Rouleur Performance

How fit are Tour de France riders?

What does it really take to race, finish, and even win the world's toughest endurance sport event?

What is VO2max, why is it important and how can you improve it?

It's often regarded as the most important metric in endurance sports. But what does it really tell about your physiology?

Cleat position: why it's so important and how to get it right

It’s often neglected, but the connection between you and your pedals will make or break your ride

Man cycling indoors, turbo training to test FTP

What is FTP and how do I use it?

We answer the most asked questions around one of the key metrics of cycling performance

One kilo of carbs a day: how riders fuel on hard, Alpine stages at the Giro

We asked Bora-Hansgrohe's head nutritionist, Robert Gorgos, how much riders eat and drink on the hardest Giro stages

Can ketones really enhance your performance? We tested them for a month to find out

Ketones boost endurance performance and accelerate recovery – those are the claims, anyway. We examined them with our own vigorous testing

Cameron Wurf: from Paris-Roubaix to Ironman World Championships in three weeks

The Ineos Grenadiers domestique and professional triathlete tells Rouleur how he balances riding at the world’s toughest bike races with competing ...

Fuelling for female cyclists

Trek-Segafredo rider Leah Thomas and Dr Kathyrn Ackerman reveal the evidence behind female-specific nutrition advice

Proper science or hocus pocus? Pros and cons of using VLamax

VLamax might be new to you but, says its proponents, it has the potential to become as beneficial and popular to cyclists as FTP and VO2max. Its cr...

What does it take to win Paris-Roubaix? The numbers behind Dylan van Baarle's victory

We looked at Dylan van Baarle's Strava numbers to understand what kind of effort he produced on Sunday to win the Hell of the North

GT rider vs Ironman World Champion. Who's the strongest?

Cycling historians may recall the atypical anatomy of Mr Lance Edward Armstrong when competing for his first professional cycling team, Motorola, b...

Anatomy of cycling injuries, for a stronger recovery

What exactly happens in our body when we’re injured? It’s time to delve deep into the structural, neurological and psychological repercussions.

Colbrelli and hearth arrhythmia explained

The image of Sonny Colbrelli receiving CPR after a sprint was a shocking sight. In this guide we explain what arrhythmias are, and how you can find...