As spring arrives, this issue of Rouleur turns its focus to the ‘trailblazers and first-timers’ set to shape this year’s highly anticipated Giro d’Italia—the first of the three Grand Tours on this year’s cycling calendar. The cover combines a Bialatti coffee pot with a brake lever to mark this theme.

Inside, 2022 Giro d’Italia champion Jai Hindley reflects on how his agonisingly narrow defeat in 2020 fuelled his determination to come back stronger, Jeremy Whittle examines whether the 2026 race’s gruelling 250-kilometre stage suits the modern peloton and Rouleur rides through Milan with television journalist Valeria Ciardiello ahead of the tour’s grand finale in the city.  Plus, an extended feature explores how the Unibet Rose Rockets are redefining the sport through their growing monopoly in cycling content creation.