Tom Boonen

Here's the news making headlines on Sunday, January 22.

Retired Tour of Flanders champion stood for three hours on each leg to create the bronze casting for statue on the Taaienberg.

'I think that for Remco, it’s not logical to move teams because he has the two biggest Belgium sponsors in history behind him,' says for classics specialist.

The former pro says that Remco Evenepoel is no longer riding in the shadow of Van Aert after his super 2022.

Newly crowned world champion expected to receive a hero's welcome Saturday in Brussels at the historic Grote Markt in front of thousands of fans.

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

Though it's not in the race for 2022, we look back at the climb simply known as the Muur.

Pro racer, history student and town council member — how Florian Vermeersch nearly won Paris-Roubaix.

Cancellara on how van Aert and van der Poel were too hot too early this season and whether their rivalry compares to his and Tom Boonen's.

From Peter Sagan's world-champion romp to Mat Hayman's miracle-on-cobblestones, our editors pick their favorite editions of Paris-Roubaix.

VeloNews Editor in Chief Fred Dreier writes how the chaos, the crowds, the climbs, and the cobblestones are what makes the Tour of Flanders cycling's best Monument.

No race better predicts success at Tour of Flanders or Paris-Roubaix than Harelbeke.

Trek-Segafredo manager Luca Guercilena, who worked closely with the Swiss star, believes today's generation is even deeper and more competitive than during the Cancellara-Boonen heyday.

Belgium's king of the cobblestones inks a deal with the Italian consumer-direct clothing brand.

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

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

After a three-year wait, Flemish cycling fans have finally found an heir to Tom Boonen's throne.

The world champion and the Olympic champion battled at the classics.

Boonen, Naesen react to 26-kilometer reduction and loss of the Muur from 2020 Tour of Flanders.

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.

Reigning champ Valverde promises to go down swinging, but this worlds likely marks end of glorious era that dates back to 1999

At 19, Remco Evenepoel is one of the most versatile riders in the WorldTour. And he's living up to the enormous hype placed on him by the Belgian media

Since retiring after last year's Paris-Roubaix, Tom Boonen has not been afraid to speak his mind.

Tom Boonen criticizes Peter Sagan for comments after Sunday's Tour of Flanders, saying he "must keep his mouth shut."

For the first time since 2003, the Belgian-based team does not have Tom Boonen on its roster after the legendary rider retired.

We follow Tom Boonen for the week of his final run at Paris-Roubaix. Belgium's biggest cycling superstar finally hangs up his cleats.

Paris-Roubaix saw Greg Van Avermaet win his first cobblestone trophy, but veteran and four-time champ Tom Boonen retired empty-handed.

Tom Boonen said he had no regrets after the final race of his career ended in a disappointing finish at the prestigious Paris-Roubaix.

A year ago Mathew Hayman denied Tom Boonen a record-extending fifth Roubaix win and he believes he can spoil Boonen's party once again.

VeloNews chatted to a few top pros during team presentations to get their take on what we can expect in the 'Hell of the North' on Sunday. VeloNews chatted to a few top pros during team presentations to get their take on what we can expect in the 'Hell of the North' on Sunday.

Tom Boonen is one of the peloton's most popular riders. But though Roubaix favorites admire his career, they won't cut him slack on Sunday.

Days after suffering a concussion in a Tour of Flanders crash, it was announced that American Taylor Phinney will sit out Paris-Roubaix.

Tom Boonen arrives at his final race, Paris-Roubaix with confidence and a strong team. But what happens the Monday after Roubaix?

Tom Boonen has one more Roubaix left, and for this final cobbled classic, he'll ride a custom Specialized S-Works Roubaix with rim brakes.

Four-time winner Tom Boonen will be a marked rider at Paris-Roubaix. Here are four keys to his bid for a record fifth Roubaix title.

Tom Boonen said goodbye with a final race in Belgium, Scheldeprijs, before heading to Paris-Roubaix one final time.

With four Paris-Roubaix wins, Tom Boonen hopes for one more before he retires. Here are his five best moments from "The Hell of the North."

Wednesday's event will serve as Tom Boonen's last race as a professional on Belgian roads.

Belgian champ Philippe Gilbert continued to show stellar form in the 2017 Spring Classics with a dominant solo victory at Tour of Flanders.

