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‘I’m not the rider I once was’ - Lizzie Deignan on her new role at Lidl-Trek, retirement and changing priorities

‘I’m not the rider I once was’ - Lizzie Deignan on her new role at Lidl-Trek, retirement and changing priorities

The British rider explains that she is happy to be in a domestique role at Lidl-Trek, something that has shifted alongside her life trajectory

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Vuelta a España 2024 favourites: Who are the contenders for the red jersey?

Vuelta a España 2024 favourites: Who are the contenders for the red jersey?

The third and final Grand Tour of the year starts on Sautrday August 17, 2024, in Lisbon, Portugal

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Puck Pieterse represents a new era of multidisciplinary super-talents in the women’s peloton

Puck Pieterse represents a new era of multidisciplinary super-talents in the women’s peloton

The Dutch rider stated that her Tour de France Femmes stage win is a sign of the high level in women's mountain biking, something that...

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Can Tour de France Femmes debutant Puck Pieterse challenge Demi Vollering for the yellow jersey?

Can Tour de France Femmes debutant Puck Pieterse challenge Demi Vollering for the yellow jersey?

The Fenix-Deceuninck rider now sits in second place on the general classification, but her ability on long climbs is relatively unknown as the race speeds...

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Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage five preview - an opportunity for the breakaway

Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage five preview - an opportunity for the breakaway

Stage five is where this year's Tour de France Femmes enters into France, leaving Belgium having started that day's stage in Bastogne

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The nine breakthrough riders set to emerge at the 2024 Vuelta a España

The nine breakthrough riders set to emerge at the 2024 Vuelta a España

It’s common for young stars to first show their potential at the Vuelta a España, and this year will be no different with a host...

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Are both Tours de France about to be defined by one dominant rider?

Are both Tours de France about to be defined by one dominant rider?

As Demi Vollering takes the lead of the Tour de France Femmes after just three stages, it seems like we could have another Tour controlled...

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200 euro salaries, inexperienced youngsters and gaming the system: Tashkent City justify their place at the Tour de France Femmes

200 euro salaries, inexperienced youngsters and gaming the system: Tashkent City justify their place at the Tour de France Femmes

The Uzbekistan team only had three of their seven riders finish the opening stage of the race, but their team manager Gleb Groysman argues they...

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Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage four preview - A taste of the Ardennes

Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage four preview - A taste of the Ardennes

This is the first uphill challenge of the race and will suit those who excel in the punchy spring Classics races

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Is this the end of the Lorena Wiebes sprinting reign?

Is this the end of the Lorena Wiebes sprinting reign?

The SD Worx-Protime rider was beaten again by Charlotte Kool on the second stage of the Tour de France Femmes

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The hardest climbs of the Vuelta a España 2024

The hardest climbs of the Vuelta a España 2024

The 79th edition of the Spanish Grand Tour is certainly for those who excel in uphill terrain

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‘We will go again in rematch’ – Inside an SD Worx disaster at the Tour de France Femmes

‘We will go again in rematch’ – Inside an SD Worx disaster at the Tour de France Femmes

With Lorena Wiebes the stand-out sprinter in the Tour this year, SD Worx had high expectations for the opening stage before things went very wrong in...

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‘This is just the beginning’ - The fall and rise of Charlotte Kool

‘This is just the beginning’ - The fall and rise of Charlotte Kool

After a challenging season the Dutch rider has a victory on cycling’s biggest stage and her team believe there is only more to come

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Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage three preview - A time trial around Rotterdam for the specialists

Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage three preview - A time trial around Rotterdam for the specialists

The time trial may not be the longest, but with a stage already in the legs from earlier on in the day, it'll be a...

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Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage two preview - The first of a two stage day

Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage two preview - The first of a two stage day

The flat 70km route is another opportunity for the sprinters

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Tour de France Femmes 2024: The riders for this year's race

Tour de France Femmes 2024: The riders for this year's race

All the riders who we know will be lining up for the start of the third Tour de France Femmes in Rotterdam

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Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage one preview - a fast start in Rotterdam

Tour de France Femmes 2024 stage one preview - a fast start in Rotterdam

The first foreign start of the Tour de France Femmes will be a fast-paced day across the flat roads of the Netherlands

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'The best day of my life' - Inside Yara Kastelijn's big day out at the Tour de France Femmes

'The best day of my life' - Inside Yara Kastelijn's big day out at the Tour de France Femmes

Yara Kastelijn claimed the biggest win of her career in last year’s Tour de France Femmes. She tells Rouleur about one of the best days...

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My stroke story should be a lesson for cycling, by Audrey Cordon-Ragot

My stroke story should be a lesson for cycling, by Audrey Cordon-Ragot

As part of Rouleur’s In My Words series, eight-time French champion Audrey Cordon-Ragot opens up about the stroke that she thought might have killed her...

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Tour de France Femmes favourites 2024 - Who will win the yellow jersey?

Tour de France Femmes favourites 2024 - Who will win the yellow jersey?

Can anyone pose a challenge to Demi Vollering in the fight for yellow?

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‘The gap to SD Worx is getting smaller’ - FDJ-Suez plan to be women’s cycling’s new super team

‘The gap to SD Worx is getting smaller’ - FDJ-Suez plan to be women’s cycling’s new super team

Looking to the Tour de France Femmes and beyond, the French squad have lofty ambitions and self-belief in abundance

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Paris Olympics gallery: A weekend spent on the slopes of Montmartre

Paris Olympics gallery: A weekend spent on the slopes of Montmartre

James Startt captured the action from the men's and women's Olympic road races last weekend in Paris

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From last-minute entry to Olympic gold: How Kristen Faulkner soloed to victory in Paris

From last-minute entry to Olympic gold: How Kristen Faulkner soloed to victory in Paris

The women's Olympic road race once again proved to produce unexpected winners

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Panache, attacks, angry rants and two gold medals: A Remco Evenepoel Olympic masterpiece

Panache, attacks, angry rants and two gold medals: A Remco Evenepoel Olympic masterpiece

Remco Evenepoel delivered another masterpiece as he became the first ever man to win Olympic road race and time trial gold in the same year

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How to watch and live stream the 2024 Tour de France Femmes

How to watch and live stream the 2024 Tour de France Femmes

Starting in Rotterdam, the third edition of the women's Grand Tour is set to be an explosive race from start to finish

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People like underdog stories, and I was one, by Anna Kiesenhofer

People like underdog stories, and I was one, by Anna Kiesenhofer

At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, self-coached and on board a bike she bought herself, amateur rider Anna Kiesenhofer shocked the world by winning the...

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Women’s Olympic road race 2024: Route, contenders, and prediction

Women’s Olympic road race 2024: Route, contenders, and prediction

Can anyone challenge the Netherlands? Will they be able to manage a team of superstars?

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Inside cycling’s holy week with Lifeplus-Wahoo

Inside cycling’s holy week with Lifeplus-Wahoo

A look at the ups and downs of racing the biggest Classics in the world

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Men’s Olympic road race 2024: Route, contenders, and prediction

Men’s Olympic road race 2024: Route, contenders, and prediction

Everything you need to know about the men’s road race around Paris

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Krave, karaoke, and looking cool: Question time with Josh Tarling

Krave, karaoke, and looking cool: Question time with Josh Tarling

The Ineos Grenadier and World Championships TT bronze medallist on his craving for Krave, his throwing ability and the necessity of committing when it comes...

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