What does it mean to be considered a ‘classic’? Timelessness, longevity, and tradition are attributes that immediately spring to mind. In bike racing nomenclature, these qualities take shape as the races canonised by riders and fans for their rich histories and pres tigious one-day format: the Classics. From the chronicle of Mat Hyman’s remarkable Roubaix victory, to the archives of cycling’s complex relationship with wine, Rouleur 142 celebrates this notion of tradition.