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Definitions: baroudeur by Paul Fournel

Definitions: baroudeur by Paul Fournel

“The baroudeur – the fighter, the adventurer, the chancer, the opportunist – is a spoil sport. A spoiler of riding in peace, a spoiler of...

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The Tour on telly (part 2): Ealing, we have a problem

The Tour on telly (part 2): Ealing, we have a problem

As one team are trawling their way thousands of kilometres around France, the other are in dark rooms in Ealing piecing everything together. Calm is...

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Definitions: rouleur by Paul Fournel

Definitions: rouleur by Paul Fournel

“He manages the wind like a bass manages the sea. He rides gears as heavy as anvils while having the elegance to never show it”

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The Tour on telly (part 1): how ITV captures a moving circus

The Tour on telly (part 1): how ITV captures a moving circus

The 2017 Tour de France was the first edition of wall-to-wall live coverage for ITV4. Andy McGrath goes behind the scenes with Boardman, Boulting and...

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Desire: Le Col Wiggins Jersey

Desire: Le Col Wiggins Jersey

Do kids from Guildford win the Tour de France? A collaborative jersey between Le Col and Bradley Wiggins, made for fans to honour the icons...

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Philippa York column: who’s the Patron?

Philippa York column: who’s the Patron?

If there’s more than one name bandied around as the Patron, that means there probably isn’t one. Back in the day of Bernard Hinault there...

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Gerrans says goodbye: reflections of a cunning Classics star

Gerrans says goodbye: reflections of a cunning Classics star

“I probably wasn’t the most gifted rider in the bunch, but I was tactically astute.” The Milan-Sanremo and Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner on his double retirement, how...

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Rising star: former British points race champion Joe Nally

Rising star: former British points race champion Joe Nally

A look at the emerging British talent coming through the ranks. This month: Joe Nally, who made the transition from junior to under-23 GB Academy rider...

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The Wolfpack: inside Team Quick Step with photographer Sigfrid Eggers

The Wolfpack: inside Team Quick Step with photographer Sigfrid Eggers

A year on the road with Quick Step in 2018 offered Belgian photographer Sigfrid Eggers a unique insight into Team Quick Step

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Rick Zabel Q&A: “I was a really bad kid”

Rick Zabel Q&A: “I was a really bad kid”

Rick Zabel tells us all about the important stuff: foreign cuisine, receding hairlines, doing The Floss and having someone like Andre Greipel to look up...

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Desire: BBUC x Festka Collaboration

Desire: BBUC x Festka Collaboration

When unicorns and bikes come together. One of the coolest collaborations around, BBUC partnered up with Festka to celebrate the 2018 World Championships in Innsbruck...

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Rouleur Classic: Behind the scenes

Rouleur Classic: Behind the scenes

Merckx, Wiggins, Kelly, Cancellara and more mingle backstage at a star-studded opening night to the Rouleur Classic

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This one goes to 12: Q&A with Campagnolo’s Lorenzo Taxis

This one goes to 12: Q&A with Campagnolo’s Lorenzo Taxis

This year has seen Campagnolo launch the world’s first 12-speed road groupset and Alejandro Valverde on top step of the worlds podium, but an increasingly...

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Dutch Sprint Queen: Kirsten Wild Q&A

Dutch Sprint Queen: Kirsten Wild Q&A

From friendships with team mates to qualifying for Tokyo to her team Wiggle High5 folding this year, Kirsten Wild talks about when you have to...

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Highlights from the Rouleur Classic 2018

Highlights from the Rouleur Classic 2018

A video wrap-up of the best bits from the 2018 Rouleur Classic in London

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Wanted: new gear from Fizik, Mavic, POC, Endura, Pirelli and 4iiii

Wanted: new gear from Fizik, Mavic, POC, Endura, Pirelli and 4iiii

The latest shoes, saddles, jackets, jerseys and more on display at the Rouleur Classic

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Fabian’s new threads: Gore Wear’s C7 bibs and insulated Shakedry rain jacket

Fabian’s new threads: Gore Wear’s C7 bibs and insulated Shakedry rain jacket

Fabian Cancellara calls upon his 16 years as a professional cyclist to help design Gore Wear’s C7 shorts, which use a unique construction to improve...

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Ian Stannard: Pure Grit, Hard Work & Stannardian Days

Ian Stannard: Pure Grit, Hard Work & Stannardian Days

“I’m supposed to be hard. Absolutely.” - Team Sky's tough guy wags chins with Ned Boulting

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Video: Highlights from the Rouleur Classic – day 3

Video: Highlights from the Rouleur Classic – day 3

Bikes, jerseys, beers: a showcase of what’s been happening at the Rouleur Classic

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The Wolfpack, Maertens and Roger De Vlaeminck’s ego

The Wolfpack, Maertens and Roger De Vlaeminck’s ego

After Eddy Merckx earlier in the event schedule, there were more Belgian legends of the sport at the Rouleur Classic today

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N+1: new bikes from Cervélo, Cannondale, LOOK and Litespeed

N+1: new bikes from Cervélo, Cannondale, LOOK and Litespeed

Cervélo’s radical S5 aero bike, with its wind-cheating V-shaped cockpit, takes centre stage at the Rouleur Classic in London

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Video: Highlights from the Rouleur Classic – day 2

Video: Highlights from the Rouleur Classic – day 2

From backstage to the exhibition floor, a showcase of what’s been happening at the Rouleur Classic

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Dream machines: 11 of the best limited edition bikes at the Rouleur Classic

Dream machines: 11 of the best limited edition bikes at the Rouleur Classic

From BBUC’s collaboration with Festka, to Saffron Frameworks’ autumn-inspired gravel bike, here are 11 of the most drool-worthy bikes at this year’s Rouleur Classic

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Merckx, Burton and Colnago inducted into the Cycling Hall of Fame

Merckx, Burton and Colnago inducted into the Cycling Hall of Fame

The inaugural Cycling Hall of Fame saw three very special icons celebrated for what they have accomplished and given to the world of cycling. Welcome...

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Turbo time: Tacx Neo 2 smart trainer breaks cover at Rouleur Classic

Turbo time: Tacx Neo 2 smart trainer breaks cover at Rouleur Classic

Benchmark smart trainer gets electronics upgrade to improve ride feel and introduce pedal stroke analysis

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Red and blues: Trek launch 2019 team kit at Rouleur Classic

Red and blues: Trek launch 2019 team kit at Rouleur Classic

New retro stylings for Trek’s men’s team in 2019 and a combo of blues for their new women’s team

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Video: Highlights from the Rouleur Classic Day 1

Video: Highlights from the Rouleur Classic Day 1

A video round-up from the opening night

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Design and refine: the man behind Trek’s team kit

Design and refine: the man behind Trek’s team kit

As Trek get set to launch their men’s and new women’s WorldTour team at the Rouleur Classic, we catch up with the man who heads...

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Head space: how time in the saddle sparked helmet start-up Hexr

Head space: how time in the saddle sparked helmet start-up Hexr

Jamie Cook was a Mechanical Engineering undergraduate commuting by bike in London when he pedaled upon the idea for Hexr’s custom, 3D-printed helmet

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Desire: Romance x Felipe Pantone x Specialized Allez Sprint – at the Rouleur Classic

Desire: Romance x Felipe Pantone x Specialized Allez Sprint – at the Rouleur Classic

A special collaboration -to be auctioned in aid of World Bicycle Relief- is going on show at the Rouleur Classic

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