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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Chaos as peloton taken onto wrong side of race barriers on sprint finish at Volta ao Algarve
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News The stage was cancelled after majority of sprinters attempt finish amongst crowds and fans rather than finish straight

Volta ao Algarve: Filippo Ganna misses solo sprint win after opening stage cancelled due to bizarre misdirection of peloton
By Kirsten Frattini, Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results What was unfolding as a bunch sprint in Lagos ends with majority of riders missing a final corner and no official results posted

'I'm just going to try and soak it up' – Geraint Thomas kicks off final European stage racing campaign at Volta ao Algarve
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Former double race winner not looking for major results in last participation this week

'Everyone is pretty greedy to win' - Michal Kwiatkowski keeps Ineos Grenadiers on victory path at Clásica Jaén
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Former World Champion takes first triumph in 18 months in one-day Classic

'We were chasing the facts' - Wout van Aert switches to helper status at Clásica Jaén in tougher season start than expected
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Belgian star finishes 39th in Spanish version of Strade Bianche after working for Ben Tulett

Clásica Jaén: Michał Kwiatkowski converts 12km solo attack into victory
By Kirsten Frattini, Alasdair Fotheringham published
Results Isaac Del Toro and Ibon Ruiz trail home a distant second and third in Spanish gravel one-day race

'He's unbreakable' - Ineos Grenadiers teammates pay tribute to Geraint Thomas after retirement announcement
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News 2018 Tour de France winner is set to retire at the end of the season

Volta ao Algarve 2025 - Analysing the contenders
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Analysis Classics and GC stars clash in the most stacked of all the early season stage racing tests
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