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A history of unfinished business at the Giro d’Italia: Will 2023 be the year things go right for Geraint Thomas?

A history of unfinished business at the Giro d’Italia: Will 2023 be the year things go right for Geraint Thomas?

The Welshman has been unable to finish the last two times he has competed in the Giro, perhaps a change of luck (and some new...

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Tyre pressures, gravel-specific components and Tom Pidcock’s race winning bike - Tech the pros use to tackle Strade Bianche

Tyre pressures, gravel-specific components and Tom Pidcock’s race winning bike - Tech the pros use to tackle Strade Bianche

The white roads place unique challenges on a rider’s equipment, so mechanics have some important and tricky choices to make ahead of the race

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The Jumbo fumble - How Tiesj Benoot and Attila Valter lost Strade Bianche 2023

The Jumbo fumble - How Tiesj Benoot and Attila Valter lost Strade Bianche 2023

A lack of communication saw a the Dutch team make some rare mistakes

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A history of Mark Cavendish in Oakley sunglasses - the Manxman's most iconic looks

A history of Mark Cavendish in Oakley sunglasses - the Manxman's most iconic looks

A relationship that has stood the test of time – and tricky contract negotiations 

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Pinarello Dogma F Review - The epitome of a pure race bike, but it’s not perfect

Pinarello Dogma F Review - The epitome of a pure race bike, but it’s not perfect

The Dogma F looks and feels fast, but does have some flex which can impact performance

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Is the Vuelta a España Femenina in 2023 the right thing for the women’s peloton?

Is the Vuelta a España Femenina in 2023 the right thing for the women’s peloton?

The women’s cycling calendar is moving closer and closer to mirroring the men’s as the sport develops, we analyse if this is the best way...

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Opinion: It was time to end the Paris parade, a final time trial stage in the 2024 Tour de France is a good move

Opinion: It was time to end the Paris parade, a final time trial stage in the 2024 Tour de France is a good move

ASO has announced that the 2024 Tour de France will end with an individual time trial in Nice rather than with the traditional Champs-Élysées sprint

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Giro d’Italia 2023: The perfect race for Remco Evenepoel?

Giro d’Italia 2023: The perfect race for Remco Evenepoel?

Here is why the World Champion will likely win his second Grand Tour in 2023 

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Seven breakthrough riders of the 2022 men's peloton: Who to expect even bigger things from in 2023

Seven breakthrough riders of the 2022 men's peloton: Who to expect even bigger things from in 2023

Who has made a name for themselves in the men’s peloton this season?

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Specialized releases new Diverge STR with front and rear Future Shock suspension

Specialized releases new Diverge STR with front and rear Future Shock suspension

Said to deliver compliance without compromise, the new Diverge STR aims to suspend the rider rather than the wheel

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Bianchi launches the new ultra aerodynamic Oltre range: “a turning point for the brand”

Bianchi launches the new ultra aerodynamic Oltre range: “a turning point for the brand”

Three new models make up the collection and represents the first complete frame/component platform designed and manufactured entirely by Bianchi

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Will Mark Cavendish ever reach 35 stage wins? Analysing the Manxman’s potential future at B&B Hotels Team

Will Mark Cavendish ever reach 35 stage wins? Analysing the Manxman’s potential future at B&B Hotels Team

Rumours are swirling that Cavendish will sign a one-year contract with the second division French team, aiming for big results but without Quick Step’s famous leadout...

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Miss Dangerholm’s stunning pink rebuilt SCOTT Contessa Addict Gravel

Miss Dangerholm’s stunning pink rebuilt SCOTT Contessa Addict Gravel

Pernilla Eriksson aka Miss Dangerholm designed and built her Contessa Addict Gravel with an aim to encourage and inspire more women to go for their...

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Gallery: Up close with Filippo Ganna’s Hour Record Pinarello Bolide F HR

Gallery: Up close with Filippo Ganna’s Hour Record Pinarello Bolide F HR

All the details on the bike which helped the Ineos Grenadiers rider to a new UCI Hour Record

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Il Lombardia 2022 preview - Route, prediction and contenders

Il Lombardia 2022 preview - Route, prediction and contenders

All you need to know about the final Monument of the season

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Why do we love a Rigo win? All about Colombia’s original superstar

Why do we love a Rigo win? All about Colombia’s original superstar

Analysing why veteran racer Rigoberto Urán's stage win at the 2022 Vuelta a España is such a popular one

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INEOS Grenadiers: Behind the Wheel

INEOS Grenadiers: Behind the Wheel

With the INEOS Grenadier 4X4 now available to order, the INEOS Grenadiers cycling team took it for a spin in the Andorran hills. Rouleur joined them to...

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Older, wiser: A new Remco Evenepoel at the 2022 Vuelta a España

Older, wiser: A new Remco Evenepoel at the 2022 Vuelta a España

The Belgian talent is exhibiting a new maturity at this year’s race

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Remco Evenepoel: Defying expectations

Remco Evenepoel: Defying expectations

Not many predicted the huge advantage the Belgian rider would have over his rivals going into the second week of the Vuelta a España, but Evenepoel...

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Vuelta a España 2022: The lead-out is an art form, and Danny van Poppel has mastered it

Vuelta a España 2022: The lead-out is an art form, and Danny van Poppel has mastered it

While it was Sam Bennett who stood on the podium, there was another rider who was crucial to the Irishman’s success

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Movers and shakers: The most interesting transfers in professional cycling so far for 2023

Movers and shakers: The most interesting transfers in professional cycling so far for 2023

The transfer window opened on August 1 and it hasn’t taken teams long to share their latest signings

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Three wins in 19 stages – does this Tour de France mark the end of the pure bunch sprinter?

Three wins in 19 stages – does this Tour de France mark the end of the pure bunch sprinter?

As racing becomes harder to control and more riders can do it all, are the fast men running out of chances to win?

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Super-domestiques: how Mikkel Bjerg and Brandon McNulty defied the odds at the Tour de France

Super-domestiques: how Mikkel Bjerg and Brandon McNulty defied the odds at the Tour de France

It’s a race which has been rife with mishaps for UAE Team Emirates, but this didn’t stop them from dominating stage 17 – one of...

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Does Geraint Thomas still have a chance of winning the Tour de France?

Does Geraint Thomas still have a chance of winning the Tour de France?

The British rider still has his full contingent of support and riders and has been keeping his powder dry for the savage final week

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Two domestiques down and Van Aert gunning for stage wins: should Jumbo-Visma be worried?

Two domestiques down and Van Aert gunning for stage wins: should Jumbo-Visma be worried?

Stage 15 saw the Dutch team lose both Primož Roglič and Steven Kruijswijk, while Vingegaard only had Laporte for protection in the run-in to the...

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Is Chris Froome back? The story of the man who refused to give up

Is Chris Froome back? The story of the man who refused to give up

The four-time Tour de France winner finally silenced doubters with a podium finish on stage 12 to Alpe d’Huez, showing us all we should have...

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How can Tadej Pogačar be beaten?

How can Tadej Pogačar be beaten?

Cobbles, mountains, time trials, he can do it all. Tadej Pogačar has been a cut above in this year’s Tour de France so far. Can...

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Opinion: The cobbles were a day of wasted opportunity for EF Education-EasyPost

Opinion: The cobbles were a day of wasted opportunity for EF Education-EasyPost

Strange tactics might have cost the team the yellow jersey and the stage win. What could have been?

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