beats Tom Pidcock to stage 3 victory
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Italian won the reduced sprint ahead of Pidcock and Gregoire

Racing restarted with 28km to go on Paris-Nice stage 4 after grim weather conditions forced neutralisation
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Riders stopped after 120km of racing towards first summit finish

'I'm no Tadej, I'm just a good cyclist' - Victor Campenaerts discusses his radical change of Tour de France ambitions with Visma-Lease a Bike
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Analysis After hugely memorable 2024 Tour de France stage win, Campenaerts moves in a new direction on new team

Thüringen Ladies Tour facing cancellation as public funding for top German stage race withdrawn
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Estimated €200,000 shortfall means long-standing six-day stage race may well not go ahead in 2025

'If someone wants to dope, they don't need me' – 'Dr Mabuse' appeals against 2022 conviction for incitation to doping
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News French sports medicine advisor Bernard Sainz battling against latest of multiple doping convictions

Paris-Nice: Tim Merlier goes two-for-two with late acceleration for stage 2 victory
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Emilien Jeannière and Mads Pedersen earn podium spots, Hugo Page relegated from third to 136th

'The answer is no' - Jonas Vingegaard says pro cycling is too dangerous to let his children race
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Double Tour de France champion repeats call for collective action on safety

'We lost each other too many times' - Mads Pedersen blasts teammates over Paris-Nice stage 1 sprint
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Twelfth on stage 1, Lidl-Trek fastman hoping for different outcome to stage 2
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