Long Reads

Stage 14 of the 2025 Tour de France finishes in Superbagnères, a place the race doesn’t visit often, but when it does it’s always an epic.

New cyclists maybe don’t know Les West, a top British rider in the 1960s and ‘70s who raced mostly in the UK. Only two GB riders have ever finished higher in the men’s elite road race championships. This is his story.

King of six-day racing when six-day racing really mattered, Patrick Sercu talks about his team mate, rival and great friend, Eddy Merckx. 

The De Vlaemincks are Flemish cycling icons, cyclo-cross world champions, Roger once and Eric seven times. Roger won Paris-Roubaix four times, as well as every other monument.

Jacques Anquetil could turn a hopeless situation into a miraculous win. His unprecedented runs of victories in big races was proof of that. None of his exploits, however, compared to what he achieved in 1965.

Ercole Baldini was the brightest star of his generation you probably never heard of. He was brilliant at his peak 60 years ago this year, but he shone all too briefly.