Milan-San Remo

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

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

Unsung heroes, rising rookies, and the new 'Big 5' of one-day racing: We assess the big dogs and bigger disappointments of the northern spring.

'Scary how much better he is': Peloton in shock after Pogačar tore their legs off in Tour of Flanders, but Roubaix will put notion of 'greatest of all time' to a far tougher test.

The peloton is stronger than ever, but so are cycling’s superstars who are launching solo attacks from farther and farther out.

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

Sufferfests like Flanders and Paris-Roubaix are so energy-intensive that nutrition has become a sophisticated science. Here's how riders eat for the cobbles.

Spring has sprung in the world of road cycling.

In this classics era, a podium finish may become like a win for anyone not named Pogačar or Van der Poel.

Yes, the 67kg Tour de France champion could beat Van der Poel over the bruising cobbles of Roubaix. But he'll need good legs, better luck, and a blessing from the weather gods.

WATCH: A video provides a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how the world No. 1 team plotted the race-breaking attack on the Cipressa.

Pogačar gave an all-out assault on the race's finale, but it wasn't enough to best Van der Poel. Could it ever be?

Trio of contenders had the form but not the fortune in hectic edition of Milan-San Remo classic.

Records fall and emotions run high action-packed Milan-San Remo and San Remo Women.

Ganna rues error in sprint: ‘I was in the red zone…the brain doesn’t work really well’.

‘There’s another chance next year’: Pogačar sets new Cipressa climbing record with Van der Poel and Ganna, but 'the hardest race to win' continues to resist the Slovenian.

Pogačar ignites Milan-San Remo on the Cipressa but can't drop Van der Poel and Ganna ahead of three-up showdown on the Via Roma.

Lamperti kicks to 2nd in Koksijde Classic, Van der Poel and Philipsen know what to expect from Pogačar, and Pidcock saving his bullets for one shot to win Milan-San Remo.

Tour de Hoody: The moment is now. This won't be his last chance to win Milan-San Remo, but if Pogačar misses out again, the race could become his albatross.

'How we handle that is something we need to discuss': Will Lidl-Trek's double-threat derail its own chances against Pogačar and Van der Poel in a TdF selection spat?

How will the first women's San Remo in 20 years play out this weekend? Absolutely no idea.

UPDATED: Belgian ace confirms he will race Milan-San Remo, rising American classics star debuts with a bang, and social media flogs the UCI over fine for Del Toro.

The hype for the rebooted San Remo Women might not extend to the prize-purse: Discrepancy to men's Milan-San Remo shows stark reality of gender gap in pro cycling.

Startlists, maps, TV guide, riders to watch: Here's all you need to know ahead of Milan-San Remo, San Remo Women, and the most explosive finales of the season.

A Pidcock masterclass, a Pogačar ambush, a rookie winner, and more: Here are some outrageous-but-possible finales that embrace the uncertainty of 'La Primavera.'

'This is exactly what I need': Van der Poel hits monument form at Tirreno-Adriatico ahead of his punch-up with Pogačar at San Remo and Flanders.

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.

More people need to think like Tom Pidcock now and in the future. We break down why.

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

Feeling strong again and soaking up Pogačar’s enthusiasm, Michael Matthews is focusing in on long-held target.

Nail-biting Cipressa-Poggio combo confirmed as organizers reveal full details of reborn Italian monument.

Tour de Hoody: Pogačar hints at start at Paris-Roubaix, but his real hell will be trying unravel the puzzle of Milan-San Remo.

Vingegaard narrowly prevented a UAE grand slam last week, but peloton prankster Pogačar and his kindergarten of future crushers made the dominance 'acceptable.'

Pogačar expected to set the tone for San Remo, Flanders, and Tour de France in sponsor-pleasing jaunt at the UAE Tour.

Classics king Van der Poel will return to the Tour de France, but will skip the road worlds in Rwanda to chase the mountain bike rainbow jersey in 2025.

Here's what you need to know about the most hotly-hyped men's debuts of 2025 as racing clicks up a sprocket in the UAE and Europe.

Dutch sprinter Wiebes talks San Remo, sprinting, and team tensions with Demi Vollering.

Van Aert trials radical Gravaa tire pressure regulator ahead of Paris-Roubaix, Ganna stomps over the segments of Spain as he steams toward San Remo.

Ecuadorian aggro-attacker debuts at Tour Down Under ahead of high-profile role as Pogačar's policeman at Flanders, Tour de France.

