Procycling

GOING BACK TO BASICS

Yanto Barker is a former professional cyclist, who came ninth in the 2005 Tour of Britain. He now runs clothing company Le Col, and works in television commentary

It was 2008. I had £500 to get my first jersey sample made, and I didn’t really have a backup plan. In the 12 years since, what started with a risky dip into my race winnings has become Le Col - a

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Procycling

Procycling9 min read
Gregarious Gregarious And Strong Silent Types
INT CLIMBERS EXT SPRINTERS PERFECTIONISM MENTAL TOUGHNESS EMOTIONAL STABILITY SELF-BELIEF Team Sky, it was once said, changed the face of cycling by shearing £100,000 from a rider’s £1-million salary and spending it on a coach. By increasing coaching
Procycling2 min read
Jojo Harper’s Best Images Of 2021
IN PICTURES The 2021 season was exciting from start to finish, but it really ended on a high, a major high, with Lizzie D winning the first ever Paris-Roubaix Femmes. That moment was the highlight of my career as well as year. To be working for Tek-S
Procycling11 min read
One Of Each, Please
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2020 is quite an important race in the career and life of Lizzie Deignan. Perhaps not as important as Paris-Roubaix 2021, which we’ll get to later, but there was something about the strategy and execution of her victory that wasn

Related Books & Audiobooks