Autumn: Chasing The Perfect Finale by Shane Stokes

Portraits From The Tour De France by Brian Hodes

Peugeot: A History In Ten Races by Suze Clemitson

Tour Of Britain: Bre-incarnation by Holly Blades

Prix De La Combativité: Tony Doyle by Matthew Bailey

Hooked by Paul Maunder & Chris Auld

To The Valley? by Marcos Pereda

Mallorca: A Cycling Paradise - Isadore Ride Series

Postcard From Cambodia by Tom Owen

The King of the Cobbles. The wettest-ever Worlds. Corporate skulduggery and scapegoating at cycling’s highest levels. Poetry in a crocus. Alpine cold and Hellenic heat. And a bloke ranting about Lance.

Conquista 24. You’d better make the most of it. We did.

Fighting racism in British cycling. Tackling sexism at the Tour. Riding from Scotland’s north to England’s south to learn how we, the two nations, see ourselves and each other. Telling the story of a life in bicycles. Supporting the fabulous racing culture of Sierra Leone. Revisiting a childhood in  South Africa. And, of course, dropping in at the Bum Clinic.

Conquista 23. Living up to our motto: ‘You don’t get THIS in Cycling Weekly’.

The greatest race of them all. The most amazing feat in the sport’s history. Absolutely the optimal way to start a Grand Tour. Teammates from the top drawer. South America’s cycling demigods. The fastest man across Europe from North to South. England’s finest climb, bar none.

This is no time for false modesty. Conquista 22: indisputably the greatest thing in the history of all time.

A British cycling dynasty whose members don’t like to draw attention to their achievements - for fear of “living in the past”. The famous-but-nameless motorised sidekicks of the six-day scene. An astonishing Grand Tour achievement that no one noticed – not even the team that had pulled it off. A road trip into the wild and remote depths of Spain in celebration of high literature. A race with a thousand starters that you’ve never heard of. And a trip to the World Championships with some antipodean also-rans. Conquista 21: the introvert’s edition. A bit like all the others then.

A race in the style of the one-day Spring Classics that runs over a week in August. 27,000m of climbing in a country with no roads worthy of the name. The jersey of a team named after a place where their sponsor's product is not for sale. A WorldTour rider who goes to race in Japan, only to find his power output just about qualifies him for the over-60s category. A man who won the Tour but then had it stolen by Henri Desgrange himself. And a powerhouse road racing nation whose national tour hasn't been held in a decade. 

Conquista issue 20. Who says it has to make sense?

More eclectic cycling tales from across the globe. An Ode to Lycra-clad MAMIL's from Murray Lachlan Young. Chris Auld's spectacular gallery of shots from Strade Bianchi. A trip to South Africa for the HorChillee Cape Rouleur Festival Ride and the Cape Town Cycle Tour. A look at the iconic Peugeot cycling jersey by Holly Blades. Suze Clemitson looks at cycling's Eternal Seconds. Laura Fletcher is back with her Peloton Briefings from Girona and beyond. Marcos Pereda visits The Itzulia, Tour of the Basque Country. Russell Jones talks to Graham Watson about his career and retirement. Jürgen Ignatzy swaps waterpolo for the Red Hook Crit. Andy Stewart brings us the story of one of England's oldest cycling clubs reconnecting with their racing roots and Tom Owen brings us a postcard from Jordan.

The century-spanning stories of cycling siblings. The untold tale of TI-Raleigh’s unforgettable kit. An epic charity ride from one end of New Zealand to the other. An imaginative plan to save pro cycling’s future. A misty mountain monument to the Cantabrian Highland cow. And straight out of Watts, (near Compton) the coolest LA Lowriders you've ever seen.  And an athletic lass from Bolton socking a nineteenth-century chauvinist in the chops.

Could it be any more Conquista?

We dig deep into the hidden history of the UCI Road World Championships. We ponder the future of the Red Hook Crit. We empty ourselves at the UK National Hill Climb Championships. We wander far and wide across Europe, from the gravelly slopes of Italy's Colle del Colombardo to the stark efficiencies of Austria's Kühtai Saddle. We mourn the loss of our faith in St. Lance. And our editor’s mate pukes all over his shoes.
 
Conquista issue 17. You’ll need an extra puff on your puffer to get over it.

Conquista 16 is here. And it’s more Conquista than ever.

Will a new generation of bright young things leave Thibaut Pinot in its shade – or set the real, gloriously imperfect Thibaut free? Tom Owen provides the analysis in Pinot Noir.

