cobbles

A dusty and chaotic day on the pavé, as captured by our photographers.

We look back at the tech from this year's Paris-Roubaix to see what stage 5 of the Tour might have in store.

It's a minor tweak and shouldn't have an effect on the outcome.

The contenders, the route, and the details of the climbs of the 2022 Ronde van Vlaanderen.

By William Tracy | Images by Chris Auld

Here's how to watch the men's and women's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, as well as Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, this weekend.

Two-time champ Kirsten Wild will join other favorites Lorena Wiebes, Jolien D'Hoore, and Marta Bastianelli at the seventh Women's WorldTour race since events resumed this summer.

Photojournalist James Startt has been to every edition of Paris-Roubaix since 1993 but one. Here are a few of his favorite cobble sectors.

The Belgian still dreams of winning the Tour of Flanders or Paris-Roubaix, but he revels in his role on the EF Pro Cycling team, and was only too happy to see his Italian teammate Alberto Bettiol storm to victory in Flanders, in 2019.

Stage 5 of the Tour de France is finally here, offering up a hefty serving of cobblestones, putting the GC riders on edge

American Chris Horner talks about his chances on the cobblestones and sitting in this first week

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

Friday's 211-kilometer course, dotted with cobbled sections and steep ascents, will tell us a lot about the classics season

The cobbled classics pit men on bikes against weather conditions that are often brutal

France's FMB makes, by hand, the tires prized by the cobbled classics stars.

Nick takes questions about spring classics gear, frame inspections after crashes and how to line up handlebars perfectly.

A new book from VeloPress, The Spring Classics delves deeply into the rich stories of cycling's most glorious and meaningful history.

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Many GC favorites hit the cobbles last week for some reconnaissance.

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The brothers Schleck have revealed their respective racing schedules for the upcoming season and Andy Schleck has penciled in a trip to the Tour of California as part of his 2010 racing calendar. The Saxo Bank captains see a few new twists in their approach toward the 2010 Tour de France, where the brothers will aim for outright victory between one of them. Andy rode to second last year while Frank won a stage and finished fifth.

The 108th Paris-Roubaix will be held on April 11th, 2010