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Sidi Ergo 6 shoe review: legendary looks, premium performance and a new, wider fit

The Italian brand goes wide with the new Ergo – but does it risk losing the narrow-footed Sidi faithful?

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Tadej Pogačar riding a Colnago during his Strade Bianche recon

The Pogačar effect: what does a bike brand get out of sponsoring the world's best rider?

We ask Colnago how much of its recent financial success is down to Tadej Pogačar and investigate whether Scott might be about to experience a...

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Fizik launches its first four helmets all at once – and the Kudo road model is an instant classic

The Italian brand's first foray into helmets is a good move – there's one for every cycling discipline and they're brimming with style and tech

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‘We want to be the biggest training platform on the planet’: Inside Vekta, the new AI app already used by WorldTour teams

Starting with Jayco-Alula at launch, Vekta will announce partnerships with some of the biggest names in the peloton in the coming weeks – co-founder and...

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Parcours Grimpeur review: why these new rim-brake wheels might be the best in history

New rim-brake wheels in 2025? You'd better believe it – they're ultra-light, optimised for 28mm tyres, they're very competitively priced – and they'll actually stop...

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Van Rysel RCR-F WorldTour aero bike finally launches with watt savings but not cost savings

Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale have been riding this bike for almost a year and now we have all the details, specs and prices – how does...

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The ASSOS Mille GT range

The ASSOS Mille GT range: why progress takes place within the comfort zone

The Swiss company was the first to bring Lycra to cycling and its latest Mille GT range represents another step forward

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Scott Addict RC

'Life's too short for heavy bikes': seizing a day in the Surrey Hills with the 5.9kg Scott Addict RC

The beautiful, wooded Surrey Hills are packed full of gradients and are perfect for enjoying this ultra-light bike – and they were also home to...

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Enter Ventete, the inflatable helmet aiming to effect full-blown change

The British start-up has won multiple design awards for its unique air-filled helmet, which not only folds down into a 3.5cm-thick slice, but has performed...

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Material advantage: Meet the Danish 'disruptors' challenging the big brands

Material advantage: Meet the Danish 'disruptors' challenging the big brands

Young Danish startup Polymer Workshop is challenging the big brands with high-end components that it says look faster, feel faster and actually are faster –...

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Wahoo Elemnt Ace review: big is beautiful, but it's about more than just the size

Wahoo's new flagship cycle computer dwarfs all comers – but behind the prodigious touchscreen are lots of little improvements over what's gone before, plus a...

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New Cannondale Topstone Carbon: more capable third generation is 'three gravel bikes in one'

New Cannondale Topstone Carbon: more capable third generation is 'three gravel bikes in one'

Updated all-rounder gravel bike has more tyre clearance, an updated Lefty fork and Kingpin suspension system but aims to keep it simple with standards that...

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Tadej Pogacar's Strade Bianche-winning Colnago V4RS

Pro bike: Tadej Pogačar's 2025 Strade Bianche-winning Colnago V4RS

All the details of the setup that the Slovenian was running when he became the first to win back-to-back editions of the Tuscan 'sixth Monument'

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Rudy Project Spinshield Air review: a purple patch for cycling sunglasses?

With their classic ski aviator aesthetic, versatile photochromic lens and ultra-low weight, these stylish sunnies have it all

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Kasia Niewiadoma's Canyon Aeroad CFR at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Pro bike: Kasia Niewiadoma’s Spring Classics Canyon Aeroad CFR

New bike day for the Tour de France champion as she shows off a Felipe Pantone artist edition as featured in Canyon's new customisation programme

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The art of customisation: is Canyon's new programme the future of online bike buying?

'MyCanyon' aims to personalise the German brand's direct-to-consumer model via new artist collaborations and component choices, and includes the ability to select integrated cockpit stem...

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Cannondale SuperX relaunches with a new mission: ‘to dominate the world of gravel racing’

The former cyclo-cross platform is reborn as a gravel-racing weapon and it's lighter, more aero and has more tyre clearance than the bike it replaces,...

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Le Col ARC gravel collection hero

Le Col ARC Gravel Collection review – thoughtfully designed and ultra-versatile... good for much more than just gravel

The British brand steps up with its first gravel-specific collection of rugged, functional, stylish gear

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UDog Distanza gravel shoes

Udog Distanza gravel shoe review – a unique style and innovative features that actually work

The Italian challenger brand is snapping at the heels of the big dogs

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Assos lightens up with ‘bold new bib short colours and fresh jersey styles’ for new Equipe R and Dyora R collection

Assos lightens up with ‘bold new bib short colours and fresh jersey styles’ for new Equipe R and Dyora R collection

The Swiss brand’s affordable racing range is on trend as it moves away from black bibs

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Pirelli: How F1 technologies are being harnessed to improve performance in road racing tyres

Pirelli: How F1 technologies are being harnessed to improve performance in road racing tyres

Rouleur explores how Pirelli's Formula 1 expertise drives innovation, precision, and performance in cutting-edge cycling tyres

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British apparel brand Kostüme bucks the industry trend with 200% growth and opens new crowdfunding campaign

British apparel brand Kostüme bucks the industry trend with 200% growth and opens new crowdfunding campaign

Focus on quality, sustainability and zero waste via an innovative pre-order 'edit' model claimed to be behind its success

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New Campagnolo Shamal Dual Profile – radical new rim shape for iconic name

New Campagnolo Shamal Dual Profile – radical new rim shape for iconic name

The latest version of what is now Campagnolo's endurance wheel has a differentiated rim profile designed to improve performance in crosswinds while shorter spokes aim...

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Eric Min on Zwift

Eric Min interview: why cycling in London drove me to create Zwift – and what Watopia has taught me in the 10 years since

The man behind the indoor cycling revolution tells Rouleur his origin story – and what's coming next

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New Pashley Roadfinder: a ‘timeless all-rounder’ that combines traditional steel with 21st-century tech

New Pashley Roadfinder: a ‘timeless all-rounder’ that combines traditional steel with 21st-century tech

Reynolds 853 meets 3D-printed lugs in the 99-year-old British brand's all-new, all-road platform

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Handmade in Italy and 6.7kg, but competitively priced and for the 'everyday rider' – the new Basso Sempre Veloce is a bike of big promises

Handmade in Italy and 6.7kg, but competitively priced and for the 'everyday rider' – the new Basso Sempre Veloce is a bike of big promises

The new flagship model from the Veneto brand promises to deliver for both the competitive rider and the connoisseur

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Jayco-Alula riders in 2025 Maap kit

2025 WorldTour kits – who's going through a purple patch, who's got the blues and where are the red flags?

As the teams gear up for the new season, we take a look at what they'll be wearing on the startline at the Tour Down...

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Bike tech predictions for 2025 – lightweight is back, so are outrageous aero designs, there's a new 'WorldTour's most affordable bike' and Torx bolts rule

Bike tech predictions for 2025 – lightweight is back, so are outrageous aero designs, there's a new 'WorldTour's most affordable bike' and Torx bolts rule

What can we expect to see on the start line in the coming season? Here's how we think the biggest trends of 2024 will develop

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Simon Smythe best of 2024 hero

Tech writer Simon Smythe’s product highlights of 2024

The bikes and kit that impressed me most in the last year

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Zwift Ride: a gamechanger that’s for everyone, all the time

Zwift Ride: a gamechanger that’s for everyone, all the time

There's never been a better illustration of less being more – we take a look at how the innovative Zwift Ride smart frame reduces both the...

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