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Marginal gains: was all that effort by UAE Team Emirates worth it for eight seconds?
Tadej Pogačar continued to chip away at Jonas Vingegaard’s lead, with the GC battle even more finely poised as the race enters its third weekend
A quiet stage in a quiet town
Stage 11 of the 2023 Tour de France took the race to Moulins, in the heart of La France Profonde, for the first time ever
Chess on wheels: mastering the Tour de France breakaway
Pello Bilbao was the winner of stage 10, in a finely-balanced finale that saw a fair fight between a number of riders
Pain, probability and the Puy: How bike racing works
Mike Woods won stage nine of the Tour de France atop the Puy de Dôme, after a complicated and absorbing battle between the 14 riders...
A lighthouse: The history and meaning of the Puy de Dôme
The Tour de France returns to the iconic Puy de Dôme for the first time in 35 years in 2023. From Issue 120 Rouleur takes...
No fairytale for Mark Cavendish
The greatest sprinter ever dramatically crashed out of the Tour de France on stage eight, between Libourne and Limoges, leaving the 2023 race short of...
Anatomy of a sprint: The Space Between
Mark Cavendish found himself with the space to operate in the stage seven sprint in Bordeaux, but bad luck and a rampant Jasper Philipsen denied...
The Tour de France is not over after all
Tadej Pogačar turned the tables on new yellow jersey Jonas Vingegaard by winning in Cautarets and closing to within 25 seconds of his lead
Chaos theory and the 2023 Tour de France
Jai Hindley is in the yellow jersey, and Jonas Vingegaard now looks like the favourite for the 2023 Tour title, after a chaotic and unpredictable...
Long hours of nothing and three minutes of adrenaline: a day at the Bore de France
Not much happened for a long, long time in stage four of the 2023 Tour de France. Are quiet stages an integral part of the...
Stage three reflections: Le Retour de France
The 2023 Tour arrived in France on the third day of the race, for a bunch sprint. It was a good time to reflect on...
Reflections on stage two of the 2023 Tour de France: a complex race in a complex region
The Basque Country is a region unlike any other, and the Grand Départ of the 2023 Tour de France has also been a unique beginning...
A matter of time: the losses and gains of the GC favourites
The 2023 Tour de France is only one day old, but there were huge time gains and losses among the GC favourites
How sustainable is the Tour de France?
The Tour de France is the biggest race in the world, and it is still getting bigger. Rouleur asks if its growth, along with international cycling in general, is...
What’s in edition 120 of Rouleur?
The new Rouleur magazine, the Tours Issue, is now available. Editor Edward Pickering tells us what’s in the magazine
The long wait: Was a dramatic finale enough to make up for a quiet three weeks of GC racing?
The 2023 Giro d'Italia was a slow burner until the final stages
Geraint Thomas has been waiting a long time for this
As the Giro d'Italia finally comes to life, Thomas may finally be on the cusp of some good fortune
Will the road decide team leadership at the Ineos Grenadiers, or will the management have to?
Ineos Grenadiers are in an almost perfect position as the Giro approaches its halfway point. But difficult decisions about the hierarchy of their riders may...
What's in edition 118 of Rouleur?
The new Rouleur magazine, the Classics issue, is now available. Editor Edward Pickering tells us what’s in the magazine
'You can be so close between complete anonymity and success' - Tao Geoghegan Hart on the Giro d'Italia, Hackney roots and what's next
There’s a lot more to Tao Geoghegan Hart than a Giro d’Italia win and a reputation as one of the Ineos Grenadiers’ most dependable riders....
Saddle stories: From Issue 117 - Body
Brooks saddles are renowned for their character, longevity, comfort and sustainability. Rouleur speaks to four riders whose Brooks-equipped bikes are integral parts of their lives
What's in edition 117 of Rouleur?
The new Rouleur magazine, the Body issue, is now available. Editor Edward Pickering tells us what’s in the magazine
Fergus Crawley: The view from zone two
Fergus Crawley is a hybrid athlete, an ambassador for Cervélo and a mental health advocate who survived making an attempt on his own life and learned...
The Mark Gunter Photo Awards: Editor's Picks
With entries still flooding in for this year's Mark Gunter Photo Awards, we asked Rouleur editor Edward Pickering to select a few of his favourites.
Paradigm shift: what the 2022 Tour of Flanders tells us about cycling
In an extract from the 2022 edition of The Road Book, Rouleur editor Edward Pickering discusses cycling's shift in dynamic, exemplified by this year's Tour of...
Clash of the titans: how Tom Boonen and Fabian Cancellara brought the cobbled classics into a new era
Ahead of their joint appearance at Rouleur Live 2022, their first ever on the same stage, we ask was Boonen v Cancellara the greatest ever...
There has been a vibe shift at the 2022 Tour de France
Christophe Laporte won in Cahors by escaping from the sprinters at the last minute, just the latest surprising stage win of a crazy Tour
Tour de France stage 18 debrief: Alone at last
Jonas Vingegaard confirmed that he is the strongest rider in the Tour in winning at Hautacam
The clock is running down for Tadej Pogačar
The Slovenian took his third stage win of the 2022 Tour de France at Peyragudes, but was unable to make significant inroads into his deficit...
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