
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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'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

'Cycling is not for softies' – Paris-Nice stage 4 winner João Almeida defends race restart after bad weather neutralisation
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Portuguese rider rejects calls that stage should have been stopped completely

Former World Champion Romans Vainsteins faces four months in prison for defaulting on family support payments
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Latvian arrested at Bergamo airport over €70,000 debt to ex-wife

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Thüringen Ladies Tour facing cancellation as public funding for top German stage race withdrawn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
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