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Explainer: How much do the winners earn for one day of racing in hell in cycling's most painful and grueling race at 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.

Imagine your first WorldTour race being the Tour of Flanders: That just happened to American rookie pro cyclist Colby Simmons.

Lidl-Trek tandem of Pedersen and Stuyven head toward Paris-Roubaix with a tailwind after 'super magical' 2nd and 5th-place finishes in Flanders.

Stat attack: Tadej Pogačar smashed Strava KOMs, claimed his eighth monument and won in the rainbow jersey to join elite company, all in the fastest Tour of Flanders ever recorded.

'The Ronde doesn’t lie': Van Aert full of praise for Pogačar as last-chance saloon at 'Hell of the North' looms next.

Dutchman says three days of illness bothered his build-up but he hopes to go out with a bang in Roubaix.

The American star wanted more from the spring classics and will not race again until the Critérium du Dauphiné: 'It wasn’t the best classics season for me.'

Home hero Kopecky outsprints Ferrand-Prévot, Lippert, Niewiadoma for record-breaking hat trick at De Ronde.

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

Defending Flanders champion Longo Borghini crashed heavily in Sunday’s race, suffering a significant concussion.

After last year’s mud-splattered carnage, some began asking if the Koppenberg was too much. At least this year the iconic climb will be tackled in dry conditions.

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.

American Sheehan targets Ronde, Paris-Roubaix and Amstel Gold after disrupted spring program: ‘These races are where my heart is'.

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Kopecky, Longo Borghini, Niewiadoma, Van der Breggen, Vos and others cross swords Sunday in Flanders in an early season highlight.

Quinn Simmons’ brother Colby steps up to WorldTour and makes debut in Flanders: ‘Just crazy to be here’.

Video: Paced into the climb at 60kph by UAE teammates, Pogačar exploded up Oude Kwaremont like it was race day: 'I need to try to open a gap.'

Tour de Hoody: MVDP and Pogi are neck-and-neck in the race for monument glory, so who is the best one-day racer?

‘I can be annoying if I don’t get what I want’: Longo Borghini says her coach helped her reset and win again following San Remo disappointment.

The American overcame the odds for a career highlight victory.

The world champion is ready to rumble in mega rematch with Van der Poel: 'It will not be easy to beat him. I need to find a moment to open a gap.'

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

Belgian sensation sees sky as the limit as he prepares to debut a season loaded with ambition in the Ardennes and a hotly anticipated grand tour debut.

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

Matteo Jorgenson on Dwars finale: 'We decided to go for the sprint with Wout, and that was the wrong decision.'

'I didn't think I could win until the final 100 meters': Out-numbered Powless outmaneuvers Visma-Lease a Bike in tactical nightmare.

Van Aert reveals that he didn't want his teammates to attack so they could deliver him to the line: 'I was afraid to be behind a teammate who attacked.'

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.

Another yellow card, Pogačar seeing top support in Flanders return, Jorgenson slaps back at critics: 'Wout is one of the best in the world.'

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.

Tour de Hoody: The spring classics are being rewired by space-age high tech, big data, carbo-loading, and fearless new tactics. Here's what's driving the monument makeover.

WATCH: Teams fish out bikes from ditch during Gent-Wevelgem Women, Wiebes hits 100 wins, Jakobsen takes a break for surgery.

Q36.5 and Tom Pidcock land Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España bids as UCI expands grand tour fields to 23 squads for 2025 to give teams and races more flexibility.

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?

US star upright and on-form ahead of Dwars door Vlanderen title defense, Tour of Flanders as questions circle Van Aert: 'At E3 Classic we fell short. At Gent-Wevelgem we were unlucky.'

Bizarre beginning to race day for Flanders-Baloise competitor Jules Hesters: 'Survived and ready to start'

Christoph Roodhooft on Gent-Wevelgem tactics: “I thought that this was a big race in which the first place was very important”.

Lidl-Trek star celebrates Gent-Wevelgem to emerge as top threat for MVDP and Pogačar at Flanders and Roubaix: 'We believe we can win.'

European champion Wiebes helped to seventh triumph of season by world champ and SD Worx teammate Lotte Kopecky.

Former world champion proves he is in fine form in advance of Flanders and Roubaix.

Jorgenson backs Van Aert for Flanders revival: 'I have confidence he will be ready for De Ronde.'

Slovenian tears race leader’s jersey away from Juan Ayuso with explosive move on Montjuic circuits.

It's not all about Tadej Pogačar: Jay Vine’s Coppi e Bartali stage win Saturday continues remarkable momentum of UAE.

'I was one of the riders voting we don’t start': Climbs slashed from Catalunya route, complicating near dead heat between Ayuso and Roglič.

Van der Poel outmuscles Pedersen and Ganna in chaotic E3 Saxo Classic that included 'unsporty' tactics and idiot fan behavior: 'We solved it quite well.'

Wout van Aert flat when he needed to fly, Matteo Jorgenson just misses deciding move at E3 Saxo Classic: 'We were too far in the back.'

Lidl-Trek superstar zeroes in on breakout monument victory by embracing old and new: 'This is the perfect setup.'

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.

Ashlin Barry wins bunch sprint and up next is the prestigious junior edition of Paris-Roubaix, where he finished seventh last year.

Tadej Pogačar's decision to race cycling's most notorious race at Paris-Roubaix has triggered a debate that it might be too perilous for a Tour de France winner: 'Any race can be dangerous.'

In this classics era, a podium finish may become like a win for anyone not named Pogačar or Van der Poel.

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.

Tour de Hoody: Flanders Week opens without cycling's superstar, but it's a chance to revisit the Mathieu van der Poel-Wout van Aert rivalry.

'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.

WATCH: A video provides a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how the world No. 1 team plotted the race-breaking attack on the Cipressa.

World champion will not start E3 and Gent-Wevelgem and will take on cycling's hardest one-day race for the first time.

Pogačar gave an all-out assault on the race's finale, but it wasn't enough to best Van der Poel. Could it ever be?

Once kings of the cobbles, will Soudal Quick-Step pack a bite again in the northern classics? ‘The Wolfpack mentality still lives.'

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.

Paris-Nice showed that the next generation of American cyclists is here to leave an indelible mark on the sport.

GC favorites Primož Roglič and Juan Ayuso saved the day in cold, miserable conditions to open the week-long Volta a Catalunya, Kuss loses nearly 3 minutes.

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.

Tour de Hoody: Crashes, comebacks, and questions — Roglič is last man standing in the Big 4’s rocky start to 2025.

Colombian star shows remarkable ability to bounce back: ‘I’d like to stand on the podium again and fight for every stage.’

Trio of contenders had the form but not the fortune in hectic edition of Milan-San Remo classic.

Ganna rues error in sprint: ‘I was in the red zone…the brain doesn’t work really well’.

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.

World champion Kopecky sacrifices her chances to set up small-group finish in first women's San Remo in 20 years.

Set for San Remo Women on Saturday, Liv AlUla’s rising star quit cycling in her teens, only to rediscover the magic years later.

Lamperti kicks to 2nd in Koksijde Classic, Van der Poel and Philipsen know what to expect from Pogačar, and Pidcock saving his bullets for one shot to win Milan-San Remo.

Tour de Hoody: The moment is now. This won't be his last chance to win Milan-San Remo, but if Pogačar misses out again, the race could become his albatross.

'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.