Wout van Aert

The opening half of this year’s race is angled towards the sport’s fastmen, making for very intense rivalries.

US stars Kuss, Jorgenson are key players in Visma's 'dream team' to support Jonas Vingegaard in bid for Tour de France supremacy.

Inside the incredible power numbers from Simon Yates and Co. in one of the biggest GC reversals in the history of the Giro d'Italia.

Vingegaard expected to be joined by Jorgenson, Kuss, Van Aert, Yates for box office brawl with Pogačar. UAE Emirates isn't intimidated: 'We're not afraid of anyone.'

Humanity behind the racing. A meaningful year for many riders at the Giro d'Italia and Unbound Gravel.

Tour de Hoody: Simon Yates' raid elevates Visma-Lease a Bike into class of its own and saves the 2025 Giro d’Italia from itself.

Visma-Lease a Bike phenom continues incredible breakout with stage and GC rout of Norway – but don't you dare draw comparisons: 'I'm not Van Aert or Cavendish'

Here are the stats that make some sense of a crazy, chaotic Giro d'Italia.

Yates celebrates a spectacular GC revival Sunday in Rome, Del Toro and Carapaz scrape for answers in the ashes of their own disappointment: 'I gave everything I had.'

A few favorites crashed or faded, and rising stars like Del Toro and Gee confirmed GC promise in a wild three weeks at the Giro d'Italia.

Del Toro, Carapaz were left reeling after Yates and Visma-Lease a Bike unleashed a devastating tactical ambush on the Colle delle Finestre at the Giro d’Italia.

What the stars said: Top names try to make sense out of one of most gripping days in modern cycling history.

Pogačar enjoys an F1 weekend, Del Toro lives la dolce vita and a Giro fan's dreams come true.

VIDEO: Fans capture different angles of decisive crash at the Giro d'Italia that shakes up GC as Van Aert denies unfair advantage: 'We were here to win the stage.'

After a few misses, Dutch sprinter ace Olav Kooij blasts to victory after perfect leadout from Wout van Aert. Isaac del Toro widens lead with time bonuses in a relatively quiet day at the Giro d'Italia.

'I expect chaos ... safety is being ignored': Peloton protests against a high-stress, high-stakes final while ASO chief defends hilly twist on Champs-Élysées procession.

Siena an emotional setting for Wout van Aert as he lands first-ever Giro d’Italia stage to join exclusive club.

'We will see in the end what it means': Roglič losses time in pink jersey quest after crashing in a chaotic gravel stage, slipping to 10th overall in drama on the white roads of Tuscany.

Huge day of racing sees GC chaos as Del Toro takes over pink jersey, Roglič and Pidcock cede time to Ayuso and others.

Crashes, protests, yellow cards, stage 6 of the Giro sunk into total chaos: Hindley's exit leaves Red Bull scrambling ahead of mountains.

Cycling’s latest craze? Lifetime contracts. Pedersen joins Wout van Aert and Marianne Vos in the peloton's newest elite club.

Plus, Tobin Heath is a confirmed Zwiftie, and Matteo Jorgenson is coming in hot.

Belgian star Wout van Aert stymied after first three days of Giro d’Italia: ‘I didn’t want to push my body too far.’

Pedersen and Lidl-Trek leave Albania flying high, Van Aert and Visma-Lease a Bike return to Italy searching for Giro salvation.

Gee, Arensman both lose time in explosive hilly finale of Giro d'Italia stage 1, Landa taken away in ambulance after horror crash.

Can Kooij confirm? Will Pedersen and Van Aert run riot? What of old dog Bennett? A range of rider characteristics and stage profiles leave things up in the air for the Giro’s sprinters.

Under the name 'super_bock,' a cycling fan is lighting up social media with a string of hilarious and delirious AI-generated reels.

Van Aert reveals viral infection derailed two weeks of training and leaves him unsure of form: 'Pink has become more of a dream than reality.'

Can Van Aert write a fairytale ending to his pothole-riddled path to the Giro? Spicy opening stage should throw WVA, Pidcock, Pedersen straight into a stage-hunting slugfest.

With the Giro starting next Friday, the entry list for the season’s first grand tour is deep and diverse.

From a Van Aert-friendly trip to Albania through a ride across the Holy City: Here's our favorite hype-worthy storylines for the 2025 Giro d'Italia.

Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to save millions on a pro team jersey sponsorship.

Tour de Hoody: Is winning the only thing that matters in professional cycling? Probably not, but it's usually the only thing that anyone remembers.

Vos inks same deal as the unprecedented agreement Wout van Aert announced in September.

Van Aert and Evenepoel go to the line in thrilling finale at Brabantse Pijl in comeback victory for the double Olympic champion: 'Incredible to open season with a win.'

Gravaa hit the big time when Ferrand-Prévot and Visma-LAB won Roubaix Femmes with tire pressure regulators. But skepticism remains over reliability, weight, and usability.

Unsung heroes, rising rookies, and the new 'Big 5' of one-day racing: We assess the big dogs and bigger disappointments of the northern spring.

‘I gave everything I had': Despite rising form and near-misses, another spring passes for Wout van Aert without a win in 'Holy Week.'

Details on the teams opting for a 35mm wide tyre, Josh Tarling's massive 62t chainring, and one of the best top tube cue sheets we've ever seen.

Pogačar overshoots corner and crashes deep into the final of wild ride through 'Hell of the North,' holds off chase group for second place on debut.

Everything you need to know for Paris-Roubaix and the cobblestone bust-up with Pogačar, Van der Poel, Pedersen, Van Aert.

