Ardennes classics

The 2010 Tour champion talks about coming out of a tunnel and looking ahead to the positive in his long comeback from injury

Spanish team has one of the deepest squads entering the trio of races, starting with Sunday's Amstel Gold Race

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

IAM Cycling rider hit by car in training, suffers open fracture of left index finger

Astana rider crashed out of Paris-Roubaix and will miss the Ardennes classics with the injury

Garmin-Sharp is building toward the first grand tour of the season, which starts May 4 in Naples

Backed by the addition of Vincenzo Nibali, Astana could be the team to beat in the upcoming classics races

Young American said riding on a different bike with different shoes and cleats is partly to blame

Garmin-Sharp rider will work for his team leaders at the Ardennes classics as he prepares for his first grand tour

Contador plans to take a break t recover before deciding what's next on his racing calendar

Simon Gerrans' victory in the opening stage at the Basque Country tour buoys his confidence ahead of the spring classics

Cannondale rider, who will return at the Ardennes classics, is not suited well for the Hell of the North, says his sport director

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke took the long way around to joining the world's best team

Schlecks and company return to square one for the Tour after classics disappointments

Irishman continues to progress and impress Sean Kelly

Iglinsky closes Ardennes week with another Astana surprise. Where were the favorites? Piecing together ideas for salvaging their seasons, perhaps

Some say the Movistar Spaniard set a trap for his rivals at La Flèche Wallonne

Philippe Gilbert is counting on his recently improving form - and some help from friends and bad weather - to get him the win at Liège

The Ardennes' big dogs come out to close the spring classics on Sunday and we run down the favorites, the course and the underlying stories

Dutch star won at Sarthe as comeback includes Giro

Images from the start of the 2012 Flèche Wallonne in Charleroi, Belgium

After strong performance at Amstel Gold, Garmin feeling well-suited for higher finish at two remaining Ardennes races

Italian U23 Flanders champ has already made starts in two major classics in his neo-pro season

Garmin neo-pro and former U.S. under-23 champ plays protagonist twice in a week at Brabantse Pijl and Amstel Gold Race

It's a matter of when, not if, the young Slovak earns his first classics win

Andrew Hood runs down the chances of the four Spanish favorites for the Ardennes classics

Tour champ pledges allegiance to Belgian teammates for the hilly classics

Ardennes week is here. Get the rundown on the favorites, the route and the underlying stories for Sunday's Amstel Gold Race

Canadian levels on a quiet spring and being patient ahead of the hilly classics and a run at the Giro overall

Vanendert learning to race at the front; Nuyens out of Turkey; Rabo protects six in Ardennes; Kroon gunning for Amstel Gold

Three-time world champ hopes to cap strong spring campaign with a win atop the Cauberg on Sunday

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Amstel, Liège are top goals for GreenEdge sensation

In an exclusive video interview from BrakeThrough Media, Philippe Gilbert says he expects his top form to come back "some day," and doesn't give anything up on his top rivals

Virus wiped out the early season for 2009 Liège winner

2010 Tour de France champion Andy Schleck will race Brabantse Pijl as preparation for next week’s Ardennes classics

Preliminary startlist for the 2012 Amstel Gold Race

Previous winners of La Flèche Wallonne

Preliminary startlist for the 2012 Flèche Wallonne

Movistar captain cleared for racing after Catalunya crash

Team Type 1-Sanofi landed prestigious wild-card invitations to race in the Ardennes classics

The team is cautiously optimistic that Gesink can be back at full strength in time for the Tour

Alberto Contador (Astana) is aiming his pistol at the Ardennes classics.

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Alberto Contador is hoping to use this week’s Castilla y León tour – which clicks into gear Wednesday – as a springboard into the Ardennes classics.

Having earned stage wins in all three grand tours, Sky's Simon Gerrans has hopes of winning one of the Ardennes classics.