RACING
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Why Romain Bardet and Team DSM Is an Unlikely Success Story
Team DSM’s approach is not for everyone, and it has left some of their most talented riders looking elsewhere. However, for Romain Bardet, it’s the...
Are you being served? A domestique’s guide to the Tour de France
Previously Romain Bardet’s right-hand man, Axel Domont talks us through the high and lows of being a Tour de France super-domestique
Romain Bardet: The art of descending
Romain Bardet is one of the best descenders in cycling. Rouleur's regular columnist shares what's going through his mind when the road heads downhill
Desire: Factor’s New Home
British brand, Factor are going back to where it all began. Superbikes, hyperbikes and everything in-between.
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 18 – Romain Bardet
Bardet bounces back in the Alps, nabs a spotty jersey and lands a banana
Romain Bardet: The pleasure principle
In his debut as a Rouleur columnist, Romain Bardet examines how a rider must live by certain key principles, and achieve a balance between pleasure...
Rouleur podcast: Michael Woods, Nick Craig and more
Team EF Education First’s leader in Australia, cyclo-cross and MTB legend Nick Craig in the UK, plus our very own Stu Clapp in Essex…
What’s in the next issue? Rouleur issue 19.1 with Dan Martin
Plus Notes on Belgium, Sep Vanmarcke, Romain Bardet, Ned Boulting, Philippa York, Ag2r at altitude, Alex Dowsett, pre-Roubaix cobbled chaos and more
Tour de France 2018 – the Rouleur review
Who was the best team of this year’s Tour de France? What about the most unlucky? What was the biggest surprise? Rouleur contributors look back...
Inside Line: Essential Tour preparation at Romain Bardet’s mile high training club
Romain Bardet, Peter Sagan and Philippe Gilbert soak up the high altitude atmosphere of the Sierra Nevada in more ways than one
Top Banana: Tour de France 2018 stage 9 – Oliver Naesen
Stage 9 brought us a second splendid serving of stones for 2018, though it could have also brought the house down on so many Tour...
Heroes in the Tuscan mud: scenes from a remarkable Strade Bianche
The roads turned to sludge and faces were covered in grime, but remarkable things happen in the mud. Max Leonard and Paolo Ciaberta pay homage to the drama,...
Punk rock to PR – ‘on tour’ has dual meanings for Giro’s liaison man
All too familiar with the pressures of performing in the spotlight, band member Chuck Platt was a ‘shoe-in’ for the job of looking after Giro’s...
Romain Bardet: Off the Wall
“Don’t take it too seriously, it’s only sport.” Karaoke choices, drinks with Wiggins and apologies to maths teachers. Ag2r-La Mondiale’s dynamic team leader goes deep
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 20 – Romain Bardet
Another podium place was a far lesser prize than Romain Bardet wanted from this year’s Tour, but for fighting right to the line, we award...
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 9 – Dan Martin
The Irishman has ridden a strong and smart first week at the Tour. Today’s crash was a setback, but he is still in contention
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