Men with shaved legs: the memoirs of a sports journalist

Robert Janssens began his career as a cycling journalist in the sixties. Until 2004, he followed all the classics and world championships, and he was a Tour reporter 38 times. Now this 'grey eminence of Flemish sports journalism' is collecting his memoirs. This results in a unique insight into the ins and outs of cycling journalism and cycling in recent decades. As a journalist, he was a privileged witness and confidant for many cyclists from 1960 to 2004. "What used to take us an hour, now happens with a single mouse click." In the past half century, Robert Janssens has seen a lot of changes in sports journalism. His memoirs are not only an account of cycling history, but also of the life of a journalist who has seen his profession take several drastic turns. Janssens brings his secrets to light on the basis of his experiences and numerous funny anecdotes. Robert Janssens has previously published several cycling books and is one of the contributors to the Tour Encyclopedia. He is also chairman of the international association of cycling journalists