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Updates, stories and opinions from inside the world's greatest sport, written and captured by Rouleur journalists
The Cyclists' Alliance new three-step Mentor Program
The women's cycling union has devised a new programme to support riders through pre-career, mid-career, and post-retirement and partnered with some of the biggest brands in...
Pauline Ballet's unique perspective
The Paris-based photographer trained at the National School of Photography in Arles, she is a previous winner of Rouleur’s Photographer of the Year and covers...
Opinion: Giro organisers need to do more if they want the sprinters to stay
The Giro d’Italia has said goodbye to two of its strongest sprinters in the last couple of days, but we can’t blame them for leaving...
The column: Is it time to ditch the white jersey?
With the most junior riders in Grand Tours now comfortably competing for – and winning – the overall prize, is the young riders’ competition still...
Concussion at the Giro: Dombrowski, Mohorič and the latest protocol
Is cycling finally making progress on the troubling problem of concussion?
Giro d'Italia First Week Debrief: the jersey contenders
We’ve had a fiery start to the Giro d'Italia and there’s been a lot to take in. Here’s everything you need to get up to...
The best Giro d'Italia sprinters in history: Kings of speed
Sprint stages in the Giro are few and far between, but when we get one, they’re often unpredictable, exciting and explosive. Rouleur takes a look...
Menstrual gains: Drops-Le Col p/b Tempur's rider wellness programme
How the UK-registered Continental squad are investing in rider health and wellbeing with a comprehensive and radical new programme
The angels in the blue overalls: Behind Shimano's neutral support
Two races. One, the last stage of the Tour of the Basque Country, featuring the best riders in the world. Another, the Valenciaga Memorial, an...
“This is a really cool job” Bahrain Victorious’ Fred Wright on his first Grand Tour
He wasn’t supposed to ride the Vuelta in his first year as a professional, but a lot of crazy things happened in 2020. Fred Wright...
Tom Dumoulin: Lost in a corner of time
Tom Dumoulin looks for his corner of hope outside of cycling, as broadcaster and writer Laura Meseguer reflects on his break from his career
The Giro Rosa has been demoted, but don’t expect it to make a difference
The Giro Rosa is no longer a Women's WorldTour race, but thanks to its parcours and its proximity to the Olympic Games it will still...
Women's WorldTour: what have we learned from the Spring Classics?
After a tumultuous year of musical calendars in 2020, the Spring Classics returned to their usual spot this season, with many taking place just six...
Tour de Romandie 2021 Preview
The Tour de Romandie is the final chance for the Giro d'Italia contenders to get a WorldTour level stage race in their legs before heading...
Team Ineos: a changing of the guard?
Are the days of this British super-team dominating the Grand Tours over? The performances of young guns like Tom Pidcock in one-day races make a...
Kristen Faulkner: “There are so many business models that cycling can adopt”
The Team Tibco-SVB rider might have left a job in venture capital to focus on cycling, but she's bringing her business experience with her.
The Run Up – a unique insight into the Women’s WorldTour
Team SD Worx, Trek Segafredo and Canyon-SRAM will unite to film ‘The Run Up’ a web series giving us an inside look in to the...
Lucky number 7: Anna Van der Breggen is the Queen of Huy
The World and Olympic Champion made it seven La Flèche Wallonne wins in a row in her final edition of the race
Pedro Delgado: Spanish Steps and the 1988 Tour de France
Fifteen years on from Luis Ocaña in 1973, no Spanish rider had won the Tour de France. Delgado starts the race downbeat, but soon has...
La Flèche Wallonne 2021 Preview
Rouleur preview the 2021 edition of La Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday 21st April, where the winner must conquer the revered Mur de Huy
“I just love to race” Tadej Pogačar on winning the Tour at 22 and what the future holds
He took the cycling world by storm last year, taking one of the most dramatic victories in history at the Tour de France. Tadej Pogačar...
The Manx Missile Relaunched: Why cycling needed another Cav win
Mark Cavendish’s victories at the Tour of Turkey are important to the entire cycling community
The toughest women's race in history: Ore Ida
Its sponsor was a potato snack maker and it was run by an ex-Marine who knew little about cycling. How the 17-day Ore Ida race became a...
Liège-Bastogne-Liège Women 2021 Preview
Our preview of the fourth edition of the women's Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition 2021 Preview
Rouleur previews the women’s edition of the Amstel Gold Race. Will van Vleuten secure a solo victory or can teams like SD Worx stop her?
Flèche Wallonne: Can anyone stop Anna van der Breggen on the Mur de Huy?
What is it about this race — and that climb — that is so perfect for the SD Worx rider?
Roglic vs Pogacar Round One: Itzulia Basque Country Tour 2021 Debrief
Taking a look back at one of the most exciting and tactically intriguing races in 2021 thus far.
Losing the bottle – are we sucking the fun out of cycling?
As we set rules meaning no more bottles for fans, no supertuck, no hugs at the finish line, are we starting to chip away at...
Liege-Bastogne-Liege Preview 2021
Rouleur preview the 2021 edition of Liege-Bastogne-Liege. ‘La Doyenne’, or ‘The Old Lady’, was first raced in the 19th century
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