FEATURE: BRITTANY
It was a grand départ unlike any other, for better and for worse. We look at a chaotic opening.

IN DEPTH: MATHIEU VAN DER POEL
The Dutchman won a stage and wore the yellow jersey. We look at a stunning Tour debut.

FEATURE: MARK CAVENDISH
How the British sprinter created history by winning four stages in a great Tour comeback.

A RIDE WITH: LIZZIE DEIGNAN - We take to the roads of Otley with our guest editor, on one of her favourite training loops.

PHIL WEST - Guest editor Lizzie Deignan interviews Team DSM’s sports director on his life in cycling.

ANALYSIS: INEOS GRENADIERS
They won the Giro and six more stage races. So why did 2021 feel underwhelming for the British team?

IN DEPTH: THE FOUR DUTCH CHAMPIONS
Dutch riders continue to dominate in women’s cycling. We look at the four biggest stars.

INTERVIEW: GINO MÄDER
We followed the rising star of Swiss cycling on his journey to fifth overall at the Vuelta a España.

EYEWITNESS: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Our report from on the ground at what has been described as the best Worlds ever.

INTERVIEW: MARLEN REUSSER
We meet the European time trial champion who is fast becoming a star of the women’s scene.

IN DEPTH: ALPECIN-FENIX
We explain how the Dutch-Belgian ProTeam can compete against the WorldTour outfits.

PREVIEW: IL LOMBARDIA
The final monument of the season is also one of the most evocative races. We explain why.

INTERVIEW: ALEXANDR VLASOV
Why Astana’s young Russian rider is slowly developing into one of the most consistent GC riders..

ANALYSIS: OLYMPIC GAMES
Procycling looks at the Tokyo road events to find out what makes them different from all other races.

STATE OF THE NATION: AUSTRALIA
The latest in our series exploring cycling culture explains why Aussie cycling is so different.

IN-DEPTH: CYCLING’S CULTURAL ARCHITECTS
How road captains don’t just make tactical decisions in a race, but also set the values of a team..

STATE OF THE NATION: USA
The latest in our series asks why road racing in the USA is a story of dizzying highs and terrifying lows.

EYEWITNESS: FESTIVAL ELSY JACOBS
All the colour and action from Luxembourg’s venerable, exciting and atmospheric big race.

ANALYSIS: DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP
Just how do the Belgian team keep winning more races than anybody else?

IN-DEPTH: THE SLOVENIAN PSYCHODRAMA
Behind the unique bond that links Tour favourites and compatriots Tadej Pogacar and Primož Roglic.

INTERVIEW: DAVID GAUDU & VALENTIN MADOUAS
The Groupama-FDJ riders on their shared Breton heritage and the 2021 Tour’s grand départ.

ANALYSIS: CLIMBING PHYSICS
We look at the unique demands of the Tour’s mountains and how riders can master them..

ANALYSIS: TOUR OF THE ALPS
How the Alpine stage race has become one of the calendar’s favourite events for fans and riders.

IN DEPTH: ONE-WEEK STAGE RACES
We examine the week-long stage races which form the backbone of the international calendar..

STATE OF THE NATION: FRANCE
The latest in our series on international cycling culture looks at France, the cradle of road racing.

ANALYSIS: BELGIAN CLASSICS
Procycling looks at winners and losers in the 2021 Belgian classics season.

IN-DEPTH: PARIS-ROUBAIX
We talk to a broad cast of characters who have a close relationship with the Queen of Classics.

IN-DEPTH: ZEN AND THE ART OF DESCENDING
How the best riders in the world are using descents to make the difference in the big races.

IN-DEPTH: TROFEO ALFREDO BINDA
Procycling looks at the history and culture of women’s cycling’s oldest race.

IN DEPTH: JUMBO-VISMA WOMEN
The newest squad in women’s cycling has aimed high, with the signing of champion Marianne Vos..

2021 SEASON PREVIEW
We identify the big issues and stories that are likely to define the cycling season this year.

IN DEPTH: MOVISTAR WOMEN’S TEAM
We go behind the scenes of the Spanish team, which showed its ambition in signing Annemiek van Vleuten.

ANALYSIS: REVIEW OF THE YEAR
Procycling takes a look back at the tumultuous 2020 cycling season and explores the themes of this year.

EYEWITNESS: GIRO D’ITALIA
Procycling was at this year’s eventful Giro, which ended with a surprise winner in Tao Geoghegan Hart.

ANALYSIS: VUELTA A ESPAÑA
The Vuelta did not end this year until 8 November. Procycling takes a look at a race which beguiled in the late autumn sun..

ANALYSIS: AUTUMN CLASSICS
From the Worlds to Flanders, via the Ardennes and cobbles, the classics looked a bit different this year.

IN PICTURES: BRABANTSE PIJL
Traditionally the Ardennes races’ little sibling, Brabantse Pijl 2020 was an all-star showdown.