Multiple 'Cobbled-Classics' champion Tom Boonen vied for a fourth Tour of Flanders title aboard a custom painted Specialized S-Works Tarmac.

VeloNews European correspondent Andrew Hood dissects five critical moves that secured Philippe Gilbert his maiden Tour of Flanders victory.

Belgian star Tom Boonen, winner of three Tours of Flanders, will race the monument one final time Sunday before he retires after Roubaix.

Tom Boonen won his first Tour of Flanders in 2005, arguably one of the biggest seasons of his storied career.

The Belgian speaks ahead of Saturday's race and says Peter Sagan's squad isn't as strong as the powerful Quick-Step Floors lineup.

What do Peter Sagan, Greg Van Avermaet, Philippe Gilbert, and Tom Boonen have in common? Great riders, but none have won Milano-Sanremo.

Belgian team Quick-Step comes up short in opening classics weekend. With Boonen retiring and sponsorship unconfirmed, it needs to win soon.

Despite starting the semi-classic Omloop race 14 times, Tom Boonen has never won it. And this may be the wrong year for him to try.

Tom Boonen leaves Tour of Oman winless but feels his preparation is on track for the looming spring classics.

Tom Boonen had a high-speed crash in stage 1 of Tour of Oman, but he says he'll be fine in the build-up to one last run at Roubaix.

The Belgian classics star will call it a career after Paris-Roubaix on April 9, but for now he's focused on preparing for the cobbles.

Tom Boonen says his preparation for the spring classics has been ideal, as he aims for record fifth Paris-Roubaix victory.

Tom Boonen becomes the first rider to win a major UCI pro road race aboard a bike with disc brakes.

Tom Boonen sprinted to his first victory of 2017 at Tour de San Juan in San Juan, Argentina ahead of Italy's Elia Viviani.

The veteran Belgian will line up at the Tour de San Juan later this month. He aims to win Paris-Roubaix one final time.

The Belgians will ride together this season — at least for a few races, as Boonen will retire after Paris-Roubaix.

Tiesj Benoot, a rider considered by some to be "the next Tom Boonen," signs for two more years with Lotto – Soudal.

The Belgian finished third in the road race at the world championships, which has left a bitter taste in his mouth.

Tom Boonen hopes to cap his career with a win at Doha worlds. The Belgian classics star has always loved racing in Qatar.

The Belgian was eating during Thursday's stage 4 when he hit a pothole and went down.

Etixx – Quick-Step confirmed Friday that Tom Boonen will continue racing for the Belgian squad in 2017.

Dan Cavallari reflects on the rare experience of becoming a cycling fan once again. And he does so riding alongside Tom Boonen into the Roubaix velodrome.

After another strong showing in Roubaix, 35-year-old Tom Boonen can't see any reason why he should hang up the bike just yet

Tom Boonen is in the hunt for a fifth Paris-Roubaix title aboard a Specialized S-Works Roubaix

Tom Boonen is all-in for bid for history in Roubaix, hoping that his experience in the cobbled classic will deliver record fifth victory.

Tom Boonen talks about the focus required to race the classics and how his goal of a fifth Paris-Roubaix win has kept him motivated.

Several riders crashed in the Tour of Flanders, including classics legend Tom Boonen — who is a go for Paris-Roubaix.

Tom Boonen wore the rainbow jersey when he won Flanders 2006, and he salutes Peter Sagan for the same performance in De Ronde 2016.

De Ronde van Vlaanderen's top favorites give their takes on Sunday's big race

Tom Boonen and the Belgian Etixx super team aren't concerned about criticism heading into Tour of Flanders, the season's biggest race.

Sure, Tom Boonen's palmares speaks for itself, but really, there are four key elements that have made him a bona fide superstar.

Etixx – Quick-Step is hoping that Tom Boonen has recovered enough from recent injuries to be a factor in Flanders and Roubaix

Will Sunday's cobbled race end with a mad dash to the line thanks to a long run into Wevelgem, or will an opportunist take over?

Veteran sport director Dirk Demol has worked with both riders, and he tells VeloNews one of them holds a slight edge in the classics.

A handful of top riders have come close to Sanremo glory — Andrew Hood considers five favorites who've never broken through in Italy.

Tom Boonen may have been complaining about the cold in Paris-Nice Monday, but his form is heating up for the classics.

Like most things in cycling, there's an unwritten rule that states when a rider can don a pair of legwarmers for a race.