Alfa Lum Cycling Team - Part 1
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…
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
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.
Beryl Burton Q&A with William Fotheringham
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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Mapei Cycling Team 1993 - 1997
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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Road World Championships - Chambéry 1989
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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TI Raleigh Cycling Team
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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About The Flandria Cycling Team
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
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
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
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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Ferretti Cycling Team - Fratelli D'Italia
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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