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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Pascal Hervé, key lieutenant in Festina squad for Richard Virenque, dies at 60
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Career of former Giro d'Italia leader marked by 1998 Tour de France 'Festina affair'

Tom Pidcock's brother Joe added to Q36.5 lineup for 2025, Briton's coach Kurt Bogaerts also joins
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Late addition of 22-year-old completes Swiss team roster for next season

Wout van Aert clash with Mathieu van der Poel at Loenhoet still possible despite illness
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Visma-Lease a Bike racer reportedly recovering steadily from 'flu that sparked non-start at Mol

'I will talk with Tadej and we'll decide' - UAE and Pogačar to discuss possible Vuelta a España start
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Pogačar to ride either Giro d'Italia or Vuelta a España in 2025

'Tadej sets the bar, we try to reach it' - Juan Ayuso discusses daily team life with all-time great Pogačar
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Analysis 'He is like Leo Messi in football, he makes it all look so easy,' says young UAE racer

Veteran MotoGP pilot 'swaps leather for lycra' with Lidl-Trek
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Catalan 35-yea-old racer, Aleix Espargaró, joins WorldTour team in ambassador's role

Revealed: Mathieu van der Poel publishes cyclocross schedule for 2024-2025
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Title defence at World Championships main goal of shortened calendar

Ben O'Connor connects with his roots to inspire young Aussie generation as Jayco-AIUIa leader
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Analysis 'Results are fickle; it can be about being smart' says Grand Tour rider, yet to reveal 2025 programme beyond Tour de France
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