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The Wanderer: In praise of the Randonnée

The Wanderer: In praise of the Randonnée

The modern sportive has deep roots. The tradition of a long-distance event that was not a race, but which had a mass start and would...

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“I know what it's like to be at rock bottom”: Shanaze Reade Profile

“I know what it's like to be at rock bottom”: Shanaze Reade Profile

From top of the tree to bottom of the barrel, Shanaze Reade has experienced extreme highs and lows in her sporting career. The remarkable story...

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A Dream of a Women's Paris-Roubaix

A Dream of a Women's Paris-Roubaix

As another spring passes without a women's edition of Paris-Roubaix, Paul Maunder writes a fictional account of the race that never was

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Tour of Flanders 2021 Gallery

Tour of Flanders 2021 Gallery

Some of the best images from this year's Tour of Flanders

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“I’m not looking to change who I am. You have to accept who I am” In search of the real Nacer Bouhanni

“I’m not looking to change who I am. You have to accept who I am” In search of the real Nacer Bouhanni

French sprinter Nacer Bouhanni has had a career with its fair share of controversy. Is he cycling's bad boy or just misunderstood? We look back...

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Tour of Flanders 2021: Video Debrief with Tayler Wiles

Tour of Flanders 2021: Video Debrief with Tayler Wiles

Dissecting all the action from today's races

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Why is this the best men’s Spring Classics seasons in years?

Why is this the best men’s Spring Classics seasons in years?

I popped into my local bike shop yesterday and the store manager could hardly hide his childlike delight. “This has been one of the best...

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Opinion: The UCI should not allow those found guilty of sexual harassment to continue working in the sport

Opinion: The UCI should not allow those found guilty of sexual harassment to continue working in the sport

The UCI’s complaints procedure is not fit for purpose in cases of sexual harassment

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“Once I hit the barriers, I just saw my life flash before my eyes” Jake Stewart on Bouhanni and his near miss

“Once I hit the barriers, I just saw my life flash before my eyes” Jake Stewart on Bouhanni and his near miss

Nacer Bouhanni will face a two-month ban for deviating from his line at Cholet Pays de La Loire, in an incident which almost caused a career-threatening...

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Women's WorldTour Calendar 2021: The Rouleur Racing Guide

Women's WorldTour Calendar 2021: The Rouleur Racing Guide

From the cobbled Classics to the Ardennes, stage races such as The Women's Tour and some new and improved events, the 2021 Women's World Tour...

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"It's different to the others" Fabian Cancellara and the Tour of Flanders

"It's different to the others" Fabian Cancellara and the Tour of Flanders

Triple Tour of Flanders champion and seven-time Monument winner Fabian Cancellara reflects on the one-day classics 

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Dwars Door Vlaanderen 2021 Preview

Dwars Door Vlaanderen 2021 Preview

Rouleur preview the 2021 Men’s edition of Dwars Door Vlaanderen, the tune-up for the Tour of Flanders. Mathieu van der Poel starts as the heavy...

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Gent-Wevelgem and E3 Saxo Bank Classic 2021: Debrief

Gent-Wevelgem and E3 Saxo Bank Classic 2021: Debrief

Rouleur take a look back at this week’s cycling action highlighted by Gent-Wevelgem and E3 Saxo-Bank Classic in Flanders

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WorldTour Men's Calendar 2021: The Rouleur Racing Guide

WorldTour Men's Calendar 2021: The Rouleur Racing Guide

Rouleur's WorldTour cycling calendar for the 2021 season. We take a look ahead to the Monuments, Grand Tours and more, where Wout Van Aert, Primoz...

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Amstel Gold Race 2021 Preview

Amstel Gold Race 2021 Preview

Rouleur preview the 2021 edition of the Amstel Gold Race, previously won by Mathieu van der Poel in 2019.

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Finding Britain’s future stars: The coach behind the GB talent factory

Finding Britain’s future stars: The coach behind the GB talent factory

We are witnessing the rise of the most successful generation of British neo-pros in history. To name just a few: Tom Pidcock, Jake Stewart and...

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Gent-Wevelgem 2021 Preview

Gent-Wevelgem 2021 Preview

Rouleur previews the 2021 edition of Gent-Wevelgem, possibly the best chance for the sprinters to prevail this spring.

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Paris-Roubaix 2002, the last wet Hell of the North

Paris-Roubaix 2002, the last wet Hell of the North

With the 2021 edition of Paris-Roubaix set to be postponed for another year, Rouleur looks back on the story of the last wet Paris-Roubaix, in the words...

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Gent-Wevelgem Women 2021 Preview

Gent-Wevelgem Women 2021 Preview

Rouleur previews Gent-Wevelgem, taking place on March 28th. Kirsten Wild will be looking to secure a third victory in this race, but she'll have to go...

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Laurens ten Dam on being a Flandrien

Laurens ten Dam on being a Flandrien

As the Tour de Flanders approaches, we spoke to the Dutch former pro about the race, nostalgia for the 90’s, Tripels, and his new projects...

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Opinion: SD Worx are cycling's new super squad

Opinion: SD Worx are cycling's new super squad

SD Worx are on fire, and so far this season few teams have managed to put out their flames.

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Lael Wilcox: going the distance

Lael Wilcox: going the distance

Record-breaking ultra endurance rider Lael Wilcox talks to Rouleur about grizzly bears in Denali, burning out on racing, and the backlash of out-riding her male competition

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Oxyclean Classic Brugge-De Panne 2021 Preview

Oxyclean Classic Brugge-De Panne 2021 Preview

Rouleur look ahead to the 2021 edition of Brugge-De Panne, where Sam Bennett and Arnaud Demare are set to go head-to-head.

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Gallery: Milan-San Remo 2021

Gallery: Milan-San Remo 2021

Some of our favourite images from this year's Milan-San Remo

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A second year without Paris-Roubaix: The Hell of the North postponed until October

A second year without Paris-Roubaix: The Hell of the North postponed until October

The 2021 edition of Paris-Roubaix has been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

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Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2021: Video Debrief

Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2021: Video Debrief

Rouleur's full breakdown of an excellent day of racing

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Simon Gerrans on Milan-San Remo 2021: The Debrief

Simon Gerrans on Milan-San Remo 2021: The Debrief

Milan San-Remo 2012 winner Simon Gerrans joins Rouleur editor Andy McGrath and cycling journalist Amy Jones to discuss all the action from today's race

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Jasper Stuyven: "I'm the Classics guy of tomorrow"

Jasper Stuyven: "I'm the Classics guy of tomorrow"

From the archive: charting Milan-San Remo winner Jasper Stuyven's journey from tomorrow's Classics star to today's man. In this 2015 interview, he talks lessons learned from...

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"Everything is possible at San Remo": Philippe Gilbert on striving for five

"Everything is possible at San Remo": Philippe Gilbert on striving for five

Rouleur speaks to Philippe Gilbert ahead of his seventeenth Milan-San Remo, where he seeks to make history and become the fourth rider to win all...

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Sarah Sturm: Finding the Balance in Bikepacking

Sarah Sturm: Finding the Balance in Bikepacking

A latecomer to cycling, Sarah Sturm went straight into racing before realising that there was a lot more to life both on and off the...

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