Jim Cotton

How evolutions in bike tech and Pogačar's wild panache could outweigh the brawn of his rivals in the cobblestone 'hell' of Paris-Roubaix.

Pogačar, Kopecky, forecasts of rain, cobblestone pain: Here's your ultimate guide to the two-day thrill ride of Paris-Roubaix Femmes and Paris-Roubaix.

From Pogačar's rulebook-defying debut and Kopecky's cobblestone flex to reports of rain and more – here's what to watch for in the wildest weekend of the year.

Two former alpha sprinters continue to return to form in 2025 with wins in Basque Country, Pays de la Loire.

Crashes at the men's and women's Tour of Flanders ripple through to Paris-Roubaix as Longo Borghini, Degenkolb both sidelined with significant injuries.

'Scary how much better he is': Peloton in shock after Pogačar tore their legs off in Tour of Flanders, but Roubaix will put notion of 'greatest of all time' to a far tougher test.

'Tadej was simply the strongest': Pogačar unleashes attacking storm before launching decisive haymaker 18km from the line on the Oude Kwarement.

Multiple teammates of Pogačar, three-time winner Van der Poel among many in pileup 130km from the finish of De Ronde, Degenkolb falls and abandons.

Sufferfests like Flanders and Paris-Roubaix are so energy-intensive that nutrition has become a sophisticated science. Here's how riders eat for the cobbles.

Can 'monster Mads' win a monument? Where's Wout? Can Ganna gonna conquer the Koppenberg? Unpicking the chasing pack of the Tour of Flanders.

Tadej Pogačar stuffs two notorious cobblestone sectors into his collection of Strava KoMs; Lander Loockx wins bodyweight in a cheese he doesn't like.

US sensation Powless outsprints Van Aert after hanging tough with three 'killer bees' in 55km attack, Longo Borghini claims 50th career win with solo raid.

Team Lotto questions struggling speedster De Lie's commitment after cutting Dwars and Flanders from his program in hopes of stalling a slide in performance.

Will 'bigger' become 'better'? Uno-X Mobility trainer Olav Bu puts new twist on the nutritional revolution with idea that key performance parameters increase at an outsize rate to bodymass.

Red Bull captain schools Giro d'Italia rival Ayuso with brutal coup on Catalunya, but can he keep a leash on Pogačar, Vingegaard, Evenepoel at the Tour?

Less than one week after winning Milan-San Remo, Dutchman powers away from Pedersen for muscle flexing-victory; Van Aert goes AWOL in key monument tune-up.

Roglič moves into GC lead on Monsterrat summit finish after being denied by Ayuso on Wednesday in a mouthwatering preview of their Giro d'Italia clash.

'This hurts my heart': Officials vow to investigate hazardous final after 'Super Bowl of the Sprinters' obliterated by crashes and heavy injuries.

'Really dangerous and fast': 5 crashes in 5km cause carnage at Brugge-De Panne before Giro d'Italia favorites faced-off in Catalunya summit finish.

Yes, the 67kg Tour de France champion could beat Van der Poel over the bruising cobbles of Roubaix. But he'll need good legs, better luck, and a blessing from the weather gods.

'No better way to start': Aussie speedster provides payoff at Coppi e Bartali after his new team bet on him with a late-hour, career-saving deal.

Is this the year WVA will finally win Flanders or Roubaix? Question more urgent than ever with rise of teammate Jorgenson and historic performances of arch-rivals.

Another pothole in the path toward the Tour: Visma-Lease a Bike leader missed nine days of training and remains uncertain if he'll race again before June.

Opinion: If Pogačar wants to add San Remo, Roubaix, and the Vuelta to his palmarès, he first needs to unpick MVDP.

‘There’s another chance next year’: Pogačar sets new Cipressa climbing record with Van der Poel and Ganna, but 'the hardest race to win' continues to resist the Slovenian.

Pogačar ignites Milan-San Remo on the Cipressa but can't drop Van der Poel and Ganna ahead of three-up showdown on the Via Roma.

'How we handle that is something we need to discuss': Will Lidl-Trek's double-threat derail its own chances against Pogačar and Van der Poel in a TdF selection spat?

How will the first women's San Remo in 20 years play out this weekend? Absolutely no idea.

The hype for the rebooted San Remo Women might not extend to the prize-purse: Discrepancy to men's Milan-San Remo shows stark reality of gender gap in pro cycling.

Men’s race to start in Edinburgh, Scotland, with women’s race also slated for the UK in historic first ‘dual départ.’

Two-time yellow jersey 'not yet recovered sufficiently' after recent crash at Paris-Nice, not scheduled to race again until June. Will he be ready for his showdown Pogačar?

Startlists, maps, TV guide, riders to watch: Here's all you need to know ahead of Milan-San Remo, San Remo Women, and the most explosive finales of the season.

'The recovery process was very up and down': Alaskan superstar debuts her season Saturday at San Remo after delayed start to 2025.

A Pidcock masterclass, a Pogačar ambush, a rookie winner, and more: Here are some outrageous-but-possible finales that embrace the uncertainty of 'La Primavera.'

'It's a long journey': The dormant powerhouse squad has come out swinging after a winter reboot, but longer-term issues remain in its quest to catch back to the 'super teams.'

Huge day for USA as 22-year-old Sheffield wins final stage solo and Jorgenson defends overnight GC lead in three-hour thrill-ride around Nice.

No Vingegaard, no problem as Visma-Lease a Bike blow up Paris-Nice in echelon attack and set up Jorgenson for bonus-seconds raid.

'This is exactly what I need': Van der Poel hits monument form at Tirreno-Adriatico ahead of his punch-up with Pogačar at San Remo and Flanders.

Is rain jacket admin the hardest on-bike maneuver? 10-year pro Mirco Maestri might agree.

