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Desire: Katusha – the pro-peloton veteran

Desire: Katusha – the pro-peloton veteran

As a sponsor to the pro-peloton for over 10 years, Katusha are shaking things up and we like it.

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Desire: Stuart Clapp’s Factor ViSTA

Desire: Stuart Clapp’s Factor ViSTA

It’s new bike day for Desire Editor, Stuart Clapp. He even claims that the Factor ViSTA is his N-minus-2 – what is the world coming...

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Desire: Santini’s Got You Covered

Desire: Santini’s Got You Covered

With a rich history, dedication to garment technology and a family-owned factory, Santini know a thing or two about clothing.

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Desire: True Romance with Gore and Fabian Cancellara

Desire: True Romance with Gore and Fabian Cancellara

Best known for keeping us warm and dry, enter Gore-Wear, Fabian Cancellara’s premium race range and Romance’s jazzy collaboration Shakedry.

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Desire: Issue 19.8 wrap-up

Desire: Issue 19.8 wrap-up

For the last edition of Desire in 2019, we decided to do things a little differently. Welcome to a wrap-up of issue 19.8

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Desire: Factor’s New Home

Desire: Factor’s New Home

British brand, Factor are going back to where it all began. Superbikes, hyperbikes and everything in-between.

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Desire: Specialized S-Works Roubaix – Parra x Romance

Desire: Specialized S-Works Roubaix – Parra x Romance

Do you remember that stunning, uber glamorous Specialized Allez Sprint from the 2018 Rouleur Classic? Romance are at it again and this time they’ve brought...

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Desire: Cannondale SystemSix

Desire: Cannondale SystemSix

Cannondale play their best hand on the aero table with the SystemSix – better late than never.

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Winning the worlds: Maurizio Fondriest guest column

Winning the worlds: Maurizio Fondriest guest column

The 1988 world champion recalls the controversial circumstances of his world title win and the significance of racing in the rainbow stripes

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Definitions: climber by Paul Fournel

Definitions: climber by Paul Fournel

“From the first accelerations on the early slopes of a col, the peloton splits and transforms itself into a contest of grimaces and every man...

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Definitions: rouleur by Paul Fournel

Definitions: rouleur by Paul Fournel

“He manages the wind like a bass manages the sea. He rides gears as heavy as anvils while having the elegance to never show it”

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Cyrille Guimard: You need to be a rouleur to win the Tour de France

Cyrille Guimard: You need to be a rouleur to win the Tour de France

Having managed Bernard Hinault, Laurent Fignon and Greg Lemond, legendary directeur sportif Cyrille Guimard knows a thing or two about winning the Tour de France. But...

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Top Mañana: Vuelta a España – stage 14

Top Mañana: Vuelta a España – stage 14

“I’m simply amazed that no one has selected Quintana, López or Simon Yates” Cycling Mole puts our pundits in their place

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Cover stories: issue 18.6 – Alejandro Valverde by Timm Kölln

Cover stories: issue 18.6 – Alejandro Valverde by Timm Kölln

“A photo shoot should never take more than five minutes, in contrast to the subsequent meal which may easily stretch to over three hours.” Timm...

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Who do you think you are?

Who do you think you are?

From rouleurs and grimpeurs to puncheurs and sprinteurs, an explanation of the types of riders that make the peloton 

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