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Rider History
Women's Cycling
Alfonsina Strada: her Giro d’Italia story and enduring impact
Alfonsina Strada became the only woman to start the men's Giro d'Italia when she lined up in 1924. She rode through an exceptionally long...
Men's Cycling
Mario Cipollini: sprint dominance, publicity and a difficult legacy
Mario Cipollini was cycling's most recognisable sprinter for much of the 1990s and early 2000s. His record includes 42 Giro d'Italia stage victories, 12...
Men's Cycling
Vin Denson dies aged 90: the British Tour de France pioneer who rode with Anquetil and Simpson
Vin Denson, the British Tour de France pioneer and first British rider to win a Giro d’Italia stage, has died aged 90. His story stretches from Jacques Anquetil to Tom Simpson.
Men's Cycling
Dave Brailsford: the victories, methods and controversies that reshaped British cycling
Dave Brailsford helped change the place of British cycling in world sport, first through the national track programme and then through Team Sky's domination...
Women's Cycling
Marc Gomez: the Milano-Sanremo winner who rode alongside Hinault
Marc Gomez and the unlikely road to Milan-SanremoMarc Gomez's place in cycling history rests above all on a win that arrived before he had...
Men's Cycling
Johan van der Velde – brilliance, volatility and one of Dutch cycling’s strangest careers
Johan van der Velde's career is difficult to reduce to a conventional list of wins. At his best, the Dutchman could climb with the...
Men's Cycling
Nairo Quintana career retrospective: from San Luca to Giro and Vuelta glory
Nairo Quintana will roll away from Ferrara on Saturday knowing that, for the first time in more than 15 years, there is no next...
Men's Cycling
Walter Godefroot: the Belgian Classics great who thrived in the Merckx era
Walter Godefroot belonged to a generation of Belgian riders for whom the biggest one-day races were every bit as important as the Tour de...
Men's Cycling
José De Cauwer: from Tour domestique to Belgian cycling’s trusted voice
José De Cauwer has occupied several different positions in Belgian cycling without ever fitting neatly into one of them. He was a professional rider...
Men's Cycling
Lucien Van Impe: a pure climber in an era that still rewarded endurance first
Lucien Van Impe belongs to a particular line of Tour de France champions: small, light climbers whose authority came from the mountains rather than...
Men's Cycling
Michael Boogerd: the Dutch fan favourite who kept the spring alive
Michael Boogerd occupied an unusual place in Dutch cycling. He was never the most decorated rider of his era, but for more than a...
Women's Cycling
Irina Kalentieva – two-time world champion and Olympic mountain bike medallist
Irina Kalentieva was one of the defining cross-country mountain bikers of the 2000s and early 2010s. A two-time elite world champion, Olympic bronze medallist...
