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‘It’s been a mentally fatiguing year’ - Tom Pidcock on gold medals, expectations and big dreams

‘It’s been a mentally fatiguing year’ - Tom Pidcock on gold medals, expectations and big dreams

The British rider speaks about a rollercoaster year and looking ahead to the future

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‘All good things come to an end’ - Lizzie Deignan on closing her chapter as a professional bike rider

‘All good things come to an end’ - Lizzie Deignan on closing her chapter as a professional bike rider

The British rider will race her final season in 2025 after almost two decades in the peloton – she tells Rouleur why she’s making the choice...

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The Ribble Revolution - From Issue 115 Design

The Ribble Revolution - From Issue 115 Design

In Issue 115, we take a deep dive into the history of longstanding British brand, Ribble, as it reaches its its 125-year anniversary

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Running, hangovers, Grand Tours and 70 pairs of Oakleys: Getting to know Tom Pidcock

Running, hangovers, Grand Tours and 70 pairs of Oakleys: Getting to know Tom Pidcock

The word versatile doesn’t even come close. Pidcock excels across the board and in every discipline he turns his hand to. Rouleur readers put the...

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“I'm not a nice person in the bunch” – Lucinda Brand on the battle for Paris-Roubaix Femmes

“I'm not a nice person in the bunch” – Lucinda Brand on the battle for Paris-Roubaix Femmes

The Trek-Segafredo missed the inaugural edition of the race in 2021, but she doesn’t expect this to hinder her chances this Saturday

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A taste of happiness: how fatherhood and Team DSM changed Romain Bardet

A taste of happiness: how fatherhood and Team DSM changed Romain Bardet

We took Romain Bardet wine tasting, and he told us about the secrets of his contentment

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Cover stories: issue 108 - Tom Pidcock special edition

Cover stories: issue 108 - Tom Pidcock special edition

The music notes for Little Donkey sit in the keyboard of Tom Pidcock’s living room. They belong to his piano-teaching girlfriend, not the Ineos Grenadier...

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7 things you didn't know about Tom Pidcock

7 things you didn't know about Tom Pidcock

Rouleur sat down with Tom Pidcock for our Issue 108 interview. Here are a few things we learnt

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Ineos Grenadiers launch 2022 kit

Ineos Grenadiers launch 2022 kit

The change in kit sponsor for next season comes with a new look for the British team

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Marcel Kittel on the new generation of sprinters, mental health and the perfect sprint

Marcel Kittel on the new generation of sprinters, mental health and the perfect sprint

Marcel Kittel talks on the importance of mental health in cycling, his perfect sprint and who he’s tipping to be the next sprinting star.

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Tom Pidcock didn’t run a 13.25 5km, but is headed to Oregon to see how fast he can go

Tom Pidcock didn’t run a 13.25 5km, but is headed to Oregon to see how fast he can go

Back in February, Pidcock broke the Strava-obsessed section of the internet with one of the fastest 5km running times in history. He tells Rouleur the...

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“It’s where we came from, but hopefully it’s in the past” Anna van der Breggen on how women’s cycling has changed

“It’s where we came from, but hopefully it’s in the past” Anna van der Breggen on how women’s cycling has changed

At Rouleur Live last weekend, the multiple former World Champion revealed some insightful truths about women’s stage racing and shared her thoughts on the future...

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Fabian Cancellara: The king is alive, long live the king!

Fabian Cancellara: The king is alive, long live the king!

We spoke with Fabian Cancellara at the Rouleur Live and found out he's still a gentle patron

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Guiding Lights: The Cyclists' Alliance Mentor Programme

Guiding Lights: The Cyclists' Alliance Mentor Programme

Orla Chennaoui analyses how the TCA's mentorship initiative helps female cyclists during and after their time in the peloton

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Cover stories: issue 106 – Empower

Cover stories: issue 106 – Empower

Our issue 106 cover stars. Empower is the word

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Giro Donne: the Debrief

Giro Donne: the Debrief

A dominant SD Worx, a record-breaking performance, and some first-time winners. What happened at this year's Giro d'Italia Donne?

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The Cyclists' Alliance Rider Survey part one: 34% earn no salary in 2021

The Cyclists' Alliance Rider Survey part one: 34% earn no salary in 2021

The results of part one of The Cyclists’ Alliance’s 2021 Rider Survey revealed an ever-widening gap between the two tiers of the women’s ‘pro’ peloton.

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The Giro d'Italia Donne so far: Gallery

The Giro d'Italia Donne so far: Gallery

Sean Hardy has been capturing the drama from the Giro d'Italia Donne where after just four stages Anna van der Breggen and her SD Worx team...

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'I want a lot, I want to win every race, I think' – Question Time with Demi Vollering

'I want a lot, I want to win every race, I think' – Question Time with Demi Vollering

Previous winner of both La Course and Liège-Bastogne-Liège and second in the Tour de France Femmes, Demi Vollering one of the biggest stars of Dutch cycling. During...

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The Column: Tao’s Giro Fantastico – the moment of 2020

The Column: Tao’s Giro Fantastico – the moment of 2020

Tao Geoghegan Hart winning the Giro may be the decisive moment of 2020,  but for Rouleur Executive Editor Ian Cleverly one specific comment said it all

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Rouleur predicts... Giro Rosa stage 4

Rouleur predicts... Giro Rosa stage 4

It's a marathon 170km day, and Hannah's on a tipping hot streak. She thinks it's one for Marianne Vos again, but a rival could come...

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Rouleur predicts... Giro Rosa stage 3

Rouleur predicts... Giro Rosa stage 3

Another hilly stage offers an opportunity to ambush Van Vleuten, but will it be a day for the break instead? Here's our best guesses

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Alison Jackson

Rouleur predicts... Giro Rosa stage 2

The Gang of Four failed to spot the fabulous firepower of Trek-Segafredo for the opening team time trial. Must try harder. Now we reach more...

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Rouleur predicts... Giro Rosa stage 1

Rouleur predicts... Giro Rosa stage 1

The 31st edition of the biggest stage race in women’s cycling kicks off this week, the Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile 2020.

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