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‘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
New riders, new mentality: Are there finally positive signs for the Ineos Grenadiers?
The opening race of the WorldTour saw promising performances from the British team who say that big changes have been made ahead of the 2025...
'Whenever you win, people expect more': How Biniam Girmay is building on his history-making season
The Eritrean was one of the stars of the 2024 Tour de France, but now he is preparing to cope with the pressure of building...
‘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
‘My life has changed’ - Justine Ghekiere on 13 hour turbo sessions, Tour de France fame and helping Kopecky to rainbow stripes
From struggling in the peloton to winning a Grand Tour stage, the Belgian woman tells Rouleur about her whirlwind ride to the top of the...
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...
Tao Geoghegan Hart and reforms in cycling: ‘The sport really needs to make more impact on young people’
The British rider discusses sports politics, AI, and his thoughts going into his ninth season at a WorldTour pro
The anti-establishment: who can challenge the 'Big Six' of the men's WorldTour in 2025?
While six riders have dominated the top of the podium since the start of the 2020s, their supremacy can't last forever
‘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...
‘I wasn’t the talent everyone thought I was going to be’ - Finn Fisher-Black is finding himself again at Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe
The Kiwi rider talks about managing expectations, why UAE Team Emirates wasn’t working for him and how he’s rediscovered his motivation
The power of success: How Canyon//SRAM-zondacrypto just keep getting better
The German WorldTour team took their first win of the season early at Tour Down Under with Chloe Dygert; a Tour de France Femmes victory,...
Men's Tour Down Under 2025 Preview - Who will take victory in the first WorldTour race of 2025?
Rouleur previews the opening race of the 2025 men’s WorldTour season
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...
Simon Yates ready to find 'real improvement' in a new phase of his career
The British rider has spent his whole career so far with Jayco-Alula, but is now hoping the support of superteam Visma-Lease a Bike can spur...
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...
Bold moves or defensive strategies: How will GC favourites approach the unorthodox 2025 Giro d'Italia route?
While the 52,500 metres of elevation suggests a mountain-heavy edition of the race, stage profiles reveal unconventional challenges
‘I don’t work this hard for second place’ - Hungry, motivated and driven, Chloe Dygert wants more in 2025
Ahead of her first race of the season, the American rider says she is back to her best and more ambitious than ever
Jonas Vingegaard is hungry for Tour de France payback: ‘I still believe I can beat Tadej Pogačar’
Jonas Vingegaard readies for redemption, targeting Tadej Pogačar and a third Tour de France triumph
Women’s Tour Down Under 2025 preview: Who will win the first race of the season?
The 2025 season is set to get underway. Rouleur takes a closer look at the route and the contenders for the three-day race in Australia
Giro d’Italia Women 2025: Everything you need to know about the Italian Grand Tour
The 36th edition of the race is set to provide another nail-biting race
Giro d’Italia route 2025: Everything you need to know about the stages of the 108th edition
The white roads of Strade Bianche, fearsome mountain passes and a Balkan Grande Partenza
No holding back, no regrets: why Julian Alaphilippe will keep riding on 'instinct' to refind his to form
The Frenchman has ventured to pastures new in 2025, but says his approach to cycling in an age of data and calculations won't change
'It's not only about winning, it's about the story you write' - Tom Pidcock relishing the 'freedom' of his first season with Q36.5
The British rider, who left Ineos Grenadiers at the end of last year, lays out his plans for 2025
All in for the cobbled classics - can Wout van Aert's adjusted programme finally deliver the victory he longs for?
The Visma-Lease a Bike rider will be hoping his strong start in the cyclocross field stays with him on the road
'He had a deep passion for the sport and really loved the riders' - Remembering Gianni Savio
The larger-than-life Italian manager died in in December, aged 76
Lachlan Morton: I won Unbound Gravel by going back to basics
The EF Education-EasyPost rider tells Rouleur about his biggest victory, completing a record-breaking lap of Australia and what’s next
Life after racing - why I'm training to be a doctor, by Max Walscheid
Jayco-Alula’s Max Walscheid is best known as being a leadout rider who occasionally wins himself, but away from the spotlight of the peloton, the tall...
Turning the page: Romain Bardet on why he is ready for his next chapter
Romain Bardet has announced that the Giro d’Italia and Critérium du Dauphiné of 2025 will be his last races as a road professional, before he...
‘It all feels a bit surreal’: Paul Double’s extraordinary rags to riches journey to the WorldTour
After almost a decade of scrimping on savings and hand-me-downs, the British rider has finally made it as a WorldTour pro with Jayco-Alula at the...
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