What excites me most about Rouleur Live is that the headline acts aren’t hidden behind barriers or bright lights — they’re right there, talking bikes, racing, and the craft that makes cycling the unique sport that it is. You hear stories from the road, see frames that challenge convention, and meet people who care about every detail. It’s the rare kind of event that reminds me why I fell for cycling in the first place — not for the spectacle, but for the people who make it matter. Here are some of the headline acts which I am most looking forward to.
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
“This is my life, I love what I am doing,” said Pauline Ferrand-Prévot when she won the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift — becoming the first French yellow jersey winner since Bernard Hinault in 1985. It was the biggest result of her glistening career, and came after only returning to road racing in January. But 2025 wasn’t only about the Tour for Ferrand-Prévot; she also won Paris-Roubaix, completing a miraculous double in her home country’s two most important races.
This season was just the beginning of her plans for more cycling dominance, which has spanned more than a decade and includes mountain biking and cyclocross. Next up, she plans to conquer the races across the border in Belgium, targeting Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Tour of Flanders. At Rouleur Live on Friday 14 November, Ferrand-Prévot will be talking about her dream 2025 season and what else we can expect to see from her in the years to come.
Magdeleine Vallieres
Every now and then the cycling script gets torn up. When Magdeleine Vallieres took to the start line in Kigali, Rwanda at the UCI Road World Championships, few would have been tipping her for the rainbow jersey. But, that’s exactly what happened. In Africa’s first road Worlds, Canada had its first ever road race world champion.
Vallieres’s ride was one for the ages; it had tactical nous, gutsy performance and the power to finish it off — all key elements to weave together a rainbow jersey. Vallieres will be on stage at Rouleur Live on Saturday 15 November where she will discuss the ins and outs of her winning ride in Rwanda.
Simon Yates
I find that particular bike races have a habit of shaping a rider’s career. This is certainly the case for Simon Yates who won the Giro d’Italia in May, seven years after he had seemed destined to win but struggled in the final week of the Grand Tour….