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Updates, stories and opinions from inside the world's greatest sport, written and captured by Rouleur journalists
Philippe Gilbert: Ned Boulting meets the Belgian in Monaco
A year in Quick Step blue paid dividends for the Classics star – the first Belgian to win both Flanders and Amstel Gold in the...
Why you don’t want to get on the wrong side of Bernard Hinault
Bernard Hinault was the last French rider to win the Tour de France and the last French rider to effectively terrify the peloton. He’s still...
Office politics: Philippa York on the nuances of team car seating etiquette
Back before team buses, personal motorhomes and private jets, riders travelled in their team car. But there was still a complex pecking order at play.
Punk rock to PR – ‘on tour’ has dual meanings for Giro’s liaison man
All too familiar with the pressures of performing in the spotlight, band member Chuck Platt was a ‘shoe-in’ for the job of looking after Giro’s...
2017 Rouleur Photographer of the year competition
As 2017 came to a close, we asked our regular photographers to pick their six best cycling images from this year, before asking our readers to choose their favourite
2017 photographs of the year – part 5: Eugene Kim
As 2017 comes to a close, we’ve asked our regular photographers to pick their six favourite cycling images from this year.
2017 photographs of the year – part 4: Paolo Ciaberta
As 2017 comes to a close, we’ve asked our regular photographers to pick their six favourite cycling images from this year
Sky culture: Ian Boswell reflects on five years with the British team
Ian Boswell started his World Tour career at Team Sky in 2013. Now as he says goodbye to that most British of teams, he looks...
2017 photographs of the year – part 3: Benedict Campbell
As 2017 comes to a close, we’ve asked our regular photographers to pick their six favourite cycling images from this year
2017 photographs of the year – part 2: David Powell
As 2017 comes to a close, we’ve asked our regular photographers to pick their six favourite cycling images from this year
2017 photographs of the year – part 1: Pauline Ballet
As 2017 comes to a close, we’ve asked our regular photographers to pick their six favourite cycling images from this year
“The biggest heart and the softest soul” – Memories of Sharon Laws, 1974-2017
Those who knew Sharon Laws share their memories of the former British champion, who passed away on December 16, aged 43
Have yourself an Alex Dowsett Christmas
Christmas songs, a surprising film favourite and a less than starring role in his school’s Nativity: how Alex Dowsett does Christmas
Chantal Blaak: How I won the Worlds
Women’s World Champion Chantal Blaak reflects on her victory in Bergen, and how she started the 2017 season targeting one jersey but finished it with...
Nicolas Roche on the demands of the modern day pro
Cycling has changed a lot since his dad’s days in the peloton. Pros race less, train more and have bigger hang-ups about weight and days off....
Desire: Bastion Road Disc
Filament-wound carbon tubes, 3D printed titanium lugs and automotive industry engineering, plus fine looks: these Aussies made a beaut
Mark Cavendish dreams of running his own team
From solo breaks to retirement plans, Mark Cavendish discusses his ambitions and aspirations with our special guest editor
Why designing pro cycling team kit is such a tough job
Former pro Iris Slappendel explains the difficulties of designing team kit and how women’s teams can bring the fun back into pro cycling outfits
Helen Wyman: High and Dry
One of the best cyclo-cross riders in the world is on top of her game, winning races and aiming for the World Championships in February....
Summit Finish: The Tour de Yorkshire’s Cow and Calf
The Tour de Yorkshire will feature its first summit finish in 2018. But for cycling author and journalist Pete Cossins who used to live at the bottom of...
Brand reps: how cycling companies choose their ad models
Who are the people that cycling companies get to model their kit? Where do they come from? Do they really ride bikes? What difference do...
Doing the double: Miguel Indurain on Froome’s Giro-Tour ambitions
Miguel Indurain is one of the few riders to have won the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France in the same year. What advice does he have...
Fighting for life: the despair and hope of Stig Broeckx’s family
After a collision with a race motorbike in the 2016 Tour of Belgium, things have never been the same for Lotto-Soudal rider Stig Broeckx or...
Rouleur Cover Stories: issue 17.8 – Yes It Hurts by Russ Ellis
A very British race: Russ shot the National Hill Climb championships in Northumberland for our latest member’s cover
Beautiful frames: the rise of the custom paint scheme
From club colours to elaborate art-inspired designs, there’s a growing demand for custom painted frames. Dave Nash takes a look at the booming trend
Bird on the Wire, an extract from the Tom Simpson biography
Winner of the 2017 William Hill Sports Book of the Year, Tom Simpson: Bird on the Wire, by Rouleur editor Andy McGrath, explores the feats and complexities of Simpson’s life...
Gallery: the Revolution of small things
Photographer Conan Marshall centres his attention on the cameras and cakes, bidons and bags at November’s round of the Revolution series
Number Crunchers: Pro Cycling Stats
“You must be some kind of nerd to visit out website”. We sincerely hope not, as PCS is the single most useful cycling database on...
Desire: Cold weather kit and off-road rides to solve your cross conundrums
Gravel, mud, even the Thames Estuary – everything you’ll need for a day away from the tarmac
Lingua franca: how language and cycling have shaped Italian culture
Italy is riven by divides – physical, linguistic and cultural. In this column for the 17.3 edition of Rouleur, Matt Rendell considers cycling’s role in unifying the...
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