RACING
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Pidcock's next page: What does his future look like with Q36.5?
The British rider officially terminated his contract with Ineos Grenadiers earlier this week, but what next for him at the lower division Q36.5?
Luke Rowe: Partying with Rigoberto Urán, Team Sky’s blue line, and screaming DSs
Rouleur puts the questions to the man who has been one of cycling's most trusted and loyal domestiques
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot only knows how to win – and the Tour de France Femmes is her latest target: ‘I want to be the best’
The Frenchwoman returns to road racing with Visma-Lease a Bike in 2025, and her home race is at the top of her wish list
Olav Kooij and the quest to be the fastest man in the world
The Dutchman is confident in the fact that he’s on the cusp of being the sport’s best current sprinter
Josh Tarling and the pursuit of perfection: ‘I hope my peak will start next year’
The 20-year-old Ineos Grenadiers rider on learnings from the racing season, managing adult life, and setting achievable goals
Bob Jungels is worried about the demands of pro cycling: ‘The intensity is not sustainable – I’m sceptical if we can still push it’
Bob Jungels speaks openly about his concerns regarding the future of the sport
‘Cycling is my home… but it’s less fun nowadays’: Simon Geschke on 16 years as a professional
The German rider reflects on how the sport has changed over his career as a pro cyclist
Does men's professional cycling need a budget cap?
An increasing dominance by a handful of superteams has spurred the UCI into considering limiting expenditure, but the idea is already facing some resistance
Presents, pranks and power training: What it’s like being Tadej Pogačar’s right-hand man
Rouleur speaks to Domen Novak, one of the key lieutenants in his compatriot's historic season
How the UCI's relegation system is leaving riders unemployed: ‘I’ve not had the chance to score points’
The Cofidis rider is only in his second year in the WorldTour, but is already facing question marks over his future
'He also wants to chase his own ambitions': GC Kuss, on or off?
Sepp Kuss stunned the cycling world with his Vuelta a España victory in 2023, but his 14th place finish in 2024 left fans wondering: Was...
At least they tried: Was Il Lombardia’s star-studded breakaway a taste of things to come to confront Tadej Pogačar?
The world champion took another convincing Monument victory, but other teams at least thought out of the box in trying to beat him
‘No-one else is helping you find a job’: The cycling champions still without a contract for 2025
There is an estimated 100 WorldTour riders still without a confirmed contract for next season
The long and the short: Inside the rise of cycling's mega-contracts
Rouleur speaks to those inside the transfer merry-go-round to find out why men's WorldTour riders are being handed longer and longer contracts
How do you stop Tadej Pogačar? Rivals remain at a loss to cycling's most unanswerable question
Tadej Pogačar's rivals had no idea how to react to his 100km attack in Zurich, and they were left remonstrating with one another, cursing a lack...
Are UAE Team Emirates making an error in letting Marc Hirschi go?
Will cycling's top team regret casting aside a proven winner?
All change at Astana: does new investment spell a revival?
The Kazakh team is currently recruiting riders who can guarantee enough WorldTour points to keep them in the top tier after 2025
‘I thought a KOM was a Strava segment!’ Clara Emond – the lawyer who became a Grand Tour stage winner
From first bike to Grand Tour stage winner in three years: Law student Clara Emond’s remarkable and rapid rise
‘I can’t sit still – attacking is too much fun’: Giulio Pellizzari is on the path to emulating his idol Tadej Pogačar
Rouleur speaks to the young Italian seemingly destined for great things
Roglified: The Vuelta is back in the hands of a familiar winner
Despite a tactical misstep in the opening week, Primož Roglič did what he does so well: win the Vuelta a España
A missed opportunity? Roglič on the brink of Vuelta glory after final mountains stalemate
Despite the perfect parcours for a spectacular showdown and illness ripping through the race leader's team, the overall fight remains relatively unchanged at the Vuelta...
Prolific and dominating: Roglič finally back in red at the Vuelta a España
The Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe rider has a comfortable 1:54 on his rivals ahead of the race's final weekend
Kern you believe it? The little team living the big dream at the Vuelta a España
Spanish minnows Kern Pharma had already surpassed every expectation they could have had at their home Grand Tour, but now they're even showing up the...
Is Kaden Groves earning a sprinter's spot in Alpecin-Deceuninck's Tour de France team next season?
With his third stage win of the race, the Alpecin-Deceuninck sprinter has proven himself is the best sprinter in the Vuelta a España - what's next?
‘They told my wife I might not make it’: Jay Vine’s remarkable recovery from spinal injury to Vuelta a España protagonist
After a near-fatal crash at Itzulia Basque Country earlier in the year, Jay Vine speaks to Rouleur about his recovery, fatherhood and getting back to racing
Borrowed time? Ben O'Connor's Vuelta lead stands by the barest of margins
The Australian dug deep on Lagos de Covadonga to retain the overall lead, but Primož Roglič looks primed to rip it from his shoulders
‘The age you enter cycling is the age you remain until you retire’: Michael Woods on still winning at 37 and being the peloton’s father figure
The Canadian rider talks to Rouleur about his career so far and what's next
The least expected day: Castrillo shines, Roglič falters, and O'Connor survives
The closing stage to the second week did not disappoint, but everything is all still to play for in the third and final week of...
A sprinter wins a mountain stage: The Vuelta a España throws up more unpredictability
Kaden Groves took the victory on another surprising day at La Vuelta
Devastating Roglič: Is Ben O'Connor's Vuelta a España dream fading?
The Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe rider took more time back on stage 13
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