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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 15 results: Frederik Lavik Dversnes stuns with surprise breakaway victory

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 15 results: Frederik Lavik Dversnes stuns with surprise breakaway victory

A day set for the pure sprinters turned into a shock breakaway finale in Milan on the third-fastest stage in Giro d'Italia history

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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 12 preview: Can the sprinters survive the climbs?

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 12 preview: Can the sprinters survive the climbs?

A flat, straight finale into Novi Ligure holds promise for the sprinters of the peloton – but with two category three climbs in their way,...

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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 three results: Paul Magnier takes a second stage win

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage three results: Paul Magnier takes a second stage win

The Frenchman makes it two stage wins in three days at the 2026 Giro d'Italia

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La reina de la Vuelta: How Paula Blasi made history atop cycling’s toughest climb

La reina de la Vuelta: How Paula Blasi made history atop cycling’s toughest climb

For the young Spaniard who claimed overall victory atop the infamous Alto de l’Angliru, the sky really is the limit

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage three preview: Fastmen back in action

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage three preview: Fastmen back in action

The final day in Bulgaria hands the star sprinters another opportunity with a false flat run-in to the capital  

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage two preview: Puncheurs' paradise

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage two preview: Puncheurs' paradise

With three classified climbs and an uphill finish, day two is a typically explosive Giro stage which promises a smorgasbord of options at the line:...

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Giro d'Italia 2026 stage one preview: Sprint battle along the Black Sea coast

Giro d'Italia 2026 stage one preview: Sprint battle along the Black Sea coast

The Grande Partenza is upon us! Who will be the first to wear pink after this year’s flat opening stage in Bulgaria?  

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“We’re limiting the sport in its own growth”: What does May’s packed WorldTour schedule mean in reality?

“We’re limiting the sport in its own growth”: What does May’s packed WorldTour schedule mean in reality?

As we head into the busiest month of racing this year, Rouleur explores the realities of the Women’s WorldTour schedule.  

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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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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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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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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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Bad luck and a blistering attack: talking points from Ronde van Vlaanderen

Bad luck and a blistering attack: talking points from Ronde van Vlaanderen

Rouleur dissects the action from the women’s race  

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The fight of Flanders: Inside the mind of its latest victor

The fight of Flanders: Inside the mind of its latest victor

Demi Vollering found quiet in the chaos to take her first De Ronde triumph

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'It’s more stressful with Remco here': No one controls Flanders. Not even Pogačar

'It’s more stressful with Remco here': No one controls Flanders. Not even Pogačar

Why the principal act is welcoming his fellow long-range attacker at Ronde van Vlaanderen

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'I know my qualities, and that’s enough’ - Kopecky’s calm before the storm

'I know my qualities, and that’s enough’ - Kopecky’s calm before the storm

Life would be a lot easier if we could all be as cool and collected as Lotte Kopecky. As all eyes turn to the hellingen...

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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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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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Strade Bianche 2026 men's preview: Can young phenom Paul Seixas challenge all-out favourite Tadej Pogačar?

Strade Bianche 2026 men's preview: Can young phenom Paul Seixas challenge all-out favourite Tadej Pogačar?

Enter stage left: Tadej Pogačar. The four-time Tour de France champion makes his eagerly awaited season debut on the white gravel roads of northern Italy,...

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'We’ve created that "die-for" kind of culture' – Doug Ryder on the psyche of Pidcock and Pinarello-Q36.5

'We’ve created that "die-for" kind of culture' – Doug Ryder on the psyche of Pidcock and Pinarello-Q36.5

The team manager speaks to Rouleur ahead of Opening Weekend about the cohesive mentality fuelling the fire at Pinarello-Q36.5

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‘I feel like I’ve gone to places where other people haven’t’ – Georgia Hunter Bell on pressure, perspective, and pedalling to perform

‘I feel like I’ve gone to places where other people haven’t’ – Georgia Hunter Bell on pressure, perspective, and pedalling to perform

The British middle-distance running star speaks to Rouleur about how cycling has been integral to her track comeback

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