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Fortune favours and punishes the dreamers at Dwars door Vlaanderen
Filippo Ganna triumphs at the Belgian Classic despite a series of misfortunes, while Wout van Aert's left dealing with yet more heartache
'I would discourage my child from entering the sport' – Dan Bigham on the dangers of cycling
Rouleur discusses safer bike racing and much-needed changes in the sport’s approach with former pro Adam Blythe and former Hour Record holder Dan Bigham
Doubt him at your peril: Wout van Aert is in Classics-winning form
Jasper Philipsen won In Flanders Field, but the headline act was Wout van Aert. He's back from his broken ankle, and is knocking on the...
Sofía Gómez Villafañe: The queen of gravel
In the world of professional gravel racing, no one has been more dominant than Sofía Gómez Villafañe. The Specialized Off-Road racer honed her off-road skills on the...
Nairoman no more: A look back at 10 days that shaped Quintana's career
Nairo Quintana recently announced 2026 will be the last season in professional cycling. Rouleur looks back at some of the significant moments in the career...
A monumental failure: how did E3 Saxo Classic chasers let Mathieu van der Poel win?
A rudimentary victory turned into something very different. Mathieu van der Poel can't believe his luck, and the chasing foursome can't believe their errors
Gent-Wevelgem 2026 men's preview: Van der Poel and Van Aert set for a showdown in Flanders
Plenty of big names line up on Sunday in what will be the 88th edition of Gent-Wevelgem
Gent-Wevelgem women's 2026 preview: Wiebes on for hat-trick of Wevelgem wins
Rouleur analyses the favourites for Sunday's Classic
Legends uncorked: Sipping our way through six cycling-themed wines
An auction lot of six cycling-themed wines from the 1980s helps join the dots between corks and cranks, great legs and brilliant finishes
Is Visma's Nienke Veenhoven the successor to Lorena Wiebes? 'I believe we will come close to beating her'
Rouleur talks to the rising Dutch star
'It's on me to do it': Canada's Michael Leonard is on a mission to fulfil his promise
EF Education-EasyPost have signed former Ineos Grenadiers young hope Michael Leonard on a three-year deal. The Canadian is determined to come good on his potential
New name, new backers, new era of success? Optimism is returning to Ineos Grenadiers
It won't be easy for Ineos Grenadiers to be the sport's most pre-eminent team once again, but fresh investment from Danish company Netcompany ought to...
The WorldTour promotion-relegation system is being gamed once more – leaving some in perplexing positions
Jonathan Milan can't stop winning for Lidl-Trek, but take a look at the teams classification and the German team are one of the sport's worst...
Volta a Catalunya 2026 preview: Vingegaard and Evenepoel lead stacked GC field
The week-long race features the strongest stage racing line-up so far in 2026
The Belgian is Back: What next for Kopecky?
Lotte Kopecky clinched Milan Sanremo victory as the 156km concluded in a dramatic sprint finale on Via Roma. But with absences abound, can we be...
Is Milan–Sanremo the best Monument?
Tadej Pogačar finally conquers the Italian Monument in this year's pulsating edition.
Back on the Wolf Tracks: Will Soudal Quick-Step regain their cobbled Classics crown?
Quick-Step once ruled the cobbles. A shift towards Remco Evenepoel’s stage racing ambitions loosened The Wolfpack’s hold on spring. With him moving on, can they...
Tower of power: Ganna eyes success at Milan Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix
We all know Filippo Ganna for his Olympic and World titles, his Hour Record and Grand Tour stage wins, but who really is Italy’s gentle giant? Rouleur meets a man striving to achieve greatness while also staying true...
Are Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe closing the gap to UAE and Visma?
Rouleur analyses the team performances at Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico
Anton Schiffer: the sports scientist and coach who is Visma-Lease a Bike’s latest late-starter
Keen sports scientist student and coach Anton Schiffer is Visma-Lease a Bike's latest 'newbie'. Just a few years after switching from triathlon to cycling, the...
Tao Geoghegan Hart is preparing his next chapter: ‘We use the word ‘leader’ in a weird way in cycling’
The Lidl-Trek rider has endured a difficult few years after a horror crash at the 2023 Giro d’Italia, but he believes he still has a...
Elise Chabbey, FDJ's Plan B, shocks Strade Bianche: 'It should have been for Demi, but today it’s for me'
A thrilling race and even more thrilling finale flipped the Strade Bianche script on its head
Peloton downbeat after another Tadej Pogačar masterclass: 'It's not really that fun'
World champion stormed to his fourth Strade Bianche title in a typically dominate performance
The Tadej Pogačar conundrum: are you marvelled or desensitised by his continued greatness?
Eddy Merckx knows his GOAT title is no longer his. 2026 is set to be the like the last half-a-decade: dominated by Tadej Pogačar
‘Last year I was a MTB rider; this year it’s different’: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot promises greatness from the get go at Strade Bianche
When Pauline Ferrand-Prévot lined up at Strade Bianche 12 months ago, she was the great unknown. Her return to road racing after a six year hiatus at UAE Tour...
Opening Weekend 2026 analysis: Dutch dominance, tactical blunders and resurgent teams
As the Opening Weekend ushered in the Classics season, Mathieu van der Poel and Demi Vollering brought predictable power — but crashes, tactics and team...
Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne 2026 preview: Can anyone deny the sprinters?
A number of cycling's best sprinters line up in Kuurne on Sunday
Omloop Nieuwsblad 2026 men's preview: Who can stop Van der Poel?
The first cobbled Classic of 2026 kicks off on Saturday
Omloop Nieuwsblad 2026 women's preview: Who will win the first Classic of the year?
The women's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad marks its 20th anniversary on Saturday, but who will be celebrating at the finish line in Ninove?
'We’ve created that "die-for" kind of culture' – Doug Ryder on the psyche of Pidcock and Pinarello-Q36.5
The team manager speaks to Rouleur ahead of Opening Weekend about the cohesive mentality fuelling the fire at Pinarello-Q36.5
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