One week in heaven: Procycling analyses week-long stage races

Austrian Richie Porte of Ineos Grenadiers celebrates on the podium in the yellow jersey of leader in the overall ranking after the seventh stage of the 73rd edition of the Criterium du Dauphine cycling race 1715 Km from SaintMartinLeVinoux to La Plagne France Saturday 05 June 2021 BELGA PHOTO DAVID STOCKMAN Photo by DAVID STOCKMANBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images
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The one-week stage races may not be as prestigious as the grand tours, but they are more than just training ground for bigger, longer events. Procycling magazine analyses the results of top week-long races of the year, to find out who excels at them.

This article was taken from Procycling magazine issue 282, June 2021.

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Edward Pickering is Procycling magazine's editor. He graduated in French and Art History from Leeds University and spent three years teaching English in Japan before returning to do a postgraduate diploma in magazine journalism at Harlow College, Essex. He did a two-week internship at Cycling Weekly in late 2001 and didn't leave until 11 years later, by which time he was Cycle Sport magazine's deputy editor. After two years as a freelance writer, he joined Procycling as editor in 2015. He is the author of The Race Against Time, The Yellow Jersey Club and Ronde, and he spends his spare time running, playing the piano and playing taiko drums.