Wout van Aert

Tour de Hoody: Kopecky and Vollering splitting up could be the best thing for women's racing, and Americans banging on monument's door.

'We’re trying to get at a higher level at the monuments.' Could the calendar tweaks and a different approach to 'Holy Week' finally pay off?

Visma-Lease a Bike wins both races across 'Opening Weekend' to carry momentum into the spring's major one-days.

Analysis: Strong opening salvo in classics peels back philosophy behind winning ways — it's how they do it that matters.

American makes a big splash in his Visma-Lease a Bike debut: 'It's a totally different experience on this team.'

Matteo Jorgenson makes spectacular classics debut, with Wout van Aert sprinting to third behind Nils Politt to round out the podium.

Podium Picks: It's not all Kopecky and Van Aert, our editors debate the outsiders and key narratives of the cobblestone curtain-raiser.

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is the traditional opener of the Belgian calendar, and marks the first salvo of the glorious run of the spring classics.

No Van der Poel and Pedersen leaves Van Aert six-star favorite for classics opener, but no 'big three' makes it only an appetizer ahead of the spring's biggest prizes.

Quick-Step is plotting to reclaim its classics crown with mix of youth and experience: 'We lost a little, but we are still there.'

Who will win Omloop? Take a peek at the star-studded start lists for the women's and men's races to kickoff the spring classics in Belgium's 'opening weekend.'

Tour de Hoody: Sheffield planning 2028 Olympics, Martinez sneaks in for the win, Del Toro surprises again, Van den Broek-Blaak back after pregnancy in a busy weekend.

With Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the spring classics on the horizon, the Belgian superstar snags an unexpected win: 'This gives a lot of confidence.'

'Flanders is now a climber's race': Cobbles guru Wilfried Peeters believes Belgian superstar will race De Ronde when the time is right.

The perfect Valentine's day cards for the special someone in your life, whether they're a cyclist or not.

Belgian superstar finishes last for first time in his career, and Vuelta a España champion helps save the day for Visma-Lease a Bike: 'I did everything I could to help Jan.'

Pedersen blitzed to six victories in eight race-days already this year – but monument fame is all that counts as time ticks against the Dane.

Will Van Aert break his Flanders-Roubaix curse in 2024? Form-finding February racing in Spain, Portugal will give clues.

Kuss kick-starts in Spain on Saturday, Evenepoel clicks into gear in Portugal, Wout van Aert and Mikel Landa also launch 2024 as 'busy season' begins.

To 'cross or not to 'cross? The outcome of MVDP's far-stretching 2024 season could crush or confirm the multi-discipline dream.

'It's not impossible against Mathieu': Could the 21-year-old starlet and 'son of Sven' stun MVDP in Tábor?

Sunday's race in Tábor could be Van der Poel's last cyclocross worlds. Will his winter have been a waste without a sixth rainbow jersey?

The once-underdog, now-mighty Dutch super team is pushing the accelerator in 2024: 'The mentality doesn't change. We do not sit back and relax.'

World champion's push to win eleventh consecutive race derailed by bad luck in Spain.

World champion rides brilliantly but settles for fifth after two mishaps in dazzling World Cup.

Gazzetta dello Sport estimates pay for the top-10 earners in the WorldTour – and there are a few surprises.

Will the new Red Bull-Bora superteam get wings with the arrival of Van Aert and Evenepoel in 2025?

Van Aert shuns Italian classics in hunt for glory at Flanders, Roubaix; backs Visma's classics core as 'even stronger' in 2024.

Van der Poel steamrollers the CX elite on iconic sandy course for ninth win in nine, fellow world champ Van Empel dominates women's.

Face off: MVDP has won eight from eight this winter, is he taking the stoke out of cyclocross? Velo's editors argue it out.

Officials confirm a merger that is the latest move in Red Bull's growing presence in the road racing space.

'I can never imitate this intensity in training': Strava files, rider insights reveal how CX is the ultimate catapult into the spring classics.

Biggest winning margin of season sees Van der Poel asserting his superiority.

In this latest installment of Velo's predictions for 2024, European editor Andrew Hood looks into cycling's crystal ball for sweeps, doubles, triples, and other new historic markers.

Clash of the 'Big Three' fails to materialize as Van Aert and Pidcock hit by bad luck.

Danish cobble-basher sticking to what works best in approach to monuments and Olympic Games in 2024: 'We have my plan to beat those guys.'

'He's a level too high': MVDP deploys inch-perfect power-up to pummel Pidcock and Iserbyt in Diegem and continue unbeaten streak.

MVDP urges popular cyclocross rider not to quit after high-profile incident in Gavere World Cup: 'He should not give up on his dream.'

'This is the best Mathieu I've ever seen': Alpecin Deceuninck insiders explain how MVDP has gone four-in-four and looks set to go faster.

