Tour de France 2026 preview: the contenders, sprinters and stage-hunters to watch
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Rouleur podcast: Six Day London with Mark Cavendish, Caleb Ewan, Owain Doull
"It's the best field they have ever had in London, with arguably the three fastest riders of our generation, all from a track background, racing together."
Mark Cavendish, Caleb Ewan and Owain Doull guide us through the upcoming Six Day London at the Lee Valley Velopark.
How does Cav make sense of the Madison? Will Caleb find his track legs in his first ever Six? And can Owain and the vastly experienced Cavendish topple the talented Italian duo of Viviani and Consonni?
Ian Parkinson visits Christian Dagnoni in Milan to marvel over his family’s stunning collection of dernys and pacing – or ‘stayer’ – motorbikes featured in issue 18.8. It’s an exhilarating discipline riding behind one of these beasts, with 78kph covered in one hour at the Vigorelli stadium back in the day…
Belt-driven 2000cc Motul, 1930s – pic: Paolo Martelli
Plus, our Desirable Stuart Clapp is back from the Worlds in Yorkshire with a dose of ‘Harrogate fever’, still marvelling over Annemiek van Vleuten’s stunning solo win. He has a survival guide for the upcoming Rouleur Classic and a fun anecdote featuring an autograph hunter. Will he get to the end? We very much doubt it…
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Mayer 2200cc, 1920s
Jacques Anquetil’s derny
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In printIssue 144
The Tour Issue
Le Tour de France: a race defined by colour, passion and history, whose drama and romance continue to shape the identity of cycling’s greatest stage.
In printIssue 144
The Tour Issue
Le Tour de France: a race defined by colour, passion and history, whose drama and romance continue to shape the identity of cycling’s greatest stage.
