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In pictures: glorious mud at the 2018 world cyclo-cross championships

In pictures: glorious mud at the 2018 world cyclo-cross championships

If there was one defining characteristic to all the races at this year’s world cyclo-cross championships, it was the muddy conditions they were run in

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Joop Zoetemelk, a poster-geezer for old blokes everywhere

Joop Zoetemelk, a poster-geezer for old blokes everywhere

Joop Zoetemelk won the Tour de France at 33, the world road championship at 38 and a Classic at 40. There’s hope for us all....

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Tom Pidcock: “I don’t really practice on a ‘cross bike”

Tom Pidcock: “I don’t really practice on a ‘cross bike”

The junior world champion now aims for the under-23 title in Valkenburg.  Sven Nys’ assessment of Pidcock’s talents: “He rides like a Belgian”

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Rainbows in the mud: Britain’s first cyclo-cross world champion

Rainbows in the mud: Britain’s first cyclo-cross world champion

In 1986 Stuart Marshall ploughed through the mud to claim the junior world championship. Reading about the drama in the pages of a magazine had a profound effect...

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Speedplay: “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday”

Speedplay: “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday”

San Diego’s king of all things pedal-related: Richard Bryne, his story and his amazing collection

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Hard and fast: Brian Holm’s winter fashion rules

Hard and fast: Brian Holm’s winter fashion rules

When it comes to riding in cold weather, most of us prioritise survival over looking good. Brian Holm has a few suggestions as to how you can do both

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Sir Bradley Wiggins on his team: ‘it’s a positive, lasting legacy to my career’

Sir Bradley Wiggins on his team: ‘it’s a positive, lasting legacy to my career’

We meet frontman Bradley Wiggins and his fresh-faced stars of tomorrow at their winter get-together in Liverpool

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Robert Millar and the Muddy Marmite

Robert Millar and the Muddy Marmite

Cyclo-cross? Seriously, don’t bother, says refusenik Robert Millar

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British cyclo-cross champion Grant Ferguson: ‘I was the youngster once!’

British cyclo-cross champion Grant Ferguson: ‘I was the youngster once!’

Grant Ferguson is still only 24 but has British Under-23 titles in cyclo-cross and cross-country mountain biking. He just added the 2018 National elite cyclo-cross...

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Tales of torment from the turbo trainer

Tales of torment from the turbo trainer

While the professionals are enjoying tropical training camps and sub-saharan season starts, for us mere mortals it’s turbo time. Matt Seaton feels your pain

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Gallery: Quick Step training camp on the Costa Blanca

Gallery: Quick Step training camp on the Costa Blanca

The Belgian team enjoy sun and sea views at a pre-season training camp on Spain’s southeastern coast

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Cover stories: issue 18.1 – Eddy and the Angels

Cover stories: issue 18.1 – Eddy and the Angels

Lance in the confessional box, Eddy at the altar, coffee named after a drug… Deification or derision? Paul Maunder counts his blessings in Flanders

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School of hard Knox: a neo-pro’s journey from fell-running to Quick Step

School of hard Knox: a neo-pro’s journey from fell-running to Quick Step

It took some tough lessons and a lot of patience before James Knox got noticed by the World Tour. But the young climber has a...

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What? When? Where? An early season race guide

What? When? Where? An early season race guide

With the 2018 international road season getting underway, we take a look at the far flung races that host the first skirmishes of the year

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Why Specialized have a boardroom dedicated to Mario Cipollini

Why Specialized have a boardroom dedicated to Mario Cipollini

Rouleur takes a look round the gaudiest meeting room at Specialized HQ, recalling the impact Mario Cipollini had in introducing the Californian brand to the European pro peloton

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What’s in the next issue of Rouleur magazine? 18.1 – a Classic

What’s in the next issue of Rouleur magazine? 18.1 – a Classic

Philippe Gilbert, Svein Tuft, forgotten finishes of the Classics, Philippa York, Belgian bicycle worship gone mad and more

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Coming together: new class meets old at Katusha-Alpecin

Coming together: new class meets old at Katusha-Alpecin

Once as Russian as ice-cold vodka, in recent years Team Katusha-Alpecin have transformed themselves into the UN of professional cycling. Rouleur sits down with riders old and...

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World of pain: facing up to the dangerous reality of racing bikes

World of pain: facing up to the dangerous reality of racing bikes

Starting each race knowing it may well result in agonising injury is a psychological strength often overlooked in professional cyclists. Matt Rendell pays homage to a bunch...

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Philippe Gilbert: Ned Boulting meets the Belgian in Monaco

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...

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Why you don’t want to get on the wrong side of Bernard Hinault

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...

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Office politics: Philippa York on the nuances of team car seating etiquette

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.

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Punk rock to PR – ‘on tour’ has dual meanings for Giro’s liaison man

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...

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2017 Rouleur Photographer of the year competition

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

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2017 photographs of the year – part 5: Eugene Kim

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.

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2017 photographs of the year – part 4: Paolo Ciaberta

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

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Sky culture: Ian Boswell reflects on five years with the British team

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...

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2017 photographs of the year – part 3: Benedict Campbell

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

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2017 photographs of the year – part 2: David Powell

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

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2017 photographs of the year – part 1: Pauline Ballet

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  

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“The biggest heart and the softest soul” – Memories of Sharon Laws, 1974-2017

“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

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