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William Fotheringham

United Kingdom

Sports Reporter at The Guardian

journalist covering cycling for the Guardian since 1989, writer of 14 books. latest is The Greatest: the Times and Life of Beryl Burton published September 2019

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  • 3 weeks ago | msn.com | William Fotheringham

    Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.

  • 3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | William Fotheringham

    The Mexican standoff is a much-loved cinematic device, but the stalemate beloved of western movie script writers has rarely, if ever, decided one of cycling’s Grand Tours.

  • 2 months ago | theguardian.com | William Fotheringham

    Barry Hoban, who has died aged 85, was one of the first generation of British cyclists to make a mark in European professional cycling, a prolific sprint winner whose UK record of eight stage wins in the Tour de France stood for 34 years until the greatest sprinter of them all, Mark Cavendish, reached his peak. His record of 11 Tour finishes from 12 starts stood until 2024 when it was eclipsed by Geraint Thomas.

  • 2 months ago | msn.com | William Fotheringham

    Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.

  • 2 months ago | theguardian.com | William Fotheringham

    Barry Hoban, the British cycling Icon and eight-time Tour de France stage winner has died aged 85. Hoban was a pioneer of cycling in the UK in the 1960s and 70s and blazed a trail for cyclists such as Mark Cavendish and Geraint Thomas. Born in 1940 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, Hoban cut his teeth for local cycling club Calder Clarion as a sprinter before realising he had a particular aptitude for climbing. He turned professional in the 1960s and spent 19 years on the circuit.

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William Fotheringham
William Fotheringham @willfoth
5 Jun 25

Must be a stage race round the corner https://t.co/YjM006Nf4T

William Fotheringham
William Fotheringham @willfoth
3 Jun 25

Always nice to get feedback, thanks John

John E Dunn
John E Dunn @JohnEDunn

@willfoth Superb piece by you in The Guardian. Reading it I felt as if someone was finally explaining what we'd watched...

William Fotheringham
William Fotheringham @willfoth
2 Jun 25

Cheers Luke

Luke McLaughlin
Luke McLaughlin @LukeMcLaughlin

Top #GirodItalia analysis by @willfoth https://t.co/ZdCt8n6LLI