Cycle Sport and Procycling

Killer C · E, Silver Joined: 18 Mar 2004 Posts: 982

It seems to me that Procycling and Cycle Sport are often covering similar material from similar perspectives. Every so often they seem to "relaunch" themselves with a "new and exciting" look, but generally I find little to differentiate them.

I'm vaguely curious that they can both survive (though grateful they do).

Which of the two mags do people buy (that's buy not read) on a regular basis?

IainW · E, Silver Joined: 27 May 2003 Posts: 1996

neither

Nick S · E, Silver Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 642

I subscribe to both but it really p155es me off that they seem to swap articles from one month to the next. I find Cycle Sport a little pious and Broom Wagon is just utter shyte. I'd keep pro cycling of the 2 especially now Boardman doesnt bore the ar5e off us any more with his bike tests

Ste_S · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 8:15 am Post subject:

Procycling for me

The Lemond and Where are they now ? issues were great.

Dan Souf · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 8:19 am Post subject:

I get both.
I must admit to preferring the design/layout of Procycling + the whole feel of it is 'European', wheras Cycle Sport has a distinctly UK feel (which probably acts in both their favours).
Cycle Sport has the best 'retro' writer (is he here?). Wink

benlane · Div 3 Pro Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 3960

I get both also.

Given that both are monthly's and both are naturally going to cover upcoming events there is bound to be some crossover but they really are too similar.

I should cancel my subscription to one of them, if I did I would keep Procycling.

I should also cancel my comic subscription for the reasons we moan about regularly, but can't quite make the step to do so. I keep thinking they might do some decent reports of the UK race scene, but then am disappointed week after week.

JONNO · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 8:31 am Post subject:

Procycling, end of.
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Chris Sidwells · E, Silver Joined: 28 Mar 2005 Posts: 591 Location: Devon

Thanks Dan. Of course if you didn't mean me then b*ll*cks Dan Wink

Megman · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 8:40 am Post subject:

I get cycle sport, have done for many years. Read the first procycling when it came out wasn't that impressed. Cycle sport have been irritating me recently with articles on staff jollies and I have considered dropping the subscription, but I need something to read on the bog.

Dan Souf · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 8:41 am Post subject:

Scalatore · E, Gold Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 2484

I got CycleSport from when it first came out back in, I think, 1993. I used love it especially Allan Pieper's stuff. Very quickly though it seemed to get very poor. The main big interview feature would turn out to be about four lines with the star and an awful lot of puff eitherside. And far too often it would contain factual errors. "So and so won the Paris Roubaix in year X" and I'm going, "no he didn't." As soon as ProCycling came out in 1999 I jumped ship and have never been back. Whether the competition has given Cyclesport a kick up the bum I don't know. Alas the damage has been done.

grahamn · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 9:25 am Post subject:

I used to get Cycleport on subscription till they changed their paper quality then half the time it was being damaged in the post so I cancelled and moved over to just buying procycling as and when I feel like it , much better than cyclesport in my opinion nowadays

I liked this months article on "where is Abdujaparov" , pity they didn`t actually find him though

Richard · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 9:28 am Post subject:

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windymiller · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 9:36 am Post subject:

I continually like CycleSport d rugs faux pas where they devote page after page praising the new clean stance that team/rider is making and then consequentially get caught. eg The T-Mobile issue last year.

I also enjoying the fascinating writings of Chris Sidwells, as Chris Roy told me to put that.
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Stuart · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 9:53 am Post subject:

Bring back Winning!
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Ste_S · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 10:54 am Post subject:

Lee · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 11:13 am Post subject:

one man army · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 11:40 am Post subject:

Dastardly · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 11:54 am Post subject:

I get both but on balance i prefer PC. I did like the bit this month where they stuck the knives in Visconti for his failure to perform - he subsequently spent 10 days or so in maglia rosa and was second yesterday Very Happy

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