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Faces of a Roubaix finish

Faces of a Roubaix finish

The faces that tell the story of a unique year at cycling's most famous Monument

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Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2021: A day in cycling history

Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2021: A day in cycling history

This year's Paris-Roubaix Femmes will be remembered as one of the most iconic races in living memory. Here's a gallery of our favourite images from a...

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Mitch Docker on his love for Roubaix and life after the Peloton

Mitch Docker on his love for Roubaix and life after the Peloton

He may not have won much, but Docker has left his mark on the cycling world, in his own way

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Marianne Vos “ready to fight” at Paris-Roubaix Femmes

Marianne Vos “ready to fight” at Paris-Roubaix Femmes

The three-time World Champion hopes to put the disappointment of the 2021 World Championships behind her in the Hell of the North

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Outsiders with a chance at Paris-Roubaix 2021

Outsiders with a chance at Paris-Roubaix 2021

We analyse some of the outsiders who could mix it up with the favourites on the cobblestones at Paris-Roubaix 2021.

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Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2021 – Route, predictions and contenders

Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2021 – Route, predictions and contenders

The first ever women's Paris-Roubaix race is set to be a unique spectacle

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"Can I actually do what I know I've done before?" Joss Lowden on her Hour attempt

"Can I actually do what I know I've done before?" Joss Lowden on her Hour attempt

The 33-year-old has had a breakthrough 2021 including taking eighth place in the time trial at the world championships last week. The British rider spoke to...

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Larry Warbasse: If Nils Eekhoff is a cheat, so am I

Larry Warbasse: If Nils Eekhoff is a cheat, so am I

The rules must change, Larry says. The experienced US pro’s view on the U23 Worlds Nils Eekhoff disqualification debacle 

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Women's 2021 World Championship time trial: Debrief

Women's 2021 World Championship time trial: Debrief

What did we learn from the fastest race in World Championships history?

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Roglič, a champion who is always learning

Roglič, a champion who is always learning

The uniqueness of Primož Roglič is that, despite being one of the best cyclists in the world, each race is still a lesson. Some elements of...

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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift – “It's going to breathe some new life into the sport”

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift – “It's going to breathe some new life into the sport”

2022 is going to be an exciting year for women’s cycling. Rouleur spoke to SD Worx’s Ashleigh Moolman Pasio and Zwift’s Kate Veronneau about what...

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Fabio Jakobsen: a story of strength, bravery and courage

Fabio Jakobsen: a story of strength, bravery and courage

After his win in today’s stage of the Vuelta a España, it’s hard to imagine that the Dutch rider was on life support just over...

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Koen de Kort on retirement, injury and the next chapter with Trek-Segafredo

Koen de Kort on retirement, injury and the next chapter with Trek-Segafredo

After suffering a horrific accident in June, Koen De Kort was forced to end his 16 year career earlier than planned. Still, he looks ahead...

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Under The Radar: Riders To Watch At La Vuelta a España

Under The Radar: Riders To Watch At La Vuelta a España

Rouleur look at some of the riders flying under the radar who could have a significant impact on the final Grand Tour of the season

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An open letter to Patrick Moster from Team Africa Rising

An open letter to Patrick Moster from Team Africa Rising

An Open Letter to Patrick Moster To understand humanity and the effect our words and actions have on one another, we must take the time...

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Opinion: Patrick Moster's comments are part of a wider problem in the sport

Opinion: Patrick Moster's comments are part of a wider problem in the sport

A collective anti-racist statement from those within cycling is long overdue: now is the time to finally do it

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Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa Women 2021: Route, predictions and contenders

Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa Women 2021: Route, predictions and contenders

Some of the big contenders are absent from the women's Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa, could this leave the door open for an unexpected winner?

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The inevitability of disc brakes

The inevitability of disc brakes

Shimano thought disc brakes were the future back in 1972. The rest of us seem to have finally caught up

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Anna Kiesenhofer: the mathematician who beat the odds

Anna Kiesenhofer: the mathematician who beat the odds

Anna Kiesenhofer’s gold medal ride in the Olympic road race is a pure underdog story, and one that benefits the image of women's cycling.

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Amanda Spratt – Question Time

Amanda Spratt – Question Time

A favourite for the Olympic Road Race, we sat down to chat with Amanda Spratt for issue 102 of Rouleur

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Numbers Games: unequal peloton sizes at the Tokyo Olympics

Numbers Games: unequal peloton sizes at the Tokyo Olympics

The Tokyo 2020 Games will be the last with a drastically smaller women's peloton than men's — but how has it taken this long?

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Women’s Olympic Road Race 2021: Route, Predictions and Contenders

Women’s Olympic Road Race 2021: Route, Predictions and Contenders

A hilly and difficult course awaits the women’s peloton in Japan, the team from the Netherlands look to be the favourites, but strong nations like...

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What’s next for Tadej Pogacar?

What’s next for Tadej Pogacar?

Winning a second Tour at the age of 22,Pogačar is on an unprecedented trajectory to stardom. What does the rest of the season hold for...

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Against the clock: Joss Lowden of Drops-Le Col s/b Tempur

Against the clock: Joss Lowden of Drops-Le Col s/b Tempur

In training, Joscelin Lowden smashed the women's one hour record, and now she plans to make a play for the official record. We catch up...

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“There was no doubt in Cav's head he would come back and win” Brian Holm on Mark Cavendish’s return to the Tour de France

“There was no doubt in Cav's head he would come back and win” Brian Holm on Mark Cavendish’s return to the Tour de France

Few in the world of cycling know Mark Cavendish better than Brian Holm, he spoke to Rouleur about what it took for the sprinter to...

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"It's a whirlwind" Alison Jackson on her last-minute call-up to the Tokyo Olympics

"It's a whirlwind" Alison Jackson on her last-minute call-up to the Tokyo Olympics

Just 10 days before the start of the Games, Alison Jackson got the call: she was going to race in Tokyo.

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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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Who was Henri Desgrange?

Who was Henri Desgrange?

The founder of the Tour de France was a fitness buff. He was a stern and stubborn egomaniac. He was patriotic, despotic, sadistic, narcissistic and borderline...

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Opinion: Marianne Vos made history last week, let’s shout about it

Opinion: Marianne Vos made history last week, let’s shout about it

The Dutch rider has dominated women’s cycling for over a decade, and her 30 stage wins at the Giro Rosa leave a mark in history

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Mark Cavendish's transcendent wins

Mark Cavendish's transcendent wins

There aren’t many moments in sport that really touch our emotions, but Cav’s stage victories at the Tour are doing just that

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