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‘If a one-legged girl can do it, you can too’ - Meg Fisher on legacy, inclusivity and driving change

‘If a one-legged girl can do it, you can too’ - Meg Fisher on legacy, inclusivity and driving change

The multi-Paralympic medalist is passionate about introducing para-categories to more gravel events and leaving a brighter future for para-athletes who come after her

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The perfect balance? Analysing Team Visma-Lease a Bike’s Tour de France line-up

The perfect balance? Analysing Team Visma-Lease a Bike’s Tour de France line-up

Could this be the team which can finally topple Tadej Pogačar?

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'I do enjoy winning' - Bella Holmgren on beating the best, targeting Grand Tours and juggling it all

'I do enjoy winning' - Bella Holmgren on beating the best, targeting Grand Tours and juggling it all

The Canadian was not expecting to be winning road races while still a teenager, but already she's demonstrated that she's one of Lidl-Trek's strongest climbers. 

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‘I stressed I’d never win a bike race’ - How Lewis Askey has finally become a winner

‘I stressed I’d never win a bike race’ - How Lewis Askey has finally become a winner

The Briton is likely to be a contender in a breakaway and punchy stages of the Tour de France, should as expected he be selected...

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I know what I’ll be doing after retirement: I’ll be on the chicken farm, by Pieter Serry

I know what I’ll be doing after retirement: I’ll be on the chicken farm, by Pieter Serry

Soudal Quick-Step’s current longest-serving rider, Pieter Serry, was born and raised on a chicken farm in Flanders, Belgium. Though he'll leave the team at the...

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Tour de France 2024

Tour de France 2025 predictions: who will be the stand-out riders in the 112th edition?

Best guesses at who will come out on top during the three weeks in France

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Final Tour de France podium 2024

Tour de France favourites 2025: who will win the yellow jersey?

A look at who the bookmakers are backing to win the general classification at this year's Tour

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Is Marlen Reusser now the biggest rival to Demi Vollering at the Tour de France Femmes?

Is Marlen Reusser now the biggest rival to Demi Vollering at the Tour de France Femmes?

After her victory at the Tour de Suisse, the Movistar rider has announced herself as a serious contender for the yellow jersey 

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Domination and revelations: The Dauphiné showed us more than just Tadej Pogačar's continued superiority

Domination and revelations: The Dauphiné showed us more than just Tadej Pogačar's continued superiority

The final showdown before the Tour de France; what exactly did we learn from eight days at the Critérium du Dauphiné?

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Julius Johansen

The incredible comeback story of Tadej Pogačar’s new teammate after WorldTour rejection

He won a world road race title before Tadej Pogačar, but the blonde-haired Dane had to suffer a painful rejection before finally reaching the top

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First blood in the mountains: What does Pogačar's crushing Dauphiné stage win tell us about the Tour?

First blood in the mountains: What does Pogačar's crushing Dauphiné stage win tell us about the Tour?

Time trial gains for Jonas Vingegaard, first mountain domination for Tadej Pogačar. Are we set for a close-fought Tour de France?

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Joao Almeida

Tour de Suisse 2025 preview: Almeida the man to beat?

With the big hitters fighting it out in the Critérium du Dauphiné, there's a golden opportunity for a WorldTour victory at the Tour de Suisse

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Tiffany Cromwell

My other life as a graphic designer, by Tiffany Cromwell

Veteran of the women’s peloton since 2010, Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto’s Tiffany Cromwell spends most of her downtime drawing and creating, including a number of Formula One...

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La Vuelta a España Femenina

Tour de Suisse 2025 Women’s preview: Vollering and Niewiadoma go head-to-head at key Tour warm-up race

The challenging Swiss parcours with no summit finish or time trial could lead to an open battle for the GC

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Tour de France 2024

How are the Tour de France climbs classified?

The Tour's race director explains to Rouleur exactly how the category of each of the race's climbs is determined

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Tour de France 2024

Tour de France 2025 route: Summit finishes, time trials and a return to Paris

All you need to know about the route of the 112th edition of the Tour de France

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Florian Lipowitz

From ski star to GC hope: Florian Lipowitz's convoluted journey to becoming Germany's biggest cycling talent

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe's young German didn't start out cycling, but he showed promise from the moment he first started taking the sport seriously. Now he's one...

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Tour de France 2024

Critérium du Dauphiné 2025 contenders: Pogačar, Vingegaard, and Evenepoel go head-to-head

The three superstars meet for a smaller-scale showdown ahead of the Tour de France in July

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Giro d'Italia 2025 peloton

Giro d'Italia 2025 team ratings: The best and the worst performances

Assessing the success of the 23 teams that took to the start of the Giro d'Italia this year

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Mads Pedersen

‘Not a lot of teams will ever do this’ - The inside story of Lidl-Trek’s Giro greatness

Rouleur went behind the scenes with one of the most successful squads of this year’s race to find out how the magic happens

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Let me entertain you: Are Grand Tours better without Tadej Pogačar?

Let me entertain you: Are Grand Tours better without Tadej Pogačar?

After the Giro d'Italia has concluded, Rachel Jary analyses whether the absence of the world champion leads to more exciting racing

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Fuelling the Traka 360: How winner Tobias Kongstad powered his unstoppable ‘diesel engine’

Fuelling the Traka 360: How winner Tobias Kongstad powered his unstoppable ‘diesel engine’

What does it take to win one of the biggest gravel races in the world? According to the 2025 champion, 1,440g of carbs and a...

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Simon Yates, Olav Kooij at the Giro d'Italia

‘This is the pinnacle’ - Visma-Lease a Bike and an unwavering strive for perfection

A victory on the final stage for Olav Kooij alongside Simon Yates’ general classification win is a dream come true for the Dutch team –...

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Richard Carapaz at the Giro d'Italia

Courageous or crazy – Could different tactics have won Richard Carapaz the Giro d’Italia?

The EF Education-EasyPost rider made an attack early in the stage but failed to capitalise off his work, ending up third on the general classification

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Isaac del Toro at the Giro d'Italia 2025

Opinion: UAE Team Emirates-XRG lost the Giro a long time before the Colle delle Finestre

Isaac del Toro loses the pink jersey to Simon Yates who attacked on the legendary Colle delle Finestre

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How to win a Grand Tour – Inside Visma-Lease a Bike’s tactical Giro masterclass

How to win a Grand Tour – Inside Visma-Lease a Bike’s tactical Giro masterclass

Simon Yates took the pink jersey on the penultimate day of racing after his team executed a perfect performance

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‘It was Finestre where he lost everything, and Finestre where he won it all back’ - Simon Yates proves fairytale endings exist

‘It was Finestre where he lost everything, and Finestre where he won it all back’ - Simon Yates proves fairytale endings exist

The Visma-Lease a Bike rider rode into the pink jersey after stage 20 of the Giro d’Italia, finally achieving redemption in the race which has...

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Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 21 preview: Roman finale

Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 21 preview: Roman finale

The Giro's final stage is one for the sprinters on a flat finish in the Italian capital

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The Giro d'Italia 2025

It’s not over until the Finestre is conquered: Giro’s Cima Coppi set to decide the maglia rosa

The race enters favoured terrain for second-place Richard Carapaz, can he use it to usurp the pink jersey Isaac del Toro?

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