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'A Grand Tour is hardest for the sprinters': the physiological toll of riding in the grupetto

'A Grand Tour is hardest for the sprinters': the physiological toll of riding in the grupetto

Life for Pogačar and Vingegaard? It’s like a gentle commute compared to the grupetto. Don’t believe us? It’s all in the numbers…

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The time trials: Where the Giro d'Italia could be won or lost

The time trials: Where the Giro d'Italia could be won or lost

Three time trials, including a mountainous penultimate stage that echoes Pog and Rog’s yellow-jersey swap of 2020, could settle who wins this year’s maglia rosa....

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From the saddle to the team car: Mathew Hayman on victories and tactics at Paris-Roubaix

From the saddle to the team car: Mathew Hayman on victories and tactics at Paris-Roubaix

Mathew Hayman fractured his arm, beat himself up on Zwift and memorably won the 2016 edition of Paris-Roubaix. He’s now DS at Team Jayco Alula....

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Meet Oscar Saiz, the mountain biker teaching WorldTour pros how to descend

Meet Oscar Saiz, the mountain biker teaching WorldTour pros how to descend

Oscar Saiz is a world-class downhill mountain biker who’s spent the past decade teaching the world’s finest road cyclists how to descend faster and safer....

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Fuelling the WorldTour: Ineos Grenadiers' chef on nutrition tips, life on the road, and slurping eggs like oysters

Fuelling the WorldTour: Ineos Grenadiers' chef on nutrition tips, life on the road, and slurping eggs like oysters

Ineos Grenadiers chef Jon Cox reveals what it takes to fuel the world’s best riders with some delicious takeaway morsels for the recreational rider…

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Behind the scenes of Dan Bigham's Hour Record - part two

Behind the scenes of Dan Bigham's Hour Record - part two

Last time, we delved into the physical and psychological preparation that went into Bigham’s 55.548km record. This time it’s all about the gear…

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Behind the scenes of Dan Bigham's Hour Record: Part one

Behind the scenes of Dan Bigham's Hour Record: Part one

Great Britain’s Dan Bigham recently broke the world hour record. Rouleur secured exclusive access to reveal the training and gear that went into that 55.548km

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How to eat like a professional rider – Tips from EF Education EasyPost's team chef

How to eat like a professional rider – Tips from EF Education EasyPost's team chef

EF Education-EasyPost team chef Owen Blandy delivers his recipe for recreational-riding success

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How do riders train to peak for the Tour de France Femmes?

How do riders train to peak for the Tour de France Femmes?

How do the likes of Lorena Wiebes prepare to peak at races? Good question…

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Beat the heat  – how pro riders hydrate and acclimatise during the Tour de France

Beat the heat – how pro riders hydrate and acclimatise during the Tour de France

The Tour de France often sees temperatures over 40°C. It’s why the WorldTour teams delve into the science to dial in their acclimation and hydration...

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Secrets of the time trial: how riders are constantly getting faster

Secrets of the time trial: how riders are constantly getting faster

The Giro’s race-defining time trial takes place around the streets of Verona on Sunday (May 29). We caught up with time trial legend Marco Pinotti...

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"Recover and race smart" Hugh Carthy on how to beat fatigue during a Grand Tour

"Recover and race smart" Hugh Carthy on how to beat fatigue during a Grand Tour

Hugh Carthy’s currently sitting in the top-20 at the Giro d’Italia. Ahead of the Giro’s third and final rest day, we caught up with the...

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George Bennett: “The difference between Pogačar and Roglič is often the difference between their helpers"

George Bennett: “The difference between Pogačar and Roglič is often the difference between their helpers"

One of the biggest transfers of the off-season saw George Bennett move from Jumbo-Visma to fierce rivals UAE Team Emirates. We caught up with the...

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