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From ski star to GC hope: Florian Lipowitz's convoluted journey to becoming Germany's biggest cycling talent
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe's young German didn't start out cycling, but he showed promise from the moment he first started taking the sport seriously. Now he's one...
Critérium du Dauphiné 2025 contenders: Pogačar, Vingegaard, and Evenepoel go head-to-head
The three superstars meet for a smaller-scale showdown ahead of the Tour de France in July
Giro d'Italia 2025 team ratings: The best and the worst performances
Assessing the success of the 23 teams that took to the start of the Giro d'Italia this year
‘Not a lot of teams will ever do this’ - The inside story of Lidl-Trek’s Giro greatness
Rouleur went behind the scenes with one of the most successful squads of this year’s race to find out how the magic happens
Let me entertain you: Are Grand Tours better without Tadej Pogačar?
After the Giro d'Italia has concluded, Rachel Jary analyses whether the absence of the world champion leads to more exciting racing
Fuelling the Traka 360: How winner Tobias Kongstad powered his unstoppable ‘diesel engine’
What does it take to win one of the biggest gravel races in the world? According to the 2025 champion, 1,440g of carbs and a...
‘This is the pinnacle’ - Visma-Lease a Bike and an unwavering strive for perfection
A victory on the final stage for Olav Kooij alongside Simon Yates’ general classification win is a dream come true for the Dutch team –...
Courageous or crazy – Could different tactics have won Richard Carapaz the Giro d’Italia?
The EF Education-EasyPost rider made an attack early in the stage but failed to capitalise off his work, ending up third on the general classification
Opinion: UAE Team Emirates-XRG lost the Giro a long time before the Colle delle Finestre
Isaac del Toro loses the pink jersey to Simon Yates who attacked on the legendary Colle delle Finestre
How to win a Grand Tour – Inside Visma-Lease a Bike’s tactical Giro masterclass
Simon Yates took the pink jersey on the penultimate day of racing after his team executed a perfect performance
‘It was Finestre where he lost everything, and Finestre where he won it all back’ - Simon Yates proves fairytale endings exist
The Visma-Lease a Bike rider rode into the pink jersey after stage 20 of the Giro d’Italia, finally achieving redemption in the race which has...
Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 21 preview: Roman finale
The Giro's final stage is one for the sprinters on a flat finish in the Italian capital
What is the Tour de France time cut and how does it work?
The Tour de France time cut explained
It’s not over until the Finestre is conquered: Giro’s Cima Coppi set to decide the maglia rosa
The race enters favoured terrain for second-place Richard Carapaz, can he use it to usurp the pink jersey Isaac del Toro?
Wind, fatigue and tactical blunders – Inside the Giro d’Italia attacks that never were
It was an anticlimactic stage 19 of La Corsa Rosa after many expected more explosive attacks to come on the mountainous route to Champoluc
Youth versus experience: Del Toro, Carapaz and the mano-a-mano battle for pink
Richard Carapaz and Isaac del Toro could not be in more contrasting phases of their careers. They will go head to head for a final...
Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 20 preview: Colle delle Finestre
The last chance for the GC contenders comes on the fearsome slopes of the Colle delle Finestre, where the fight for the pink jersey will...
‘I’ll suffer mentally and physically’ - Isaac del Toro and the biggest test of his life
The 21-year-old has a pair mountain stages left at the Giro d’Italia which will decide whether he takes home the maglia rosa in Rome
‘Our dream went home, but we decided to fight’ - How Nico Denz turned Red Bull’s Giro around
The German rider took an impressive solo victory on stage 18 after coming to the Giro as a domestique for Primož Roglič
The Giro’s endgame is here: GC teams prepare for two days that will decide the destiny of the pink jersey
With nearly 10,000 metres of climbing ahead, Isaac del Toro braces for a ruthless Alpine showdown
Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 19 preview: The queen stage
A brutal day in the Alps has the potential to cause huge time gaps amongst the GC contenders
Resilience, drive and passion: Isaac del Toro is cycling’s next superstar
The Mexican rider’s performance on stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia was spirited, impressive and confirms why he deserves to be leading this race
So close yet so far: Has Bardet’s last shot at the Grand Tour triple crown disappeared up the road?
Frenchman finishes second on stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia after being caught by pink jersey Isaac del Toro
Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 18 preview: Sprinters or breakaway?
One of the Giro's shortest stages will be a push and pull between the breakaway and those eyeing a possible bunch finish
‘We were ready to change the plan’ - Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe are welcoming in a new guard of talent
With Primož Roglič’s withdrawal from the Giro d’Italia, young talent from the German team is stepping up to the plate
The road has decided UAE Team Emirates-XRG’s Giro leader – A blessing or a curse?
All talk of rivalry can be put to rest after Juan Ayuso’s stage 16 blow up – race leader Del Toro has demanded support from...
‘Belief, desire and a dream’ - Richard Carapaz will do everything to win the Giro d’Italia
The 2019 Giro winner’s spirited performance on the first real mountain showdown of this year’s race is another sign that he is back at his...
The Giro is ready to pop: Top four GC riders set to battle out explosive finale
Carapaz, Yates and Gee gain time on Del Toro on stage 16 summit finish
Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 17 preview: The Mortirolo
Another difficult day in the mountains will put the general classification contenders under pressure once again
Gianni Bugno: 'Pogačar's dominance isn't going to be good for the sport in the long run'
Gianni Bugno was a rider of immense class, a Giro, Sanremo and Worlds winner, who was also engagingly human, flawed and fragile. Rouleur catches up with the...

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