Classics

Romain Bardet, Jérémy Cabot, and Rigoberto Urán recall horror pile-up, call for collective responsibility for safety in the peloton.

American talent continues to stand out in hilly classics with eighth in Liège after five teammates abandon in mass crash.

Quick-Step boss held out hope until the end: 'Yesterday I told the guys that they should stay calm and don't act crazy, not race more nervously.'

Evenepoel over the moon: 'It’s my dream race. It’s a race that I really wanted to win in my life once.'

Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl updates conditions of world champion and teammate caught in high-speed crash at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

US rider at Ag2r-Citroën to miss planned start at Swiss stage race after painful injury.

Jumbo-Visma star closes out the 2022 classics with another podium in a ‘sprint of dying swans,’ but laments missing out on a mission to win a monument this spring.

The Movistar rider bookends her spring classics campaign with victories at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

Quinten Hermans and Wout van Aert sprint out of chase group for second and third to make it an all-Belgian podium.

Live TV coverage has long been pointed to as one of the key components in developing women's cycling and we must expect more than the minimum from organizers.

Strong rides from Marlen Reusser and Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio but Dutch squad is still hunting for a win.

Final climb attack secures victory, Grace Brown and Demi Vollering complete podium.

The American rider was called up to the monument this week after Tadej Pogačar had to travel home.

The Belgian champion is making his debut at the one-day race.

The Slovenian had returned home to support his fiancée Urška Zigart following the death of her mother.

The 22-year-old Belgian is set to make his long-awaited debut at the one-day race.

Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig will also miss the race following a positive COVID-19 test earlier in April.

Jumbo-Visma star sounding more confident about his chances following recon on Thursday: 'It's a beautiful arrival.'

'La Doyenne' sees a lot of detractors. But the redesigned route and today's crop of multi-faceted super-talents make this Ardennes race very ace.

A selection of riders to watch from the men's and women's final spring classic of the 2022 season.

Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl star defends his racing tactic, and says it's up to fans to watch out for riders, not the other way around.

Who might win? What are the most significant climbs? Will it be wet? Here's all you need to know about the 2022 Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

With commanding wins at Amstel Gold Race and Flèche Wallonne, the Italian is on course to join Anna van der Breggen as the only women to win all three hilly classics.

‘I’m fully motivated for Sunday. I don’t see this as a weakness. It’s a one-day race and this happens,’ says two-time Tour de France winner.

The Spaniard turns 42 in five days, and nearly won his sixth edition of La Flèche Wallonne. He will be a favorite for Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday.

Bahrain-Victorious rider holds off a late charge from Valverde to win on Mur de Huy.

The Dutch rider takes third on Mur de Huy after a rare off-day.

The Movistar rider said she had help from teammate Alejandro Valverde ahead of the race.

Amstel Gold winner takes second big win, bettering Van Vleuten and Vollering on final climb.

A look back on a frenetic day of racing over the cobbles where Dylan van Baarle emerged victorious inside the famed Roubaix velodrome.

From Mathieu van der Poel and Lotte Kopecky to Elisa Longo Borghini and Dylan van Baarle. VeloNews rates the cobbled classics contenders.

Here's everything you need to know about the men's and women's mid-week Belgian classic.

Dutch YouTube star turned pro racer finishes outside the time limit and rolls into velodrome dead last: 'It really was the 'Hell of the North.''

From Christophe Laporte's collapsing wheel to Trek-Segafredo's entire team not finishing except one, the 2022 Paris-Roubaix produced drama, heartbreak, and elation.

Here are 11 riders the Belgian team boss could sign to strengthen his cobbles squad.

Slovenian star wraps up his spring campaign with a return to the Ardennes in final races until June and Tour de France defense in July.

Here's how you can watch the men's and women's mid-week classic that takes on the iconic Mur de Huy.

Van Baarle delivers with anticipation and execution, Ineos and Intermarché shine, as Lampaert suffers, and Van der Poel runs out of steam.

Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday and Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday provide the Belgian team a last chance to 'save' its uneven spring season.

