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La Vuelta a España 2021 Stage 2 Preview - Sprint in Burgos

La Vuelta a España 2021 Stage 2 Preview - Sprint in Burgos

Stage 2 of the Vuelta a España provides the sprinters with their first opportunity to taste stage victory.

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La Vuelta a Espana 2021: Route, predictions and contenders

La Vuelta a Espana 2021: Route, predictions and contenders

Rouleur looks ahead to La Vuelta a España 2021. We analyse the route, contenders, storylines and more ahead of the final Grand Tour of the...

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Vuelta a España newsletter with Zwift

Vuelta a España newsletter with Zwift

Produced in association with Zwift, our daily newsletter delivers all the latest Vuelta news from one of the most exciting bike races in the world each morning straight...

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Koen de Kort on retirement, injury and the next chapter with Trek-Segafredo

Koen de Kort on retirement, injury and the next chapter with Trek-Segafredo

After suffering a horrific accident in June, Koen De Kort was forced to end his 16 year career earlier than planned. Still, he looks ahead...

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La Vuelta a España 2021 Stage 1 Preview - The Battle for Red

La Vuelta a España 2021 Stage 1 Preview - The Battle for Red

The Vuelta a España kicks-off with a 7km time trial around Burgos. Who will be the first rider to claim the red jersey?    

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2021 Women’s Cycling Transfers To Watch

2021 Women’s Cycling Transfers To Watch

There are some big changes coming up in the women’s peloton with some surprise signings and new teams on the block

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La Vuelta a España Teams 2021

La Vuelta a España Teams 2021

Rouleur examines the 23 teams that will participate in the Vuelta a España 2021. ProTeams Burgos-BH, Caja Rural, Euskaltel - Euskadi and Alpecin-Fenix join the...

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Ladies Tour of Norway Preview

Ladies Tour of Norway Preview

The seventh edition of the Ladies Tour of Norway gets underway on the 12th August, but what does the race have in store and who...

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The Big Issue: life as a plus-size female cyclist

The Big Issue: life as a plus-size female cyclist

Emmie Harrison-West reflects on her journey in the cycling and the struggles she has faced along the way

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The 2021 Cycling Transfers to Watch

The 2021 Cycling Transfers to Watch

With the 2021 transfer window now open, Rouleur examine some of the smartest, and most intriguing moves so far

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Filippo Ganna: Inner Speed

Filippo Ganna: Inner Speed

Italian cycling’s new superstar is crushing time-trial and track rivals. Gentle giant Ganna on his Giro d’Italia self-discovery, the breakaway he’ll never forget and the...

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Peter Sagan’s move to Team TotalEnergies: the twilight of his career or a new dawn?

Peter Sagan’s move to Team TotalEnergies: the twilight of his career or a new dawn?

The three-time World Champion has announced that he will leave BORA-Hansgrohe after 5 years with the German team and ride for Team TotalEnergies next season

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Under The Radar: Riders To Watch At La Vuelta a España

Under The Radar: Riders To Watch At La Vuelta a España

Rouleur look at some of the riders flying under the radar who could have a significant impact on the final Grand Tour of the season

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Clásica San Sebastián 2021 Debrief

Clásica San Sebastián 2021 Debrief

We dissect all the action from the men’s and women’s editions of the 2021 Clásica San Sebastián  

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Cover Stories: issue 105 by Sean Conway

Cover Stories: issue 105 by Sean Conway

3D imagery, vintage Swiss cartography and the Jungfrau

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La Vuelta a España 2021 - Most Difficult Climbs

La Vuelta a España 2021 - Most Difficult Climbs

The Vuelta a España is adored by cycling fans for featuring some of the steepest and most demanding climbs on the cycling calendar.

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An open letter to Patrick Moster from Team Africa Rising

An open letter to Patrick Moster from Team Africa Rising

An Open Letter to Patrick Moster To understand humanity and the effect our words and actions have on one another, we must take the time...

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Opinion: Patrick Moster's comments are part of a wider problem in the sport

Opinion: Patrick Moster's comments are part of a wider problem in the sport

A collective anti-racist statement from those within cycling is long overdue: now is the time to finally do it

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Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa Women 2021: Route, predictions and contenders

Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa Women 2021: Route, predictions and contenders

Some of the big contenders are absent from the women's Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa, could this leave the door open for an unexpected winner?

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Clásica San Sebastián 2021: Route, predictions and contenders

Clásica San Sebastián 2021: Route, predictions and contenders

Rouleur previews the 2021 Clásica San Sebastián, where 4,000 metres of climbing and some of the steepest Basque ramps await.

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The inevitability of disc brakes

The inevitability of disc brakes

Shimano thought disc brakes were the future back in 1972. The rest of us seem to have finally caught up

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Time Trial Debrief

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Time Trial Debrief

We dissect the action from the men’s and women’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic time trials.

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Double Dutch: what happened to communication in the women’s Olympic road race? 

Double Dutch: what happened to communication in the women’s Olympic road race? 

The race was won by Austrian amateur, Anna Kiesenhofer, but former World Champion Annemiek van Vleuten thought she'd got gold on the line - what...

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What does the men's Olympic Road Race tell us about the rest of the season?

What does the men's Olympic Road Race tell us about the rest of the season?

The brutal gradients of Mikuni Pass showed who's in form and who might struggle in the latter stages of the season

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Anna Kiesenhofer: the mathematician who beat the odds

Anna Kiesenhofer: the mathematician who beat the odds

Anna Kiesenhofer’s gold medal ride in the Olympic road race is a pure underdog story, and one that benefits the image of women's cycling.

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Amanda Spratt – Question Time

Amanda Spratt – Question Time

A favourite for the Olympic Road Race, we sat down to chat with Amanda Spratt for issue 102 of Rouleur

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Numbers Games: unequal peloton sizes at the Tokyo Olympics

Numbers Games: unequal peloton sizes at the Tokyo Olympics

The Tokyo 2020 Games will be the last with a drastically smaller women's peloton than men's — but how has it taken this long?

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The most dramatic moments in Women’s Olympic Road Race history

The most dramatic moments in Women’s Olympic Road Race history

With the Olympics only coming round every 4 years, the stakes are especially high. This has led to some very exciting racing

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A new path: Canyon//SRAM launch development team

A new path: Canyon//SRAM launch development team

After the success of the Zwift Academy, the Women's WorldTeam are creating a two-tier development pathway to bring new worldwide talent into the sport

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Under the radar riders: who could pull off a surprise performance in Tokyo?

Under the radar riders: who could pull off a surprise performance in Tokyo?

The Dutch team are the ones to beat, but who is capable of pulling off a surprise performance in the women's road race at the...

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