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We will never be here again - a book by Svein Tuft

We will never be here again - a book by Svein Tuft

Richard Abraham shares more on his new book with former professional cyclist Svein Tuft

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'I have to do things a little differently to win' - The Flying Dutchman: Taco van der Hoorn

'I have to do things a little differently to win' - The Flying Dutchman: Taco van der Hoorn

Intermarché rider Taco van der Hoorn has ploughed his own furrow in the professional ranks, using an innovative and intelligent, as well as idiosyncratic, approach...

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The empty diagonal: From Issue 115 - Design

The empty diagonal: From Issue 115 - Design

The Tour de France has always tended to skirt the centre of France and its route designers have long based the race on the mountain...

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Kasia Niewiadoma: In her nature

Kasia Niewiadoma: In her nature

Frequently on the podium, but rarely on the top step, Niewiadoma is working on killer instinct and sprinting, balanced with getting away from it all...

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Giro d’Italia 2022: The Toughest Stages

Giro d’Italia 2022: The Toughest Stages

The decisive stages of the 2022 Giro d’Italia where the race for the pink jersey will be won or lost

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Giro d'Italia 2022: The GC Favourites

Giro d'Italia 2022: The GC Favourites

Rouleur assesses the GC riders in with a shot of claiming the pink jersey of the 2022 Giro d'Italia

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Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2022 Debrief: Monumental Remco Evenepoel

Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2022 Debrief: Monumental Remco Evenepoel

The 22-year-old Belgian became the youngest winner of Liège-Bastogne-Liège in over 50 years after attacking on the Côte de la Redoute and riding solo to...

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Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 2022 Debrief: Hard enough for Annemiek van Vleuten

Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 2022 Debrief: Hard enough for Annemiek van Vleuten

The hardest one-day race on the calendar delivers a race hard enough for the peloton's hardest individual: Annemiek van Vleuten

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Comment: Tub-thumping for Thibaut Pinot at the Tour of the Alps

Comment: Tub-thumping for Thibaut Pinot at the Tour of the Alps

He couldn't come back and win, could he? Oh yes he could. Thibaut Pinot has won a bike race at the Tour of the Alps,...

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La Flèche Wallonne Debrief: Dylan Teuns faster than a speeding bullet

La Flèche Wallonne Debrief: Dylan Teuns faster than a speeding bullet

Forty-two-year-old Alejandro 'Bala' Valverde comes up short in his final Flèche Wallonne, with Alexandr Vlasov in third ahead of Julian Alaphilippe and Tadej Pogačar

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“I could see pretty far inside my leg”: the pain and pride of Lewis Askey at Paris-Roubaix

“I could see pretty far inside my leg”: the pain and pride of Lewis Askey at Paris-Roubaix

The image of the British rider's injured knee was a shocking reminder of the brutality of professional cycling. The Roubaix debutant tells Rouleur how he made it...

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Paris-Roubaix 2022 Debrief: Speed, chaos, dust, beauty

Paris-Roubaix 2022 Debrief: Speed, chaos, dust, beauty

How Dylan van Baarle (Ineos Grenadiers) won an action-packed 2022 edition of Paris-Roubaix, the fastest in history, with Wout van Aert in second and Stefan...

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Ineos Grenadiers DS Roger Hammond: Paris-Roubaix is getting more tame

Ineos Grenadiers DS Roger Hammond: Paris-Roubaix is getting more tame

“I remember getting half way along Arenberg and there was literally a four-metre section of road just missing. It wasn’t bad cobbles; it was just...

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Lewis Askey: The Paris-Roubaix debutant unafraid of the fight

Lewis Askey: The Paris-Roubaix debutant unafraid of the fight

Junior Paris-Roubaix winner on Groupama-FDJ speaks to Rouleur on the eve of his first senior appearance at the Hell of the North

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Seven riders to watch at Paris-Roubaix 2022

Seven riders to watch at Paris-Roubaix 2022

Who are the favourites to take victory in Paris-Roubaix and who are the wildcards who could spring one of the famous surprise wins at the Hell of...

