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‘I had to dare to lose it all’ : Comebacks and crowning moments at the Giro d’Italia Women

‘I had to dare to lose it all’ : Comebacks and crowning moments at the Giro d’Italia Women

A fight down to the wire made the Giro d'Italia Women finale one of the season's most satisfying conclusions

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Strength in numbers: FDJ United-Suez powers Vollering to her long-awaited Giro moment

Strength in numbers: FDJ United-Suez powers Vollering to her long-awaited Giro moment

The Dutch star’s first Giro stage victory underlines her decision to renew her contract with Stephen Delcourt’s team for another two years. FDJ’s strength is...

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‘I’ve worked really hard to get to this point again’: Anna van der Breggen strikes back

‘I’ve worked really hard to get to this point again’: Anna van der Breggen strikes back

On a brutal  time trial stage of the Giro d'Italia Women, the SD Worx-Protime rider stunned her rivals by claiming a lead of over a...

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Learning Curves: In conversation with Cat Ferguson and Liane Lippert

Learning Curves: In conversation with Cat Ferguson and Liane Lippert

20-year-old talent Cat Ferguson is teammates with the vastly experienced Liane Lippert, a veteran of the pro peleton at a mere 28. The two compare...

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‘We’ve been crying a lot’: What does Wiebes’s disqualification mean for the rest of the Giro d’Italia Women?

‘We’ve been crying a lot’: What does Wiebes’s disqualification mean for the rest of the Giro d’Italia Women?

Lidl-Trek’s Elisa Balsamo wears the maglia rosa after Lorena Wiebes was disqualified for riding a bike that was too light. It's not the start that...

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 21 preview:  The grand finale

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 21 preview: The grand finale

A final opportunity for the sprinters, while the rest of the peloton can relax in what is largely a ceremonial stage through the iconic streets...

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Giro d’Italia Women 2026: All you need to know

Giro d’Italia Women 2026: All you need to know

Who will claim the maglia rosa of the 37th edition?  

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 19 preview: Who will conquer the queen stage?

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 19 preview: Who will conquer the queen stage?

Jonas Vingegaard’s iron grip on the GC leaves a hotly contested battle for the remaining two podium spots in its wake. Rome is in sight...

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The Maglia Ciclamino battle: Jhonathan Narváez against Paul Magnier will go all the way to Rome

The Maglia Ciclamino battle: Jhonathan Narváez against Paul Magnier will go all the way to Rome

After 17 stages, Narváez holds a 12-point lead – and with just one  truly flat finish remaining, the road is quickly running out for Quick-Step’s...

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 17 preview: attacks abound in the Dolomites

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 17 preview: attacks abound in the Dolomites

A lumpy transitional stage with a flat first 50km calls for lively action in the breakaway   

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SOS save our sprint: how the breakaway foiled the favourites in Milan

SOS save our sprint: how the breakaway foiled the favourites in Milan

What was supposed to be a straightforward sprint stage turned into one of the most enthralling dramas of this year’s Giro. With only two flat...

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 15 results: Fredrik Dversnes stuns with surprise breakaway victory

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 15 results: Fredrik Dversnes stuns with surprise breakaway victory

A day set for the pure sprinters turned into a shock breakaway finale in Milan on the third-fastest stage in Giro d'Italia history

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 13 preview:  A complicated finish in Verbania summons late attacks

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 13 preview: A complicated finish in Verbania summons late attacks

Two category climbs inside the final twenty kilometres of a predominantly flat stage invite breakaway opportunities and late stage attackers to the table   

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 12 preview: Can the sprinters survive the climbs?

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 12 preview: Can the sprinters survive the climbs?

A flat, straight finale into Novi Ligure holds promise for the sprinters of the peloton – but with two category three climbs in their way,...

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage five preview: Breakaway beckons in the Basilicata region

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage five preview: Breakaway beckons in the Basilicata region

The peloton tackles over two-hundred kilometres of rolling hills from Praia a Mare to Potenza, facing the biggest elevation gain yet in this year’s Giro...

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage three results: Paul Magnier takes a second stage win

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage three results: Paul Magnier takes a second stage win

The Frenchman makes it two stage wins in three days at the 2026 Giro d'Italia

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La reina de la Vuelta: How Paula Blasi made history atop cycling’s toughest climb

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

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage three preview: Fastmen back in action

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage three preview: Fastmen back in action

The final day in Bulgaria hands the star sprinters another opportunity with a false flat run-in to the capital  

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage two preview: Puncheurs' paradise

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage two preview: Puncheurs' paradise

With three classified climbs and an uphill finish, day two is a typically explosive Giro stage which promises a smorgasbord of options at the line:...

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage one preview: Sprint battle along the Black Sea coast

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage one preview: Sprint battle along the Black Sea coast

The Grande Partenza is upon us! Who will be the first to wear pink after this year’s flat opening stage in Bulgaria?  

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“We’re limiting the sport in its own growth”: What does May’s packed WorldTour schedule mean in reality?

“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.  

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La Flèche Wallonne 2026: Women's preview

La Flèche Wallonne 2026: Women's preview

With another Vollering-Niewiadoma battle on the horizon, Rouleur weighs up the favourites for this year's midweek Ardennes Classic

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Hell of an Adventure: ‘Dude, I was just soaking it all in’

Hell of an Adventure: ‘Dude, I was just soaking it all in’

Modern Adventure duo Cole Kessler, 22, and Ezra Caudell, 19, reflect on their first Monument  

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‘The coverage doesn’t tell the whole story of the race’: Why Paris-Roubaix Femmes deserves its own day

‘The coverage doesn’t tell the whole story of the race’: Why Paris-Roubaix Femmes deserves its own day

The main talking point of this year’s Paris-Roubaix Femmes had nothing to do with the racing. It was the lack of live coverage.   

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'I realised this crazy race is for me': Roubaix crowns Koch its latest queen

'I realised this crazy race is for me': Roubaix crowns Koch its latest queen

The FDJ-United Suez rider stunned Visma-Lease a Bike's Marianne Vos and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot in a dramatic sprint finale. 

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Born ready: Zoe Bäckstedt is raring to go ahead of Paris-Roubaix

Born ready: Zoe Bäckstedt is raring to go ahead of Paris-Roubaix

Rouleur speaks to one of Paris-Roubaix Femmes’s youngest veterans as she looks to take a top result at this year’s edition. Could she become the...

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Belief, becoming, and the space in between: A rest day with St. Michel-Preference Home-Auber93

Belief, becoming, and the space in between: A rest day with St. Michel-Preference Home-Auber93

Inside a brief lull in the chaos before Paris-Roubaix with Saint Michel-Preference Home-Auber93

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Bad luck and a blistering attack: talking points from Ronde van Vlaanderen

Bad luck and a blistering attack: talking points from Ronde van Vlaanderen

Rouleur dissects the action from the women’s race  

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The fight of Flanders: Inside the mind of its latest victor

The fight of Flanders: Inside the mind of its latest victor

Demi Vollering found quiet in the chaos to take her first De Ronde triumph

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'It’s more stressful with Remco here': No one controls Flanders. Not even Pogačar

'It’s more stressful with Remco here': No one controls Flanders. Not even Pogačar

Why the principal act is welcoming his fellow long-range attacker at Ronde van Vlaanderen

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