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Opinion: Lotte Kopecky is your next Tour de France Femmes winner
The Belgian rider’s recent performances prove that she is every bit the general classification contender
Will it be too many cooks or an unstoppable SD Worx-Protime at the Tour de Romandie?
We look ahead to the next race on the Women’s WorldTour calendar
Superstars returning and rivalries reigniting: Why 2025 has the makings to be the best ever Women’s WorldTour season
There are big changes ahead for the women’s peloton next year
The Vuelta a España loses its animator: Yet more heartbreak for Wout van Aert
The Belgian rider crashed out of the race on stage 16 after some spectacular performances over the last two weeks
A Grand Tour without Tadej Pogačar - For better or worse?
There’s a significant difference in the racing dynamic at the Vuelta a España compared to this year’s other two major stage races
‘Am I going to be good enough?’ - Anna van der Breggen on coming back to the women’s peloton in 2025
The Dutchwoman tells Rouleur about her decision to come out of retirement to race for SD Worx-Protime again next season
Reality check: Cyclists’ Alliance survey reveals that over half of riders outside Women's WorldTour earn under €10,000 per year
While the excitement around women’s cycling is greater than ever after the Tour de France Femmes, the 2024 TCA survey shows that there is still...
The best race ever: Inside the Tour de France Femmes from the top of Alpe d’Huez
Rachel Jary describes what it was like to witness a historic battle between Demi Vollering and Kasia Niewiadoma on one of the sport's most famous...
‘It’s sour for me’ - Heartbreak, lost opportunity and ‘what ifs’ for Vollering at the Tour de France Femmes
The Dutchwoman missed out on the yellow jersey by just four seconds after a turbulent and unlucky week
Stubbornness, soul and spirit: Kasia Niewiadoma has earned the Tour de France spotlight
The Canyon//SRAM rider won the Tour de France Femmes after a gutsy, determined ride on Alpe d'Huez which will go down in history
Zwift racing, bravery and self-belief in abundance: The path to success for Justine Ghekiere
Inside the Belgian rider's stunning solo stage victory atop Le Grand Bornand in the Tour de France Femmes
‘She was scared’ - A battle of mind games between SD Worx and Canyon//SRAM at the Tour de France Femmes
While there wasn't any real GC action, the politics between key teams in the race came to the fore on the penultimate stage
‘We have something in mind’ - The threat of Demi Vollering and the mountains at the Tour de France Femmes
With two big general classification days in the mountains coming up, SD Worx have plans to blow the Tour apart
‘Waiting wouldn’t have made a difference’ - Shameful tactics or smart racing from SD Worx at the Tour de France Femmes?
It was a day of contrasting emotions for the Dutch team who secured a stage win for Blanka Vas while Demi Vollering crashed and lost...
‘I’m not the rider I once was’ - Lizzie Deignan on her new role at Lidl-Trek, retirement and changing priorities
The British rider explains that she is happy to be in a domestique role at Lidl-Trek, something that has shifted alongside her life trajectory
Can Tour de France Femmes debutant Puck Pieterse challenge Demi Vollering for the yellow jersey?
The Fenix-Deceuninck rider now sits in second place on the general classification, but her ability on long climbs is relatively unknown as the race speeds...
Are both Tours de France about to be defined by one dominant rider?
As Demi Vollering takes the lead of the Tour de France Femmes after just three stages, it seems like we could have another Tour controlled...
200 euro salaries, inexperienced youngsters and gaming the system: Tashkent City justify their place at the Tour de France Femmes
The Uzbekistan team only had three of their seven riders finish the opening stage of the race, but their team manager Gleb Groysman argues they...
Is this the end of the Lorena Wiebes sprinting reign?
The SD Worx-Protime rider was beaten again by Charlotte Kool on the second stage of the Tour de France Femmes
‘We will go again in rematch’ – Inside an SD Worx disaster at the Tour de France Femmes
With Lorena Wiebes the stand-out sprinter in the Tour this year, SD Worx had high expectations for the opening stage before things went very wrong in...
‘This is just the beginning’ - The fall and rise of Charlotte Kool
After a challenging season the Dutch rider has a victory on cycling’s biggest stage and her team believe there is only more to come
'The best day of my life' - Inside Yara Kastelijn's big day out at the Tour de France Femmes
Yara Kastelijn claimed the biggest win of her career in last year’s Tour de France Femmes. She tells Rouleur about one of the best days...
Tour de France Femmes favourites 2024 - Who will win the yellow jersey?
Can anyone pose a challenge to Demi Vollering in the fight for yellow?
‘The gap to SD Worx is getting smaller’ - FDJ-Suez plan to be women’s cycling’s new super team
Looking to the Tour de France Femmes and beyond, the French squad have lofty ambitions and self-belief in abundance
Let the transfers begin: The biggest movers and shakers for the 2025 season
With the transfer window officially open as of August 1, we look at some of the most intriguing moves in the men’s and women’s WorldTour...
Women’s Olympic road race 2024: Route, contenders, and prediction
Can anyone challenge the Netherlands? Will they be able to manage a team of superstars?
Inside cycling’s holy week with Lifeplus-Wahoo
A look at the ups and downs of racing the biggest Classics in the world
The final curtain call: Tadej Pogačar is the best in the world
The Slovenian rider closed a chapter of unquestionable dominance in the Tour de France with a commanding win on the final stage
The Tour de France and a changing of the guard
Rachel Jary reflects on the significance of the race from the finish in Nice
Smart-cooling mattresses, dehumidifiers and a whole lot of data: The Tour de France peloton’s marginal gains
Rouleur speaks to Tour de France teams about how they ensure every incremental gain is accounted for
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