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Tom Dumoulin: Lost in a corner of time

Tom Dumoulin: Lost in a corner of time

Tom Dumoulin looks for his corner of hope outside of cycling, as broadcaster and writer Laura Meseguer reflects on his break from his career

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The Giro Rosa has been demoted, but don’t expect it to make a difference

The Giro Rosa has been demoted, but don’t expect it to make a difference

The Giro Rosa is no longer a Women's WorldTour race, but thanks to its parcours and its proximity to the Olympic Games it will still...

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Women's WorldTour: what have we learned from the Spring Classics?

Women's WorldTour: what have we learned from the Spring Classics?

After a tumultuous year of musical calendars in 2020, the Spring Classics returned to their usual spot this season, with many taking place just six...

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Colnago and Pope John Paul II: the Man with the Golden Bike

Colnago and Pope John Paul II: the Man with the Golden Bike

It’s 1979, and Ernesto Colnago is at the peak of his frame-building powers. He’d made bicycles for the likes of Gianni Motta, actor Jean-Paul Belmondo...

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Tour de Romandie 2021 Preview

Tour de Romandie 2021 Preview

The Tour de Romandie is the final chance for the Giro d'Italia contenders to get a WorldTour level stage race in their legs before heading...

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Why is Julian Alaphilippe so good at winning La Flèche Wallonne?

Why is Julian Alaphilippe so good at winning La Flèche Wallonne?

Julian Alaphilippe has gained a stranglehold of La Flèche Wallonne. We take a look at how the Frenchman has gained such dominance at the race after...

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Team Ineos: a changing of the guard?

Team Ineos: a changing of the guard?

Are the days of this British super-team dominating the Grand Tours over? The performances of young guns like Tom Pidcock in one-day races make a...

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Kristen Faulkner: “There are so many business models that cycling can adopt”

Kristen Faulkner: “There are so many business models that cycling can adopt”

The Team Tibco-SVB rider might have left a job in venture capital to focus on cycling, but she's bringing her business experience with her.

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The Run Up – a unique insight into the Women’s WorldTour

The Run Up – a unique insight into the Women’s WorldTour

Team SD Worx, Trek Segafredo and Canyon-SRAM will unite to film ‘The Run Up’ a web series giving us an inside look in to the...

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A season with Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig

A season with Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig

Hanging out with his Girona neighbour on and off the bike, David Powell's candid photo project documents Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig's 2020.

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Lucky number 7: Anna Van der Breggen is the Queen of Huy

Lucky number 7: Anna Van der Breggen is the Queen of Huy

The World and Olympic Champion made it seven La Flèche Wallonne wins in a row in her final edition of the race

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Pedro Delgado: Spanish Steps and the 1988 Tour de France

Pedro Delgado: Spanish Steps and the 1988 Tour de France

Fifteen years on from Luis Ocaña in 1973, no Spanish rider had won the Tour de France. Delgado starts the race downbeat, but soon has...

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Dead Heat: Dissecting the Close Finish at the Amstel Gold Race

Dead Heat: Dissecting the Close Finish at the Amstel Gold Race

Discussing the tight finish at the Amstel Gold Race, previous occasions where this has occured and whether draws are a valid result in cycling

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La Flèche Wallonne 2021 Preview

La Flèche Wallonne 2021 Preview

Rouleur preview the 2021 edition of La Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday 21st April, where the winner must conquer the revered Mur de Huy

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Amstel Gold Race 2021: The Debrief with Damiano Cunego

Amstel Gold Race 2021: The Debrief with Damiano Cunego

Delving into the detail of a unique edition of Amstel Gold Race

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“I just love to race” Tadej Pogačar on winning the Tour at 22 and what the future holds

“I just love to race” Tadej Pogačar on winning the Tour at 22 and what the future holds

He took the cycling world by storm last year, taking one of the most dramatic victories in history at the Tour de France. Tadej Pogačar...

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The Manx Missile Relaunched: Why cycling needed another Cav win

The Manx Missile Relaunched: Why cycling needed another Cav win

Mark Cavendish’s victories at the Tour of Turkey are important to the entire cycling community

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Video: Mark Cavendish, Cal Crutchlow, Valtteri Bottas and Jamie Chadwick in conversation

Video: Mark Cavendish, Cal Crutchlow, Valtteri Bottas and Jamie Chadwick in conversation

Speed – what does that word mean to you? Four legends of their respective sports discuss what speed means to them.

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The toughest women's race in history: Ore Ida

The toughest women's race in history: Ore Ida

Its sponsor was a potato snack maker and it was run by an ex-Marine who knew little about cycling. How the 17-day Ore Ida race became a...

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Liège-Bastogne-Liège Women 2021 Preview

Liège-Bastogne-Liège Women 2021 Preview

Our preview of the fourth edition of the women's Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

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Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition 2021 Preview

Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition 2021 Preview

Rouleur previews the women’s edition of the Amstel Gold Race. Will van Vleuten secure a solo victory or can teams like SD Worx stop her?

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Flèche Wallonne: Can anyone stop Anna van der Breggen on the Mur de Huy?

Flèche Wallonne: Can anyone stop Anna van der Breggen on the Mur de Huy?

What is it about this race — and that climb — that is so perfect for the SD Worx rider? 

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Roglic vs Pogacar Round One: Itzulia Basque Country Tour 2021 Debrief

Roglic vs Pogacar Round One: Itzulia Basque Country Tour 2021 Debrief

Taking a look back at one of the most exciting and tactically intriguing races in 2021 thus far.

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Introducing Speed, our latest issue

Introducing Speed, our latest issue

Speed catches our eye. Speed makes us smile. Speed makes us fall in love with a sport. And speed is a winning theme for a...

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8 things to do instead of watching Paris-Roubaix

8 things to do instead of watching Paris-Roubaix

All the fun you can have while the Hell of the North isn't happening

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Losing the bottle – are we sucking the fun out of cycling?

Losing the bottle – are we sucking the fun out of cycling?

As we set rules meaning no more bottles for fans, no supertuck, no hugs at the finish line, are we starting to chip away at...

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Liege-Bastogne-Liege Preview 2021

Liege-Bastogne-Liege Preview 2021

Rouleur preview the 2021 edition of Liege-Bastogne-Liege. ‘La Doyenne’, or ‘The Old Lady’, was first raced in the 19th century

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The Wanderer: In praise of the Randonnée

The Wanderer: In praise of the Randonnée

The modern sportive has deep roots. The tradition of a long-distance event that was not a race, but which had a mass start and would...

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“I know what it's like to be at rock bottom”: Shanaze Reade Profile

“I know what it's like to be at rock bottom”: Shanaze Reade Profile

From top of the tree to bottom of the barrel, Shanaze Reade has experienced extreme highs and lows in her sporting career. The remarkable story...

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