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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 20 preview: The last mountain reckoning before Rome

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 20 preview: The last mountain reckoning before Rome

With the pink jersey all but settled, the podium, the white jersey, and the stage win remain up for grabs on a double ascent of...

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 16 preview: Swiss summit finish

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 16 preview: Swiss summit finish

The Corsa Rosa returns to the mountains with a summit finish to Carì

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 13 preview:  A complicated finish in Verbania summons late attacks

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 13 preview: A complicated finish in Verbania summons late attacks

Two category climbs inside the final twenty kilometres of a predominantly flat stage invite breakaway opportunities and late stage attackers to the table   

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 11 preview: Into the Ligurian hills

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 11 preview: Into the Ligurian hills

A deceptively gentle opening to stage eleven gives way to a hilly Ligurian finale – the road to Chiavari suits a punchy breakaway specialist who...

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 10 preview: Individual time trial

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 10 preview: Individual time trial

The Giro d’Italia blasts out of his second rest day with a 42km race against the clock from Viareggio to Massa

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage nine preview: The Corno alle Scale awaits

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage nine preview: The Corno alle Scale awaits

The Apennines provided the first summit finish of the race. Now they deliver another – and Corno alle Scale's savage final ramps will test the...

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Crashes, deviations and comebacks: Did anyone actually want to win bizarre Giro d'Italia stage 5?

Crashes, deviations and comebacks: Did anyone actually want to win bizarre Giro d'Italia stage 5?

A pantomimic voyage from Praia a Mara to Potenza made for stressful racing for Bahrain Victorious and UAE Team Emirates-XRG, but excellent viewing for everyone...

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage five preview: Breakaway beckons in the Basilicata region

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage five preview: Breakaway beckons in the Basilicata region

The peloton tackles over two-hundred kilometres of rolling hills from Praia a Mare to Potenza, facing the biggest elevation gain yet in this year’s Giro...

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage four preview: breakaway vs versatile sprinters

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage four preview: breakaway vs versatile sprinters

The first stage in Italy serves up some lumpy parcours which will no doubt make for entertaining racing

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The Green Jersey at the Tour de France - A Brief History

The Green Jersey at the Tour de France - A Brief History

The best sprinter at the Tour de France is given the green jersey. But how long has the green jersey been around?

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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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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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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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Carb ratios, heat training and sprinting: how UAE Team Emirates-XRG plan on getting Tadej Pogačar 'towards perfection'

Carb ratios, heat training and sprinting: how UAE Team Emirates-XRG plan on getting Tadej Pogačar 'towards perfection'

Now 27 and supposedly at his peak physical fitness, is it even possible to make Tadej Pogačar an even better athlete? His team think it...

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Cobbles, climbs and corners: This is what the Edinburgh Tour stage finishes should be

Cobbles, climbs and corners: This is what the Edinburgh Tour stage finishes should be

Rouleur takes a look at the potential finale of the Grand Départ in the Scottish capital in 2027

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'Tom wants us to race like we did when we were younger' - Fred Wright's new chapter with Q36.5 Pro Cycling

'Tom wants us to race like we did when we were younger' - Fred Wright's new chapter with Q36.5 Pro Cycling

Fred Wright is moving on. After five years as part of Bahrain-Victorious, the British rider will start a new chapter with Q36.5 Pro Cycling next season. Could...

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Life as Tadej Pogačar: 'It’s not easy to stay on the top'

Life as Tadej Pogačar: 'It’s not easy to stay on the top'

The Slovenian, 27, is targeting a fifth Tour de France title and maiden victories at Milano-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix in 2026.

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Opinion: The WorldTour is failing and reform is needed – but the UCI just made it even more confusing

Opinion: The WorldTour is failing and reform is needed – but the UCI just made it even more confusing

What is the point and value of the UCI WorldTour? Bank accounts, TV audience figures and rider decisions suggest it's pretty worthless and bordering on...

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Vuelta a España 2025 stage 21 preview: Sprint finale in Madrid

Vuelta a España 2025 stage 21 preview: Sprint finale in Madrid

The classic Madrid circuit is likely to be won by a sprinter, but could a late attack steal the show?

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Vuelta a España 2025 stage 19 preview: final chance for the break

Vuelta a España 2025 stage 19 preview: final chance for the break

With stage 20 likely to go to the overall contenders and the sprinters looking to secure the finale stage in Madrid, Friday looks like the...

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Vuelta a España 2025 stage 18 preview: The pivotal time trial

Vuelta a España 2025 stage 18 preview: The pivotal time trial

Jonas Vingegaard and João Almeida go head-to-head at the all-important race against the clock

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Vuelta a España 2025 stage 17 preview: Morredero summit finish

Vuelta a España 2025 stage 17 preview: Morredero summit finish

The peloton is facing another category one summit finish on stage 17 

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Vuelta a España 2025 stage 14 preview: La Farrapona summit finish

Vuelta a España 2025 stage 14 preview: La Farrapona summit finish

The Asturias region serves up another savage mountain stage at the Vuelta a España

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Vuelta a España 2025 stage 12 preview: Chance for the breakaway

Vuelta a España 2025 stage 12 preview: Chance for the breakaway

The parcours of stage 12 favours a strong breakaway 

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Vuelta a España 2025 stage 11 preview: Unpredictable finale in the Basque Country

Vuelta a España 2025 stage 11 preview: Unpredictable finale in the Basque Country

The peloton tackles a lumpy circuit of Bilbao, which could spark fireworks both for the stage win and the overall classification

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Vuelta a España 2025 stage eight preview: Chance for the sprinters

Vuelta a España 2025 stage eight preview: Chance for the sprinters

After the TTT and two mountain stages, the sprinters get their chance in Zaragoza

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Vuelta a España 2025 stage seven preview: Cerler summit finish looms

Vuelta a España 2025 stage seven preview: Cerler summit finish looms

The peloton faces four categorised climbs on a challenging day in the Pyrenees 

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Reenergised, refreshed and rebooted: can David Gaudu challenge for Vuelta a España podium?

Reenergised, refreshed and rebooted: can David Gaudu challenge for Vuelta a España podium?

The Groupama-FDJ rider can go into the race lead on stage four, the same day that the race is in his home country of France....

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