A confidence boosting runner-up spot for the confused Australian. A stage win or two are on the cards for Matthews

Tony Martin was in the driving seat and a big part of another stunning win from Jumbo-Visma 

Hey, hey, GvA, what the heck did you do today? Smart racing from the Olympic champion bags a jersey

A dearth of sprinters, but plenty other big names missing out as well. A look at who’s missing out on this year’s biggest bike race...

Where would the Tour de France be without les agriculteurs? Keeping TV audiences amused through tedious transition stages, a look at the field art competition

“I never won a lot of big stuff, but to have that jersey hanging up in the wardrobe, and to be on that list of...

“The ‘us’ and ‘them’ mentality came from both sides, in all fairness. I don’t remember it getting too out of hand… until that championships.” Herety...

“All I concentrated on that year for the whole season was that one race. It gives you a lift for evermore.” 1989 British champion

Pippa has a rummage around in the loft for her 1995 national champs jersey

National championships weekend is brilliant but doesn’t have the profile it deserves. It should be front and centre, not a footnote

“The Tour of Britain I did that year in the jersey, it was insane. My profile was elevated through the roof.” 2009 British champion

Q&A with Chris Puttnam of Leicester-based apparel brand Velobici, who embroidered the jersey used for the front cover of Rouleur’s Tour de France special

“These jerseys are not quite wool, but they are warm. So I hacked the sleeves off and used to mince about the canal towpaths in...

“It was a bog-standard skinsuit with two pockets, but with a decent helmet, narrower bars – it made a massive difference.” Aero pioneer Hayles leads...

“I went for the white shorts too – got the piss taken out of me, of course.” Russ goes for all white on the night

“My husband jumped over the barriers, put me back on the bike, and pushed me over the line with no chain on.” A dramatic first...

“The last time I saw Roger Hammond was in bed this morning.” Read on…

“I couldn’t believe it for weeks that I was turning up at races with these blue and red bands on my jersey. It was surreal.”...

“Bill put ten lengths into me when he kicked – that’s what he was good at – but I eventually pegged him back and won...

Matt Stephens treasures his national champion’s jersey and his memories; Lisa Brambani has mislaid two of her four; while Mandy Jones goes one better –...

How are they doing it and how long can they keep it up? Evaluating the Tour de France prospects of Jakob Fuglsang and his Astana...

Voice of the Tour de France for 41 years, Mangeas is a true legend of cycling, the patron of cycling commentators. Vote for Daniel!  

Saddles, framesets, shoes and wheels. And groupsets, of course. Philippa York on what she wanted – and what she got lumped with – when it...

Rouleur’s Desire editor, Stuart Clapp, recently decided he needed a new bike, but what to get? Should he go with rim brakes or discs? Electronic...

It’s not, obviously, but the coincidence of the Women’s World Cup and Women’s Tour have this week shown how far cycling still has to go

He doesn’t need it, but he wants it. Rouleur columnist, dad, and the Road Book editor, Ned Boulting, with a septet of reasons why your dad...

Company founders Phil White and Anna Dopico on the rollercoaster ride of starting Cervélo, plus dandelion tyres and thoroughbred racers

Six of one, half a dozen of the other? Did the guy get what he deserved? Or should the UCI have thrown the book at...

French illustrator Thomas Danthony’s take on the Tour. Stillness, speed and reflections

“Whoever doesn’t come to the Giro is missing out. It’s the Giro that makes champions, not the other way around.” The director of the Giro...