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The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Bernard Hinault
Bernard Hinault is less lauded for his time trialling than his other qualities. For our contributor it’s more than enough to earn him a place...
The column: Bora-Hansgrohe should take Sam Bennett to the Tour de France
With wins at every race he’s ridden this year, it’s time for Sam Bennett’s team to give him a chance to sprint on the biggest...
Gallery: Celebrating 100 years of the yellow jersey
2019 is the 100th anniversary of the first awarding of the maillot jaune, to Eugène Christophe. The Koers museum, in Roeselare, Belgium, is planning to...
Desire: POC Omne Air
Where safety is concerned, few are dedicating as many resources as POC
The Knowledge: Alex Dowsett, Little Bleeder
“Even my mum has said she’ll be relieved when I stop racing, and that I owe her a facelift for all the worry I’ve put...
The column: Calling time on the Paris-Roubaix time cut
In one-day races all the hors délai rule does is deprive riders of their rightful place in the record books. It’s time to get rid of the...
Cillian Kelly: You don’t watch anything with kids
How has Chris Froome managed to win two Tours de France since having kids? Cycling stats supremo Cillian Kelly can barely snatch twenty minutes of...
Cover Stories: issue 19.3 by Jo Burt
Illustrator Jo Burt found Pedro Horrillo’s account of his 2009 Giro d’Italia crash so powerful that he felt he should be as economical as possible...
Rouleur podcast: Spring Classics with De Vlaeminck, Maertens, author Harry Pearson
A Flanders themed edition to mark the climax of the Spring Classics season. Presented by Laka, bicycle insurance powered by you
Desire: Le Col by Wiggins
Sir Bradley’s eye for style is well known in cycling. His latest collaboration with Le Col is classic design, paired with technical construction – at...
The column: We need to talk about Mathieu
We’ve always been told you only get one chance to win the Tour of Flanders. Mathieu van der Poel may not have quite clinched the...
Desire: the new Specialized Roubaix
The new Roubaix. More aero, more comfortable, more race bike.
Letter from the editor: Blood on the race tracks
It’s not just riders who suffer for the spectacle of Paris-Roubaix. Rouleur editor Andy McGrath on the lengths the team went to bring you our...
Philippa York: The pleasure of Paris-Roubaix (from the comfort of the couch)
“If there’s one thing every cyclist ought to do, it’s to go to Northern France and ride parts of the course. Then you’ll understand how...
Desire: SRAM Force eTap AXS
SRAM bring wireless shifting to the masses – is the future of gear changes cableless?
The column: Gent-Wevelgem gave us the best of Alexander Kristoff
Alexander Kristoff has won races on cycling’s biggest stages yet is still seen as a mere support act. His win at Gent-Wevelgem should – finally...
The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Patrick Lefevere
Nobody in modern cycling management matches Deceuninck-Quick Step’s CEO for achievement, nous and bouncebackability
The column from The Chronicle: Is Milan-Sanremo too fast for the fastmen?
On Saturday we saw another edition of Milan-Sanremo that favoured the spring over the sprint. Is it all over for the fastmen at La Classicissima?
Tom Boonen and the Ronde
Three-time Tour of Flanders winner Tom Boonen discusses his lifelong relationship with the race that made his name
Hugo Koblet: This Charming Man
Paul Maunder tells of the rise and fall of the original pédaleur de charme, Hugo Koblet. His story begins with an opportunistic victory at the...
Grand Prix de Denain: The new cobbled classic?
With small races facing a constant battle for survival, the 60 year-old Grand Prix de Denain is looking to reinvent itself as a cobbled classic....
Modern classic: How Reynolds created the Cycling Hall of Fame trophy
These days Reynolds is most associated with heritage and tradition. The 3D-printed trophies created for the Cycling Hall of Fame show that the British manufacturer...
The Knowledge: Rohan Dennis on the need for speed
Featuring Mini Coopers, Ducatis, the Hour Record, and Willis the Akita
The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: The case for Greg LeMond
Who should be inducted into the Cycling Hall of Fame? Ian Cleverly argues in favour of Greg LeMond, an outspoken, trailblazing American who singlehandedly transformed...
The Knowledge: Danish Renaissance with Mads Würtz Schmidt
From little boys to WorldTour winners: a slew of riders from Denmark are getting top results. What is behind this confidence?
Riding in the Zone Rouge: The story of cycling’s toughest ever stage race
In his new book, Riding in the Zone Rouge, author Tom Isitt takes us back one hundred years to the Circuit des Champs de Bataille, the...
Nathan Haas: In another life
Academic, politician, ballet dancer. Had he not discovered he had the legs for cycling, things might have turned out very differently for Nathan Haas…
John Degenkolb – BFF of Paris-Roubaix
The Roubaix cobbles have given John Degenkolb some of his greatest triumphs. The German sprinter tells Rouleur about how he came to give something back
The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: The case for Kristin Armstrong
Who should be inducted into the Cycling Hall of Fame? Our editor bigs up a three-time Olympic gold winner who defied injury, age and expectations
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