Brace yourself for the ultimate pre-Tour de France test, the Critérium du Dauphiné this June 4th to 11th. The French stage race has mountains galore, one time trial and one sprint stage – and the defending 2022 Tour champion Jonas Vingegaard.

It would be a history-making ride if Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) won Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday. He's the hot favorite coming into the race, and would make for a magical 2023 on the heels of one-day wins in the Tour of Flanders, the Amstel Gold Race, and the Flèche Wallonne.

Can Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) do it? Win the Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday en route to Liège-Bastogne-Liège after claiming the Tour of Flanders and the Amstel Gold Race?

Tadej Pogacar, Neilson Powless, Tom Pidcock - Are you ready for the Amstel Gold Race 2023?

Belgium's Brabantse Pijl 2023, or La Flèche Brabançonne for French speakers in Wallonia, links the cobbled Classics and the Ardennes Classics. The winner is crowned after 205km and 25 climbs.

Belgian favorite Wout van Aert is banking on a collective challenge to bitter rival Mathieu van der Poel in Sunday's Paris-Roubaix bike race, dubbed the "Hell of the North", which could be raced in treacherous conditions.

The classics season is upon us, and cycling fans around the world are eagerly anticipating the upcoming races. One of the most highly anticipated events is the Paris-Roubaix, which is set to take place on April 9th. As the race draws near, the start list is beginning to take shape, and here are 15 riders expected to be among the favorites.

The 2023 Paris-Roubaix or "Hell of the North" includes a total of 54.5 km of cobbled roads, spread out over 29 sectors. The peloton of the 120th edition of the race will battle it out on a 256.6 km course on April 9, 2023.

The hardest race of the year is here, the Paris-Roubaix cobbled classic this Sunday. It has all the elements that make a monument: distance, history and something else none of the others feature - really bad roads.

The 107th Tour of Flanders, also known as Ronde van Vlaanderen, begins on Sunday, April 2 as some of the top cyclists in the world head to Bruges for the 270 kilometer race from Bruges to Oudenaarde.

The 107th Tour of Flanders, also known as Ronde van Vlaanderen, begins on Sunday, April 2 as some of the top cyclists in the world head to Bruges for the 270 kilometer race from Bruges to Oudenaarde.

The 2023 Gent-Wevelgem, which covers the gravel plugstreets and cobbled Kemmelberg, start list sees 173 cyclists start the Belgian classic in Flanders. This Sunday, March 26, Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) will be back to defend against stars including Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma).

The Cobbled Classics are in full swing, coming thick and fast in Belgium. Ghent-Wevelgem will be crucial in the week leading to the Tour of Flanders, and a week after, Paris-Roubaix.

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) and Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) will battle next week at Paris-Nice, their first face-to-face of 2023, continuing the fight from last year's Tour de France.

The classics are here, starting with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday in Belgium. The first big one-day race of the 2023 calendar for both men and women that starts a run-up to the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix.