Tour of Flanders

Van Avermaet butted heads against Fabian Cancellara and Tom Boonen, and delivered the Olympic Gold medal in 2016.

Teams have thrown the kitchen sink at the spring classics with little effect. Our editorial team considers the options on how to unpack the Pogačar puzzle.

Lefevere's quandary: Is there a 'next Tom Boonen' lurking in the junior ranks? Or is the 'Wolfpack' content to ride the Remco wave?

The soon-to-be-retired superstar will recover following crash-marred classics: 'It wasn't the farewell I would have liked at Paris-Roubaix.'

Former champion of 'Hell of the North' comes down on second cobblestone sector, just one week after crashing out of Tour of Flanders.

Commentary: Pogačar should strike while the iron is hot and divebomb into the 'Hell of the North' this weekend.

Tim Wellens released from the hospital after surgery: 'Social media has punished Maciejuk enough.'

The Belgian believes that the Koppenberg should be put later in the Flanders course after carnage on the cobbles.

After being dropped and then losing the sprint for the Ronde podium, Van Aert rebounds for Roubaix: 'I’ll turn that page. This week there’s another chance.'

Peloton reeling from worse mass crash since infamous Tour de France 'Allez Opi-Omi' incident in 2021.

Here are some of the best stories, takeaways, and oddities coming out of a Ronde for the record books.

US rider bridged across to lead group and battled to ninth-place finish in spectacular De Ronde debut.

The Trek-Segafredo rider says she felt terrible all day at Tour of Flanders, despite finishing third.

Dutchman said he rode faster than ever at the Tour of Flanders but he couldn't keep up with Pogačar.

The Belgian becomes only the second woman to win back-to-back Tour of Flanders titles after her solo victory.

With victories at Tour of Flanders, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, and Il Lombardia, speculation already swirls about Pogačar pulling a monument sweep.

Everyone agreed Tadej Pogačar was the strongest Sunday: 'I have never climbed so fast, but Tadej was simply the best today.'

After two crashes and a lost bike computer, US star continues standout season with fifth on Ronde debut.

Pogačar drops Van der Poel to become first Tour de France winner since Eddy Merckx to win Flanders. Mads Pedersen hits third.

Retiring star reflects on his 'special' 2016 win as his last classics campaign nears its end.

Bahrain-Victorious rider Filip Maciejuk disqualified after provoking big spill that took down Alaphilippe, Stuyven, and others.

De Ronde is underway, and the talk in Bruges was all about trying to foil the 'big three': 'If you want to win you're going to have to attack.'

Mads Pedersen bracing for tricky conditions: 'The Koppenberg will be the big deal. It’s important to go into Koppenberg in a good position.'

'Holy Week' is crunch time for mechanics: 'A perfect Flanders is race without problems, and the win.'

Follow all the men's and women's headlines going into Sunday's Tour of Flanders.

After thrilling contests at Milan-San Remo and the E3 Saxo Classic, cycling's 'Three Kings' are back at it again at Flanders' Finest.

The VeloNews editors pick their favorites for the men's and women's races. Who's your tip?

Can his ripping spring form make him only the second US male to finish on the podium? Powless goes better the longer the race.

Two-time Tour of Flanders winner retreated to Spain to prepare for De Ronde and to search for 'freshness' for Paris-Roubaix next week.

Can Soudal Quick-Step turn its classics fortunes around, should the Muur be back in the Tour of Flanders route? VeloNews editors take a look.

'On Sunday everyone will start from scratch again': Why anything less than victory for Van Aert at De Ronde may be deemed a failure.

The peloton's top stars descent on Belgium for Flanders' Finest.

The Dutch rider animated an active Dwars door Vlaanderen in just her second road race following surgery earlier this year.

'It gives us a different edge having him back': Analysis – Can Pidcock deliver on Ineos' faith against Van Aert, Van der Poel, Pogačar at De Ronde?

Patrick Lefevere banks on French ace while searching for Jumbo-Visma bakery.

Vollering points to team ethos and top new domestiques as crucial to powerhouse sqaud after scoring Dwars door Vlaanderen victory.

Powless finds cobblestone legs in ride to third at Dwars door Vlaanderen: 'I felt really comfortable on the sectors, so hopefully I feel similar Sunday.'

Tour de Hoody: Van der Poel and Van Aert complicate life for Pogačar and his quest to win De Ronde.

The big yellow machine rolls into Dwars door Vlaanderen as favorites even with Van Aert and Van Baarle resting up for Tour of Flanders.

Two of Belgium's biggest names agree they would have never given away a race as prestigious as Gent-Wevelgem. 'I wouldn't have done it,' says Merckx.

No Pogačar, Van Aert, and Van der Poel leaves explosive men's race wide open, women's event expected to see all against SD Worx.

Van Aert attacks at 53km to go and pulls Laporte to victory as team hits hard in road toward Tour of Flanders.

Here are some of the best stories, takeaways and oddities coming out of 'The mini Tour of Flanders' that you might have missed.

Alarm bells ringing as longtime Belgian classics dominator on the back foot: 'We're in a situation that we're not used to.'

Tour of Flanders is up next and the defending champion knows he's ready: 'These are the two guys I expect to feature up front in the Ronde.'

Tour de Hoody: From the beer tents to Van Vleuten's last stand, here's what I am following from Flanders Week to Paris-Roubaix.

Belgian barnstormer sees the Milan-San Remo podium as confirmation he's on track going into the critical northern classics period.

Tour de Hoody: The arrival of 'monument madness' is a poignant reminder that Sagan's days in the peloton are numbered.

After a spectacular start to his season, Pogačar is about to unleash on the spring classics from Milan-San Remo to Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

Our editors debate where the men's 'monuments' rank as the all-time favorite.

The organizer had already upped the prize pot for the Tour of Flanders in 2022.

Up next are duels at Strade Bianche, Tour of Flanders, and Paris-Roubaix. The expectation will only grow in the next few weeks.

The men's finish remains the same with the Oude Kwaremont-Paterberg finale and the women's race celebrates its 20th edition.

'I'm having a more gradual preparation for the season.' Pogačar's 'easy start' should sound alarm bells for Van Aert, Van der Poel, Vingegaard.

German veteran predicts fireworks in the elite men's cyclocross worlds: 'My prediction is Van Aert.'

Strade Bianche and Tour of Flanders are early season targets, but Paris-Roubaix is not in the cards just yet.

From Tour de France green to Paris-Roubaix perfection, Sagan's all-terrain talent and sponsor savvy paved the way for riders like Van Aert, Van der Poel.

The Frenchman is kickstarting his 2023 campaign in Mallorca after a year marked by injuries.

Two-time world champion races toward De Ronde target with 'even more rage' – but have the classics moved on without him?

Retired Tour of Flanders champion stood for three hours on each leg to create the bronze casting for statue on the Taaienberg.

From Roubaix to Strade Bianche to Unbound, here are the one-day races we can't wait to watch.

Remco Evenepoel and Julian Alaphilippe sketch out ambition-laden early season as team confirms forthcoming six-part TV series.

Analysis: Jumbo-Visma packs the firepower and experience to target grand tours and monuments, but can the team pull it off?

Author Andy McGrath shares a book extract about one of the many remarkable moments in Frank Vandenbroucke's rollercoaster career.

World road title, Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix top priorities as Jumbo-Visma star confirms 2023 road calendar.

Quick-Step saw cobblestone disasters tempered by Evenepoel's exploits in 2022. Can it bring classics redemption and Giro glory in 2023?

The Dane says that it will be hard to beat his 'best season' ever in 2023 as he aims to complete grand tour stage win collection at Giro d'Italia.

British breakaway-botherer looking to build on Tour de France, Flanders top-10s as he moves toward front of Bahrain-Victorious team bus.

The arrival of the peloton's best sprinter will open things up for Kopecky who is already thinking about the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Pogačar hints at Milan-San Remo, Tour of Flanders, world championship ambitions in a 2023 centered around reclaiming yellow jersey.

'They will share leadership,' insists staff, but choosing between a new Dutch dominator and a longtime team talisman may not be so simple.

The arrival of the Paris-Roubaix champion sees no conflict with Wout van Aert as Jumbo-Visma packs even more firepower for the spring classics.

Van Aert open to new objectives in 2023 but cobblestone monuments remain at the center: 'Flanders and Roubaix are above all'

'Finishing second in the Tour is going to give me motivation for next year,' Pogačar says to close out season with a win.

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The Ineos Grenadiers emerged as a Classics force as Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl struggled to meet expectations on the cobbles.

How Ineos Grenadiers talent scouted Magnus Sheffield, and how far the super-team thinks the budding U.S. star can go.

After painful back injury and recovery, a fresher, wiser Mathieu van der Poel might be even more dangerous than ever.

From Mathieu van der Poel and Lotte Kopecky to Elisa Longo Borghini and Dylan van Baarle. VeloNews rates the cobbled classics contenders.

A race report from 1981 that includes Bernard Hinault's victory at Paris-Roubaix.