RACING
Updates, stories and opinions from inside the world's greatest sport, written and captured by Rouleur journalists
Pinarello Dogma F 2023 Review - The epitome of a pure race bike, but it’s not perfect
The Dogma F looks and feels fast, but does have some flex which can impact performance
Glazed Over: Sunglasses of the 20th Century Peloton
“Don’t masquerade with the guy in the shades.” Sunglasses at Night, Corey Hart
Total integration, total revolution: How Shimano’s STI shifting changed cycling
Keizo Shimano revolutionised racing with the development of STI shifting. And no one who knew him was surprised
Lael Wilcox: going the distance
Record-breaking ultra endurance rider Lael Wilcox talks to Rouleur about grizzly bears in Denali, burning out on racing, and the backlash of out-riding her male competition
Desire: Katusha – the pro-peloton veteran
As a sponsor to the pro-peloton for over 10 years, Katusha are shaking things up and we like it.
Desire: Passoni Fidia Milano-Sanremo
Milan-Sanremo may be postponed but Passoni have brought their own spectacle. Better still, they are donating one to support the fight against Covid-19
Desire: Stuart Clapp’s Factor ViSTA
It’s new bike day for Desire Editor, Stuart Clapp. He even claims that the Factor ViSTA is his N-minus-2 – what is the world coming...
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.
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.
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
Desire: Factor’s New Home
British brand, Factor are going back to where it all began. Superbikes, hyperbikes and everything in-between.
Desire: Pinarello’s latest thoroughbred
There are horses for courses, but Pinarello’s most recent steed has proven it can win on them all. We take a deep dive following a...
Quiz: Michael Blann’s magnificent mountains
From the French Pyrenees to the Swiss Alps to Italy’s Dolomites, prove how well you know some of Europe’s best climbs to be in with...
Desire: Trending topics
Tyres are wider, jerseys are jazzier and sprockets are now available by the dozen. The latest developments in design from aero bikes to – whisper...
Desire: Specialized S-Works Roubaix – Parra x Romance
Do you remember that stunning, uber glamorous Specialized Allez Sprint from the 2018 Rouleur Classic? Romance are at it again and this time they’ve brought...
Desire: Cannondale SuperSix Evo 3
The long awaited update to one of the most popular bikes of all time is here. Spoiler. It’s rather different
Desire: What riders want
Saddles, framesets, shoes and wheels. And groupsets, of course. Philippa York on what she wanted – and what she got lumped with – when it...
Desire: Me and my Factor O2
Rouleur’s Desire editor, Stuart Clapp, recently decided he needed a new bike, but what to get? Should he go with rim brakes or discs? Electronic...
Desire: Rouleur’s go-to gear
Life’s essentials – on and off the bike – as used by our team at work, rest and play
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...
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.
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...
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...
Desire: POC Omne Air
Where safety is concerned, few are dedicating as many resources as POC
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...
Desire: the new Specialized Roubaix
The new Roubaix. More aero, more comfortable, more race bike.
Desire: SRAM Force eTap AXS
SRAM bring wireless shifting to the masses – is the future of gear changes cableless?
Desire: Cannondale SystemSix
Cannondale play their best hand on the aero table with the SystemSix – better late than never.
Desire: Rapha Custom – creativity made easy
Custom kit is nothing new but Rapha are bringing creative ease to the masses with custom kit design software
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