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Illi Gardner - the queen of the mountains

Illi Gardner - the queen of the mountains

Securing a Strava Queen of the Mountain is no easy feat, but Illi Gardner has over 9,000 to her name, including the famed L’Alpe d’Huez segment....

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UCI Road World Championships 2024 route: All you need to know about the routes for the men’s and women’s races

UCI Road World Championships 2024 route: All you need to know about the routes for the men’s and women’s races

A closer look at the routes and profiles of the road and time trial courses for the 2024 World Championships

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Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage eight preview - the grand finale atop Alpe d'Huez

Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage eight preview - the grand finale atop Alpe d'Huez

Whoever wins this stage will write themselves in cycling history atop one of the Tour's most iconic climbs

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Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage seven preview - the first mountain test

Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage seven preview - the first mountain test

Starting in Champagnole and finishing atop Le Grand-Bornand, this is the first stage of back-to-back mountain days, which will close the third edition of the...

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Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage six preview -  a solo victor in Morteau?

Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage six preview - a solo victor in Morteau?

It's the final opportunity for the stage hunting teams to nab a stage win before the race heads into the mountains

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Vuelta a España 2024 favourites: Who are the contenders for the red jersey?

Vuelta a España 2024 favourites: Who are the contenders for the red jersey?

The third and final Grand Tour of the year starts on Sautrday August 17, 2024, in Lisbon, Portugal

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Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage five preview - an opportunity for the breakaway

Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage five preview - an opportunity for the breakaway

Stage five is where this year's Tour de France Femmes enters into France, leaving Belgium having started that day's stage in Bastogne

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Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage four preview - A taste of the Ardennes

Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage four preview - A taste of the Ardennes

This is the first uphill challenge of the race and will suit those who excel in the punchy spring Classics races

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The hardest climbs of the Vuelta a España 2024

The hardest climbs of the Vuelta a España 2024

The 79th edition of the Spanish Grand Tour is certainly for those who excel in uphill terrain

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Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage three preview - A time trial around Rotterdam for the specialists

Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage three preview - A time trial around Rotterdam for the specialists

The time trial may not be the longest, but with a stage already in the legs from earlier on in the day, it'll be a...

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Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage two preview - The first of a two stage day

Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage two preview - The first of a two stage day

The flat 70km route is another opportunity for the sprinters

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Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage one preview - a fast start in Rotterdam

Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage one preview - a fast start in Rotterdam

The first foreign start of the Tour de France Femmes will be a fast-paced day across the flat roads of the Netherlands

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How to watch and live stream the 2024 Tour de France Femmes

How to watch and live stream the 2024 Tour de France Femmes

Starting in Rotterdam, the third edition of the women's Grand Tour is set to be an explosive race from start to finish

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Olympic Games 2024 individual time trial preview: route, prediction, and contenders

Olympic Games 2024 individual time trial preview: route, prediction, and contenders

Everything you need to know about the men’s and women’s individual time trial at the 2024 Paris Olympics

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How to watch and live stream the Tour de France 2024

How to watch and live stream the Tour de France 2024

With a star-studded line-up heading to the Grand Départ in Florence, you won’t want to miss any stages of the biggest race of the year 

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The toughest climbs of the Tour de France 2024

The toughest climbs of the Tour de France 2024

The crucial mountains that could decide who will be wearing the yellow jersey in Nice at the end of the three-week race

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Tour de Suisse 2024: contenders and prediction

Tour de Suisse 2024: contenders and prediction

The final WorldTour race before the Tour de France at the end of June

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The Tour of Britain Women returns, but is an SD Worx clean sweep inevitable?

The Tour of Britain Women returns, but is an SD Worx clean sweep inevitable?

The four-stage route looks to suit a strong all-rounder with a mix of punchy and flat stages

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Monte Crostis: The Giro d'Italia’s most mysterious climb

Monte Crostis: The Giro d'Italia’s most mysterious climb

The peloton was meant to ride the unprecedented mountain pass in the 2011 edition, but never made it

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Flanders dreams, race celebrations and coffee: Question time with Emma Norsgaard

Flanders dreams, race celebrations and coffee: Question time with Emma Norsgaard

The 24-year-old Movistar rider who secured a Tour de France Femmes stage win in 2023 speaks to Rouleur about her dreams of winning the Tour...

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La Vuelta Femenina 2024: contenders and prediction

La Vuelta Femenina 2024: contenders and prediction

Who will be wearing the red jersey in Madrid at the end of this eight-stage race?

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Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 2024: route, contenders, and prediction

Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 2024: route, contenders, and prediction

Who are the favourites for this year’s final Ardennes Classic? 

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Liège-Bastogne-Liège: All you need to know about the oldest Monument

Liège-Bastogne-Liège: All you need to know about the oldest Monument

The Old Lady of the Classics, Liège-Bastogne-Liège is one the of the most gruelling and demanding races of the year

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Amstel Gold Race 2024: Can defending champion Demi Vollering recapture her winning form?

Amstel Gold Race 2024: Can defending champion Demi Vollering recapture her winning form?

The Dutch national champion dominated the Ardennes Classics races last year, but her form so far this year suggests that a repeat could more difficult...

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Amstel Gold Race 2024: Everything you need to know

Amstel Gold Race 2024: Everything you need to know

The WorldTour heads to the Netherlands for the start of the Ardennes Classics

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Tour of Flanders 2024 gallery: A battle on the bergs

Tour of Flanders 2024 gallery: A battle on the bergs

Rouleur looks back on a wet and wild day in Flanders 

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‘It’s about looking forward, not looking back’ - British Cycling’s strategy for Tour of Britain success

‘It’s about looking forward, not looking back’ - British Cycling’s strategy for Tour of Britain success

The two WorldTour road races now sit with British Cycling after SweetSpot went into administration last year. But what does the future look like for...

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The pressure is on Team SD Worx-Protime – Will they be able to balance a team of superstars at Gent-Wevelgem?

The pressure is on Team SD Worx-Protime – Will they be able to balance a team of superstars at Gent-Wevelgem?

While SD Worx has continued their winning ways, other teams are getting to grips with how to beat them. Will they be able to prove...

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A 3,500-mile bike ride, a 70-mile ski and summiting a mountain: Oli France on pushing the limits of mind and body

A 3,500-mile bike ride, a 70-mile ski and summiting a mountain: Oli France on pushing the limits of mind and body

The 33-year-old adventurer from Wigan prepares to embark on his second-leg of his seven-stage challenge

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Omloop Het Nieuwsblad men 2024: who will win?

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad men 2024: who will win?

Rouleur looks at the top contenders for the first cobbled Classics of the season

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