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Pubs, building sites and Fortnite: how Dillon Corkery finally reached the WorldTour at 27

Pubs, building sites and Fortnite: how Dillon Corkery finally reached the WorldTour at 27

Irishman Dillon Corkery has taken quite the convoluted journey to cycling's big league, but now he is here he is determined that he'll be around...

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Dwars door Vlaanderen Women's Preview: The Final Test Before The Ronde

Dwars door Vlaanderen Women's Preview: The Final Test Before The Ronde

Rouleur examines the favourites for the last dress rehearsal before the women's Tour of Flanders

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Dwars door Vlaanderen 2026 men’s preview: Sprinter or attacker?

Dwars door Vlaanderen 2026 men’s preview: Sprinter or attacker?

Rouleur takes a look at the contenders for the 80th edition of Dwars door Vlaanderen

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Doubt him at your peril: Wout van Aert is in Classics-winning form

Doubt him at your peril: Wout van Aert is in Classics-winning form

Jasper Philipsen won In Flanders Field, but the headline act was Wout van Aert. He's back from his broken ankle, and is knocking on the...

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Sofía Gómez Villafañe: The queen of gravel

Sofía Gómez Villafañe: The queen of gravel

In the world of professional gravel racing, no one has been more dominant than Sofía Gómez Villafañe. The Specialized Off-Road racer honed her off-road skills on the...

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Nairoman no more: A look back at 10 days that shaped Quintana's career

Nairoman no more: A look back at 10 days that shaped Quintana's career

Nairo Quintana recently announced 2026 will be the last season in professional cycling. Rouleur looks back at some of the significant moments in the career...

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A monumental failure: how did E3 Saxo Classic chasers let Mathieu van der Poel win?

A monumental failure: how did E3 Saxo Classic chasers let Mathieu van der Poel win?

A rudimentary victory turned into something very different. Mathieu van der Poel can't believe his luck, and the chasing foursome can't believe their errors

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Gent-Wevelgem 2026 men's preview: Van der Poel and Van Aert set for a showdown in Flanders

Gent-Wevelgem 2026 men's preview: Van der Poel and Van Aert set for a showdown in Flanders

Plenty of big names line up on Sunday in what will be the 88th edition of Gent-Wevelgem

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Legends uncorked: Sipping our way through six cycling-themed wines

Legends uncorked: Sipping our way through six cycling-themed wines

An auction lot of six cycling-themed wines from the 1980s helps join the dots between corks and cranks, great legs and brilliant finishes

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E3 Saxo Classic 2026 preview: Who can challenge Van der Poel?

E3 Saxo Classic 2026 preview: Who can challenge Van der Poel?

Rouleur takes a look at the contenders for the 68th E3 Saxo Classic

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'It's on me to do it': Canada's Michael Leonard is on a mission to fulfil his promise

'It's on me to do it': Canada's Michael Leonard is on a mission to fulfil his promise

EF Education-EasyPost have signed former Ineos Grenadiers young hope Michael Leonard on a three-year deal. The Canadian is determined to come good on his potential

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New name, new backers, new era of success? Optimism is returning to Ineos Grenadiers

New name, new backers, new era of success? Optimism is returning to Ineos Grenadiers

It won't be easy for Ineos Grenadiers to be the sport's most pre-eminent team once again, but fresh investment from Danish company Netcompany ought to...

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The WorldTour promotion-relegation system is being gamed once more – leaving some in perplexing positions

The WorldTour promotion-relegation system is being gamed once more – leaving some in perplexing positions

Jonathan Milan can't stop winning for Lidl-Trek, but take a look at the teams classification and the German team are one of the sport's worst...

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Volta a Catalunya 2026 preview: Vingegaard and Evenepoel lead stacked GC field

Volta a Catalunya 2026 preview: Vingegaard and Evenepoel lead stacked GC field

The week-long race features the strongest stage racing line-up so far in 2026

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The Belgian is Back: What next for Kopecky?

