How hard was Paris-Roubaix? Power data reveals the true pain of the ‘Hell of the North’
We dive into the Strava files of some of the Roubaix protagonists to see what it took to race the brutal cobbled monument.
We dive into the Strava files of some of the Roubaix protagonists to see what it took to race the brutal cobbled monument.
Tour de Hoody: The extremes are exaggerated to almost grotesque limits, but the 'Hell of the North' grips the peloton unlike any race on the calendar.
Former winner suffers heartbreak after crashing out of front group with his best ride in years.
Mathieu van der Poel delivers Paris-Roubaix masterclass: 'We raced like juniors start to finish'
Professional cycling is pushing new boundaries across the globe. Teams and organizers have the planning down to a science, but how far is the limit?
From super-sized seat posts to XL frames, the peloton's giants see racing from a different point of view: 'I have a very good overview.'
German veteran predicts fireworks in the elite men's cyclocross worlds: 'My prediction is Van Aert.'
The German rider was the last winner on the Tour de France cobbles and he's hoping to repeat it in 2022.
The peloton will face nearly 20 kilometers of pavé as the GC riders take on their biggest challenge of the race so far.
A look back at the winners, losers and dramas from modern Tour stages over the pavé.
German veteran chasing form one race at a time with everything ‘direction Paris-Roubaix’ in return to Team DSM.
Here's what the pre-race favorites said at the start line in Harelbeke to open 'Flanders Week.'
Paris-Roubaix served up quite a few exciting tech talking points. Shoddy Dave walked the pits in Compiègne.
Paris-Roubaix runner-up Florian Vermeersch seems to have a lot in common with Tom Boonen, but he’s determined to focus on his own path.
Paris-Roubaix is James Startt's favorite race in the world, as it is capable of packing all of the action of the three-week Tour de France into a six-hour race.
Here's the latest on team selections and updates for Paris-Roubaix Femmes and Paris-Roubaix this weekend.
Dekenkolb previously rode for Team DSM from 2012 to 2016, while the team was under different title sponsorship.
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Veteran German said he's 'not afraid' to race against rising new talents on cobbles.
Jens Debusschere got booted from the race for missing the time cut Wednesday after sacrificing himself for teammate in the mountains.
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Degenkolb, Jakobsen headline race as Belgian teams look to get the wheels turning after long racing hiatus.
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Belgian classics specialist Philippe Gilbert still dreams of winning Milano-Sanremo — it is cycling’s only monument that he has yet to win.
The veteran superstar quickly realized 'Remco' was the real deal and is now one of his biggest fans.
Degenkolb feels he still has more to give and relishes the opportunity to race with Philippe Gilbert in 'a real Belgian team.'
German sprinter sees few pure sprint opportunities in 2020 Tour's unconventional parcours.
A brutal eight days of racing has trimmed the GC field to a foursome and left a weary peloton in its wake
German ace promises to work with Gilbert and Ewan as the Belgian team loads up on veteran talent
Two more Americans are confirmed for the Vuelta as Trek-Segafredo brings a team packed with stage-hunters
Nairo Quintana, Vincenzo Nibali, and Tom Dumoulin are just a few of the big names that will switch teams after 2019.
2018 stage winner John Degenkolb suggests he won't be selected for the Tour de France, as Trek-Segafredo focuses on Richie Porte's GC ambitions
Three-time world champion Peter Sagan and a crop of other stars, including Van Avermaet, Stybar, Degenkolb, and Kristoff, are set to battle at this year's Paris-Roubaix.
Finally rediscovering his old form, Degenkolb might be in the picture at Tour of Flanders, especially given his team's recent show of strength.
Facing doubts about his team's classics chops, John Degenkolb delivers a solid second-place finish at Gent-Wevelgem, building confidence.
After a spring season that he calls the low point of his entire career, John Degenkolb's Tour stage was exactly what he needed.
With smaller teams, tighter cut-off times, and short, explosive stages, Tour sprinters find themselves off the back.
After three seasons of injuries and setbacks, John Degenkolb finally won a WorldTour race
Trek-Segafredo rides Roubaix with two good options: former winner Degenkolb and Stuyven. Plus young Pedersen is peaking.
Trek-Segafredo's John Degenkolb and Giacomo Nizzolo will miss Saturday's Milano-Sanremo.
