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The Coffee Roaster of Girona: Christian Meier

The Coffee Roaster of Girona: Christian Meier

Rouleur goes inside Christian Meier's roastery 'Espresso Mafia', exploring his passion for coffee in its purest form

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The Tour on telly (part 4): the outsider – Gary Imlach

The Tour on telly (part 4): the outsider – Gary Imlach

In the words of Francis Ford Coppola, live television is a high wire act. And without an autocue, it’s even... The post The Tour on...

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The Tour on telly (part 3): The man in the director’s chair

The Tour on telly (part 3): The man in the director’s chair

Surrounded by screens, flashing buttons and high-tech controllers it’s a complex mission to broadcast the Tour de France. ITV’s director-producer Steve Docherty has seen a...

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The Tour on telly (part 2): Ealing, we have a problem

The Tour on telly (part 2): Ealing, we have a problem

As one team are trawling their way thousands of kilometres around France, the other are in dark rooms in Ealing piecing everything together. Calm is...

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The Tour on telly (part 1): how ITV captures a moving circus

The Tour on telly (part 1): how ITV captures a moving circus

The 2017 Tour de France was the first edition of wall-to-wall live coverage for ITV4. Andy McGrath goes behind the scenes with Boardman, Boulting and...

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Design and refine: the man behind Trek’s team kit

Design and refine: the man behind Trek’s team kit

As Trek get set to launch their men’s and new women’s WorldTour team at the Rouleur Classic, we catch up with the man who heads...

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Artisans: Jessie Walker’s customised kicks

Artisans: Jessie Walker’s customised kicks

These shoes are made for pedalling! A way of allowing riders’ personalities to shine through, customisation of shoes is growing as is Jessie Walker’s client...

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Artisans: the vital motivation behind Fatcreations’ custom paintwork

Artisans: the vital motivation behind Fatcreations’ custom paintwork

The diagnosis of a serious heart condition forced former racer Alistair McLean to reconsider his relationship with the small custom paint business he set up

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World Championships Innsbruck: BBUC and Rouleur takeover

World Championships Innsbruck: BBUC and Rouleur takeover

Meet the Rouleur team in Innsbruck at our pop-up bar and restaurant, courtesy of our Austrian friends BBUC

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Artisans: Optiek Van Gorp’s customised eyewear for the stars

Artisans: Optiek Van Gorp’s customised eyewear for the stars

Straight out of Classics Country is a company at the forefront of customising sunglasses. And as Optiek Van Gorp’s business grows, so too does the...

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Nationals Pride: Connor Swift’s custom Genesis Zero SL

Nationals Pride: Connor Swift’s custom Genesis Zero SL

This is the custom painted Genesis Zero SL that British Champion Connor Swift will ride at the Tour of Britain in celebration of his national...

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Who do you think you are?

Who do you think you are?

From rouleurs and grimpeurs to puncheurs and sprinteurs, an explanation of the types of riders that make the peloton 

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Tour de France 2018: Rouleur Rider Awards

Tour de France 2018: Rouleur Rider Awards

Rouleur picks the best riders by coffee cup category for the 2018 Tour de France best in class. Who will be the best grimpeur, sprinteur,...

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Slick advertising: Pirelli’s vintage posters

Slick advertising: Pirelli’s vintage posters

Pirelli have only just re-entered the cycle tyre market. But in years gone by, not only did their tyres lead the way, so too did...

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An illustrated history of aero wheels

An illustrated history of aero wheels

Nick Higgins curates a selection of images from his new book, plus a couple of stand-out additions, that chart the evolution of cutting-edge wheel technology

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Is there an enemy in your coffee cup?

Is there an enemy in your coffee cup?

New research suggests that for around 10% of the population, caffeine can seriously undermine athletic performance

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Michael Blann: The legs behind the lens

Michael Blann: The legs behind the lens

Michael Blann is one of the finest cycling photographers in the business. As we found out recently, he’s pretty handy on the bike, in front...

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Michael Albasini: the pro peloton’s own coffee importer

Michael Albasini: the pro peloton’s own coffee importer

Ahead of the Ardennes Classics, Swiss veteran Michael Albasini tells Rouleur how a fortifying espresso while training in the Alps led to him setting up...

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“I thrive visually on the chaos…the dust, the riders, the accidents”

“I thrive visually on the chaos…the dust, the riders, the accidents”

With Rouleur issuing a new set of prints that celebrate the Monuments, we catch up with one of the makers of those images – photographer Kristof...

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Hard and fast: Brian Holm’s winter fashion rules

Hard and fast: Brian Holm’s winter fashion rules

When it comes to riding in cold weather, most of us prioritise survival over looking good. Brian Holm has a few suggestions as to how you can do both

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2017 photographs of the year – part 5: Eugene Kim

2017 photographs of the year – part 5: Eugene Kim

As 2017 comes to a close, we’ve asked our regular photographers to pick their six favourite cycling images from this year.

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2017 photographs of the year – part 4: Paolo Ciaberta

2017 photographs of the year – part 4: Paolo Ciaberta

As 2017 comes to a close, we’ve asked our regular photographers to pick their six favourite cycling images from this year

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2017 photographs of the year – part 3: Benedict Campbell

2017 photographs of the year – part 3: Benedict Campbell

As 2017 comes to a close, we’ve asked our regular photographers to pick their six favourite cycling images from this year

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2017 photographs of the year – part 2: David Powell

2017 photographs of the year – part 2: David Powell

As 2017 comes to a close, we’ve asked our regular photographers to pick their six favourite cycling images from this year

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2017 photographs of the year – part 1: Pauline Ballet

2017 photographs of the year – part 1: Pauline Ballet

As 2017 comes to a close, we’ve asked our regular photographers to pick their six favourite cycling images from this year  

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