Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Assessing the world’s best rider and his rivals in cycling’s top one-day races this spring.

Performance and menstruation, bike checks, and proud papa moments in this week's Social Digest.

How do you solve spectators entering Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes, thoughts on the Coros Dura computer, and an out there Kona gravel bike.

Riders refuse race in downpour at the Tour of Turkey, while Geraint Thomas left gobsmacked by Tadej Pogačar at Liège-Bastogne-Liège: 'He's at another level.'

Evenepoel hits back after a journalist suggests his wife and her family might be affecting his performances: 'That is complete nonsense.'

With 8.4 w/kg climbs and a 7.4 w/kg late in the race, Pogačar’s LBL numbers are straight up absurd.

5 takeaways from the cobblestone and Ardennes classics, including the inevitability of Pog, the potential of Puck, and why Paris-Roubaix always rules.

Video: A rogue spectator disrupted Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes by briefly riding alongside the race leaders, the latest in a growing problem with fan behavior.

Podium finishers Giulio Ciccone and Ben Healy had a common strategy going into Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

Remco Evenepoel fades to 59th at Liège-Bastogne-Liège after under-cooked star becomes undone: 'I haven't trained much, and that showed today.'

Pidcock leaves the Ardennes empty-handed and will reload for the Giro d'Italia: 'Quite disappointed about that actually.'

World champion Pogačar solos home after La Redoute stomping, Evenepoel cracks and is dropped.

Both riders are double winners of Liège-Bastogne-Liège but have never truly gone head to head in race.

The episode in which we discuss how surprised Mattias Skjelmose to win Amstel Gold and much, much more.

Brutal weather at Flèche Wallonne served as a stark reminder that cold, rain, and cycling's outdoor arena can upturn any marginal gain in an instant: 'I was wearing too much, or too little.'

Liège-Bastogne-Liège preview: Closing out the spring classics campaign of 2025, La Doyenne should be a thrilling capstone to a wild season of racing.

Uno-X Mobility is pushing special-edition, one-off looks to new levels with a 7-Eleven-inspired kit and a special-edition Ridley that also pay homage to Eddy Merckx.

Coming off second places at Paris-Roubaix and Amstel Gold Race, an unforgiving Pogačar reminded everyone he's still king of the hill. 

Powless began his pro career in 2018 thinking he would become a GC rider, then one brutal day across the cobblestones of northern France upended everything.

A shock upset for Pogačar at Amstel and a golden Easter resurrection by Evenepoel throw kinks into the narratives of their 'Big 4' brawl this summer with Vingegaard, Roglič.

Pogačar takes another run at one of cycling's milestones with the 'Ardennes Treble.' With the Cauberg slotted in as the final climb at Amstel Gold, who can stop him?

Evenepoel reveals nerve damage in the same shoulder he injured at Itzulia last year will require heavy taping: 'I'm for sure behind my top shape.'

Q&A with longtime coach Kurt Bogaerts on Pidcock's unbridled ambition, Giro plans, and the Ardennes rematch with Remco and Pogi.

Flamboyant double Olympic champion reveals he hit rock bottom after being 'doored' in December: 'I doubted a lot of my future.'

Tour de Hoody: MVDP and Pogi are neck-and-neck in the race for monument glory, so who is the best one-day racer?

Ex-pro Van Avermaet says 'Hell of the North' isn't too dangerous for Pogačar but adds that San Remo is ironically a tougher race to win.

Strade Bianche spill had a thorny twist: Pogačar resumes training and is on track for Milan-San Remo, monument assault.

Tour de Hoody: Alaphilippe refuses to let data override his unbridled racing style and that’s something every cycling fan can cheer for in 2025: 'Panache and aggression can always beat power numbers.'

Van Gils returns at Ruta del Sol, but Red Bull doesn't want one its top riders KO'd over rider safety: 'No rider wants to end up in a ditch with broken bones.'

Wish-list of 'super team' expands beyond Tour de France after it failed to hit a top-10 in all five monuments: 'That statistic makes my hair stand on end.'

Few races can offer such a diverse list of previous winners as Liège-Bastogne-Liège. This workout is inspired by the fourth monument of the season.

I, for one, am enjoying every minute of it.

Top riders topped up their bank accounts with generous payouts during the one-days, but the Tour de France remains cycling's biggest payday.

UAE Emirates lifts the lid on how it plans to solve the puzzle of the Giro d'Italia-Tour de France double: 'If any rider is capable of it, it's Tadej, with this program.'

We dive into the power numbers of Tadej Pogačar and Ben Healy at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

A crash with about 100km to go split the bunch, and riders like Pidcock, Vansevenant bridged across alone, while others later paced through the team cars: 'I went really deep there. I killed my legs.'

Rising stars Mauri Vansevenant and Maxim Van Gils give Belgians someone to cheer for in the Ardennes.

