Paris-Roubaix

Will van der Poel continue to crush the field? And will SD Worx dominate the spring? We consider all things classics.

Dutch superstar set to dominate the spring classics following his emphatic victory on the white roads of Tuscany.

It guarantees dramatic racing and is stacked with spectacle. So why not make Strade Bianche one of the five monuments? We argue either side.

Strong Belgian opening weekend bodes well for the monuments, but Omloop Het Nieuwsblad winners don't often come out on top at Flanders or Roubaix.

Father-daughter combination a possibility in future with women's Paris-Roubaix now on schedule.

Here's the news making headlines for Wednesday, February 24.

Women’s classics will finish after men’s races and include uninterrupted TV images.

Here's the news making headlines for Tuesday, February 16.

World champion in individual pursuit and individual time trial, Filippo Ganna will target gold in Tokyo before transitioning toward the northern classics next season.

Belgian star expects to retire 'behind closed doors' and says riders are missing the energy and thrills that come with fans cheering them on.

If you had money to burn and could sign either one, who would it be? We ask our billionaire wanna-be's.

This weekend's cyclocross world championships will add fresh vigor to the duo's long rivalry ahead of cobblestone clashes in April.

Ag2r-Citroën tests tires, wheels on a soggy day over key sectors of Paris-Roubaix route.

The Slovak great turned 31 on Tuesday, so to celebrate the birthday of a true superstar of cycling, we reflect on his five top moments.

Veteran German said he's 'not afraid' to race against rising new talents on cobbles.

Trek-Segafredo star biding time during rise of Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel.

His dominant victory that year in the 'Hell of the North' would be his last.

FDJ sport director says legendary allure and prestige of yellow jersey will energize women’s racing.

Young American looking to step up in sophomore season with Deceuninck-Quick-Step as he targets classics success.

Welsh 18-year-old has a contract with Trek-Segafredo and a dream of following in her father's footsteps with a Paris-Roubaix victory.

The Belgian all-star is hoping to target one-week races in 2021. I'm all for it – provided he keeps crushing it in the classics.

We had all been waiting for Tom Boonen make history in the Roubaix velodrome, and history was indeed made — by an unlikely challenger.

COVID 'bubble' is stretched to limit after several riders and staffers test positive.

Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert said the cancelation of Paris-Roubaix shifts more importance to Gent-Wevelgem and the Tour of Flanders.

Spike in COVID-19 forces ASO to cancel men's and inaugural women's edition of cobblestone monument.

Gilbert raced in the Tour of Luxembourg and has been racing in the BinckBank Tour this week. But as knee pain continued he was forced to abandon.

Dutchman has gotten his legs back after feeling overcooked and off the pace in summer's races.

Monday is last 'day off' for peloton as revised WorldTour calendar hits overdrive.

2020 edition depends on the upcoming meeting with French prefecture authorities.

29.2 kilometers of cobbles to be featured in 116 km Hell of the North

Every race on the revised calendar has been rescheduled except the worlds, meaning 2019 champions will lose their titles before the pavé.

The Classics Tire from Cadex takes on endurance riding with puncture resistance, a supple casing, and a grippy compound for cobble season.

Belgian all-rounder looking to restart season strong next weekend and hold form through to October.

German Classics ace Nils Politt could leave Israel Start-Up Nation for Bora-Hansgrohe, while a French report suggests Romain Bardet and Pierre LaTour will depart AG2R-La Mondiale at the end of the season.

Dutch star and teammates scout out key cobbled sectors, with van der Poel taking a Strava record in the process.

Cobbles veteran hoping to stay loyal to EF Pro Cycling through contract year and financial difficulties.

Former world champion entering new chapter of career with fresh motivations and mindset.

British star says a rising younger generation and wave of new races give momentum to women's sport, though some hurdles remain.

Promising Dane not bitter despite missing chance at wearing world champion's jersey in northern classics.

Belgian cross-discipline star focused on conquering the cobbles, recalls mental battle of comeback from time trial crash.

The Dutch classics specialist says targets such as Flanders and Roubaix fit nicely with the Tour de France in cycling's new program.

Trek-Segafredo's Stuyven and Deignan also putting 'fall classics' and grand tours at center of revised 2020 calendars.

While few would confuse Nibali with the specialists of the Hell of the North, he rode brilliantly over the same cobbles during the 2014 Tour de France.

