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‘Our budget is 10 times higher’ - Canyon//SRAM manager Ronny Lauke on the changing economics of women’s cycling
The German team boss on increased salaries, how the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift has impacted his team and acquiring a new sponsor in...
Opinion: The 2025 Tour de France Femmes will be the hardest yet
The composition of the women's peloton next season combined with a varied and challenging route should set the stage for another historic battle for yellow
Tour de France 2025 route: Summit finishes, time trials and a return to Paris
All you need to know about the route of the 112th edition of the Tour de France
Aileen McGlynn: Blazing a trail in para-cycling
Part of our series of articles on British Cycling's Hall of Fame inductees, the Scottish paralympic tandem champion cyclist reflects on a lifetime of success in her...
Let the transfers begin: The biggest movers and shakers for the 2025 season
With the transfer window officially open as of August 1, we look at some of the most intriguing moves in the men’s and women’s WorldTour...
Maddy Nutt: The less trodden path
In the past three years, Maddy Nutt has gone from being a City finance analyst to the winner of a UCI Gravel World Series race....
‘Everything is in the brain’ - Cédrine Kerbaol on daredevil descending, her breakthrough season and yellow jersey dreams
The Ceratizit-WNT rider talks to Rouleur about winning a stage of the Tour, shouldering pressure and keeping a level head when it matters most
Il Lombardia 2024: Route, prediction and contenders
Can anyone stop Tadej Pogačar taking a fourth consecutive win in the race of the falling leaves?
Opinion: What is the point in the Gravel World Championships?
Both the men’s and women’s races were won by seasoned road professionals who will barely compete in the rainbow stripes next year
A World Championships in mourning
Rachel Jary reflects on a difficult week in Switzerland marked by the tragic passing of 18-year-old Swiss rider Muriel Furrer
‘A whole new can of worms’ - Will Ben O’Connor tackle one-day races after his breakthrough second place at the World Championships?
Usually not considered a one-day racer, the Australian rider finished with an unexpected silver medal in Zurich
Mathieu van der Poel: This is just the beginning of the Pogačar era
The dominance of the Slovenian rider at the World Championships gave little hope to his rivals who are still trying to work out how to beat...
A missed alarm, a ‘stupid’ attack and a dream come true - Tadej Pogačar is champion of the world
Inside the newly-crowned world champion's remarkable 100-kilometre solo attack on the roads of Zurich
‘This is a win of the head’ - It’s Lotte Kopecky’s world
The Belgian rider won her second consecutive world title in Zurich after a long day in torrid conditions
‘Everyone wants to win on that team, which causes everyone to lose’ - Inside a Dutch disaster at the World Championships
Confusing and questionable tactics left pre-race favourite Demi Vollering with a fifth place finish – how did it all go so wrong?
‘There are discussions about whether it’s still appropriate’ - Are we coming to the end of an under-23 category in cycling?
UCI President David Lappartient confirmed that changes are being considered as riders entering and performing in the WorldTour are getting younger and younger
‘All eyes will be on Remco’ - Can an underdog status help Tom Pidcock win the World Championships?
After a turbulent season, the British rider heads to Zurich with an open mind and strong team behind him
From fixed gear racing to Olympic dreams: Meet Melissa Martucci
The LA-based cyclist tells Rouleur about her whirlwind journey on two wheels
‘Ready for a proper bike race’ - Stevie Williams on Welsh grit, his season of dreams and a final push at the Worlds
Tour of Britain and Flèche Wallonne winner tells Rouleur about his rough road to the top and finally reaping the rewards of hard work
Golden Grace and unstoppable Evenepoel: Why the time trial World Championships were so significant
The Olympic champions both won rainbow jerseys in Zurich’s race against the clock – what does this tell us about the next chapter of their...
Opinion: Lotte Kopecky is your next Tour de France Femmes winner
The Belgian rider’s recent performances prove that she is every bit the general classification contender
Will it be too many cooks or an unstoppable SD Worx-Protime at the Tour de Romandie?
We look ahead to the next race on the Women’s WorldTour calendar
Superstars returning and rivalries reigniting: Why 2025 has the makings to be the best ever Women’s WorldTour season
There are big changes ahead for the women’s peloton next year
The Vuelta a España loses its animator: Yet more heartbreak for Wout van Aert
The Belgian rider crashed out of the race on stage 16 after some spectacular performances over the last two weeks
A Grand Tour without Tadej Pogačar - For better or worse?
There’s a significant difference in the racing dynamic at the Vuelta a España compared to this year’s other two major stage races
‘Am I going to be good enough?’ - Anna van der Breggen on coming back to the women’s peloton in 2025
The Dutchwoman tells Rouleur about her decision to come out of retirement to race for SD Worx-Protime again next season
Reality check: Cyclists’ Alliance survey reveals that over half of riders outside Women's WorldTour earn under €10,000 per year
While the excitement around women’s cycling is greater than ever after the Tour de France Femmes, the 2024 TCA survey shows that there is still...
The best race ever: Inside the Tour de France Femmes from the top of Alpe d’Huez
Rachel Jary describes what it was like to witness a historic battle between Demi Vollering and Kasia Niewiadoma on one of the sport's most famous...
‘It’s sour for me’ - Heartbreak, lost opportunity and ‘what ifs’ for Vollering at the Tour de France Femmes
The Dutchwoman missed out on the yellow jersey by just four seconds after a turbulent and unlucky week
Stubbornness, soul and spirit: Kasia Niewiadoma has earned the Tour de France spotlight
The Canyon//SRAM rider won the Tour de France Femmes after a gutsy, determined ride on Alpe d'Huez which will go down in history

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