Rouleur Longreads: The V Word

Rouleur Longreads: The V Word

Rouleur Longreads

Are you sitting uncomfortably? The hidden condition of labial issues and corrective surgery affecting many top women racers. From Rouleur issue 101, by Orla Chennaoui. Read by Emma Wright.

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