IN MY WORDS
Personal stories from the peloton
Rouleur presents in my words, a first-person series that gives professional riders from the men and women's pelotons the chance to tell personal stories in their own words, and shed light on their lives and careers
Uno-X Mobility’s Jonas Abrahamsen had a summer he will never forget, leading the Tour de France’s polka-dot jersey for 10 days and catapulting himself into the worldwide spotlight. But arriving to this point has been a journey fraught with doubt and a lot of change, as he tells Rouleur’s In My Words series
Groupama-FDJ’s time trial supremo Stefan Küng discusses how his Swiss upbringing and way of thinking has impacted his career, and reveals how cycling has opened up various pathways for him to pursue once he hangs up his racing wheels
At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, self-coached and on board a bike she bought herself, amateur rider Anna Kiesenhofer shocked the world by winning the women’s road race. Now riding in the WorldTour for Roland, the reigning Austrian time trial and road race champion recounts cycling’s biggest underdog story this century
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe’s backup option at the Tour de France is Aleksandr Vlasov, a top-seven finisher in all three Grand Tours. But little is known about the upbringing and the life led by the 28-year-old. Penning a piece for Rouleur’s In My Words series, Vlasov unmasks his exterior
As part of Rouleur’s In My Words series, Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale’s Ben O’Connor writes openly about cycling’s current competitive balance, fulfilling his potential and aiming for the podium at the upcoming Giro d’Italia
Almost a year on since Gino Mäder died at the Tour de Suisse, his Bahrain-Victorious teammate Pello Bilbao opens up about the effect Mäder’s death had on him, and explains why the much-loved Swiss was a unique figure within the sport
As part of Rouleur’s In My Words series, eight-time French champion Audrey Cordon-Ragot opens up about the stroke that she thought might have killed her just before she turned 33, and why cycling must educate its athletes about the risk