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Women’s Olympic Road Race 2021: Route, Predictions and Contenders
A hilly and difficult course awaits the women’s peloton in Japan, the team from the Netherlands look to be the favourites, but strong nations like...
What’s next for Tadej Pogacar?
Winning a second Tour at the age of 22,Pogačar is on an unprecedented trajectory to stardom. What does the rest of the season hold for...
Against the clock: Joss Lowden of Drops-Le Col s/b Tempur
In training, Joscelin Lowden smashed the women's one hour record, and now she plans to make a play for the official record. We catch up...
Tour de France 2021: The third week in pictures
Wout van Aert showed incredible versatility, Pogacar sealed the deal and Cavendish was denied that elusive record-breaking win. Here's the final week of the 2021 Tour...
Grading Every Team's Performance at the Tour de France 2021
Some teams will be coming away from the Tour elated, others not so much. We assess every team's performance at the 2021 Tour de France.
Tour de France 2021 Stage 21 Preview - The Champs-Élysées
Rouleur previews stage 21 of the 2021 Tour de France. Who will win the most prestigious sprint in professional cycling?
Tour de France 2021 Standings after Stage 21
Stay up to date with the Tour de France 2021 standings. Check who is battling for the yellow jersey in the general classification, as well...
Tour de France Abandons: How does the 2021 race compare?
Rouleur look at how rider abandons have affected the 2021 Tour de France, and how this has compared to previous editions.
Tour de France 2021 Stage 20 Preview - The Final Time Trial
Rouleur previews stage 20 of the 2021 Tour de France. A time trial will decide the final GC standings and the winner of the yellow...
Jonas Vingegaard: The revelation of this year’s Tour de France
We all expected that Team Jumbo–Visma would contest the Tour de France this year, but their 24-year-old Danish talent wasn’t the rider who we thought would lead...
The Breakout Riders of the Tour de France 2021
Rouleur takes a look at the riders that are flourishing to realise their potential at the Tour de France 2021.
Introducing the Mountains issue
In our latest issue, we celebrate the majesty of mountains. Editor, Andy McGrath, tells us of the inspiration behind the issue and why nature's silent...
“There was no doubt in Cav's head he would come back and win” Brian Holm on Mark Cavendish’s return to the Tour de France
Few in the world of cycling know Mark Cavendish better than Brian Holm, he spoke to Rouleur about what it took for the sprinter to...
"It's a whirlwind" Alison Jackson on her last-minute call-up to the Tokyo Olympics
Just 10 days before the start of the Games, Alison Jackson got the call: she was going to race in Tokyo.
Giro Donne: the Debrief
A dominant SD Worx, a record-breaking performance, and some first-time winners. What happened at this year's Giro d'Italia Donne?
Tour de France 2021 Stage 18 Preview - The Final Mountain Battle
Rouleur previews stage 18 of the 2021 Tour de France. The Col du Tourmalet and Luz Ardiden give the climbers a final chance.
The Cyclists' Alliance Rider Survey part one: 34% earn no salary in 2021
The results of part one of The Cyclists’ Alliance’s 2021 Rider Survey revealed an ever-widening gap between the two tiers of the women’s ‘pro’ peloton.
Who was Henri Desgrange?
The founder of the Tour de France was a fitness buff. He was a stern and stubborn egomaniac. He was patriotic, despotic, sadistic, narcissistic and borderline...
Tour de France 2021 Stage 19 Preview - Could Cavendish take the record?
Rouleur previews stage 19 of the 2021 Tour de France. A penultimate chance for the sprinters lies ahead, giving Mark Cavendish the chance to create history.
The Tour de France Jerseys: The Story so far
Rouleur review the status of each classification at the 2021 Tour de France over the second rest day.
Tour de France 2021 Stage 17 Preview - Summit finish
Rouleur previews stage 17 of the 2021 Tour de France, where the riders will rise to the first mountain-top finish since stage 9
Lachlan Morton finishes his Alt-Tour 5 days ahead of the peloton
The EF-Education Nippo rider has finally reached Paris after 5,550 kilometers through France
Opinion: Marianne Vos made history last week, let’s shout about it
The Dutch rider has dominated women’s cycling for over a decade, and her 30 stage wins at the Giro Rosa leave a mark in history
The 2021 Tour de France's youngest rider: Fred Wright on football, falls and fans
Football, fans and Mars Bars, Fred Wright tells Rouleur all about the craziness of his first Tour
Tour de France 2021 Stage 16 Preview - The Final Week Begins
Rouleur previews stage 16 of the 2021 Tour de France. Four categorised ascents await following the final rest day
The Strangest Tour de France Rules
Rouleur looks back at some of the strangest rules in the history of the Tour de France.
Mark Cavendish's transcendent wins
There aren’t many moments in sport that really touch our emotions, but Cav’s stage victories at the Tour are doing just that
Tour de France 2021 Stage 15 Preview - Andorra's Mountains
Rouleur previews stage 15 of the 2021 Tour de France, where the race crosses into Andorra and the mountains return.
Five things we’ve learnt from the Giro Donne so far
What are the main takeaways so far from the 2021 Giro d'Italia Donne?
Tour de France 2021 Stage 14 Preview - Into the Pyrenees
Rouleur previews stage 14 of the 2021 Tour de France. The Tour reaches the Pyrenees for the first time.

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