PREFACE

GALLERY

THE WORLD’S BEST CYCLING PHOTOGRAPHY

PROLOGUE

PROCYCLING :AT THE HEART OF THE PELOTON

NOTHING WITHOUT FANS

ADAM BECKET STAFF WRITER While I was at

COMMUNIQUÉ

NEWS • GOSSIP • CHATTER

Q&A ANNA SHACKLEY

SD-Worx’s young Scottish climber on drawing, unread emails and Off Menu

ETHAN VERNON

The British Olympian with a glittering road career ahead of him

HANNAH BARNES

The British all-rounder on her time at Canyon-Sram and moving to a new environment

GROWING ALL THE WAY

FRAN CONTADOR HOW VALUES UNDERPIN A TEAM’S GROWTH FROM JUNIOR ALL THE WAY TO WORLDTOUR

DAN MARTIN

ISRAEL START-UP NATION

BRODIE CHAPMAN

F D J N O U V E L L E - A Q U I T A I N E

KÉVIN RÉZA

B & B H O T E L S P / B K T M

CHARLIE QUARTERMAN

T R E K - S E G AF R E D O

THE RIDER

Deceuninck-Quick Step’s Dane Kasper Asgreen became a monument winner at the age of 26 this spring when he triumphed in the Tour of Flanders. He tells Procycling why he has remained true to his Danish roots, and how a childhood spent competing as a horse rider set him up for life in the WorldTour

COUNTERPOINT

HOME ADVANTAGE

WISHLIST

THE WORLD’S BEST CYCLING KIT

Debrief

ANALYSIS • INSIGHT • DATA

The Guide

RACECALENDAR / OCTOBER 2021

L AURENS TEN DAM

Laurens looks back to some nasty cases of ‘Septemberitis’ in his career

PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ

SAME ,BUT DIFFERENT

TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL

The Netherlands is first and foremost a cycling country, so it’s no surprise that it has produced some of the greatest riders of all time, and the current world-beating generation of female athletes. Procycling looks into the roots of Dutch cycling culture, to find the reasons for its continuing success

FLAMES FROM THE FENIX

ALPECIN-FENIX STARTED OUT AS A TINY CYCLO-CROSS OUTFIT BUT HAVE GROWN INTO ONE OF THE BEST TEAMS IN THE WORLD, WINNING STAGES AT EACH GRAND TOUR AND CLASSICS. HERE’S HOW THEY DID IT

A MONUMENT THAT STANDS ALONE

Il Lombardia is the last big race of the year, the only monument that comes after the grand tours of summer. It is also one of cycling's most atmospheric and evocative races. Procycling looks at the Race of the Falling Leaves and its place in the sport

THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS

ASTANA’S ALEKSANDR VLASOV HAS PROMISED MUCH, AND FOURTH IN THE GIRO SUGGESTED HE COULD ONE DAY BE A GRAND TOUR WINNER. PROCYCLING ASKS IF HE CAN MAKE THE FINAL STEP

THE FALL AND RISE OF RACHEL NEYL AN RISE

Australian cyclist Rachel Neylan is finally back at the top of the sport, after a tumultuous few years. She tells her remarkable story, with all its ups and downs, to Procycling and explains how she emerged stronger

AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH

Bora-Hansgrohe’s 2021 signing Anton Palzer is at home in the mountains, but he just happens to be more accustomed to climbing on two skis than two wheels. Procycling speaks to the former ski mountaineer about his switch to professional road racing this year

FREDDY’S LAST HURRAH

It’s 40 years since the great Freddy Maertens won the final big race of his career, the 1981 World Road Race Championships. Procycling looks back at the highs and lows of a career and a man less ordinary