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Rouleur @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

"It's the same sport that I've been doing, but it's just all the names are getting bigger and the stakes are a bit higher now.”

‘A lot of headroom to grow’ - New Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe recruit Callum Thornley could be Britain’s next Classics star

The young Scot talks to Rouleur about getting to the WorldTour the long way, winning Il Lombardia under-23 and racing with Remco Evenepoel

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Rouleur @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social · 2d

“I love rebuilding homes, buying an apartment and flipping them over. I see myself doing more of that in the future”

'If your mind is open to change and you've got the freedom, go for it': Why Ide Schelling is retiring aged 27

The Dutchman hasn't fallen out of love with cycling, but has grown more in love with his other hobbies and interests. He tells Rouleur why he's quitting WorldTour racing in his mid-20s, and what's nex...

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Rouleur @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social · 4d

Pogačar is on top of the world, as he was in the desert of the UAE, on the white roads of Strade Bianche, the cold cobbles of Flanders. Unequivocally, unquestionably, the best there’s ever been.

Predictably perfect Pogačar: The season ends how it started at Il Lombardia

The world and European champion’s fifth victory at Il Lombardia is an expected end to the 2025 season which he has ruled with an iron fist

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Rouleur @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social · 6d

A big future ahead of him

A rainbow jersey delivery, big power data and hill climbs: introducing Britain's junior world champion Harry Hudson

The latest teenage sensation to emerge from Yorkshire has been building promising big things for several years – and his solo win at the World Championships indicates that Lidl-Trek have signed a futu...

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Rouleur @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social · 6d

Who will be crowned the king and queen of gravel?

Will a WorldTour pro or a specialist win the Gravel World Championships?

Tom Pidcock and Marianne Vos headline the races in the Netherlands

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Rouleur @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social · 6d

The Race of the Falling Leaves takes place on Saturday

Il Lombardia 2025 preview: Is there any stopping Pogačar?

Rouleur takes a look at the route and the contenders for the final Monument of the year

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Rouleur @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social · 7d

“I got into ultracycling to escape the life I didn’t want and an urge of filling the blanks and chasing intensity, overcoming my limits. But I also ended up finding peace”

Something old, something new – Ultracycling on the Van Rysel EDR Ultra

How ultracycling helped Van Rysel ambassador Victor Bouscavet rediscover his raison d’être

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Rouleur @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social · 7d

Pauliena Rooijakkers has moved from Fenix-Deceuninck to UAE Team ADQ for the 2026 season

Movers and shakers: Analysing professional cycling’s biggest transfers for 2026

A number of prominent riders will be competing for a different team in 2026

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Rouleur @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social · 9d

What we learnt from the weekend

Redemption and rising stars: Six key takeaways from the 2025 European Championships

The two favourites Demi Vollering and Tadej Pogačar delivered commanding victories in the Drôme-Ardèche, but what were the other conclusions from the weekend?

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Rouleur @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social · 9d

We sat down with the American star

'If we could all understand where others come from, the world would be a better place' - Question time with Neilson Powless

The EF Education-EasyPost rider on compartmentalisation being his superpower, Japanese short story collections and psychedelic soul band The Black Pumas

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Rouleur @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social · 14d

Can Pauline Ferrand-Prévot win on home roads?

European Championships 2025 elite women's road race route, contenders and prediction

A stacked field of favourites take on a punchy route in the Drôme-Ardèche

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Rouleur @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social · 14d

Pogačar vs Evenepoel vs Vingegaard?

European Championships 2025 elite men's road race route, contenders and prediction

One week on from his World Championship win, can anyone stop Tadej Pogačar winning his first European title?

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Rouleur @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social · 14d

It's been quite the year for the Mexican rider

Poise, power, pérdida - Isaac del Toro's rise to cycling stardom

Isaac del Toro has been one of the revelations of 2025. The Mexican rider talks Rouleur through his dramatic Giro d’Italia, where he came so close to winning the maglia rosa

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Rouleur @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social · 15d

Dinham is back

‘I couldn’t live - what did I do to deserve this?’: Matt Dinham’s two year injury ordeal finally comes to an end with racing return

The Australian climber has visited dozens of medical professionals, had seven MRIs, five ultrasounds, countless x-rays, CTs and bone density scans in the past two years. But finally he's back racing

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Rouleur @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social · 16d

Changes are coming for the 2026 season

Opinion: The WorldTour is failing and reform is needed – but the UCI just made it even more confusing

What is the point and value of the UCI WorldTour? Bank accounts, TV audience figures and rider decisions suggest it's pretty worthless and bordering on meaningless

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Rouleur @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social · 17d

Another Pogi show of class

‘I think the parcours was designed for this’ - Attritional, tactic-less racing meant there was only going to be one winner at the Worlds

Tadej Pogačar rides away to another rainbow jersey in 100km demonstration

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Rouleur @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social · 18d

Most of the time she’s a domestique. Most of the time she’s hidden away, working selflessly for her teammates. Most of the time she’s nowhere near the front of a bike race when the winning moves are made

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Rouleur @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social · 20d

Is this a match made in heaven?

'One of the brightest young talents in cycling' - Have Lidl-Trek signed their Grand Tour winner in Juan Ayuso?

The Spaniard has signed with the American squad until 2030

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Rouleur @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social · 20d

Juan Ayuso has signed for Lidl-Trek in what is one of the big transfer shake-ups ahead of the 2026 season

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Rouleur @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social · 21d

Who will be wearing the rainbow jersey by the close of play on Sunday?

Kigali World Championships 2025 elite men's road race contenders and prediction

Will Tadej Pogačar bounce back from his time trial disappointment to claim a consecutive road race title?

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Rouleur @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social · 22d

Who will win the road race on Saturday?

Kigali World Championships 2025 elite women's road race contenders and prediction

The hilly parcours of the Kigali World Championships will make it an open and exciting race. Rouleur analyses the favourites who could seize the rainbow bands on Saturday

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Rouleur @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social · 24d

"There’s a whole bunch of stuff that is wrong and it can only benefit us to make the sport more watchable. The more people that watch it, the more money we all get paid."