Conquista - The Cycling Quarterly Issue 1 | Page 12

W e lc o m e to Co n q u i s ta i s s u e 1
THAT DIFFICULT SECOND ALBUM.
Three months may seem a long
time, but it’s like a mere blink of
an eye when you have a Quarterly
Magazine to put together, as we
can now testify. We were flattered,
and not a little over-whelmed by
the response to our preview ‘Issue
0’ in August of this year. Your warm
reception to Conquista Magazine
left an immensely rewarding feeling,
and we thank all of you that offered
your kind comments. Once the
warm fuzzy glow began to wear off,
the realisation dawned upon us that
we do actually need to go and do it
all again and again….
It was not exactly a lifetime of
torment and pent-up angst that
culminated in the birth of our little
literary project. Nor a burning
desire to be heard and splurge it
out all over the world like some
kind of pouting Indie band with
bad hair and an unhealthy share of
anti-establishment rhetoric. All we
really set-out to do was share some
really cool images of bike racing,
and provide a platform where likeminded individuals can indulge
themselves in thoughtful and
engaging conversation on the issues
of the day.
Fortunately, the well at which we
drink – the world of professional
cycling, is a rich vein to tap into.
It delivers a steady supply of
content to stimulate conversation
and debate. And our talented
photographers have such a fantastic
pool of amazing imagery which they

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continue to add too seemingly at
will. Our greatest challenge for Issue
One was in deciding what to leave
out.
We’ve worked hard to maintain the
standards we set in our Prologue
Issue. Some stuff that didn’t quite
make it to Issue One can be found
on our blog, so please keep an
eye out at: conquista.cc/blog for
more great contributions. And to
complement our FREE digital issue
we make available for the first time
a printed hardcopy, which can be
purchased from: conquista.cc/shop.
It’s an ‘Old School’ print run limited
to just 1,000 copies, thoughtfully
delivered for those of you that prefer
the indulgence and the retro feel of
actual paper.
Thank you to all of our contributors.
Conquista would be nothing
without you.
If you want to contribute to
Conquista or have an interesting
idea or story, please drop us a line.
We want to hear from you.
Thanks for reading.
Benjamin Fitzmaurice
Trevor Gornall