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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...

Paris-Nice 2026 contenders: A showdown between Ayuso and Vingegaard

Rouleur takes a look at the contenders for the 2026 edition of the Race to the Sun

Strade Bianche 2026 men's preview: Can young phenom Paul Seixas challenge all-out favourite Tadej Pogačar?

Enter stage left: Tadej Pogačar. The four-time Tour de France champion makes his eagerly awaited season debut on the white gravel roads of northern Italy,...

Strade Bianche 2026 women’s preview: Can in-form Vollering defend crown against Ferrand-Prévot, Kopecky and the rest?

Super star Pauline Ferrand-Prévot makes her season debut in Tuscany, but she comes up against the two previous winners Demi Vollering and Lotte Kopecky. Rouleur...

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

Nostalgia, portraits and magazine covers: Celebrating 20 years of Rouleur

Since Rouleur was founded in 2006, we have been celebrating award-winning journalism and photography which showcases the culture of the sport. This is a look...

Planet Puck: Mountains, mud, cobbles, gravel – Pieterse can do it all

Rouleur gets an insight into the busy, bunny-hopping, bonkers world of one of cycling’s greatest young talents.

Obsession, loyalty, and savviness: how former mechanic Ralph Denk became modern cycling’s blueprint manager

The German talks to Rouleur about his journey through the sport of cycling

‘I feel like I’ve gone to places where other people haven’t’ – Georgia Hunter Bell on pressure, perspective, and pedalling to perform

The British middle-distance running star speaks to Rouleur about how cycling has been integral to her track comeback

Wunderkind Albert Philipsen can do it all but preaches patience: ‘I don’t think about what everyone else wants me to be’

Albert Philipsen has been paraded as cycling's next superstar, and every WorldTour team were set to be in for his signature when he was only...

Songs in the key of bike: meet Chloe Marie Aston 'the Piano Bike Girl'

Chloe Marie Aston is a singer and performer from North Devon who has come up with an ingenious and eyecatching idea for transporting her piano from pitch to...

The Outsiders: Team Slipstream down the years

From Team Slipstream in 2007 to EF Education-EasyPost almost 20 years later, the team has seen several iterations

'I feel like it really touched a lot of people' – Simon Yates and the miracle of the Finestre

Five attempts at the Giro d’Italia and Simon Yates was still no closer to winning the maglia rosa than back in 2018 when he blew...

A guide on how to beat Tadej Pogačar

Remco, MvDP et al are scratching their heads wondering how to get the better of the Slovenian GOAT. Don’t despair, says Andy McGrath, but think...

'The more you sleep, the better you perform' - Lael Wilcox and the secrets to ultra cycling

In 2024, Alaskan Lael Wilcox became the fastest woman to ride solo around the world, taking 108 days – but she’s not done yet. Next, the 39-year-old...

Carb ratios, heat training and sprinting: how UAE Team Emirates-XRG plan on getting Tadej Pogačar 'towards perfection'

Now 27 and supposedly at his peak physical fitness, is it even possible to make Tadej Pogačar an even better athlete? His team think it...

'Watching the Tour became something like a religion' — Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and life at the top

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot wrote history last summer when she won the yellow jersey at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Getting there took focus, dedication...

'It's changed me as a man': Lenny Martinez – France’s Tour hope doing things his own non-French way

France's pocket-rocket climber is forging his own path away from his ancestral home. Will it lead him to eclipse the achievements of his father and...

‘We’ve got a big job to keep the standard up’ — The adventure begins as the Hincapies’ team light up their first race

Byron Munton was second on the final stage and Stefan de Bod finished fourth on GC at the American team’s first ever race, the AlUla...

Simon Mottram at the end of Manchester to London

Simon Mottram: why Manchester to London is the hardest but the most meaningful ride you can do

The Rapha founder on the epic ride that has raised £3.5 million for Ambitious about Autism – a charity with which he has a deep...

‘The climbs are always a shock’ - Early season summit finishes and the changing landscape of the cycling calendar

The AlUla Tour features the steep ramps of the Skyviews of Harrat Uwayrid climb on Saturday — how are summit finishes in January influencing the...

Remco Evenepoel wants to break the Hour Record 'at some point': will he smash Filippo Ganna's time?

The three-time time trial world champion isn't planning an imminent attempt, but he has declared his intention to one day break Filippo Ganna's record. Dan...