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Desire: CHPT3’s One More Lap x Factor O2 bike
There will always be unfinished business with Paris-Roubaix for David Millar, pulling up in the centre of the Roubaix velodrome in 2014 not realising he...
Introducing… Slovenia’s first Tour de l’Avenir winner, Tadej Pogačar
Rouleur meets last year’s Tour de l’Avenir winner, Tadej Pogačar, as he prepares for his first season in the WorldTour. Although following in some famous footsteps...
Coursework: designing the Yorkshire 2019 Worlds route
Creating the ideal course, natural disaster planning and bespoke safety nets: cruising cycling-obsessed Yorkshire with the organisers aiming to host the greatest World Championships in...
Peter Sagan Q&A: “I’ve never had a hangover”
“I’m living my dream, though it’s a bit bigger than I expected,” Peter Sagan says. Responding to our unorthodox questions over a beer, the superstar...
Pick your favourite Rouleur photographer’s shot of the year from 2018
Our fine body of photographers choose their best work from the 2018 season. Vote for your own personal top shot
Why Trek-Segafredo have signed ten-year-old school girl, Ruby Isaac
Northamptonshire schoolgirl, Ruby Isaac is Trek-Segafredo’s youngest bike rider. How did that happen?
Desire: Shimano S-Phyre sunglasses
Sunglasses, they’re an essential part of a pro cyclist’s poker face, they help hide their suffering. Shimano has finally got in on the game launching...
Bernard Hinault interview (part 3): on the attack
From walking off air during a TV interview, to openly criticising Chris Froome, the Badger’s fierce reputation precedes him. But underneath it, maybe there is...
Bernard Hinault interview (part 2): the toy box in the corner
Part two of three of the life of Bernard Hinault; as a professional cyclist you miss out on family life, grandchildren can be the way...
Bernard Hinault interview (part 1): hunting for The Badger
A look into the remote world of Bernard Hinault. The Badger focuses his hunt on a different type of prey nowadays but still with the...
Brexit, trade tariffs and what your next bike might be
In his column for Rouleur 18.7, Matt Seaton wonders what leaving the customs union might do for your aspirations of a custom build
Desire: Sagan Collection S-Works 7
Stepping into Sagan’s shoes would be a daunting task, Specialized have made it easier with the launch of the Sagan S-Works collection shoe
Definitions: climber by Paul Fournel
“From the first accelerations on the early slopes of a col, the peloton splits and transforms itself into a contest of grimaces and every man...
What SRAM and Kanye West have in common
Chicago, home to Kanye West and SRAM. Linking the rap revolutionary to cycling’s radical thinkers
The Tour on telly (part 4): the outsider – Gary Imlach
In the words of Francis Ford Coppola, live television is a high wire act. And without an autocue, it’s even... The post The Tour on...
Desire: Podia long sleeve jersey
When blogging about cycling turns into you creating your own apparel brand; Max Burgess listened to people’s requests and came up with the goods
Definitions: sprinter by Paul Fournel
“The sprinter is all thighs. Whether he is small and powerful like Cavendish, or big and powerful like Cipollini, he is always powerful”
The Tour on telly (part 3): The man in the director’s chair
Surrounded by screens, flashing buttons and high-tech controllers it’s a complex mission to broadcast the Tour de France. ITV’s director-producer Steve Docherty has seen a...
Desire: Assos S9 bibshorts
Will the new Assos S9 bibshorts help turn a crosswind into a tail wind? Potentially not, but the new design technology apparently means they’ll hold...
Definitions: baroudeur by Paul Fournel
“The baroudeur – the fighter, the adventurer, the chancer, the opportunist – is a spoil sport. A spoiler of riding in peace, a spoiler of...
The Tour on telly (part 2): Ealing, we have a problem
As one team are trawling their way thousands of kilometres around France, the other are in dark rooms in Ealing piecing everything together. Calm is...
Definitions: rouleur by Paul Fournel
“He manages the wind like a bass manages the sea. He rides gears as heavy as anvils while having the elegance to never show it”
The Tour on telly (part 1): how ITV captures a moving circus
The 2017 Tour de France was the first edition of wall-to-wall live coverage for ITV4. Andy McGrath goes behind the scenes with Boardman, Boulting and...
Desire: Le Col Wiggins Jersey
Do kids from Guildford win the Tour de France? A collaborative jersey between Le Col and Bradley Wiggins, made for fans to honour the icons...
Philippa York column: who’s the Patron?
If there’s more than one name bandied around as the Patron, that means there probably isn’t one. Back in the day of Bernard Hinault there...
Gerrans says goodbye: reflections of a cunning Classics star
“I probably wasn’t the most gifted rider in the bunch, but I was tactically astute.” The Milan-Sanremo and Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner on his double retirement, how...
Rising star: former British points race champion Joe Nally
A look at the emerging British talent coming through the ranks. This month: Joe Nally, who made the transition from junior to under-23 GB Academy rider...
The Wolfpack: inside Team Quick Step with photographer Sigfrid Eggers
A year on the road with Quick Step in 2018 offered Belgian photographer Sigfrid Eggers a unique insight into Team Quick Step
Rick Zabel Q&A: “I was a really bad kid”
Rick Zabel tells us all about the important stuff: foreign cuisine, receding hairlines, doing The Floss and having someone like Andre Greipel to look up...
Desire: BBUC x Festka Collaboration
When unicorns and bikes come together. One of the coolest collaborations around, BBUC partnered up with Festka to celebrate the 2018 World Championships in Innsbruck...
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