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Inside line: a detailed look at the first stage of the 2018 Tour de France

Inside line: a detailed look at the first stage of the 2018 Tour de France

Quirky churches, stunning coastline and a baguette vending machine: we drove the route of the opener between Noirmoutier and Fontenay-le-Comte, which should end up being...

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Imagining another Grand Tour with Adam Hansen

Imagining another Grand Tour with Adam Hansen

After riding 20 Grand Tours on the trot, Adam Hansen is taking a bit of time off during the 2018 Tour de France. But what...

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What Thomas Voeckler did next

What Thomas Voeckler did next

Transition, TV punditry and team management as the French fan favourite sips on his cycling career digestif

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‘I am a machine, an escaped robot. I attack.’ – Anquetil Alone

‘I am a machine, an escaped robot. I attack.’ – Anquetil Alone

“I didn’t choose it; the bike chose me. I don’t love the bike, the bike loves me. It’s going to pay for it.” An extract...

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Sam Bennett on overcoming imposter syndrome

Sam Bennett on overcoming imposter syndrome

You wait your whole career for a Grand Tour win, then three come along at once. Sam Bennett has finally arrived (even if he hasn’t...

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Desire: Sako 7 – The Eighties Kit

Desire: Sako 7 – The Eighties Kit

Cycling kit made for the suckers of Golden Age Thinking. It is such a thing and for Sean Sako his new kit is all about...

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Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig – conveyor belt to success

Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig – conveyor belt to success

The Cervélo-Bigla’s dynamic Dane on her rise from supermarket worker to super talent

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Slick advertising: Pirelli’s vintage posters

Slick advertising: Pirelli’s vintage posters

Pirelli have only just re-entered the cycle tyre market. But in years gone by, not only did their tyres lead the way, so too did...

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Matt Seaton column: The Plight of Icarus

Matt Seaton column: The Plight of Icarus

The Sochi scam, The Cold War and Trump, how politics and sport are so often intertwined. Matt Seaton believes the problem is us

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Gianni Savio: the gentleman rogue who ‘discovered’ Egan Bernal

Gianni Savio: the gentleman rogue who ‘discovered’ Egan Bernal

If there’s anyone who can keep Italy’s cycling economics spinning it’s Gianni Savio. This septuagenarian still has an eye for talent and a nose for...

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A load of old bollards: an unusual park that celebrates cycling’s heroes

A load of old bollards: an unusual park that celebrates cycling’s heroes

Tucked away in a park in Trentino is a collection of paracarri – stone road markers, from Italy and beyond – each dedicated to riders past...

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Ryan Eastman on his transition from pro cyclist to paramedic

Ryan Eastman on his transition from pro cyclist to paramedic

A career-ending crash finished this young American’s dream of professional cycling. Now he’s helping his former fellow racers at the Tour of California

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Desire: Prendas Ciclismo – Omloop Van Vlaanderen jersey

Desire: Prendas Ciclismo – Omloop Van Vlaanderen jersey

The unforgettable jersey from Prendas for their new Forgotten Races Collection

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Girona Nocturn: Serious racing or seriously good fun?

Girona Nocturn: Serious racing or seriously good fun?

Pro riders turn spectators watching amateurs smashing round the streets of Girona as the night draw in. What will they make of it?

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Desire: MET Manta helmet

Desire: MET Manta helmet

Safe-T Advance Fit System is Met’s mantra for their new aero helmet that they promise will save you some watts

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Chris Juul-Jensen blog: dreaming of a solo victory

Chris Juul-Jensen blog: dreaming of a solo victory

Most professional cyclists dream of one day winning from a solo break but not many get to realise that dream. Even fewer write about it,...

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The remarkable rise of Ben O’Connor

The remarkable rise of Ben O’Connor

The Australian only started racing his bike four years ago but nearly bagged himself a top ten at his debut Grand Tour

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The trouble with room-mates: Jacopo Guarnieri blog

The trouble with room-mates: Jacopo Guarnieri blog

From music etiquette to toilet talk, Groupama-FDJ rider Jacopo Guarnieri uses his new Rouleur blog to assess the bedside manners of ten seasons worth of...

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Like father, like daughter (and son): cycling dads and their able offspring

Like father, like daughter (and son): cycling dads and their able offspring

If your dad was a bit handy on two wheels, chances are you’ll be ditching the balance bike and reaching for the cleats before too...

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An illustrated history of aero wheels

An illustrated history of aero wheels

Nick Higgins curates a selection of images from his new book, plus a couple of stand-out additions, that chart the evolution of cutting-edge wheel technology

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Concussion Repercussions

Concussion Repercussions

Awareness of concussion protocol is spreading in pro cycling, but testing should be mandatory

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Desire: Assos ForToni jersey

Desire: Assos ForToni jersey

A jersey to celebrate the meticulous desire by one man to revolutionise cycling kit

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Cover stories: issue 18.4, Tour de France special, by Simon Gill

Cover stories: issue 18.4, Tour de France special, by Simon Gill

“Editing over a rehydrating beer after each stage, the rider numbers started to leap out as a graphic in their own right.” Simon Gill’s photo...

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For the love of cycling: Q&A with Nathan Haas

For the love of cycling: Q&A with Nathan Haas

Unionisation, love of the bike and Crema Catalana

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Philippa York: saints, desire and religion

Philippa York: saints, desire and religion

An emerald-green Colnago bike can be the object of desire and the ultimate betrayal. Philippa York’s Rouleur column on growing up in Glasgow’s Presbyterian society

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Tour de France quiz: Win a Rouleur membership plus entry to this year’s Étape du Tour

Tour de France quiz: Win a Rouleur membership plus entry to this year’s Étape du Tour

Ten stages, ten stories. Test your knowledge with our Tour de France-inspired quiz and win yourself a Rouleur membership, plus entry to this year’s Étape...

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Can Adam Yates learn from his brother’s mistakes to beat Froome at the Tour?

Can Adam Yates learn from his brother’s mistakes to beat Froome at the Tour?

Simon Yates led the Giro d’Italia into its final week but came undone after a heavy assault by Chris Froome. What lessons can his brother...

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Tour de France 2018: 21 stages, 21 stories – Party on, Alpe d’Huez

Tour de France 2018: 21 stages, 21 stories – Party on, Alpe d’Huez

Fever pitch: Euro disco, booze aplenty and helping hands on the legendary 21 hairpins

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Forgotten Finishes

Forgotten Finishes

From football stadiums to hippodromes, Classic finishes are moveable feasts. But what makes an iconic finish, and what do the places mean to past winners?...

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Californian cubism: Giro Empire ACC Dazzle

Californian cubism: Giro Empire ACC Dazzle

Desire – If dazzling is your thing, then these new Giro Empires will grab your attention

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