RACING
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Who was Henri Desgrange?
The founder of the Tour de France was a fitness buff. He was a stern and stubborn egomaniac. He was patriotic, despotic, sadistic, narcissistic and borderline...
Drinking on Tour: From the Can Hunt to the Sticky Bottle
Richard Abraham explores the Tour de France's history with the bottle
Comment: Tadej Pogačar speaks for cycling, he needs to be asked the questions
After a rest day press conference with just three questions apiece from three journalists, it feels like the 2021 Tour is currently lacking Pogacar's voice. In its...
The greatest jerseys of the Tour de France
Special jerseys for the Tour de France often turn heads, we take a look back at some of the best in the race's 108 year...
Egan Bernal is back
The rise, and fall, and meteoric rise of a once in a generation Grand Tour champion
Extreme weather and rose-tinted nostalgia
The decision to shorten stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia due to extreme weather signifies a big shift in professional cycling's attitudes to rider well-being
The Coffee Roaster of Girona: Christian Meier
Rouleur goes inside Christian Meier's roastery 'Espresso Mafia', exploring his passion for coffee in its purest form
When the Giro d’Italia goes gravel: Remembering 2010's strade bianche stage
The Giro has gone gravel before, and it was an incredible day of racing
“I’m not looking to change who I am. You have to accept who I am” In search of the real Nacer Bouhanni
French sprinter Nacer Bouhanni has had a career with its fair share of controversy. Is he cycling's bad boy or just misunderstood? We look back...
Why is this the best men’s Spring Classics seasons in years?
I popped into my local bike shop yesterday and the store manager could hardly hide his childlike delight. “This has been one of the best...
Laurens ten Dam on being a Flandrien
As the Tour de Flanders approaches, we spoke to the Dutch former pro about the race, nostalgia for the 90’s, Tripels, and his new projects...
Kasia Niewiadoma: Pole position
Feisty, fun and very fast, Katarzyna Niewiadoma takes her inspiration from Vincenzo Nibali at Sanremo: "He showed that if you attack, you just have to...
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