Classics specialist left considering career options if he doesn't get the opportunity to ride Flanders and Roubaix this year.

Richard Plugge of Jumbo-Visma recounts his battle with COVID-19, and then explains why he supports the UCI's racing calendar. Ellen van Dijk discusses the importance of Paris-Roubaix.

Dutch rivals on season-opener Strade Bianche, the importance of a first-ever Paris-Roubaix, and the difficulties of a Giro-worlds clash.

Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio says that Zwift racing's equal broadcast and media exposure places it ahead of women's road races as an opportunity to grow the sport.

Frenchman Bardet eyes Paris-Roubaix and Tour of Flanders in reshuffled race schedule for the year.

Clashing races, an October piled high with events, and a first-ever women's Paris-Roubaix — the UCI's new-look 2020 calendar offers plenty to pick over. Let's roundtable!

The UCI's new calendar sees October stacked with one-day races as the fall takes on a new complexion in 2020

The Giro d'Italia moves to October and overlaps with the cobbled classics and the first week of the 18-stage Vuelta a España. The UCI Women's WorldTour calendar sees the addition of ladies Paris-Roubaix.

Belgian cross-discipline star hoping to race Tour de France and classics then transition straight into 'cross season.

Retired classics king and master of Paris-Roubaix believes both Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert could win Roubaix multiple times.

Stybar, Lampaert and others talk suffering and survival on Roubaix's toughest cobblestone sectors.

When it comes to bike racing tactics no one is better than Belgian veteran Philippe Gilbert.

Everyone tipped Boonen to win a record fifth stone trophy, but the stars aligned for the journeyman Australian.

Photojournalist James Startt has been to every edition of Paris-Roubaix since 1993 but one. Here are a few of his favorite cobble sectors.

On this week's episode of The VeloNews Podcast we examine Paris-Roubaix editions from 2014, 2016, and 2019.

Cobbles veteran Vanmarcke hopes to see season goals Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix raced later in the year.

Must the 2021 Tour-Olympic clash be fixed? Will Froome win the Tour again? Flanders vs Roubaix - which is the best? Time to argue it out.

Roubaix winner is advising riders from Mitchelton-Scott how to use online platforms and indoor training to keep fit during lockdown.

Simmons knows he has the horsepower to make it count in the WorldTour, the next step is to hone the racecraft.

Race organizers maintain that they are working with the UCI to find alternate dates for these pro cycling races in the 2020 calendar.

ASO boss Christian Prudhomme positive that Paris-Nice will complete all eight stages, refuses to commit to future races as coronavirus epidemic intensifies.

The Outer Line examines the growing impact of COVID-19 on the pro cycling season and what team managers can do.

The multi-faceted star changes gear from ’cross to pavement this week ahead of the spring classics

American Quinn Simmons has big ambitions for his WorldTour debut, including starts in Paris-Roubaix, Strade Bianche, and gravel racing's biggest event, the Dirty Kanza 200.

Key features of Milano-Sanremo, Paris-Roubaix, and Tour of Flanders all at risk due to landslides or red tape.

Four months after a career-threatening injury, van Aert and four teammates test equipment on the cobbles.

Roubaix, Flanders, Vuelta all on provisional road schedule for 2020 alongside challenge for Olympic mountain bike title.

Phinney's talents on the bike were matched by his ability to express himself off it. We trace the key threads that ran through his career, as he told them to us.

The American superstar confirmed that he didn't have the same drive and will move on to pursue art

Lulled into a false sense of security, my bike was stolen at one of the biggest cyclosportives in Europe. Please learn from my mistake, because it could happen to you too.

To handle the season's roughest, toughest classic race, riders and teams resort to all manner of tech tricks to smooth out the ride at Paris-Roubaix.

Crashes, mechanicals, and other mishaps spoil the day for some, but Philippe Gilbert prevails, riding a perfect race to win his fourth of cycling's five monument classics.

After playing his cards perfectly when the decisive breakaway went up the road, an untimely mechanical leaves Sep Vanmarcke sprinting for fourth at Roubaix.

The cycling equivalent to a mid-life crisis leads Gilbert to the cobbled classics, and in a span of just 24 months, he wins cycling's two biggest monument classics.

The legs were there for the cyclocross champion, but the fortune wasn't: Van Aert picks over a race that could have been.

Phillipe Gilbert takes victory in fourth different monument, coming into the velodrome with Nils Politt and powerfully outsprinting the German.