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Illi Gardner - the queen of the mountains
Securing a Strava Queen of the Mountain is no easy feat, but Illi Gardner has over 9,000 to her name, including the famed L’Alpe d’Huez segment....
Ready for the Worlds: Pogačar flies to victory in Canada (gallery)
Images from the WorldTour's weekend away to North America
My stroke story should be a lesson for cycling, by Audrey Cordon-Ragot
As part of Rouleur’s In My Words series, eight-time French champion Audrey Cordon-Ragot opens up about the stroke that she thought might have killed her...
Paris Olympics gallery: A weekend spent on the slopes of Montmartre
James Startt captured the action from the men's and women's Olympic road races last weekend in Paris
Tour de France 2024 stage 21 preview - a grand finale against the clock
From Monaco to Nice, this individual time trial is designed for those with strong climbing legs
Tales from the top of the Tour - return to the Cime de la Bonette
Rouleur photojournalist James Startt reflects on his day at the highest point of this year's Tour
Alpine acquiesce: Vingegaard and Visma turn to second place consolidation at the Tour de France
The Dutch team concede there is little to be done in the light of Tadej Pogačar's obliterating dominance
Motivation or misery? The Tadej Pogačar effect at the Tour de France
The UAE Team Emirates rider dealt another blow to the rest of the peloton on the queen stage and his actions are having a widespread...
Victor Campenaerts and the art of blue-sky thinking
The Lotto-Dstny rider’s victory on stage 18 of the Tour de France is a product of years of hard work and dedication
How Richard Carapaz proved persistence pays off at the Tour de France
After many attempts, EF Education-EasyPost finally reap the rewards of their efforts thanks to Carapaz
Sprinters of fortune: how the fastmen fared at the Tour de France 2024
The opportunities at this Tour de France are over for the sprinters, and many will be finish the race happier than others
On a tight leash: Is there still hope for the breakaway riders at the Tour de France?
After the opening weekend of this year's Tour, there's been very little to shout about if you're a stage hunter in the breakaways. But is...
Tour de France 2024 stage 16 preview - the final sprint
The final true flat stage of the race will hand the sprinters and the rouleurs a chance at victory
The method to his madness: Tadej Pogačar is the Tour de France’s puppet master
Last minute tactical decisions, late attacks and finding the fun – it’s all paying off for UAE Team Emirates
‘Crazy stressful’ – When the Tour de France turned into a one-day Classic
Stage 13 was a day of breathless racing
The godmother of the peloton: Meet the chef who's cooked for generations of Tour de France riders
Françoise Deneckere has been supporting riders in the peloton for more than 30 years. We meet the woman who has become an integral part of...
Tour de France 2024 stage 13 preview - last chance sprint before the mountains
With only two sprint opportunities up for grabs, all the fast men will be vying for victory
Marcel Kittel: 'Today's sprinters have to be able go it alone'
The former sprint superstar reflects on the Tour de France's sprints so far and how the art has changed since he retired
Tour de France 2024 stage 11 preview - a punishing day in the Massif Central
Will the breakaway make it all the way to the line, or will the GC favourites have other ideas?
'One of a kind' - Remembering Raphaël Géminiani
The former professional rider and sports director passed away on Friday at the age of 99
‘I like to have pain in my legs’ - A lone wolf, the breakaway that never came and the peloton’s slowest sprint
It was a strange stage in the Tour de France as a breakaway didn’t assemble despite expectations of fireworks
‘Everybody should be happy’ - Why Visma-Lease a Bike still believe in yellow at the Tour de France
Despite Jonas Vingegaard losing time to his rivals in stage nine’s individual time trial, his team says that the general classification at the Tour de...
‘I’m with the biggest and the best GC riders’ - Remco Evenepoel is coming of age at the Tour de France
The Belgian rider’s victory in the individual time trial signifies another step up in his career progression
Trust, confidence and a 'complex' sprinter: How Jayco-Alula manufactured a Tour de France stage victory
Dylan Groenewegen won stage six of the Tour de France – a reward for the hard work from his entire Australian team
How Mark Cavendish secured his historic 35th stage win
A closer look at how the Manx missile outsprinted his rivals at the 2024 Tour de France
Gallery: A look back at Mark Cavendish's record-breaking career
Rouleur looks back at all the Tours Mark Cavendish has completed
Work to do: Key GC support found wanting in the Tour's first mountain test
Many of Tadej Pogačar's key rivals were left isolated in the face of UAE Team Emirates's power on the Galibier
‘Tadej is a ticking time bomb’ - Tadej Pogačar is running away with the Tour de France
The first opportunity in the mountains and UAE Team Emirates grabbed it with both hands
Tour de France 2024 stage five preview - destined for a sprint
The second opportunity for the sprinters to go for glory
Gallery: A brutal and beautiful Italian Grand Départ
In many ways it is hard to believe that the Tour de France has never started in Italy, but the race organisers more than made...
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