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Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var 2021: Debrief
Analysing all the action from the 2021 Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var
UAE Tour: 2021 Preview
The UAE Tour features a supercharged startlist this year, with Tadej Pogacar, Adam Yates and Chris Froome headlining those in attendance.
Tour du Haut Var 2021: Preview
France’s early-season stage-race fest continues with the Tour du Haut Var, where we will see Nairo Quintana, Thibaut Pinot and Tao Geoghegan Hart in action.
Zwifting to Parity: how e-racing is blazing a trail for gender equality in cycling
Zwift racing might be a new discipline but it's already made more ground when it comes to gender equality than road racing has managed in...
Introducing: The L39ION Lionesses
For the 2021 season, the pioneering LA-based team L39ION of Los Angeles announced the addition of both a Continental men’s squad and a women’s team...
Rallying with Oscar Freire
Three times world champion, three times a winner of Milan-Sanremo, green jersey winner at the 2008 Tour de France, one of the finest sprinters of...
Tour de la Provence 2021: Debrief
Dissecting all the action from the Tour de la Provence, which featured Julian Alaphilippe, Ivan Sosa, Egan Bernal battling it out on Mont Ventoux
The Column: On Tom Pidcock's 5k run
Tom Pidcock's 5k time proves he’ll someday win a Grand Tour, but not for the reason you’d think
Emily Chappell's Invisible Peloton
How a group of strong women helped the ultra endurance rider climb Mont Ventoux and went on to inspire the 2020 Rapha Women’s 100
Action Jackson: How to master TikTok as a pro cyclist
Raised on a bison ranch, Alison Jackson is blazing a trail on TikTok for pro cyclists everywhere
Etoile de Besseges 2021: Debrief
Dissecting all the action from the 2021 edition of Étoile de Bessèges
Video: Lizzie Deignan, Fran Millar and Monica Santini in conversation
A round table discussion between women at the top of their respective games in the cycling world
The Column: Absolutely tucked
The UCI has banned the controversial top-tube mounted 'super tuck'. But is it the right decision?
Sign up to Rouleur’s women’s newsletter, in association with Le Col
We were bowled over at the start of this year by the fantastic reception to our women's-focussed print issue. It laid a clear path for the...
The Women's 2021 Early Season: The Rouleur Racing Guide
The men’s season may have already kicked off with Grand Prix la Marseillaise but the pro women are still waiting for their 2021 to get started. With a...
Cycling’s #MeToo moment
Orla Chennaoui uncovers abuse and harassment at the highest level of women’s pro cycling
Cover Stories: Issue 101
We have a special cover story for you this month, in celebration of a ground-breaking edition of Rouleur – our 100 per cent women’s content...
Etoile de Besseges, the tough season-opener bucking the trend
Five-day race Etoile de Bessèges should begin on Wednesday. We look back on Hampsten, Kirsipuu and Halgand trading tales from France’s back-to-school race “keeping cycling in...
Gallery: Cyclo-cross World Championships 2021
We saw four races over the weekend in Oostende, Belgium, where the 2021 UCI Cyclocross World Championships would be decided. Mathieu van der Poel, Wout...
Grand Prix la Marseillaise: 2021 Preview
We take a look ahead to the Grand Prix la Marseillaise, where the likes of Tim Wellens, Philippe Gilbert and Matteo Trentin will start their...
Eight Riders to Watch in the Women’s Peloton in 2021
How well do you know the women's peloton? From Annemiek van Vleuten and Anna van der Breggen to Lizzie Deignan and Elisa Longo Borghini, get...
Seven women’s cycling races to watch in 2021
Which women's races should you keep your diary clear for?
Letter from the Editor: The Women's Issue
What did you think when you looked at the front cover of this women’s issue?
The beauty of Drillium
This is a story with holes in it. Lots of holes. The weight savings are slight and the aerodynamics terrible. So why would anyone still...
The Bounce Back: Riders who need a return to form in 2021
Rouleur looks at the riders that need to bounce back to their best form ahead of the 2021 cycling season
Marcel Kittel's Guide to Sprinting
With 14 Tour de France stages and almost 100 wins to his name, Kittel’s guide to being the best in the harum-scarum world of bunch...
Remembering how Tom Dumoulin almost won La Vuelta
Tom Dumoulin was a 1,000-1 outsider before the Vuelta a España that kickstarted his career. How “The Butterfly of Maastricht” nearly pulled off the greatest...
Top 10: Terrible Cycling Kits
The sport of cycling has seen some sartorial shockers over the years. From Phonak to Footon, we’ve narrowed it down to the 10 worst kits
WorldTour Cycling Team Kits 2021: The best, the worst and the bravest
Who's wearing what for the coming season? And more importantly – what looks good?
Snapshots
Orla Chennaoui examines the significance of the snapshot in cycling, as we showcase a handful of Rouleur's unique collection of disposable Tour de France photographs

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