Five takeaways from the men’s Spring Classics
The Ineos Grenadiers emerged as a Classics force as Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl struggled to meet expectations on the cobbles.
The Hell of the North. The Queen of the Classics. First held in 1896, Paris-Roubaix is without question the hardest, most brutal one-day road race in the world. Starting from Compiègne just north of Paris and heading to Roubaix in northern France, the route tackles a number of cobblestone sectors in the latter half of its roughly 280km distance. The pavé sectors make or break many a riders’ race, most often the latter.
The Ineos Grenadiers emerged as a Classics force as Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl struggled to meet expectations on the cobbles.
And with the Ardennes over the spring campaign is done. Onto the stage races!
Jumbo-Visma star sounding more confident about his chances following recon on Thursday: 'It's a beautiful arrival.'
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl star defends his racing tactic, and says it's up to fans to watch out for riders, not the other way around.
The 18-year-old talks finishing Paris-Roubaix ahead of finishing her high school exams.
After painful back injury and recovery, a fresher, wiser Mathieu van der Poel might be even more dangerous than ever.
A world champion was thrown out of the race, the five-star favorite fell from grace, wheels were smashed, and a hyped tire technology was a no-show.
A look at the power numbers of Dylan Van Baarle at the ‘Hell of the North.’
French rider dismayed by incident: 'I’m totally demoralized ... I don’t understand how we can do that.'
Sometimes for cycling photographers, the best images come at the very end of the day.
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Quick-Step's woes were multitude during the 119th Hell of the North, as fans caused Sénéchal and Yves Lampaert to crash, and multiple riders suffered the usual flat tires.
Riders manage to ride safely to a stop after carbon rims break in half.
A look back on a frenetic day of racing over the cobbles where Dylan van Baarle emerged victorious inside the famed Roubaix velodrome.
From Mathieu van der Poel and Lotte Kopecky to Elisa Longo Borghini and Dylan van Baarle. VeloNews rates the cobbled classics contenders.
Dutch YouTube star turned pro racer finishes outside the time limit and rolls into velodrome dead last: 'It really was the 'Hell of the North.''
From Christophe Laporte's collapsing wheel to Trek-Segafredo's entire team not finishing except one, the 2022 Paris-Roubaix produced drama, heartbreak, and elation.
Here are 11 riders the Belgian team boss could sign to strengthen his cobbles squad.
How a criminally underrated rider won one of the hardest-ever editions of Paris-Roubaix
Riders give their thoughts on how best to stack the men's and women's races in the big Classics.
Cosmo Catalano looks at the moments the defined the men's 'Hell of the North.'
A look at the power numbers of Mathieu van der Poel, Matej Mohorič, and others at this yea's Paris-Roubaix.
Van Baarle delivers with anticipation and execution, Ineos and Intermarché shine, as Lampaert suffers, and Van der Poel runs out of steam.
The Spring Classics flew by and we already can't wait for next year. But first, Liege-Bastogne-Liege.
Dusty roads and lack of visibility made for a very different race than the previous edition of the ‘Hell of the North.’
On the ground with CyclingTips at Paris-Roubaix.
Trek-Segafredo staffer Kenneth Van Impe helps keep the team going through Sunday's ‘Hell of the North.’
Wout van Aert confirms debut at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Peloton braces for an ever-evolving 'Hell of the North' as teams, riders, and broadcasters adapt to the calendar's youngest classic.
Cosmo Catalano is back and discusses everything from the women's 'Hell of the North.'
Ineos Grenadiers have established themselves as the cobbled kings of 2022 after taking a long-awaited success in this year's Paris-Roubaix.
Stefan Küng rides onto the podium of a Monument for the first time at Paris-Roubaix.
The incident summed up Quick-Step's trials and tribulations during this year's northern classics campaign.
Van der Poel content on injury comeback after top-10s at Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix and victory at Tour of Flanders.
Wout van Aert on comeback podium: ‘Every classic is hard, but Roubaix is utter chaos and a suffer-fest until the finish line.'
Tubeless tires again ridden to victory in the Roubaix velodrome.
Turner continues to tear through debut classics season with 11th-place finish in Roubaix velodrome and a hand in teammate van Baarle's cobblestone trophy.
Silver in last year's world championships was all the Dutch rider needed to convince himself he could go the monument distance and win.
