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The column: Calling time on the Paris-Roubaix time cut
In one-day races all the hors délai rule does is deprive riders of their rightful place in the record books. It’s time to get rid of the...
Cillian Kelly: You don’t watch anything with kids
How has Chris Froome managed to win two Tours de France since having kids? Cycling stats supremo Cillian Kelly can barely snatch twenty minutes of...
Cover Stories: issue 19.3 by Jo Burt
Illustrator Jo Burt found Pedro Horrillo’s account of his 2009 Giro d’Italia crash so powerful that he felt he should be as economical as possible...
Rouleur podcast: Spring Classics with De Vlaeminck, Maertens, author Harry Pearson
A Flanders themed edition to mark the climax of the Spring Classics season. Presented by Laka, bicycle insurance powered by you
The column: We need to talk about Mathieu
We’ve always been told you only get one chance to win the Tour of Flanders. Mathieu van der Poel may not have quite clinched the...
Letter from the editor: Blood on the race tracks
It’s not just riders who suffer for the spectacle of Paris-Roubaix. Rouleur editor Andy McGrath on the lengths the team went to bring you our...
Philippa York: The pleasure of Paris-Roubaix (from the comfort of the couch)
“If there’s one thing every cyclist ought to do, it’s to go to Northern France and ride parts of the course. Then you’ll understand how...
The column: Gent-Wevelgem gave us the best of Alexander Kristoff
Alexander Kristoff has won races on cycling’s biggest stages yet is still seen as a mere support act. His win at Gent-Wevelgem should – finally...
The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Patrick Lefevere
Nobody in modern cycling management matches Deceuninck-Quick Step’s CEO for achievement, nous and bouncebackability
The column from The Chronicle: Is Milan-Sanremo too fast for the fastmen?
On Saturday we saw another edition of Milan-Sanremo that favoured the spring over the sprint. Is it all over for the fastmen at La Classicissima?
Tom Boonen and the Ronde
Three-time Tour of Flanders winner Tom Boonen discusses his lifelong relationship with the race that made his name
Grand Prix de Denain: The new cobbled classic?
With small races facing a constant battle for survival, the 60 year-old Grand Prix de Denain is looking to reinvent itself as a cobbled classic....
The Knowledge: Rohan Dennis on the need for speed
Featuring Mini Coopers, Ducatis, the Hour Record, and Willis the Akita
The Knowledge: Danish Renaissance with Mads Würtz Schmidt
From little boys to WorldTour winners: a slew of riders from Denmark are getting top results. What is behind this confidence?
John Degenkolb – BFF of Paris-Roubaix
The Roubaix cobbles have given John Degenkolb some of his greatest triumphs. The German sprinter tells Rouleur about how he came to give something back
The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: The case for Kristin Armstrong
Who should be inducted into the Cycling Hall of Fame? Our editor bigs up a three-time Olympic gold winner who defied injury, age and expectations
Strade Bianche: The making of a modern classic
Strade Bianche is barely 10 editions old, yet it feels like it’s been with us forever. Colin O’Brien explores how this Tuscan race came to...
Romain Bardet: The pleasure principle
In his debut as a Rouleur columnist, Romain Bardet examines how a rider must live by certain key principles, and achieve a balance between pleasure...
Jacopo Guarnieri blog: Only human after all
“My whole world collapsed.” Groupama-FDJ’s Jacopo Guarneri on the harsh reality and setbacks of a pro cyclist recovering from serious injury
Rouleur cover stories: issue 19.2 – Roubaix showers by Michael Blann
Michael Blann on how he found inspiration from – as well as a new angle on – one of the most venerated spaces in cycling
The only way is ethics: In search of cycling’s moral compass
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Johan Museeuw — Last of the Flandriens
Triumph and disaster. Opportunities missed and taken. The career defining rides at the Ronde van Vlaanderen that made Johan Museeuw a legend in his homeland
The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019 – Vote on the shortlist
It’s time for you to vote for the next three who will be inducted into the Cycling Hall of Fame at the 2019 Rouleur Classic.
Etoile de Bessèges, the tough season-opener bucking the trend
Hampsten, Kirsipuu and Halgand trade tales from France’s back-to-school race “keeping cycling in good tradition”
Philippa York’s Women’s Tour (pt 3): Egalitarianism
In this final extract from her feature on the 2018 Women’s Tour, Philippa York goes native with roadside spectators and considers what changing attitudes mean...
Rouleur podcast: Michael Woods, Nick Craig and more
Team EF Education First’s leader in Australia, cyclo-cross and MTB legend Nick Craig in the UK, plus our very own Stu Clapp in Essex…
Super Tough: Cyclo-cross 1962 style featuring Beryl Burton
“And there goes Pauline and I’m afraid if she carries on like that, her bicycle won’t last very much longer.” Superb vintage film of early...
Philippa York’s Women’s Tour (pt 2): Storey time
In this extract from her feature on the 2018 Women’s Tour, Philippa York joins the smallest team in the race, imparting advice as it heads...
The Enemy Within – part two
Eating disorders and mental health issues are as common in the peloton as in the rest of society. Former pro rider Ben Greenwood opens up...
Rouleur cover stories: issue 19.1 – Sierra Nevada by David Serrano
With Ag2r at the altitude performance centre high in the Spanish Sierra Nevada
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