THE CYCLING JUKEBOX
Jan 07, 2021
5 minutes
llustrations Daniel Baines
Photos
Yuzuru Sunada, Getty images
Far away from the ticker tape of the WorldTour, in basements, bedrooms and under bridges across Europe, there toils away a very, very small sect within cycling. Without much fanfare and with even less publicity, they craft songs dedicated to pro riders, celebrating their victories, their personalities and their nicknames.
CW takes a look at eight of the tracks and tries to examine if any of them deserve a spot on our playlists.
We doubt Spotify will be telling you at the end of 2021 that the following songs are part of your most-listened-to tracks of the year, but at least now you’ll be able to mark the future wins of the riders that inspired them
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