Rouleur Performance

The wizard, the racer, and the bad weather rider - which type of Zwifter are you?

The wizard, the racer, and the bad weather rider - which type of Zwifter are you?

How do you ride indoors?

How do professional riders use Zwift in the off-season?

Can the virtual training platform really have benefits for WorldTour pros?

'I don’t feel the need for long rides – never more than 10 hours' - the lure, the training, and the hardship of the Transcontinental Race

Ultra-endurance cycling is growing in popularity. Here, we reveal the magnitude of one of the toughest event – the Transcontinental Race – plus we ...

How to build cycling endurance

The need to know on how to get fitter for longer rides

How to recover like a Grand Tour rider

Lessons and habits from the best Grand Tour riders to boost your rest and recovery routines

What makes Alpe d'Huez so hard?

Nick Busca explains what exactly makes this Tour de France icon so imposing

Why do professional cyclists train at altitude?

Altitude training is more popular than ever with riders spending greater chunks of the year living and training at 2,000m. Rouleur investigates why…

How fit are Tour de France riders?

What does it really take to race, finish, and even win the world's toughest endurance sport event?

What is VO2max, why is it important and how can you improve it?

It's often regarded as the most important metric in endurance sports. But what does it really tell about your physiology?

Cleat position: why it's so important and how to get it right

It’s often neglected, but the connection between you and your pedals will make or break your ride

Man cycling indoors, turbo training to test FTP

What is FTP and how do I use it?

We answer the most asked questions around one of the key metrics of cycling performance

One kilo of carbs a day: how riders fuel on hard, Alpine stages at the Giro

We asked Bora-Hansgrohe's head nutritionist, Robert Gorgos, how much riders eat and drink on the hardest Giro stages

Can ketones really enhance your performance? We tested them for a month to find out

Ketones boost endurance performance and accelerate recovery – those are the claims, anyway. We examined them with our own vigorous testing