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La Vuelta 2018

Week two, captured by Chris Auld

September 11^th, 2018

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La Vuelta 2018

Week one

September 3^rd, 2018

As August lingers into September, the Spanish sun is as hot as ever. The hills are burnt yellow and brown. An oven-like breeze blows over the sea. Even in the high mountains, a thick haze hovers over the roads.In the afternoons, the country is desolate. Shopkeepers shutter the...

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grinduro 2018

Photography by Dan Monaghan

August 23^rd, 2018

getting a sunburn is not one of things that swiftly comes to mind when considering a ride on the isle of arran. what does come to mind though, is the grand reputation of grinduro, and the exciting prospect of riding it.When the belly of the ferry from Ardrossan to Brodrick ope...

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the dutch

Images: Joris Knapen / Words: Paul Maunder

July 31^st, 2018

While the furore around Chris Froome’s participation in the Tour de France garnered much of the pre-race media attention, many talented Dutch riders came to the race quietly, careful not to state their ambitions too openly. Now, looking back over the last three weeks, we can s...

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Grinders Vs Spinners

Images by Chris Auld / Words by Phil Gale

July 23^rd, 2018

This is not an article related to kitchen appliances; don’t worry, you’re still on Soigneur. This is a contemporary look at the top-tier battle of climbing. It’s an on-going perspective, achingly modern-day even, which only really dates back a decade in our rudimentary researc...

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Giro Rosa ITT

Pioneering the Campo Moro, by Phil Gale & Emmie Coll

July 16^th, 2018

Bike racing is a sport steeped in history, where the major races are drawn with predictable reliability to iconic mountain roads where great triumphs have taken place. Occasionally race organisers throw us a gem, a new road never before raced. These new climbs tend to be steep...

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Tour de Suisse

A SECRET GEM OF A STAGE RACE Photography by Chris Auld // Words by Phil Gale

June 18^th, 2018

SWITZERLAND: PRECISION WATCHES, WORLD-RENOWNED BANKING AND ITS BELOVED CHOCOLATE. IT’S HARD NOT TO TALK IN CLICHÉS WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THIS SMALL, MOUNTAINOUS COUNTRY IN THE MIDDLE OF WESTERN EUROPE.Seasoned by the cultures of its 5 bordering nations, with 4 registered langua...

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CANYON//SRAM

Catching up with the team at the Tour of California, contributed by Nils Laengner.

May 30^th, 2018

CANYON//SRAM Racing is made up of 13 riders from 8 different countries, competing at the Women’s WorldTour level.With 29 podium spots thus far in the 2018 season the team is pushing on the door of being ranked the number one women’s team in the world.While the German registere...

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