Wout van Aert

Has the balance of power at the classics shifted?

Plus what we learned from the finale of the UAE Tour & Primož Roglič's start to the season at Ardèche/La Drôme

The four races that make up the men's and women's opening classics delivered plenty of action and provided lots of talking points.

The former classics specialist watched ‘opening weekend’ and shared his exclusive thoughts on the dominance of Jumbo-Visma and the tough questions facing Quick-Step.

Wout van Aert and the bolstered Jumbo-Visma Classics squad took their first win of the season at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

The Belgian comes back from a crash and mechanicals to finish fifth.

'Celebrating the win with wild gestures wouldn’t have been appropriate' Belgian says as he shows support for Ukraine

'I’m surprised about the result as well because I didn’t have high expectations coming into this race' says veteran rider.

'I was late to the start and didn’t feel prepared or relaxed enough but I feel more comfortable on the cobbled climbs' Ineos rider says after first cobbles race of the season.

Van Aert attacks over Bosberg before holding off 19-rider chase.

'It doesn’t really work if you have one leader for these races,' says teammate Ethan Hayter.

The 'opening weekend' double-header delivers huge kudos and a prize place on the palmarès – but beware, the road to Roubaix is long.

'It should no longer be the intention that I am alone in the run-up to the final,' says Belgian on Jumbo-Visma's new classics depth.

The double whammy of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne will whet the palette as the cobbled classics ramp up.

Wout van Aert has wingmen, Mathieu van der Poel is MIA, omicron is raging and Roubaix is rescheduled – top teams expect chaos on the cobbles.

Van Aert raises concerns re asymptomatic positive tests, lays out his early-season goals and adds his thoughts to the TT bike debate.

Van Aert puts Paris-Roubaix at the center of spring with intention to peak late for cobblestone classic.

Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl not intimidated by rising strength of rivals as new 'packs' come to the cobblestone party.

Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl boss comes out fighting, says he’s not afraid of Jumbo-Visma ahead of classics campaign.

With or without van der Poel and van Aert, it was an inevitability Pidcock would be crowned cyclocross king some day.

Wout van Aert will skip the CX worlds in Fayetteville and Strade Bianche as he aims to be fresher for key classics races.

Van Aert closed out his 'cross season with nine wins from 10 and the Belgian title, setting home hype to warp-speed for cobbled classics.

No Mathieu van der Poel and no Wout van Aert at the cyclocross world championships this year.

Van Aert makes it eight of nine, Brand takes her seventh consecutive win.

Jumbo-Visma rider sets sights on road racing and plans to end 'cross season after racing in the BKM Cyclocross Middelkerke.

What's it like to be Wout van Aert? Rider reveals some surprises and some well-known realities of WorldTour pro lifestyle.

Wout van Aert finishes fourth after losing wedge of time in opening lap due to jammed chain, Iserbyt seals World Cup overall.

Van Aert battles back after crash and shoe-change mid-race to remain undefeated this 'cross season, Pidcock places second.

Van Aert is six for six in 'cross wins while Brand has been on the podium in 13 consecutive races, with wins in her last four starts.

Belgian star defends team tactics and prefers to remember the 'goosebumps' of racing in front of 1 million fans on home roads.

Our editors weigh in on the 21 must-know, high-drama headlines of 2021 and why they matter: Part one.

Van Aert has won five out of five ‘crosses into the final week in December and looks unbeatable. So why hasn’t he committed to the Fayetteville worlds?

Van Aert maintains 100 percent record for the season while van der Poel struggles and abandons.

Was there anything Wout van Aert couldn't win in 2021?

Van Aert makes it four-in-four as van der Poel places second in season debut.

The Dutch star hopes to 'surprise' himself in his CX debut but thinks Wout van Aert may be too strong for him this weekend.

Van der Poel, van Aert, Pidcock to clash multiple times this 'kerstperiode' – here's who's racing when, and what to expect.

It's not quite a digital token confirming your ownership of an animation, but at least you can ride it.

'I don't want to be third every time:' Rising Brit looks to level up with the two bosses of 'cross as he sets long-view on Fayetteville worlds.

Here's the news making headlines for Friday, December 17.

