1970s

In 1977, a cocksure Swiss upholsterer crammed a lifetime of scandals into four short months. In the third and final instalment of his vanishing teams series, Herbie Sykes recalls the mythical (for all the wrong reasons) Theo Känel.

Join respected author & journalist Herbie Sykes who has exclusively written a series of articles for Prendas Ciclismo evoking cycling’s vanishing teams. The first blog features Ton Vissers and his Alsaver Cycling team, a mythical Dutch outfit from 1975 professional peloton.

Pedr Charlesworth looks into the story behind the TI Raleigh cycling team that combined success on the road and track with the likes of Jan Raas, Peter Post, Joop Zoetemelk, René Pijnen, Frank Hoste and Hennie Kuiper.

Pedr Charlesworth delves into the story behind the Flandria cycling team that boasted team leaders like Rik Van Looy, Roger De Vlaeminck, Walter Godefroot and Freddy Maertens during their 17 years in the pro peloton.

Join travel writer and round-the-world cyclist Pedr Charlesworth as he looks into the story behind the Brooklyn Gum team's success in the Monuments - spearheaded by Roger De Vlaeminck, otherwise known as Mr Paris-Roubaix.

Join respected author & journalist Herbie Sykes who looks back to when the Ferretti cycling team joined the professional peloton and brought along the Swedish Pettersson brothers along for a truly meteoric journey.

Join travel writer and round-the-world cyclist Pedr Charlesworth as he explores the story behind the iconic Peugeot cycling team containing Tom Simpson, Roger Pingeon, Eddy Merckx and Robert Millar et al commandeered as the most successful cycling team ever.

Join travel writer & current round-the-world cyclist Pedr Charlesworth as he delves into the ruthless panache that made the iconic Molteni cycling team so successful with leaders Gianni Motta, Herman Van Springel, Marino Basso and Eddy Merckx.

Join respected author & journalist Herbie Sykes who looks back on the Milk Race from an Eastern European and Soviet Union riders point of view in this insightful piece.

Join respected author, journalist & launch magazine editor of both Cycle Sport & Procycling William Fotheringham who takes us back in time to his recollections of the Milk Race.

We were excited to partner with Rouleur once again the Rouleur Classic exhibition. Read what happened and enjoy once more our #CapsNotHats hall of fame plus our collection of cotton caps.