Procycling

Procycling is the monthly magazine that takes readers inside the world’s toughest sport – professional road racing. From the mud and rain of the spring Classics through to annual summer spectacular of the Tour de France, the magazine combines thoughtful, probing sports journalism and insightful interviews with incredible sports photography. The rich, often scandalous history of cycle sport and its high tech future also feature in a magazine that’s a must for every follower of the grand tours and the peloton.

PREFACE • ISSUE 286 / OCTOBER 2021

GALLERY • THE WORLD’S BEST CYCLING PHOTOGRAPHY

The PSG-ification of road cycling

PETER SAGAN’S LAST HURRAH

COMMUNIQUÉ • NEWS • GOSSIP • CHATTER

ELISE CHABBEY • The Swiss Canyon-SRAM rider on getting hypothermia in a bike race and living for the moment

HENRI VANDENABEELE • The Belgian sensation who is already racing at WorldTour level

BENNIE LAMBREGTS • COACH, TEAM DSM

OBJECTS OF DESIRE • THIS MONTH’S ESSENTIAL GEAR

EVALDAS ŠIŠKEVIČIUS • The Lithuanian pro on almost an entire career spent at the same team

RACE AND BIKE RACING • DR MARLON MONCRIEFFE ON THE PUBLICATION OF HIS NEW BOOK LOOKING AT BLACK CHAMPIONS IN CYCLING

DAN MARTIN • ISRAEL START-UP NATION

KÉVIN RÉZA • B&B HOTELS P/B KTM

BRODIE CHAPMAN • FDJ NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE

CHARLIE QUARTERMAN • TREK - SEGAFREDO

CAREER BREAKS • Trek-Segafredo’s Bauke Mollema picked up his second career stage win at the Tour de France this summer, to add to his triumph at Il Lombardia in 2019. The Dutchman tells us why he broadened his horizons when the trend in cycling was towards specialisation, and how he keeps getting big wins

BAUKE MOLLEMA’S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS BY SEASON

FAST AND STEADY WINS THE RACE • Bauke Mollema might not have celebrity status but he is increasingly perceived as a national treasure in the Netherlands

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER • After a few seasons in the wilderness, Slovenia’s Matej Mohorič made a stunning comeback to win two Tour stages and come second in Clásica San Sebastián. The Bahrain Victorious rider tells Procycling how he has learned the hard lessons of being a professional racer

44 CAREER PODIUMS

INDIVIDUAL GLORY TOKYO • The Olympic Games road events are an increasingly prestigious addition to the road season. Procycling looks at how the women’s road race especially was one of the most spectacular in living memory

DONOSTIA SAN SEBASTIAN KLASIKOA • IN PICTURES

A LONG WAY TRAVELLED • Riders from Australia have always faced an uphill challenge in racing at the highest level, but the huge distance from Europe bred a character of resilience and industriousness. Procycling looks at the journey Australian riders have been making to Europe for over a century

STATS OF THE NATION

ROCK OF AGES • TREK-SEGAFREDO’S ROAD CAPTAIN TRIXI WORRACK TURNED PRO IN 2004, HAS 47 WINS AND OVER 300 TOP 10S, AND IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPERIENCED RIDERS IN THE PELOTON. AS SHE APPROACHES THE END OF HER CAREER, THE GERMAN TELLS PROCYCLING WHY SHE’S SATISFIED WITH HER CAREER AND ACHIEVEMENTS

WORRACK’S WINS

THE CLIMBER • The UCI’s President, Frenchman David Lappartient, is standing unopposed for re-election in September this year. In an exclusive interview, Procycling asks him what he has achieved in his four years so far, and what he hopes to achieve in the future

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CYCLING’S CULTURAL ARCHITECHS • Road captains set the tone for a team, providing the catalyst for victory but also representing the outfit’s ethos. Procycling shines the spotlight on the most influential riders in the peloton

THE SIXTH MONUMENT • The...