Roglič continues to believe he can win the yellow jersey, happy for van Aert to hunt green in 2022: 'Anything is possible'

Mathieu van der Poel returns to 'cross next weekend, setting stage for highly anticipated showdown with van Aert on December 26.

Van Aert takes third win in three races after riding away from the bunch in the opening laps.

Van Aert untouchable with near-two-minute victory ahead of long journey to Val di Sole for Sunday's snowy World Cup.

Race director tips van Aert, van der Poel and Alaphilippe as top contenders for rainbow jersey in Wollongong.

Cyclocross riders head into the unknown in Val di Sole with a snowy World Cup race with a view to securing a place on the Winter Olympics schedule.

Former rider and father of Mathieu says he predicted Wout van Aert's victory in Boom after analyzing his Strava data.

Van Aert smashes season standouts Iserbyt and Aerts with bullish performance at Superprestige Boom: 'I had not expected this'

Wout van Aert made a triumphant return to CX at Superprestige Boom, winning by a huge margin despite a heavy crash on the penultimate lap.

Van Aert wins by more than 90 seconds despite late crash, Tom Pidcock places seventh after two spills in his first race of season.

Alpecin-Fenix bosses indicate MvdP likely to bring green jersey ambitions to 2022 Tour, confirm Dutchman 'well on schedule' after shaking back injury.

Yes, it has a threaded bottom bracket.

Van Aert given Kristallen Fiets award for best Belgian rider for second year running. He remains coy on start at CX world championships in Arkansas.

Pidcock, van Aert to make high-profile 'cross debuts in Boom on Saturday as organizers push on in face of surge in COVID cases.

Van Aert suggests Jumbo-Visma will split ambitions between his hunt for the green jersey and Primož Roglič's quest for yellow.

Tom Pidcock, Wout van Aert, and Mathieu van der Poel outline CX schedules, and right now, the stars will align only on three occasions.

You could fill a book with all the drama and action from the 2021 season, but VeloNews has picked just seven moments. Which moments made the cut?

Report indicates van der Poel will return to racing at the Rucphen World Cup on December 18 ahead of clash with Wout van Aert one week later.

Ex-Belgian national coach Rik Verbrugghe watched helpless from the sidelines, 'I saw a strange strategy from the team.'

Jumbo-Visma pair Marianne Vos and Wout van Aert will return to the mud and sand of cyclocross in December to prepare for the Spring Classics.

Jumbo-Visma's cross-discipline megastars plan intense 'cross season to hone engines for the road classics.

Here's what's making news on Thursday, November 18.

Belgian star confirms cyclocross schedule through the Belgian nationals, leaving the door open for a possible trip to the world championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Oh, Wout. Not you too.

Lars Boom says he is a ‘little bit jealous’ of van der Poel and van Aert and wishes he could have kept racing cyclocross longer into his career.

Pogačar and van Vleuten came out top, but who won and lost lower down the ranking? From Cavendish and Carapaz to Vollering and Vos, these are the takeaways.

Wout van Aert remains undecided about trip to Fayetteville for 'cross world champs for fear of disruption to classics training.

The fallout from Belgium's disappointing home Worlds continues, with young Evenepoel again in focus.

Internal rancor continues on Belgian national team after misfire on world championships on home roads.

Here's the news making headlines for Saturday, October 23.

Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert, Lucinda Brand, Clara Honsinger, and others highlight a competitive 'cross season.

Van Aert, Jumbo-Visma assessing if trip to Fayetteville for cyclocross worlds is viable soon before classics season kicks off.

Here's what Florian Vermeersch, Gianni Moscon and Wout van Aert said after Sunday's thrilling edition of Paris-Roubaix.

Florian Vermeersch kicks to second and Mathieu van der Poel rounded out podium in thrilling three-up sprint.

Remco Evenepoel says Flanders worlds was a 'missed opportunity' for him to win the world title. Wout van Aert questions why the 21-year-old attacked so early.

Veteran greats Sagan, Gilbert, Van Avermaet face-off against new cobblestone kings this weekend – can the old guard unseat the pups of the pavé?

Patrick Lefevere slates team tactics, riders rue miscommunication: Belgian inquest begins after leaving home worlds empty-handed.