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Amateur to Olympic medallist in two years: Marlen Reusser on her fast-track to the top

Amateur to Olympic medallist in two years: Marlen Reusser on her fast-track to the top

After a late entry to the sport, the Swiss champion has gone from cycling as a hobby to being one of the best female riders in...

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Rouleur conversations podcast: Le Col Wahoo

Rouleur conversations podcast: Le Col Wahoo

The women’s classics season kicks off this weekend with the elite Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, 128 kilometres of cobbles and vicious short climbs. Among the teams on...

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Inside the Le Col-Wahoo Team Camp: how pros prepare for the Classics

Inside the Le Col-Wahoo Team Camp: how pros prepare for the Classics

Race simulations, descending masterclasses and avoiding the threat of Covid-19, we were given an exclusive look into the team’s pre-season preparation

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Coming back from a life-changing injury: Kristina Vogel's next chapter

Coming back from a life-changing injury: Kristina Vogel's next chapter

The Olympic sprint champion refuses to look back in anger after a life-changing crash that left her paralysed from the waist down. Charting her journey...

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Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2022: Route, predictions and contenders

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2022: Route, predictions and contenders

Who will take the first victory of Opening Weekend?

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Anna van der Breggen on retiring, becoming a sports director and the future of women's cycling

Anna van der Breggen on retiring, becoming a sports director and the future of women's cycling

The 31-year-old called time on her racing career at the end of the 2021 season, but she's still going to be an important part of...

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Vuelta a Andalucía 2022 Preview: Route, Predictions and Contenders

Vuelta a Andalucía 2022 Preview: Route, Predictions and Contenders

This year’s second major stage race in Spain, Vuelta a Andalucía Ruta Ciclista del Sol, will welcome some of the world’s best riders, including Miguel Ángel López and Simon...

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A taste of happiness: how fatherhood and Team DSM changed Romain Bardet

A taste of happiness: how fatherhood and Team DSM changed Romain Bardet

We took Romain Bardet wine tasting, and he told us about the secrets of his contentment

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What is the future of Zwift racing?

What is the future of Zwift racing?

After the lockdown boom, Zwift has had to adjust to keep its influx of new users happy, both at a professional and amateur racing level

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Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne 2022 Preview - Route, Prediction and Contenders

Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne 2022 Preview - Route, Prediction and Contenders

 After Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, the second part of the ‘Opening Weekend’ in the Classics season sees the sprinters come in as favourites

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George Bennett: “The difference between Pogačar and Roglič is often the difference between their helpers"

George Bennett: “The difference between Pogačar and Roglič is often the difference between their helpers"

One of the biggest transfers of the off-season saw George Bennett move from Jumbo-Visma to fierce rivals UAE Team Emirates. We caught up with the...

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Cover Stories: Issue 109 by Paolo Martelli

Cover Stories: Issue 109 by Paolo Martelli

When photographer Paolo Martelli sent in an unsolicited photo essay on the Barcelona-based Genesis Cycling Team a decade ago, the sheer quality of the work...

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Vuelta CV Féminas 2022 Preview - Route, prediction and contenders

Vuelta CV Féminas 2022 Preview - Route, prediction and contenders

The first women’s UCI race of 2022 on European soil starts in a few days time, and it's one for the sprinters

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“We need for the race organisations to respect us,” FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope on the challenges of preparing for the season ahead

“We need for the race organisations to respect us,” FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope on the challenges of preparing for the season ahead

French Women’s WorldTour Team, FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope, has big ambitions for 2022, but calls for race organisers to increase professionalism 

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UAE Tour 2022 Preview - Route, Predictions And Contenders

UAE Tour 2022 Preview - Route, Predictions And Contenders

The first WorldTour race of the season gives us a bit of everything as sprinters, time trial specialists and climbers all get to show off...

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Volta A La Comunitat Valenciana 2022 Preview - Route, Predictions And Contenders

Volta A La Comunitat Valenciana 2022 Preview - Route, Predictions And Contenders

The first stage race on European soil gets underway with a stellar cast of star riders set to take on the Spanish five-day race.

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Heinrich Haussler: Confessions of a cycling partyboy

Heinrich Haussler: Confessions of a cycling partyboy

The Australian Classics star on how he nearly wasted his talent through alcohol addiction and late nights

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Etoile de Bessèges 2022: Route, predictions and contenders

Etoile de Bessèges 2022: Route, predictions and contenders

Etoile de Bessèges is an intriguing early season stage race in Southern France. Tim Wellens, Benoît Cosnefroy and Christophe Laporte are some of the recent...

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Grand Prix Marseillaise 2022 Preview: Route, contenders and predictions

Grand Prix Marseillaise 2022 Preview: Route, contenders and predictions

The 2022 road cycling season has arrived. And with it, a one-day race in Southern France. The Grand Prix Marseillaise looks to be a thrilling...

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The Supremely Talented Kata Blanka Vas: Q&A

The Supremely Talented Kata Blanka Vas: Q&A

A chat with the versatile and wonderfully talented Kata Blanka Vas of SD Worx.

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"I’m actually having a lot of fun doing something other than riding my bike” Nico Roche on Retirement

"I’m actually having a lot of fun doing something other than riding my bike” Nico Roche on Retirement

After 17 years in the pro peloton, Nico Roche retired in 2021 after stints with Team Sky, BMC and most recently, Team DSM. Here’s how...

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Faster, higher, stronger: Jody Cundy's not ready for retirement yet

Faster, higher, stronger: Jody Cundy's not ready for retirement yet

We caught up with the 8-time Paralympic gold medalist to find out what the future holds

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Cyclocross World Championships 2022: Course, predictions and contenders

Cyclocross World Championships 2022: Course, predictions and contenders

The town of Fayetteville in Arkansas will welcome some of the biggest talent in CX at the end of this month to fight for those...

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Canyon//SRAM announce roster for trailblazing development team: Canyon//SRAM Generation

Canyon//SRAM announce roster for trailblazing development team: Canyon//SRAM Generation

Eight riders from around the globe make up the new Canyon//SRAM Generation team, the first of its kind in the women’s peloton 

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Six reasons to look forward to women’s cycling in 2022

Six reasons to look forward to women’s cycling in 2022

There’s a big season ahead for the women’s peloton, here are 6 things we’re excited to see unfold

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Opinion: women's rider unions should be working together… the clue’s in the name

Opinion: women's rider unions should be working together… the clue’s in the name

The CPA’s response to The Cyclists’ Alliance’s request for clarification over the new prize money system for women’s cycling highlights a big problem with rider...

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Robert Wyatt: Tribute to a Rouleur Photographer

Robert Wyatt: Tribute to a Rouleur Photographer

At a cycling event somewhere down in the Alps, the guy sitting next me at dinner introduced himself as a photographer – not an unusual...

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Flashback: When Tony Martin made the bravest breakaway

Flashback: When Tony Martin made the bravest breakaway

Reflecting on an unforgettable day at the Vuelta a España, where Tony Martin was metres away from completing mission impossible

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British Champion Pfeiffer Georgi on her big win, 2022 ambitions and the Tour de France Femmes

British Champion Pfeiffer Georgi on her big win, 2022 ambitions and the Tour de France Femmes

2021 was a big year for the 21-year-old Team DSM rider, but this is only the start of a journey which she hopes will bring...

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Ben Tulett on joining his dream team

Ben Tulett on joining his dream team

The young British talent spoke to Rouleur about his upcoming debut season with the Ineos Grenadiers and what it's taken to get there

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