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Desire: Santini’s Got You Covered

Desire: Santini’s Got You Covered

With a rich history, dedication to garment technology and a family-owned factory, Santini know a thing or two about clothing.

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Ron Webb, the doyen of track design

Ron Webb, the doyen of track design

Ron Webb, who sadly died on Sunday, was a leading 6 Day promoter and race director, and a successful cycle track designer and builder. In...

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Marcel Kittel: “The current anti-doping system is not working”

Marcel Kittel: “The current anti-doping system is not working”

 The German sprinter on clean sport, why anti-doping isn’t working and making sense of former room-mate Georg Preidler’s involvement in Operation Aderlass

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The Cycling Hall of Fame – Vote on the 2020 shortlist

The Cycling Hall of Fame – Vote on the 2020 shortlist

 In 2019 you voted Greg LeMond, Marianne Vos, and Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen into the Cycling Hall of Fame. Who will be the next...

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Sean Kelly: Providence on the Poggio

Sean Kelly: Providence on the Poggio

  Sign up to the Rouleur Chronicle newsletter to receive a weekly supply of curated cycling content      ... The post Sean Kelly: Providence...

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Rouleur predicts… Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne 2020

Rouleur predicts… Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne 2020

 Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne is our second Belgian Classic of the weekend. Will it be a bunch sprint, a breakaway or something in between? Our panel places their...

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Andrea Tafi: The Gladiator

Andrea Tafi: The Gladiator

Tales from the arena from Mapei’s Roubaix, Flanders and Lombardy champion Andrea Tafi.

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The column: The last team to win

The column: The last team to win

With only three wins in the whole of 2019 and none so far this year, times are looking tough at Team CCC

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Rouleur predicts… Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2020

Rouleur predicts… Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2020

  And they’re off. The pre-season friendlies done and dusted, the real season begins on Saturday at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. But who fancies it, who...

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The Road Book 2019: Ned Boulting’s review of the year, part two

The Road Book 2019: Ned Boulting’s review of the year, part two

From Štybar picking GVA’s pocket at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad to two of the greatest races we’ve ever seen in Amstel Gold, Ned Boulting with the...

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The column: Of Nairo Quintana and green shoots at the Tour de la Provence

The column: Of Nairo Quintana and green shoots at the Tour de la Provence

A re-Nairo-saissance? No, we don’t think that works either. Whether or not he’s returned to being a Grand Tour contender, at the Tour de la...

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Zdeněk Štybar: On a decade at Deceuinck-Quick Step

Zdeněk Štybar: On a decade at Deceuinck-Quick Step

  Zdeněk Štybar is closing in on his tenth season at Patrick Lefevere’s team. Far from slowing down, the Czech rider is arguably riding better...

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Desire: True Romance with Gore and Fabian Cancellara

Desire: True Romance with Gore and Fabian Cancellara

Best known for keeping us warm and dry, enter Gore-Wear, Fabian Cancellara’s premium race range and Romance’s jazzy collaboration Shakedry.

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The Knowledge: Abi Van Twisk, gallery gal

The Knowledge: Abi Van Twisk, gallery gal

When at home in London, Trek-Segafredo’s Abi Van Twisk enjoys a bit of gallery hopping. Back in Girona she likes to pick up a pencil...

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The column: Save our cyclists

The column: Save our cyclists

  Regardless of our level of ability, one thing all cyclists have in common is how vulnerable we are on the roads. The culture –...

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Marco Pantani: Rise and Fall

Marco Pantani: Rise and Fall

At home with his parents, Colin O’Brien explores modern cycling’s great tragedy – Marco Pantani

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Rouleur podcast: The Medal Factory with Kenny Pryde

Rouleur podcast: The Medal Factory with Kenny Pryde

British Cycling and the cost of gold – from rank amateurs to world beaters, but at what cost?

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Chris Juul-Jensen: A new season begins

Chris Juul-Jensen: A new season begins

   Training miles are all well and good, but a racer wants to race. Chris Juul Jensen on how it feels to be back in...

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Mikkel Honoré, Deceuninck Quick Step’s philosopher-in-chief

Mikkel Honoré, Deceuninck Quick Step’s philosopher-in-chief

Meet Mikkel Honoré, the young Danish rider for whom “the classics” means more than just one-day races in the spring

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The column: In defence of… pronunciation policing

The column: In defence of… pronunciation policing

How did we reach a point where the way a rider’s name is said is something we argue over? In which we argue getting it...

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Cover stories: Issue 20.1 by Michael Blann

Cover stories: Issue 20.1 by Michael Blann

Mathieu van der Poel does Zwift for our latest member cover. The story behind the film shoot

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The column: Matt Holmes, the domestic pro done good, down under

The column: Matt Holmes, the domestic pro done good, down under

Even if Matt Holmes doesn’t start another race in 2020, his Tour Down Under win on Sunday will have made this the best season of...

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Ned Boulting: Of necessary evils and bad business

Ned Boulting: Of necessary evils and bad business

  As Britain finds itself forced to look to pastures new for business, Ned Boulting sees a few similarities with cycling. Or is it the other way...

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Sep Vanmarcke: The nearly man?

Sep Vanmarcke: The nearly man?

   “If there’s a setback I come home to a warm family and the world keeps turning.” Sep Vanmarcke, so many times the nearly man,...

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Sam Bennett: No more the one team man

Sam Bennett: No more the one team man

Before his recent move to Deceuninck-Quick Step, Sam Bennett had been at Bora Hansgrohe his entire pro career. Now indisputably at the top of the...

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The column: The riders retiring on their own terms

The column: The riders retiring on their own terms

From Kittel to Phinney, Boswell to Blythe: more top pros than ever seem to be calling it a day in their prime years. What does...

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Chris Juul-Jensen: The vanity of the pro cyclist

Chris Juul-Jensen: The vanity of the pro cyclist

“Doping is out and skinsuits are in.” Chris Juul Jensen on style, skinsuits, shaving, compression socks and how to look good as a pro cyclist

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Desire: Issue 19.8 wrap-up

Desire: Issue 19.8 wrap-up

For the last edition of Desire in 2019, we decided to do things a little differently. Welcome to a wrap-up of issue 19.8

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Mark Cavendish on his new approach to life: From issue 116: Mind

Mark Cavendish on his new approach to life: From issue 116: Mind

Mark Cavendish has spent 16 seasons at the very top of his sport, and he’sstill motivated to find more success.

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The column: Wildcard winners and pointless points

The column: Wildcard winners and pointless points

Winning races is secondary to point scoring for teams qualifying for major races. The system is broken

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