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Heinrich Haussler: Confessions of a cycling partyboy

Heinrich Haussler: Confessions of a cycling partyboy

The Australian Classics star on how he nearly wasted his talent through alcohol addiction and late nights

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Etoile de Bessèges 2022: Route, predictions and contenders

Etoile de Bessèges 2022: Route, predictions and contenders

Etoile de Bessèges is an intriguing early season stage race in Southern France. Tim Wellens, Benoît Cosnefroy and Christophe Laporte are some of the recent...

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Grand Prix Marseillaise 2022 Preview: Route, contenders and predictions

Grand Prix Marseillaise 2022 Preview: Route, contenders and predictions

The 2022 road cycling season has arrived. And with it, a one-day race in Southern France. The Grand Prix Marseillaise looks to be a thrilling...

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The Supremely Talented Kata Blanka Vas: Q&A

The Supremely Talented Kata Blanka Vas: Q&A

A chat with the versatile and wonderfully talented Kata Blanka Vas of SD Worx.

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"I’m actually having a lot of fun doing something other than riding my bike” Nico Roche on Retirement

"I’m actually having a lot of fun doing something other than riding my bike” Nico Roche on Retirement

After 17 years in the pro peloton, Nico Roche retired in 2021 after stints with Team Sky, BMC and most recently, Team DSM. Here’s how...

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Faster, higher, stronger: Jody Cundy's not ready for retirement yet

Faster, higher, stronger: Jody Cundy's not ready for retirement yet

We caught up with the 8-time Paralympic gold medalist to find out what the future holds

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Cyclocross World Championships 2022: Course, predictions and contenders

Cyclocross World Championships 2022: Course, predictions and contenders

The town of Fayetteville in Arkansas will welcome some of the biggest talent in CX at the end of this month to fight for those...

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Canyon//SRAM announce roster for trailblazing development team: Canyon//SRAM Generation

Canyon//SRAM announce roster for trailblazing development team: Canyon//SRAM Generation

Eight riders from around the globe make up the new Canyon//SRAM Generation team, the first of its kind in the women’s peloton 

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Six reasons to look forward to women’s cycling in 2022

Six reasons to look forward to women’s cycling in 2022

There’s a big season ahead for the women’s peloton, here are 6 things we’re excited to see unfold

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Opinion: women's rider unions should be working together… the clue’s in the name

Opinion: women's rider unions should be working together… the clue’s in the name

The CPA’s response to The Cyclists’ Alliance’s request for clarification over the new prize money system for women’s cycling highlights a big problem with rider...

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Robert Wyatt: Tribute to a Rouleur Photographer

Robert Wyatt: Tribute to a Rouleur Photographer

At a cycling event somewhere down in the Alps, the guy sitting next me at dinner introduced himself as a photographer – not an unusual...

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Flashback: When Tony Martin made the bravest breakaway

Flashback: When Tony Martin made the bravest breakaway

Reflecting on an unforgettable day at the Vuelta a España, where Tony Martin was metres away from completing mission impossible

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British Champion Pfeiffer Georgi on her big win, 2022 ambitions and the Tour de France Femmes

British Champion Pfeiffer Georgi on her big win, 2022 ambitions and the Tour de France Femmes

2021 was a big year for the 21-year-old Team DSM rider, but this is only the start of a journey which she hopes will bring...

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Ben Tulett on joining his dream team

Ben Tulett on joining his dream team

The young British talent spoke to Rouleur about his upcoming debut season with the Ineos Grenadiers and what it's taken to get there

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Drops Le Col becomes Le Col Wahoo for 2022 as they aim for WorldTour status

Drops Le Col becomes Le Col Wahoo for 2022 as they aim for WorldTour status

The British team has big ambitions for 2022 and beyond with big investments from both Le Col and Wahoo until 2024

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Zwift: The unexpected path to friendship in a pandemic

Zwift: The unexpected path to friendship in a pandemic

How the revolutionary virtual platform became far more than just a training tool

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"I want to work hard and take risks" The new life of Fabio Aru

"I want to work hard and take risks" The new life of Fabio Aru

Fabio Aru tells Rouleur about his future plans and old memories as a professional cyclist

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Cover stories: issue 108 - Tom Pidcock special edition

Cover stories: issue 108 - Tom Pidcock special edition

The music notes for Little Donkey sit in the keyboard of Tom Pidcock’s living room. They belong to his piano-teaching girlfriend, not the Ineos Grenadier...

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"No prize, just a stamp on a brevet card" Fiona Kolbinger on winning the TCR, and hidden talents

"No prize, just a stamp on a brevet card" Fiona Kolbinger on winning the TCR, and hidden talents

In the summer of 2019, Fiona Kolbinger became the first female winner of the Transcontinental Race, completing the 4000km event in just 10 days, 2 hours and 48...

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The rise of the female sports director – how pro cycling is changing

The rise of the female sports director – how pro cycling is changing

The role of the sports director has traditionally been a male job, even in women’s sport. As world champions Anna van der Breggen and Chantal...

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"It’s an insanely good feeling" – In the Winners’ Words, Dame Sarah Storey

"It’s an insanely good feeling" – In the Winners’ Words, Dame Sarah Storey

In this extract from the Road Book 2021, Sarah Storey describes her journey to winning a Paralympic gold medal in the in the C4-5 road race

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An Untapped Gem? Mark Padun Joins EF Education - Nippo in 2022

An Untapped Gem? Mark Padun Joins EF Education - Nippo in 2022

Painter? Dancer? Mark Padun may well have been either before he was given the chance to try cycling at 11 years old. We dissect the...

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Neo-Pros to Watch in 2022

Neo-Pros to Watch in 2022

Rouleur examine the neo-pros set to breathe new life into the pro peloton as they enter the WorldTour ranks in 2022.

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A fresh start for Dylan Groenewegen: Analysing the sprinter's next chapter

A fresh start for Dylan Groenewegen: Analysing the sprinter's next chapter

Four-time Tour de France stage winner Dylan Groenewegen is set to leave Jumbo-Visma for Australian outfit Team BikeExchange in 2022. Here’s why it's the perfect...

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7 things you didn't know about Tom Pidcock

7 things you didn't know about Tom Pidcock

Rouleur sat down with Tom Pidcock for our Issue 108 interview. Here are a few things we learnt

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Zwift’s Movistar Challenge: The real-life impact of virtual success

Zwift’s Movistar Challenge: The real-life impact of virtual success

Imogen Cotter and Pim van Diemen secured contracts on the Movistar e-team this year. They spoke to Rouleur about how this transformed their careers

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Cover stories: Issue 108

Cover stories: Issue 108

The story behind Michael Blann's photo that adorns the cover of our final Issue of 2021

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The love for the bike: Andrea Tafi's secret to a perfect life

The love for the bike: Andrea Tafi's secret to a perfect life

We spoke with the former Italian pro at Rouleur Live and discovered that the Gladiator still in great shape

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"I want to just be the best at everything” Chloe Dygert: Wrecking Ball

"I want to just be the best at everything” Chloe Dygert: Wrecking Ball

In 2020, Andy McGrath spoke to cycling's controversial super-talent, delving deeper in to the personality behind Dygert's focused exterior

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UCI Track Champions League: did it really work?

UCI Track Champions League: did it really work?

With the 2021 League concluding in London last weekend, we analyse if it has lived up to expectations

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