Analysis

Defending champion Joaquim Rodríguez dishes on the secrets to unlocking the Mur de Huy

With steep grades that puzzle the uninitiated, timing is everything to emerge victorious atop the Mur de Huy at La Flèche Wallonne

Tinkering with the course didn't make the Amstel Gold any more or less exciting. It was the riders who dictated the action

Amstel Gold Race will reveal the first hints of the storylines that will captivate us during a week of hilly one-day races in the Low Countries.

Updates to the course for the 48th Amstel Gold Race will likely introduce a more hectic finale on Sunday

More than any others, these seven climbs hold the key to glory in the hilly classics set to open Sunday in Maastricht, Netherlands

Peter Sagan had all the answers on Wednesday at Brabantse Pijl, leaving many rivals wondering how to test him in the Ardennes

The British squad failed to convert its stage-racing prowess to the cobbles and the questions will no doubt start

Nairo Quintana's País Vasco win is the most recent, and most resounding, mark of a new generation of Colombian escarabajos

Though it came without a true showdown against Tom Boonen, Fabian Cancellara's triumphant return to the cobbles proved his place yet again

USAC, OBRA officials and riders weigh in on flare-up over licensed riders in unsanctioned races

After a disappointing Tour of Flanders, the British squad knows it has to attack the Swiss early and with numbers on the cobbles

Flanders winner Fabian Cancellara is the distant favorite for Sunday, but Taylor Phinney and a cadre of contenders are there if he falters

A year ago, Tom Boonen dominated the classics and Fabian Cancellara was injured. This season saw the reverse happen

We make our case for the main contenders in the Tour of Flanders field, and conclude that “Spartacus” is the man to beat

With a route almost identical to the revamped 2012 edition, Sunday's Tour of Flanders features 17 climbs and three relentless circuits

While the world has left cobblestone streets behind, the old sectors of absurdly rough roads are monuments in their own rights

The American anti-doping agency is collaborating with international agencies as its investigation deepens

Peter Sagan's ability to win in seemingly any terrain and under any circumstance is proving difficult to manage for Omega Pharma

From the Rapha Gentleman's series to the Breck Epic, independent events are growing across the States

Cannondale's Peter Sagan leads a talented crop of young riders during this season's classics

After seeing how Peter Sagan won Sunday's Ghent-Wevelgem, it's clear there is more to come from the Cannondale rider

Ghent-Wevelgem organizers plan route changes and consider cancellation as snow threatens another cobbled classic

Fabian Cancellara draws out his inner "Spartacus"

World champion Philippe Gilbert kept his cards close on Thursday, but plays his first cobbles hand on Friday in Harelbeke

Valverde crash opens door for Martin to take GC lead, but time bonuses and wide-open racing awaits in Catalunya

The king of the cobbles in 2012, Tom Boonen's ride on Friday will be a strong indicator of his spring to come

With historic courses, frenzied fans, and dynamic racing, these men are the ones to watch from Harelbeke to Roubaix

Movistar's young Colombian climber, and Alejandro Valverde's roommate, is aiming for his Tour debut after a Catalunya stage win

Back-to-back mountaintop finishes will crown the 2013 Volta a Catalunya winner and Bradley Wiggins has to take it to the pure climbers

The 135 finishers at Sunday's Milano-Sanremo dealt with some of Mother Nature's worst blows. It was exactly what the sport needed

Cancellara, Gilbert and Chavanel seem like Sagan's strongest rivals for "La Primavera" title

At 298 kilometers, with a series of punchy climbs and a high-speed approach to the finish, "La Primavera" is the hardest monument to predict

Orica-GreenEdge could be perfect fit for Tasmanian, who is Australia's next hope for the grand tours

Sagan's diversity and the weather's role were just two of the lessons learned in Tuscany as we look ahead to the season's first monument

Twenty-four seconds separate the top four GC riders at Tirreno-Adriatico, so the race could come down to Tuesday's finishing time trial

Richie Porte and Andrew Talansky prove that the future is now with breakout Paris-Nice rides

Ian Boswell abandoned Paris-Nice on Saturday, but played a role in putting teammate Richie Porte into yellow before he went

Sky neo-pro Ian Boswell checks in from Paris-Nice after his Sky team takes yellow

