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Opinion: I’m not fully convinced by the 2024 Tour de France Femmes route

Opinion: I’m not fully convinced by the 2024 Tour de France Femmes route

The race has taken some significant steps forward but there’s also a few surprising decisions from ASO

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‘I’ve been understudy to Laura Kenny for most of my career’ - Katie Archibald on dealing with pressure in the run-up to Olympics

‘I’ve been understudy to Laura Kenny for most of my career’ - Katie Archibald on dealing with pressure in the run-up to Olympics

Ahead of the second round of the UCI Track Champions League, the Scottish rider discusses her feelings at a crucial time for track cycling

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'A culture of not only sport, but excellence' - Team Amani's mission to create world-class athletes at the Home of Champions

'A culture of not only sport, but excellence' - Team Amani's mission to create world-class athletes at the Home of Champions

Iten, a town in Kenya, is renowned for producing many of the best long distance runners in the world. Team Amani is on a mission...

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'I’m not just doing gravel because I’ve got nothing else’ - Chad Haga’s new off-road chapter

'I’m not just doing gravel because I’ve got nothing else’ - Chad Haga’s new off-road chapter

From a Giro d’Italia stage winner to a gravel privateer, Chad Haga tells Rouleur about his plans to transition to the gravel scene

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‘More fun, less intimidating’ - How Angry Pablo is doing cycling apparel differently

‘More fun, less intimidating’ - How Angry Pablo is doing cycling apparel differently

The Brighton-based brand places a focus on building active communities and nourishing cycling’s crossover with other sports

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‘A rollercoaster season’ - Shirin van Anrooij on shouldering pressure, the necessity of a women’s U23 calendar, and balancing road with cyclocross

‘A rollercoaster season’ - Shirin van Anrooij on shouldering pressure, the necessity of a women’s U23 calendar, and balancing road with cyclocross

The Dutch rider on how she’s ready to leave the U23 category to allow the next generation to shine and the direction of her career

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Rachel Jary's five things to look forward to at Rouleur Live 2023

Rachel Jary's five things to look forward to at Rouleur Live 2023

Rachel Jary, Rouleur’s Staff Writer, looks ahead and picks some highlights from the star-studded Rouleur Live 2023 line-up

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'Wild, crazy and intense' - Anna Kollmann-Suhr’s whirlwind ride from daily commutes to a 780km ultra-race

'Wild, crazy and intense' - Anna Kollmann-Suhr’s whirlwind ride from daily commutes to a 780km ultra-race

Kollmann-Suhr purchased her first bike in 2020 to get around and has since completed some of the most epic gravel challenges

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Tadej Pogačar’s 2023 Colnago V4Rs - the details behind the Slovenian's winning weapon

Tadej Pogačar’s 2023 Colnago V4Rs - the details behind the Slovenian's winning weapon

Pogačar’s bike had some big changes compared to the 2022 version and has served him well in a phenomenal season

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'There’s pressure because all the team do is win': Anna Shackley on her breakthrough season and life with SD Worx

'There’s pressure because all the team do is win': Anna Shackley on her breakthrough season and life with SD Worx

The Scottish talent discusses her podiums at the inaugural Tour l’Avenir Femmes and at the World Championships, as well as what it is like on...

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From one man’s ‘brain child’ to the WorldTour’s big aero gain - Inside Rule28

From one man’s ‘brain child’ to the WorldTour’s big aero gain - Inside Rule28

White label base layers and skinsuits, hours of aero testing and mass orders from the biggest professional teams

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'Made to excel in everyday life' - the new Pinarello Dogma X and X series range

'Made to excel in everyday life' - the new Pinarello Dogma X and X series range

The brand has unveiled its new flagship endurance road bike featuring an unusual frame design

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25% of women’s professional peloton receive no salary - Cyclists’ Alliance report highlights issues that remain in women’s cycling

25% of women’s professional peloton receive no salary - Cyclists’ Alliance report highlights issues that remain in women’s cycling

The TCA’s annual report shows there’s still plenty of progress that needs to be made on the women’s side of the sport

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Opinion: The women’s WorldTour calendar is damaging the sport and urgently needs a rethink

Opinion: The women’s WorldTour calendar is damaging the sport and urgently needs a rethink

It’s time to stop cramming races at the start of the year and to give the women’s peloton what they deserve – a well-thought out...

