Paris-Roubaix

The 2018 northern classics will be remembered for the epic battle between Peter Sagan and Quick-Step.

We trace Peter Sagan's 2018 season so far . . .

Lennard Zinn answers questions about Michael Goolaerts's fatal heart failure at Paris-Roubaix.

Bora-Hansgrohe sport director Patxi Vila told VeloNews the entire team was ready for the race, with the goal of delivering Sagan a win.

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Siskevicius comes in late to Roubaix and finds velodrome locked up; Movistar previews TDF cobblestones, and more.

Peter Sagan still has a ways to go to match cycling's legends, but his win in Paris-Roubaix is a big step forward.

Autopsy confirms Michael Goolaerts suffered a heart attack before crashing at Paris-Roubaix.

Peter Sagan weathers a Sunday in Hell to claim his first cobblestone trophy on a day of furious racing and even a little mud.

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We are on the ground in Roubaix for one final podcast from the cobbled classics, and it's a doozy — Paris-Roubaix!

Television cameras caught Peter Sagan tightening the bolts of his stem while pedaling at high speeds during Paris-Roubaix.

The 24-year-old could be out for six weeks as he recovers.

Michael Goolaerts died at age 23 Sunday night after suffering cardiac arrest during Paris-Roubaix.

The Roubaix showers are an odd hall of fame for Paris-Roubaix, but fewer and fewer riders are using them in the modern era.

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How does this edition of Paris-Roubaix stack up to previous thrillers? Why couldn't Quick-Step chase Sagan?

Despite his formidable Quick-Step team, Roubaix favorite Niki Terpstra concedes that Peter Sagan was stronger on the cobbles.

After riding with Peter Sagan over the cobblestones and into the Roubaix velodrome, Silvan Dillier came up short of winning Paris-Roubaix.

The world of pro cycling is stunned by the tragic death of Michael Goolaerts, 23, who suffered heart failure during Paris-Roubaix.

Peter Sagan now has a pair of monument victories, in the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix.

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A crash nearly ended his career back in 2014, Taylor Phinney finally claimed his first ever top 10 in Paris-Roubaix, finishing eighth.

Peter Sagan's plan entering Paris-Roubaix on Sunday was to attack alone. He did so, and left Roubaix with the cobblestone trophy.

After 15th at Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, Gilbert finishes the cobbled classics winless and is still chasing a career Monument sweep.

Michael Goolaerts was airlifted to the hospital after being knocked unconscious in a heavy crash at Paris-Roubaix on Sunday.

World champion Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) took an emphatic victory at the 116th edition of Paris-Roubaix on Sunday in northern France.

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Take an inside look at how a WorldTour team prepares for the "Hell of the North," Paris-Roubaix.

Quick-Step Floors will begin Sunday's Paris-Roubaix as the overwhelming favorites with multiple riders capable of winning.

Since retiring after last year's Paris-Roubaix, Tom Boonen has not been afraid to speak his mind.

Peter Sagan and the Bora-Hansgrohe team have been working toward Paris-Roubaix since last winter. Now the day is here.

Despite a chance of overnight showers, most are expecting a fast, dry Paris-Roubaix on Sunday.

Quick-Step Floors has been a force to be reckoned with during the cobbled classics in 2018.

Geraint Thomas could become Team Sky's leader at the Tour de France if Chris Froome is banned.

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Top Roubaix riders agree: Power meters aren't so important on the cobblestones. The racing remains unpredictable and exciting.

Trek-Segafredo rides Roubaix with two good options: former winner Degenkolb and Stuyven. Plus young Pedersen is peaking.

Top riders Peter Sagan, Greg Van Avermaet, and Niki Terpstra get a feel for the rough, muddy cobblestones of Roubaix.

Most of the favorites for Paris-Roubaix are opting to use caliper brakes instead of discs for faster wheel changes if they flat.

The Recon Ride takes a deeper dive into the parcours and the list of pre-race favorites for Paris-Roubaix.

Without a speedy finisher like Tom Boonen or the injured Fernando Gaviria, Quick-Step's only option to win Roubaix is to attack.

Here's a look at nine of the favorites for "The Hell of the North," a 257km run from Compiègne to Roubaix.

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After barnstorming across the 2018 northern classics season, the biggest prize is on offer Sunday for Quick-Step at Roubaix.

The Belgian won nearly every major cobbled race last spring, but he's come up short this year each time.

Only two riders in the current peloton have raced a Paris-Roubaix in wet and muddy conditions, which last occurred in 2002.

Here's a preliminary start list for Paris-Roubaix. Check back for updates as more teams confirm their rosters.

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Sport directors around the peloton favor Niki Terpstra or another rider from the dominant Quick-Step team.

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To win any one of cycling's five monuments is a huge feat, but it is nearly impossible in the modern era to sweep them all.

The cobblestones are key to Paris-Roubaix, so here's a quick guide to the 29 sectors that will make or break a Sunday in hell.

Trek-Segafredo is putting the finishing touches on its plan to equip its entire seven-man Paris-Roubaix squad with disc-brake bikes.

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.

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Stage 9 of the French grand tour will feature more than 21km of pave borrowed from the Paris-Roubaix route.

Gilbert's ambition to win Paris-Roubaix is a stretch, but he and his Quick-Step team believe there's a path to a pavé trophy.

Let’s indulge in a little revisionist history to construct the Paris-Roubaix that fans were dreaming of in 2017.

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Opinions are mixed whether "The Hell of the North" is actually a race Sagan, the two-time defending world champion, can win.

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Setting a new record for fastest average speed, Greg Van Avermaet won a dusty, hard edition of Paris-Roubaix, his first ever.

Andrew Hood argues that not giving riders who finish outside the time limit an official result at Roubaix is the wrong approach.

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Belgian Greg Van Avermaet rides to his first win at Paris-Roubaix, out-sprinting Zdenek Stybar in the velodrome.

How do we feel about Greg Van Avermaet's Paris-Roubaix win, and was Quick-Step's Boonen-centric tactic the right move?

We take you to northern France, to cobbled sectors and inside of the Roubaix velodrome, in our final dispatch from the cobbled classics.

The Belgian said his Paris-Roubaix victory is special, but a win on his home roads in Flanders is what he ultimately seeks.