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The column: Why Fiona Kolbinger’s victory in the Transcontinental matters

The column: Why Fiona Kolbinger’s victory in the Transcontinental matters

Fiona Kolbinger might not be a household name in the world of cycling, but she deserves to be. She's just won the 4,000-kilometre Transcontinental Race with almost eight...

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The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Marguerite Wilson

The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Marguerite Wilson

Pioneering record breaker and superstar of pre-war cycling, Ian Cleverly impresses upon you to vote Marguerite Wilson into the Cycling Hall of Fame

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A short sit-down with Paul Fournel

A short sit-down with Paul Fournel

“I ride to rest and to tire myself out. I ride to do myself good and to do myself harm.” An interview with master of...

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Desire: Specialized S-Works Roubaix – Parra x Romance

Desire: Specialized S-Works Roubaix – Parra x Romance

Do you remember that stunning, uber glamorous Specialized Allez Sprint from the 2018 Rouleur Classic? Romance are at it again and this time they’ve brought...

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The column: What next for Julian Alaphilippe?

The column: What next for Julian Alaphilippe?

Julian Alaphilippe demonstrated at the Tour de France that he is capable of more than anyone had previously thought possible. It may, however, have left...

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Ten minutes in Paris with George Bennett, Tour de France 2019 Supreme Banana

Ten minutes in Paris with George Bennett, Tour de France 2019 Supreme Banana

Few riders at the 2019 Tour de France were put through the ringer like Jumbo Visma’s George Bennett, and none was more deserving of our...

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The Tour de France is over. Now what?

The Tour de France is over. Now what?

Does the finish of the Tour de France really mark the end of the cycling season? Of course it doesn’t. Who, in fact, would even...

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Desire: Cannondale SuperSix Evo 3

Desire: Cannondale SuperSix Evo 3

The long awaited update to one of the most popular bikes of all time is here. Spoiler. It’s rather different

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Supreme Banana: Tour de France 2019 – George Bennett

Supreme Banana: Tour de France 2019 – George Bennett

No other rider had more Tour ups and downs than the charismatic New Zealander, who worked his socks off for Kruijswijk after midrace misfortune

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Top Banana: Tour de France stage 20 – Laurens De Plus

Top Banana: Tour de France stage 20 – Laurens De Plus

Laurens De Plus is a mellow fellow in yellow who matched Team Ineos pound for pound and pulled off a podium place for his captain

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Top Banana: Tour de France – stage 19 – The snowplough driver

Top Banana: Tour de France – stage 19 – The snowplough driver

The Rouleur team tries its hand at this live-blogging thing. We’re at Brewdog Tower Hill, for Stage 19 of the Tour de France. Refresh for...

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Top Banana: Tour de France stage 18 – Romain Bardet

Top Banana: Tour de France stage 18 – Romain Bardet

Bardet bounces back in the Alps, nabs a spotty jersey and lands a banana

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Rouleur podcast: Desire in a Spitfire

Rouleur podcast: Desire in a Spitfire

Tally-ho! We scramble the Rouleur Desire crew for a special edition of the podcast from Battle of Britain airfield Biggin Hill

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Top Banana: Tour de France stage 17 – Kasper Asgreen

Top Banana: Tour de France stage 17 – Kasper Asgreen

Deceuninck’s Danish debutant has dazzled with his Tour de France workrate. At this rate of progression, he’ll be Kasper the friendly G.O.A.T

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Top Banana: Tour de France stage 16 – Lotto Soudal

Top Banana: Tour de France stage 16 – Lotto Soudal

Mellow yellow: Lotto-Soudal go banana crazy en masse

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The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen

The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen

The Tour de France commentary duo who gave cycling to the people for 34 years. Vote Phil and Paul.

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Collecting memories of the Tour de France

Collecting memories of the Tour de France

Deep in the Norfolk countryside, we find a treasure trove of Tour-related nicknacks and memorabilia, an understanding wife and a son named Henri Desgrange

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Top Banana: Tour de France stage 15 – Lennard Kämna

Top Banana: Tour de France stage 15 – Lennard Kämna

Lennard Kämna: Sunweb’s Tour de France debutant riding Grand Tour winners off his wheel 

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Top Banana: Tour de France stage 14 – David Gaudu

Top Banana: Tour de France stage 14 – David Gaudu

Waiting for Gaudu? No longer. The young Breton seizes the day on the Tourmalet

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Trash Talk: Tour de France and the environment

Trash Talk: Tour de France and the environment

ASO have been cleaning up their act when it comes to the environment at the races. How can they improve at the Tour de France...

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Top Banana: Tour de France stage 13 – Enric Mas

Top Banana: Tour de France stage 13 – Enric Mas

Deceunink-Quick Step’s young Spaniard Enric Mas sneaks into the white jersey and gives Alaphilippe an ace card in the mountains

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Top Banana: La Course by Le Tour 2019 – Amanda Spratt

Top Banana: La Course by Le Tour 2019 – Amanda Spratt

So near, yet so far for the Mitchelton-Scott fighter who made the running

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The column: How can the Dutch be stopped?

The column: How can the Dutch be stopped?

They’re Dutch, they win when they want. Annemiek van Vleuten, Anna van der Breggen and Marianne Vos are the dominant doyennes of women’s cycling. Can...

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Top Banana: Tour de France stage 12 – Matteo Trentin

Top Banana: Tour de France stage 12 – Matteo Trentin

A top team performance on tough terrain helps Simon Yates to his first Tour de France win – and yet another top ten for Matteo...

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Mathew Hayman: A quick Tour de France Q&A

Mathew Hayman: A quick Tour de France Q&A

Mathew Hayman is enjoying his first Tour de France since retiring in January. The legendary Australian domestique – and Paris-Roubaix winner – shares his hottest...

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Top Banana: Tour de France stage 11 – Emanuel Buchmann

Top Banana: Tour de France stage 11 – Emanuel Buchmann

King of invisibility, prince of stealth, Buchmann will ‘do a Zubeldia’ all the way to Paris

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Top Banana: Tour de France stage 10 – Luke Rowe

Top Banana: Tour de France stage 10 – Luke Rowe

Welshman takes our French fancy and lands the fruit in crosswind chaos on the road to Albi

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Cover Stories: issue 19.5 by Marco Ventura

Cover Stories: issue 19.5 by Marco Ventura

“My father took me to see live Felice Gimondi’s arrival in Milan, when he won the 1976 Giro d’Italia. That was the first time I...

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Thomas De Gendt: Stage hunter

Thomas De Gendt: Stage hunter

Stage hunter par excellence, captain of the break and seldom far from the front of the race. There’s no-one quite like Thomas De Gendt

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Top Banana: Tour de France stage 9 – Jasper Stuyven

Top Banana: Tour de France stage 9 – Jasper Stuyven

Sprinter, puncheur, breakaway artist, domestique – he was denied in Brioude, but the classy Jasper Stuyven is going to win a big race very soon

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