Classics

Tour de Hoody: Slovenian superstar could become first Tour de France winner since Eddy Merckx to win De Ronde if he delivers Sunday.

Trek-Segafredo tandem bracing for long-range attacks from key rivals at Tour of Flanders.

There will be seven former champions due to be on the start line alongside some who are looking to etch their names in the race's history books for the first time.

VeloNews picks out 10 riders to keep an eye out for in the second monument of the men's spring classics campaign.

Lotto-Soudal among several teams hoping to fill the void left by Wout van Aert as Belgian outfit continues its pursuit of points and podiums.

Forecasters calling for cold temperatures, afternoon wind, but only moderate chance of showers at Tour of Flanders.

The Dutch rider is back in Belgium to try and win a record-breaking third women's Tour of Flanders.

Illness, injury and COVID cases see WorldTour squad sidelined for Sunday's monument.

The so-called ‘Wolfpack’ is reeling so far in the spring classics, but the team is counting on Kasper Asgreen and Florian Sénéchal to carry pride across Tour of Flanders.

The Belgian developed inflammation of his heart tissue after contracting COVID-19 earlier in the spring.

Riders continue to struggle with illness and fitness ahead of Sunday's De Ronde: ‘We are all chasing shape.’

German veteran chasing form one race at a time with everything ‘direction Paris-Roubaix’ in return to Team DSM.

The Italian 22-year-old looks towards Paris-Roubaix as next major target after scoring her first win of the season.

Jumbo-Visma uncertain if Belgian star will race Tour of Flanders, while Trek-Segafredo confirms US rider will not start.

TotalEnergies is proving it's more than the ‘Sagan Show’ and packs two classics podium finishes in 2022 despite ongoing health issues from Peter Sagan.

The 22-year-old turned pro with Ineos this season and he's made a huge mark on the cobbled classics so far.

'The level in this peloton is so high that it's impossible to make up the deficit. Apart from Kasper it'll be difficult,' says Stijn Steels.

After turning mountains into molehills across Europe, did Pogačar finally meet his match in the bergs of Belgium? Don't count him out Sunday.

‘Quick-Step? I haven't seen them. You probably saw more on TV,’ says Benoot.

Belgian rode with a 58-tooth chainring as he hoped to attack to victory.

The four-time former Belgian champion took over as DS at the AG Insurance-NXTG team, which is backed by Patrick Lefevere, after retiring in 2021.

Van Aert cools his engine while Pogačar plans to test cobblestone capacity at Wednesday's race: ‘It’s a bit of a step into the unknown.’

The Eritrean is still getting used to the increased media attention but says he'll stay the same person after history-making Gent-Wevelgem win.

Everything you need to know about 2022 men's Tour of Flanders, from the climbs and cobbles to the contenders and conditions.

Chantal van den Broek-Blaak says the hillier course for Flanders suits the team better than at Gent-Wevelgem.

The 2016 winner has decided to skip the race after struggling to find form at the start of the season.

Stuyven was haunted by memories of a string of high-profile near-misses as he rode toward Wevelgem. Now he has another ghost to grapple with.

From Elisa Balsamo's potentially Tour of Flanders-winning form to Trek-Segafredo versus SD Worx, these are some of the key takeaways from Sunday's race.

Tim Merlier and Jasper Philipsen were both in the chase group, but the team didn't harness its horsepower to close gap to winning quartet.

There wasn't a Quick-Step jersey in the top-30 as pressure mounts on perennial classics favorites.

Dutch rider sprints for second at Gent-Wevelgem, just her second road race in 2022 after her cyclocross worlds win.

The Italian world champion says she's not thinking about Tour of Flanders yet despite strong run of form.

It's another big win for the world champion as Marianne Vos is second in thrilling finale.

Eritrean star sprints out of back of four-rider group to take breakout win at 21 years of age.

After catching COVID ahead of her planned return, Banks gets back into the peloton for the first time in over a year.

Pidcock riding Gent-Wevelgem for 'fun' and to build up racing kilometers ahead of the Tour of Flanders.

Here's what the pre-race favorites for the men's race said at the startline in Ypres ahead of marathon-length cobbled classic.

Van der Poel comeback victory at Coppi e Bartali on same day van Aert crushes E3 Classic promises resumption of epic rivalry at De Ronde.

Who are you going to be watching out for at the men's Gent-Wevelgem? VeloNews selects six stars expected to shine in Sunday's classic.

All you need to know about the men's and women's Gent-Wevelgem, including routes, riders, and must-know narratives.

Christophe Laporte and Wout van Aert go clear at 40km to go after van Aert forces decisive selections with two huge moves.

The switch of dates between Amstel Gold and Paris-Roubaix forces top teams to rip up decades-old scripts for spring racing.

Cavendish leads all-conquering Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl train at Belgian classic, Ewan pulls out due to ongoing illness.

Tour de France champ attacked five times in quick succession but couldn't make it stick, putting an end to his season victory sweep.

Slovenian breakaway ace surprises favorites with solo dash off the bottom of the Poggio and down the Via Roma.

'I was in good form and ready for a hard race, but like many riders, I faced a stomach flu at the worst time,' Ewan says.

'Les Amis de Paris-Roubaix' is fixing up the fearsome Mons-en-Pévèle sector ahead of Paris-Roubaix weekend April 16-17.

Van Aert closing on classics-conquering form after big week in Paris-Nice, reconfirms Tour de France green jersey ambition.

Pogačar's Strade Bianche smash sets pulses soaring ahead of monument showdowns in San Remo, Flanders.

U.S. ace Labecki debuts for Jumbo-Visma as Dutch squad premieres new 'double threat' in Tuscan classic.

Ranking the spring’s biggest classics: Tuscany’s dirt-road throwdown sits second only to the cobblestone carnage of Paris-Roubaix.

Bas Tietema was once a promising junior but became a YouTube star when his career didn't work out. Now he has a second chance and he's loving it.

The four races that make up the men's and women's opening classics delivered plenty of action and provided lots of talking points.

Second-place in Kuurne shows Ewan has the legs – but can he make them count in the calendar's most unpredictable race?

British rider sets his sights on Strade Bianche next weekend.

New Jumbo-Visma signings Christophe Laporte and Tiesj Benoot shine at 'opening weekend.'

‘I’ve got some things that I need to work on,’ said the Canyon-SRAM rider on her first mass-start road race in two years.

The Australian sprinter was pipped to the win by Fabio Jakobsen at Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, a late addition to his calendar after catching COVID-19.

Escape trio reeled in within meters of the line as race comes down to bunch sprint, with Caleb Ewan finishing second.

Italian veteran Bastianelli scores third win of the season in Belgian one-dayer.

VeloNews is on the ground at the 'opening weekend' and caught up with some of the biggest stars starting Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne

SD Worx rider talks about missing her injured teammate and why she didn't want to work with Annemiek van Vleuten.

'A race I’d like to forget quickly.' Patrick Lefevere's 'Wolfpack' undone by poor positioning and subpar performances.

The Movistar rider adds victory at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad to her win at the Setmana Ciclista Volta Comunitat Valenciana last week.

The 19-year-old American is ready for more after a solid start to his classics campaign as he builds up to Paris-Roubaix.

Dutch riders sweep the podium as Lorena Wiebes takes third in cobblestone opener.

Van Aert attacks over Bosberg before holding off 19-rider chase.

For the first time in two years, spectators have been allowed to watch the team presentation at 't Kuipke and watch at the roadside at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

VeloNews is on the ground at the 'opening weekend' – we caught up with some of the biggest stars on the Omloop startline Saturday.

Opening cobblestone classic of 2022 loses two top riders after Wellens and Vanmarcke come down sick overnight.

The Trek-Segafredo racer has been training at altitude in February ahead of his season debut at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

The 'opening weekend' double-header delivers huge kudos and a prize place on the palmarès – but beware, the road to Roubaix is long.

The Belgian road race and time trial champion says that media coverage and live TV is still the most important part of developing women's cycling.

After a long wait, the women's season is ramping up with the third race of the year and the opening cobbled classics hit.

The double whammy of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne will whet the palette as the cobbled classics ramp up.

Wout van Aert has wingmen, Mathieu van der Poel is MIA, omicron is raging and Roubaix is rescheduled – top teams expect chaos on the cobbles.

‘Sometimes I just put my head down, closed my eyes and hoped for the best:’ Aussie veteran recounts the mayhem of an unforgettable muddy Roubaix.

Pogačar punched into the record books with storming win at Il Lombardia – but as far as he's concerned, he's just riding his bike.

Remco Evenepoel's pre-race shakes, Fausto Masnada's dream homecoming, Valverde's ageless consistency and more: What the stars said after Il Lombardia.