John Degenkold (Trek-Segafredo) captured his second win of the four-day Challenge Mallorca on Sunday at the Trofeo Palma.
John Degenkolb started his season on a high note, sprinting to victory in the Trofeo Campos, the first day of the Challenge Mallorca.
After two years of disappointing performances caused by training crash, Degenkolb ready to live up to his own high expectations.
John Degenkolb will resume training in two weeks following breathing problems that left him in hospital.
German one-day classics specialist John Degenkolb has been hospitalized with a breathing problem, Trek-Segafredo revealed on Friday.
John Degenkolb appears to take a swing at Michael Matthews after a close sprint finish in Tour de France stage 16.
After riding aggressively for much of Sunday's Tour of Flanders, Trek-Segafredo saw its chance at a podium evaporate on the Paterberg.
John Degenkolb ready to keep fighting in the spring classics after his 2016 season was derailed by traumatic crash.
The victory is the first WorldTour triumph for the 26-year-old Italian who rides for Bahrain-Merida.
John Degenkolb out-foxes the pure sprinters on a windy day in Dubai to win stage 3 of the Dubai Tour.
Just to make it clear; John Degenkolb is sick and tired of talking about “the crash,” but ready to chat all night long about the classics.
John Degenkolb closes out a five-year run with Giant – Alpecin in Abu Dhabi excited for a fresh start with Trek – Segafredo
John Degenkolb sprays his water bottle at Belgium's Jens Debusschere on a frustrating day for the German team in Doha
Trek will reconfigure its approach to the classics in the absence of Fabian Cancellara, with John Degenkolb leading the way
John Degenkolb will be taking over the reins as Trek's marquee classics rider after Fabian Cancellara's retirement
John Degenkolb and Koen de Kort will join Trek – Segafredo for the 2017 season and beyond
John Degenkolb is ready to move on from his time with Giant – Alpecin. The German is expected to join Trek – Segafredo.
With the trading season opening August 1, teams, riders, and agents are jockeying for position in the market.
After a life-threatening crash in January, John Degenkolb's perspective has changed. He's happy to enter the Tour de France as a team player to support Warren Barguil.
John Degenkolb is trying to get used to shifting and breaking without using his left index finger — quite an adjustment in a hectic sprint
John Degenkolb is gearing up for the Amgen Tour of California, his first stage race appearance of the year
John Degenkolb is finally returning to racing this weekend, three months after the crash that derailed his early-season campaign
After three months away from racing, recovering from a disastrous January crash, John Degenkolb will return to the peloton.
John Degenkolb is still recovering from serious injuries suffered in January but hopes to race the Tour de France in July.
The Giant-Alpecin rider and six of his teammates were hit by a car head-on during a training ride in January.
The German and five of his teammates were injured when a car plowed into them during a training ride last month.
Warren Barguil talks about a head-on collision with a car that sent six Giant – Alpecin riders to the hospital last weekend.
John Degenkolb and some of his Giant-Alpecin teammates were hit by a car head-on during a training ride in Spain last week.
Team Giant-Alpecin picks up the pieces after Saturday's training crash
The Giant-Alpecin rider won Milano-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix last season, and he's ready to prove that was no fluke.
John Degenkolb doubled-up in 2015 with two monument wins, earning him the title as best classics rider of the season.
With Segafredo sponsoring Trek for the next three years, team officials have more bargaining power as they search for another classics king.
The elite men’s road race will be a wide-open affair; with three short, steep climbs in the closing 5km and a chance of showers, almost anything can happen
When John Degenkolb raised his arms across the final finish line of the Vuelta, his missing confidence returned. Now, he says, he's ready for the worlds.
The cycling world will turn its attention to Richmond, Virginia starting this weekend at the UCI Road World Championships.
The German sprinter closed the Vuelta a Espana with a stage win and is now preparing to take on the peloton in Richmond.
Fabio Aru takes his first grand-tour victory as John Degenkolb salves Giant's wounds over losing the Vuelta on the penultimate stage
In another blow for Marcel Kittel, the German national team is overlooking him in favor of Andre Greipel and John Degenkolb for Richmond.
André Greipel leads a one-two German finish in stage 15 as Peter Sagan, who featured in an early break, finds himself denied yet again