Brecht Decaluwé

Mathieu van der Poel delivers Paris-Roubaix masterclass: 'We raced like juniors start to finish'

'I thought my ankle was broken.' Belgian star battles back from pileup in final 40km but left with seventh in the velodrome.

After being dropped and then losing the sprint for the Ronde podium, Van Aert rebounds for Roubaix: 'I’ll turn that page. This week there’s another chance.'

Dutchman said he rode faster than ever at the Tour of Flanders but he couldn't keep up with Pogačar.

Jumbo-Visma looks to build an even stronger team for the future, even after a five-consecutive-win opening at the spring classics.

Patrick Lefevere banks on French ace while searching for Jumbo-Visma bakery.

The big yellow machine rolls into Dwars door Vlaanderen as favorites even with Van Aert and Van Baarle resting up for Tour of Flanders.

Sport director Tom Steels remains eternally optimistic: 'We hope to get closer to the rest.'

Alarm bells ringing as longtime Belgian classics dominator on the back foot: 'We're in a situation that we're not used to.'

Tour of Flanders is up next and the defending champion knows he's ready: 'These are the two guys I expect to feature up front in the Ronde.'

"We said we changed the emphasis in the team away from the classics and that's becoming clear," says Soudal Quick-Step team boss.

For the first time ever a team wins both Omloop and KBK and puts a teammate on both podiums.

In the shadow of Wout van Aert and Remco Evenepoel there’s a third Belgian cycling gem being unearthed.

Two powerhouse signings for SD Worx are already making their presence felt.

Thirty year-old Paris-Roubaix winner continues his slow burn after moving to Jumbo-Visma.

Mathieu van der Poel brings brains and brawn to score fifth rainbow jersey in Hoogerheide world championship prizefight.

Van Aert admits he 'f*cked up' final sprint after being maneuvered into position by Dutch nemesis.

Cyclocross worlds runner-up Pieterse rues overcooking corner in crucial error that opened the door for Van Empel's victory.

Youngster Van Empel captures emotional first world title in front of home crowds: 'There’s a massive weight coming off my shoulders.'

Stuyven felt breakaway companion Pogačar didn’t have a super day.

'We are doing very well so far but the Tour is still very long.'

The team must now regroup after its yellow jersey aspirations took a hit on stage 5.

Jakobsen: 'Obviously I realize that he [Dylan] and his family also went through hard times. I’ve got a lot of respect for that.'

Alpecin-Decuninck come up short in the first three sprint stages, shifting hopes to their superstar.

'Then I saw him and I also heard them laughing behind me,' say Belgian rider.

Quick-Step boss held out hope until the end: 'Yesterday I told the guys that they should stay calm and don't act crazy, not race more nervously.'

Evenepoel over the moon: 'It’s my dream race. It’s a race that I really wanted to win in my life once.'

Jumbo-Visma star closes out the 2022 classics with another podium in a ‘sprint of dying swans,’ but laments missing out on a mission to win a monument this spring.

'He felt conscious but he couldn’t really talk. I really hope that he’s OK,' Bardet says after coming to Alaphilippe's aid.

'I think that I might have used up one of my lives today,' says British rider as classics season ends with a crash.

The incident summed up Quick-Step's trials and tribulations during this year's northern classics campaign.

Van der Poel content on injury comeback after top-10s at Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix and victory at Tour of Flanders.

Wout van Aert on comeback podium: ‘Every classic is hard, but Roubaix is utter chaos and a suffer-fest until the finish line.'

Silver in last year's world championships was all the Dutch rider needed to convince himself he could go the monument distance and win.

'Honestly, I had a lot of fun today, as much as it hurt. I’ll be back for revenge,' says American rider.

‘I'm sure that during the upcoming years I’ll come close or maybe get the victory,’ says Kopecky.

Chasing pair never gave up and ended up sprinting for the victory in late-race catch.

Troubles continued for the so-called ‘Wolfpack’ and the Belgian powerhouse hopes to save its spring classics campaign at Paris-Roubaix.

Christophe Laporte suffered an untimely crash and Tiesj Benoot was gapped in closing kilometers of De Ronde

'The level in this peloton is so high that it's impossible to make up the deficit. Apart from Kasper it'll be difficult,' says Stijn Steels.

‘Quick-Step? I haven't seen them. You probably saw more on TV,’ says Benoot.

Tim Merlier and Jasper Philipsen were both in the chase group, but the team didn't harness its horsepower to close gap to winning quartet.

There wasn't a Quick-Step jersey in the top-30 as pressure mounts on perennial classics favorites.

'When I saw 250 meters I didn’t want to wait because if I wait then maybe they can accelerate. I just closed my eyes and kept going,' says Eritrean.

Next up for the Groupama-FDJ rider is Gent-Wevelgem on Sunday.

Wout van Aert and the Dutch squad look unbeatable going into the major cobblestone monuments after E3 Saxo Bank Classic domination.

VeloNews speaks to Sheffield's friend and mentor Franky Van Haesebrouck about the American's first races in Europe.

'Here it’s about 25-year-olds fighting for the win but over there the 25-year-olds are fighting for freedom' says sprinter.

VeloNews is on the ground at the 'opening weekend' and caught up with some of the biggest stars starting Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne

'A race I’d like to forget quickly.' Patrick Lefevere's 'Wolfpack' undone by poor positioning and subpar performances.

The Belgian comes back from a crash and mechanicals to finish fifth.

'Celebrating the win with wild gestures wouldn’t have been appropriate' Belgian says as he shows support for Ukraine

'I’m surprised about the result as well because I didn’t have high expectations coming into this race' says veteran rider.

VeloNews is on the ground at the 'opening weekend' – we caught up with some of the biggest stars on the Omloop startline Saturday.