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2025 men's WorldTour team ratings: Disappointment and dominance
We take a look at how the men's WorldTour teams performed over the last season
'I switched finance for my passion of cycling' - The little-known data scientist who masterminded XDS Astana’s great escape
How the Kazakh team scored big points to avoid relegation
My life at the front of the peloton, by Tim 'El Tractor' Declercq
Tim Declercq – or El Tractor as he is commonly referred to – is retiring at the end of this season after more than a...
‘A lot of headroom to grow’ - New Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe recruit Callum Thornley could be Britain’s next Classics star
The young Scot talks to Rouleur about getting to the WorldTour the long way, winning Il Lombardia under-23 and racing with Remco Evenepoel
'If your mind is open to change and you've got the freedom, go for it': Why Ide Schelling is retiring aged 27
The Dutchman hasn't fallen out of love with cycling, but has grown more in love with his other hobbies and interests. He tells Rouleur why...
Predictably perfect Pogačar: The season ends how it started at Il Lombardia
The world and European champion’s fifth victory at Il Lombardia is an expected end to the 2025 season which he has ruled with an iron...
A rainbow jersey delivery, big power data and hill climbs: introducing Britain's junior world champion Harry Hudson
The latest teenage sensation to emerge from Yorkshire has been building promising big things for several years – and his solo win at the World...
Will a WorldTour pro or a specialist win the Gravel World Championships?
Tom Pidcock and Marianne Vos headline the races in the Netherlands
Patience, pragmatism and potential pitfalls: Lidl-Trek prepare for Juan Ayuso's arrival
It has been mooted that Juan Ayuso is difficult to work with, but Lidl-Trek aren't too fearful of that; what they are cautioning against is...
Redemption and rising stars: Six key takeaways from the 2025 European Championships
The two favourites Demi Vollering and Tadej Pogačar delivered commanding victories in the Drôme-Ardèche, but what were the other conclusions from the weekend?
‘I couldn’t live - what did I do to deserve this?’: Matt Dinham’s two year injury ordeal finally comes to an end with racing return
The Australian climber has visited dozens of medical professionals, had seven MRIs, five ultrasounds, countless x-rays, CTs and bone density scans in the past two...
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...
‘I think the parcours were designed for this’ - Attritional, tacticless racing meant there was only going to be one winner at the Worlds
Tadej Pogačar rides away to another rainbow jersey in 100km demonstration
A surprise but deserved winner: how Magdeleine Vallieres outsmarted the favourites to become world champion
Canada has its first ever road race world champion – as the big favourites all look at each other.
'One of the brightest young talents in cycling' - Have Lidl-Trek signed their Grand Tour winner in Juan Ayuso?
The Spaniard has signed with the American squad until 2030
Molteni: The story behind one of cycling's iconic teams
The story of the Molteni family goes beyond cycling, into areas of passion, memory and heart. With Mario Molteni, we discover a legacy of sport...
'If we could all understand where others come from, the world would be a better place' - Question time with Neilson Powless
The EF Education-EasyPost rider on compartmentalisation being his superpower, Japanese short story collections and psychedelic soul band The Black Pumas
Poise, power, pérdida - Isaac del Toro's rise to cycling stardom
Isaac del Toro has been one of the revelations of 2025. The Mexican rider talks Rouleur through his dramatic Giro d’Italia, where he came so...
Quinn Simmons and an entertaining future for bike racing: ‘It's more than just weighing our food and saying thanks to the team’
The American rider talks about his best-ever season, representing the US on a world stage and how he will try to win the rainbow jersey...
Rafał Majka, the best super-domestique, prepares to retire at the top: 'I want to remember myself still at the front'
Tadej Pogačar's loyal super-domestique will hang up his racing wheels at Il Lombardia, bringing to an end a 15 year career as one of the...
Vuelta a España 2025 team ratings: How did each squad perform in Spain?
We look at who will be happy and who will be disappointed after the final Grand Tour of the year
Noah Hobbs is Britain's next sprint king: 'I feel like I can take on any sprinter'
Signed on a two-year contract to EF Education-EasyPost from 2026, Noah Hobbs is the latest British team pursuiter to win sprints – and big ones...
Pogačar has the power: UAE Team Emirates-XRG and an unstoppable winning streak
Brandon McNulty took victory at GP Montreal after crossing the line alongside Tadej Pogačar – a product of a dominant performance from UAE Team Emirates-XRG
'It's a big deal as the 23rd team': Tom Pidcock's Vuelta a España podium rewards extra wildcard decision
Tom Pidcock finished third at the Vuelta a España – proving that the decision to increase the number of teams in Grand Tours was the...
‘No regrets’ but could UAE Team Emirates-XRG have done anything differently for Almeida’s red jersey bid?
João Almeida will finish in second place at the Vuelta a España after the showdown on the Bola del Mundo climb
Dominant when required: Jonas Vingegaard completes get-the-job-done mission at Vuelta a España
Just over two years after winning his second Tour de France, Jonas Vingegaard is set to be a Grand Tour winner once again. It's not...
The greatest showman returns – Julian Alaphilippe turns the clock back in Canada
The Frenchman beat a stacked field of superstars with a vintage performance at WorldTour one-day race GP Quebec
Never switch off: Jonas Vingegaard takes advantage of sleepy João Almeida in Vuelta a España
What difference will the four seconds Jonas Vingegaard gained on João Almeida have on the final outcome of the race?
How the Tom Pidcock effect has transformed Q36.5 into one of cycling’s most desirable teams
Closing in on a maiden Grand Tour podium, Tom Pidcock is pushing himself and his Q36.5 team to heights they've previously never reached
‘One day I was at altitude training, the next day I was in hospital’ - Michael Matthews and a new perspective
The Jayco-Alula rider suffered a serious health scare while on a training camp earlier this year – he reflects on what it has taken to...
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