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Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 2024: route, contenders, and prediction

Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 2024: route, contenders, and prediction

Who are the favourites for this year’s final Ardennes Classic? 

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Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2024: Route, contenders, and prediction

Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2024: Route, contenders, and prediction

Can anyone stop the favourites from making La Doyenne a two-horse race?

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Opinion: We can all learn lessons in perseverance from Kasia Niewiadoma

Opinion: We can all learn lessons in perseverance from Kasia Niewiadoma

The Canyon//SRAM rider's Flèche Wallonne win has been a long time coming 

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Hailstones, echelons and a Welsh hero: The wildest edition of La Flèche Wallonne

Hailstones, echelons and a Welsh hero: The wildest edition of La Flèche Wallonne

Stevie Williams took victory with a perfectly-timed attack on the Mur de Huy after one of the most attritional races of the season

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The most unpredictable edition of Flèche Wallonne ever?

The most unpredictable edition of Flèche Wallonne ever?

Why this year’s men’s and women’s races are some of the most open races in history

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Liège-Bastogne-Liège: All you need to know about the oldest Monument

Liège-Bastogne-Liège: All you need to know about the oldest Monument

The Old Lady of the Classics, Liège-Bastogne-Liège is one the of the most gruelling and demanding races of the year

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Amstel Gold Race 2024: A watershed moment for Tom Pidcock?

Amstel Gold Race 2024: A watershed moment for Tom Pidcock?

The Briton has finally succeeded in claiming his first Ardennes Classic and will now be counted among the top favourites for Liège-Bastogne-Liège

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Amstel Gold Race 2024: Can defending champion Demi Vollering recapture her winning form?

Amstel Gold Race 2024: Can defending champion Demi Vollering recapture her winning form?

The Dutch national champion dominated the Ardennes Classics races last year, but her form so far this year suggests that a repeat could more difficult...

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Should Jasper Philipsen leave Alpecin-Deceuninck?

Should Jasper Philipsen leave Alpecin-Deceuninck?

The Belgian sprinter has proven his worth with the team, but could he get better opportunities elsewhere?

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Amstel Gold Race 2024: Can anyone get the better of Mathieu van der Poel?

Amstel Gold Race 2024: Can anyone get the better of Mathieu van der Poel?

Can we expect another solo MVDP victory, or will his rivals be able to respond on Sunday?

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Opinion: Brabantse Pijl was the best race of the men’s Classics season – is this a problem?

Opinion: Brabantse Pijl was the best race of the men’s Classics season – is this a problem?

The absence of the sport’s biggest names led to the most dynamic racing we’ve seen all spring

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Longo Borghini on fire: Why Demi Vollering will struggle to repeat her Ardennes hattrick

Longo Borghini on fire: Why Demi Vollering will struggle to repeat her Ardennes hattrick

The Italian showed supreme strength at Brabantse Pijl proving she is flying before the Ardennes – something that SD Worx should be worried about

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A tale of identical twins and a jovial Brazilian rider: Movistar’s Classics revolution

A tale of identical twins and a jovial Brazilian rider: Movistar’s Classics revolution

The Spanish team is beginning to assemble squads that could challenge for many more significant results in the cobbled Classics

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Amstel Gold Race 2024: Everything you need to know

Amstel Gold Race 2024: Everything you need to know

The WorldTour heads to the Netherlands for the start of the Ardennes Classics

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Chicanes, chaos, then calm: The view from the Arenberg at Paris-Roubaix

Chicanes, chaos, then calm: The view from the Arenberg at Paris-Roubaix

Rouleur writer Rachel Jary reflects on watching Mathieu van der Poel’s storming Arenberg assault in the 2024 edition of the Hell of the North

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Through the keyhole: Transfixed by the magic of Roubaix for the first time

Through the keyhole: Transfixed by the magic of Roubaix for the first time

Reporting from Roubaix, Rouleur writer Chris Marshall-Bell recounts a long-awaited first visit to one of road cycling's most historic locations

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Gallery: Inside the fastest-ever edition of Paris-Roubaix

Gallery: Inside the fastest-ever edition of Paris-Roubaix

Rouleur photojournalist James Startt captured a monumental Mathieu van der Poel on his way to his second Paris-Roubaix victory

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The story of two identical twins animating Paris-Roubaix: ‘We will remember this special day for the rest of our lives’

The story of two identical twins animating Paris-Roubaix: ‘We will remember this special day for the rest of our lives’

Which one’s Mick Tim and which one’s Tim Mick? Visma-Lease a Bike’s highest finishers at Paris-Roubaix were two twin brothers

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‘Roubaix is the Hunger Games’ - Stories from the Hell of the North’s final finishers

‘Roubaix is the Hunger Games’ - Stories from the Hell of the North’s final finishers

The broken and bruised riders who battled all the way to the Roubaix velodrome

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‘The other guys gave up before Mads did’ - No Monument for Pedersen at Paris-Roubaix, but fighting spirit in abundance

‘The other guys gave up before Mads did’ - No Monument for Pedersen at Paris-Roubaix, but fighting spirit in abundance

The Danish rider gave everything in the Hell of the North, but was outnumbered by Alpecin-Deceuninck

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Alpecin-Deceuninck are on fire in Hell: How Paris-Roubaix was won

Alpecin-Deceuninck are on fire in Hell: How Paris-Roubaix was won

Alpecin-Deceuninck put on a dominant display at the 2024 edition of Paris-Roubaix 

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Even Mathieu van der Poel is astounded by his winning streak: 'It’s definitely not normal'

Even Mathieu van der Poel is astounded by his winning streak: 'It’s definitely not normal'

Rivals and the man himself in awe of the world champion’s incredible run of form

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Analysing whether Tom Pidcock can pull a surprise in Paris-Roubaix

Analysing whether Tom Pidcock can pull a surprise in Paris-Roubaix

The Briton has been drafted in as a late call-up for Ineos Grenadiers - can he challenge for victory?

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Emil Herzog: Meet Bora-Hansgrohe’s 19-year-old prodigy who backs himself for a top-15 on Paris-Roubaix debut

Emil Herzog: Meet Bora-Hansgrohe’s 19-year-old prodigy who backs himself for a top-15 on Paris-Roubaix debut

The former junior world champion isn’t afraid that inexperience will cost him on the cobbles

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‘If you’re not disappointed, you’re not a top rider’ - Tears in the Roubaix velodrome for Elisa Balsamo

‘If you’re not disappointed, you’re not a top rider’ - Tears in the Roubaix velodrome for Elisa Balsamo

The Italian rider cut a dejected figure after the finish despite finishing in second place

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Her greatest victory? Why Paris-Roubaix was Lotte Kopecky at her sublime best

Her greatest victory? Why Paris-Roubaix was Lotte Kopecky at her sublime best

With no teammates around her, the world champion was still able to outdo a formidable Lidl-Trek duo to claim her first victory in Roubaix

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'This shows the fire inside her’ - Pfeiffer Georgi has just got started at Paris-Roubaix

'This shows the fire inside her’ - Pfeiffer Georgi has just got started at Paris-Roubaix

The British rider finished in third place this year, and it has only made her hungry for more

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'I could have followed Van der Poel on the Koppenberg in Flanders' - Alberto Bettiol's confidence ahead of Paris-Roubaix debut

'I could have followed Van der Poel on the Koppenberg in Flanders' - Alberto Bettiol's confidence ahead of Paris-Roubaix debut

Despite it being his first participation in the race, the Italian rider has no fear ahead of the Hell of the North

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