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Marta Bastianelli, who won the 2007 road world title, sprinted to victory in Sunday's Women’s Gent-Wevelgem.

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Simon Yates won the final stage of the 2018 Volta a Catalunya in Barcelona solo, as Alejandro Valverde took home the overall title.

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Peter Sagan joined an exclusive club on Wednesday, as a three-time winner of Gent-Wevelgem.

Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors) finished second to Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) on Sunday at Gent-Wevelgem.

Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) has struggled to land a big win in the cobbled classics since winning the Tour of Flanders in 2015.

Sunweb's Coryn Rivera used Sunday's Gent-Wevelgem to hone her form ahead of her Tour of Flanders defense on April 1.

Three-time world champion Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) became a three-time winner of Gent-Wevelgem on Sunday.

Simon Yates won the final stage of the Volta a Catalunya in solo fashion, as Alejandro Valverde took the overall title for the third time.

Zdenek Stybar has twice finished second at Paris-Roubaix (2015 and 2017) and is counting on 2018 being his year to score a big victory.

Marta Bastianelli won the 2018 Women's Gent-Wevelgem over Jolien D'hoore and Lisa Klein on Sunday in a sprint finish.

Dylan Groenewegen is tackling the spring classics this year, but is doing so without pressure.

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The sixth stage of the Volta a Catalunya was shortened to just 116 kilometers and Maximilian Schachmann was victorious out of the breakaway.

Sep Vanmarcke hit the deck with five other EF-Drapac teammates midway through E3 Harelbeke, but fought back to finish seventh.

No rider in today's peloton has tackled Paris-Roubaix in the rain and fans hoping to see a rainy edition this year might be disappointed.

Chris Froome and Team Sky are confident after previewing the cobble sectors that will feature on the ninth stage of the Tour de France.

Heavy snow shortened the sixth stage of the Volta a Cataluyna and Maximilian Schachmann (Quick-Step Floors) took top honors.

Greg Van Avermaet and Peter Sagan will face a Quick-Step onslaught, as the spring classics continue on Sunday with Gent-Wevelgem.

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Heavy snowfall in the Pyrenees forced Volta a Cataluyna organizers to slash 78 kilometers from the sixth stage of the race on Saturday.

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Friday’s impressive display confirmed Quick-Step is the strongest and most efficient team heading into the heart of Flanders week.

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Peter Sagan complained of tactics not fitness in the E3 Harelbeke, a race dominated by Quick-Step Floors and its star Niki Terpstra.

Niki Terpstra nets his biggest win in four years with help from a domineering Quick-Step team at E3 Harelbeke.

After winless 2017, Niki Terpstra bounces back with an emphatic solo win at E3 Harelbeke, soaring with support from Quick-Step.

BMC Racing had three strong riders in the mix at E3 Harelbeke, but Van Avermaet could only manage a third-place result.

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Jarlinson Pantano wins out of a two-man breakaway on Catalunya's final mountain stage. Valverde defends overall lead.

Belgian team Quick-Step Floors blitzed E3 Harelbeke Friday with Niki Terpstra taking a convincing solo win.

Colombian climber Jarlinson Pantano took advantage of the Volta a Catalunya's final mountain stage to earn his first win of 2018.

Tour de France organizer ASO denied reports by an Australian website that it would exclude Chris Froome from the Tour.

After a flurry of early-season wins, Trek-Segafredo has gone cold with illnesses and injuries. Now they're ready to get results on the cobbles.

Jolien D'hoore takes her first win of the season in a rainy, windy day in Belgium, out-sprinting Chloe Hosking.

"I’ve never raced over the cobbles. I have never trained on the cobbles," says Landa ahead of E3 Harelbeke.

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Nibali claimed the Milano-Sanremo monument with a brilliant attack, but the finish was a nailbiter.

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Adam Yates crashes out of Volta a Catalunya, suffers fractured pelvis that will keep him off the bike for 10 days.

Lawson Craddock rides well at Coppi e Bartali stage race. D'hoore wins WWT race at De Panne, and more injury updates.

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Alejandro Valverde reclaims overall lead at Volta a Catalunya, out-sprinting youngster Egan Bernal on the race's only summit finish.

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Quick-Step boss Lefevere attributes Gaviria's tendency to crash on his track background and lack of concentration.

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Alejandro Valverde wins his second stage at Volta a Catalunya atop the climb of La Molina, reclaiming the overall race lead.

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A report indicates that ASO is prepared to exclude Chris Froome from the Tour de France if his Salbutamol case isn't resolved.

The Belgian broke seven ribs and four vertebrae in a serious crash last October.

Friday's race will be telling in terms of who fares well in the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix.

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After a long day in the break and a bold solo attack, Thomas De Gendt emerges with the overall lead at Volta a Catalunya

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The UCI introduces a new mobile trailer that will be a comprehensive way for officials to check for motors on-site at pro races.

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After an all-day escape and a late attack to ditch his breakaway companions, Thomas De Gendt wins stage 3 at Volta a Catalunya.

The enigmatic Peter Sagan and the workmanlike Greg Van Avermaet are destined to clash this spring. Will their rivalry finally turn to gold?

When his former team IAM folded, Naesen hoped for a ride on BMC, but the chance to lead with Ag2r has been career-changing.

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Alejandro Valverde out-sprints a select group in stage 2 to move into overall lead as defending champ.

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The Colorado Classic revives the famous Vail Pass time trial route for the 2018 race. The first two stages to be held in Vail.

Oscar Sevilla robbed in Colombia; Rally and Holowesko on the board with UCI wins, and Boom will sit out the classics.

Reigning champion Alejandro Valverde takes overall lead at Volta a Catalunya after winning Tuesday's stage 2 in a sprint finish.

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The UCI will unveil a beefed-up set of measures and an arsenal of methods to detect so-called mechanical doping Wednesday.

Lennard Zinn addresses a variety of questions in this week's column.

The UCI president said Chris Froome's anti-doping case is still ongoing as authorities sort through details.