Fabian Cancellara

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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"

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

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

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

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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

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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"

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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

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