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From ski star to GC hope: Florian Lipowitz's convoluted journey to becoming Germany's biggest cycling talent
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe's young German didn't start out cycling, but he showed promise from the moment he first started taking the sport seriously. Now he's one...
Inside the rise of Iraq’s national women’s cycling team
There is cycling everywhere, if you know where to look. Rouleur meets the Iraqi National Women’s Cycling team, a team of ambitious riders who are...
‘Bad day, bad performance, no explanation’ - Remco Evenepoel is being burned by the Tour de France
It was another sub-par performance from the Belgian, who hoped for more as the race hit the Pyrenees
‘We will keep trying and keep believing’ - Jonas Vingegaard’s only option is to cling on to the Tour de France dream
The Danish rider put stage 12's time loss down to a one-off bad day and says he has already begun to bounce back in Friday’s...
What does the Giro d'Italia Women tell us about the Tour de France Femmes GC battle?
An intriguing GC fight in Italy gives some indication about the form of potential challengers to the likes of Demi Vollering and defending champion Kasia...
Lipowitz, Vauquelin, Onley, Johannessen - The future of Grand Tour racing is bright
There is an exciting generation of new talent bursting through the ranks, ready to start winning as soon as Pogačar stops
Lost hope, broken dreams and perfect Pogačar - Is the Tour de France already over?
The world champion won stage 12 and reclaimed the yellow jersey in swashbuckling style on the Hautacam – and there was nothing his rivals could...
Yellow might have been decided, but what can other teams salvage from the Tour de France?
Pogačar’s domination has left his rivals scrambling to get whatever they can from a race that, barring a disaster, already seems decided
Three Mountains: The Pyrenean summit finishes of the 2025 Tour de France
The 2025 Tour de France will see three consecutive summit finishes in the Pyrenees: at Hautacam, Peyragudes and Superbagnères. Rouleur goes to explore the culture...
The ties that bind: a day of temporary and fast-changing alliances
Stage 11 was defined by the temporary alliances formed over the course of the stage, and the fight between two groups of five riders, working...
From breakaway specialist to domestique deluxe: Campenaerts reinvents himself at the 2025 Tour de France
Victor Campenaerts has long been renowned as a rider who thinks creatively in the pursuit of gains. But he also understands when the situation needs a bit of...
‘It’s fair play’ - Cycling and the complexity of the gentleman’s agreement
After his crash in the closing five kilometres of stage 11, Tadej Pogačar’s rivals waited for him to return to the peloton in the name...
‘A crazy, crazy day’ - Professional cycling no longer has any rules
Stage 11 of the 2025 Tour de France was one of the wildest ever with non-stop attacks – this is bike racing in 2025
Tour de France 2025 team ratings: How all 23 squads stack up on the first rest day
Rouleur assesses the best and the worst-performing teams after 10 days of racing
Powerplay: Tadej Pogačar puts on show of strength in the face of Visma's numerical force
World champion may have relinquished the race lead for the second time at this Tour, but he still remains in the driving seat
‘We are the underdogs, so we have to be creative’ - A tactical masterclass or blunder from Visma-Lease a Bike at the Tour de France?
The Dutch team rode an aggressive race on stage 10 which ultimately gave them the day’s victory with Simon Yates, but failed to crack an...
‘His power file is extraordinary’ - Ben Healy and the magic of yellow
Inside the EF Education-EasyPost rider's monster effort on stage 10 of the Tour de France, which has put him in the yellow jersey going into...
Timepiece: A view of the Tour from the Puy de Dôme
The Massif Central is a testing playground for for the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. We look back at when...
‘It is going to make for good TV’ - The Tour de France will reach boiling point on stage 10
Stage 10 is expected to bring some serious GC action after a few tense days between UAE Team Emirates-XRG and Visma-Lease a Bike
How does the loss of João Almeida affect Tadej Pogačar's Tour de France bid?
The UAE rider abandons the Tour de France on stage nine
‘We put on a good show’ - Mathieu van der Poel and the beauty of losing
The Dutch rider spent over 170 kilometres in the breakaway during stage nine of the Tour de France with his teammate, Jonas Rickaert, and was...
‘Muriel Furrer, Gino Mäder – there have been so many wake-up calls’ - When will cycling have its safety revolution?
A movement towards safer racing conditions is steadily gaining momentum in professional bike racing, but is it enough?
Lighter, stiller, stronger - The making of Jonathan Milan’s sprint
How Lidl-Trek have moulded the Italian rider into a Tour de France stage winner
‘Cycling is cruel’ - The broken dreams and broken hearts of the Tour de France
An unexpected crash on stage seven caused chaos for some of the race’s main protagonists
Opinion: Jonas Vingegaard still has every chance of beating Tadej Pogačar at the Tour de France
The world champion may have just taken his second stage win of the race in Mûr-de-Bretagne, but his Danish rival’s response is promising for what...
Someone who gave it everything - Geraint Thomas reflects on a special career
Ahead of his last ever participation in the Tour de France, Rouleur speaks to the people who know Welsh hero Geraint Thomas best, as well...
Defending, not chasing yellow: Mathieu van der Poel returns to Mûr-de-Bretagne
The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider is back in yellow but plays down ambitions for green
‘I don’t know what they were trying to do’ - The UAE-Visma mind games have started at the Tour de France
Subtle tactical choices from both teams during stage six give an insight into the mindsets of Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard
Romance and science: How EF Education-EasyPost pulled off Tour de France perfection
The crazy plan behind Ben Healy’s stunning solo victory on stage six of the Tour de France
Kévin Vauquelin, the Norman conqueror, fighting his way onto the Tour de France podium
A storming time trial sees Arkéa-B&B Hotels rider defy the odds and remain in touching distance of the maillot jaune after five stages
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