“The Tour of Britain I did that year in the jersey, it was insane. My profile was elevated through the roof.” 2009 British champion

Q&A with Chris Puttnam of Leicester-based apparel brand Velobici, who embroidered the jersey used for the front cover of Rouleur’s Tour de France special

“These jerseys are not quite wool, but they are warm. So I hacked the sleeves off and used to mince about the canal towpaths in...

“It was a bog-standard skinsuit with two pockets, but with a decent helmet, narrower bars – it made a massive difference.” Aero pioneer Hayles leads...

“I went for the white shorts too – got the piss taken out of me, of course.” Russ goes for all white on the night

“My husband jumped over the barriers, put me back on the bike, and pushed me over the line with no chain on.” A dramatic first...

“The last time I saw Roger Hammond was in bed this morning.” Read on…

“I couldn’t believe it for weeks that I was turning up at races with these blue and red bands on my jersey. It was surreal.”...

“Bill put ten lengths into me when he kicked – that’s what he was good at – but I eventually pegged him back and won...

How are they doing it and how long can they keep it up? Evaluating the Tour de France prospects of Jakob Fuglsang and his Astana...

Voice of the Tour de France for 41 years, Mangeas is a true legend of cycling, the patron of cycling commentators. Vote for Daniel!  

It’s not, obviously, but the coincidence of the Women’s World Cup and Women’s Tour have this week shown how far cycling still has to go

He doesn’t need it, but he wants it. Rouleur columnist, dad, and the Road Book editor, Ned Boulting, with a septet of reasons why your dad...

Six of one, half a dozen of the other? Did the guy get what he deserved? Or should the UCI have thrown the book at...

French illustrator Thomas Danthony’s take on the Tour. Stillness, speed and reflections

“Whoever doesn’t come to the Giro is missing out. It’s the Giro that makes champions, not the other way around.” The director of the Giro...

A summit finish in a Grand Tour ought to mean attacks galore and guarantee GC gaps. Instead they’re pedestrian, predictable and change little, as riders...

Meet Dario Cataldo, Grand Tour stage winner, “Picasso” of the peloton and trusted sidekick who feels the modern domestique is undervalued.

Often the highpoint of the race – literally and metaphorically – the mighty Stelvio looms large over the Giro. Who keeps the roads clear of...

Victor Campenaerts is best known as that whacky rider who asked someone out during a Grand Tour time trial. In the last month he’s become...

Strange goings on at Tour of California: on crashing, cable routing and good turns

As disappointed as he was to abandon the Giro d’Italia, could it yet force Tom Dumoulin to make his first full-bore assault on the Tour...

The favourites for the Giro d’Italia 2019 fall into two camps – time triallists and climbers. Which is more likely to come out on top...

Italy used to produce Grand Tour winners as prolifically as pasta. Recently they have become a rarity, with sprinters the new normal. Ned Boulting on the ghosts...

From Omloop Het Nieuwsblad to Liège-Bastogne-Liège, prove how well you remember this year’s Classics season to be in with a chance of winning a membership...

Does the success of Team Sky’s youngsters at The Tour of the Alps herald another decade of Grand Tour dominance?

The 6’4″ Italian who conquered Ventoux 25 years ago to win in Carpentras, led out Cipollini and drove the grupetto bus. Presented by Laka, the...

Bernard Hinault is less lauded for his time trialling than his other qualities. For our contributor it’s more than enough to earn him a place...

With wins at every race he’s ridden this year, it’s time for Sam Bennett’s team to give him a chance to sprint on the biggest...

“Even my mum has said she’ll be relieved when I stop racing, and that I owe her a facelift for all the worry I’ve put...