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Vuelta a España 2023 favourites: who will win the season's final Grand Tour?

Vuelta a España 2023 favourites: who will win the season's final Grand Tour?

Can anyone stop Jumbo-Visma from making it a hat-trick of Grand Tour victories in 2023 at the Vuelta?

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‘Sometimes you need to say stop’ - Women’s cycling’s burnout problem

‘Sometimes you need to say stop’ - Women’s cycling’s burnout problem

Marlen Reusser’s honesty after she abandoned the individual time trial due to mental fatigue has empowered others to speak out on the strains of a...

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'I was hoping the big names would cancel each other out' - Lizzie Deignan takes on the favourites in the World Championships

'I was hoping the big names would cancel each other out' - Lizzie Deignan takes on the favourites in the World Championships

The future bodes well for the British rider after a phenomenal performance at the 2023 World Championships

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Vuelta a España winners: The full history

Vuelta a España winners: The full history

Ahead of the final Grand Tour of the 2024 cycling season, we take a look at the history behind the winners of La Vuelta a...

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The weight of expectation: Lotte Kopecky defies obstacles to deliver for Belgium

The weight of expectation: Lotte Kopecky defies obstacles to deliver for Belgium

She was labelled as the overwhelming favourite, but there were a number of factors against Kopecky in pursuit of the World Championship title

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'Super legs' but a flat tyre and strict instructions: Annemiek van Vleuten’s bittersweet ending

'Super legs' but a flat tyre and strict instructions: Annemiek van Vleuten’s bittersweet ending

It was an unusual final World Championships for the Dutch rider who was left with mixed feelings in Glasgow

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Road World Championships 2023: Elite women’s road race contenders and prediction

Road World Championships 2023: Elite women’s road race contenders and prediction

Who will take the rainbow stripes at the end of the women’s road race?

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The race that never lies: Remco Evenepoel is a cut above

The race that never lies: Remco Evenepoel is a cut above

There was a distinct line between everyone else and the three outstanding riders who made it onto the podium of the Road World Championships 2023 elite...

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Road World Championships 2023: Elite men's time trial contenders and prediction

Road World Championships 2023: Elite men's time trial contenders and prediction

It's a stellar start list for the elite men's time trial once again

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Chloe Dygert, back on top

Chloe Dygert, back on top

Four years since her last World Championships time trial win, the American rider proved nothing can hold her back from winning

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Amina Lanaya: La Petite Reine

Amina Lanaya: La Petite Reine

Amina Lanaya, the Director General of the Union Cycliste Internationale since 2018 and second in command to President David Lappartient, talks about determination and change at cycling’s...

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Getting the shot: The fight of the giants

Getting the shot: The fight of the giants

Rouleur photographer Alessandra Bucci describes how she and Rouleur photojournalist James Startt witnessed the fight for the men’s rainbow jersey

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Road World Championships 2023: elite women's time trial contenders and prediction

Road World Championships 2023: elite women's time trial contenders and prediction

There's a handful of leading contenders for the 2023 world time trial title – but can an outsider upset the favourites?

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The 1960 Vuelta a España – the craziest race in history?

The 1960 Vuelta a España – the craziest race in history?

Death threats, brawls, scandals, bicycle pumps: the story of the 1960 Vuelta a España

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Mathieu van der Poel - a world champion worthy of cycling’s Bazball era

Mathieu van der Poel - a world champion worthy of cycling’s Bazball era

The Dutch rider was simply the strongest on race day in Glasgow

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'I still just love riding my bike' - Question time with Mathieu van der Poel

'I still just love riding my bike' - Question time with Mathieu van der Poel

Rouleur caught up with the Dutch rider earlier this year

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Close the gap: Meet the editorial panel for Issue 121

Close the gap: Meet the editorial panel for Issue 121

Introducing the six women who helped Rouleur create 121: Close the Gap

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Dicing with disaster: Inside the Tour de France Femmes on a race motorbike

Dicing with disaster: Inside the Tour de France Femmes on a race motorbike

Having never been on a motorbike before, Rouleur’s Rachel Jary was invited to spend a day following the Tour de France Femmes. She said yes,...

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Josie Nelson’s Tour de France Femmes debut diary - The Tourmalet, a time trial, and celebration pizzas

Josie Nelson’s Tour de France Femmes debut diary - The Tourmalet, a time trial, and celebration pizzas

The Team Coop-Hitech Products rider rounds up her final few stages in this year's Tour de France Femmes

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Young talent, fierce attacking and Magnus Bäckstedt: The reinvention of Canyon//SRAM

Young talent, fierce attacking and Magnus Bäckstedt: The reinvention of Canyon//SRAM

The Tour de France saw the German team continue an outstanding season with a fresh approach to racing

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Road World Championships 2023: Elite men's road race contenders and predictions

Road World Championships 2023: Elite men's road race contenders and predictions

Will anyone be able to stop Remco Evenepoel from claiming a second consecutive world title?

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After a week of controversy, SD Worx answers everything with collective strength

After a week of controversy, SD Worx answers everything with collective strength

The team put on a united front to take a clean sweep of the final stage of the Tour de France Femmes and first and...

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Can Lotte Kopecky top off an incredible Tour de France Femmes with a GC podium place?

Can Lotte Kopecky top off an incredible Tour de France Femmes with a GC podium place?

The Belgian rider has displayed the performance of her career at this year's Tour de France Femmes

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Gutsy, determined and human: Why Kasia Niewiadoma won hearts on the Tourmalet

Gutsy, determined and human: Why Kasia Niewiadoma won hearts on the Tourmalet

The Polish rider’s performance in the queen stage of the Tour de France Femmes may not have got her the victory, but it likely got...

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End of an era: Demi Vollering’s Tourmalet win begins a new chapter for women’s cycling

End of an era: Demi Vollering’s Tourmalet win begins a new chapter for women’s cycling

The SD Worx rider has finally, unequivocally, proven she is the strongest, while Annemiek van Vleuten was tearful at the finish line atop the Tourmalet

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Cédrine Kerbaol: The young French rider making history at the Tour de France Femmes

Cédrine Kerbaol: The young French rider making history at the Tour de France Femmes

The French rider had led the young rider's classification for the whole Tour de France Femmes

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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage eight preview - the final race against the clock

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 stage eight preview - the final race against the clock

The eight-stage race will come to a close in Pau with a race against the clock

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