RACING
Updates, stories and opinions from inside the world's greatest sport, written and captured by Rouleur journalists
“I came from nothing, I had nothing”: Sacha Modolo, self-made man
There’s a lot more to sprinters than meets the eye, as a long lunch with EF Education First’s Italian fast man shows
Vote for the Sharon Laws Road Rider of the spring
Anna Van der Breggen, Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio and Kasia Niewiadoma among the riders vying for your votes in the Sharon Laws Rider of the Spring award
Giro d’Italia 2018: Why everyone loves Mitchelton-Scott
Whether their Giro success is because of or in spite of it, Mitchelton-Scott are possibly the happiest, most laid-back team on the World Tour circuit
Inside line: what Bjarne Riis did next
Recognising potential is one thing. The question is what you do with it. Morten Okbo heads to Norway with Team Virtu Cycling talent Alexander Kamp
Maurizio and Marco: the Giro route inspectors
Ahead of the peloton, two former pro riders ensure safe passage for the Giro d’Italia
Pink Banana: Giro d’Italia stage 4 – Valerio Conti
A bold late attack that briefly promised to flip the script lands Valerio Conti the first of our occasional Giro awards
Inside line: peloton pedigree at the Tour de Yorkshire
Rouleur jumps in the car with JLT-Condor manager John Herety for stage one of the Tour de Yorkshire
Win: Signed Tom Pidcock prizes
Yorkshire boy, multiple World Champion and Rouleur cover star… here’s your chance to win rare, signed products by the wonder kid riding his first Tour de Yorkshire.
Giro d’Italia protagonists: who’s in shape to claim pink
Days away from the first ever depart of a Grand Tour to be held outside of Europe we look at who’s in shape for the...
Tales from Yorkshire (part 2): there are no days for the sprinters
Continued from Tales from Yorkshire – a county of champions, in which we honour the area’s great cycling heritage with stories and reflections from native...
Tales from Yorkshire (part 1): a county of champions
As far as cyclists go, Yorkshire breeds some pretty good ones. And with the Tour de Yorkshire starting this week, here’s some tales as to why...
Reflections: can’t beat the real thing
When it comes to following professional cycling, there’s nothing quite like standing out there at the roadside and feeling the whoosh of the peloton
Cancellara: “Take it. Test it. Scan it. Do what you want”
Stashed away in a basement in Bern is a bike at the centre of speculation that has dogged Fabian Cancellara since 2010. Look inside, he says,...
Inside line: we need to talk about Bob Jungels
After his win at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, his friend and agent Gary McQuaid looks back on a moment eight years in the making
In a nutshell: Tour de Romandie
We take a closer look at the 2018 Tour de Romandie which runs between April 24th and 29th
Spring break: images from Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Photographer Chris Auld shot the escapes and chases, fans and faces on a glorious spring day in the Ardennes
Cover stories: issue 18.3 – Fausto and Gino
Coppi and Bartali: two great Italian champions, two impeccably-dressed gentlemen, two opposites
Voxwomen Sharon Laws Road Rider of the Year Award 2018 unveiled
The prestigious annual award honouring the sport’s best road cyclist is renamed in memory of Sharon Laws and the final winner will be voted for by...
Mid-race conversations: how Rolf Sorensen won Liege in 1993
Rolf Sorensen developed a reputation as a Classics and hilly race specialist and still has vivid memories of his 1993 win in Liege-Bastogne-Liege, his –...
The doyen of La Doyenne: Merckx on his love of Liège-Bastogne-Liège
The greatest cyclist ever talks about his five Liège wins, what makes the race special and modern cycling’s lack of improvisation
Toppling Valverde: six contenders who could take the Ardennes crown
Year in year out, Señor Consistency manages to take the peloton by surprise and reigns over these lumpy one-day races. We look at a few...
Rolf Gölz – a Flèche Wallonne winner lost in cycling’s digital Neverland
The German rider’s short career saw him win the Fleche Wallonne and stages of the Tour de France. But when the fun was lost, so...
Leontien van Moorsel: Amstel Gold course director and former champion
She’s the Dutch queen of road and track with multiple Olympic and World titles to her name. But her name’s not Vos
“I hate mashed potatoes” – Q&A with Ryan Mullen
From Belgium to Breaking Bad, Trek-Segafredo’s TT specialist Ryan Mullen gets a grilling on a few of his favourite – and least favourite – things
Now we have the Ardennes – chasing a Women’s WorldTour hat-trick
Moving on from the cobbles, Annemiek van Vleuten reflects on the trio of hilly Classics that dominate the next phase of the season
Caught up in the moment with Roubaix runner-up Silvan Dillier
A 750-1 outsider just back from injury rides to a strong second place in Paris-Roubaix. What’s Silvan Dillier’s story? What was his reaction? Had anyone expected this?
Paris-Roubaix 2018: from sign-on to the showers
Images from the 2018 Paris-Roubaix, a day of heroic rides and a terrible tragedy
Pais Vasco: Tour of the Basque Country in photos
While Classics contenders hit the pavé of Northern Europe last week, GC riders tackled the 58th edition of this six-stage Spanish race
Paris-Roubaix 2018: equipment in focus
Gallery: from special pavé tyres and strapped fingers to strategically positioned helpers with spare wheels, Paris-Roubaix demands serious attention to detail
Brabantse Pijl: the overlooked Ardennes race
It may not have a cult following like its Ardenne sisters, but as so often happens with smaller races, riders are more willing to go in...
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