Between the covers: A love letter to cycling magazines

With the closure of Procycling announced shortly before Christmas, Richard, Lionel and Daniel reflect on the role Britain's cycling magazines have played in their introduction to the sport and their careers in journalism.

From the first glimpse of Cycling Weekly and Winning Bicycle Racing Illustrated in the 1980s, print publications provided a window into a far-off and alien world.

Around the turn of the century, long before the British cycling boom there was enough interest in the sport to sustain two glossy monthly magazines.

In this discussion, we explore how Cycle Sport and Procycling surfed the sport's waves of popularity on both sides of the Atlantic, survived years of doping scandals, tried to adapt to the arrival of the internet and ask why they ultimately folded while others such as Rouleur and Cyclist have thrived.

Series: The 2021 Christmas Selection Box

Run time: 1hr 27mins