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La Flèche Wallonne Femmes Debrief: Marta Cavalli’s clever mastery of the Mur de Huy

La Flèche Wallonne Femmes Debrief: Marta Cavalli’s clever mastery of the Mur de Huy

Calm and composed, the FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope rider dissected the race’s key climb in a clinical fashion

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La Flèche Wallonne 2022 Men's Preview – Route, predictions and contenders

La Flèche Wallonne 2022 Men's Preview – Route, predictions and contenders

Can Julian Alaphilippe defend his title as 'King of the Huy' in La Flèche Wallonne 2022?

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La Flèche Wallonne Femmes 2022 - Route, Predictions and Contenders

La Flèche Wallonne Femmes 2022 - Route, Predictions and Contenders

With seven-time champion Anna van der Breggen now retired, La Flèche Wallonne is finally open to a new winner. Who will it be?

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“I could see pretty far inside my leg”: the pain and pride of Lewis Askey at Paris-Roubaix

“I could see pretty far inside my leg”: the pain and pride of Lewis Askey at Paris-Roubaix

The image of the British rider's injured knee was a shocking reminder of the brutality of professional cycling. The Roubaix debutant tells Rouleur how he made it...

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Paris-Roubaix 2022 in Images

Paris-Roubaix 2022 in Images

Photos tell the story of the fastest ever edition of Paris-Roubaix, won by Dylan van Baarle ahead of Wout van Aert and Stefan Küng

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Faces of a Paris-Roubaix finish

Faces of a Paris-Roubaix finish

Dust-stained and exhausted; the extraordinary toil of making it through Hell to the Roubaix Velodrome is written on the faces of the finishers of Paris-Roubaix

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Paris-Roubaix 2022 Debrief: Speed, chaos, dust, beauty

Paris-Roubaix 2022 Debrief: Speed, chaos, dust, beauty

How Dylan van Baarle (Ineos Grenadiers) won an action-packed 2022 edition of Paris-Roubaix, the fastest in history, with Wout van Aert in second and Stefan...

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Opinion: Paris-Roubaix has changed, and Ineos Grenadiers were ready for it

Opinion: Paris-Roubaix has changed, and Ineos Grenadiers were ready for it

The British team split the race with over 200km remaining in a rejection of the event's usual formula

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Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2022 in Images

Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2022 in Images

A selection of the best photos from a dramatic day of racing

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“Crashing left, right and centre, it was madness” Tales of the Paris-Roubaix Femmes debutants

“Crashing left, right and centre, it was madness” Tales of the Paris-Roubaix Femmes debutants

The cobbles of Roubaix are rough for everyone, but are even harder when you’re still a neo-pro

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Paris-Roubaix Femmes Debrief: the tough head and brave heart of Elisa Longo Borghini

Paris-Roubaix Femmes Debrief: the tough head and brave heart of Elisa Longo Borghini

The Italian Champion took an impressive win in Paris-Roubaix Femmes through attacking and instinctive racing

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Ineos Grenadiers DS Roger Hammond: Paris-Roubaix is getting more tame

Ineos Grenadiers DS Roger Hammond: Paris-Roubaix is getting more tame

“I remember getting half way along Arenberg and there was literally a four-metre section of road just missing. It wasn’t bad cobbles; it was just...

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Filippo Ganna: a Paris-Roubaix winner?

Filippo Ganna: a Paris-Roubaix winner?

He's been training on the velodrome in the weeks leading up to the race, and is yet to do a cobbled Classic this year, but...

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Lewis Askey: The Paris-Roubaix debutant unafraid of the fight

Lewis Askey: The Paris-Roubaix debutant unafraid of the fight

Junior Paris-Roubaix winner on Groupama-FDJ speaks to Rouleur on the eve of his first senior appearance at the Hell of the North

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“I'm not a nice person in the bunch” – Lucinda Brand on the battle for Paris-Roubaix Femmes

“I'm not a nice person in the bunch” – Lucinda Brand on the battle for Paris-Roubaix Femmes

The Trek-Segafredo missed the inaugural edition of the race in 2021, but she doesn’t expect this to hinder her chances this Saturday

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Florian Vermeersch on what it takes to podium at Paris-Roubaix

Florian Vermeersch on what it takes to podium at Paris-Roubaix

The Lotto Soudal rider looks back on his surprise second place in last Paris-Roubaix 2021 and explains how he is handling the pressure to repeat his...

