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Emerging through chaos: Why Jonathan Milan is well-suited to the modern bunch sprint
A lack of leadout train and a chaotic peloton is no problem for the Lidl-Trek rider
Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 12 preview: A punchy day in the hills
A good opportunity for a strong breakaway?
Racing for the podium: Do Pogačar’s rivals need a change of mindset at the Giro d’Italia?
With the maglia rosa’s impressive lead on GC, has the rest of the peloton lost sight of victory?
Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 11 preview - a fast finish in Francavilla al Mare
A flat final 100km means that any sprinters who get dropped on the early climb can still be in contention for the expected bunch sprint
'Cycling is not as predictable as people sometimes think' - Dani Martínez and Bora-Hansgrohe are promising more at the Giro d’Italia
The Colombian sits second on GC at the first rest day and, while Tadej Pogačar remains well ahead, Martínez says he will try something in...
Pogačar’s in pink, but he’s already thinking of yellow - UAE Team Emirates's new ‘defensive’ approach to the Giro d’Italia
The Slovenian rider confirmed on the Giro’s first rest day that he’s racing with the Tour de France in mind
A done deal for Pogačar? How the GC is shaping up ahead of week two of the Giro d'Italia
With two weeks of racing still left to go, the race for the pink jersey is far from over
Why SD Worx’s Itzulia dominance doesn’t define the state of women’s cycling
The Dutch team might have won every stage and the overall, but this doesn't mean they will be dominant for the rest of the season
Can Kaden Groves beat Jonathan Milan in the battle for the maglia ciclamino?
Milan is 58 points ahead of Groves, but a lot can happen in the next two weeks
Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 10 preview - a long summit finish
Will it be a day for the breakaway or the GC?
The Tadej Pogačar show rolls on at the Giro d'Italia
It wasn't even about gaining time on stage eight, just winning
Giro d'Italia 2024 stage nine preview - a tricky finale into Napoli
The Giro finishes its first week with another complicated stage for the sprinters
Tadej Pogačar: The superstar, the heartbreaker, the entertainer
The Slovenian rider’s performance in today’s time trial was yet another confirmation that cycling hasn’t seen this type of talent before
Maddy Nutt Diary - Mud, chaos and an endless challenge: The story of the Traka 360
Inside one of the toughest gravel races in Europe
Was stage six a missed opportunity for Ineos Grenadiers in their bid for Giro d'Italia glory?
The name of the game for Ineos in today's stage was to make sure Geraint Thomas was safe
Giro d'Italia 2024 stage seven preview - a time trial with a sting in the tail
Pacing will be vital throughout this individual time trial which features a 6.6km climb at the end
The game of chicken: Why the sprint teams got it wrong at the Giro d’Italia
A stand-off between the likes of Lidl-Trek, Visma-Lease a Bike and Alpecin-Deceuninck gave stage five to the breakaway
Giro d'Italia 2024 stage six preview - tackling Tuscany's white roads
Three gravel sections will add another layer of complexity for the riders
The women bike racers of Sierra Leone
Tom Owen and Matt Grayson tell the stories of the women who raced in this year's Tour de Lunsar
Flanders dreams, race celebrations and coffee: Question time with Emma Norsgaard
The 24-year-old Movistar rider who secured a Tour de France Femmes stage win in 2023 speaks to Rouleur about her dreams of winning the Tour...
Pure power: Why Jonathan Milan is a sprinter like no other
How the Lidl-Trek rider won a breathless sprint on stage four of the Giro d'Italia
Giro d'Italia 2024 stage five preview - another battle of the fastmen
The peloton heads for an operatic sprint finish in Lucca
Karl Kopinski: painting cycling
The artist and illustrator is a regular in Lucca, but with the Giro d'Italia about the visit the Tuscan city for the first time in 39...
Will the hierarchy hold? Merlier masters a messy sprint in the first battle of the fastmen at the Giro d'Italia
Both stage winner Tim Merlier and runner-up Jonathan Milan looked a cut above the other sprinters on stage three but with so many contenders in...
Giro d'Italia 2024 stage four preview - a sprint by the coast
A Milan-Sanremo esque finish should offer the sprinters another opportunity
Vuelta Femenina 2024: what it taught us about how the Tour de France Femmes will be raced
While Demi Vollering expectedly ran away with the general classification, there were signs that emerging riders may be able to provide a significant challenge to...
From Rubble to Ritz: Tadej Pogačar's journey from crashing to the pink jersey
Even a stroke of ill-timed misfortune couldn't stop the Giro race favourite on the first summit finish
Giro d'Italia 2024 stage three preview - first chance for the sprinters
The riders head into the Po Valley for the first chance at a bunch sprint of this year's edition
Should UAE Team Emirates be worried after the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia?
Tadej Pogačar succeeded in getting time on his rivals in the GC in stage one, but at what cost?
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