INTERVIEW: SAM BEWLEY
The New Zealander on why Mitchelton-Scott is home, moving to Europe and making his Tour debut..

IN DEPTH: A GRAND DÉPART IN NICE
How the Tour’s opening days proceeded under a cloud of uncertainty on the Côte d’Azur.

FEATURE: BREAKING AWAY
Some of the riders who spent hundreds of kilometres up the road explain how it works..

ANALYSIS: CRITÉRIUM DU DAUPHINÉ
Procycling looks back at what has been described as the hardest ever edition of the Alpine race.

RETRO: JOOP ZOETEMELK & THE 1980 TOUR
We look back at the 1980 Tour, a race dominated by Dutch riders and the absence of Bernard Hinault..

IN DEPTH: 2020 TOUR ANALYSIS
Covid-19 means 2020 will be no ordinary Tour, but will it still come down to Ineos vs Jumbo-Visma?

FEATURE: ISRAEL START-UP NATION
How Israel Start-Up Nation’s debut at the Tour marks a significant moment for cycling in Israel..

ANALYSIS: WHO CAN WIN THE TOUR?
We take a look at what makes up the select group of riders who can contend for the maillot jaune.

ANALYSIS: HOW TO BUILD A TOUR TEAM
What goes into building the perfect team for Le Tour, and how is it decided?

NICOLAS PORTAL
A tribute to Nicolas Portal, the late directeur sportif at Team Ineos, who took the team to seven Tour wins..

IN DEPTH: WOMEN’S CHALLENGE
A look back at the groundbreaking Idaho race that was deemed so tough the UCI refused to sanction it.

ANALYSIS: THE DEMISE OF TIME TRIALS
We take a look at why the race of truth is increasingly disappearing from major races.

ANALYSIS: THE BIG NINE
Why the grand tours and monuments stand above all other races in cycling..

IN-DEPTH: 40 YEARS OF MOVISTAR
The Spanish team celebrates four decades in the peloton this year, as we look at the team’s beginning.

INTERVIEW: FLOORTJE MACKAIJ
The Dutch classics rider discusses finding her top form over the last year, and following Van Vleuten..

IN DEPTH: SPRINTERS AT THE UAE TOUR
Why the current crop of bunch finishers is a golden generation in cycling - maybe the best ever.

INTERVIEW: SEPP KUSS
We meet the laid-back climbing talent, who won a spectacular stage in last year’s Vuelta a España.

INTERVIEW: FILIPPO GANNA
Meet the rider who has a good chance of becoming the first ever to break the four-minute pursuit mark..

IN DEPTH: TOUR OF FLANDERS
Our extended feature on what makes the Tour of Flanders unlike any other bike race.

IN PICTURES: ARDÈCHE AND DRÔME CLASSICS
The alternative ‘opening weekend’ in southeast France: a weekend of spectacular and tough races.

INTERVIEW: BENNETT & ARCHBOLD
Quick-Step’s new sprinter Sam Bennett and lead-out man Shane Archbold on why they work well together..

IN DEPTH: HOW I WON MILAN-SAN REMO
Former winners of La Primavera explain how they won cycling’s longest race.

INTERVIEW: MATTI BRESCHEL
A revealing interview with the retired Dane, who is now slowly finding his feet as an ex-pro.

ANALYSIS: PARIS-NICE
The Race to the Sun is one of cycling’s most iconic races. We look at why it has endured.

INTERVIEW: PATRICK BEVIN
CCC’s Kiwi sprinter-time triallist on his breadth of talents and becoming an expert in his disciplines..

ANNEMIEK VAN VLEUTEN
Procycling visits the world champion at home, for a ride and a revealing interview.

ANALYSIS: LONG CAREERS
Van Vleuten is performing well into her late 30s. Procycling looks at some of her forebears.

ANALYSIS: DESERT RACES
It’s 18 years since the first Tour of Qatar. Procycling looks at the desert races.

IN DEPTH: ARKÉA-SAMSIC
The Breton team signed a raft of ambitious riders for 2020, but have they taken too great a risk? Procycling investigates..

DAN’S DIARY Dan Martin’s latest news & thoughts.

JENS VOIGT Our race columnist on the latest events..

INTERVIEW: CALEB EWAN
We speak to the Australian rider who stood head and shoulders above his sprinting rivals this year, with three Tour stage victories.

ANALYSIS: ANNEMIEK VAN VLEUTEN
We look at the four biggest wins by the Dutch rider this year, and how she achieved them..

UCI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - Our eyewitness account of the Yorkshire home World Championships.

IN-DEPTH: THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT - Procycling meets the young riders who have taken the cycling world by storm in 2019..

Procycling visited the young German, who came fourth in the 2019 Tour, in his home region to find out what makes him tick

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Procycling Magazine - September 2021

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