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At least they tried: Was Il Lombardia’s star-studded breakaway a taste of things to come to confront Tadej Pogačar?
The world champion took another convincing Monument victory, but other teams at least thought out of the box in trying to beat him
Panache, attacks, angry rants and two gold medals: A Remco Evenepoel Olympic masterpiece
Remco Evenepoel delivered another masterpiece as he became the first ever man to win Olympic road race and time trial gold in the same year
The Mauritian darkhorse at Paris-Roubaix Femmes with the race’s wildest backstory
Meet the little-known rider from a tiny island nation who could shake up Paris-Roubaix Femmes
Elisa Balsamo: It’s going to be really hard for me to stay with the front group in Flanders
The Italian sprinter is expecting a tough and aggressive race on Sunday
Trouble at Team SD Worx – A dramatic day for the Dutch team at Dwars door Vlaanderen
As Marianne Vos took an impressive sprint win while Team SD Worx failed to make the podium
‘Cavendish always steps up at the big ones’ - Mark Renshaw and Michael Mørkøv on keeping the faith in their sprinter
Both Cavendish’s sports director and teammate insist that early season races don't offer a reliable judgement of how the Manxman will perform at bigger goals...
'He couldn’t remember hitting the ground’ - Why Adam Yates’ UAE Tour crash should raise more concern over concussion protocol in pro cycling
The UAE Team Emirates rider continued to ride for 40 kilometres before abandoning the race with concussion symptoms
Vuelta a España 2023 stage 15 preview: An opportunity for the breakaway
Stage-hunting climbers and puncheurs will have circled stage 15 as one to try and win from the breakaway
Geraint Thomas is now a stage hunter at the Vuelta a España
The Welsh rider has shifted focus after his GC plans went awry
The strategy? ‘Full gas’ - The lesson to be learnt from Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig’s performance at the Tour of Scandinavia
The Danish rider exhibited grit and bravery in abundance in her home race
Lorena Wiebes’ watts: What does it take to win a Tour de France Femmes bunch sprint?
The numbers behind the SD Worx rider’s winning effort
A Gent-Wevelgem gift: Christophe Laporte takes his first major Classics win
Jumbo-Visma continued their display of dominance at this year's Gent-Wevelgem, with Christophe Laporte and Wout Van Aert crossing the finish line arm-in-arm
Do we have a new King of the Classics? - Men's Omloop het Nieuwsblad 2023 in review
Dylan van Baarle and Jumbo-Visma's performance in the opening cobbled Classic of 2023 is a warning sign to their rivals of what's to come for the...
A history of Mark Cavendish in Oakley sunglasses - the Manxman's most iconic looks
A relationship that has stood the test of time – and tricky contract negotiations
How do you solve a problem like Annemiek van Vleuten? Looking ahead to the mountains at the Tour de France Femmes
Van Vleuten is virtually unstoppable when the road starts to go up. What can other teams do about it?
Tour de France Femmes 2022 route: everything you need to know about the stages of the first edition
A stage-by-stage guide to the route of the inaugural Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
Lights, camera, Netflix: The flies on the wall at the Tour de France
Team insiders explain what the Tour de France has been like with riders being followed by Netflix documentary crews
“It’s an ungrateful sport” – Oliver Naesen on the Classics
Known for his consistent performances in the Classics, Oliver Naesen tells Rouleur about his chances at Roubaix and the new aggressive racing style seen in...
Is Jumbo-Visma cycling’s next super team?
The performances of new signings such as Christophe Laporte, Tiesj Benoot and Rohan Dennis have strengthened the team’s roster even further for 2022, making them...
“I want to show the world how good we are” Chantal van den Broek-Blaak’s next chapter with Team SD Worx
The Tour de France Femmes, mentoring younger teammates and full support if she wishes to go on maternity leave all fuelled Broek-Blaak’s decision to sign...
UAE Tour 2022 Preview - Route, Predictions And Contenders
The first WorldTour race of the season gives us a bit of everything as sprinters, time trial specialists and climbers all get to show off...
Volta A La Comunitat Valenciana 2022 Preview - Route, Predictions And Contenders
The first stage race on European soil gets underway with a stellar cast of star riders set to take on the Spanish five-day race.
Egan Bernal: the Vuelta's antagonist
He may not have got the results he’d hoped for, but the young Colombian has still had a race to remember
Four conclusions from the Ladies Tour of Norway
The second Women's WorldTour stage race of 2021 produced four different winners from four stages with some expected winners and some surprise victories
Concussion at the Giro: Dombrowski, Mohorič and the latest protocol
Is cycling finally making progress on the troubling problem of concussion?
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