Breaking down the key moments of Tadej Pogačar's steamrolling of the competition en route to a sixth career monument victory on Sunday at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

Tour de Hoody: The classics served up delicious portions of drama and heartbreak, with Skjelmose personifying the one-day extremes: 'If you come too close to the sun, you get burned.'

Mindset and experience pay off in thrilling battle after Côte de Roche-aux-Faucons and tearful finale: 'I wanted to give everything I have.'

Road world champion soon to decide on participation in Olympic MTB event: 'I don’t want to gamble on two horses and maybe come up short.'

Slovenian attacks on Côte de la Redoute and finishes well clear of the runner-up Romain Bardet: 'It was quite emotional for me all day.'

How do the three major race favorites feel about their chances and those of their rivals?

Skjelmose recovered and raring to race after being carried hypothermic from the bike at Flèche: 'I couldn't control myself.'

Analysis: The question is not if but when Pogačar will attack. Does Van der Poel or anyone else have the legs to follow?

The Slovenian superstar's been camped out at altitude before his high-profile clash with Mathieu van der Poel and a Giro d'Italia debut in May.

Tour de Hoody: The Dutch classic was just a taste, and 'Ardennes Week' brings a shift in vertical to close out the spring classics. Who will step up?

French star regrets the decision to push through pain, and will not race again until the Giro d'Italia: 'I should have taken a break and then gone for the Ardennes classics.'

Van der Poel brings his cobble-bashing brawn to the Ardennes for a face-off with Tadej Pogačar that's set to be the biggest bout of the spring.

Analysis: Not even Eddy Merckx could sweep all the spring monuments, but that's exactly what 'MVDP' is hoping to do in audacious calendar.

Dutch ace concedes it's either Tour de France or Olympic MTB in 2024, vows not to leave Tour early in pursuit of cross country gold.

UAE team officials confirm Pogačar could resume training on the rollers as soon as next week: 'I am lucky it was just a broken wrist.'

Reigning world champion oozing with confidence after delivering sledge-hammer blow at Liège-Bastogne-Liège: 'This is a big boost ahead of the Giro d’Italia.'

Here's your ultimate collection of stats, stories, and scraps from a big day with 'La Doyenne' for the men's peloton.

Two podiums and victory at Strade Bianche confirm Pidcock's spring classics pedigree: 'It's promising for the future.'

Slovenian star undergoes successful surgery, crucial pre-Tour de France altitude camps at question.

Skjelmose 'disappointed' with finale, and Pidcock wisely chose not to chase and earns career-first monument podium: 'I think that plan paid off.'

Mauro Gianetti on surgery: 'Since it is not just one bone broken, but multiple, it will be a bit more complicated.'

A rare DNF from a crashing Pogačar opened up the race for a peloton full of dreamers, but Evenepoel crushed them all.

The Slovenian crashed along with Mikkel Honoré about 85km into the season's final classic.

Everyone knows the favorites for 'La Doyenne,' but who will scramble the script? The reigning world champions might have something to say.

Teams have thrown the kitchen sink at the spring classics with little effect. Our editorial team considers the options on how to unpack the Pogačar puzzle.

World champion confirms he will race Tour of Flanders 'someday' and confidence is sky high ahead of 'La Doyenne' defense: 'The ambition? To win, of course.'

Still just 22, he's rocking alongside Pogačar and Pidcock. Who is the breakthrough rider, and where is he heading?

The 23-year-old will lead Ineos Grenadiers at Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday.

Tour de Hoody: Their budding rivalry will drive the narrative across the rest of this decade.

Julian Alaphilippe headlines a deep squad for the 'Wolfpack' to take on Pogačar at 'La Doyenne.'

Not as glamorous as Flanders, the eastern hill country of Belgium delivers up superb riding and yes, some great beer.

What can anyone do against Pogačar? 'With the way he is racing right now, second is a victory for everyone else.'

Despite expectations of long-distance attacks, the race unfolded according to the traditional playbook.

Messing up the Muur and the might of Evenepoel stand in Pogačar's way of becoming the first rider in 12 years to sweep Amstel, Flèche, Liège.

Here's the news making headlines on Monday, April 17.

From the 'carb load' to the recovery, WorldTour nutritionists and chefs lift the lid on what it takes to power the hardest days on the calendar.

World champion stops sharing his training data while he fine-tunes form for Liège-Bastogne-Liège defense and pink jersey bid.

UAE superstar wants to add Dutch classic to his palmarès: 'Tadej wants to win all the races, not just the Tour.'

Amstel Gold Race and Liège-Bastogne-Liège are likely before a break and a possible Tour de France start.

Our editors debate where the men's 'monuments' rank as the all-time favorite.

Remco Evenepoel and Julian Alaphilippe sketch out ambition-laden early season as team confirms forthcoming six-part TV series.

We play hypothetical team manager and argue who we'd sign if we had the checkbook to take our pick among the peloton's biggest stars.

The Belgian superstar is already training on Spain's Costa Blanca and will join teammates for a training camp next month.