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“I came from nothing, I had nothing”: Sacha Modolo, self-made man

“I came from nothing, I had nothing”: Sacha Modolo, self-made man

There’s a lot more to sprinters than meets the eye, as a long lunch with EF Education First’s Italian fast man shows

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Vote for the Sharon Laws Road Rider of the spring

Vote for the Sharon Laws Road Rider of the spring

Anna Van der Breggen, Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio and Kasia Niewiadoma among the riders vying for your votes in the Sharon Laws Rider of the Spring award

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Giro d’Italia 2018: Why everyone loves Mitchelton-Scott

Giro d’Italia 2018: Why everyone loves Mitchelton-Scott

Whether their Giro success is because of or in spite of it, Mitchelton-Scott are possibly the happiest, most laid-back team on the World Tour circuit

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Sore point: Rapha Pro Team and Classic Saddles

Sore point: Rapha Pro Team and Classic Saddles

Desire – A bad saddle can be the bane of a cyclist’s life, finding the right one can be revolutionary. Rapha have taken the importance...

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Inside line: what Bjarne Riis did next

Inside line: what Bjarne Riis did next

Recognising potential is one thing. The question is what you do with it. Morten Okbo heads to Norway with Team Virtu Cycling talent Alexander Kamp

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Maurizio and Marco: the Giro route inspectors

Maurizio and Marco: the Giro route inspectors

Ahead of the peloton, two former pro riders ensure safe passage for the Giro d’Italia

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Is there an enemy in your coffee cup?

Is there an enemy in your coffee cup?

New research suggests that for around 10% of the population, caffeine can seriously undermine athletic performance

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Reflections: racing between Jerusalem stone

Reflections: racing between Jerusalem stone

A photographer looks back on the opening three days of the Giro d’Italia in Israel

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Pink Banana: Giro d’Italia stage 4 – Valerio Conti

Pink Banana: Giro d’Italia stage 4 – Valerio Conti

A bold late attack that briefly promised to flip the script lands Valerio Conti the first of our occasional Giro awards

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Stay classy: Sportful BodyFit Classics Jersey

Stay classy: Sportful BodyFit Classics Jersey

If brushed fleece is good enough for Haussler then it’s good enough for us. New kit from Sportful that strikes the balance for the Classics

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Inside line: peloton pedigree at the Tour de Yorkshire

Inside line: peloton pedigree at the Tour de Yorkshire

Rouleur jumps in the car with JLT-Condor manager John Herety for stage one of the Tour de Yorkshire

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California sole: the making of Giro’s Empire

California sole: the making of Giro’s Empire

Giro’s Empire shoe is a modern cycling design classic. But its genesis and success falls firmly at the feet of a Taylor Phinney whim and a couple...

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Culture Clubbed: Pippa York on cycling style

Culture Clubbed: Pippa York on cycling style

Italians, so stylish, aren’t they? So why are their jersey designs such a dog’s dinner? Pippa rages against the design

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Win: Signed Tom Pidcock prizes

Win: Signed Tom Pidcock prizes

Yorkshire boy, multiple World Champion and Rouleur cover star… here’s your chance to win rare, signed products by the wonder kid riding his first Tour de Yorkshire.

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Giro d’Italia protagonists: who’s in shape to claim pink

Giro d’Italia protagonists: who’s in shape to claim pink

Days away from the first ever depart of a Grand Tour to be held outside of Europe we look at who’s in shape for the...

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Tales from Yorkshire (part 2): there are no days for the sprinters

Tales from Yorkshire (part 2): there are no days for the sprinters

Continued from Tales from Yorkshire – a county of champions, in which we honour the area’s great cycling heritage with stories and reflections from native...

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Tales from Yorkshire (part 1): a county of champions

Tales from Yorkshire (part 1): a county of champions

As far as cyclists go, Yorkshire breeds some pretty good ones. And with the Tour de Yorkshire starting this week, here’s some tales as to why...

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Reflections: can’t beat the real thing

Reflections: can’t beat the real thing

When it comes to following professional cycling, there’s nothing quite like standing out there at the roadside and feeling the whoosh of the peloton

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Michael Blann: The legs behind the lens

Michael Blann: The legs behind the lens

Michael Blann is one of the finest cycling photographers in the business. As we found out recently, he’s pretty handy on the bike, in front...

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Cancellara: “Take it. Test it. Scan it. Do what you want”

Cancellara: “Take it. Test it. Scan it. Do what you want”

Stashed away in a basement in Bern is a bike at the centre of speculation that has dogged Fabian Cancellara since 2010. Look inside, he says,...

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Canvassing Opinion: Painting the Giro d’Italia

Canvassing Opinion: Painting the Giro d’Italia

Venice in pink, the bunch dreams and ‘Grazie Fausto’: Jeff Parr captures the spirit of the Giro on canvas

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Inside line: we need to talk about Bob Jungels

Inside line: we need to talk about Bob Jungels

After his win at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, his friend and agent Gary McQuaid looks back on a moment eight years in the making

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Keeping secrets: Wilier Triestina Turbine Disc

Keeping secrets: Wilier Triestina Turbine Disc

Some are better at keeping things under wraps than others; take a look at the soon to be launched disc brake TT bike from Wilier  ...

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In a nutshell: Tour de Romandie

In a nutshell: Tour de Romandie

We take a closer look at the 2018 Tour de Romandie which runs between April 24th and 29th

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Spring break: images from Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Spring break: images from Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Photographer Chris Auld shot the escapes and chases, fans and faces on a glorious spring day in the Ardennes

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It’s personal: Iris Ditch Jersey

It’s personal: Iris Ditch Jersey

Ex-pro, Iris Slappendel has created her cycling apparel with the winning combination of Dutch cool and race ready know-how

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Cover stories: issue 18.3 – Fausto and Gino

Cover stories: issue 18.3 – Fausto and Gino

Coppi and Bartali: two great Italian champions, two impeccably-dressed gentlemen, two opposites

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Voxwomen Sharon Laws Road Rider of the Year Award 2018 unveiled

Voxwomen Sharon Laws Road Rider of the Year Award 2018 unveiled

The prestigious annual award honouring the sport’s best road cyclist is renamed in memory of Sharon Laws and the final winner will be voted for by...

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Mid-race conversations: how Rolf Sorensen won Liege in 1993

Mid-race conversations: how Rolf Sorensen won Liege in 1993

Rolf Sorensen developed a reputation as a Classics and hilly race specialist and still has vivid memories of his 1993 win in Liege-Bastogne-Liege, his –...

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The doyen of La Doyenne: Merckx on his love of Liège-Bastogne-Liège

The doyen of La Doyenne: Merckx on his love of Liège-Bastogne-Liège

The greatest cyclist ever talks about his five Liège wins, what makes the race special and modern cycling’s lack of improvisation

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