
James Moultrie
James Moultrie is a gold-standard NCTJ journalist who joined Cyclingnews as a News Writer in 2023 after originally contributing as a freelancer for eight months, during which time he also wrote for Eurosport, Rouleur and Cycling Weekly. Prior to joining the team he reported on races such as Paris-Roubaix and the Giro d’Italia Donne for Eurosport and has interviewed some of the sport’s top riders in Chloé Dygert, Lizzie Deignan and Wout van Aert. Outside of cycling, he spends the majority of his time watching other sports – rugby, football, cricket, and American Football to name a few.
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'Completely empty, we weren't strong enough' – No regrets for Van Aert and Jorgenson as they miss podium and fade behind superior Pogačar at Tour of Flanders
By James Moultrie published
News 'I really tried and Tadej was just stronger' says Van Aert as American admits he 'completely came apart in the last 10km'

Mathieu van der Poel, Tim Wellens and John Degenkolb crash in men's Tour of Flanders
By James Moultrie published
News Defending champion forced to chase back on after being involved in crash with 126km to go

'Not much you can do without one of these superstars' – Why Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe's new cobbled Classics squad isn't fully firing yet
By James Moultrie published
News 'It sounds very sad, but you're fighting just for a podium spot, fourth or a fifth' says DS Heinrich Haussler

How Tadej Pogačar racing the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix changes everything
By James Moultrie published
Analysis 'Why should I wait for sprint when you have 250km of opportunities and chances to go for the victory?' says world champion ahead of second Monument of the season

'It can ruin your day' – Tadej Pogačar criticises social media, backs Wout van Aert to shine in Tour of Flanders after backlash
By James Moultrie published
News 'On social media, there are a lot of positive things, but always the negative things come out the most' says world champion

'Mathieu is going to be very hard to beat' – Tadej Pogačar sizes up main rival Van der Poel ahead of Monument rematch in Tour of Flanders
By James Moultrie published
News World champion not chasing 'revenge' in second face-off of the season against Dutchman, looks to avoid sprint finish into Oudenaarde

'I don't care' – Mathieu van der Poel's team management unfazed by potential Tour of Flanders tactical headache
By James Moultrie published
News 'We have to trust ourselves. We have proven in the last three or four years that we are able to win in the Classics' says head DS Roodhooft

Eyewitness – Tactical blunder turns Wout van Aert and Visma-Lease a Bike's 'perfect' day at the Classics into a nightmare
By James Moultrie published
Eyewitness Cyclingnews captures the emotions of a disaster day for Dutch team at Dwars door Vlaanderen

'I was just too selfish' – Cramps and 'big mistake' bring Wout van Aert heartbreak at Dwars door Vlaanderen for second year in row
By James Moultrie published
News 'I've been through a pretty rough year and I've had a lot of criticism as well. I feel like I needed this victory as an answer' says Belgian
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