Fabian Cancellara

Despite training crash, Cancellara is ready to close out his professional career with one more run at his beloved classics races in 2016.

The 34-year-old Swiss star says he's looking forward to Christmas, and then his final year of professional road racing.

The 100th edition of Ronde van Vlaanderen won't offer much novelty, but it could appeal to a fan favorite such as Peter Sagan.

The Swiss superstar confirms next season will be his last in the peloton. Here are five of his career highlights.

After arguably his worst-ever season, Cancellara reflects on his career, world championships, and his role as one of the peloton's patrons.

Three new North Americans bolster Trek Factory Racing, which has a renewed focus on stage racing and a slightly smaller squad.

After two separate incidents of broken vertebrae and a Vuelta cut short due to illness, Cancellara is ending his 2015 season.

Fabian Cancellara's dream of winning a road race worlds title may be fading as injury and illness have plagued his 2015 season.

Several riders returned to action over the weekend, including Fabian Cancellara at the Vuelta a Espana.

Cancellara is returning after crashing out of the Tour de France with a broken back.

After breaking two vertebrae in the Tour de France, abandoning the race despite wearing yellow, Cancellara will start the Vuelta.

An variety of nicknames — some humorous — are spread throughout the colorful Tour de France peloton

Andrew Hood takes a look at what's worth remembering, and forgetting, at the Tour through the opening nine stages

Cancellara falls victim to major crash in stage 3, and Chris Froome is able to take Tour de France GC lead on the Mur de Huy

As cobbles specialists sit within striking distance of the yellow jersey, stage 4 will be a glimpse into the sacrifices teams make for GC

Fabian Cancellara breaks two vertebrae in major stage 3 crash, forced to withdraw from Tour, one day after claiming yellow jersey

'Spartacus' started stage 3 on the yellow bike but his special Trek lived a short life, as a brutal crash took down the GC leader mid-race

Due to a major crash, Tour de France officials temporarily stop the race ahead of stage 3's first notable climb near Huy, Belgium

The Swiss rider could lose the yellow jersey in Monday's stage 2, although he has hopes of taking it back Tuesday

Mark Cavendish jumps first but André Greipel finishes fastest in stage 2, while Fabian Cancellara grabs the yellow jersey

Seaside echelons, the Mur de Huy, and cobblestones will seek to separate Dennis from his yellow jersey in the first week of the Tour

The 25-year-old Australian took his first stage win at the Tour de France, and this one came with best possible prize — the maillot jaune of race leader

The veteran is no longer the king of time trials, and Saturday's stage 1 TT at the Tour de France is packed with potential victors

The Swiss superstar has a chance of winning Saturday's stage 1 and wearing the yellow jersey

Tom Dumoulin wins the final time trial but Simon Spilak finishes second to snatch the overall victory from Thibaut Pinot

Bradley Wiggins set the bar high over the weekend — here are eight riders who could challenge his record

Cancellara will make his return at the Tour de Fjords in Norway at the end of May, and will line up at the Tour de Suisse in June

John Degenkolb and Alexander Kristoff have morphed themselves into strong classics riders capable of tackling the demanding spring races

Without perennial favorites Boonen and Cancellara, a new generation of riders is elbowing its way to the top of the Flanders heap

Trek has lost its top gladiator for the cobbled arena, and Spartacus faces a struggle to leave the sport while he's still on top

Fabian Cancellara's spring classics campaign comes to an unexpected end as he breaks two vertebrae in early crash on Friday

In this age of million-dollar GC riders, GM Luca Guercilena admits the squad is looking for more money to help its long-term success

Big names and bigger teams are fine-tuning form and team compositions in this week's semi-classics ahead of the major spring races

Sprinter John Degenkolb shone brightly in Sanremo, but not before some other bright lights went dim on the long, cold road from Milano

Sunday's edition of the sprinter's classic pulls from past races to present an old-school route that finishes on the Via Roma

Fabian Cancellara heads into the major spring classics with a clear head and a mentality that's keenly focused on every minute detail

After losing to Malori in the first TT at Tirreno, Cancellara turns the tables and wins stage 7. Quintana confirms overall title in Italy

The Swiss rider is gearing up for what he and Trek Factory Racing hopes are strong rides in the spring classics

Italian national time trial champion Adriano Malori wins the first stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, besting Cancellara and taking the GC lead

