RACING
Updates, stories and opinions from inside the world's greatest sport, written and captured by Rouleur journalists
The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Daniel Mangeas
Voice of the Tour de France for 41 years, Mangeas is a true legend of cycling, the patron of cycling commentators. Vote for Daniel!
Desire: What riders want
Saddles, framesets, shoes and wheels. And groupsets, of course. Philippa York on what she wanted – and what she got lumped with – when it...
Desire: Me and my Factor O2
Rouleur’s Desire editor, Stuart Clapp, recently decided he needed a new bike, but what to get? Should he go with rim brakes or discs? Electronic...
The column: Football is better than cycling
It’s not, obviously, but the coincidence of the Women’s World Cup and Women’s Tour have this week shown how far cycling still has to go
Ned Boulting: 7 Reasons your dad will love to receive The Road Book for Father’s Day
He doesn’t need it, but he wants it. Rouleur columnist, dad, and the Road Book editor, Ned Boulting, with a septet of reasons why your dad...
Rouleur podcast: The Cervélo story
Company founders Phil White and Anna Dopico on the rollercoaster ride of starting Cervélo, plus dandelion tyres and thoroughbred racers
The column: Miguel Ángel López vs the Slovenian
Six of one, half a dozen of the other? Did the guy get what he deserved? Or should the UCI have thrown the book at...
Cover Stories: issue 19.4 by Thomas Danthony
French illustrator Thomas Danthony’s take on the Tour. Stillness, speed and reflections
The Giro d’Italia then and now: Interview with race director, Mauro Vegni
“Whoever doesn’t come to the Giro is missing out. It’s the Giro that makes champions, not the other way around.” The director of the Giro...
The column: Enough of summit finish snooze-fests
A summit finish in a Grand Tour ought to mean attacks galore and guarantee GC gaps. Instead they’re pedestrian, predictable and change little, as riders...
Dario Cataldo: The breakaway artist
Meet Dario Cataldo, Grand Tour stage winner, “Picasso” of the peloton and trusted sidekick who feels the modern domestique is undervalued.
Taming the Passo dello Stelvio
Often the highpoint of the race – literally and metaphorically – the mighty Stelvio looms large over the Giro. Who keeps the roads clear of...
Rouleur Podcast: Larry Warbasse and Conor Dunne, plus Lee “Hollywood” Turner
Larry and Conor, the #NoGoTour boys reunited at the Giro, and it feels so good. Plus Lee Turner’s crazy pro kit fetish and Stu Clapp’s...
The column: In praise of Victor Campenaerts
Victor Campenaerts is best known as that whacky rider who asked someone out during a Grand Tour time trial. In the last month he’s become...
The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Tullio Campagnolo
Campagnolo: more than a feeling, more than just a groupset or derailleur. Style, substance and simplicity, thanks to Tullio
Desire: Rouleur’s go-to gear
Life’s essentials – on and off the bike – as used by our team at work, rest and play
Tejay van Garderen and The Switch
Strange goings on at Tour of California: on crashing, cable routing and good turns
The column: A silver lining to Tom Dumoulin’s DNF?
As disappointed as he was to abandon the Giro d’Italia, could it yet force Tom Dumoulin to make his first full-bore assault on the Tour...
Pedro Horrillo: The crash
On May 16th 2009, during the 8th stage of the Giro d’Italia, Rabobank’s Pedro Horrillo slipped off the road on the descent of the Colle...
Vote for the 2019 Sharon Laws Road Rider of the spring
Six star riders up for the Sharon Laws Rider of the Spring award: Annika Langvad, Annemiek Van Vleuten, Marianne Vos, Kirsten Wild, Demi Vollering and...
Rouleur podcast: Desire special
The Rouleur crew pick their favourite bikes and kit from the new Desire issue. And photographer Benedict Campbell shares his top tips for shooting your...
The column: Giro d’Italia 2019 – Considering the contenders
The favourites for the Giro d’Italia 2019 fall into two camps – time triallists and climbers. Which is more likely to come out on top...
5 tips for photographing your bike, Desire style
Rouleur Desire’s unique style didn’t come about on its own. We sat down with Desire aficionado, Benedict Campbell, to get the low-down on how to...
Ned Boulting: Italy, a land of ghosts
Italy used to produce Grand Tour winners as prolifically as pasta. Recently they have become a rarity, with sprinters the new normal. Ned Boulting on the ghosts...
Desire: Why grovel when you can gravel?
Issue 19.3 of Desire sees Rouleur’s first foray into the gravel and as usual, we’ve turned the dial up to 11.
Quiz: How closely were you following the Classics 2019?
From Omloop Het Nieuwsblad to Liège-Bastogne-Liège, prove how well you remember this year’s Classics season to be in with a chance of winning a membership...
The column: Ten more years of Team Sky?
Does the success of Team Sky’s youngsters at The Tour of the Alps herald another decade of Grand Tour dominance?
Desire: Velohawk
Few bike storage solutions get the blood moving quite like Velohawk’s bespoke carbon pods. We found one installed amongst esteemed company, brought a fine bike...
Desire Special: A letter from the editor
Our Desire editor, Stuart Clapp, describes an early encounter with the power of style. It started him down a road that would ultimately lead to...
Rouleur podcast: Eros Poli and David Millar
The 6’4″ Italian who conquered Ventoux 25 years ago to win in Carpentras, led out Cipollini and drove the grupetto bus. Presented by Laka, the...
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