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Legends uncorked: Sipping our way through six cycling-themed wines

Legends uncorked: Sipping our way through six cycling-themed wines

An auction lot of six cycling-themed wines from the 1980s helps join the dots between corks and cranks, great legs and brilliant finishes

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E3 Saxo Classic 2026 preview: Who can challenge Van der Poel?

E3 Saxo Classic 2026 preview: Who can challenge Van der Poel?

Rouleur takes a look at the contenders for the 68th E3 Saxo Classic

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'It's on me to do it': Canada's Michael Leonard is on a mission to fulfil his promise

'It's on me to do it': Canada's Michael Leonard is on a mission to fulfil his promise

EF Education-EasyPost have signed former Ineos Grenadiers young hope Michael Leonard on a three-year deal. The Canadian is determined to come good on his potential

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New name, new backers, new era of success? Optimism is returning to Ineos Grenadiers

New name, new backers, new era of success? Optimism is returning to Ineos Grenadiers

It won't be easy for Ineos Grenadiers to be the sport's most pre-eminent team once again, but fresh investment from Danish company Netcompany ought to...

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The WorldTour promotion-relegation system is being gamed once more – leaving some in perplexing positions

The WorldTour promotion-relegation system is being gamed once more – leaving some in perplexing positions

Jonathan Milan can't stop winning for Lidl-Trek, but take a look at the teams classification and the German team are one of the sport's worst...

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Volta a Catalunya 2026 preview: Vingegaard and Evenepoel lead stacked GC field

Volta a Catalunya 2026 preview: Vingegaard and Evenepoel lead stacked GC field

The week-long race features the strongest stage racing line-up so far in 2026

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The Belgian is Back: What next for Kopecky?

The Belgian is Back: What next for Kopecky?

Lotte Kopecky clinched Milan Sanremo victory as the 156km concluded in a dramatic sprint finale on Via Roma. But with absences abound, can we be...

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Is Milan–Sanremo the best Monument?

Is Milan–Sanremo the best Monument?

Tadej Pogačar finally conquers the Italian Monument in this year's pulsating edition. 

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Milan-Sanremo men's 2026 preview: Can Pogačar finally solve the Classicissima?

Milan-Sanremo men's 2026 preview: Can Pogačar finally solve the Classicissima?

Rouleur looks at the contenders for La Primavera, where the world's best rider is still chasing victory at a race that has so far eluded...

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Back on the Wolf Tracks: Will Soudal Quick-Step regain their cobbled Classics crown?

Back on the Wolf Tracks: Will Soudal Quick-Step regain their cobbled Classics crown?

Quick-Step once ruled the cobbles. A shift towards Remco Evenepoel’s stage racing ambitions loosened The Wolfpack’s hold on spring. With him moving on, can they...

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Tower of power: Ganna eyes success at Milan Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix

Tower of power: Ganna eyes success at Milan Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix

We all know Filippo Ganna for his Olympic and World titles, his Hour Record and Grand Tour stage wins, but who really is Italy’s gentle giant? Rouleur meets a man striving to achieve greatness while also staying true...

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Milan Sanremo women’s 2026 preview: Can the attackers stay away from the sprinters?

Milan Sanremo women’s 2026 preview: Can the attackers stay away from the sprinters?

Rouleur looks at the favourites for the women’s La Classicissima, where sprinters like the defending champion, Lorena Wiebes come up against the puncheurs like Elisa...

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Are Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe closing the gap to UAE and Visma?

Are Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe closing the gap to UAE and Visma?

Rouleur analyses the team performances at Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico

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Elisa Longo Borghini

Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2026 preview: Can home favourite Longo Borghini stop Lidl-Trek’s winning streak?

Rouleur takes a look at the contenders for the 51st edition of the Lombardy Classic

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Anton Schiffer: the sports scientist and coach who is Visma-Lease a Bike’s latest late-starter

Anton Schiffer: the sports scientist and coach who is Visma-Lease a Bike’s latest late-starter

Keen sports scientist student and coach Anton Schiffer is Visma-Lease a Bike's latest 'newbie'. Just a few years after switching from triathlon to cycling, the...

