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Mathieu van der Poel: The Paris-Roubaix Debutant

Mathieu van der Poel: The Paris-Roubaix Debutant

Prior to the 2021 edition of Paris-Roubaix, Mathieu van der Poel considers his form, back injury and the prospect of a wet race.

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Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var 2021: Debrief

Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var 2021: Debrief

Analysing all the action from the 2021 Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var

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Gallery: Cyclo-cross World Championships 2021

Gallery: Cyclo-cross World Championships 2021

We saw four races over the weekend in Oostende, Belgium, where the 2021 UCI Cyclocross World Championships would be decided. Mathieu van der Poel, Wout...

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Koksijde

Dirty weekend in Koksijde: How to be a cyclo-cross spectator

One of the few cycling formats still going strong in the Covid-era, here's Rouleur's guide to the unique experience of being a cyclo-cross spectator – complete...

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When Zwift met Mathieu van der Poel: Watopian Ideals

When Zwift met Mathieu van der Poel: Watopian Ideals

Rouleur goes behind the scenes on a Zwift advertising campaign, and gets beneath the skin of the training app sweeping the cycling world

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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: Considering the Tour de France wildcards (and the ones that missed out)

The column: Considering the Tour de France wildcards (and the ones that missed out)

  This week it was announced that all the 2020 Tour de France wildcards have all gone to home teams. Favouritism? Or fair enough?

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The column: Cyclo-cross is on the slide

The column: Cyclo-cross is on the slide

Attendance at major races is down. Television viewing figures are also down. Belgium, we have a problem, and it’s not Mathieu van der Poel

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The column: We need to talk about Mathieu

The column: We need to talk about Mathieu

We’ve always been told you only get one chance to win the Tour of Flanders. Mathieu van der Poel may not have quite clinched the...

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