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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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UAE Tour: everything you need to know

UAE Tour: everything you need to know

The key info on the Middle East's only WorldTour race

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Tom Pidcock: A cyclocross season cut short, but a hopeful road season ahead

Tom Pidcock: A cyclocross season cut short, but a hopeful road season ahead

The Ineos Grenadiers rider reveals his ambitions for the upcoming road season

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‘We’re not the retirement home’ - New signings, new staff and marginal gains, how Israel-Premier Tech are on the up

‘We’re not the retirement home’ - New signings, new staff and marginal gains, how Israel-Premier Tech are on the up

The team’s win at Tour Down Under is a reward for fresh-thinking, team building and a willingness to adapt

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‘He’s fizzing’ – Pogačar 2.0? Isaac del Toro’s fiery Tour Down Under debut

‘He’s fizzing’ – Pogačar 2.0? Isaac del Toro’s fiery Tour Down Under debut

The UAE Team Emirates rider blew away the opposition with a brave and aggressive move Down Under, living up to expectations of him being cycling’s...

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‘New Sam is a powerhouse’ - Bora reborn at the Tour Down Under

‘New Sam is a powerhouse’ - Bora reborn at the Tour Down Under

Lead out man Van Poppel sees Sam Welsford as the final piece of the puzzle in Bora-Hansgrohe’s sprinting success

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Damiano Cunego: For the love of falling leaves

Damiano Cunego: For the love of falling leaves

“You have to be born for this race.” Three-time Il Lombardia champion, Damiano Cunego, on what he remembers of his victories and what it takes to...

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Cover me: black books and blank stares from the peloton press pack

Cover me: black books and blank stares from the peloton press pack

“He’s not interested in any answers you might have to his questions and invites you all to shove your answers up your arses.” Charming

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La Redoute: the centrepiece climb of Liège-Bastogne-Liège

La Redoute: the centrepiece climb of Liège-Bastogne-Liège

As an armchair fan, by the time the leaders have grovelled up the final ascent to the finish line in the Liège suburb of Ans,...

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Mr Paris-Roubaix: Lunch with Roger De Vlaeminck

Mr Paris-Roubaix: Lunch with Roger De Vlaeminck

“I was just too good. I wanted to win everything.” Colourful stories from Mr Paris-Roubaix, Roger De Vlaeminck, still pulling no punches in his eighth...

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Not all superheroes wear lycra: Paris-Roubaix race day with Mavic neutral service

Not all superheroes wear lycra: Paris-Roubaix race day with Mavic neutral service

Paris-Roubaix is never mellow for the fellows in yellow. In 2018, Rouleur editor Andy McGrath pounded the pavé with Mavic, pro cycling’s quick fixers

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Wout van Aert: Comeback Kid

Wout van Aert: Comeback Kid

Fully recovered from his horrific 2019 Tour crash, Wout van Aert is the most exciting bike racer in the world. Domestique, sprinter, climber, time-trials, cyclo-cross,...

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The last all-Belgian podium at the Tour of Flanders

The last all-Belgian podium at the Tour of Flanders

Belgian 1,2,3’s used to be the norm at De Ronde, but it’s been a while… We recall the last time locals achieved a clean sweep

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The first real superstar of Italian cycling: Costante Girardengo, six-time Milan-San Remo winner

The first real superstar of Italian cycling: Costante Girardengo, six-time Milan-San Remo winner

The first of cycling's five monuments, Milan-San Remo, is fast approaching. Rouleur tells the the story of Costante Girardengo, a legend of Italian cycling and a prolific...

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What have we learned from the opening men's races of 2022?

What have we learned from the opening men's races of 2022?

Racing has kicked off in the last few weeks, here are our main takeaways from the start of the season

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Vuelta a Andalucía 2022 Preview: Route, Predictions and Contenders

Vuelta a Andalucía 2022 Preview: Route, Predictions and Contenders

This year’s second major stage race in Spain, Vuelta a Andalucía Ruta Ciclista del Sol, will welcome some of the world’s best riders, including Miguel Ángel López and Simon...

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A taste of happiness: how fatherhood and Team DSM changed Romain Bardet

A taste of happiness: how fatherhood and Team DSM changed Romain Bardet

We took Romain Bardet wine tasting, and he told us about the secrets of his contentment

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Heinrich Haussler: Confessions of a cycling partyboy

Heinrich Haussler: Confessions of a cycling partyboy

The Australian Classics star on how he nearly wasted his talent through alcohol addiction and late nights

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Neo-Pros to Watch in 2022

Neo-Pros to Watch in 2022

Rouleur examine the neo-pros set to breathe new life into the pro peloton as they enter the WorldTour ranks in 2022.

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Kasia Niewiadoma – The Power of The Mind

Kasia Niewiadoma – The Power of The Mind

The Polish star on the importance of balance and mindfulness when it comes to over coming disappointment

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Eight pivotal moments in the career of Eddy Merckx

Eight pivotal moments in the career of Eddy Merckx

In this gallery we celebrate the eight moments that, alone, could define the career of Eddy Merckx

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“They can be beaten” Geraint Thomas on Slovenian dominance, the off-season and a potential Classics comeback

“They can be beaten” Geraint Thomas on Slovenian dominance, the off-season and a potential Classics comeback

The Welsh Tour de France winner admits that he’s coming to the closing chapter of his illustrious career, but his desire to win burns as strong as...

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Phil Southerland: Changing diabetes, one pedal stroke at a time

Phil Southerland: Changing diabetes, one pedal stroke at a time

The Founder and CEO of both Team Novo Nordisk and Supersapiens was among the guests at Rouleur Live and gave some inside information about how...

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Tom Pidcock didn’t run a 13.25 5km, but is headed to Oregon to see how fast he can go

Tom Pidcock didn’t run a 13.25 5km, but is headed to Oregon to see how fast he can go

Back in February, Pidcock broke the Strava-obsessed section of the internet with one of the fastest 5km running times in history. He tells Rouleur the...

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The full stage schedule for Rouleur Live

The full stage schedule for Rouleur Live

It's here, the stage schedule for Rouleur Live has been confirmed, and we hope you're as blown away by the amazing line-up of legends as we...

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Pianist, student, champion: the extraordinary world of Elisa Balsamo

Pianist, student, champion: the extraordinary world of Elisa Balsamo

Elisa Balsamo stunned the cycling world when she outsprinted Marianne Vos to become world champion, but there's far more this Renaissance woman than a fast sprint

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Is there any forgiving Gianni Moscon?

Is there any forgiving Gianni Moscon?

The strongest rider at Paris-Roubaix might well be cycling’s most unpopular. Why is the Italian disliked, and what might it take for a large part...

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How Lizzie Deignan became Queen of Hell

How Lizzie Deignan became Queen of Hell

The British rider dominated the inaugural Paris-Roubaix Femmes with an 80km attack, writing her name in to history books as the first ever winner of...

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The photographer's view: shooting Paris-Roubaix from a motorbike

The photographer's view: shooting Paris-Roubaix from a motorbike

Pauline Ballet's unforgettable experience photographing the muddy 2021 Paris-Roubaix from the back of a motorbike

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The Arenberg Trench: 2021 Men's Paris-Roubaix Gallery

The Arenberg Trench: 2021 Men's Paris-Roubaix Gallery

A Paris-Roubaix that will live on in memory for decades, here are some shots from the toughest sector in the race

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