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'Make your own game': Jhonatan Narváez is the man of the Giro d'Italia
A hat-trick of stage wins for Jhonatan Narváez at this year's Giro d'Italia – and now he's closing in on the jersey almost always won...
Giro d'Italia's longest time trial in a decade proves as consequential as hoped
Jonas Vingegaard fails to put significant time into most of his GC rivals – and three even post better times than him. Netcompany-Ineos duo Filippo...
'A very, very good try': Lidl-Trek's Giro of near misses continues
From Milan's frustrated sprints to Ciccone's dogged but foiled mountain bid, circumstance, rivals, and cruel fortune have conspired against the team that won six stages...
Giulio Pellizzari can win the Giro d'Italia – but not yet, not this year
The Giro d'Italia's second summit finish confirmed that the battle for pink will be between Jonas Vingegaard and Felix Gall – and also signalled the...
Circumstances change, but not the result: UAE-Team Emirates-XRG subject Giro d'Italia peloton to latest lesson and defeat
Every other team in the Giro d'Italia, barring Lotto Intermarché, have a significant numerical advantage over Team Emirates-XRG. But the status quo remains exactly the...
‘It retains that very pure essence’: Matt Stephens on suffering, storytelling, and the soul of the Giro
The broadcaster and commentator speaks to Rouleur ahead of his fourteenth encounter with the Corsa Rosa
Jonas Vingegaard has a genuine rival at the Giro d'Italia in Felix Gall
Decathlon CMA CGM don't only have one GC star in Paul Seixas – Felix Gall showed on stage seven of the Giro d'Italia that he...
‘I don't get why we need such a complicated finish’ – When will cycling start listening to its riders?
Can we just have normal sprint parcours, please?
The longest day: five Grand Tour stages that became legend
The 2026 Giro d'Italia includes a near-250 kilometre-long stage, making the retro vibe strong in this year's corsa rosa. But are such long stages really...
Crashes, deviations and comebacks: Did anyone actually want to win bizarre Giro d'Italia stage 5?
A pantomimic voyage from Praia a Mara to Potenza made for stressful racing for Bahrain Victorious and UAE Team Emirates-XRG, but excellent viewing for everyone...
Wout Poels is guiding Unibet Rose Rockets through their first Grand Tour: 'We're not here to go from A to B'
The team of Dylan Groenewegen count five Grand Tour debutants, but just like their jersey design and their social media presence, the Rockets intend on...
Reduced but not weakened: UAE Team Emirates-XRG silence Giro d'Italia sceptics
Movistar will be smarting that they didn't pull off victory on stage four, but UAE Team Emirates-XRG played the best tactics at the right moment.
'This is something amazing': Soudal Quick-Step are cycling's best sprint team once again
Two wins in two sprints for Paul Magnier. With Tim Merlier also returning to competition, no other team in the world can match Soudal Quick-Step's...
La reina de la Vuelta: How Paula Blasi made history atop cycling’s toughest climb
For the young Spaniard who claimed overall victory atop the infamous Alto de l’Angliru, the sky really is the limit
Jonas Vingegaard isn’t boring: Why the Dane’s aggression deserves more credit
Despite there being no time gaps between those who avoided the day’s big crash, the Giro d’Italia general classification lit up on stage two. But...
Over before it began: more riders crash out of Giro d'Italia, with UAE worst off
This is not what Bulgaria signed up for when they opted to bring the Giro d'Italia to their country. Instead of memories of riding through...
Paul Magnier takes first Grand Tour stage victory – and cycling knows it's just the start
The Soudal Quick-Step rider avoided a late crash in the final kilometre to beat Tobias Lund Andresen in the closing metres, as well as pre-race...
Raring daring Rockets: The vision behind cycling's modern success story
Unibet Rose Rockets, formerly Tour de Tietema, are blazing a trail in bike racing as a team which puts content creation at the forefront. From...
‘I hope my momentum snowballs into winning a stage’: Could Ethan Vernon be the Giro d’Italia’s new sprint star?
The 25-year-old fastman is optimistic ahead of this year's race, and rightly so. Vernon has been knocking on the door of the greats all season,...
‘Long, tough climbs are what he’s good at’: could Enric Mas be Jonas Vingegaard’s biggest rival at Giro d’Italia?
The Mallorcan riding for Movistar is making his debut at the Italian Grand Tour
‘It’s a party and we support each other’: The female force of the Traka
We speak to those pushing for a more inclusive future at gravel events, ensuring everyone has an invitation to the Traka party
'It was a life-changing experience': Jai Hindley on winning the Giro and why Italy is the best place to ride a bike
The 2022 Giro d’Italia winner on his hidden talent for cooking, spending Christmas at home in Australia and his love for Outkast and Tame Impala
For the love of the mountains: Millie Gibbons and a different type of cycling
In the latest of her crazy challenges on two wheels, the British rider broke the double-Everesting world record, but that kind of accolade isn’t what...
“We’re limiting the sport in its own growth”: What does May’s packed WorldTour schedule mean in reality?
As we head into the busiest month of racing this year, Rouleur explores the realities of the Women’s WorldTour schedule.
Eddie Dunbar: The grafter from Cork
When the going gets tough, Eddie Dunbar gets going. The Irish climber aiming high at the Giro with a new team – and a new...
‘Visma are the indisputable favourites’: UAE Team Emirates-XRG forced into Giro d’Italia rethink after João Almeida ruled out
Joxean Fernández Matxin tells Rouleur that UAE will now back Adam Yates who will be vying to keep the maglia rosa in the family after...
The picky cannibal: Pogačar brings stardust to Tour de Romandie
The world champion brings some much-needed attention to what used to be key build-up race to the Tour de France
Paul Seixas gets close to the sun – and doesn’t burn. Tadej Pogačar has a new rival
The 19-year-old Frenchman finishes second to the world champion at Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Cruelty and promise: how the youngest lit up the oldest Monument
Paula Blasi, 23, and Isabella Holmgren, 20, finished fifth and sixth at Liège-Bastogne-Liège and showed they could be Ardennes stars in the years to come
'I like the tough days' - Joe Blackmore on winning L'Avenir, riding with Froomey and Tour dreams
The south London-raised former off-roader on riding with Chris Froome, fuelling with custard creams and terrible golf swings
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