Contador, Nibali, Uran, Quintana, Cancellara, and Sagan all weigh in on their odds ahead of the Wednesday start of Tirreno-Adriatico

Fabian Cancellara wishes his classics rival Boonen the best and is disappointed not to face him again in the spring monuments

In a pre-race press conference, Alberto Contador confirmed that he had spoken to the CIRC concerning his 2010 clenbuterol case

Several former winners will start Saturday's Strade Bianche, a 200km race in Tuscany that includes 45km on hilly, gravel roads

The Spaniard now holds a 5-second lead over American Tejay van Garderen in the race for the overall

Alexander Kristoff (right) wins stage 3 at the Tour of Oman after notching three victories in last week’s Tour of Qatar

Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara wins the second stage of the Tour of Oman and keeps his classics goals front and center

"Spartacus" makes his move on the final two climbs of the day and sprints to the victory

Fabian Cancellara will focus on other goals, and seems unlikely to take a run at the longest hour, due to recent rule changes

The eight wild-card picks for the 2015 Tour of Flanders have been announced, including Tyler Farrar's MTN-Qhubeka team

The Swiss rider says his current focus is the upcoming classics season

Cancellara is keenly aware that his reign as one of the kings of the classics is reaching its zenith as up-and-comers vie for the crown

The Swiss rider turns the page on an up-and-down 2014, and enters the holidays with renewed motivation for next season

Fabian Cancellara and Lizzie Armitstead show their class with consistent podiums and a few high-profile wins in the early-season races

Little did Voigt know that the pistol fired to finish his 60 minutes of agony was a starter’s gun for many more hour record attempts

The 2014 season saw fresh faces emerge in the spring classics, worthy grand tour winners, and a revived interest in the "longest hour"

Trek Factory Racing debuts one of its three team bikes, the Domane 6-series, which three-time Roubaix winner Cancellara will ride in 2015

"Spartacus" would like to see the UCI hold two records, representing the old and new bike regulations

The Austrian will attempt to break the mark October 30 in Switzerland

The Swiss rider will have only two teammates with him in Sunday's worlds road race because of a set of rules he says "are not right"

Global Cycling Network breaks down the list of favorites in the men's and women's elite road races in Ponferrada, Spain

Boonen and Cancellara are concentrating on the upcoming worlds, while Gesink has a family emergency to deal with

The trio joins many others who have succumbed to the heat and the climbing in the Spanish grand tour

The four-time world time trial champion is switching his focus to the road race this time around

Nairo Quintana took command of the Spanish grand tour Sunday, but his rivals — including Alberto Contador — are right on his heels

Four of the biggest favorites for Ponferrada are at this Vuelta: Fabian Cancellara, Philippe Gilbert, Tom Boonen, and Peter Sagan

"I hope that I can pave the way for the next person, whether it's Fabian [Cancellara] or Tony [Martin]," Wiggins said. "You can't underestimate how hard it is."

Tom Boonen, Taylor Phinney, Jens Voigt, and other members of the pro peloton don't stop short when it comes to talking about disc brakes

Cancellara: "I have done 59 days of competition this season so far and I have another big goal at the end of this season: the World Championships"

The German powered over the 24km course 22 seconds ahead of Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Shimano), 28 seconds faster than Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida)

The June 2014 issue of Velo Magazine recaps the cobbles, chaos, and Cancellara of a thrilling spring classics season

Fabian Cancellara has put his planned hour record attempt on hold following the UCI's new regulations

Simon Gerrans’ victory in Liège-Bastogne-Liège capped a spring classics season that was wide open and unpredictable in the peloton

Trek is waiting for the UCI to clarify its rules before resuming the program for “Spartacus”

A simple, reliable build and custom paint for one of the best classics riders in history

“Spartacus” closes his spring classics run with three podium finishes

Terpstra attacks a powerful group of contenders in the final kilometers to reach the Roubaix velodrome alone and seize a solo victory

Vanmarcke is growing weary of runner-up status and is doubly motivated to win Paris-Roubaix on Sunday

The young Slovak says he's not bothered by a poor finish at Flanders and hopes — with a bit of luck — to come out of the Arenberg in the front group

Tour of Flanders winner says he carries no burdens into Roubaix on Sunday, where he could win his record third Flanders/Roubaix double

Anything can happen over 51 kilometers of cobbles, but "Spartacus" is the overwhelming favorite with oddsmakers for the "Hell of the North"