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Reflections: On hill climb season

Reflections: On hill climb season

A Rouleur contributor reflects on his fondness for hill climb season. The only time of year that the below-average amateur gets to feel like a...

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The history of the World Championships in ten posters

The history of the World Championships in ten posters

From Valkenburg 1938 to Ronse 1988, these ten vintage promotional posters offer an alternative journey through World Championship history

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The Road Book: Ned Boulting’s 2018 season in review

The Road Book: Ned Boulting’s 2018 season in review

Ned Boulting and Cillian Kelly have teamed up to create The Road Book, a cycling almanack that provides an account of the 2018 season through...

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2019 Tour de France route: who does it favour?

2019 Tour de France route: who does it favour?

As the Tour de France celebrates 100 years of the yellow jersey, we look at what the 2019 parcours has in store. Will the planets...

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Girona Gala for Qhubeka: Kittel, Hesjedal, Dennis and friends

Girona Gala for Qhubeka: Kittel, Hesjedal, Dennis and friends

For the third year, the Girona Gala proved to be a star-studded occasion and a terrific night for a great... The post Girona Gala for...

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The role of the road captain in professional cycling

The role of the road captain in professional cycling

They may not be seen on the podium or get the accolades at the end of the race, but the road captain is crucial in all professional...

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Cyrille Guimard: You need to be a rouleur to win the Tour de France

Cyrille Guimard: You need to be a rouleur to win the Tour de France

Having managed Bernard Hinault, Laurent Fignon and Greg Lemond, legendary directeur sportif Cyrille Guimard knows a thing or two about winning the Tour de France. But...

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An alternative vision for the Tour de France

An alternative vision for the Tour de France

Forget smaller teams, salary caps, grid starts and even Ventoux, Daniel Ostanek shares his ideas on how to change the Tour de France formula

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Box craft: when bike storage gets stylish

Box craft: when bike storage gets stylish

If all you yearn for in life is the knowledge that your high-performance best friend is safe and sound then Velohawk might just have created...

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Artisans: Jessie Walker’s customised kicks

Artisans: Jessie Walker’s customised kicks

These shoes are made for pedalling! A way of allowing riders’ personalities to shine through, customisation of shoes is growing as is Jessie Walker’s client...

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On the cusp: the formative years of Ineos’s Eddie Dunbar

On the cusp: the formative years of Ineos’s Eddie Dunbar

Writer Tom Daly has witnessed Team Ineos’s Dunbar go from an 11-year-old kid in Kanturk without a bike to one of the brightest prospects in...

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Cycling Hall of Fame Competition: Win a cycling cap signed by Ernesto Colnago

Cycling Hall of Fame Competition: Win a cycling cap signed by Ernesto Colnago

Win a one-of-a-kind Colnago casquette, signed by the company’s founder and first recipient of the Cycling Hall of Fame’s Patron Award, Ernesto Colnago

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Reflections: what to make of pro-racing’s new taste for adventure?

Reflections: what to make of pro-racing’s new taste for adventure?

Why is professional road racing increasingly turning its attention to gravel roads, adventure racing and bikepacking? And is that a good thing?

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On time: the parallel worlds of watches and two wheels

On time: the parallel worlds of watches and two wheels

The CEO of rising Swiss watchmaker IWC talks cycling partnerships, Fabian Cancellara and timeless timepieces

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Twenty-two and on the WorldTour scrapheap: James Shaw’s tough break

Twenty-two and on the WorldTour scrapheap: James Shaw’s tough break

His Monument debut ended in a broken collarbone. The Lotto-Soudal youngster hopes it is not the end, before his career has barely gotten going. His...

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Generation game: building eTap-equipped custom bikes for kids

Generation game: building eTap-equipped custom bikes for kids

SRAM eTap for toddlers? Pat and Linette MacArthur build bespoke bikes for children – and the sky truly is the limit

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Twelve things we’re looking forward to at the Rouleur Classic 2018

Twelve things we’re looking forward to at the Rouleur Classic 2018

The Rouleur Classic 2018 is just weeks away. Here are 12 of the attractions we’re most looking forward to catching at this year’s show

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Artisans: seeing stars with HydroVision’s custom sunglasses

Artisans: seeing stars with HydroVision’s custom sunglasses

HydroVision supplies custom sunglasses to the stars, including the new British national champion, Connor Swift

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The Knowledge: Larry Warbasse takes an impulse deep dive

The Knowledge: Larry Warbasse takes an impulse deep dive

  Sign up to the Rouleur Chronicle newsletter to receive a weekly supply of curated cycling content   I’ve lived... The post The Knowledge: Larry...

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Regime change: why repressive dictatorships make rear derailleurs

Regime change: why repressive dictatorships make rear derailleurs

Mike Sweatman’s derailleur collection totals more than 1,400 and each design has its own story, from communist regimes to Mexican machine gun manufacturers

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Reflections: The unfamous Peter Sagan

Reflections: The unfamous Peter Sagan

Probably the most popular current World Tour cyclist, Peter Sagan is often portrayed in the media as something of a character, a bit of an...

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Desire: Alludens Patron watch

Desire: Alludens Patron watch

Inspired by a generation of cycling stars from yesteryear comes this classy timepiece

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Ivan Basso: Optimism’s the best option

Ivan Basso: Optimism’s the best option

After a cancer diagnosis during his 2015 Tour de France expedited his retirement from professional racing, double Giro winner Ivan Basso now finds satisfaction managing the new...

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Sylvain Chavanel: what I learned from 19 years in the pro peloton

Sylvain Chavanel: what I learned from 19 years in the pro peloton

“Keep your chin up. There are worse things in life than a bad bike race.” Pearls of wisdom from Sylvain Chavanel as he retires from...

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Rouleur cover stories: issue 18.7 by Wilfrid Wood

Rouleur cover stories: issue 18.7 by Wilfrid Wood

Former Spitting Image puppet maker Wilfrid Wood sculpted our very special member cover for the latest issue – Peter Sagan

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Casquette: in praise of the cotton cap

Casquette: in praise of the cotton cap

Prendas Ciclismo will use the Rouleur Classic to celebrate the humble cotton cap. Andy Storey tells Rouleur why the casquette deserves its time in the...

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Artisans: the vital motivation behind Fatcreations’ custom paintwork

Artisans: the vital motivation behind Fatcreations’ custom paintwork

The diagnosis of a serious heart condition forced former racer Alistair McLean to reconsider his relationship with the small custom paint business he set up

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Matt Seaton column: Suck it and see, at the back of the bunch

Matt Seaton column: Suck it and see, at the back of the bunch

When you’re in a race that’s out of your league, there might only be the option of ‘wheelsucking’ left for you

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Vote for the Sharon Laws Road Rider of the Year

Vote for the Sharon Laws Road Rider of the Year

Two rounds of voting have narrowed it down to Coryn Rivera, Amanda Spratt, Annemiek van Vleuten and Anna van der Breggen. It’s time to vote...

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Elite Fuoripista: the exquisite home trainer taking the bull by the horns

Elite Fuoripista: the exquisite home trainer taking the bull by the horns

The Ferrari of the training world – this is not just a home trainer, it’s a piece of sculptured furniture that should be on prominent...

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