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The undefeated boxer who's just become a professional cyclist: 'It's in my DNA to win'

The undefeated boxer who's just become a professional cyclist: 'It's in my DNA to win'

Canyon Sram zondacrypto’s development team, Generation, have recruited the most eye-catching signing of the year, landing Germany's most feared boxer, Sophie Alisch. This is her...

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Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 contenders: who will win the Race of the Two Seas?

Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 contenders: who will win the Race of the Two Seas?

Can the experienced Primož Roglič challenge Isaac del Toro?

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Tao Geoghegan Hart is preparing his next chapter: ‘We use the word ‘leader’ in a weird way in cycling’

Tao Geoghegan Hart is preparing his next chapter: ‘We use the word ‘leader’ in a weird way in cycling’

The Lidl-Trek rider has endured a difficult few years after a horror crash at the 2023 Giro d’Italia, but he believes he still has a...

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Elise Chabbey, FDJ's Plan B, shocks Strade Bianche: 'It should have been for Demi, but today it’s for me'

Elise Chabbey, FDJ's Plan B, shocks Strade Bianche: 'It should have been for Demi, but today it’s for me'

A thrilling race and even more thrilling finale flipped the Strade Bianche script on its head

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Peloton downbeat after another Tadej Pogačar masterclass: 'It's not really that fun'

Peloton downbeat after another Tadej Pogačar masterclass: 'It's not really that fun'

World champion stormed to his fourth Strade Bianche title in a typically dominate performance

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The Tadej Pogačar conundrum: are you marvelled or desensitised by his continued greatness?

The Tadej Pogačar conundrum: are you marvelled or desensitised by his continued greatness?

Eddy Merckx knows his GOAT title is no longer his. 2026 is set to be the like the last half-a-decade: dominated by Tadej Pogačar

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Pauline Ferrand-Prévot

‘Last year I was a MTB rider; this year it’s different’: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot promises greatness from the get go at Strade Bianche

When Pauline Ferrand-Prévot lined up at Strade Bianche 12 months ago, she was the great unknown. Her return to road racing after a six year hiatus at UAE Tour...

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Paris-Nice 2026 contenders: A showdown between Ayuso and Vingegaard

Paris-Nice 2026 contenders: A showdown between Ayuso and Vingegaard

Rouleur takes a look at the contenders for the 2026 edition of the Race to the Sun

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Strade Bianche 2026 men's preview: Can young phenom Paul Seixas challenge all-out favourite Tadej Pogačar?

Strade Bianche 2026 men's preview: Can young phenom Paul Seixas challenge all-out favourite Tadej Pogačar?

Enter stage left: Tadej Pogačar. The four-time Tour de France champion makes his eagerly awaited season debut on the white gravel roads of northern Italy,...

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Strade Bianche 2026 women’s preview: Can in-form Vollering defend crown against Ferrand-Prévot, Kopecky and the rest?

Strade Bianche 2026 women’s preview: Can in-form Vollering defend crown against Ferrand-Prévot, Kopecky and the rest?

Super star Pauline Ferrand-Prévot makes her season debut in Tuscany, but she comes up against the two previous winners Demi Vollering and Lotte Kopecky. Rouleur...

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Opening Weekend 2026 analysis: Dutch dominance, tactical blunders and resurgent teams

Opening Weekend 2026 analysis: Dutch dominance, tactical blunders and resurgent teams

As the Opening Weekend ushered in the Classics season, Mathieu van der Poel and Demi Vollering brought predictable power — but crashes, tactics and team...

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Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne 2026 preview: Can anyone deny the sprinters?

Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne 2026 preview: Can anyone deny the sprinters?

A number of cycling's best sprinters line up in Kuurne on Sunday

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Omloop Nieuwsblad 2026 men's preview: Who can stop Van der Poel?

Omloop Nieuwsblad 2026 men's preview: Who can stop Van der Poel?

The first cobbled Classic of 2026 kicks off on Saturday

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Omloop Nieuwsblad 2026 women's preview: Who will win the first Classic of the year?

Omloop Nieuwsblad 2026 women's preview: Who will win the first Classic of the year?

The women's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad marks its 20th anniversary on Saturday, but who will be celebrating at the finish line in Ninove?

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