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Elia Viviani: The Redemption Ride with Cofidis
Few wins at the 2021 Giro d’Italia would be as well received as an Elia Viviani victory with Cofidis
Elia Viviani: Confidence man
“If you want to win the race, you must want to be the leader.” Two years of winning with #TheWolfpack has turned Elia Viviani into...
The column: Sprinting is enjoying a golden age. Why aren’t we celebrating it?
Sprinting doesn’t seem to be fashionable these days. That’s a great shame, because the fast finish is currently as exciting as it’s been in years
Rouleur podcast: Six Day London with Mark Cavendish, Caleb Ewan, Owain Doull
“It’s the best field they have ever had in London, with arguably the three fastest riders of our generation, all from a track background, racing...
The column: Go home transfer window, you’re drunk
Nairo Quintana to Arkea Samsic? Dan Martin to Israel Cycling? Elia Viviani to Cofidis? What on earth has been going on with the transfer window?
Ned Boulting: Italy, a land of ghosts
Italy used to produce Grand Tour winners as prolifically as pasta. Recently they have become a rarity, with sprinters the new normal. Ned Boulting on the ghosts...
Top Mañana: Vuelta a España – stage 21
And so it ends. One last Vuelta hurrah in Madrid for the sprinters. How did the Rouleur tipsters do? Nae bad, says Moley, but don’t give...
On the right track: Elia Viviani and his move from Sky to Quick Step
Quick-Step’s Elia Viviani is enjoying his best-ever road season and the Rio Olympic Omnium champion sees evidence of an Italian track ‘risorgimento’ too. What’s going...
Top Mañana: Vuelta a España – stage 6
Nacer Bouhanni to beat allcomers? Also featuring Van Poppel, Viviani, Nozzolo and Walsheid, but no Sagan. Cycling Mole thinks we need our bumps read…
Top Mañana: Vuelta a España – stage 5
It’s hotting up down in Spain. A lumpy 188km tomorrow, but can the sprinters’ teams hold it together? Our panel is split down the middle
Top Mañana: Vuelta a España – stage 3
Sprint or break? Break or sprint? Could go either way with this stage, but Cycling Mole goes for a sprinter
Sam Bennett on overcoming imposter syndrome
You wait your whole career for a Grand Tour win, then three come along at once. Sam Bennett has finally arrived (even if he hasn’t...
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