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Greg Van Avermaet’s perfect Paris-Roubaix plan that went awry
How two mechanicals and an army of supporters helped Greg Van Avermaet win the 2017 Paris Roubaix
Why Arnaud Demare could be the next French winner of Paris-Roubaix
He’s fresh, fast and French: past winners Madiot, Guesdon and team-mate Guarnieri on fancying Démare to break the home nation’s 21-year duck at Roubaix
Paris Roubaix tips from a winner – Stuart O’Grady
Who will win the 2018 Paris-Roubaix? The 2007 champion Stuart O’Grady runs his eye over the contenders for Hell of the North
A country for old men: John Degenkolb on Paris-Roubaix
The fourth youngest winner of Paris-Roubaix in 30 years, John Degenkolb discusses how experience counts in the Hell of the North
Rides of rouleurs: Five stunning rouleur race victories
From Ian Stannard at Omloop to Eros Poli on Mont Ventoux. Five astonishing race wins that showcase what it means to ride like a rouleur
An Easter in Flanders with legendary team boss Hilaire van der Schueren
A no-nonsense DS who has never raced a bike, Hilaire van der Schueren has been doing his job so long it’ll be up to the UCI to ask...
Philippe Gilbert: Classics king and Flanders champion
“I was always dreaming of the Classics,” Philippe Gilbert says of his boyhood self. Now the Quick Step man wins them instead. Ned meets him...
Why everyone’s talking about Wout van Aert, Classics star of the future
Analysis: He’s not the first cyclo-cross specialist to show potential in the Classics. But Wout van Aert’s early season showing has nonetheless been turning heads
In pictures: on the sidelines at E3 and Gent-Wevelgem
Around every cobbled classic gravitates a world of fans, onlookers, snappers, marshals and helpers. Photographer Chris Auld put them in the picture
Seven things Gent-Wevelgem does better than the Tour of Flanders
Flemish? Yes. Cobbles? Yup. Spring date? Indeed. Nonetheless Gent-Wevelgem has an identity all of its own. Shame it’s often overlooked
Brian Holm vs Mark Cavendish (part 2)
“I wasn’t sure he would want to do the interview with me. I gave him a hard time in the bunch and he didn’t always...
Gallery: the recurring problem of Paris-Nice’s nickname
A race to the Riviera. Oh the glamour of it all! Except Paris-Nice takes place in early March. Chris Auld braved the elements to capture...
Matteo Trentin: I needed more responsibility before I got too old
After dominating on the flat stages of the Vuelta but being eclipsed by the stars in Quickstep’s Classics line-up, Matteo Trentin is ready for a...
Opinion: In women’s cycling, we must think beyond the minimum wage
Establishing a minimum wage is often held up as a key priority for the women’s pro peloton. But what are the realities of doing so?...
Heroes in the Tuscan mud: scenes from a remarkable Strade Bianche
The roads turned to sludge and faces were covered in grime, but remarkable things happen in the mud. Max Leonard and Paolo Ciaberta pay homage to the drama,...
Cover Stories: Rouleur issue 18.2 – Paris Roubaix by Pauline Ballet
Fine photos from David Powell, Pauline Ballet and Paolo Ciaberta vied for the coveted Rouleur cover spot. Which one won?
Fabian Cancellara: doing the double at Flanders and Roubaix
Private jets, boozy post-Flanders celebrations and banging hangovers. How will he go at Roubaix? Not bad, it transpires…
Alex Edmondson: “I remember winning my first novice race on a borrowed bike, riding with sand shoes”
After his surprise win in the Australian road championships, Rouleur talks to Alex Edmondson about his formative years and “inspirational” sister
Much ado about March – a guide to this month’s glut of racing
With several notable week long stage races and a wealth of important one-day events, March is a busy month on cycling’s calendar.
Dispatch from the desert: Abu Dhabi Tour
As the Middle East’s only WorldTour race, the 2018 Abu Dhabi Tour attracted the fastest riders around. With a time trial and a summit finish, however,...
Larry Warbasse blog – eight things I’d tell the younger me
Aqua Blue Sport’s Larry Warbasse recalls the frosty reception he got when he first joined the pro-ranks and considers what he might have done differently
Under wraps: images from Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
As if the cobbled hills and other riders weren’t enough, there was another factor to take on in Belgium: that bitter wind.
Toni Maier – how Assos championed lycra, carbon and aero wheels
As Swiss company Assos celebrate over 40 years in the sport, we take a look at the profound influence founder Toni Maier has had on cycling
A sense of space: scenes from the pros’ track day in Abu Dhabi
You can almost hear the tyres screech in Russ Ellis’s photos from the Yas Marina race track. It’s not the Grand Prix though, it’s the...
Race preview: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
After our fill of desert races and riders taking selfies with kangaroos, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad lifts the curtain once again on the spring Classics. Here’s...
What’s in the next issue? 18.2 goes big on the Classics
Fabian Cancellara, Greg Van Avermaet, riding shotgun with Mavic at Roubaix, Tour of Flanders in photos and more
In pictures: glorious mud at the 2018 world cyclo-cross championships
If there was one defining characteristic to all the races at this year’s world cyclo-cross championships, it was the muddy conditions they were run in
Tom Pidcock: “I don’t really practice on a ‘cross bike”
The junior world champion now aims for the under-23 title in Valkenburg. Sven Nys’ assessment of Pidcock’s talents: “He rides like a Belgian”
Rainbows in the mud: Britain’s first cyclo-cross world champion
In 1986 Stuart Marshall ploughed through the mud to claim the junior world championship. Reading about the drama in the pages of a magazine had a profound effect...
Sir Bradley Wiggins on his team: ‘it’s a positive, lasting legacy to my career’
We meet frontman Bradley Wiggins and his fresh-faced stars of tomorrow at their winter get-together in Liverpool
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