Conquista - The Cycling Quarterly Magazine - Issue 15

In this issue

Suze Clemitson reports on the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), owners of the Tour de France. Holly Blades mirrors the fine work of Suze in bringing us her take on the Conquistadores of the same event.

Brian Hodes shares his behind-the-scenes images of world champion Peter Sagan and the BORA–hansgrohe boys in the middle of their Classics campaign, while Shane Stokes laments the decline of Spanish cycling.

Russell Jones continues his quest to catch up with the key members of the famous ANC team by talking to Stephen Swart. François Lebeau returns with an update of his series of über-cool portraits from the Red Hook Crit.

Matthew Bailey has taken a look at Team Novo Nordisk and their unique approach to Milan-San Remo. Trevor GornallI shares his tale of this year’s visit to Tour of Flanders, where Mark McNally decided to stick his nose in the wind for a short while. McNally also brings us a report on his “guest” appearance for the Great Britain Cycling Team at the Tour de Yorkshire.
Trevor Gornall smugly shows offhis superb new ride, courtesy of custom carbon frame builders FiftyOne Bikes of Dublin, Ireland. And Tom Owen drops us another postcard, this time from Kernow (otherwise known as Cornwall) where he met his new best friend Cyril.