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Ben Healy

Ben Healy’s weakness is his strength: ‘It never makes me indecisive’

The EF Education-EasyPost rider knows where his strength lies, and he is focussing on this in the pursuit of success

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My weight battle en route to a breakthrough Tour de France, by Jonas Abrahamsen

My weight battle en route to a breakthrough Tour de France, by Jonas Abrahamsen

Uno-X Mobility’s Jonas Abrahamsen had a summer he will never forget, leading the Tour de France’s polka-dot jersey for 10 days and catapulting himself into...

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Was Tadej Pogačar's 2024 racing season the greatest in cycling history?

Was Tadej Pogačar's 2024 racing season the greatest in cycling history?

After adding a fourth Il Lombardia title to round-off his stellar year, Rouleur looks at how the Slovenian's 2024 racing season stacks up against cycling's best

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‘Am I going to be good enough?’ - Anna van der Breggen on coming back to the women’s peloton in 2025

‘Am I going to be good enough?’ - Anna van der Breggen on coming back to the women’s peloton in 2025

The Dutchwoman tells Rouleur about her decision to come out of retirement to race for SD Worx-Protime again next season

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My stroke story should be a lesson for cycling, by Audrey Cordon-Ragot

My stroke story should be a lesson for cycling, by Audrey Cordon-Ragot

As part of Rouleur’s In My Words series, eight-time French champion Audrey Cordon-Ragot opens up about the stroke that she thought might have killed her...

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Amstel Gold Race 2024: A watershed moment for Tom Pidcock?

Amstel Gold Race 2024: A watershed moment for Tom Pidcock?

The Briton has finally succeeded in claiming his first Ardennes Classic and will now be counted among the top favourites for Liège-Bastogne-Liège

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Broken hearts and bad tactics - How other teams should have raced differently to beat SD Worx at Strade Bianche

Broken hearts and bad tactics - How other teams should have raced differently to beat SD Worx at Strade Bianche

Lotte Kopecky took an emphatic win in Siena despite saying she didn’t feel her best – and her rivals could have done more to stop her

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'I don’t feel like I am at my peak yet' - João Almeida's poised journey towards Grand Tour greatness

'I don’t feel like I am at my peak yet' - João Almeida's poised journey towards Grand Tour greatness

The Portuguese rider is always a contender in the shadows but says he is ready to step into the spotlight

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'I’m grateful to women before me who made it possible': Cat Ferguson on signing with Movistar as a 17-year-old

'I’m grateful to women before me who made it possible': Cat Ferguson on signing with Movistar as a 17-year-old

The British rider talks to Rouleur about her whirlwind season, being one of the youngest ever riders to sign a WorldTour contract and the state...

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An unexpected icon: memories from the Roubaix velodrome

An unexpected icon: memories from the Roubaix velodrome

"Even though it is not protected legally. It is protected by its legend.” 

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Tom Pidcock: science and art

Tom Pidcock: science and art

Tom Pidcock won a spectacular stage on Alpe d’Huez. Rouleur looks at the Ineos Grenadiers rider’s unique skill set and racing style

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Pinarello Bikes: an interview with Fausto Pinarello

Pinarello Bikes: an interview with Fausto Pinarello

"I like beautiful bicycles, I think everyone does." In conversation with the man behind Cicli Pinarello, first published in Rouleur issue 107

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Sectors of my heart: my Paris-Roubaix obsession

Sectors of my heart: my Paris-Roubaix obsession

Rouleur's former editor explores his deep love of Paris-Roubaix and why the gritty cobbled race fascinates so many people

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The Arenberg Forest: The Making of a Paris-Roubaix Legend

The Arenberg Forest: The Making of a Paris-Roubaix Legend

The history of one of the most notorious sectors of cobblestones in the Hell of the North, Paris-Roubaix

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Eraser Men , Tour de France

Eraser Men: censoring the roads of the Tour de France

Deep in their own personal race against the clock and armed with just a few brushes and pots of paint, they criss-cross the route of...

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Rouleur podcast: Michael Woods, Nick Craig and more

Rouleur podcast: Michael Woods, Nick Craig and more

Team EF Education First’s leader in Australia, cyclo-cross and MTB legend Nick Craig in the UK, plus our very own Stu Clapp in Essex…

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