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The power paradox: How cycling’s most important metric changed the sport

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The power paradox: How cycling’s most important metric changed the sport

Rachel Neylan explores how power meters became cycling's defining metric – and what the obsession with watts truly reveals about the sport.

10 FEBRUARY 2026 | UPDATED 05.12 PM BST

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Rouleur Issue 144 — The Tour Issue
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The Tour Issue

Le Tour de France: a race defined by colour, passion and history, whose drama and romance continue to shape the identity of cycling’s greatest stage.