Rouleur Performance

Become a more powerful cyclist? It's time for cyclocross...

Cyclocross is a wonderous sport that’ll transform your fitness and technical skills. Here, we dig deep into the muddy fields to reveal how, with a ...

Nasal breathing - how much of an impact does it really have on your performance?

The breathing technique is being used by those at the top of their game, so is it something everyone can benefit from too?

Would I lie to you? I might not have to...

Placebo could provide the performance boost your cycling needs. And it might not even require a spoonful of deception…

How indoor training changed my life

Richard Ferguson shares how Zwift has kept him riding safely

The miner, the telephonist, and the pickle juice: what is cramp and how to prevent it

Even the greatest athletes can suffer with cramp. But what is it? How can you ease it? And how do you prevent it in the first place? Rouleur looks ...

How Zwift is helping non-European racers

The next African superstars are being raised and developed via indoor racing

How food timing before a ride might be impacting your performance

A shaky start to a ride could have a simple answer

Training periodisation: How an all-female coaching company is using the menstrual cycle to get results

Will Harper founded Synrgy Cycling to redress the balance, open up conversations, and help female riders understand how to train around their cycles

Supplementing peak performance: What the pros use

Sports nutrition is rife with snake-oil proclamations, of delivering personal bests based on little more than marketing hyperbole. But not all. We ...

The stoicism of peak performance: how the world’s best race strong from January to October

Durability in cycling is one of the key differences between the goods and the greats. Rouleur investigates and enters the world of polarised traini...

Getting more out of maternity: How Joss Lowden trained through pregnancy

For Joss Lowden, being pregnant meant finding new ways to train, not a reason to slow down

The physiological benefits of cycling - whatever your ability

Occasional cyclist or pseudo-professional, our favourite sport and activity will forge a stronger, leaner, happier you. Let’s lift the anatomical b...

The age-related gender divide

The past few years have seen ‘youngsters’ dominate the men’s Grand Tours. It’s a different story in women’s racing where the biggest races are the ...