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Eddie Dunbar: The grafter from Cork

Eddie Dunbar: The grafter from Cork

When the going gets tough, Eddie Dunbar gets going. The Irish climber aiming high at the Giro with a new team – and a new...

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La Vuelta España Femenina 2026 preview: Who will win the Maillot Rojo?

La Vuelta España Femenina 2026 preview: Who will win the Maillot Rojo?

Rouleur takes a look at the contenders for the 12th edition of the Spanish Grand Tour

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‘Visma are the indisputable favourites’: UAE Team Emirates-XRG forced into Giro d’Italia rethink after João Almeida ruled out

‘Visma are the indisputable favourites’: UAE Team Emirates-XRG forced into Giro d’Italia rethink after João Almeida ruled out

Joxean Fernández Matxin tells Rouleur that UAE will now back Adam Yates who will be vying to keep the maglia rosa in the family after...

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The picky cannibal: Pogačar brings stardust to Tour de Romandie

The picky cannibal: Pogačar brings stardust to Tour de Romandie

The world champion brings some much-needed attention to what used to be key build-up race to the Tour de France

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Paul Seixas gets close to the sun – and doesn’t burn. Tadej Pogačar has a new rival

Paul Seixas gets close to the sun – and doesn’t burn. Tadej Pogačar has a new rival

The 19-year-old Frenchman finishes second to the world champion at Liège-Bastogne-Liège

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Cruelty and promise: how the youngest lit up the oldest Monument

Cruelty and promise: how the youngest lit up the oldest Monument

Paula Blasi, 23, and Isabella Holmgren, 20, finished fifth and sixth at Liège-Bastogne-Liège and showed they could be Ardennes stars in the years to come

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Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 2026 preview: who will win La Doyenne?

Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 2026 preview: who will win La Doyenne?

Rouleur examines the favourites for Sunday’s Monument  

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Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2026 men’s preview: the showdown between Pogačar and Seixas

Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2026 men’s preview: the showdown between Pogačar and Seixas

Rouleur looks at route and the contenders for the fourth Monument of the season  

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'I like the tough days' - Joe Blackmore on winning L'Avenir, riding with Froomey and Tour dreams

'I like the tough days' - Joe Blackmore on winning L'Avenir, riding with Froomey and Tour dreams

The south London-raised former off-roader on riding with Chris Froome, fuelling with custard creams and terrible golf swings

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Tadej Pogačar-esque: Demi Vollering is looking unstoppable this spring

Tadej Pogačar-esque: Demi Vollering is looking unstoppable this spring

As if the Tour of Flanders wasn't proof enough of resounding form, the Dutchwoman flew to victory yet again at La Flèche Wallone. The gap...

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'I’m strong when it's hard': Seixas conquers the Mur – but can he topple Pogačar at Liège?

'I’m strong when it's hard': Seixas conquers the Mur – but can he topple Pogačar at Liège?

The 19-year-old French rider produced a masterclass to win atop the Mur de Huy

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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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La Flèche Wallonne 2026: Men's Preview

La Flèche Wallonne 2026: Men's Preview

Rouleur examines the favourites for the second race of the Ardennes trilogy

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A star is born: Paula Blasi announces her arrival with convincing Amstel Gold win

A star is born: Paula Blasi announces her arrival with convincing Amstel Gold win

Rouleur tells the cycling story of 23-year-old Paula Blasi, who outrode the favourites in another unpredictable edition of Amstel Gold.

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Amstel Gold 2026 women's preview: FDJ's race to lose?

Amstel Gold 2026 women's preview: FDJ's race to lose?

Rouleur weigh up the favourites for the first of the Ardenne's triple crown. 

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Amstel Gold 2026 men's preview: Remco's revenge or another Skjelmose strike?

Amstel Gold 2026 men's preview: Remco's revenge or another Skjelmose strike?

Rouleur examine the contenders for triumph at this year's Ardennes Classics opener.

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'I wanted to have nothing to regret in the end': Magdeleine Vallieres on her Worlds breakthrough

'I wanted to have nothing to regret in the end': Magdeleine Vallieres on her Worlds breakthrough

Rouleur meets the new rainbow jersy wearer to hear about her journey from Canadian club races to cycling's top table ahead of her Ardennes campaign. 

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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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Paris-Roubaix: Tadej Pogačar's new Achilles heel

Paris-Roubaix: Tadej Pogačar's new Achilles heel

The world champion was second to Wout van Aert on Sunday, but he showed, yet again, that he can win the cobbled Monument

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No records broken, but hearts won at the Hell of the North

No records broken, but hearts won at the Hell of the North

Wout van Aert wins the 2026 Paris-Roubaix, eight years on from when his teammate Michael Goolaerts died at the race

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Paris-Roubaix men's 2026: Van Aert beats Pogačar in two-up sprint

Paris-Roubaix men's 2026: Van Aert beats Pogačar in two-up sprint

The fan-favourite Belgian wins a cobbled Monument after years of trying

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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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The Paris-Roubaix obsession: A love letter to cycling’s greatest race

The Paris-Roubaix obsession: A love letter to cycling’s greatest race

Ahead of Sunday’s races, Rachel Jary reflects on what makes the Hell of the North so special

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‘A rider who can do everything’ – How do Alpecin solve the Pogačar problem at Paris-Roubaix?

‘A rider who can do everything’ – How do Alpecin solve the Pogačar problem at Paris-Roubaix?

Mathieu van der Poel has won the last three editions of Paris-Roubaix, but he is up against the greatest ever cyclist

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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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