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Anna van der Breggen on retiring, becoming a sports director and the future of women's cycling
The 31-year-old called time on her racing career at the end of the 2021 season, but she's still going to be an important part of...
Vuelta a Andalucía 2022 Preview: Route, Predictions and Contenders
This year’s second major stage race in Spain, Vuelta a Andalucía Ruta Ciclista del Sol, will welcome some of the world’s best riders, including Miguel Ángel López and Simon...
A taste of happiness: how fatherhood and Team DSM changed Romain Bardet
We took Romain Bardet wine tasting, and he told us about the secrets of his contentment
What is the future of Zwift racing?
After the lockdown boom, Zwift has had to adjust to keep its influx of new users happy, both at a professional and amateur racing level
Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne 2022 Preview - Route, Prediction and Contenders
After Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, the second part of the ‘Opening Weekend’ in the Classics season sees the sprinters come in as favourites
George Bennett: “The difference between Pogačar and Roglič is often the difference between their helpers"
One of the biggest transfers of the off-season saw George Bennett move from Jumbo-Visma to fierce rivals UAE Team Emirates. We caught up with the...
Cover Stories: Issue 109 by Paolo Martelli
When photographer Paolo Martelli sent in an unsolicited photo essay on the Barcelona-based Genesis Cycling Team a decade ago, the sheer quality of the work...
Vuelta CV Féminas 2022 Preview - Route, prediction and contenders
The first women’s UCI race of 2022 on European soil starts in a few days time, and it's one for the sprinters
“We need for the race organisations to respect us,” FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope on the challenges of preparing for the season ahead
French Women’s WorldTour Team, FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope, has big ambitions for 2022, but calls for race organisers to increase professionalism
UAE Tour 2022 Preview - Route, Predictions And Contenders
The first WorldTour race of the season gives us a bit of everything as sprinters, time trial specialists and climbers all get to show off...
Volta A La Comunitat Valenciana 2022 Preview - Route, Predictions And Contenders
The first stage race on European soil gets underway with a stellar cast of star riders set to take on the Spanish five-day race.
Heinrich Haussler: Confessions of a cycling partyboy
The Australian Classics star on how he nearly wasted his talent through alcohol addiction and late nights
Etoile de Bessèges 2022: Route, predictions and contenders
Etoile de Bessèges is an intriguing early season stage race in Southern France. Tim Wellens, Benoît Cosnefroy and Christophe Laporte are some of the recent...
Grand Prix Marseillaise 2022 Preview: Route, contenders and predictions
The 2022 road cycling season has arrived. And with it, a one-day race in Southern France. The Grand Prix Marseillaise looks to be a thrilling...
The Supremely Talented Kata Blanka Vas: Q&A
A chat with the versatile and wonderfully talented Kata Blanka Vas of SD Worx.
"I’m actually having a lot of fun doing something other than riding my bike” Nico Roche on Retirement
After 17 years in the pro peloton, Nico Roche retired in 2021 after stints with Team Sky, BMC and most recently, Team DSM. Here’s how...
Faster, higher, stronger: Jody Cundy's not ready for retirement yet
We caught up with the 8-time Paralympic gold medalist to find out what the future holds
Cyclocross World Championships 2022: Course, predictions and contenders
The town of Fayetteville in Arkansas will welcome some of the biggest talent in CX at the end of this month to fight for those...
Canyon//SRAM announce roster for trailblazing development team: Canyon//SRAM Generation
Eight riders from around the globe make up the new Canyon//SRAM Generation team, the first of its kind in the women’s peloton
Six reasons to look forward to women’s cycling in 2022
There’s a big season ahead for the women’s peloton, here are 6 things we’re excited to see unfold
Opinion: women's rider unions should be working together… the clue’s in the name
The CPA’s response to The Cyclists’ Alliance’s request for clarification over the new prize money system for women’s cycling highlights a big problem with rider...
Robert Wyatt: Tribute to a Rouleur Photographer
At a cycling event somewhere down in the Alps, the guy sitting next me at dinner introduced himself as a photographer – not an unusual...
Flashback: When Tony Martin made the bravest breakaway
Reflecting on an unforgettable day at the Vuelta a España, where Tony Martin was metres away from completing mission impossible
British Champion Pfeiffer Georgi on her big win, 2022 ambitions and the Tour de France Femmes
2021 was a big year for the 21-year-old Team DSM rider, but this is only the start of a journey which she hopes will bring...
Ben Tulett on joining his dream team
The young British talent spoke to Rouleur about his upcoming debut season with the Ineos Grenadiers and what it's taken to get there
Drops Le Col becomes Le Col Wahoo for 2022 as they aim for WorldTour status
The British team has big ambitions for 2022 and beyond with big investments from both Le Col and Wahoo until 2024
Zwift: The unexpected path to friendship in a pandemic
How the revolutionary virtual platform became far more than just a training tool
"I want to work hard and take risks" The new life of Fabio Aru
Fabio Aru tells Rouleur about his future plans and old memories as a professional cyclist
Cover stories: issue 108 - Tom Pidcock special edition
The music notes for Little Donkey sit in the keyboard of Tom Pidcock’s living room. They belong to his piano-teaching girlfriend, not the Ineos Grenadier...
"No prize, just a stamp on a brevet card" Fiona Kolbinger on winning the TCR, and hidden talents
In the summer of 2019, Fiona Kolbinger became the first female winner of the Transcontinental Race, completing the 4000km event in just 10 days, 2 hours and 48...

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