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.
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.
In the third and final instalment from the roads of 2019 Tour de France, Jamie continues his incredible travel adventure #ChasingTheTour including the exciting final week in the Alps and onto Paris.
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.
In the second instalment from the roads of 2019 Tour de France, Jamie reports back on their #ChasingTheTour adventure including with all the details about that money-can't-buy trip in the MAVIC neutral service car.
In the first of their on-the-road blogs following the 2019 Tour de France, Jamie and Gary report back on their travel adventure #ChasingTheTour with tales of meeting their favourite riders, the publicity caravan and all those free bidons!
Join customers Jamie and Gary who will be sharing their journey following the 2019 Tour de France starting next week. This week's #ChasingTheTour prologue is a fun and personal introduction on what's to come as well as some tips if you will be following the race in July.
Read about Rockets & Rascals monthly gravel ride, a social two-hour loop of Poole Harbour in Dorset, that takes in bridleways, forest trails and even some dirt to escape the traffic.
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 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.
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.
