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Extreme weather and rose-tinted nostalgia
The decision to shorten stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia due to extreme weather signifies a big shift in professional cycling's attitudes to rider well-being
Fausto Coppi's War: From Prisoner to Legend
Already a great champion in pre-War years, Coppi joined the Italian army in 1940 before flying to North Africa three years later, where he was...
Qhubeka Assos: the unlikely Giro success story
Less than a year ago Qhubeka Assos nearly folded, today they're knocking out Grand Tour stage victories. We have a look at one of this...
Giro d'Italia 2021: Stage 16 Preview - The Shortened Route
Rouleur previews stage 16 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia. After a breakaway victory on stage 15, the GC favourites must be at their very best...
The Breakout Riders of the 2021 Giro d'Italia
Rouleur takes a look at the riders that are blossoming to realise their potential at the Giro d’Italia 2021
Giro d'Italia 2021: Stage 15 Preview - Punchers versus Sprinters
Rouleur previews stage 15 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia. Many will be on the offensive over the short hills, but will the attackers be tamed by...
Giro d'Italia Stage 11 to Montalcino: Gallery
The best images of a Giro d'Italia gravel epic. Here is the 2021 Strade Bianche stage in pictures
Giro d'Italia 2021: Stage 14 Preview - The Zoncolan
Rouleur previews stage 14 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia. Following Giacomo Nizzolo's first victory at the Giro d'Italia, the road goes uphill with the infamous Monte...
The Zoncolan: the Giro's most feared climb
From Froome to Van Vleuten, Monte Zoncolan has given us some impressive victories but many riders will dread its infernal slopes
Giro d'Italia 2021: Stage 13 Preview - The Sprinter's Final Shot
Rouleur previews stage 13 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia. After two leg-sapping days with gravel and climbs aplenty, the peloton will enjoy a pancake-flat ride...
Giro d'Italia 2021: Stage 12 Preview - A Climber's Dream
Rouleur previews stage 12 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia. Following the brutal battle to Montalcino, the Giro isn’t slowing down with 4,500 metres of climbing.
The Cyclists' Alliance new three-step Mentor Program
The women's cycling union has devised a new programme to support riders through pre-career, mid-career, and post-retirement and partnered with some of the biggest brands in...
Pauline Ballet's unique perspective
The Paris-based photographer trained at the National School of Photography in Arles, she is a previous winner of Rouleur’s Photographer of the Year and covers...
Opinion: Giro organisers need to do more if they want the sprinters to stay
The Giro d’Italia has said goodbye to two of its strongest sprinters in the last couple of days, but we can’t blame them for leaving...
Giro d'Italia 2021: Stage 11 Preview - the Giro's gravel spectacle
Rouleur previews stage 11 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia. Finishing in Montalcino and taking place largely on the strade bianche, this could be an instant...
The column: Is it time to ditch the white jersey?
With the most junior riders in Grand Tours now comfortably competing for – and winning – the overall prize, is the young riders’ competition still...
Concussion at the Giro: Dombrowski, Mohorič and the latest protocol
Is cycling finally making progress on the troubling problem of concussion?
The Coffee Roaster of Girona: Christian Meier
Rouleur goes inside Christian Meier's roastery 'Espresso Mafia', exploring his passion for coffee in its purest form
Giro d'Italia 2021: Stage 10 Preview - The Sprinters Return to the Fore
Rouleur previews stage 10 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia. Following two punishing days in the mountains the GC riders step aside for the sprinters.
When the Giro d’Italia goes gravel: Remembering 2010's strade bianche stage
The Giro has gone gravel before, and it was an incredible day of racing
The Most Challenging Climbs at the 2021 Giro d'Italia
The Giro d’Italia is known for many things: stunning scenery, the colour pink and perhaps most of all, absurdly steep climbs. As ever, the 2021...
Giro d'Italia 2021: Stage 9 Preview - The Toughest Test Yet
Rouleur previews stage 9 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia. The race changes direction and heads north with over 3,500 metres of climbing and not a...
Giro d'Italia First Week Debrief: the jersey contenders
We’ve had a fiery start to the Giro d'Italia and there’s been a lot to take in. Here’s everything you need to get up to...
Giro d'Italia 2021: Stage 8 Preview - breakaway potential
Rouleur previews stage 8 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia, where the mountains return again. A hilly finale may shake the GC further, and the breakaway...
The best Giro d'Italia sprinters in history: Kings of speed
Sprint stages in the Giro are few and far between, but when we get one, they’re often unpredictable, exciting and explosive. Rouleur takes a look...
Menstrual gains: Drops-Le Col p/b Tempur's rider wellness programme
How the UK-registered Continental squad are investing in rider health and wellbeing with a comprehensive and radical new programme
Women's Tour de France: Is ASO backing or slacking?
The 2022 Women’s Tour de France is officially on, but will it be the race the women’s peloton deserve?
Attila Valter: The First Hungarian to wear the Pink Jersey
Attila Valter is the first Hungarian to wear the leader’s jersey at the Giro d’Italia. But who is the 22-year-old taking Italy by storm?
Opinion: Team Directors should be directing riders, not driving cars
A scene from the 2005 documentary Overcoming, shadowing Team CSC’s Tour de France campaign, features one scene where Bjarne Riis, behind the wheel of the...
Giro d'Italia 2021: Stage 7 Preview - Tim Merlier vs. Caleb Ewan?
Rouleur previews stage 7 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia where the sprinters seek their third clear opportunity. Will we finally see Merlier vs. Ewan?

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