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Tadej Pogačar’s 80-kilometre Strade Bianche solo - Boring racing or an enjoyable spectacle?
The Slovenian’s performance evoked a sense of both amazement and defeat
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
Paris-Nice 2024: Will Primož Roglič make a winning start to his Bora-Hansgrohe career?
The Slovenian has made week-long stage races is hallmark, but this year's Paris-Nice will be a first testing ground for his new team as the...
Strade Bianche Donne 2024: preview, contenders, and prediction
A revamped route makes this year's Strade Bianche Donne more unpredictable than ever, but there are a number of standout contenders vying for the title
Strade Bianche 2024 men: preview, contenders, and prediction
There's another sensational line-up of riders headed to Strade Bianche this year, but can anyone topple the returning Tadej Pogačar?
Strade Bianche: Everything you need to know
Key info on the 2025 edition of the one-day race in Tuscany
The unravelling of UAE Team Emirates - What went wrong for the home favourites at the UAE Tour?
After looking incredibly strong on the opening stages, the week progressively got worse for UAE Team Emirates
‘I’ve always been in the shadow of Remco’ - Behind Lennert Van Eetvelt’s breakthrough UAE Tour victory
The Belgian rider took the biggest win of his career after starting the race as an underdog, and he hopes the best is still yet...
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad: Why Vos's victory shows SD Worx dominance will be tough to maintain in 2024
Despite a continued formidable strength in numbers, the resurgence of rivals shows SD Worx may not have things their own way quite as often this...
Too soon to peak: what does Omloop Het Nieuwsblad really tell us about the upcoming Spring Classics?
Despite a perhaps less explosive start to the Classics season by their starman Wout van Aert, the formidable Visma-Lease a Bike still found a way to...
‘The future looks bright this year’ - Arvid de Kleijn on his UAE Tour near misses and the next step for Tudor Pro Cycling
After three second places finishes, the Dutch rider explains that his team are satisfied with their results in the Middle East
‘They call him the Leopard’ - Olav Kooij, Visma-Lease a Bike’s unassuming 22-year-old sprinter beating the world’s best
The young Dutchman achieved one of the biggest wins of his career at the UAE Tour, and his sports director says this is only just...
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad men 2024: who will win?
Rouleur looks at the top contenders for the first cobbled Classics of the season
Opinion: Enough is enough, Patrick Lefevere’s comments must be stopped
The Soudal–Quick-Step team boss has one of the most powerful voices in cycling, but repeatedly fails to use it wisely
‘Cavendish always steps up at the big ones’ - Mark Renshaw and Michael Mørkøv on keeping the faith in their sprinter
Both Cavendish’s sports director and teammate insist that early season races don't offer a reliable judgement of how the Manxman will perform at bigger goals...
Hedging bets, taking risks and increasing the speed: Why modern day bunch sprints are harder to win than ever
The likes of Tim Merlier, Mark Renshaw and Sam Bennett discuss how faster finishes and an increased level have changed the art of the bunch...
Can anyone bring SD Worx’s dominance to a halt at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad?
The Women’s WorldTour lands in Europe this weekend for the first of the cobbled Classics, but will it be the same story for SD Worx,...
'He couldn’t remember hitting the ground’ - Why Adam Yates’ UAE Tour crash should raise more concern over concussion protocol in pro cycling
The UAE Team Emirates rider continued to ride for 40 kilometres before abandoning the race with concussion symptoms
A team reborn: Inside Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale’s Jebel Jais genius
It was a masterclass from the French team on the first mountain top finish of the 2024 UAE Tour and it comes after an off-season...
‘We’ve increased our level again’ - Mauro Gianetti on UAE Team Emirates' dominance in the desert, time trial gains and challenging Visma-Lease a Bike
It’s a one, two, three for UAE in their home race - the type of result that their Swiss team manager argues is a result...
Panic, washing machines, and creating chaos: How the pros handle crosswinds
Fans might love it when the peloton is forced into echelons, but the riders? Not everyone enjoys the carnage of crosswinds…
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad: Essential info for the opening weekend cobbled Classic
Everything you need to know about the men’s and women’s cobbled one-day race in Belgium
Shoring up support: Does Soudal–Quick-Step have enough firepower to help Remco Evenepoel to Tour de France victory?
The Belgian team faced the first test of its mountain support for its GC superstar Evenepoel at the Volta ao Algarve, and there's still plenty to be done before...
‘He’s the fastest in the world’ - Tim Merlier is at the top of his game, but can he reap the rewards at Soudal–Quick-Step?
No Tour de France starts and a team moving towards a general classification focus, could Merlier find more chances outside of Patrick Lefevere’s squad?
‘It’s a difficult sport’ - How will Mark Cavendish fare in the ‘Sprinters' World Championships’ at the UAE Tour?
The Manxman will come up against some stiff competition next week, but has confidence in his new team and lead out train
'I’ve paid my dues, I always kept fighting': Sam Bennett begins new career chapter with more determination than ever
After years blighted by injury and misfortune, the Irishman has set out to find his sprinting level again with the French Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale team
Work ethic, focus and self-belief: how Quinn Simmons is planning to get back on top
The American rider has had a rocky few years in the WorldTour but, with the Olympics on the horizon, he’s planning for a big 2024
Demi Vollering’s one million euro contract offer: a wholly positive step for women’s cycling?
It’s a big moment for the sport, but also highlights the growing gap between what riders are earning in the women’s professional peloton
‘My power is better than ever’ - George Bennett on riding for cycling’s superteams and his next chapter with Israel-Premier Tech
The New Zealander talks about what makes the likes of Tadej Pogačar so good and how he’s ready to start taking his own chances again...
OneCycling: racing revolution or improbable pipe dream?
Rouleur takes a closer look at the idea, the key players, the problems, and the prospects of the fledgling pro cycling project

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