Sky's point man for finish-line PR at the Tour talks about balancing the team's transparency and privacy, Wiggins' growth, and winning tours

American neo-pro Ian Boswell is flirting with the lantern rouge at Paris-Nice and giving teammate Richie Porte the backing he needs for yellow

Van Garderen quietly confident ahead of GC battle, while 23 riders sit less than a minute off the yellow jersey's time

American cycling benefactor says that without large-scale change to the way cycling does business, he and others will leave

American Ian Boswell checks in after a soggy day at Paris-Nice that saw his compatriot and rival win the stage and take yellow

"Pit Bull" sinks his teeth into Paris-Nice treble with stage win, overall lead, and best young rider's jersey

Sky's American rookie checks in after the second stage of Paris-Nice, a stage he calls a nightmare

American neo-pro checks in on our exclusive audio line to talk about the mood inside the peloton during a crash-marred stage

With ingredients like Froome Dog, Shark, Spartacus, and Terminator, Italy's stage race is a delicious first course for March

Italian cross-country champion Marco Fontana is hoping for a breakthrough 2013, and taking his career as it comes

American neo-pro checks in after his Paris-Nice prologue debut

In suggesting the Postal Service had to have known about doping, Armstrong camp takes an aggressive new stance

Preview: Tejay van Garderen, Andrew Talansky, and Robert Gesink are headed for a likely dust-up at the "Race to the Sun"

The peloton takes to the white roads of Tuscany on Saturday and riders like Cancellara and Sagan are looking for first classics blood

A few key figures from the U.S. Postal Service team, including its financial backer, have avoided the government's ire — for now

Niels Albert, Sven Nys, Amy Dombroski and others look back on the season that was in 2012-13

Luca Paolini's first win in four years was a good reminder that in the classics, nearly anything can happen at any time

In the wake of bad weather forcing the cancellation of two races this weekend, here's a look at cycling's on/off relationship with Mother Nature

With fourth at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and a Tenerife camp coming, Geraint Thomas and Sky are trying to build a classics reputation

Mark Cavendish opens his classics season on Sunday. Is he playing coy to take the pressure off ahead of Milano-Sanremo?

Scientist whose lab stores the Puerto blood and plasma bags also scheduled to testify on Tuesday

Tony Martin rode the final-stage time trial to victory in Algarve. Next up is Tirreno-Adriatico in a calendar aimed at stage-race victories

Our man in the Belgian mud answers a question about making room in the elites for the young riders and signs off for the season

With a new Dubai stage race and a growing gran fondo series, RCS Sport is pushing the Giro brand outside of Europe

Tirreno-Adriatico draws many of the big names in head-to-head battle for sprint stage racing supremacy

With Kevin Pauwels and Jonathan Page waylaid by mechanical issues in Louisville, what role do the wrenches play in elite ’cross?

GCN's Daniel Lloyd recaps and analyzes the week in bike racing, including WADA's New York meeting, Tour of Qatar and ’cross worlds

Eddy Merckx and his team push Qatar toward the 2016 road worlds, despite questions surrounding the courses and fan access

As the Katusha battle hits CAS this week, where will Joaquim Rodríguez land, assuming it's not with the Russian team?

“I wasn’t feeling spectacular, and I have to be feeling spectacular to beat her," says the World Cup champ

Both young men are strong and determined. On Saturday, fortune smiled on one of them

“It’s really nice to win this race,” he said, “but next week there’s another race, and I want to win also. ..."

The Americans leave their home ’cross worlds with a medal, momentum, and mixed feelings

The Belgian contingent met its home-country press Friday morning and pointed at each other to win in Louisville

The U.S. National Team members are all chasing success in Louisville, but what that means is different for each one of them

The classics stars are headed for Qatar to lay the groundwork for cobbles glory, but Mark Cavendish wants to spoil the party with his sprint

For many, one rivalry tops all in Louisville. How does Katie Compton beat Marianne Vos? And how does the Dutch phenom win another title?

An American world cyclocross championships might just be USA Cycling’s best-ever chance to grab international glory

Former world champs Tom Boonen and Mark Cavendish are two of the surest bets in the sport, but can they work together?

We handicap the favorites for UCI Elite Cyclocross World Championships

Logan Owen is an eight-time U.S. ’cross champion and is barreling toward the podium in Louisville