'He can still improve': UAE Emirates performance staff have tweaked the dials on Pogačar's training plan to find even more power for the supreme Slovene.

They’re eight years apart in age and have never been teammates, but Bling and Pogi are Monaco’s most famous training pair.

World champion Pogačar near-obsessed with La Primavera following series of near-misses.

With the Italian monument and the Spanish grand tour next on Pogačar's career 'to-do list,' the 'Hell of the North' looms as an inevitable target: 'I might have to gain some weight.'

Pedersen’s 2025 calendar: At the center of Lidl-Trek's classics ambitions, questions remain about which grand tours he'll race.

Pogačar is on a mission to be even more Merckxian while his rivals can only bow their heads: 'He makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong.'

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.'

Analysis: Tadej Pogačar wants to win it all, but San Remo, Roubaix, and the Vuelta could prove stubborn prizes.

Prestigious Italian monument added to 2025 Women’s WorldTour calendar, UCI rolls out tweaks to U23 men’s and women’s championship racing.

The most dangerous duo returns to the Tour, with eyes on green and dominance in the sprints: 'It will be difficult to repeat everything we did last year.'

Six of this spring's classics have been the fastest on record. From tech and training to tailwinds and tactics, here's how it happened.

Castelli is a brand that can rightfully claim a few game changers.

Milan-San Remo keeps a relatively easy pace until winding up into the hardest finale. This workout replicates some of that experience.

If it wasn’t for a selfless effort from Van der Poel in Milan-San Remo, there would have been a very different outcome. 

Key points and takeaways from the first monument of the season, as well as what it all means for the major races looming in the weeks and months to come.

We dive into the power numbers of Tadej Pogačar, Mathieu Van der Poel, and Maxim Van Gils at Milan-San Remo.

Tour de Hoody: Pogačar stymied, 'Bling' shows his class, and MVDP is MVP again after cycling's 'hardest race to win' delivers another sizzler.

Trouble in paradise? Philipsen's growing ambition could put strain on leadership strategy with Van der Poel and derail the Alpecin-Deceuninck superduo.

A selection of images highlighting the glory of La Primavera, the first and longest of cycling’s monument races.

Slovenian calls being on final podium with friends Philipsen and Matthews ‘one of most beautiful moments’ of his life.

Jasper Philipsen, Michael Matthews, Tadej Pogačar, Mads Pedersen and others react to a thrilling edition of La Primavera.

Huge Poggio attack by Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) too little too late, with small group fighting it out for victory.

Snoozer or stunner: Does the endless waiting and enormous explosion of MSR make for good racing? Our editors face off.

Picks and an inside look into the strategy of Milan-San Remo from someone who has raced it before.

Pogačar faces Van der Poel and pavé-shaped problems in his quest to be first since De Vlaeminck to claim victories across all five monuments.

Mathieu van der Poel vs. Tadej Pogačar headlines new-look Italian monument set for classic duel between sprinters and attackers over the Poggio.

Tour de Hoody: More Americans win in Europe, Chris Froome's long goodbye, and giving Milan-San Remo the respect it deserves.

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

Powless kick-starts classics campaign at Strade Bianche with Van Aert, Van der Poel, and a victory in his sights.

UPDATED: Australian sprinting star delivers big win at Tour of Oman with pressure on his shoulders: 'If I have two more bad years, then it's career over.'

UPDATED: Bahrain Victorious star reminds every one of his superb descending skills in his season debut in Spain to win stage 2 at the Volta Valenciana.

Sunday's race in Tábor could be Van der Poel's last cyclocross worlds. Will his winter have been a waste without a sixth rainbow jersey?

Cavendish was the defining sprinter of the century – Our editors pick through their best memories of the retiring 'Manx Missile'.

Can his ripping spring form make him only the second US male to finish on the podium? Powless goes better the longer the race.

Analysis: The peloton's speed demons have no hope when the Pogačar’s and the Van Aert’s accelerate over the Poggio.

Belgian barnstormer sees the Milan-San Remo podium as confirmation he's on track going into the critical northern classics period.

Here are some of the best stories, out-takes, and stats coming out of San Remo that you might have missed.

Unpacking the tactics: One perfectly timed, fully committed attack deflated the peloton's most lethal engines.

Poggio recon rides and a lot of suffering send Van der Poel from mid-pack at Tirreno-Adriatico to off the front of Milan-San Remo.

Here's what the top riders said after Saturday's explosive battle over the Poggio.

Here's what the top riders said after the San Remo shakedown.