We investigate the Vuelta a España from a variety of perspectives: Suze Clemitson digs deep into the history of the Grand Tour más grande in The Propaganda Peloton; With Spain ravaged by civil war, the 1941 edition of the Vuelta gets underway. Marcos Pereda tells its strange story in A Forgotten Race; Holly Blades asks: who are the conquistadores of the Tour of Spain in Vamos, La Vuelta.

John Houlding created Liverpool FC and was president of the Anfield Bicycle Club, which has been holding the Anfield 100 time trial since 1889. We took on the challenge of this historic race, but things did not go entirely to plan. Read all about it in Unfinished Business.

Twice a cancer survivor and almost killed by a speeding truck in America, in 2015 James Golding attempted to break the Guinness Seven Day World Record – but was foiled by an injured knee. This year he was back. We went along for the ride: find out what happened in Seven Daze.

He turned down a ride in The Tour and has been fitting boilers (almost) ever since.  Russell Jones meets Chris Lillywhite, who tells him all about Plying A Trade.

The TransAtlantic Way Race covers 2,500km, taking participants from Dublin to Derry along Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, and finishing outside Cork. Photographer Rich Marshall gives us a fascinating insight in Where The Wild Things Are.

The Red Hook Crit came back to Greenwich for RHC London No. 3. It rained. It didn’t matter. Photographer Paul Davy was there to capture all the atmosphere and action.

Elsewhere, Club Coach Geraint Parry dissects the descending technique of Louis Meintjes – and doesn’t much like what he sees. We get exclusive Briefings from The Peloton Brief, and Tom Owen rounds things off with a Postcard from Liberia.

Suze Clemitson reports on the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), owners of the Tour de France.  Holly Blades mirrors the fine work of Suze in bringing us her take on the Conquistadores of the same event.

Brian Hodes shares his behind-the-scenes images of world champion Peter Sagan and the BORA–hansgrohe boys in the middle of their Classics campaign, while Shane Stokes laments the decline of Spanish cycling.

Russell Jones continues his quest to catch up with the key members of the famous ANC team by talking to Stephen Swart. François Lebeau returns with an update of his series of über-cool portraits from the Red Hook Crit.

Matthew Bailey has taken a look at Team Novo Nordisk and their unique approach to Milan-San Remo.  Trevor GornallI shares his tale of this year’s visit to Tour of Flanders, where Mark McNally decided to stick his nose in the wind for a short while. McNally also brings us a report on his “guest” appearance for the Great Britain Cycling Team at the Tour de Yorkshire.
Trevor Gornall  smugly shows offhis superb new ride, courtesy of custom carbon frame builders FiftyOne Bikes of Dublin, Ireland.  And Tom Owen drops us another postcard, this time from Kernow (otherwise known as Cornwall) where he met his new best friend Cyril.

The mystical numerology of dossard 51. The ineffable magic of the Giro. The tragedy of a young rider's death. The seldom-told stories of the Anglophone road racers of two different generations. The all-time greats of the classics. And a bloke who eats badgers. It could only be Conquista.

As 2016 passes under the flamme rouge, Conquista issue 13 brings to a climax several year-long series from our favourite writers. Elsewhere, new voices take us to less familiar territory.

From the WorldTour to Iceland’s lavafields . . . from the wild young things of downhill mountain bike racing to the homeless cyclists of LA . . . from the seedy scandals of 1990s road racing to the sheer pleasure of riding a vintage bike from vineyard to vineyard . . . Conquista has never been bigger or better. We love it. We think you will too.

Team HTC-Highroad by Suze Clemitson
Tour de Yorkshire by Chris Auld
Paris-Roubaix by Dan Monaghan
Tour de Suisse by Holly Blades
Inside Track - Velodrome Racine: World Cycle League, Revolution Series, Six Day Racing by Matthew Bailey & Brian Hodes (veloimages)
Summer Time - The Peak of a Pro Career by Shane Stokes
Shane Perko Perkins Interview by Matthew Bailey
Mount Etna by Isadore
The Lancashire Coppi - Alan Ramsbottom by Steve Ramsay


