Fabian Cancellara

No pair of riders in recent classics history has enjoyed a run of head-to-head Roubaix battles matching that of Boonen and Cancellara

Three-time winner Mark Cavendish will not race because of an illness

The Swiss rider made the right moves at the right times before sprinting to victory

As part of his preparation for the 2014 spring classics, Fabian Cancellara implemented specific sprint training and it paid in Flanders

Cancellara wins his third Tour of Flanders in the final few hundred meters, outwitting and overpowering a four-man break

Fabian Cancellara is "Spartacus," but also a husband and a father. Like most, he's just trying to find the right balance

Boonen, Cancellara, Sagan, and Vanmarcke are the favorites, but 17 climbs, a half-dozen teams, and forecasted rain don't care about odds

Custom paint, lucky charms, and special friction-reducing derailleur pulleys adorn the steed ridden by "Spartacus"

Impressed with what he saw at Harelbeke, Trek director Dirk Demol says Cancellara is ready to defend his title in Sunday's Tour of Flanders

Several riders go down hard in E3 Harelbeke and Gent-Wevelgem

With Boonen and Cancellara fit and motivated for a monumental win, will 2014 mark the final full-steam showdown in a decade-old rivalry?

Caught behind a decisive crash, Fabian Cancellara eyes his rivals and learns a lot for Flanders, even if he falls short of victory

Fabian Cancellara held tight when Vincenzo Nibali jumped on the Cipressa and said he's not interested in attacking just to put on a show

Fabian Cancellara is in legacy-building mode and wants to add more major classics to his treasure chest before calling it a career

The season's first major classic is the longest and most unpredictable, and while Sagan is the favorite, no one knows who will win on Sunday

World TT champ Tony Martin has not won in three TT starts so far this year, as new challenges come from Andriano Malori and Taylor Phinney

The absence of Chris Froome makes for a more unpredictable GC in Italy

With Fabian Cancellara aiming at cycling's purest record, Caley Fretz waxes on the rules surrounding the attempt

Swiss says he just Googled Aguascalientes yesterday, and describes all the hours that go into the 60-minute assault on the track

Swiss will attempt the hour record in 2014, but Trek GM says it's too early to confirm the location of the road

Bad weather and safety concerns may force RCS Sport to take another look at its Pompeiana climb, an addition to Milano-Sanremo

There's only one Spartacus, but with cobbles in the 2014 Tour he expects some GC gladiators to be testing their mettle in Paris-Roubaix

Fabian Cancellara says that his current two-year contract may be his last, and that he will have more to give the sport after retirement

The Swiss is riding into fitness during a back-to-back racing campaign in the Middle East and says without power, a rider can do nothing

World time trial champion is targeting the opening TT and the overall in the first-year Asia Tour event

Matthew Beaudin lays out his thoughts on the 2014 cycling season, and they include a Richie Porte win at the Giro d'Italia

Two men dominated the cobbled classics for nearly a decade, but 2014 could see a shootout among more than "Tommeke" and "Spartacus"

The Swiss rider escapes with scrapes and bruises on his left side

Cancellara, Schleck brothers lead cast of veterans and youngsters as new U.S. team presents itself in Roubaix

Reports show the route for this year's race offers something for everyone in the field

Andrew Hood reviews his 10 biggest stories of the year, from Horner to Froome, and everything in between

Trek Factory Racing's general manager says the Swiss rider will go for the mark during one of two windows next season

The mark stands at 49.7 kilometers, set by Ondřej Sosenka in 2005

Flanders/Roubaix winner Fabian Cancellara is Velo's Classics Rider of the Year for 2013

Trek Factory Racing prepares for 2014 with a handful of veterans and plenty of young talent

The big Swiss will cast a wide loop once more in 2014, and may add the Ardennes classics and the hour record to his already heavy program

RCS Sport adds a difficult climb that kicks up to 14 percent late in the race

The inclusion of cobblestones during a Tour de France stage next summer could potentially blow apart the GC leadership

Busche is still the lone American on the 2014 squad

The Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider has won the last two editions of the Tour of Beijing, which started in 2011

Riders 30 years old and above could start to phase out of contention in the worlds road race moving forward

"Spartacus" isn't saying much about the road race this week, but is treasure hunting in Florence

The worlds kicked off with Sunday’s TTT, and the upcoming week is packed with drama — on and off the bike

Four-time world champion will start in Florence against the strongest TT field in years

The Italian is a threat to earn a spot on the podium at the September 25 race in Florence

Trek Bicycle purchased the team from Leopard SA this year and will keep its international flavor for 2014

The pair opts to leave the three-week race and begin final preparations for the upcoming worlds in Italy

Cancellara ordinarily would bail on the Vuelta and tackle the time trial championships. But his menu of choices is bigger this year

Swiss wins final TT before world championships, over reigning world champ Tony Martin

The race through Spain resumes after Tuesday's rest day with the 38.8-kilometer test against the clock

Tony Martin's epic, heartbreaking solo ride on Thursday left him without the Vuelta stage win, but boasting a big day of training for worlds

Swiss classics king will stay with RadioShack-Leopard when it becomes Trek

RadioShack GM says Trek is in for the long haul after the team saw success in early 2013

"Spartacus" nabs his eighth time trial national title

The four-time world time trial champion has his sights set on winning the road race

RadioShack-Leopard rider has suffered from IT band syndrome since earlier this spring

The Belgian, who says he is familiar with the five-day route, left the Amgen Tour of California to attend the birth of his second child

Fabian Cancellara and a slew of first-time winners came out on top in the classics, but who didn't?

Swiss-based team comments about possibly missing out on a Tour de France bid and rumors that it will sign Fabian Cancellara for 2014

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

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

With three Roubaix cobble trophies and twice having won back to back here and at Flanders, Spartacus is happy to lay down his arms for a bit

The heavy favorite settles accounts first on the road, then on the Roubaix velodrome, taking his third victory ahead of Sep Vanmarcke

Chavanel has the green light — but can he go against Cancellara?

Despite hitting the deck once in Scheldeprijs and again during a recon ride of the Roubaix course, Cancellara remains everyone's favorite for the victory on Sunday

Odds-on Paris-Roubaix favorite says that he won't be punching any tickets for the velodrome on Sunday

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

With a trio of top-3 finishes, Vacansoleil-DCM rider hopes to break through and win Sunday's classic

27 sections of rough, bone-jarring cobblestones await the riders for "Hell of the North"

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

After two seasons of sub-par classics performances, Cancellara's supporting cast is coming on strong on the cobbles

GCN's Daniel Lloyd recaps the action from the Tour of Flanders and the first stage of the Tour of the Basque Country.

Tour of Flanders champion reportedly got back on his bike after falling for the second straight day

Cancellara made a rare start in Antwerp on Wednesday and an early crash may have lingering effects on the cobbles on Sunday

Blanco rider finished three minutes behind race winner Fabian Cancellara at Flanders after his Tirreno-Adriatico crash

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

A day after prevailing in the Tour of Flanders, Fabian Cancellara receives another "trophy" at the Flanders museum

Sunday's Tour of Flanders was the first major showdown between Cancellara, a decorated warhorse, and Sagan, a precocious phenom

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

Andy Schleck intends to start Paris-Roubaix gain extra race miles and help teammate Fabian Cancellara fight for a third Roubaix victory