Oliver Naesen

Midweek rain expected to clear through weekend as peloton braces for mix of mud, puddles and dry patches on the notorious pavé.

Belgian welcomes GC riders at classics but jokes that he'd prefer Tadej Pogačar didn't come: 'he has one leg more than I do and one lung more than I do.'

Here's what some of the pre-race favorites for the men's and women's races said at the start lines in Antwerp and Oudenaarde ahead of mythical cobbled monument.

Oliver Naesen may not win Flanders on Sunday, but he will likely take home the Best Analogy of the Weekend award.

Alaphilippe, Stuyven, Colbrelli and Degenkolb are also among riders who will miss the Italian monument due to sickness.

For the first time in two years, spectators have been allowed to watch the team presentation at 't Kuipke and watch at the roadside at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

VeloNews is on the ground at the 'opening weekend' – we caught up with some of the biggest stars on the Omloop startline Saturday.

Ag2r-Citroën star still chasing the big win and enters 2022 classics campaign recharged after going 'full, full, full' in recent seasons.

Oliver Naesen and Thomas De Gendt see legal punishment as a step too far for overzealous fan.

Back in late May, an email dropped into my inbox from AG2R Citroën Team with an invitation. Would I like to tag along on one of these upcoming camps for a day? Silly question, really. Heck, why not!

Teams and riders take rescheduling in stride, and embrace one-off scenario of seeing world championships and Roubaix stacked up in the fall.

Bunch of Belgian brawlers launch pre-planned attack to spice up snoozy day in Paris-Nice.

A totally spontaneous all-Belgian breakaway was one of the few highlights on stage five of Paris-Nice.

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Ag2r-Citroën tests tires, wheels on a soggy day over key sectors of Paris-Roubaix route.

Ag2r-La Mondiale to embrace classics-focus from 2021 with Belgian pair at the forefront.

Return to WorldTour racing saw many contenders lose out due to heat or mechanicals.

Belgian classics specialist thankful to see racing on horizon; veteran teammate Vandenbergh hopes to prolong long career.

Boonen, Naesen react to 26-kilometer reduction and loss of the Muur from 2020 Tour of Flanders.

The Belgian national championships is touted as one of the hardest one-day races in professional cycling, and back in 2017, then 26-year-old Oliver Naesen won out of a breakaway filled with classics superstars.

Belgian star will continue to anchor Ag2r-La Mondiale's classics program.

Belgian rider thinks those training outdoors through spring will have the jump on those that have been stuck in coronavirus lockdowns.

Nine questions with Oliver Naesen, the 29-year-old Belgian who has taken to racing online to satisfy his competitive drive.

10 months since he last raced, Dumoulin is fit and ready but not anticipating a competition comeback anytime soon.

Long-distance rides draw criticism from rivals and critics as Europe imposes uneven lockdown conditions.

Belgian star speaks candidly about missing the classics, salary cuts, and his hopes of racing again in 2020.

The two Belgians are neighbors and often train together, but this weekend they'll be racing against each other on the cobblestones.

Here’s your News Roundup for Thursday, March 29. Flanders updates, Tour news, Ellen van Dijk's win at Dwars.

When his former team IAM folded, Naesen hoped for a ride on BMC, but the chance to lead with Ag2r has been career-changing.

Belgian Oliver Naesen has been the big revelation of the classics, but a dramatic crash ruined his golden opportunity at Tour of Flanders.