Gavere CX: Van der Poel untouchable in muddy course, Pidcock mounts late comeback to hit third behind Van Aert: 'Nothing that can be done about Mathieu van der Poel.'

Dutchman proves fastest again, with Van Aert and Iserbyt best of the rest, Pidcock hit by bad luck in Antwerp CX: 'I didn’t panic and took my time.'

In the first clash between two of the 'Big Three,' the reigning world champion dances through sandpits of Mol. Brand delivers a controlled victory in the women's race.

Van der Poel and Van Aert face off for the first time this season at Mol: 'You always know that you have to be 110 percent to beat Wout.'

New-look jerseys and some wild new programs confirmed by team at media event as it looks to repeat historic 2023 season.

Former world champion will see renewed support from Lidl-Trek ahead of classics, Tour de France, Olympics: 'We have a plan to beat those guys.'

Belgian ace makes definite decision not to compete in cyclocross world championships as he goes all-in on spring.

Belgian head and shoulders above his rivals on gloopy waterlogged course in Essen

Key riders from world of cyclocross give their thoughts after UCI President Lappartient threatens a world championship ban.

World Cup and Superprestige leader doesn’t expect to win against ‘The Big Three’, says thinking he can is 'fairy tales.'

Jumbo-Visma star says it would be a ‘shameful sacrifice’ to stake everything on overall classification.

2022 world champion ‘highly likely’ to miss worlds, will square up against Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert in as few as four events.

Belgian coach Sven Vanthourenhout to decide if he wants more leaders or if he'll bring two domestiques to support Evenepoel and Van Aert.

The Belgian looks increasingly set to make his debut at the Giro d'Italia and a ride at the Vuelta a España is also on the cards.

Can Jumbo-Visma keep Van Aert happy without torpedoing its chances at the Tour? Or does it have to reign in the Belgian's bold new ambition?

UK star will skip CX worlds ahead of an ambitious 2024 season that includes the Tour de France and Olympic Games.

Jumbo-Visma star tapping the 2023-24 cyclocross brakes and drops Giro d'Italia hint: 'I don't want to leave anything to chance for the spring classics.'

Van Aert reported to race very selective five-race program this winter, participation at 'cross worlds to be confirmed.

Pro racers increasingly turn to running in the winter – here's why they do it, and how crazy fast they are.

Jumbo-Visma pushed back on reports that their star cobble-basher is heading to the Giro d'Italia, but it raises an interesting prospect for the Belgian brawler at a career crossroads.

With Primož Roglič leaving for Bora-Hansgrohe in 2024, this could be the high-water mark for the team's 'total cycling' approach. Right now, everyone is simply enjoying the moment.

'This season was mediocre': Does Van Aert need to shake up his approach for 2024 and peak when it really matters most?

Marc Lamberts also coached Wout van Aert, and will cross over with Roglič to join the German squad.

Belgian puts in impressive fight back after bike problems and a crash.

Van Aert's Cervelo Aspero-5 ahead of the UCI Gravel Worlds includes a Sram 2x drivetrain and immense saddle to bar drop.

Will Vermeersch repeat? Can Swenson beat Van Aert? What about Petr Vakoç? The elite men's event at gravel worlds is anybody's race.

The prolific Belgian franchise and its racing legacy could be shuttered if the 'mega merger' with Jumbo-Visma moves forward: 'It would be a shame for cycling.'

Jumbo-Visma dominated the race to deliver the Belgian star to the line for his fifth win in 2023.

'This year I'm just not there.' Van Aert rides out of disappointing season stung by a 12th championship silver.

Frenchman has just enough left in sprint after being caught in final uphill dash to the line.

Reusser wins barely a month after stepping off her bike at TT worlds, while Stefan Küng suffers a horrible crash after plowing into the race barriers.

Belgian rider shined in the classics and grand tours as a support rider, but a heart condition puts an end to his promising racing career.

It's a star-studded line-up for this week's European Championships in the Netherlands as riders race for a last chance of glory in 2023.

When CX, classics, Tour de France, and road worlds aren't enough: Van Aert dominates gravel tune-up in preparation for push at UCI gravel worlds.

Arnaud De Lie will stay put with the Belgian squad despite some top WorldTour teams hunting for his signature.

Follow all the news and updates for the UCI Cycling World Championships.

Late crash cost the two-time world time trial champion a top finish and perhaps a shot at the final podium.

The Belgian says that the busy calendar with the Tour de France and world championships back-to-back didn't impact his performance.

Evenepoel swaps road for time trial world title, with Filippo Ganna in second and Josh Tarling snatching bronze. Brandon McNulty fourth.

Tour de Hoody: The world championships are among the hardest, longest days of racing for a reason, and that's a good thing.

The labrynthine Glasgow circuit Sunday mixed opinions but served its purpose by bringing only the strongest to the top.