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Elia Viviani: Confidence man

Elia Viviani: Confidence man

“If you want to win the race, you must want to be the leader.” Two years of winning with #TheWolfpack has turned Elia Viviani into...

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Ruthless: Stephen Roche on his path from Rás winner to World Champion

Ruthless: Stephen Roche on his path from Rás winner to World Champion

Off the bike, Stephen Roche is Mr Nice Guy; on it, he was a cold-blooded killer. Ireland’s Triple Crown king on 1987, tussles with team-mates...

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Cover Stories: issue 19.8 by Daniel Roozendaal

Cover Stories: issue 19.8 by Daniel Roozendaal

The Dutch illustrator discusses his vibrant Fausto Coppi composition adorning the last edition of 2019

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The column: Cyclo-cross is on the slide

The column: Cyclo-cross is on the slide

Attendance at major races is down. Television viewing figures are also down. Belgium, we have a problem, and it’s not Mathieu van der Poel

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Who was Dave Rayner?

Who was Dave Rayner?

Better known now for the organisation set up in his name to support young riders, following his tragic death 25 years ago, Tom Southam tells...

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Rouleur podcast: Lachlan Morton and Emily Chappell

Rouleur podcast: Lachlan Morton and Emily Chappell

The mile-munchers’ episode: EF Education’s Morton on the joy of ultra-distance, plus author and former TCR winner Chappell looking for new challenges

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Desire: Factor’s New Home

Desire: Factor’s New Home

British brand, Factor are going back to where it all began. Superbikes, hyperbikes and everything in-between.

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Bradley Wiggins: “I’ve got a masters degree in Sean Yates.”

Bradley Wiggins: “I’ve got a masters degree in Sean Yates.”

The kid from Kilburn who completed cycling, Bradley Wiggins, in candid conversation with his very first cycling hero, Sean Yates.

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There’s only one The Cycling Podcast: Interview with Richard Moore and Lionel Birnie

There’s only one The Cycling Podcast: Interview with Richard Moore and Lionel Birnie

The cycling podcast field is increasingly crowded, but there’s one that must surely be considered the godfather of them all

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The column: A paean to Poulidor

The column: A paean to Poulidor

So much more than “the eternal second”, a tribute to the great Raymond Poulidor, who passed away last week

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Anquetil v Poulidor

Anquetil v Poulidor

Anquetil and Poulidor. Two very different riders whose concurrent presence in the sport produced one of the Tour’s legendary rivalries, emblematic of France old and...

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The column: Only at the Rouleur Classic

The column: Only at the Rouleur Classic

Forgive us, if you will, one last week of self-indulgence, as we re-live our favourite bits of the Rouleur Classic 2019

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Philippa York: Don’t you want me?

Philippa York: Don’t you want me?

Professional cycling might be a hard sport, but it’s an even tougher business. As Philippa York found out the hard way, a rider’s stock can fall a...

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Rouleur podcast: Greg LeMond

Rouleur podcast: Greg LeMond

Three-time Tour de France winner and double World Champion Lemond and his wife Kathy join Ian Parkinson at the Rouleur Classic for a memorable conversation...

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Jacopo Guarnieri blog: Marc Madiot and me

Jacopo Guarnieri blog: Marc Madiot and me

To some he might be Mad Marc Madiot, or Mr. 1000 Volts, but to Jacopo Guarnieri, the excitable Groupama FDJ honcho “is the rare bird that...

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Annemiek van Vleuten named Sharon Laws Road Rider of the Year 2019

Annemiek van Vleuten named Sharon Laws Road Rider of the Year 2019

A final victory of the season for Annemiek van Vleuten, as she’s named the Sharon Laws Road Rider of the Year at the Rouleur Classic...

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The column: Sprinting is enjoying a golden age. Why aren’t we celebrating it?

The column: Sprinting is enjoying a golden age. Why aren’t we celebrating it?

Sprinting doesn’t seem to be fashionable these days. That’s a great shame, because the fast finish is currently as exciting as it’s been in years

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Greg LeMond, Marianne Vos, Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen to be inducted into the Cycling Hall of Fame

Greg LeMond, Marianne Vos, Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen to be inducted into the Cycling Hall of Fame

The Cycling Hall of Fame welcomes a new class of special icons celebrated for what they have accomplished and given to the world of cycling....

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Emily Chappell: Misfortune on the off-road to Montenegro

Emily Chappell: Misfortune on the off-road to Montenegro

An extract from Emily Chappell‘s new book: Where There’s a Will, the story of her journey from cycle courier to winner of the 2016 Transcontinental Race. In...

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Rouleur podcast: Tom Pidcock, Allan Peiper and Santini

Rouleur podcast: Tom Pidcock, Allan Peiper and Santini

Pidcock’s progress, Allan Peiper on cycling and cancer, Santini and Polartec’s latest developments

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Anna Henderson: from champion skier to British cycling starlet

Anna Henderson: from champion skier to British cycling starlet

World Championship bronze just the beginning for lifelong competitor Henderson after her meteoric rise on two wheels

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The column: What does the Tour de France route matter anyway?

The column: What does the Tour de France route matter anyway?

With the Tour de France 2020 route having been unveiled this week, a challenge to the idea that the parcours has any real bearing on...

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Lachlan Morton: Team EF’s off-road captain

Lachlan Morton: Team EF’s off-road captain

Lachlan Morton has spent 2019 blazing a trail as Team EF’s alternative race leader, participating in such weird and wonderful events as Dirty Kanza, GBDuro,...

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Desire: Pinarello’s latest thoroughbred

Desire: Pinarello’s latest thoroughbred

There are horses for courses, but Pinarello’s most recent steed has proven it can win on them all. We take a deep dive following a...

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Trek-Segafredo: A season in the story of a superteam

Trek-Segafredo: A season in the story of a superteam

Hannah Troop spends a season in the wheels of Trek-Segafredo, the brand new women’s superteam making waves and winning races

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The column: How to hack the off-season

The column: How to hack the off-season

The road year is just about over, but don’t sit around moping this off-season. There’s plenty more two-wheeled action out there, you’ve just got to...

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Quiz: Michael Blann’s magnificent mountains

Quiz: Michael Blann’s magnificent mountains

From the French Pyrenees to the Swiss Alps to Italy’s Dolomites, prove how well you know some of Europe’s best climbs to be in with...

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Rouleur podcast: Six Day London with Mark Cavendish, Caleb Ewan, Owain Doull

Rouleur podcast: Six Day London with Mark Cavendish, Caleb Ewan, Owain Doull

“It’s the best field they have ever had in London, with arguably the three fastest riders of our generation, all from a track background, racing...

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If the peloton was a pub…

If the peloton was a pub…

If cyclists were beers, which would they be?

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Cover Stories: issue 19.7 by Pietro Pietricola of Pegoretti

Cover Stories: issue 19.7 by Pietro Pietricola of Pegoretti

The legacy of master craftsman Dario Pegoretti lives on

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