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Who are The Friends of Paris-Roubaix?

Who are The Friends of Paris-Roubaix?

Meet the team of volunteers working in all weathers to keep the cobbled secteurs pavés of Paris-Roubaix in top condition

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Amstel Gold Race 2022 Men’s Debrief: Michał Kwiatkowski is back

Amstel Gold Race 2022 Men’s Debrief: Michał Kwiatkowski is back

Another edition of the Amstel Gold Race comes down to a photo finish, with the Ineos Grenadier edging Benoît Cosnefroy for his first Classics win...

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Amstel Gold Race 2022 Women's Debrief: Timing is everything for Marta Cavalli

Amstel Gold Race 2022 Women's Debrief: Timing is everything for Marta Cavalli

Victory for Marta Cavalli and FDJ-Nouvelle Aquitaine-Futuroscope at the Amstel Gold Race highlights the ever-growing depth of talent in the Women’s WorldTour

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Kasia Niewiadoma: Searching for another Amstel Gold Race victory

Kasia Niewiadoma: Searching for another Amstel Gold Race victory

Frequently on the podium, but rarely the top step, Niewiadoma is working hard on killer instinct and sprinting, balanced with getting away from it all...

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Why was there a giant Stefan Küng at the Tour of Flanders?

Why was there a giant Stefan Küng at the Tour of Flanders?

A morning with the King Küng Freunde, "probably the best fan club in the world"

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Wout is Out - No Tour of Flanders for Wout van Aert

Wout is Out - No Tour of Flanders for Wout van Aert

Wout van Aert is out of the 2022 Tour of Flanders with a Covid-19 positive and mild symptoms; his Paris-Roubaix participation is also now in doubt

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Can Tadej Pogačar win the Tour of Flanders?

Can Tadej Pogačar win the Tour of Flanders?

Tadej Pogačar starts the 2022 Tour of Flanders as both a debutant and a pre-race favourite. Can the Slovenian become the first Tour de France champion since...

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Lone wolf without a pack: can Quick-Step-Alpha Vinyl save their Classics season?

Lone wolf without a pack: can Quick-Step-Alpha Vinyl save their Classics season?

Belgium’s top men's team start the 2022 Tour of Flanders in the rare position of underdogs. Can they turn their Classics season around at De...

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Anna van der Breggen on retiring, becoming a sports director and the future of women's cycling

Anna van der Breggen on retiring, becoming a sports director and the future of women's cycling

The 31-year-old called time on her racing career at the end of the 2021 season, but she's still going to be an important part of...

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Ben Tulett on joining his dream team

Ben Tulett on joining his dream team

The young British talent spoke to Rouleur about his upcoming debut season with the Ineos Grenadiers and what it's taken to get there

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Sam Bewley and the art of doing nothing

Sam Bewley and the art of doing nothing

How exercise, Rummikub and a pot of fresh mussels are helping professional hotel room resident (and cyclist) Sam Bewley cope with the strict quarantine procedures...

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Kasia Niewiadoma – The Power of The Mind

Kasia Niewiadoma – The Power of The Mind

The Polish star on the importance of balance and mindfulness when it comes to over coming disappointment

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Gallery: La Vuelta a España 2021 in images

Gallery: La Vuelta a España 2021 in images

The best images from an action-packed edition of La Vuelta a España, won by Primož Roglič in emphatic style

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Alto del Gamoniteiro: the Angliru’s Evil Sister

Alto del Gamoniteiro: the Angliru’s Evil Sister

Is this the hardest climb in professional cycling? Meet the Alto del Gamoniteiro, the Angliru's evil sister, which makes its debut on the queen stage...

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Mikel Landa: Landismo, or why cycling loves a plucky loser

Mikel Landa: Landismo, or why cycling loves a plucky loser

A disappointing Vuelta for the big Spanish hope. But it will not dent Landa's popularity with his home nation's fans

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