RACING

Updates, stories and opinions from inside the world's greatest sport, written and captured by Rouleur journalists

Pinarello Dogma F Review - The epitome of a pure race bike, but it’s not perfect

Pinarello Dogma F 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

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Glazed Over: Sunglasses of the 20th Century Peloton

Glazed Over: Sunglasses of the 20th Century Peloton

“Don’t masquerade with the guy in the shades.” Sunglasses at Night, Corey Hart 

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Total integration, total revolution: How Shimano’s STI shifting changed cycling

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

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Lael Wilcox: going the distance

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

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Desire: Katusha – the pro-peloton veteran

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.

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Desire: Passoni Fidia Milano-Sanremo

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

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Desire: Stuart Clapp’s Factor ViSTA

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...

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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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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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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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Desire: Factor’s New Home

Desire: Factor’s New Home

British brand, Factor are going back to where it all began. Superbikes, hyperbikes and everything in-between.

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Desire: Pinarello’s latest thoroughbred

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...

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Quiz: Michael Blann’s magnificent mountains

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...

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Desire: Trending topics

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...

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Desire: Specialized S-Works Roubaix – Parra x Romance

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...

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Desire: Cannondale SuperSix Evo 3

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

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Desire: What riders want

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...

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Desire: Me and my Factor O2

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...

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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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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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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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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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Desire: POC Omne Air

Desire: POC Omne Air

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

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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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Desire: the new Specialized Roubaix

Desire: the new Specialized Roubaix

The new Roubaix. More aero, more comfortable, more race bike.

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Desire: SRAM Force eTap AXS

Desire: SRAM Force eTap AXS

SRAM bring wireless shifting to the masses – is the future of gear changes cableless?

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Boardman Performance Centre

Boardman Performance Centre

In the wind tunnel with Chris Boardman

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Desire: Cannondale SystemSix

Desire: Cannondale SystemSix

Cannondale play their best hand on the aero table with the SystemSix – better late than never.

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Desire: Rapha Custom – creativity made easy

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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