Mathieu van der Poel won cycling's Paris-Roubaix for a third straight time on Sunday, edging Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar in the race nick-named 'The Hell of the North.'

Tadej Pogacar won an epic see-saw showdown at the Tour of Flanders 2025 on Sunday, soloing home from 15 kilometers, with Mads Pedersen edging Mathieu Van der Poel to second at the line a minute later and Wout van Aert fourth.

No one gets handed the Tour of Flanders. Not Mathieu van der Poel. Not Tadej Pogačar. And certainly not Wout van Aert, no matter how badly Belgium wants it.

American Neilson Powless won the Dwars door Vlaanderen 2025 (Across Flanders) cobbles classic Wednesday, leaving Wout van Aert and his Visma team with egg on their faces.

The sun has risen and dawn has finally broken on this opening weekend in Belgium with the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2025.

The long winter is over. The road to Flanders and Roubaix begins. Belgium’s Opening Weekend marks the first true cobbled battle of the season, and it all starts with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

Wout van Aert was ordered by a Belgian court to pay 662,000 euros ($694,430) in compensation to the Sniper Cycling team for breaking his contract in 2018, the Belga news service reported on Monday.

Mathieu van der Poel geared up for the world championships next month by winning the final two races of the cyclo-cross World Cup this weekend.

Wout van Aert has made a powerful comeback to cyclocross after a four-month recovery from a brutal crash at the Vuelta a España. Over the weekend, the Belgian cyclist delivered back-to-back victories, including a commanding solo win at the World Cup in Dendermonde.

Visma's Wout Van Aert will warm up for the 2025 road season by racing six legs of the cyclocross World Cup in December and January, the Belgian said on Friday.

Former Tour de France stage winner Wout van Aert has signed a contract extension with Visma-Lease a Bike until he retires, the Dutch team announced on Wednesday.

Australian rider Kaden Groves edged Wout van Aert in a thrilling sprint to win Stage 14 of the Vuelta a España 2024 on Saturday, as Primoz Roglic survived a late puncture scare to remain in contention for the title.

Veteran Canadian climber Michael Woods powered to victory on Stage 13 of the Vuelta a España 2024 on Friday, as Primoz Roglic slashed nearly two minutes off Ben O'Connor's overall lead.

Wout van Aert won the 10th stage of the Vuelta a España 2024 on Tuesday to seal a hat trick of victories in his debut on the Spanish Grand Tour.

Wout van Aert claimed his second victory at the Vuelta a España 2024 by taking Stage 7 on Friday in a thrilling sprint finale.