Its sponsor was a potato snack manufacturer and it was run by a former US special forces soldier who knew little about cycling. How the 17-day Ore Ida race in America became a beacon of hope during a downturn for women’s cycling in the 1990s. Author Isabel Best joins us to discuss her feature in issue 102, out now.
Michelin-starred chef and Canyon-SRAM dietician Alan Murchison has a new book out, The Cycling Chef: Recipes for Getting Lean and Fuelling the Machine.
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