Alfa Lum Cycling Team - Part 1

Alfa Lum Cycling Team - Part 1

April 21, 2020 6 min read

Join respected author & journalist Herbie Sykes who explains the curious story of the Alfa Lum cycling team. Part one starts with Maurizio Fondriest's win at the 1988 World Championships that shaped the future of the team.
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Upwardly mobile…

Upwardly mobile…

April 05, 2020 9 min read

Join respected author & journalist Herbie Sykes who tells the interesting story of the Metauro Mobili Pinarello cycling team that featured riders like the Belgian climbing sensation Lucien Van Impe and Italian Champion Vittorio Algeri.
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An amazing race - the 1989 Tour de France

An amazing race - the 1989 Tour de France

March 30, 2020 10 min read

Originally published in issue 257 of Procycling Magazine, William Fotheringham looks back at the 1989 Tour de France which was decided by seconds on the Champs-Élysées between Greg LeMond and Laurent Fignon.

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We sat down with William Fotheringham for a Q&A about his latest book The Greatest: The life and times of Beryl Burton.

Beryl Burton Q&A with William Fotheringham

November 06, 2019 5 min read

We sat down with William Fotheringham for a Q&A about retelling the story of a true legend, the one and only Beryl Burton in his latest book The Greatest.
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Paris - Roubaix 1996: Johan Museeuw taking the win ahead of teammates Gianluca Bortolami & Andrea Tafi to complete an all-MAPEI podium.

Mapei Cycling Team 1993 - 1997

October 16, 2019 10 min read

In part one of our Mapei cycling team blog, we recount the early years of the Italian superteam, which, from humble beginnings, morphed to the most powerful team of the era, winning an incredible 653 races along the way.
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See the incredible delight captured by A. Landrain in Greg Lemond's face having sprinted to victory at the 1989 UCI Road World Championships in Chambéry, France. Photo Credit: Press Sports / L'Equipe.

Road World Championships - Chambéry 1989

August 28, 2019 5 min read

Join cycling author & journalist William Fotheringham who recalls his memories of the 1989 road world championships held in Chambéry, France where Greg Lemond came out the victor beating Dimitri Konyshev and Sean Kelly in a rain-soaked sprint for the line.
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<p>The Raleigh-TI team riding their speciality team time trial at the 1980 Tour de France. The riders are Jan Raas, Johan Van de Velde, Gerrit Knetemann, Paul Wellens, Cees Priem, Bert Oosterbosch, Henk Lubberding and Joop Zoetemelk.

TI Raleigh Cycling Team

July 30, 2019 5 min read

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.
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Flandria Cycling Team

About The Flandria Cycling Team

June 18, 2019 5 min read

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.
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Brooklyn Chewing Gum cycling team

Brooklyn Chewing Gum cycling team

June 08, 2019 4 min read

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.
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St Raphaël cycling team - Jacques Anquetil

St Raphaël cycling team - Jacques Anquetil

May 20, 2019 5 min read

Join travel writer and round-the-world cyclist Pedr Charlesworth as he explores the wacky world that was the legendary French rider, Jacques Anquetil, and his St Raphaël cycling team.
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San Pellegrino Cycling Team - Brilliant Orange

San Pellegrino Cycling Team - Brilliant Orange

May 10, 2019 6 min read

Join respected author & journalist Herbie Sykes who explains the intriguing background story behind our best-selling retro jersey of 2017 and 2018 - the San Pellegrino.
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The Fåglum brothers - Gösta Pettersson (in the maglia rosa) on the start line of the 1972 edition of the Giro D'Italia.

Ferretti Cycling Team - Fratelli D'Italia

May 02, 2019 6 min read

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.
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