Will Gravaa gadgets and hotshot rookie Matthew Brennan help Van Aert write his fairtale ending at Paris-Roubaix? 'Game changer' system being tested in cobblestone recons.

Van Aert finally gets lucky, Luke Lamperti tapped for Paris-Roubaix debut, dust bowl expected for women's race Saturday: 'It's going to be a very fast race.'

The Pogačar Express is thundering toward Paris-Roubaix but what if the best thing for the sport is that he doesn’t win Sunday?

Pogačar, Kopecky, forecasts of rain, cobblestone pain: Here's your ultimate guide to the two-day thrill ride of Paris-Roubaix Femmes and Paris-Roubaix.

From Pogačar's rulebook-defying debut and Kopecky's cobblestone flex to reports of rain and more – here's what to watch for in the wildest weekend of the year.

Posh crowd in Monaco jeer Pogačar after tardiness to tennis match, Allan Peiper says Paris-Roubaix the ultimate challenge for former pupil: 'Better suited for Van der Poel.'

'Scary how much better he is': Peloton in shock after Pogačar tore their legs off in Tour of Flanders, but Roubaix will put notion of 'greatest of all time' to a far tougher test.

Stat attack: Tadej Pogačar smashed Strava KOMs, claimed his eighth monument and won in the rainbow jersey to join elite company, all in the fastest Tour of Flanders ever recorded.

'The Ronde doesn’t lie': Van Aert full of praise for Pogačar as last-chance saloon at 'Hell of the North' looms next.

The American star wanted more from the spring classics and will not race again until the Critérium du Dauphiné: 'It wasn’t the best classics season for me.'

'Tadej was simply the strongest': Pogačar unleashes attacking storm before launching decisive haymaker 18km from the line on the Oude Kwarement.

Quinn Simmons’ brother Colby steps up to WorldTour and makes debut in Flanders: ‘Just crazy to be here’.

Video: Paced into the climb at 60kph by UAE teammates, Pogačar exploded up Oude Kwaremont like it was race day: 'I need to try to open a gap.'

Pogačar rails against social media and says he's not racing for revenge or to carve his legacy by targeting Paris-Roubaix: 'When I retire, I will not have any regrets.'

The American overcame the odds for a career highlight victory.

Can 'monster Mads' win a monument? Where's Wout? Can Ganna gonna conquer the Koppenberg? Unpicking the chasing pack of the Tour of Flanders.

Tadej Pogačar stuffs two notorious cobblestone sectors into his collection of Strava KoMs; Lander Loockx wins bodyweight in a cheese he doesn't like.

Matteo Jorgenson on Dwars finale: 'We decided to go for the sprint with Wout, and that was the wrong decision.'

'I didn't think I could win until the final 100 meters': Out-numbered Powless outmaneuvers Visma-Lease a Bike in tactical nightmare.

Van Aert reveals that he didn't want his teammates to attack so they could deliver him to the line: 'I was afraid to be behind a teammate who attacked.'

US sensation Powless outsprints Van Aert after hanging tough with three 'killer bees' in 55km attack, Longo Borghini claims 50th career win with solo raid.

Another yellow card, Pogačar seeing top support in Flanders return, Jorgenson slaps back at critics: 'Wout is one of the best in the world.'

Tour de Hoody: The spring classics are being rewired by space-age high tech, big data, carbo-loading, and fearless new tactics. Here's what's driving the monument makeover.

US star upright and on-form ahead of Dwars door Vlanderen title defense, Tour of Flanders as questions circle Van Aert: 'At E3 Classic we fell short. At Gent-Wevelgem we were unlucky.'

Jorgenson backs Van Aert for Flanders revival: 'I have confidence he will be ready for De Ronde.'

Van der Poel outmuscles Pedersen and Ganna in chaotic E3 Saxo Classic that included 'unsporty' tactics and idiot fan behavior: 'We solved it quite well.'

Wout van Aert flat when he needed to fly, Matteo Jorgenson just misses deciding move at E3 Saxo Classic: 'We were too far in the back.'

Less than one week after winning Milan-San Remo, Dutchman powers away from Pedersen for muscle flexing-victory; Van Aert goes AWOL in key monument tune-up.

Tadej Pogačar's decision to race cycling's most notorious race at Paris-Roubaix has triggered a debate that it might be too perilous for a Tour de France winner: 'Any race can be dangerous.'

Tour de Hoody: Flanders Week opens without cycling's superstar, but it's a chance to revisit the Mathieu van der Poel-Wout van Aert rivalry.

Yes, the 67kg Tour de France champion could beat Van der Poel over the bruising cobbles of Roubaix. But he'll need good legs, better luck, and a blessing from the weather gods.

Is this the year WVA will finally win Flanders or Roubaix? Question more urgent than ever with rise of teammate Jorgenson and historic performances of arch-rivals.

Strade Bianche’s grueling new route sparks debate after crash-fest and no-shows: 'It's more of a climber's course.'

Opinion: The new longer, harder 'Strade Bianche XL' format risks taking the fizz out of cycling's greatest thrill-fest.

A busy week on social featuring a birthday win for Jasper Philipsen, cherry juice recovery cocktails, and more.

Tour de Hoody: Headwinds, controlled dynamics, and a few misfires meant that 'Opening Weekend' didn't deliver the satisfying sparks it usually does.

Second to an unstoppable Philipsen helped save 'Opening Weekend' for Visma: 'I was in the right position but missed the final kick.'

Matteo Jorgenson upbeat despite missed chance in season debut: 'It just wasn’t very selective.'

Tour de Hoody: Rivalries, ambitions and underdogs — here are the top stories I’ll be watching at Omloop.