Retro

Motorola Cycling Team

July 21, 2022 5 min read

In William Fotheringham's latest blog, learn about Jim Ochowicz's Motorola cycling team. Not only did they bring race radios to the peloton, but it also featured a core of English-speaking riders including Phil Anderson, Sean Yates, Steve Bauer, Andy Hampsten, Frankie Andreu, George Hincapie, and Lance Armstrong.

Theo Känel - Prince of Thieves

May 28, 2021 10 min read

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.

Index Alexia Alluminio Cycling Team

April 13, 2021 10 min read

In 2002, a team which was technically insolvent somehow won the Giro D'Italia. In the second of his exclusive blog posts on cycling’s vanishing teams, Herbie Sykes recalls Paolo Savoldelli’s Index-Alexia cycling team.

Ton Vissers and the Alsaver Cycling Team - Last orders

March 09, 2021 9 min read

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.

Our best-selling cycling jerseys of 2020

January 01, 2021 4 min read

The La Vie Claire retro jersey was our best-selling cycling jersey of an unforgettable 2020. For the first time ever, the Mondrian inspired jersey came out ahead of the three-time winner the San Pellegrino jersey with the consistent Molteni Arcore jersey in third.

Our best-selling cycling caps of the year!

November 08, 2020 5 min read

We have collated our 2020 sales data and look in detail at the top 10, best-selling cycling caps that Prendas Ciclismo has available worldwide for our customers to buy online.

Long-lost Race Leader Jerseys

October 02, 2020 5 min read

Join William Fotheringham who looks at a number of race leader jerseys that are sadly no longer awarded on the podium including the Tour de France Combination jersey and the blue InterGrio jersey of the Giro D'Italia.

La Vie Claire Cycling Team

July 08, 2020 9 min read

In William Fotheringham's latest blog, read his fascinating insight into the history of the La Vie Claire cycling team. With it's team leaders of Greg Lemond, Bernard Hinault and Jean-François Bernard, the star of the team was arguably the iconic Mondrian-inspired jersey that is still a firm favourite.