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"I'm actually on my dream team" 22-year-old Mikayla Harvey on joining Canyon//SRAM

"I'm actually on my dream team" 22-year-old Mikayla Harvey on joining Canyon//SRAM

A week after her 22nd birthday last year, Mikayla Harvey rode the race of her life to claim the youth classification and 5th overall at the...

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Eight questions to be answered in women’s cycling in 2021

Eight questions to be answered in women’s cycling in 2021

With the 2021 women’s cycling season now officially underway, our minds are also racing with speculation about how the coming months will unfold. As the...

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Opinion: Give Canyon a break, mechanical failures are part of the sport

Opinion: Give Canyon a break, mechanical failures are part of the sport

Mathieu van der Poel's broken Canyon Aeroad handlebar set the internet alight, but mechanical issues are nothing new, and new technology always comes with new problems

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Tirreno-Adriatico 2021 Preview

Tirreno-Adriatico 2021 Preview

Tirreno-Adriatico is the first major opportunity for the Giro d’Italia contenders to size-up one another. We preview the 2021 edition of the "The Race of...

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Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne 2021: Preview

Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne 2021: Preview

We look ahead to the 2021 edition of Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne on 28th February, a race won by Kasper Asgreen in 2020

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Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2021: Preview

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2021: Preview

The full route, favourites and major climbs. All the information you need ahead of the 2021 edition of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

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Elinor Barker: Lockdown, Tokyo and joining Tekkerz

Elinor Barker: Lockdown, Tokyo and joining Tekkerz

The Great Britain track rider and Olympic gold medalist on lockdown gratitude, scuppered plans and being part of the Tekkerz team.

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"We can change the culture of the sport": Iris Slappendel interview

"We can change the culture of the sport": Iris Slappendel interview

The Cyclists Alliance has been instrumental in bringing about key changes in women's cycling in recent years. But, as Executive Director Iris Slappendel explains, there...

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UAE Tour: 2021 Preview

UAE Tour: 2021 Preview

The UAE Tour features a supercharged startlist this year, with Tadej Pogacar, Adam Yates and Chris Froome headlining those in attendance.

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Tour du Haut Var 2021: Preview

Tour du Haut Var 2021: Preview

France’s early-season stage-race fest continues with the Tour du Haut Var, where we will see Nairo Quintana, Thibaut Pinot and Tao Geoghegan Hart in action.

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Zwifting to Parity: how e-racing is blazing a trail for gender equality in cycling

Zwifting to Parity: how e-racing is blazing a trail for gender equality in cycling

Zwift racing might be a new discipline but it's already made more ground when it comes to gender equality than road racing has managed in...

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Introducing: The L39ION Lionesses

Introducing: The L39ION Lionesses

For the 2021 season, the pioneering LA-based team L39ION of Los Angeles announced the addition of both a Continental men’s squad and a women’s team...

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The Column: On Tom Pidcock's 5k run

The Column: On Tom Pidcock's 5k run

Tom Pidcock's 5k time proves he’ll someday win a Grand Tour, but not for the reason you’d think

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Emily Chappell's Invisible Peloton

Emily Chappell's Invisible Peloton

How a group of strong women helped the ultra endurance rider climb Mont Ventoux and went on to inspire the 2020 Rapha Women’s 100

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Action Jackson: How to master TikTok as a pro cyclist

Action Jackson: How to master TikTok as a pro cyclist

Raised on a bison ranch, Alison Jackson is blazing a trail on TikTok for pro cyclists everywhere 

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The Column: Absolutely tucked

The Column: Absolutely tucked

The UCI has banned the controversial top-tube mounted 'super tuck'. But is it the right decision?

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The Women's 2021 Early Season: The Rouleur Racing Guide

The Women's 2021 Early Season: The Rouleur Racing Guide

The men’s season may have already kicked off with Grand Prix la Marseillaise but the pro women are still waiting for their 2021 to get started. With a...

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Cycling’s #MeToo moment

Cycling’s #MeToo moment

Orla Chennaoui uncovers abuse and harassment at the highest level of women’s pro cycling

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Etoile de Besseges, the tough season-opener bucking the trend

Etoile de Besseges, the tough season-opener bucking the trend

Five-day race Etoile de Bessèges should begin on Wednesday. We look back on Hampsten, Kirsipuu and Halgand trading tales from France’s back-to-school race “keeping cycling in...

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Grand Prix la Marseillaise: 2021 Preview

Grand Prix la Marseillaise: 2021 Preview

We take a look ahead to the Grand Prix la Marseillaise, where the likes of Tim Wellens, Philippe Gilbert and Matteo Trentin will start their...

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Eight Riders to Watch in the Women’s Peloton in 2021

Eight Riders to Watch in the Women’s Peloton in 2021

How well do you know the women's peloton? From Annemiek van Vleuten and Anna van der Breggen to Lizzie Deignan and Elisa Longo Borghini, get...

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Seven women’s cycling races to watch in 2021

Seven women’s cycling races to watch in 2021

Which women's races should you keep your diary clear for?

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Letter from the Editor: The Women's Issue

Letter from the Editor: The Women's Issue

What did you think when you looked at the front cover of this women’s issue?

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The beauty of Drillium

The beauty of Drillium

This is a story with holes in it. Lots of holes. The weight savings are slight and the aerodynamics terrible. So why would anyone still...

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Thibaut Pinot

The Bounce Back: Riders who need a return to form in 2021

Rouleur looks at the riders that need to bounce back to their best form ahead of the 2021 cycling season

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Remembering how Tom Dumoulin almost won La Vuelta

Remembering how Tom Dumoulin almost won La Vuelta

Tom Dumoulin was a 1,000-1 outsider before the Vuelta a España that kickstarted his career. How “The Butterfly of Maastricht” nearly pulled off the greatest...

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Top 10: Terrible Cycling Kits

Top 10: Terrible Cycling Kits

The sport of cycling has seen some sartorial shockers over the years. From Phonak to Footon, we’ve narrowed it down to the 10 worst kits

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Snapshots

Snapshots

Orla Chennaoui examines the significance of the snapshot in cycling, as we showcase a handful of Rouleur's unique collection of disposable Tour de France photographs

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Ditch the GC: Why teams are giving up on the battle for the podium

Ditch the GC: Why teams are giving up on the battle for the podium

The way teams approach Grand Tours could be changing. Many, including Jakob Fuglsang and Astana, may look to follow Sunweb’s lead at the 2021 Tour de France

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Ian Stannard

Stannard's last stand: Ian Stannard on retirement and arthritis

British Classics champion and Team Ineos lifer Ian Stannard speaks exclusively to Rouleur about retiring from pro cycling following struggle with rheumatoid arthritis

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