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.

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.

Lorena Wiebes won the women's Milano-Sanremo on Saturday, triumphing in a bunch sprint to continue her strong start to the 2025 season.

Belgian Lotte Kopecky continued an impressive season overshadowed by the death of her brother by winning the first stage of the 2023 Tour de France Femmes on Sunday in Clermont-Ferrand.

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.

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.

Lorena Wiebes demonstrated her impressive sprinting skills with victory in the fifth and longest stage of the women's Tour de France on Thursday in Saint-Die.