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Stijl Riding: Hampsten Cycles ANNO20 Project

Stijl Riding: Hampsten Cycles ANNO20 Project

The partnership of brothers Andy and Steve Hampsten, Hampsten Cycles, just ticked over twenty years of business and to celebrate they created a very fresh interpretation of a personally significant livery — that of Andy’s La Vie Claire team.

New Ride: Hampsten Cycles' Maglia Rosa

New Ride: Hampsten Cycles’ Maglia Rosa

The dust from the Giro d’Italia is just beginning to settle and, for those of us in the Southern hemisphere, there’s just a small chance to catch up on sleep before the 2015 Tour de France kicks off in Utrecht.

Velo City: Bicycle Culture and City Life

Hampsten Cycles Maglia Rosa

The retirement of professional cyclists can be as fascinating as their racing conquests, although some stories haven’t ended well, despite a glorious CV. Andy Hampsten,…

Hampsten Cycles Team UOS

The Giro d’Italia is renowned for inclement weather, which often forces cancellation of it’s ‘queen’ stages over the Alps. But on the 5th of June,…

Hampsten Cycles 7-Eleven Tribute

Andy Hampsten’s Team 7-Eleven livery is one of the most iconic in American cycling. Indeed, the team’s victories and Andy’s numerous triumphs were responsible for…

Hampsten Cycles Eddy MAX

Around this time of the year, while the classics and Grand Tours are in full swing, the Hampsten brothers are at their happiest. Memories are…

Hampsten Cycles Gran Paradiso

The 2012 Giro d’Italia will be the 95th edition of the Italian Grand Tour and it’s about this time of year that Andy Hampsten reminisces…

Hampsten Team Pro

If you haven’t read Andy Hampsten’s account of his sub-zero ride to wear the Pink Jersey in the 1988 Giro d’Italia, you really should: it…