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Taming the Passo dello Stelvio

Taming the Passo dello Stelvio

Often the highpoint of the race – literally and metaphorically – the mighty Stelvio looms large over the Giro. Who keeps the roads clear of...

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Rouleur Podcast: Larry Warbasse and Conor Dunne, plus Lee “Hollywood” Turner

Rouleur Podcast: Larry Warbasse and Conor Dunne, plus Lee “Hollywood” Turner

Larry and Conor, the #NoGoTour boys reunited at the Giro, and it feels so good. Plus Lee Turner’s crazy pro kit fetish and Stu Clapp’s...

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The column: In praise of Victor Campenaerts

The column: In praise of Victor Campenaerts

Victor Campenaerts is best known as that whacky rider who asked someone out during a Grand Tour time trial. In the last month he’s become...

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The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Tullio Campagnolo

The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Tullio Campagnolo

Campagnolo: more than a feeling, more than just a groupset or derailleur. Style, substance and simplicity, thanks to Tullio

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Desire: Rouleur’s go-to gear

Desire: Rouleur’s go-to gear

Life’s essentials – on and off the bike – as used by our team at work, rest and play

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Tejay van Garderen and The Switch

Tejay van Garderen and The Switch

Strange goings on at Tour of California: on crashing, cable routing and good turns

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The column: A silver lining to Tom Dumoulin’s DNF?

The column: A silver lining to Tom Dumoulin’s DNF?

As disappointed as he was to abandon the Giro d’Italia, could it yet force Tom Dumoulin to make his first full-bore assault on the Tour...

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Pedro Horrillo: The crash

Pedro Horrillo: The crash

On May 16th 2009, during the 8th stage of the Giro d’Italia, Rabobank’s Pedro Horrillo slipped off the road on the descent of the Colle...

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Vote for the 2019 Sharon Laws Road Rider of the spring

Vote for the 2019 Sharon Laws Road Rider of the spring

Six star riders up for the Sharon Laws Rider of the Spring award: Annika Langvad, Annemiek Van Vleuten, Marianne Vos, Kirsten Wild, Demi Vollering and...

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Rouleur podcast: Desire special

Rouleur podcast: Desire special

The Rouleur crew pick their favourite bikes and kit from the new Desire issue. And photographer Benedict Campbell shares his top tips for shooting your...

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The column: Giro d’Italia 2019 – Considering the contenders

The column: Giro d’Italia 2019 – Considering the contenders

The favourites for the Giro d’Italia 2019 fall into two camps – time triallists and climbers. Which is more likely to come out on top...

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5 tips for photographing your bike, Desire style

5 tips for photographing your bike, Desire style

Rouleur Desire’s unique style didn’t come about on its own. We sat down with Desire aficionado, Benedict Campbell, to get the low-down on how to...

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Ned Boulting: Italy, a land of ghosts

Ned Boulting: Italy, a land of ghosts

Italy used to produce Grand Tour winners as prolifically as pasta. Recently they have become a rarity, with sprinters the new normal. Ned Boulting on the ghosts...

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Desire: Why grovel when you can gravel?

Desire: Why grovel when you can gravel?

Issue 19.3 of Desire sees Rouleur’s first foray into the gravel and as usual, we’ve turned the dial up to 11.

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Quiz: How closely were you following the Classics 2019?

Quiz: How closely were you following the Classics 2019?

From Omloop Het Nieuwsblad to Liège-Bastogne-Liège, prove how well you remember this year’s Classics season to be in with a chance of winning a membership...

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The column: Ten more years of Team Sky?

The column: Ten more years of Team Sky?

Does the success of Team Sky’s youngsters at The Tour of the Alps herald another decade of Grand Tour dominance?

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Desire: Velohawk

Desire: Velohawk

Few bike storage solutions get the blood moving quite like Velohawk’s bespoke carbon pods. We found one installed amongst esteemed company, brought a fine bike...

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Desire Special: A letter from the editor

Desire Special: A letter from the editor

Our Desire editor, Stuart Clapp, describes an early encounter with the power of style. It started him down a road that would ultimately lead to...

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Rouleur podcast: Eros Poli and David Millar

Rouleur podcast: Eros Poli and David Millar

The 6’4″ Italian who conquered Ventoux 25 years ago to win in Carpentras, led out Cipollini and drove the grupetto bus. Presented by Laka, the...

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The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Bernard Hinault

The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Bernard Hinault

Bernard Hinault is less lauded for his time trialling than his other qualities. For our contributor it’s more than enough to earn him a place...

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The column: Bora-Hansgrohe should take Sam Bennett to the Tour de France

The column: Bora-Hansgrohe should take Sam Bennett to the Tour de France

With wins at every race he’s ridden this year, it’s time for Sam Bennett’s team to give him a chance to sprint on the biggest...

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Gallery:  Celebrating 100 years of the yellow jersey

Gallery: Celebrating 100 years of the yellow jersey

2019 is the 100th anniversary of the first awarding of the maillot jaune, to Eugène Christophe. The Koers museum, in Roeselare, Belgium, is planning to...

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Desire: POC Omne Air

Desire: POC Omne Air

Where safety is concerned, few are dedicating as many resources as POC

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The Knowledge: Alex Dowsett, Little Bleeder

The Knowledge: Alex Dowsett, Little Bleeder

“Even my mum has said she’ll be relieved when I stop racing, and that I owe her a facelift for all the worry I’ve put...

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The column: Calling time on the Paris-Roubaix time cut

The column: Calling time on the Paris-Roubaix time cut

In one-day races all the hors délai rule does is deprive riders of their rightful place in the record books. It’s time to get rid of the...

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Cillian Kelly: You don’t watch anything with kids

Cillian Kelly: You don’t watch anything with kids

How has Chris Froome managed to win two Tours de France since having kids? Cycling stats supremo Cillian Kelly can barely snatch twenty minutes of...

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Cover Stories: issue 19.3 by Jo Burt

Cover Stories: issue 19.3 by Jo Burt

Illustrator Jo Burt found Pedro Horrillo’s account of his 2009 Giro d’Italia crash so powerful that he felt he should be as economical as possible...

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Rouleur podcast: Spring Classics with De Vlaeminck, Maertens, author Harry Pearson

Rouleur podcast: Spring Classics with De Vlaeminck, Maertens, author Harry Pearson

A Flanders themed edition to mark the climax of the Spring Classics season. Presented by Laka, bicycle insurance powered by you

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Desire: Le Col by Wiggins

Desire: Le Col by Wiggins

Sir Bradley’s eye for style is well known in cycling. His latest collaboration with Le Col is classic design, paired with technical construction – at...

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The column: We need to talk about Mathieu

The column: We need to talk about Mathieu

We’ve always been told you only get one chance to win the Tour of Flanders. Mathieu van der Poel may not have quite clinched the...

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