Richard Moore

It is with great sadness that we report the death of one of the best known writers and podcasters in the cycling world - Richard Moore.

It was November 2005 when Ed Hood first penned a piece for PEZ, on US legend Mike Neel. Since then he's covered all of the Grand Tours and Monuments for PEZ and has an article count in excess of 1,800 in the archive. I took the jersey but he absolutely rode like a man possessed to help me take the jersey – that memory will always be with me. His contribution to cycling – his legacy – is his cycling books, podcast, and articles. I retired that same year to then start coaching Richard, this turned out to be an amazing partnership which led to Scottish Championships, a Premier Calendar stage win and selection for the 1998 Commonwealth Games Road Race. Big Vern I will miss you Big Man but will always remember the many good days, weeks and laughs and your mischievous actions we had together.” He cajoled, drove, supported and indulged us from the first episode to what will not be the last, released a week ago, for we owe him that and so much more. Unfortunately a puncture ended his chances in the road race and he finished 22nd in the time trial. It will take us some time to process this tragedy, and, mainly for the sake of Richard’s family, we kindly ask for your respect and understanding over the coming days. He then progressed to the elite level and represented Scotland at significant events, including the Commonwealth Games. After finishing his competitive cycling years, he engaged in his passion for being a cycling journalist travelling to major races to cover these events. His books won awards, his warmth and humour drew friends – an enormous circle of the most diverse personality types spanning sports and continents. Edinburgh Road Club membership followed at age 13 and a diet of club 10 mile time trials; by 1991 he was Scottish Junior Road Race Champion. Not for the first time, The Three Fates have beaten me to the punch. On Tuesday morning, 29th March I received a ‘phone call from Roddy Riddle to tell me that Richard had passed away on Sunday night.

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On a personal level, he was my best friend and I am shattered." The Edinburgh-born writer began covering the sport at a time when cycling was beginning to enjoy a huge surge in popularity, with Scottish riders like Hoy and Craig McLean leading the way on the track. "He also wrote a column for The Scotsman - Richard Moore's Sports Almanac - that pulled out lesser known, but nevertheless interesting stories, for readers to ponder ahead of the coming week. Long-serving Scotsman sportswriter and good friend Alan Pattullo said the world of cycling and beyond would be devastated by the loss. He wrote several books, including In Search of Robert Millar, a biography of the enigmatic Scottish cyclist who, against all odds, won "King of the Mountains" at the 1984 Tour de France and finished fourth overall. Hoy wrote on Twitter: “Absolutely devastated to hear the awful news that Richard Moore has passed away.

Fellow members of The Cycling Podcast team pay tribute to hugely popular and highly respected journalist.

Simon has been news editor at road.cc since 2009, reporting on 10 editions and counting of pro cycling’s biggest races such as the Tour de France, stories on issues including infrastructure and campaigning, and interviewing some of the biggest names in cycling. He cajoled, drove, supported and indulged us from the first episode to what will not be the last, released a week ago, for we owe him that and so much more,” they added. Announcing his death today (you can read their tribute in full here), The Cycling Podcast team said: “Monday was an unfathomably difficult day.

The Scottish writer died on Sunday having only just been in Belgium to cover Gent-Wevelgem. His friends and colleagues at The Cycling Podcast confirmed the ...

Condolences to his family and colleagues on the podcast team The brand branched out later with a women’s cycling specific podcast that featured riders and writers from and around the women’s peloton. He wrote across a multitude of topics, including cycling and running. He cajoled, drove, supported, and indulged us from the first episode to what will not be the last, released a week ago, for we owe him that and so much more. We are all shattered,” a message from The Cycling Podcast read. In the morning we received the news that our leader, lynchpin, friend and brother Richard Moore had passed away.

A winner of many awards for his work, the Scotsman died on Monday, March 28. The Cycling Podcast, of which he co-founded in 2013, described his loss as a " ...

A winner of many awards for his work, the Scotsman died on Monday, March 28. The race organiser of the Women's Tour had his say, too. The Cycling Podcast, of which he co-founded in 2013, described his loss as a "tragedy" and him as a "force of nature, unerring but above all unifying".

Tributes have poured in for the cycling journalist and award-winning author Richard Moore who died on Monday, aged 49.

“Before the podcast’s genesis in 2013, Richard had already built one flourishing career as a brilliant, versatile and prolific author and journalist. His book In Search of Robert Millar won the best biography award at the 2008 British Sports Book Awards, while he penned volumes on Chris Hoy, Team Sky, and the Tour de France. Richard, you were the best of us.