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Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 19
Kämna, Trentin, Martinez, GVA and Arndt. It's a mixed bag of sausages for stage 19 as we near Paris. Who's a chipolata, and who's a...
No time to take a breath, not much air to breathe: 2020 Tour de France, Stage 17
Do we have ourselves a podium? If we do, as it seems we may, its shaping came in a way that few could have predicted. ...
Rouleur predicts... Giro Rosa stage 7
That's three stage wins out of six for the insatiable Marianne Vos, sensational racing. And three wins to date for our panellists, too. Top...
Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 18
Another big day in the saddle. Yates, Sivakov, De Gendt, Pogacar or Carapaz? The Mole runs his beady eye over out punts, then goes wild
Plenty to play for with Paris in sight: 2020 Tour de France, stage 16
From the polka dots to the points, why we're watching the most open Tour de France in years
Rouleur predicts... Giro Rosa stage 6
Baddabing! Vos bosses stage 5, Van Vleuten stays in charge, Niewiadoma lurks, Uttrup Ludwig is utterly Cecilie. Stage 6 predictions...
Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 17
Big mountains, big shakedown, or big break? Stage 17 of the Tour de France promises much. Will the Rouleur pundits deliver?
Bernard Thévenet: The theory of relativity
The 1975 Tour winner on his favourite mountain, the mighty Izoard
Rouleur predicts... Giro Rosa stage 5
A spectacular solo win for Lizzy Banks on stage 14, which our pundits spectacularly missed. No matter, we go again
Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 16
Our Ben got a score on the board for stage 15, correctly picking Tadej Pogacar to win on Grand Colombier. That's nine out of 15...
Philippa York: Fruit salad for a rest day
How do you fill 24 hours in Andorra? Philippa York on tensions between team-mates, to ride or not to ride, and other rest day dilemmas
What's the opposite of a firework?: 2020 Tour de France, stage 15
No winding down before the rest day as Team Ineos are dealt a fatal blow at the close of the second week. If you think that means the...
Rouleur predicts... Giro Rosa stage 4
It's a marathon 170km day, and Hannah's on a tipping hot streak. She thinks it's one for Marianne Vos again, but a rival could come...
Rouleur predicts... Giro Rosa stage 3
Another hilly stage offers an opportunity to ambush Van Vleuten, but will it be a day for the break instead? Here's our best guesses
The grapple for green: 2020 Tour de France, stage 14
As the Tour de France approaches its final week, the races within this beautiful race increasingly come out to play. Why Peter Sagan versus Sam...
Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 15
It's a brutal day in the Alps to Grand Colombier. Cycling Mole has short shrift for certain selections, while he opts for the race's breakaway...
Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 14
"As required in the tradition of the 'bouchons lyonnais' (typical Lyon restaurants), the menu will be dense and promises a battle between the breakaway specialists,...
Canny Dani's irresistible rise: 2020 Tour de France, stage 13
“Wait. Don’t take it up too early, that would be the big mistake.” Commentator Sean Kelly was talking ahead of the last minute of racing...
Rouleur predicts... Giro Rosa stage 2
The Gang of Four failed to spot the fabulous firepower of Trek-Segafredo for the opening team time trial. Must try harder. Now we reach more...
Rouleur predicts... Giro Rosa stage 1
The 31st edition of the biggest stage race in women’s cycling kicks off this week, the Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile 2020.
Sweet like chocolate, boy: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 12
Why, you might well ask, are we choosing to reference a popular British garage track track from more than two decades ago in the headline of...
Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 13
Stage 13: Châtel-Guyon - Puy Mary Cantal Ben Ward Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) I haven't picked him yet, but this seems like a good stage to stamp his...
Cover Stories: Rouleur 20.6 by Eleni Debo
One perk of being a Rouleur member is getting a magazine through your door with a classy, timeless and collectable cover. Belgian illustrator Eleni Debo...
One of the last days for the fastmen and they throw everything at it: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 11
Oh Peter. Peter, Peter, Peter... You’re not that rider. The rider who cares about winning so much that he’ll dive through a door that’s practically...
Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 12
PHOTOS: OFFSIDE/L'EQUIPE The longest day, certainly in distance terms, with 218km on the cards for the tired legs of the peloton. Time for the break to...
Out of the mountains and back in the wind: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 10
The resumption of hostilities following the first rest day brought with it a few reminders that the Tour de France is not taking place in...
War, the Tour and adventure: Randolph Braumann's tales from journalism's golden age
Randolph Braumann passed away on August 21 at the age of 85 after a long and colourful life. The respected German journalist cut his teeth in cycling,...
Rouleur predicts... Tour de France stage 10
What an opening week to this this topsy turvy Tour, and what a remarkable stage on Sunday to allow us to catch our rest day breath...
Rouleur's Tour de France Top Bananas so far
As the 2020 Tour de France pauses for breath on its first rest day, here's the rundown of the unsung heroes we picked for Top...
Week one comes to a close, not with a whimper but a bang: The Tour de France 2020, Stage 9
Tadej Pogačar is a rider of contrasts. Firstly between the way he comes across off the bike, and his personality on it.Rouleur first interviewed him...
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