The death has occurred of cycling journalist and podcaster Richard Moore. Many cycling fans have taken to social media to express their shock at Moore’s death, which was very sudden.
The Scot had written for cycling magazines and newspapers for many years and also wrote some of cycling’s best-received books of the last two decades.
However, his most successful venture was The Cycling
Podcast, which he founded and presented with fellow journalists and broadcasters
Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe.
The podcast, which started in 2013, has gone from strength in strength in recent years. While its Grand Tour coverage is its cornerstone content each year it publishes editions each week. The Cycling Podcast released a statement on Wednesday, saying everyone at the outlet would need some time to process his passing.
“Monday was an unfathomably difficult day. In the morning we received the news that our leader, lynchpin, friend, and brother Richard Moore had passed away. We are all shattered,” the statement said.
“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.
“In due course, it will be our
imperative to convey more fully how privileged we feel to have known Richard,
and to keep his towering legacy alive.”
The Cycling Podcast is regarded by many as the best English language podcast in cycling having built its reputation on expert and insightful analysis, always mixed with humour and lots of contributions from riders across pro cycling. It also has a spin-off Spanish edition, a women’s cycling edition and a tech edition.
Moore, who was in his late 40s, lived in France and had enjoyed a successful racing career, representing Scotland many times including at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998. He also won four Scottish titles, at junior and senior level, on road and track.
His books included Slaying the Badgerabout Greg Lemond’s victory over Bernard Hinault in the drama-filled 1986 Tour de France. The book was later made into a feature-length documentary.
Moore’s first book, In Search of Robert Millar, won the ‘best biography’ award at the 2008 British Sports Book Awards. He had also written about other sports and his book The Dirtiest Race in History: Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the Seoul Olympic 100m Final was nominated for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year after its publication in 2012.
As huge fans of The Cycling Podcast we extend our deep sympathies to Richard’s family and friends and all of his many colleagues across cycling journalism, especially his close friends and colleagues at The Cycling Podcast.
