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  1. Tour of Flanders Winners and Records

    Tour of Flanders Winners and Records

    Mar 25, 2023

    The Tour of Flanders or what the Flemish call the Ronde van Vlaanderen is the biggest day in of the year in Belgian cycling, and perhaps in all of Belgium.
  2. Philippe Gilbert Tops Four Darkhorses For 2022 Men's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

    Philippe Gilbert Tops Four Darkhorses For 2022 Men's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

    Feb 17, 2022

    Omloop Het Nieuwsblad marks the start of the 2022 spring classics on Saturday, Feb. 26. Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is often referred to as the miniature Tour of Flanders because it features the Ronde’s much-loved finale over the Muur van Geraardsbergen into Ninove.
  3. Mud And Glory For Italian Colbrelli At Thrilling Paris-Roubaix

    Mud And Glory For Italian Colbrelli At Thrilling Paris-Roubaix

    Oct 3, 2021

    A mud-spattered Sonny Colbrelli won a three-way cat-and-mouse struggle to claim victory in the epic Paris-Roubaix bike race in dreadful conditions on Sunday.
  4. 2022 Paris-Roubaix Moves To A Week Later

    2022 Paris-Roubaix Moves To A Week Later

    Sep 29, 2021

    The 2022 Paris-Roubaix cycling classic will be moved a week later due to the French presidential election, race organiser Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) said on Wednesday.
  5. Roubaix Organizers Busy Weeding As Grass Grows On Rolling Cobblestones

    Roubaix Organizers Busy Weeding As Grass Grows On Rolling Cobblestones

    Sep 29, 2021

    The organisers of Paris-Roubaix, which returns on Sunday, have been battling grass that has sprouted along some of its famed cobbled sectors during the two-and-a-half year coronavirus hiatus. The "queen of the classics" was postponed and then cancelled last year and postponed again last spring. It was last run in April 2019, when the Belgian Philippe Gilbert won.
  6. Marc Hirschi, Michael Valgren, Among Five Underdogs At Amstel Gold

    Marc Hirschi, Michael Valgren, Among Five Underdogs At Amstel Gold

    Apr 14, 2021

    The Ardennes Classics get underway this Sunday, April 18th, with the return of Amstel Gold. The dramatic change to the route this year due to Covid-19 restrictions have further expanded the prospects for who will be crowned as the next champion. 
  7. Paris-Roubaix Postponed Due To Covid

    Paris-Roubaix Postponed Due To Covid

    Apr 1, 2021

    French cycling's Paris-Roubaix was rescheduled Thursday, with organisers citing its "mythical" status and the desire to stage the inaugural women's race as key to finding new dates as France hunkers down under a wave of Covid-19.
  8. French Sports Minister Says Paris-Roubaix At Risk

    French Sports Minister Says Paris-Roubaix At Risk

    Mar 25, 2021

    French Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu raised fresh doubt on Thursday over the staging of the Paris-Roubaix one-day classic on April 11.
  9. Kristoff to Alaphilippe, Six Favorites For Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

    Kristoff to Alaphilippe, Six Favorites For Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

    Feb 21, 2021

    The spring classics kick off Saturday, February 27th with a strong field of cobbled specialists headlining the men's field at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. 
  10. Recap: Australia's Caleb Ewan Wins Third Stage Of Tour de France

    Recap: Australia's Caleb Ewan Wins Third Stage Of Tour de France

    Aug 31, 2020

    Australian rider Caleb Ewan produced an irresistible late burst of speed to pip a stunned Sam Bennett of Ireland on the finish line of stage three of the Tour de France on Monday.
  11. Every Rider Who Has Worn The Tour de France Yellow Jersey

    Every Rider Who Has Worn The Tour de France Yellow Jersey

    Aug 22, 2020

    The Tour de France yellow jersey was first introduced into the race in 1919. Below, you will find a complete year-by-year breakdown of every rider to wear the yellow jersey during that year's race. There have been 24 different nations represented in the 270 wearers of the yellow jersey at the Tour de France.