The British rider is taking each race as it comes after spending a year out of racing and recovering from COVID-19 in February.

Dylan van Baarle delivers elusive victory in the 'Hell of the North' for the UK super-team.

Wout van Aert confirms debut at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

Peloton braces for an ever-evolving 'Hell of the North' as teams, riders, and broadcasters adapt to the calendar's youngest classic.

The incident summed up Quick-Step's trials and tribulations during this year's northern classics campaign.

Van der Poel content on injury comeback after top-10s at Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix and victory at Tour of Flanders.

Wout van Aert on comeback podium: ‘Every classic is hard, but Roubaix is utter chaos and a suffer-fest until the finish line.'

Turner continues to tear through debut classics season with 11th-place finish in Roubaix velodrome and a hand in teammate van Baarle's cobblestone trophy.

Silver in last year's world championships was all the Dutch rider needed to convince himself he could go the monument distance and win.

Mohorič dazzled all day long at Paris-Roubaix but made one attack too many to be best for the second-place sprint.

Ineos Grenadiers wins its first Paris-Roubaix after Dutchman attacks late to distance elite group.

Elisa Longo Borghini steals the show, Trek Segafredo's masterclass, and SD Worx unravels.

Brand on the podium and van Dijk in the top-10 rounds out dominant day for Trek-Segafredo after Longo Borghini's solo escape.

‘I'm sure that during the upcoming years I’ll come close or maybe get the victory,’ says Kopecky.

Italian star channels frustration of a lost spring to go all-in with solo raid over cobblestones of Roubaix, hails ‘perfect’ new Trek Domane.

Italian wins via long-range attack as Kopecky and Brand complete podium.

While chasing back from a flat tire, Balsamo took help from her team car — and was thrown out of the race.

Trek-Segafredo team loses major opponent after Vos ruled out of Paris-Roubaix Femmes on morning of race.

Michal Kwiatkowski says he feels like a neo-pro as he makes his second appearance at the monument.

Van Aert 'not in pre-Tour of Flanders form' after COVID case but intent on going down swinging at Paris-Roubaix.

From van Baarle to van der Poel, we highlight the key riders to watch in Sunday's final spring classic of the season.

After barely a half a year since the previous edition, it's again time for the ‘Hell of the North.'

Sport scientists, team staffers and chefs lift the lid on the old-school feasts and high-tech fuelling of the 'Hell of the North.'

Dutch rider plays down her status as a favorite after crashing heavily in the 2021 edition.

Australian underwent double surgery this week and will miss Sunday's Paris-Roubaix.

Lotto Soudal in a race for points as the team tries to avoid demotion from the WorldTour at the end of 2022.

Jumbo-Visma is glad the Belgian star is back in time to race Paris-Roubaix: 'Wout starts in a free role.'

A look at the buildup to the cobbled monument that finishes in a velodrome after taking on 55km of cobbles in the men's ‘Hell of the North.'

Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl boss pushes back on notion of moving such races as Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix to the fall.

From Hornaing through the Carrefour de l'Arbre and onto Roubaix, the 29 kilometers of pavé that help make up the 2022 Paris-Roubaix Femmes.

Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl boss Patrick Lefevere says all seven starters will be fully healthy for the first time all spring.

Tom Pidcock will save his Roubaix debut for another year, but Magnus Sheffield, Filippo Ganna and Dylan van Baarle will have free rides on the cobbles.

‘I could tell six weeks ago that Quick-Step wouldn't win a classic,’ says four-time Paris-Roubaix winner.

The Dutch rider on her 'Hell of the North' hopes, aiming for Tour de France yellow, and a growing rivalry with Elisa Balsamo.

Having spare wheels placed along the different sectors of pavé at Paris-Roubaix can prove decisive between winning and losing everything.

Belgian star to make racing return after missing Tour of Flanders and Amstel Gold Race.

Ineos Grenadiers used numerical advantage in final 50km to deliver the American rookie to the cobbled classic win.