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Felice Gimondi: Rise of The Phoenix

Felice Gimondi: Rise of The Phoenix

“My first race was in Treviglio, and we had a little three-wheeled van belonging to a greengrocer as a team car, with us sitting in...

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Suffer-age: elite women who’ve improved with age

Suffer-age: elite women who’ve improved with age

From Beryl Burton in the sixties through to Amber Neben today, anecdotal evidence of women cyclists excelling later in their careers is plentiful

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Shoe gazing: George Bennett and his hand-painted kicks

Shoe gazing: George Bennett and his hand-painted kicks

George Bennett’s profile rose in 2017 thanks to both his results and the hand-painted shoes he wore during the Tour de France

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Where to start? The 2018 Giro d’Italia and the Israeli dilemma

Where to start? The 2018 Giro d’Italia and the Israeli dilemma

The Giro’s Grande Partenza in Israel will sure look nice, but what about the ethics of its visit? Richard Abraham mulls it over

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Richie Porte: On Froome and snakes in the grass

Richie Porte: On Froome and snakes in the grass

At home with BMC’s crocked captain, talking Froome, venomous snakes and the Dauphiné betrayal that affected their friendship

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Comment: Processional final Grand Tour stages rock – leave well alone

Comment: Processional final Grand Tour stages rock – leave well alone

Photo ops, champagne, tootling into town, then a big sprint at the end. It’s a winning formula that needs no alteration

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Norway ’93: Lance Armstrong’s Worlds win revisited

Norway ’93: Lance Armstrong’s Worlds win revisited

Twenty-six years ago a brash Texan asserted himself as the new star of the English speaking cycling world. William Fotheringham was there

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Worlds 1927: Alfredo Binda, Nürburgring and the first rainbow jersey

Worlds 1927: Alfredo Binda, Nürburgring and the first rainbow jersey

In an extract from his new book on the Worlds, Giles Belbin recalls the first championship opened to professionals

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Rouleur Cover Stories: issue 17.7 – Tom Pidcock’s shed by Benedict Campbell

Rouleur Cover Stories: issue 17.7 – Tom Pidcock’s shed by Benedict Campbell

The junior Paris-Roubaix winner and world cyclo-cross champion opens an Aladdin’s cave of race jerseys and missing tools in Yorkshire. Benedict swoops and swoons

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What a carry on: Philippa York on her new identity

What a carry on: Philippa York on her new identity

The columnist formerly known as Robert Millar muses over both her ‘own little version of Brexit’ and some other more shocking revelations

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In pictures: week three at the Vuelta a España

In pictures: week three at the Vuelta a España

With the 2017 Vuelta a España done and dusted, we take a look back at the movers and shakers of the final week

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The Link: Ivan Basso’s off-road excursion

The Link: Ivan Basso’s off-road excursion

The Tour de France and protests go hand in hand. But why are they protesting? And why is Basso studiously ignoring them?

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Vuelta 1983: How Hinault’s victory changed 80s cycling

Vuelta 1983: How Hinault’s victory changed 80s cycling

With Fignon and Lemond as team mates, Bernard Hinault outraced a clique of Spanish talent to win the 1983 Vuelta. But the effort cost him dearly

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Caleb Ewan on the art of sprinting

Caleb Ewan on the art of sprinting

The fast-finishing Giro, Vuelta and Tour of Britain stage winner talks us through the finer details of his craft

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In pictures: week two at the Vuelta a España

In pictures: week two at the Vuelta a España

As Chris Froome retained his grip on the overall, we look back at a second week in the Vuelta where some less familiar names also came to the...

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Zen and the art of the cycling columnist

Zen and the art of the cycling columnist

Matt Seaton meditates on technology, art and who -or what- might be writing his regular Rouleur column in the future

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External contributors: terms and conditions

These Terms relate to Gruppo Media Limited, Rouleur Magazine and other paper, online or digital publications owned by Gruppo Media Limited (together the “Company”). These...

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Desire: Cool threads and hot shoes

Desire: Cool threads and hot shoes

Bodywear from Ashmei, Endura, POC, Rapha and Warsaw; footwear by Gaerne, Sidi and Shimano

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Grass Track: Victoria Pendleton’s racing roots

Grass Track: Victoria Pendleton’s racing roots

The peculiarly British discipline of grass track racing predates the velodrome version. Mildenhall in Suffolk hosts one of the finest grassroots meetings 

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In pictures: week one at the Vuelta a España

In pictures: week one at the Vuelta a España

With the first rest day of the Vuelta now ticked off, we take a pictorial look back at what has been a lively opening week

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Johan Museeuw: Definition of a rouleur

Johan Museeuw: Definition of a rouleur

It’s the title of our magazine, but what really makes a rouleur? For the definitive answer, we turned to one of the greatest of them all:...

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Red Planet: Inside Specialized’s HQ at Morgan Hill

Red Planet: Inside Specialized’s HQ at Morgan Hill

Rouleur takes a look around the design studio, wind tunnel and beigel buffet at the base of one of cycling’s biggest brands

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Romain Bardet: Off the Wall

Romain Bardet: Off the Wall

“Don’t take it too seriously, it’s only sport.” Karaoke choices, drinks with Wiggins and apologies to maths teachers. Ag2r-La Mondiale’s dynamic team leader goes deep

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Rouleur Cover Stories: issue 17.6 – Miguel Indurain

Rouleur Cover Stories: issue 17.6 – Miguel Indurain

“Miguel, phone home.” A mysterious image of the enigmatic Spaniard graces the members’ cover for our next issue

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Tour de Pologne in pictures

Tour de Pologne in pictures

Sagan shines, the sun shines, and men in Speedos who really should know better: Poland through Laura’s lens

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Sharon Laws in Taiwan: Hello, it’s me

Sharon Laws in Taiwan: Hello, it’s me

Seven months of chemotherapy concluded. What to do next? Sharon heads to Taiwan for a punishing mountainous event, of course…

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Broken bones, healing hands: fixing the pro peloton in Herentals

Broken bones, healing hands: fixing the pro peloton in Herentals

For years, Rouleur received press releases detailing the upcoming surgery appointments of the peloton in the small town of Herentals, Belgium. Eventually, we sent Olivier Nilsson-Julien...

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The Rouleur Classic – The Stars of the Show

The Rouleur Classic – The Stars of the Show

In London, November 2-4, this year’s Rouleur Classic will once again feature some of the biggest names in cycling. From Cancellara to Contador, they’ll have...

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Top Banana: Tour de France stage 20 – Romain Bardet

Top Banana: Tour de France stage 20 – Romain Bardet

Another podium place was a far lesser prize than Romain Bardet wanted from this year’s Tour, but for fighting right to the line, we award...

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The Miracle of Marseille: Fabio Roscioli’s fabulous breakaway at the 1993 Tour de France

The Miracle of Marseille: Fabio Roscioli’s fabulous breakaway at the 1993 Tour de France

The domestique who had his day: Roscioli remembers his remarkable 185-kilometre solo escape to victory on the longest stage of the 1993 Tour de France.

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