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Remembering how Tom Dumoulin almost won La Vuelta

Remembering how Tom Dumoulin almost won La Vuelta

Tom Dumoulin was a 1,000-1 outsider before the Vuelta a España that kickstarted his career. How “The Butterfly of Maastricht” nearly pulled off the greatest...

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The Dutch Revolution: back to the future with Hennie Kuiper

The Dutch Revolution: back to the future with Hennie Kuiper

WORDS: ANDY MCGRATH | PHOTOS: OFFSIDE/L'EQUIPE Hennie Kuiper reflects on his runner-up finish at the 1980 Tour, which saw unprecedented Dutch dominance and a 1-2...

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The column: A silver lining to Tom Dumoulin’s DNF?

The column: A silver lining to Tom Dumoulin’s DNF?

As disappointed as he was to abandon the Giro d’Italia, could it yet force Tom Dumoulin to make his first full-bore assault on the Tour...

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The column: Giro d’Italia 2019 – Considering the contenders

The column: Giro d’Italia 2019 – Considering the contenders

The favourites for the Giro d’Italia 2019 fall into two camps – time triallists and climbers. Which is more likely to come out on top...

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Tour de France 2018 – the Rouleur review

Tour de France 2018 – the Rouleur review

Who was the best team of this year’s Tour de France? What about the most unlucky? What was the biggest surprise? Rouleur contributors look back...

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Hammer Series part three: Chase

Hammer Series part three: Chase

“Lotto NL-Jumbo, Cannondale-Drapac, Movistar and Orica-Scott sweep past in a 20-up time-trial formation.” Drama aplenty in our dispatch from the final day of the 2017...

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Hammer Series part two: Sprint

Hammer Series part two: Sprint

“Have you ever raced in Holland, Belgium and Germany? We don’t hang around. Full gas from the start.” Fighting talk from Andre Greipel in our...

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Comment: for Froome the bell tolls?

Comment: for Froome the bell tolls?

With Cavendish ailing, Contador ageing and Froome in uncertain form, this year’s Tour de France could mark the end of a generation

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