We’re just a few days removed from the 2026 edition of the Tour de France, and it now is time for the best female cyclists in the world to enjoy the spotlight for nine days of racing across Switzerland and France.

Don’t think of the upcoming 2026 edition of Liège-Bastogne-Liège as the end of something, as much as it’s a final one-day warm-up before we get to spend five months watching and talking about stage races and Grand Tours.

If you’re one of the top cyclists in the world, what do you do to kill time between a challenging ride through the Netherlands and chasing the fourth of the year’s five coveted Monuments?

It’s cobblestone season in international cycling, and even though the world’s best riders will be crossing into France this week, they’ll be just across the border from the cobblestone capital of the sport, Belgium.

World champion Tadej Pogacar won a record-equaling third Tour of Flanders on Sunday after dropping his main rival Mathieu van der Poel with 18 kilometers to ride.

You know the elite cycling season is gaining momentum when the list of attendees for the next event includes some of the biggest names in international competition – defending champion Tadej Pogacar, three-time winner Mathieu van der Poel and reigning Olympic gold-medalist Remco Evenepoel as a late addition to the roster.

Olympic champion Tom Pidcock won the world championship cross country mountain bike marathon on Saturday, as a crash ended Mathieu van der Poel's dream of a unique treble.

Pauline Ferrand-Prevot won the cross country mountain bike world title Saturday, making the Frenchwoman the favorite to take gold at the Paris Olympic Games next year.

In 2023, teams such as AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step are investing into womens cycling and many other teams are growing their programs across various cycling disciplines.

The Tokyo Olympics have come and gone, but one major prize remains in this mountain bike season; the 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. Olympic favorites Mathieu Van Der Poel and  Pauline Ferrand-Prévot  both botched the opening laps of their Olympic XC races, costing them any hopes of medaling in Tokyo. Now Van der Poel and Ferrand-Prévot have turned their attention to Trentino, Italy where they will fight for redemption and rainbow bands at the Val di Sole bike park.

The top mountain bikers in the world are descending upon Val di Sole in Trentino, Italy, for the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. FloBikes will provide live coverage from Aug. 25-29.