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One more twist to the tale? Stage 20 is Sepp Kuss’ final hurdle at the Vuelta a España

One more twist to the tale? Stage 20 is Sepp Kuss’ final hurdle at the Vuelta a España

A punchy Ardennes-style stage is not particularly suited to the American rider’s strengths, and does he really have the full support of Jumbo-Visma behind him?

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Vuelta a España: A Jumbo-Visma peace offering and a shining PR win

Vuelta a España: A Jumbo-Visma peace offering and a shining PR win

After the controversy on stage 17, the team put on a united front in the final mountain stage of the race, yet questions still remain

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Surrounded by wasps: Can Remco Evenepoel conquer Jumbo-Visma on the Tourmalet?

Surrounded by wasps: Can Remco Evenepoel conquer Jumbo-Visma on the Tourmalet?

The biggest GC battle of the Vuelta a España so far will take place on the famous climb tomorrow

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The stalemate: Why the GC contenders are riding defensively at the Vuelta a España

The stalemate: Why the GC contenders are riding defensively at the Vuelta a España

The final climb to La Laguna Negra saw Soudal-Quick-Step block the road on a stage which many thought might have seen some action from the...

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Ganna the saviour: Is this the start of better things for Ineos Grenadiers at the Vuelta a España?

Ganna the saviour: Is this the start of better things for Ineos Grenadiers at the Vuelta a España?

Could the Italian rider’s stage win be exactly what the British team needs to kickstart a more successful second week?

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Opinion: What could have been – Why stage nine of the Vuelta a España was disappointing

Opinion: What could have been – Why stage nine of the Vuelta a España was disappointing

Echelons that weren’t televised, a neutralised GC battle and makeshift finale

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‘It’s brutal’ - Ineos Grenadiers' disastrous Vuelta a España

‘It’s brutal’ - Ineos Grenadiers' disastrous Vuelta a España

The bad luck keeps on coming for the British team

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2,671 miles of rugged, empty terrain - The Tour Divide, Lachlan Morton’s biggest challenge yet

2,671 miles of rugged, empty terrain - The Tour Divide, Lachlan Morton’s biggest challenge yet

The Australian ultra-cyclist is currently embarking on a route from Canada to New Mexico which is described as the closest thing that bikepacking has to a Tour...

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What are you up to, Remco Evenepoel? - Quick-Step’s questionable tactics at the Vuelta a España

What are you up to, Remco Evenepoel? - Quick-Step’s questionable tactics at the Vuelta a España

Is Evenepoel making a mistake by sprinting for bonus seconds in the first week of the race? And if he plans to lose the red...

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‘You can steal with your eyes’ - Remco Evenepoel plans for observation and defensive riding at the Vuelta a España

‘You can steal with your eyes’ - Remco Evenepoel plans for observation and defensive riding at the Vuelta a España

The Belgian rider says he is looking forward to racing and learning from Jonas Vingegaard

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On the move: Analysing the biggest transfers in men’s professional cycling  for 2024

On the move: Analysing the biggest transfers in men’s professional cycling for 2024

The movers and shakers who are changing things up for the season ahead

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‘Sometimes you need to say stop’ - Women’s cycling’s burnout problem

‘Sometimes you need to say stop’ - Women’s cycling’s burnout problem

Marlen Reusser’s honesty after she abandoned the individual time trial due to mental fatigue has empowered others to speak out on the strains of a...

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'Super legs' but a flat tyre and strict instructions: Annemiek van Vleuten’s bittersweet ending

'Super legs' but a flat tyre and strict instructions: Annemiek van Vleuten’s bittersweet ending

It was an unusual final World Championships for the Dutch rider who was left with mixed feelings in Glasgow

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