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A Roubaix romance: Why this is sport's greatest stadium
The finish of Paris-Roubaix is like no other and the velodrome will be home to legends for years to come, writes Rachel Jary
‘He will be like Merckx’ - Paris-Roubaix is proof that Tadej Pogačar will win all five Monuments
The world champion narrowly missed out on a victory at his Hell of the North debut – his performance is a menacing sign for years...
All about anticipation: How Paris-Roubaix Femmes signified a shift in the dynamics of the women’s peloton
Teams like Lidl-Trek, Visma-Lease a Bike and EF Education-Oatly are proof that aggressive racing can pay dividends
Mountains, mud, cobbles: There is nothing Pauline Ferrand-Prévot cannot do
The Visma-Lease a Bike rider won by almost a minute in the Roubaix velodrome. Her weighty palmarès has another glorious victory.
'I don't think we made many mistakes': Visma-Lease a Bike almost nailed the Tour of Flanders
Wout van Aert is without a victory in a cobbled Classic this season, but the Belgian and his teammates did everything they could at the...
‘We are trying everything, it’s just not possible’ - Mads Pedersen and the Pogačar puzzle
The Danish rider says Lidl-Trek tried everything they could to beat the world champion, but still came up short
'We Can Do It': How a €4 gift made Lotte Kopecky the Queen of Flanders again
The world champion is up and running for the season and is now chasing a Flanders-Roubaix double
Everything is perfect if you’re Tadej Pogačar
Another bike race, another Monument win – all in a day’s work for the world’s best cyclist
‘It would be a shame to get stuck in disappointment’ - Wout van Aert is a fighter
Despite the criticism he has faced following his Dwars door Vlaanderen disaster, the Belgian is still motivated ahead of the Tour of Flanders
Does Visma's Dwars door Vlaanderen disappointment reveal the blueprint for Flanders victory?
Dutch team’s challenging Classic’s campaign continues after three teammates squander winning opportunity at Dwars door Vlaanderen
The final dress rehearsal: Who will win Dwars door Vlaanderen 2025?
Can Visma-Lease a Bike turn their Classics season around? Will a changed route make a difference to the riders we see at the front of...
Where is Wout - Is this the end of Visma-Lease a Bike’s Classics dreams?
It was another disappointing showing from the Belgian rider at a key warm-up race for the Tour of Flanders, E3 Saxo Classic
How Tadej Pogačar will win Milan-Sanremo
The Slovenian has said that he’s “getting so close but it’s so far, it’s unbelievable”. But his tortured relationship with the Italian Classic will end...
Amstel Gold Race: Everything you need to know
The WorldTour heads to the Netherlands for the start of the Ardennes Classics
‘From learning to walk again to learning to win bike races’ - Tom Gloag is on his way back
The British rider has had a turbulent few years with crashes but remains positive about his place in the sport
‘Massive cojones, but absolute suicide’ - How Jhonatan Narváez proves that the smartest bike racer wins
The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider executed a perfect victory on the penultimate stage of the Tour Down Under, while others fumbled ambitious plans
‘The yellow card system isn’t changing anything’ - Is it really possible to make sprinting safer?
For the second time in the race, there was discourse surrounding fair sprinting after stage four of the Tour Down Under
The importance of instinct: Is a reliance on race radios impacting rider performance?
The third stage of the Tour Down Under saw a surprise victory from Javier Romo as other riders failed to react to the Movistar rider’s...
‘Lighter, faster, stronger’ - Is 2025 going to be the year of Sam Welsford?
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe’s Australian sprinter opened his win tally at the Tour Down Under, and his teammates say this is just the beginning of a big...
Heat training, pure instinct and learning to believe – Noemi Rüegg’s 'rocket' ride to the top
The Swiss rider outclimbed the favourites to win the Queen stage of this year’s Tour Down Under – many were surprised by her performance, but...
How to outsmart the peloton – a lesson from Daniek Hengeveld
On a stage that was meant to be one for the sprinters, the Ceratizit-WNT rider surprised everyone on the first day of the Tour Down...
Do bigger budgets and salaries in the WorldTour really make cycling better?
With limited income streams and job security for just a select few, how sustainable is the growth of the sport?
Laurence Pithie: I want to challenge Van der Poel for Monument wins next year
The New Zealand rider talks about his journey to the top of the sport, moving to Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and his ambitions to start to win...
Does men's professional cycling need a budget cap?
An increasing dominance by a handful of superteams has spurred the UCI into considering limiting expenditure, but the idea is already facing some resistance
Was Tadej Pogačar's 2024 racing season the greatest in cycling history?
After adding a fourth Il Lombardia title to round-off his stellar year, Rouleur looks at how the Slovenian's 2024 racing season stacks up against cycling's best
Il Lombardia 2024: Route, prediction and contenders
Can anyone stop Tadej Pogačar taking a fourth consecutive win in the race of the falling leaves?
The long and the short: Inside the rise of cycling's mega-contracts
Rouleur speaks to those inside the transfer merry-go-round to find out why men's WorldTour riders are being handed longer and longer contracts
Mathieu van der Poel: This is just the beginning of the Pogačar era
The dominance of the Slovenian rider at the World Championships gave little hope to his rivals who are still trying to work out how to beat...
Emerging through the chaos: Kopecky capitalises on rivals' incoherence in World title defence
The Belgian came back from being dropped to double up on rainbow bands in miserable weather in Switzerland
‘There are discussions about whether it’s still appropriate’ - Are we coming to the end of an under-23 category in cycling?
UCI President David Lappartient confirmed that changes are being considered as riders entering and performing in the WorldTour are getting younger and younger
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