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Seven women’s cycling races to watch in 2021
Which women's races should you keep your diary clear for?
Letter from the Editor: The Women's Issue
What did you think when you looked at the front cover of this women’s issue?
The beauty of Drillium
This is a story with holes in it. Lots of holes. The weight savings are slight and the aerodynamics terrible. So why would anyone still...
The Bounce Back: Riders who need a return to form in 2021
Rouleur looks at the riders that need to bounce back to their best form ahead of the 2021 cycling season
Marcel Kittel's Guide to Sprinting
With 14 Tour de France stages and almost 100 wins to his name, Kittel’s guide to being the best in the harum-scarum world of bunch...
Remembering how Tom Dumoulin almost won La Vuelta
Tom Dumoulin was a 1,000-1 outsider before the Vuelta a España that kickstarted his career. How “The Butterfly of Maastricht” nearly pulled off the greatest...
Top 10: Terrible Cycling Kits
The sport of cycling has seen some sartorial shockers over the years. From Phonak to Footon, we’ve narrowed it down to the 10 worst kits
WorldTour Cycling Team Kits 2021: The best, the worst and the bravest
Who's wearing what for the coming season? And more importantly – what looks good?
Dirty weekend in Koksijde: How to be a cyclo-cross spectator
One of the few cycling formats still going strong in the Covid-era, here's Rouleur's guide to the unique experience of being a cyclo-cross spectator – complete...
Baltimore Son: A Black cyclist in America
“When a Black dude asks whether a place is okay, what we really want to know is, ‘Is it safe for Black folks?’" Life on...
Ditch the GC: Why teams are giving up on the battle for the podium
The way teams approach Grand Tours could be changing. Many, including Jakob Fuglsang and Astana, may look to follow Sunweb’s lead at the 2021 Tour de France
Stannard's last stand: Ian Stannard on retirement and arthritis
British Classics champion and Team Ineos lifer Ian Stannard speaks exclusively to Rouleur about retiring from pro cycling following struggle with rheumatoid arthritis
The Column: Chris Froome and the dream of Israel’s cycling team
Just over a year ago, in a bar in Jerusalem, Israel Start-Up Nation co-owner Sylvan Adams was holding court. Amongst a group of journalists and...
What does 2021 hold for Mark Cavendish?
We take a look at why Deceuninck-Quick Step have coaxed Cav into a second stint with the team, and what can be expected of the...
Flashback: Froome was overweight, in pain and thinking of quitting
There were mutterings of dissent and an audience unsympathetic to his plight. From inside the Sky camp at the Giro in 2018, Kenny Pryde reports...
Why are Deceuninck-Quick Step so dominant?
With the Deceuninck-Quick Step team launching their bid for 2021 at their training camp in Spain, we look at the reasons behind the team's historic dominance
Kasia Niewiadoma: Pole position
Feisty, fun and very fast, Katarzyna Niewiadoma takes her inspiration from Vincenzo Nibali at Sanremo: "He showed that if you attack, you just have to...
A Guide to the 2021 Women’s WorldTour Teams
With an exciting season of women’s racing ahead of us, we take a deep-dive into the character of the women’s WorldTour teams for the season...
The lady in yellow who rides at the front of the Tour de France
Claire Pedrono is the ardoisière at the Tour de France - the woman who relays time gaps to the riders on a blackboard. But with no...
Philippe Gilbert: The Road to Recovery, Dreaming of San Remo
Philippe Gilbert has spoken about his recovery from the second fractured patella of his career, while revealing his ambitions for the 2021 season
Cycling transfers 2021: the smartest moves
As the 2021 season begins, we look at the shrewdest bits of transfer business from the WorldTour
Tour de France 2040: On Tour with Bowie
There are 33 David Bowie song titles shoehorned into this feature. Good luck, Bowie-philes... The year is 2040. The 127th edition of the Tour de...
“People will say: When's the men's issue, then?” Orla Chennaoui on editing Rouleur’s women’s issue
Issue 101 of Rouleur will be an all-female issue, guest edited by broadcaster and Rouleur columnist Orla Chennaoui. Rouleur chatted to her ahead of the...
When Zwift met Mathieu van der Poel: Watopian Ideals
Rouleur goes behind the scenes on a Zwift advertising campaign, and gets beneath the skin of the training app sweeping the cycling world
Six Reasons to Follow Women’s Cycling in 2021
Paris-Roubaix, the Olympics and a wealth of characters, if you have yet to take a keen interest in women's pro cycling, then 2021 is the...
"If you have got a job today, you’re incredibly fortunate": NTT's Doug Ryder on the struggles of 2020
After a turbulent year in the World Tour, we interview Team Qhubeka Assos manager Doug Ryder ahead of the 2021 season
Design a jersey, earn a ride-along at the Spring Classics, and help change lives with bicycles
Long associated with the team, next year South African not-for-profit organisation Qhubeka now enjoys a titles spot in Team Qhubeka Assos (currently NTT Pro Cycling)...
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