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Colnago and Pope John Paul II: the Man with the Golden Bike

Colnago and Pope John Paul II: the Man with the Golden Bike

It’s 1979, and Ernesto Colnago is at the peak of his frame-building powers. He’d made bicycles for the likes of Gianni Motta, actor Jean-Paul Belmondo...

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"It's different to the others" Fabian Cancellara and the Tour of Flanders

"It's different to the others" Fabian Cancellara and the Tour of Flanders

Triple Tour of Flanders champion and seven-time Monument winner Fabian Cancellara reflects on the one-day classics 

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Fabian Cancellara on Milan-San Remo – the most difficult one-day race

Fabian Cancellara on Milan-San Remo – the most difficult one-day race

Why La Primavera remains the toughest day of racing on the calendar according to the 2008 winner Fabian Cancellara

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Matt Goss's Milan-San Remo win - Romance on the Italian Riviera

Matt Goss's Milan-San Remo win - Romance on the Italian Riviera

On March 19 2011, Matt Goss sprinted to victory in Milan-San Remo. Much of his triumph that year owed to hiding in plain sight. Even before...

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Top 10: Finish Line Faces of Milan-San Remo

Top 10: Finish Line Faces of Milan-San Remo

It must be the distance – almost 300km from the city to the sea – and the herculean effort that brings out the rawest of emotions on...

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Sean Kelly and the 1984 Paris-Roubaix cobble: the most prized trophy of all

Sean Kelly and the 1984 Paris-Roubaix cobble: the most prized trophy of all

“That’s the one I have great memories of.” Sean Kelly tells Rouleur why the 1984 Paris-Roubaix cobble is the most cherished item in his vast...

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The making of Freddy Maertens

The making of Freddy Maertens

 “He made my character.” How an authoritarian upbringing that brought psychological suffering also put Freddy Maertens on the path to sporting success

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The Cycling Hall of Fame – Vote on the 2020 shortlist

The Cycling Hall of Fame – Vote on the 2020 shortlist

 In 2019 you voted Greg LeMond, Marianne Vos, and Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen into the Cycling Hall of Fame. Who will be the next...

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Bradley Wiggins: “I’ve got a masters degree in Sean Yates.”

Bradley Wiggins: “I’ve got a masters degree in Sean Yates.”

The kid from Kilburn who completed cycling, Bradley Wiggins, in candid conversation with his very first cycling hero, Sean Yates.

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The column: Only at the Rouleur Classic

The column: Only at the Rouleur Classic

Forgive us, if you will, one last week of self-indulgence, as we re-live our favourite bits of the Rouleur Classic 2019

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Rouleur podcast: Greg LeMond

Rouleur podcast: Greg LeMond

Three-time Tour de France winner and double World Champion Lemond and his wife Kathy join Ian Parkinson at the Rouleur Classic for a memorable conversation...

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Annemiek van Vleuten named Sharon Laws Road Rider of the Year 2019

Annemiek van Vleuten named Sharon Laws Road Rider of the Year 2019

A final victory of the season for Annemiek van Vleuten, as she’s named the Sharon Laws Road Rider of the Year at the Rouleur Classic...

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Greg LeMond, Marianne Vos, Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen to be inducted into the Cycling Hall of Fame

Greg LeMond, Marianne Vos, Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen to be inducted into the Cycling Hall of Fame

The Cycling Hall of Fame welcomes a new class of special icons celebrated for what they have accomplished and given to the world of cycling....

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Emily Chappell: Misfortune on the off-road to Montenegro

Emily Chappell: Misfortune on the off-road to Montenegro

An extract from Emily Chappell‘s new book: Where There’s a Will, the story of her journey from cycle courier to winner of the 2016 Transcontinental Race. In...

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Anna Henderson: from champion skier to British cycling starlet

Anna Henderson: from champion skier to British cycling starlet

World Championship bronze just the beginning for lifelong competitor Henderson after her meteoric rise on two wheels

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Desire: Pinarello’s latest thoroughbred

Desire: Pinarello’s latest thoroughbred

There are horses for courses, but Pinarello’s most recent steed has proven it can win on them all. We take a deep dive following a...

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Quiz: Michael Blann’s magnificent mountains

Quiz: Michael Blann’s magnificent mountains

From the French Pyrenees to the Swiss Alps to Italy’s Dolomites, prove how well you know some of Europe’s best climbs to be in with...

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If the peloton was a pub…

If the peloton was a pub…

If cyclists were beers, which would they be?

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The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Marianne Vos

The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Marianne Vos

The only rider on any of our shortlists still racking up the results, Marianne Vos’ palmarès puts her in a league of her own. It...

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Ten things we’re looking forward to at the Rouleur Classic 2019

Ten things we’re looking forward to at the Rouleur Classic 2019

The Rouleur Classic 2019 is just one month away. Here’s ten (or so) of the attractions we’re most looking forward to catching at this year’s...

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Win: Roglic’s signed red jersey

Win: Roglic’s signed red jersey

Win a Santini jersey signed by La Vuelta winner Primoz Roglic

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Vote for the 2019 Sharon Laws Road Rider of the summer

Vote for the 2019 Sharon Laws Road Rider of the summer

Six star riders up for the Sharon Laws Rider of the Spring award: Lisa Brennauer, Lizzie Deignan, Christine Majerus, Annemiek van Vleuten, Lorena Wiebes and...

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The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Bradley Wiggins

The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Bradley Wiggins

“Kids from Kilburn aren’t supposed to win the Tour de France.” Why Bradley Wiggins, Britain’s first Tour winner and most decorated Olympian, belongs in the...

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The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Jacques Anquetil

The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Jacques Anquetil

Grace and control personified on the bike, chaos and controversy off it. In appreciation of this past master

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The column: Greg Lemond puts it all on the line

The column: Greg Lemond puts it all on the line

Rouleur editor Andy McGrath meets Greg LeMond in Switzerland and finds this American icon to be open, principled and passionate, and still just as in...

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Rouleur Classic Competition: Guess the star guest…

Rouleur Classic Competition: Guess the star guest…

Tell us who you think we’ve got coming to the Rouleur Classic 2019 to be in with a chance of winning tickets to all three...

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The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Marguerite Wilson

The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Marguerite Wilson

Pioneering record breaker and superstar of pre-war cycling, Ian Cleverly impresses upon you to vote Marguerite Wilson into the Cycling Hall of Fame

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The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen

The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen

The Tour de France commentary duo who gave cycling to the people for 34 years. Vote Phil and Paul.

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Cover Stories: issue 19.5 by Marco Ventura

Cover Stories: issue 19.5 by Marco Ventura

“My father took me to see live Felice Gimondi’s arrival in Milan, when he won the 1976 Giro d’Italia. That was the first time I...

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The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Daniel Mangeas

The Cycling Hall of Fame 2019: the case for Daniel Mangeas

Voice of the Tour de France for 41 years, Mangeas is a true legend of cycling, the patron of cycling commentators. Vote for Daniel!  

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