Something old, and something new

PREFACE

ISSUE 290 / JANUARY 2022

THE WORLD’S BEST CYCLING PHOTOGRAPHY

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COMMUNIQUÉ

NEWS • GOSSIP • CHATTER

GREG VAN AVERMAET

The Belgian classics star on Vespas, cowboy hats and meeting the Belgian football team

DAAN HOOLE

The latest Dutch sensation to come out of the SEG Academy

OBJECTS OF DESIRE

THIS MONTH SESSENTIAL GEAR

MATTEO TRENTIN

The Italian all-rounder on the dangers of cycling and aggressive racing

SMELLED LIKE TEEN SPIRIT

DANIEL FRIEBE A LONG-STANDING CONTRIBUTOR REFLECTS ON 22 YEARS OF PROCYCLING

DAN MARTIN

EX-PRO CYCLIST & COLUMNIST

ONE OF EACH, PLEASE

Our guest editor Lizzie Deignan has won virtually every major one-day race on the women’s calendar over the course of her career. She tells Procycling how she added Paris-Roubaix Femmes, the sport’s newest event, to her palmarès, and why she hates it when riders sit on

SECOND LIFE

Two decades before the current era of Dutch dominance in female cycling, The Netherlands produced one of the greatest riders ever. Procycling looks at the career of Leontien van Moorsel, and the struggles she faced

WISHLIST

THE WORLD’S BEST CYCLING KIT

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GOODBYE, FAREWELL

L AURENS TEN DAM

Laurens reflects on endings, and new beginnings

A RIDE WITH LIZZIE

Procycling follows guest editor Lizzie Deignan on her old training circuit near Otley, the ‘After School Loop’, whose grippy climbs forged her racing strength

GO WEST

Phil West was Lizzie Deignan’s first coach, and a formative influence on her career. He now works as a DS for Team DSM. In her capacity as guest editor, Deignan grills West on psychology, bonding and his wide experiences in the sport

JOJO HARPER’S BEST IMAGES OF 2021

IN PICTURES

HOW TO WIN THE TOUR OF FLANDERS

Image Getty Images MIRJAM MELCHERS WINNER IN

ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH

PHILIPPE GILBERT HAS WON ALMOST EVERY RACE HE HAS SET HIS MIND TO, INCLUDING FOUR MONUMENTS AND THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. HEAD OF HIS FINAL YEAR IN THE PRO PELOTON, HE TELLS PROCYCLING WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE THE BEST RIDER IN THE WORLD, AND WHAT HE WANTS FROM 2022

SD-WORX WORKER

Christine Majerus is known as one of the best domestiques in the peloton, and always stands out in her national champion’s jersey, which she has retained for over a decade. The Luxembourgish rider tells Procycling about her life in the sport

GREGARIOUS GREGARIOS AND STRONG SILENTTYPES

Massive aerobic capacities and off-the-chart wattages are essentials for world-class cyclists. But what about a rider’s personality? How does their natural disposition - introvert or extrovert - affect their chances of success, role on a team, interaction with others and even training? Procycling investigates whether personality matters

POWLESS

THE GENERATION GAME

RIDER'S BLOCK

PRESSURE IS A GIVEN FOR PROFESSIONAL CYCLISTS AND FEAR OF LOSING RACES IS SOMETHING EVERY RIDER EXPERIENCES. BUT CAN RIDERS ALSO FEAR SUCCESS? PROCYCLING DIGS INTO THE DIFFICULT AREA OF ATHLETE PSYCHOLOGY

GIANT

Standing on the shoulders of a

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