Paris-Roubaix

Stage 5 of the 2014 Tour de France delivered rain, cobblestones, crashes, and chaos, and saw defending champion Chris Froome abandon

Simon Gerrans’ victory in Liège-Bastogne-Liège capped a spring classics season that was wide open and unpredictable in the peloton

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“Spartacus” closes his spring classics run with three podium finishes

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American suffers first-ever Roubaix puncture and misses a shot at the finale in the cobbled closer

There is no race in the world like Paris-Roubaix and BrakeThrough Media takes us inside the 112th edition of "The Hell of the North"

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Sagan leaves the classics without a monument, but his camp says the spring campaign was a success — and a learning experience

Alberto Contador is skipping the Ardennes classics, but he will be in France on Monday to inspect the cobblestones featured in this year's Tour de France

An extremely animated Paris-Roubaix wraps up a thrilling cobbled classics season for the old hands and a new generation of stone bashers

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Former Tour de France winner calls his ninth-place ride at Roubaix a confirmation and says he'll be back to try and win

The Queen of the Classics is a harsh taskmistress, whether it's dry and dusty or cold and wet

As he jumped, Terpstra knew his moment had come, and after one quick look back he focused on what lay ahead — victory in Paris-Roubaix

Custom tires, cyclocross bikes and heaps of mechanical creativity abound at the Hell of the North, Paris-Roubaix

Results from the 2014 Paris-Roubaix

Terpstra attacks a powerful group of contenders in the final kilometers to reach the Roubaix velodrome alone and seize a solo victory

BrakeThrough Media is along for the ride as the hard men inspect the route of the 2014 Paris-Roubaix

Boonen's Specialized Roubaix SL4 gets bigger tires, softer pressures, and custom geometry

David Millar plans to savor every moment in his final pro season, including one more ride across the cobblestones in Paris-Roubaix

Vanmarcke is growing weary of runner-up status and is doubly motivated to win Paris-Roubaix on Sunday

The young Slovak says he's not bothered by a poor finish at Flanders and hopes — with a bit of luck — to come out of the Arenberg in the front group

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Tour of Flanders winner says he carries no burdens into Roubaix on Sunday, where he could win his record third Flanders/Roubaix double

Tour de France champion would be first Tour winner since Hinault in 1981 to win Paris-Roubaix, but he's starting as supporter to Boasson Hagen

Belgian is dreaming of a record fifth Roubaix victory as pressure mounts for Omega Pharma-Quick Step ahead of Sunday's "Hell of the North"

Go inside with Tom Boonen and Co. as they check and double check tire pressures, ride the Arenberg, and motorpace on the cobbles

Belgians withdraw from Paris-Roubaix after crashing heavily at Flanders

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Belgian former Roubaix winner is back on the bike after colliding with a fan at the Tour of Flanders

American Danny Summerhill is set for his Roubaix debut and describes the chaos of 60 kph leadouts into mid-race corners

The BMC rider said he knows exactly what he would do with the winner's cobble trophy if he crosses the line first at the Roubaix velodrome

The Belgian wants to pour the frustration of being close to victory at Flanders into his pedals for another strong ride at Paris-Roubaix

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Anything can happen over 51 kilometers of cobbles, but "Spartacus" is the overwhelming favorite with oddsmakers for the "Hell of the North"

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Take a close look at the Wilier Triestina Zero.7 of UnitedHealthcare's classics veteran Martin Maaskant

Slovak champion tries to put Flanders behind him with one final shot at a monument victory Sunday at Paris-Roubaix

Former Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins says he wouldn't have started Flanders if he weren't serious about contending at Roubaix

Chavanel was one of France's best hopes to win the the "Hell of the North"

No pair of riders in recent classics history has enjoyed a run of head-to-head Roubaix battles matching that of Boonen and Cancellara

Martijn Maaskant is hoping to rediscover the magic that pushed him to fourth in his Paris-Roubaix debut in 2008

With 28 sectors of rough stuff, the 112th Paris-Roubaix takes place Sunday in northern France

As part of his preparation for the 2014 spring classics, Fabian Cancellara implemented specific sprint training and it paid in Flanders

Fabian Cancellara is "Spartacus," but also a husband and a father. Like most, he's just trying to find the right balance

The BMC rider said his goal for the spring season is to win next weekend’s Paris-Roubaix

Zdenek Stybar, the current world champion in cyclocross, talks about his leap to the road, that day at Roubaix, and what may come next on the cobbles

The rider some call the 'next Tom Boonen' is poised for a breakout spring classics season — if he makes the team

Andrew Hood catches up with Belkin sport director Nico Verhoeven in Belgium and talks about Sep Vanmarcke's classics goals

With Boonen and Cancellara fit and motivated for a monumental win, will 2014 mark the final full-steam showdown in a decade-old rivalry?

Caught behind a decisive crash, Fabian Cancellara eyes his rivals and learns a lot for Flanders, even if he falls short of victory

UnitedHealthcare director Henrick Redant lines out his team's hopes for the classics, which the team will cap with a first try at Paris-Roubaix

With the biggest week of the classics just 10 days away, we look back at a collection of our favorite Tim De Waele images from the cobbles

Wiggins says he's pulling out of the Volta a Catalunya to better prepare for Paris-Roubaix

ASO announces wildcards for 2014 classics

There's only one Spartacus, but with cobbles in the 2014 Tour he expects some GC gladiators to be testing their mettle in Paris-Roubaix

Paris-Roubaix will provide a preview of the cobblestones used in stage 5 of the Tour, albeit a preview in reverse direction

Former Tour de France winner says the long threshold efforts on the cobbles of northern France suite him

New approach to the classics for BMC Racing will give Phinney a shot at team leadership come the cobbles

Two men dominated the cobbled classics for nearly a decade, but 2014 could see a shootout among more than "Tommeke" and "Spartacus"

Slovak champion will make his third start at the "Hell of the North" and will return to California

The "Queen of the Classics" was the most dramatic day of international racing on the 2013 calendar

VeloNews' Belgium-based cyclocross correspondent Dan Seaton explored the spring classics this years and rediscovered his attachment to racing

Fabian Cancellara and a slew of first-time winners came out on top in the classics, but who didn't?

Astana rider crashed out of Paris-Roubaix and will miss the Ardennes classics with the injury

The Torqued Wrench reflects on Ambrosio Nemesis wheels, which passed away quietly on Sunday, hidden away from the cobbles they mastered

The scene at the velodrome at the end of Paris-Roubaix is one of celebration, relief, and pain

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BrakeThrough Media goes inside the 111th "Hell of the North"

Global Cycling Network checks in on the week's goings on at Paris-Roubaix and Vuelta al País Vasco

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The British squad failed to convert its stage-racing prowess to the cobbles and the questions will no doubt start

Mechanics customize WorldTour machines for the cobblestone beating in northern France

The dirt, sweat, and emotions of Paris-Roubaix are pronounced even more through a black and white lens

Though it came without a true showdown against Tom Boonen, Fabian Cancellara's triumphant return to the cobbles proved his place yet again