Sophie Hurcom

Sophie Hurcom is Procycling’s deputy editor. She joined the magazine in 2017, after working at Cycling Weekly where she started on work experience before becoming a sub editor, and then news and features writer. Prior to that, she graduated from City University London with a Masters degree in magazine journalism. Sophie has since reported from races all over the world, including multiple  Tours de France, where she was thrown in at the deep end by making her race debut in 2014 on the stage that Chris Froome crashed out on the Roubaix cobbles.

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A rider makes their way up the steep 12 percent gradients at Swan Falls Dam south of Boise, Idaho, during a time trial at the 1999 Women’s Challenge.

The Women’s Challenge: the toughest race ever?

By Sophie Hurcom last updated

Cyclingnews looks back at the Idaho race, one of the most groundbreaking events in the women's sport

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Guillaume Martin raced to third place overall at the 2020 Critérium du Dauphiné

Guillaume Martin: Think big

By Sophie Hurcom last updated

Procycling Procycling speaks to the French climber about his start in the cycling, studying philosophy, drama and learning martial arts

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MALAUCENE, FRANCE - JULY 07: Geraint Thomas of The United Kingdom & Dylan Van Baarle of The Netherlands and Team INEOS Grenadiers leads The Peloton during the 108th Tour de France 2021, Stage 11 a 198,9km km stage from Sorgues to Malaucène / @LeTour / #TDF2021 / on July 07, 2021 in Malaucene, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Ineos Grenadiers: Back to the drawing board for the Tour de France

By Sophie Hurcom published

Procycling Procycling speaks to Gabriel Rasch about this year's Tour

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Elise Chabbey (Canyon-Sram) at Paris-Roubaix Femmes

Elise Chabbey: Living for the moment

By Sophie Hurcom, Procycling published

Q&A Swiss Canyon-SRAM rider on getting hypothermia in a bike race and enjoying every part of life

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procycling magazine August 2021

Chris Froome: The long climb

By Sophie Hurcom, Procycling magazine published

Procycling Procycling magazine's full-length interview with the four-time Tour de France champion

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Mark Cavendish leads the Tour de France points classification

Tour de France stage 18 analysis: The green jersey finale

By Sophie Hurcom published

With one road stage left before Paris, Mark Cavendish almost has the green jersey won

Procycling's analysis of stage 16 of the Tour de France

Tour de France stage 16 analysis: Middle mountains neutralised

By Sophie Hurcom published

Why don’t GC riders attack on middle mountain stages at the Tour?

Wout Van Aert on his way to Tour de France glory on stage 11

Tour de France stage 11 analysis: Van Aert masters the Ventoux breakaway

By Sophie Hurcom published

Procycling Wout van Aert's navigation of the breakaway made him the winner of the Tour's showpiece stage

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Tour de France stage 8: Death of the mountain train

By Sophie Hurcom published

Procycling With no one team in control, the Tour de France continues to be chaotic

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Tadej Pogacar on the podium at the 2021 Tour de France

Tour de France stage 5: How can anyone beat Tadej Pogačar?

By Sophie Hurcom published

Procycling Not yet invincible but the defending champion looks to be in control

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