Edward Pickering

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. 

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The sprint on stage 5 of the 2021 Giro d'Italia

Giro d'Italia stage 5 analysis: Concentrated action

By Edward Pickering published

Procycling When one of the quietest days packs all the action into the final kilometres

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SESTOLA, ITALY - MAY 11: Aleksander Vlasov of Russia, Luis Leon Sanchez Gil of Spain, Gorka Izagirre Insausti of Spain and Team Astana – Premier Tech & The Peloton passing through La Stella (705m) during the 104th Giro d'Italia 2021, Stage 4 a 187km stage from Piacenza to Sestola 1020m / Rain / Landscape / @girodiitalia / #Giro / #UCIworldtour / on May 11, 2021 in Sestola, Italy. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Giro d'Italia stage 4 analysis: Rain temporarily stops play

By Edward Pickering published

Procycling Too early for race winning moves with enough time for fatigue to slowly work into the gaps

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GRAND COLOMBIER FRANCE SEPTEMBER 13 Primoz Roglic of Slovenia and Team Jumbo Visma Yellow Leader Jersey Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates White Best Young Rider Jersey Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno of Colombia and Astana Pro Team Grand Colombier 1501m during the 107th Tour de France 2020 Stage 15 a 1745km stage from Lyon to Grand Colombier 1501m TDF2020 LeTour on September 13 2020 in Grand Colombier France Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

Close encounters: Are grand tours getting closer?

By Edward Pickering last updated

Procycling Procycling magazine analyses whether grand tour results are getting closer

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Mark Cavendish

No holds barred: the Mark Cavendish Procycling interview

By Edward Pickering published

Procycling Mark Cavendish talks to Procycling about winning, illness and his legacy

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Muur Van Geraardsbergen

Procycling magazine: Inside the Ronde

By Edward Pickering published

Procycling Procycling looks at the history and geography of Belgium's biggest race

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2020 Paris-Nice

Paris-Nice: more than a race

By Edward Pickering published

Procycling Procycling looks at the cultural, geographical and temporal history of the Race to the Sun

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UAE Tour stage 4

Just deserts: racing in the Middle East

By Edward Pickering published

Procycling Procycling looks at the history of races in the Middle East and their place in the sport

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Tour of Flanders 2011: The great race

By Edward Pickering last updated

Procycling Procycling magazine looks back at one of the best one-day races of all-time

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Julian Alaphilippe attack during the 107th Tour de France 2020 Stage 2 a 186km stage from Nice Haut Pays to Nice TDF2020 LeTour on August 30 2020 in Nice France Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

Julian Alaphilippe: Rage against the machine

By Edward Pickering published

Feature Procycling interviews Julian Alaphilippe ahead of the 2020 season restart

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Tour de France stage 17 analysis: Winners and losers on the Loze

By Edward Pickering published

Analysis The hardest finish of the 2020 Tour was beautiful, spectacular and… didn’t tell us much that we didn’t know already. Procycling looks at how the shape of this stage and the Tour has influenced the GC battle

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