William Fotheringham

William Fotheringham (born 1964 or 1965) is a sports writer specialising in cycling and rugby. As a newspaper journalist he writes for The Guardian.^[1] Fotheringham was a features editor for Cycling Weekly, and the first editor of Cycle Sport and Procycling magazine.^[1] He is a current writer for Rouleur Magazine.^[2]

A graduate of Cambridge University with a degree in French, Russian and Italian, Fotheringham won the IPC Media Specialist Writer of the Year award in 1993 and 1998.^[1]

He was also a racing cyclist for nearly 30 years.^[2] He is described by Rapha as being "one of the finest writers in the ‘Pro Tour’ pressroom".^[3]

Books by Fotheringham [edit]

• Cycle Racing: How to Train, Race and Win. A. & C. Black. 1996. ISBN 978-0-7136-4540-8. 
• Put Me Back on My Bike: In Search of Tom Simpson. Yellow Jersey Press. 2002. ISBN 978-0-224-06186-5. 
• A Century of Cycling: The Classic Races and Legendary Champions. Motorbooks International. 2003. ISBN 978-0-7603-1553-8. 
• Fotheringham's Sporting Trivia. Sanctuary Publishing Ltd. 2003. ISBN 978-1-86074-510-2. 
• Roule Britannia: A History of Britons in the Tour de France. Yellow Jersey Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0-224-07425-4. 
• Fotheringham's Sporting Pastimes. Robson Books Ltd. 2006. ISBN 978-1-86105-953-6. 
• Fallen Angel: The Passion of Fausto Coppi. Jonathan Cape. 2009. ISBN 978-0-224-07447-6. 
• Merckx: Half-Man, Half-Bike. Yellow Jersey Press. 2012. ISBN 978-0-224-07448-3. 

• Bradley Wiggins - My Time. Yellow Jersey Press. 2012. ISBN 978-0-224-09212-8. 
• Bradley Wiggins - My Time. Yellow Jersey Press. 2012. ISBN 978-0-224-09213-5. 

As translator [edit]

• Willy Voet (2001). Breaking the Chain: Drugs and Cycling – The True Story. Yellow Jersey Press. ISBN 978-0-224-06056-1. 

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Interview with Podium Cafe

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