12 ¡Conquist-Adores!: Stuff we love


16 Summer: The Peak of a Pro Career
 Shane Stokes
 
26 Tour de Yorkshire: Gallery
 Chris Auld

54 The Last Rites: HTC-Highroad
 Suze Clemitson & Cor Vos

72 Paris-Roubaix: Gallery
 Dan Monaghan

100 Tour de Suisse: More Than A Warm-Up
 Holly Blades 

108 Inside Track: Velodrome Racing
 Brian Hodes & Matthew Bailey

154 Keirin King:  Shane ‘Perko’ Perkins
 Cor Vos & Matthew Bailey

160 Exploring Etna: Gallery
 Isadore Ride Series

186 Alan Ramsbottom: The Lancashire Coppi
 Steve Ramsey

Cover by Jack Chevell; 'Sheila Simpson: Queen of the audax and Paris-Brest-Paris Legend' by Jeremy Abrahams; 'Spring: The Dawn of a Pro Career' by Shane Stokes; 'Red Hook Crit Portraits' by François Lebeau; 'US Postal: Death of a Superteam' by Suze Clemitson & Cor Vos; '2016 CX Worlds' by Jack Chevell; 'Gent-Wevelgem: In Flanders Fields' by Holly Blades; 'Keirin Grand Prix 2015' by Brian Hodes & Matthew Bailey; 'Boss Racers: Martin & Peter Velits' by Laura Fletcher & Matthew Bailey; 'South American Hustle: The Rise of Peruvian Track cycling' by Tom Owen

Issue 9 features include:
Spectacular Tour of Alberta shots from Brian Hodes; words by Matthew Bailey
The Sprinter's Enigma, words by Shane Stokes; Photos from Cor Vos
Return to Japan - Saitama Criterium & Japan Cup by Wei Yuet Wong
6Day London, photos by Laura Fletcher, illustration by Casey Robertson; words by Matthew Bailey
Velo Pavé by Jesper Grundahl
Roger Hammond Velocast Interview
Cycle Speedway photos by Andy Whitehouse; words by Matthew Bailey
"The Moment" by Nathan Haas; photo by Laura Fletcher

Issue 8 of Conquista is packed with great stories and photo galleries the include Gregory Rast, the Giro, the Tour de France, MTN Qhubeka, Heiko Salzwadel, South-East Asian Games and much more.

Issue 7 of Conquista is packed full of beautiful imagery, great stories and bike art.

Galleries include works from Tino Pohlmann, James Cannon, Gianfranco Tripodo and many more. Features include Liege-Bastogne-Liege, The Roosters of Spain, NY Messenger, Mount Ventoux and Le Tour.

ISSUE 6 OF CONQUISTA - THE CYCLING QUARTERLY

FEATURES:

JAMES GOLDING INTERVIEW 'THREE STEPS FORWARD - TWO STEPS BACK' - WORDS - TREVOR GORNALL / PHOTOS - JOOLZE DYMOND

NEW YORK MESSENGER - TINO POHLMANN

SAITAMA CRITERIUM - WEI YUET WONG

JAYCO HERALD SUN TOUR - TIM DALTON

1988 CX WORD CHAMPIONSHIPS, HAEGENDORF, SUISSE

JAPAN CUP CX - WEI YUET WONG

JAPAN CUP CRITERIUM & ROAD RACE - WEI YUET WONG

THE GERMAN IMPERITIVE - TREVOR GORNALL

THE TROPHY RACES - BRIAN HODES

A LONG ROAD AHEAD - TOM OWEN

FALLING FOR CADEL - SEAN LEE

TAIWAN KOM - ADAM SEMPLE

THE JAPANESE SHIRT - KATHRYN EZRA

CHASING THE GOLDEN FLEECE - COLIN STOKES

BIKE CAFE SMOLT - BENJAMIN FITZMAURICE

ISSUE 5 OF CONQUISTA - THE CYCLING QUARTERLY

FEATURES:

THE IMPORTANCE OF ‘FEET OF CLAY’ BY SHANE STOKES

TOUR OF BRITAIN: MTN QHUBEKA BY JACK CHEVELL

PARKOUR BY JAMES CANNON

COFFEE STOP - SERK CYCLING, BEIJING                              

HILL CLIMB: THE RAKE BY PAUL DAVY

MTB WORLDS BY WEI YUET WONG

ROAD WORLDS BY WEI YUET WONG

PARA CYCLING WORLD CHAMPS BY BRIAN HODES

THE MOUNTAIN LIFE BY JAMES CORNFORD

MONTREAL AND QUEBEC BY BRIAN HODES

TEAM NOVO NORDISK BY TREVOR GORNALL

ISSUE 4 OF CONQUISTA - THE CYCLING QUARTERLY

FEATURES:

GIRO D’ITALIA BY TINO POHLMANN

FRENCH RENAISSANCE BY SHANE STOKES

EROICA BRITTANICA BY JACK CHEVELL

THE BMW DEVELOPMENT TEAM BY ROBERT GRUNAU AND ANDY BOKANEV

COFFEE STOP - BIANCHI CAFÉ & CYCLES

AFTER ROUBAIX BY JACK CHEVELL

OFF THE GRID: NEVERSINK BY FRANCOIS LEBEAU

LA COURSE BY WEI YUET WONG

GIRO ROSA BY WEI YUET WONG

TOUR OF UTAH: DRAPAC BY ANDY BOKANEV

REMEMBERING ISAAC GALVEZ BY BENJAMIN FITZMAURICE

COBBLES AND MUD OF LE TOUR BY JACK CHEVELL

LONDON-PARIS: L2P BY SUSANNAH OSBOURNE, JOOLZE DYMOND, MATT ALEXANDER

LE TOUR BY WEI YUET WONG

TOURING BY JACK CHEVELL

A Man of Determination
Michael Drapac

Gran Fondo Roma
Pablo Moreno

Cyclo Cross North West
Andy Bokanev

Flanders - ‘VIP’ Style
Trevor Gornall

Coffee Stop - Camparino, Milano
Benjamin Fitzmaurice

Rocket Ride
Andy Bokanev

L’Enfer Du Nord
Jack Chevell

Tour: Roma to Astoria
Pablo Moreno

Dubai Tour 2014
Brian Hodes

Red Hook Crit - Brooklyn No.7
Francois Lebeau

An Adventure in Sicily
Jan Erik Cortsen & Kristoffer Rødseth

Cycling the Silk Road
Paul Wilson

Tifosi
Wei Yuet Wong

Late start, rapid progress
Geraint Parry

Roads of Van Dieman’s Land
Nick Monk

Jotunheimen - The Land of the Giants
Kristoffer Rødseth

Keirin - Racing Wheels
Brian Hodes

Milano - Off the Grid
Paolo Ciaberta

Coffee Stop - Brother Bubba Budan
Seven Seeds

An Eevning with Franco Balmamion
Paolo Ciaberta

50 More Tales from the Tour
The Handmade Cyclist

Ghent 6 Daagse 2013
Kristof Ramon

Tour de San Luis 2014
Brian Hodes

Kenyan Riders
Benjamin Fitzmaurice and Simon Blake

Land of Opportunity
James Cornford

MPCC: Credible or Cynical?
Shane Stokes

Riding in the Artic North - Norway
Kristoffer Rødseth

Furka - Grimsel - Susten
Daniel Friebe

The Climb that Demolishes the
Courage
Paolo Ciaberta

The Rise and Fall of Maurizio Soler
Niall McGlone

Puerto, Fuentes and Absolution
Jörg Jaksche

50 Tales from the Tour
The Handmade Cyclist

Diary of a Hill Climber
Ben Lane

Milliman - Cyclocross
Chris Milliman

Maratona dles Dolomites
Colin O’Brien

No Fairy Tales - A Survivor’s Story
Trevor Gornall and Matt Brammeier

Off road, but still on course
Trevor Gornall and Niki Harris

Introduction to Conquista
Brian Hodes
Kristof Ramon
Emily Maye
Chris Milliman
Veeral Patel

Hear no evil, see no evil
Jörg Jaksche

Behind the scenes
Chris Milliman

Young Pro – Zak Dempster
Benjamin Fitzmaurice

Alpe d’Huez
Benjamin Fitzmaurice

Poem: the death of a cyclist
Phil Brady

Poem: Le Tour
Phil Brady

Getting it right
Sid Taberlay

Imagery from
Emily Maye

Roubaix Special
Trevor Gornall

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Conquista is a global quarterly cycling magazine, merging style, passion and emotion with thoughtful, intelligent comment.

The magazine explores, in the context of ALL cycling disciplines, the beauty of the bike. 

Conquista aims to capture the essential beauty of the sport and bring a dabble of design and aesthetic into each communication. 

Each issue is designed to be timeless. We do not print race reports, tell you what to eat, print cash for comment reviews or how to change a bike chain. What we do want to do is nourish your cycling passion. We want to encourage your eyes and heart.

¡Hasta Luego Conquistadores!

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