Rouleur — Issue 142: The Classics Issue

The Classics issue of Rouleur, the cycling journal, devoted to the one-day races that riders and fans have come to treat as the sport's great tradition.

Ten years after the event, the issue returns to Mat Hayman's win at Paris-Roubaix in 2016, a race he rode weeks after breaking his arm at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Ned Boulting, the broadcaster, goes behind the commentary that brings the rides of Tadej Pogačar, Remco Evenepoel and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot to most fans. Kurt Bergin-Taylor, head of innovation at Tudor Pro Cycling, explains how the demands of the Roubaix cobbles are being measured and turned into data.

Felix Lowe tracks down six commemorative bottles of wine, each linked to one of cycling's big names, a search that began with a chance buy at auction. Magdeleine Vallières talks about winning the road world title in Kigali, the first for Canada. Also in the issue: Filippo Ganna, Sofía Gómez Villafañe, Rachel Neylan, Simon Mottram, Quick-Step and the Classics, the Peru Great Divide, cross-country skiing, Seoul Searching and a guide to riding in Langhe and Cuneo.

Rouleur, 2026. 146 pages, softcover.