🚴 About This Issue

A vivid snapshot of turn-of-the-millennium Tour coverage.

This 22 July 2000 edition of Cycling Weekly includes a substantial 20-page Tour de France special, offering in-depth race reporting, stage breakdowns, analysis, and photography from week three of the Tour.

The bold cover headline — “Don’t Mess with Lance” — reflects the dominant narrative of that period in professional cycling journalism, capturing how the race and its protagonists were framed at the time.

A compelling archival piece for collectors, researchers, or anyone interested in how cycling media shaped the sport’s mythology in the early 2000s.

⭐ Key Features

20-page Tour de France special
Stage analysis and race reports
Photography and performance coverage
Period advertising and team equipment context
Strong headline-era cycling journalism

🧰 Condition Report

Very good condition
Clean pages
Minor signs of age consistent with publication date
No tears or writing
Carefully stored

Well preserved for a weekly publication from 2000.

💌 Personal Note from Sorcha Rosa

This is one of those issues that feels very much of its moment — confident, declarative, and certain in tone. It’s fascinating not just for the racing itself, but for how the story was being told at the time. A sharp archival piece 🤍
— Sorcha Rosa

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Cycling Weekly – 22 July 2000 | Tour de France 20-Page Special | “Don’t Mess with Lance”