‘He might need a lawyer but that will be it. I hope he doesn’t sleep this evening,’ says team boss.
Mohorič dazzled all day long at Paris-Roubaix but made one attack too many to be best for the second-place sprint.
'When they went in the crosswinds, and split it, they took the opportunity. We’ve never seen anything like that in Paris-Roubaix,' said former Tour de France winner.
Ineos Grenadiers wins its first Paris-Roubaix after Dutchman attacks late to distance elite group.
'If you don't know anything about the race, stay home. For me that is dramatic, because there was still a podium place in it,' says Belgian rider.
An aero bike with a narrow cockpit and fat tires for the Hell of the North.
Book extract: By 1967, Paris-Roubaix needed a facelift. Former miner and cycling legend Jean Stablinski knew of a treacherous sector he thought was too difficult for the race.
Here we have it, a bike that could be heading to victory come Sunday.
An immediate breakdown of the second Paris-Roubaix Femmes.
Longo Borghini may have rode into the velodrome alone, but she says her team support was the reason she was there at all.
American rider carrying momentum into debut in the 'Hell of the North' with Ineos Grenadiers.
Unfortunately, the race will have to start without the cyclocross world champion.
Veteran mechanic Jac-Johann Steyn explains his team's gearing and tire configurations, and the thinking behind them.
Michal Kwiatkowski says he feels like a neo-pro as he makes his second appearance at the monument.
Pro men and women test their legs and their equipment ahead of this year's ‘Hell of the North.’
Van Aert 'not in pre-Tour of Flanders form' after COVID case but intent on going down swinging at Paris-Roubaix.
'Contract negotiation is about business. You cannot explain a season without results with two punctures and a badly timed crash,' says team boss.
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A race report from 1981 that includes Bernard Hinault's victory at Paris-Roubaix.
A close-up look at the Amstel Gold Race-winning bike — with 30mm Continental tubeless tires and a full Shimano Dura-Ace 9250 group — to be raced at the ‘Hell of the North.’
From van Baarle to van der Poel, we highlight the key riders to watch in Sunday's final spring classic of the season.
She might be a favorite for Saturday's race, but the World ITT Champion isn't in love with the cobbles.
After barely a half a year since the previous edition, it's again time for the ‘Hell of the North.'
Sport scientists, team staffers and chefs lift the lid on the old-school feasts and high-tech fuelling of the 'Hell of the North.'
A confident Mads Pedersen will co-lead Trek-Segrafredo and the team is racing to win Paris-Roubaix.
Australian underwent double surgery this week and will miss Sunday's Paris-Roubaix.
The cobblestoned roads of northern France are the cruel setting for cycling's most spectacular singular day of racing.
Lotto Soudal in a race for points as the team tries to avoid demotion from the WorldTour at the end of 2022.
Jumbo-Visma is glad the Belgian star is back in time to race Paris-Roubaix: 'Wout starts in a free role.'
A look at the buildup to the cobbled monument that finishes in a velodrome after taking on 55km of cobbles in the men's ‘Hell of the North.'
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl boss pushes back on notion of moving such races as Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix to the fall.
Les Amis de Paris-Roubaix take care of the cobbles ... but only enough to make the race as hard as it is.
‘For more cushioning, double wrap the bar tape. But another approach is to ride without gloves and even without handlebar tape,’ says WorldTour mechanic Raf Wittenberg.
Andrei Tchmil wins on a Caloi frame produced by Eddy Merckx with a RockShox fork and Vittoria Super Pavé tires.
Nettie, Matt and Mitch take an in-depth look at the Queen of the Classics, Paris-Roubaix!
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl boss Patrick Lefevere says all seven starters will be fully healthy for the first time all spring.
According to the UCI president, Paris-Roubaix owner ASO is also open to the idea of moving the cobbled classic out of its long-standing spot in April.
Tom Pidcock will save his Roubaix debut for another year, but Magnus Sheffield, Filippo Ganna and Dylan van Baarle will have free rides on the cobbles.
‘I could tell six weeks ago that Quick-Step wouldn't win a classic,’ says four-time Paris-Roubaix winner.
Having spare wheels placed along the different sectors of pavé at Paris-Roubaix can prove decisive between winning and losing everything.
Belgian star to make racing return after missing Tour of Flanders and Amstel Gold Race.
The second edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift will take place on Saturday.