An English steel gravel bike with rim brakes! Sweet heritage-edition Ritcheys! Woom cargo bikes for kids! There were so, so many sweet bikes at this year’s Sea Otter Classic.
After a hugely successful opening edition of the women's race, can it deliver on its difficult ‘second album?’
What is it about this race?
Who might win? What are the most significant sectors? Will it be wet? Here's all you need to know about the 2022 Paris-Roubaix.
The 24-year-old Italian has been promising big things in recent years and she says that her Amstel Gold Race win is 'just the beginning.'
Jumbo-Visma prioritizes long-term health of its top star in return from COVID infection: 'We are more cautious than cautious.'
Relive the drama from the men's and women's Amstel Gold Race with these photos from Kristof Ramon and others.
Cavalli timed her move to perfection and while the rest of the race was looking at each other she rode to victory.
Race organisers awarded victory to Benoit Cosnefroy before double-checking the photo finish, and finding Kwiatkowski had got it.
The Italian attacked after the Cauberg and rode the final 1.7 km solo to take her first WorldTour win.
Shock and awe and lily-white shorts.
From the in-process to the fully formulated, Sea Otter shows off a variety of bike gear.
Bianchi is celebrating the 105th edition of the Giro d’Italia with a particularly striking limited-edition Specialissima.
The whole tyre range gets a few tweaks, too.
From a sloth on a rocket to a wiener dog in a backpack. Also, bikes!
Best for long, cool-weather gravel rides off the beaten path.
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The Sea Otter Classic is back in a big way for 2022, and we’re on the ground digging up all the latest goods.
The new flagship helmet is said to improve on the original Protone in every way.
From the pedestrian but practical to the gratuitous bling, Sea Otter Classic plays host to many a thing.
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The brand known for compact, fee-dodging travel cases goes bigger now that many airlines are dropping bike luggage fees.
Van Aert can do what others can't, and we aren't just talking watts.
Narrow roads, crosswinds, and sometimes bad weather turn the Dutch classic into one of the most intense races on the international calendar.
Despite his staggering palmares, the Stavanger Stallion keeps flying under the radar.
In 2001 Erik Dekker challenged Lance Armstrong at the Amstel Gold Race and won. We were there to capture the moment.
Latest version of the Protone weighs a claimed 230 in a European medium.
Stunning photos from an increasingly popular (and important) race in Sierra Leone.
Van der Poel, Pidcock, and Dumoulin are among the many big names expected to line up at the Amstel Gold Race.
With Paris-Roubaix moved back a week, the Amstel Gold Race will kick off Ardennes racing early on Sunday.
A curious day out, to say the least.
‘Look and Corima would be my first choice every single time’ says USAC national sprint director Erin Hartwell.
The short-nose saddle gets high-tech padding construction in a featherweight 190g package.
The Dutch sprinter backed up her win of 12 months ago, blasting clear on the chaotic run into Schoten.
The 30-year-old Swedish rider is enjoying racing in front of big crowds in Belgium after starting her racing career during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Several updates for 2022 to the bike not used to finishing off the podium.
A table taped to Mathieu van der Poel's stem featured his nutrition plan for the Tour of Flanders.
Fox’s first attempt at a gravel suspension fork was lackluster at best, but this new 32 Taper-Cast might surprise a lot of people for how good it is.
The new build says goodbye to a whole lot of proprietary component fitments.
Shimano snuck in a few key changes with Dura-Ace and Ultegra cranks that should improve their reliability.
How to service Phil Wood Hubs, clean disc brake calipers pistons, and praise for Di2 ‘triples.’
Ineos Grenadiers rookie continues to impress with Sunday's Amstel Gold Race and Paris-Roubaix on the horizon.
What a race. What amazing photos.
Brace for chaos in Wednesday's classic: 'It's traditionally a sprinter’s race, but there may be an added factor as it looks like there will be a lot of wind.'
Here's how the biggest win of Lotte Kopecky's career looked through the lens of photographer Kristof Ramon.
Like Marie Kondo, but for bike nerds.
The Slovenian keeps making Paris-Roubaix hints but surely he won't be riding the Hell of the North?
Pogačar’s tactics unravel with ‘junior error’ in sprint finish.
One bike broke, but Human Powered Health loaned me a WorldTour race rig to ride in what is my absolute favorite sportive in the world.
De Ronde champ compliments rivals van Aert and Pogačar: ‘Attacking is the most honest way to be in a final with the best riders.’
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From the wider impact of Kopecky's win to discussions about prize money and the inclusion of the Koppenberg, VeloNews looks back on Sunday's race.
Van Vleuten undone in Flanders sprint: 'I can't do everything. I need other teams and hope that they want to make the race hard and drop people.'
Pogačar was the strongest on the day, but tactics and sprint prowess won out.
Tubulars, alloy bars and a TT saddle on the bike that saved Belgium's Flanders weekend.
The Dutch team put three riders in the top five and, of course, won.
Van der Poel won the sprint for Tour of Flanders victory as Pogačar tactically tripped himself up in the finale and finished fourth.
All the tech from the start zone at the 2022 Tour of Flanders.
The 26-year-old becomes only the second Belgium woman to win the Tour of Flanders after Grace Verbeke in 2010.
Chasing pair never gave up and ended up sprinting for the victory in late-race catch.
Dutchman who finished second said he had resigned himself to a sprint for third place after being dropped on the Oude Kwaremont.
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
Everything, as expected, is totally normal in Belgium.
52x10 on the Dutch superstar's aero bike with adjustable-width handlebars.
A closer look at Canyon-SRAM's chaotically brilliant new team bike paint job.
Mathieu van der Poel continues steamrolling into the classics after coming out on top in dramatic duel with Tadej Pogačar.
Belgian champion Kopecky beats veteran Dutchwomen van Vleuten and van den Broek-Blaak in front of massed home crowds.
Tour de France champion misses podium after animating the final hour of racing of De Ronde debut.
Pogačar animates the race with three huge attacks but comes undone in final sprint, finishing fourth.
Aerodynamics and (sometimes temporary) warmth considerations come into play in Belgium.
German rider racing Tour of Flanders with shoes made for him by a friend.
Matteo Trentin on chances Sunday: 'When Tadej comes to a race, he doesn't come just to start, he comes to win.'
Here's what some of the pre-race favorites for the men's and women's races said at the start lines in Antwerp and Oudenaarde ahead of mythical cobbled monument.
When racing comes easy, you don't have to learn how to do it properly.
With the rainbow jersey comes a rainbow bike. We take a closer look at Elisa Balsamo's Trek Emonda SLR world champion's edition.
Quick-Step brings four mechanics and a fleet of cars loaded with extra wheels and parts to keep things running smoothly at Sunday's Tour of Flanders.
'Lots of teams want to get rid of Balsamo, but I know how strong she is so I say good luck with that,' van Dijk says.
Few places do moody like Belgium in April.