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Tour de France 2040: On Tour with Bowie
There are 33 David Bowie song titles shoehorned into this feature. Good luck, Bowie-philes... The year is 2040. The 127th edition of the Tour de...
“People will say: When's the men's issue, then?” Orla Chennaoui on editing Rouleur’s women’s issue
Issue 101 of Rouleur will be an all-female issue, guest edited by broadcaster and Rouleur columnist Orla Chennaoui. Rouleur chatted to her ahead of the...
When Zwift met Mathieu van der Poel: Watopian Ideals
Rouleur goes behind the scenes on a Zwift advertising campaign, and gets beneath the skin of the training app sweeping the cycling world
Six Reasons to Follow Women’s Cycling in 2021
Paris-Roubaix, the Olympics and a wealth of characters, if you have yet to take a keen interest in women's pro cycling, then 2021 is the...
"If you have got a job today, you’re incredibly fortunate": NTT's Doug Ryder on the struggles of 2020
After a turbulent year in the World Tour, we interview Team Qhubeka Assos manager Doug Ryder ahead of the 2021 season
Design a jersey, earn a ride-along at the Spring Classics, and help change lives with bicycles
Long associated with the team, next year South African not-for-profit organisation Qhubeka now enjoys a titles spot in Team Qhubeka Assos (currently NTT Pro Cycling)...
Rapha founder Simon Mottram on how he took a bet on Rouleur
We interview Rapha founder Simon Mottram on how he helped launch Rouleur magazine 14 years and 100 issues ago
Cover stories: issue 100
The tale behind the eye-catching Fausto Coppi shot that adorns our landmark issue
It’s always sunny in Watopia: Confessions of a late Zwift adopter
I was dead against it. It just seemed so unlike cycling to me. At the best of times indoor training was misery, a 20-minute FTP...
Tom Pidcock: That’s Entertainment
“He’ll go soft in Monaco. You watch.” Only joking… Taking the boy out of Yorkshire: Pidcock’s progress
The Column: Tao’s Giro Fantastico – the moment of 2020
Tao Geoghegan Hart winning the Giro may be the decisive moment of 2020, but for Rouleur Executive Editor Ian Cleverly one specific comment said it all
The 2020 Cycling Season in Pictures
An unforgettable year for many reasons, but not least because of a truly historic cycling season. Here is Rouleur's choice of the images that capture...
The Column: A crying shame – pro cycling’s toxic masculinity problem
In a sport where riders put everything on the line, it really is OK to cry
Israel Start-Up Nation appoints first ever female Sports Director to the WorldTour
Israel Start-Up Nation appoints British ex-pro Cherie Pridham as new Sports Director, making her the first female DS on the WorldTour
The wisdom of Ernesto Colnago
“We mustn’t get too excited, but we shouldn’t get depressed either. We just have to keep pedalling.” Lessons of a life well-lived – though he’s...
#Rouleur100 Giveaway
Our 100th issue is nearly here. To celebrate, enter our special giveaway to win some great prizes from the Rouleur Emporium, including an ultimate prize...
The Road to Damascus: Syrian refugees racing in Berlin
Andrew Curry and Timm Kölln's award-winning feature from Rouleur magazine: Syrian refugees reach the velodrome in Berlin with one mission - to once again make a living from...
Getting High in Vegas with Floyd Landis
Former US Postal team-mates - and former dopers - Floyd Landis and David Zabriskie are now business partners in a cannabis company, Floyd's of Leadville....
Vote for your favourite Rouleur cover
Rouleur is 100. Vote for your favourite Rouleur cover from issues 1 to 100
Rouleur's Top Ten Features: No. 4 - Richard Carapaz: Strong like the wind
Farm life, fishing and first places: at home with Giro d'Italia champion Richard Carapaz in Ecuador, charting his cycling beginnings
The breakthrough cyclists of 2020: Rouleur's review of the season
In a truly unique year for pro cycling, we take a look at the breakthrough riders who have proved the strength of the new generation
Rouleur's top ten features: No. 6 - Brian Holm vs Mark Cavendish (part 1)
“I wasn’t sure he would want to do the interview with me. I gave him a hard time in the bunch and he didn’t always...
The column: On Team Qhubeka Assos and the potential for a fresh start for "Africa's team"
The good news is, Africa's team will continue to exist next season. The bad news is, it seems all but certain that they’ll be racing...
Lance Armstrong: The History Man
'Lance Armstrong: The History Man' by Morten Okbo, originally published in two parts in issues 51 and 52 of Rouleur. This is part one.This is a great...
Leah Thomas: Four life lessons that have made me a better cyclist
Movistar's new signing, Leah Thomas, on what life before cycling taught her, and why she's a better bike rider for those experiences
Mapei: Modern cycling's greatest team
A building industry behemoth that sells industrial adhesives, grouts and sealants. How unromantic, how un-Italian. And yet, its team forged in chaos became the greatest...
The column: Groenewegen’s punishment is cruel, unusual and sets a dangerous precedent
The UCI’s decision to ban Dylan Groenewegen for nine months is a dangerous example of executive overreach and sets a precedent that cycling’s governing body...
Rouleur's top ten features: No. 9 - Teniel Campbell: Trailblazer
Teniel Campbell hails from Trinidad, not exactly a hotbed of world class cycling stars. But this determined talent is on the edge of breaking big...
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