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Peter Sagan: A New Chapter with Team TotalEnergies Awaits
Peter Sagan’s spell with Bora-Hansgrohe came to a subdued end at Paris-Roubaix 2021. We analyse Sagan’s stay with the German outfit before he heads to...
Hands in the air: The best victory salutes
We take a look back at some of the most memorable celebrations in cycling history
Rain
A heavy dread. It starts the moment you wake. It’s like an unpleasant taste lingering in your mouth, a bad dream, something unresolved that still...
The grapple for green: 2020 Tour de France, stage 14
As the Tour de France approaches its final week, the races within this beautiful race increasingly come out to play. Why Peter Sagan versus Sam...
2019 photographs of the year: Paolo Ciaberta
Ernesto Colnago’s plans, Peter Sagan’s disappointment and a memorable Strade Bianche
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
Tomorrow’s Worlds: Elite men’s road race
A long, wet day in the saddle in prospect. Who fancies it? Super Sagan to reclaim his crown, says the Mole
The column: Bora-Hansgrohe should take Sam Bennett to the Tour de France
With wins at every race he’s ridden this year, it’s time for Sam Bennett’s team to give him a chance to sprint on the biggest...
Peter Sagan Q&A: “I’ve never had a hangover”
“I’m living my dream, though it’s a bit bigger than I expected,” Peter Sagan says. Responding to our unorthodox questions over a beer, the superstar...
Pick your favourite Rouleur photographer’s shot of the year from 2018
Our fine body of photographers choose their best work from the 2018 season. Vote for your own personal top shot
Desire: Sagan Collection S-Works 7
Stepping into Sagan’s shoes would be a daunting task, Specialized have made it easier with the launch of the Sagan S-Works collection shoe
Reflections: The unfamous Peter Sagan
Probably the most popular current World Tour cyclist, Peter Sagan is often portrayed in the media as something of a character, a bit of an...
Rouleur cover stories: issue 18.7 by Wilfrid Wood
Former Spitting Image puppet maker Wilfrid Wood sculpted our very special member cover for the latest issue – Peter Sagan
What is the best way to prepare for the Worlds?
From the Lakeland Fells to the flats of Flanders, the Vuelta to Montreal: where is the best racing to warm up for the Worlds? Ahead...
Can Peter Sagan survive the climbs and win the Worlds again?
At the heart of Innsbruck’s pitch to host the 2018 World Championships was an elite men’s road race with nearly 5,000m of climbing. With a...
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...
Top Mañana: Vuelta a España – stage 12
A sprinters’ day for sure. Or is it? Lumpy, bumpy and tricky towards the end, says Moley, but should still come together
Top Mañana: Vuelta a España – stage 7
A mixed bag of picks from us: Trentin, Sagan, Benoot, Moreno, Prades. Moley says we are mad – it’s Valverde on his home roads of...
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
Top Mañana: Vuelta a España – stage 2
Valverde, Martin, Sagan, Roche or Fraile are the Rouleur panel’s picks. But Cycling Mole says no – it’s Kwiatkowski for the win
Flourish or flounder: Egan Bernal and other cycling prodigies
Despite a nasty crash recently, the future looks extremely bright for Sky’s super Tour domestique Egan Bernal. But beware, history has shown us that young...
Top Banana: Tour de France stage 15 – Peter Sagan
Another mountain stage breakaway, more points and a helping hand to Majka from the Tour’s remarkable green machine
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...
Paris Roubaix tips from a winner – Stuart O’Grady
Who will win the 2018 Paris-Roubaix? The 2007 champion Stuart O’Grady runs his eye over the contenders for Hell of the North
Tour de Pologne in pictures
Sagan shines, the sun shines, and men in Speedos who really should know better: Poland through Laura’s lens
Tour de France: Matt Seaton on hopes, dreams and breakaways
The breakaway: natural home of cycling’s dreamers and romantics. Matt Seaton considers what it takes to succeed in the sport’s most kamikaze of spectacles.
The Peter Saga: A Rough Guide to the Stage 4 ‘Incident’
Peter Sagan: expelled from the Tour. Mark Cavendish: out with a broken shoulder. Arnaud Démare: in the green jersey. We try to make sense of...
Gallery: Tour de France stage 3 – Super Sagan takes Longwy
Complete control from Peter Sagan, Dan Martin close, Michael Matthews closer
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