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Mat Hayman: The Paris-Roubaix Fairytale

Mat Hayman: The Paris-Roubaix Fairytale

How the Australian won Paris-Roubaix in 2016, in his own words

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Mr Paris-Roubaix: Lunch with Roger De Vlaeminck

Mr Paris-Roubaix: Lunch with Roger De Vlaeminck

“I was just too good. I wanted to win everything.” Colourful stories from Mr Paris-Roubaix, Roger De Vlaeminck, still pulling no punches in his eighth...

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Not all superheroes wear lycra: Paris-Roubaix race day with Mavic neutral service

Not all superheroes wear lycra: Paris-Roubaix race day with Mavic neutral service

Paris-Roubaix is never mellow for the fellows in yellow. In 2018, Rouleur editor Andy McGrath pounded the pavé with Mavic, pro cycling’s quick fixers

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Sectors of my heart: my Paris-Roubaix obsession

Sectors of my heart: my Paris-Roubaix obsession

Rouleur's former editor explores his deep love of Paris-Roubaix and why the gritty cobbled race fascinates so many people

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Seven riders to watch at Paris-Roubaix 2022

Seven riders to watch at Paris-Roubaix 2022

Who are the favourites to take victory in Paris-Roubaix and who are the wildcards who could spring one of the famous surprise wins at the Hell of...

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Seven riders to watch at Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2022

Seven riders to watch at Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2022

With the defending champion not taking to the start, it's wide open for a new winner in the Hell of the North

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Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2022: Route, contenders and predictions

Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2022: Route, contenders and predictions

One of the most memorable races of the 2021 season, Paris-Roubaix Femmes is back and will likely be more exciting than ever in 2022

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Paris-Roubaix 2022: Route, predictions and contenders

Paris-Roubaix 2022: Route, predictions and contenders

The Hell of the North is one of the most challenging and unpredictable races on the cycling calendar. Who will be Roubaix champion in 2022?

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The Arenberg Forest: The Making of a Paris-Roubaix Legend

The Arenberg Forest: The Making of a Paris-Roubaix Legend

The history of one of the most notorious sectors of cobblestones in the Hell of the North, Paris-Roubaix

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The Arenberg Forest: Racing on the worst cobbles of Paris-Roubaix

The Arenberg Forest: Racing on the worst cobbles of Paris-Roubaix

Perspectives on racing the toughest cobbled sector of Paris-Roubaix from former professional racer Michael Barry

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Who are The Friends of Paris-Roubaix?

Who are The Friends of Paris-Roubaix?

Meet the team of volunteers working in all weathers to keep the cobbled secteurs pavés of Paris-Roubaix in top condition

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2022 Amstel Gold Race in Images

2022 Amstel Gold Race in Images

Images of joy, despair, hills, beer and a photo finish from the men's and women's editions of the 2022 Amstel Gold Race, won by Michał...

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Amstel Gold Race 2022 Men’s Debrief: Michał Kwiatkowski is back

Amstel Gold Race 2022 Men’s Debrief: Michał Kwiatkowski is back

Another edition of the Amstel Gold Race comes down to a photo finish, with the Ineos Grenadier edging Benoît Cosnefroy for his first Classics win...

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Amstel Gold Race 2022 Women's Debrief: Timing is everything for Marta Cavalli

Amstel Gold Race 2022 Women's Debrief: Timing is everything for Marta Cavalli

Victory for Marta Cavalli and FDJ-Nouvelle Aquitaine-Futuroscope at the Amstel Gold Race highlights the ever-growing depth of talent in the Women’s WorldTour

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