The Belgian is Back: What next for Kopecky?

Lotte Kopecky clinched Milan Sanremo victory as the 156km concluded in a dramatic sprint finale on Via Roma. But with absences abound, can we be...

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Is Milan–Sanremo the best Monument?

Is Milan–Sanremo the best Monument?

Tadej Pogačar finally conquers the Italian Monument in this year's pulsating edition. 

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Milan-Sanremo men's 2026 preview: Can Pogačar finally solve the Classicissima?

Milan-Sanremo men's 2026 preview: Can Pogačar finally solve the Classicissima?

Rouleur looks at the contenders for La Primavera, where the world's best rider is still chasing victory at a race that has so far eluded...

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Back on the Wolf Tracks: Will Soudal Quick-Step regain their cobbled Classics crown?

Back on the Wolf Tracks: Will Soudal Quick-Step regain their cobbled Classics crown?

Quick-Step once ruled the cobbles. A shift towards Remco Evenepoel’s stage racing ambitions loosened The Wolfpack’s hold on spring. With him moving on, can they...

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Tower of power: Ganna eyes success at Milan Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix

Tower of power: Ganna eyes success at Milan Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix

We all know Filippo Ganna for his Olympic and World titles, his Hour Record and Grand Tour stage wins, but who really is Italy’s gentle giant? Rouleur meets a man striving to achieve greatness while also staying true...

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Milan Sanremo women’s 2026 preview: Can the attackers stay away from the sprinters?

Milan Sanremo women’s 2026 preview: Can the attackers stay away from the sprinters?

Rouleur looks at the favourites for the women’s La Classicissima, where sprinters like the defending champion, Lorena Wiebes come up against the puncheurs like Elisa...

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Are Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe closing the gap to UAE and Visma?

Are Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe closing the gap to UAE and Visma?

Rouleur analyses the team performances at Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico

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Elisa Longo Borghini

Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2026 preview: Can home favourite Longo Borghini stop Lidl-Trek’s winning streak?

Rouleur takes a look at the contenders for the 51st edition of the Lombardy Classic

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Anton Schiffer: the sports scientist and coach who is Visma-Lease a Bike’s latest late-starter

Anton Schiffer: the sports scientist and coach who is Visma-Lease a Bike’s latest late-starter

Keen sports scientist student and coach Anton Schiffer is Visma-Lease a Bike's latest 'newbie'. Just a few years after switching from triathlon to cycling, the...

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The undefeated boxer who's just become a professional cyclist: 'It's in my DNA to win'

The undefeated boxer who's just become a professional cyclist: 'It's in my DNA to win'

Canyon Sram zondacrypto’s development team, Generation, have recruited the most eye-catching signing of the year, landing Germany's most feared boxer, Sophie Alisch. This is her...

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Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 contenders: who will win the Race of the Two Seas?

Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 contenders: who will win the Race of the Two Seas?

Can the experienced Primož Roglič challenge Isaac del Toro?

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Tao Geoghegan Hart is preparing his next chapter: ‘We use the word ‘leader’ in a weird way in cycling’

Tao Geoghegan Hart is preparing his next chapter: ‘We use the word ‘leader’ in a weird way in cycling’

The Lidl-Trek rider has endured a difficult few years after a horror crash at the 2023 Giro d’Italia, but he believes he still has a...

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Elise Chabbey, FDJ's Plan B, shocks Strade Bianche: 'It should have been for Demi, but today it’s for me'

Elise Chabbey, FDJ's Plan B, shocks Strade Bianche: 'It should have been for Demi, but today it’s for me'

A thrilling race and even more thrilling finale flipped the Strade Bianche script on its head

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Peloton downbeat after another Tadej Pogačar masterclass: 'It's not really that fun'

Peloton downbeat after another Tadej Pogačar masterclass: 'It's not really that fun'

World champion stormed to his fourth Strade Bianche title in a typically dominate performance

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