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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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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
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...
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 18 – Romain Bardet
Bardet bounces back in the Alps, nabs a spotty jersey and lands a banana
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
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
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 16 – Lotto Soudal
Mellow yellow: Lotto-Soudal go banana crazy en masse
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.
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
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 15 – Lennard Kämna
Lennard Kämna: Sunweb’s Tour de France debutant riding Grand Tour winners off his wheel
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 14 – David Gaudu
Waiting for Gaudu? No longer. The young Breton seizes the day on the Tourmalet
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...
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
Top Banana: La Course by Le Tour 2019 – Amanda Spratt
So near, yet so far for the Mitchelton-Scott fighter who made the running
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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...
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
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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