If you can't swallow 120g of carb per hour, you're getting dropped. Riders have to train their stomachs in precisely dialed feeding frenzies to keep up.

Pre-stage favorites outsprinted after wild final of filthy-wet, 240km trek across Italy; Ganna rubberstamps San Remo potential with climbing, pursuiting prowess.

More people need to think like Tom Pidcock now and in the future. We break down why.

Vingegaard 'honored' to represent building material supplier Bygma with custom Giro helmet; Astana has a clever reason behind its curious time trial socks and gloves curation.

Filippo Ganna blows away Juan Ayuso with 56kph TT in warning shot ahead of San Remo, Roubaix.

In a Strade Bianche peloton resigned defeat, Pidcock refused to leave it to Van der Poel and Vingegaard to beat Pogačar – and it nearly paid off.

Van der Breggen, Ferrand-Prévot roll back the years, shoot warning to women's peloton with blazing comeback rides at Strade Bianche.

Watch video: World champion left bloodied and banged-up after high-speed descending crash on way to victory at Tuscany's gravel classic.

Opinion: The new longer, harder 'Strade Bianche XL' format risks taking the fizz out of cycling's greatest thrill-fest.

Peloton VIPs push the accelerator on their road to monuments, Giro d'Italia, Tour de France next week at Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico.

Nail-biting Cipressa-Poggio combo confirmed as organizers reveal full details of reborn Italian monument.

Former champions, mad professors, and a super-wildcard make our pick of the outsiders for Strade's Tuscan dust-up.

The new Grand Prix TR puts the tech of the wildly popular GP 5000 into a more hard-wearing, wallet-friendly package.

'It could be as big a breakthrough as the first heart rate monitor': Visma is using a powerful new wearable from Tymewear that brings fourth dimension performance insights.

Sagan starts new chapter in wacky post-retirement career with star role in celebrity dance show: 'I’ve never danced and I couldn’t even imagine I could.'

Lidl-Trek uses SRAM Red XPLR gravel group, Visma-Lease a Bike goes all-aero as cobblestone racing enters new era.

Emirati 'super team' bullish on cobblestone chances for Omloop and Kuurne as Wellens, Politt, Narváez, Morgado bring mass offensive to the 'opening weekend.'

Sources confirm the governing body is investigating the in-competition use of new monitors which provide a 'gold standard' measure of metabolic output.

Dutch mega-bank will take a space of the Visma jersey from the Tour de France onward, 12 years after exiting cycling in the grizzly fallout of the EPO era.

Egan Bernal was training on open roads less than a week after he fractured his clavicle at Clásica Jaén. Here's how pros are returning to the bike so fast.

Governing body scrambling for new venue and date for UCI gravel world championships after ‘various constraints’ torpedo racing out of bustling French city.

The road to Flanders and Roubaix begins with cycling's greatest double-header. Here are the courses, storylines, startlists, and TV schedules for Omloop, Kuurne, and Hageland.

Vingegaard and Visma-Lease a Bike up the stakes in the crank 'arms race' after Pogačar switched down to a 165mm set-up for his blockbuster 2024 season.

Vingegaard narrowly prevented a UAE grand slam last week, but peloton prankster Pogačar and his kindergarten of future crushers made the dominance 'acceptable.'

Vingegaard leapfrogs three UAE riders for Volta ao Algarve victory, Van Aert hits form with second-place finish, Roglič 'still with work to do' after quiet start to the season.

Pogačar's 'super team' continues to steamroller the season at Spanish tour, Pidcock sees more payoff from Q36.5 gamble with third overall.

Was it ever in doubt? Pogačar caps inch-perfect week with 8km solo victory on final stage of UAE Tour. Next? Strade, San Remo, Flanders.

'A good day out living the breakaway life': Pogačar continues to rip up the script by cruising more than 100km in the move during pan-flat UAE Tour stage.

Possibility of Pogačar chasing a Tour de France-Vuelta a España double to be decided ‘in the coming weeks,’ still radio silence about Paris-Roubaix.

'It's a stupid mistake': Jarrad Drizners claims poor signage caused meme-worthy finish Wednesday at Volta ao Algarve as officials accept responsibility for confusion.

Sprint teams left fuming after scores of riders diverted down road parallel to finishing straight in Algarve: 'There needs to be consequences for the officials.'

Rising Belgian sensation outkicks two UAE riders in final of hilly stage for first win since controversial transfer to Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe.

Pogačar moves into GC lead of UAE Emirates-XRG's home race on Jebel Jais summit, Tarling digs deep to hold second-place overall.

‘Sometimes I like to do something crazy’: Uno-X’s Tour de France star won’t let 5 degrees farenheit put a freeze on his cobblestone chances.

'I didn't want to do one year too many and be the grumpy guy in the team': Former Tour de France champion confirms he'll hang up his wheels this September.

Lidl-Trek doubles up as Pedersen scores stage win and GC lead in Provence, Elisa Balsamo wins bunch kick in Valenciana.

Vingegaard, Kuss, Van Aert debut at Portuguese tour in first test of Visma’s 2025 quest to reclaim 'super team' superiority in cobbled classics and Tour de France.

Pogačar expected to set the tone for San Remo, Flanders, and Tour de France in sponsor-pleasing jaunt at the UAE Tour.

'The last few years haven’t been great': Ewan rips up script on training program in quest to rediscover winning groove and put momentum behind Ineos Grenadiers.

'There are still low-hanging fruits to grab': Visionary coach of tri dominators Blummenfelt and Iden believes he can bring his magic to new role at Uno-X Mobility.

Vollering opens new chapter with FDJ-Suez on Thursday in Valenciana in first step toward Tour de France showdown with Kopecky and Niewiadoma.