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The V Word – why we need to talk about saddle discomfort

The V Word – why we need to talk about saddle discomfort

Orla Chennaoui explores why saddle discomfort is almost equally as uncomfortable to talk about among female cyclists

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Comment: Tadej Pogačar speaks for cycling, he needs to be asked the questions

Comment: Tadej Pogačar speaks for cycling, he needs to be asked the questions

After a rest day press conference with just three questions apiece from three journalists, it feels like the 2021 Tour is currently lacking Pogacar's voice. In its...

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Lachlan Morton is on track to beat the peloton to Paris

Lachlan Morton is on track to beat the peloton to Paris

Fuelled by baguettes and riding in sandals, Lachlan Morton is over halfway through his Alt Tour

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The Giro d'Italia Donne so far: Gallery

The Giro d'Italia Donne so far: Gallery

Sean Hardy has been capturing the drama from the Giro d'Italia Donne where after just four stages Anna van der Breggen and her SD Worx team...

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Five things to expect from the Giro d’Italia Donne

Five things to expect from the Giro d’Italia Donne

The biggest race on the women’s calendar starts this week. We know the route, and we know who some of the main contenders are, but...

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Are you being served? A domestique’s guide to the Tour de France

Are you being served? A domestique’s guide to the Tour de France

Previously Romain Bardet’s right-hand man, Axel Domont talks us through the high and lows of being a Tour de France super-domestique

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Inside Slovenia’s astonishing rise to the very top of cycling

Inside Slovenia’s astonishing rise to the very top of cycling

Slovenian riders are dominating all aspects of professional cycling. In 2018, we went to find out how a nation the size of Wales became cycling’s smallest...

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The last ever La Course: Debrief

The last ever La Course: Debrief

Saturday's race is likely to be the final edition of the one-day event before the Tour de France Femmes takes over in 2022, but how did it...

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Finely tuned machines: the pro team staff who help push technical innovation

Finely tuned machines: the pro team staff who help push technical innovation

Team DSM Head Mechanic Ed Bekhuis and R&D Expert Piet Rooijakkers work together to give their riders every possible technical advantage. They gave us an...

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Fairytale final chapter: why we're all rooting for Mark Cavendish at the Tour de France

Fairytale final chapter: why we're all rooting for Mark Cavendish at the Tour de France

Cavendish’s summer of love: exploring cycling’s greatest sprinter’s shift from maverick to the people's hero

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Polka Dot Duel: Ide Schelling’s sublime Tour debut

Polka Dot Duel: Ide Schelling’s sublime Tour debut

The 23-year-old Dutch rider gave us all a spectacle with his passionate fight for the King of the Mountains classification, even if it meant just a few...

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Lachlan Morton’s riding his own 5,510km Tour de France

Lachlan Morton’s riding his own 5,510km Tour de France

No support vehicles, no wheels to sit on and 5,510 kilometers to cover across France, will the Australian rider beat the pro peloton to Paris?

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Fantasy Tour de France with Rouleur and Scorito

Fantasy Tour de France with Rouleur and Scorito

The Tour de France gets underway in Brest on Saturday and we have teamed up with Scorito to form the Rouleur Fantasy League. And it's...

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Comment: What you may have missed in that Tour de France advert

Comment: What you may have missed in that Tour de France advert

A year ago, everyone shared Black Lives Matter, today they share all white male cyclists

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Hands in the air: The best victory salutes

Hands in the air: The best victory salutes

We take a look back at some of the most memorable celebrations in cycling history

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La Course 2021: Riders to watch

La Course 2021: Riders to watch

The final edition of La Course is set to be a worthy series finale

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What does Critérium du Dauphiné tell us about the Tour de France?

What does Critérium du Dauphiné tell us about the Tour de France?

The 73rd edition of this iconic race has given us food for thought on how the Tour de France may unfold

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How new UCI measures can combat abuse in cycling

How new UCI measures can combat abuse in cycling

The governing body detailed amendments to the powers of its Ethics Commission as well as preventative measures to safeguard riders and staff from abuse

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To the Wire: the first women’s Tour de Suisse

To the Wire: the first women’s Tour de Suisse

The first women's edition of the iconic stage race over-delivered thanks to a close GC competition

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Geraint Thomas's tactical masterclass at the Dauphine

Geraint Thomas's tactical masterclass at the Dauphine

The Welshman pulled a fast one on everyone in yesterday on a stage which looked to be a sure-fire bunch kick, but was it really...

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Giro d’Italia Donne 2021: Route, predictions and contenders

Giro d’Italia Donne 2021: Route, predictions and contenders

New management, a return to 10 stages, and a promise of live coverage, is this a new leaf for the Giro Rosa — now the Giro...

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Egan Bernal is back

Egan Bernal is back

The rise, and fall, and meteoric rise of a once in a generation Grand Tour champion

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Aggression: The Changing Ways of the Ineos Grenadiers

Aggression: The Changing Ways of the Ineos Grenadiers

The Ineos Grenadiers have dominated Grand Tour racing over the past decade, where defensive tactics has been one of the keys to their success. How has their...

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Women's WorldTeams salaries: a delicate balance

Women's WorldTeams salaries: a delicate balance

An audit commissioned by the UCI shows a promising increase in Women's WorldTeam salaries and budgets — but is this the full story across the women's peloton?

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Vuelta a Burgos Feminas 2021 debrief: Clash of the titans

Vuelta a Burgos Feminas 2021 debrief: Clash of the titans

Last week saw the first stage race of the Women’s World Tour and some exciting racing ensued

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The racing debut of the Monte Zoncolan

The racing debut of the Monte Zoncolan

The Monte Zoncolan is not the most famous climb in cycling, but it is widely known as one of the very hardest. Its legend is...

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Total integration, total revolution: How Shimano’s STI shifting changed cycling

Total integration, total revolution: How Shimano’s STI shifting changed cycling

Keizo Shimano revolutionised racing with the development of STI shifting. And no one who knew him was surprised

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Eolo-Kometa: The Giro is a dream come true

Eolo-Kometa: The Giro is a dream come true

Team Eolo-Kometa is fulfilling its dream of riding a first Grand Tour. Rouleur spoke to Sports Director Stefano Zanatta ahead of the Giro about achieving his...

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Qhubeka Assos: the unlikely Giro success story

Qhubeka Assos: the unlikely Giro success story

Less than a year ago Qhubeka Assos nearly folded, today they're knocking out Grand Tour stage victories. We have a look at one of this...

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The Zoncolan: the Giro's most feared climb

The Zoncolan: the Giro's most feared climb

From Froome to Van Vleuten, Monte Zoncolan has given us some impressive victories but many riders will dread its infernal slopes

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