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Peter Cossins

Peter Cossins has written about professional cycling since 1993 and is a contributing editor to Procycling. He is the author of The Monuments: The Grit and the Glory of Cycling's Greatest One-Day Races (Bloomsbury, March 2014) and has translated Christophe Bassons' autobiography, A Clean Break (Bloomsbury, July 2014).

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Latest articles by Peter Cossins

Vuelta a Espana Stage 18 - Preview

By Peter Cossins published 21 August 19

September 12, 2019: Colmenar Viejo - Beceril de la Sierra, 177.5 km

Vuelta a Espana Stage 17 - Preview

By Peter Cossins published 21 August 19

September 11, 2019: Aranda del Duero - Guadalajara, 219.6 km

Vuelta a Espana Stage 10 - Preview

By Peter Cossins published 21 August 19

September 03, 2019: Jurancon - Pau, 36.2 km

Vuelta a Espana Stage 12 - Preview

By Peter Cossins published 21 August 19

September 05, 2019: Circuito de Navarra - Bilboa, 171.4 km

Vuelta a Espana Stage 9 - Preview

By Peter Cossins published 21 August 19

September 01, 2019: Andorra la Vella - Cortals d'Encamp, 94.4 km

Vuelta a Espana Stage 14 - Preview

By Peter Cossins published 21 August 19

September 07, 2019: San Vincente de la barquera - Oviedo, 188 km

Vuelta a Espana Stage 11 - Preview

By Peter Cossins published 21 August 19

September 04, 2019: Saint-Palais - Urdax, 180 km

Vuelta a Espana stage 13 - Preview

By Peter Cossins published 21 August 19

September 06, 2019: Bilboa - Los Machucos, 166.4 km

Vuelta a Espana Stage 8 - Preview

By Peter Cossins published 21 August 19

August 31, 2019: Valls - Igualada, 166.9 km

Vuelta a Espana Stage 3 - Preview

By Peter Cossins published 21 August 19

August 26, 2019: Ibi - Alicante, 188 km

Vuelta a Espana Stage 4 - Preview

By Peter Cossins published 21 August 19

August 27, 2019: Cullera - El Puig, 175.5 km

Vuelta a Espana Stage 6 - Preview

By Peter Cossins published 21 August 19

August 29, 2019: Mora del Rubielos - Ares del Maestart, 198.9km

Vuelta a Espana Stage 7 - Preview

By Peter Cossins published 21 August 19

August 30, 2019: Onda - Mas de la Costa, 183.2 km

Vuelta a Espana Stage 2 - Preview

By Peter Cossins published 21 August 19

August 25, 2019: Benidorm - Calpe, 199.6 km

Vuelta a Espana Stage 1 - Preview

By Peter Cossins published 21 August 19

August 24, 2019: Salinas de Torrevieja - Torrevieja, 13.4 km

Cover of 'The Yellow Jersey' by Peter Cossins

Book Excerpt: The Yellow Jersey by Peter Cossins

By Peter Cossins published 29 July 19

'Exclusiveness is one of the primary characteristics of the yellow jersey'

Tour de France 2019: The ambush stages

Tour de France 2019: The ambush stages

By Peter Cossins published 1 July 19

A closer look at the below-the-radar stages that could shape this year's race

Gianna Meersman wins stage 2 of the 2016 Vuelta a Espana

Meersman wins Vuelta's second stage

By Peter Cossins published 21 August 16

Kwiatkowski takes over race lead

Tom Dumoulin (Giant Alpecin) wins stage 9 at the Tour de France

Tour de France: Dumoulin wins stage 9 at Andorra Arcalis

By Peter Cossins published 10 July 16

Froome holds yellow going into first rest day

Chris Froome was all smiles after his surprise attack on the descent to Luchon

Tour de France: Froome attacks descent to win stage to Luchon

By Peter Cossins published 9 July 16

Defending champion returns to yellow jersey

Peter Sagan wins stage 2 of the 2016 Tour de France

Tour de France: Sagan wins stage 2

By Peter Cossins published 3 July 16

World champion takes the yellow jersey, Contador loses more time

Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) in the yellow jersey of leader of the Tour de France

Tour de France: Cavendish wins opening stage

By Peter Cossins published 2 July 16

First maillot jaune for Dimension Data

Beginner's guide to the Tour de France

A beginner's guide to the Tour de France

By Peter Cossins published 23 June 16

Taking you through the format and jerseys of the world's biggest annual sporting event

Marcel Kittel poses with the maglia rosa during the 2016 Giro's first rest day.

Kittel returns to Ster ZLM Toer a new man

By Peter Cossins published 18 June 16

A year on from being sidelined from the Tour de France, the German believes he's back to his best

Patrice Ciprelli and Jeannie Longo in Grenoble

Jeannie Longo's husband faces prison for EPO purchases

By Peter Cossins published 21 May 16

Patrice Ciprelli imported 'prohibited goods' on eight occasions between 2007 and 2011

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