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Paris-Roubaix 2024: preview, contenders and prediction
Can any rider put a stop to Mathieu van der Poel's dominance?
‘I want to give something back’ - How will Alpecin-Deceuninck balance two superstars at Paris-Roubaix?
Mathieu van der Poel and Jasper Philipsen explain how they will balance their ambitions in the Hell of the North
'The bike was bouncing': Itzulia riders lament treacherous, season-jeopardising corner
The Basque race has been completely reshaped by the loss of the race favourites on a single corner on stage four
Ellen van Dijk: The women’s peloton is not ready for the Arenberg
The Lidl-Trek rider discusses her demons with Paris-Roubaix Femmes, how the race has changed in the last three years and how it should develop
Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2024: preview, contenders and prediction
Rouleur looks at the contenders for this weekend's Paris-Roubaix Femmes
Do you remember the first time? The pros recount their first Paris-Roubaix
Whatever your role in the race, you never forget your debut at Paris-Roubaix. Recollections of the Hell of the North from first to last place
How Soudal–Quick-Step can end their cobbled hoodoo and win Paris-Roubaix
Soudal–Quick-Step aren’t the cobbled Classic kings they once were. Everyone is also well-versed in the question: can they return to their former glory?
Tour of Flanders 2024 gallery: A battle on the bergs
Rouleur looks back on a wet and wild day in Flanders
Paris-Roubaix 2025: Everything you need to know
Key info on the 122nd edition of the men's Paris-Roubaix and the fifth Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift
Getting closer: Kasia Niewiadoma on remaining optimistic about her own victory after a promising Flanders podium
The Polish rider put on an impressive display at the Tour of Flanders finishing in second place, but is without a victory since 2019
The Tour of Flanders: A tale of two races and two very different spectacles
Reporting from Oudenaarde, Rachel Jary analyses how the contrast between the men’s and women’s editions of the Tour of Flanders could not have been sharper...
‘Beating him was impossible’ - Mathieu van der Poel is the ‘alien’ at the Tour of Flanders
Riders say there was nothing to be done in response to the world champion’s supreme display of strength in Belgium
The superior team: Elisa Longo Borghini delivers on another Lidl-Trek tactical masterclass at Tour of Flanders
With two riders on the podium, the American team definitively proves they can match and beat the formidable SD Worx
‘It’s a humbling experience’ - Does the Koppenberg still have a place in the Tour of Flanders?
The cobbled climb ended up being a deciding factor in both the men’s and women’s races
Brutally enacted: Incomparable Mathieu van der Poel's dream Tour of Flanders
Mathieu van der Poel was in control throughout as he accomplished his dream: a long-range attack to win his third Tour of Flanders
Elisa Balsamo: It’s going to be really hard for me to stay with the front group in Flanders
The Italian sprinter is expecting a tough and aggressive race on Sunday
How Lotte Kopecky and Mathieu van der Poel can be beaten at the Tour of Flanders
Is there any way that the men's and women's pelotons can deny Lotte Kopecky and Mathieu van der Poel at the Tour of Flanders?
‘It’s going to be a f*cking tough race’ - Mads Pedersen on approaching Flanders wounded and without Jasper Stuyven
The Danish rider is open about the fact he’s suffering from his crash in Dwars door Vlaanderen, but is trying to remain optimistic
‘In men’s cycling, everybody wants to anticipate’ - Floortje Mackaij on Movistar’s aggressive approach to the Tour of Flanders
The Dutch rider looks ahead to a tough edition of De Ronde and explains how her team’s tactics will differ without Annemiek van Vleuten this...
Classy for the Classics - EF Education’s special edition Tour of Flanders switch-out kit
The American men’s and women’s WorldTour squads will use Rapha's special-edition Flandrien collection this weekend
Tour of Flanders 2024 women: preview, contenders and prediction
With SD Worx looking less assured than they did this time last year, there promises to be a fierce fight for victory on the Flemish...
Tour of Flanders 2024 men: preview, contenders and prediction
We look at the favourites for De Ronde this upcoming Sunday
How I won the Tour of Flanders
Edward Pickering speaks to several riders who have won Belgium's most prestigious Classics, to find out how they did it and what the victory meant...
How Matteo Jorgenson’s Dwars door Vlaanderen win is a beacon of hope for Visma-Lease a Bike
The American rider continued a stunning season with a solo win in Flanders, providing some hope for his team who have been plagued with illness...
Trouble at Team SD Worx – A dramatic day for the Dutch team at Dwars door Vlaanderen
As Marianne Vos took an impressive sprint win while Team SD Worx failed to make the podium
'It was an ugly fall' - The day De Ronde dreams were shattered
A brutal crash midway through Dwars door Vlaanderen saw the likes of Wout van Aert and Jasper Stuyven abandon the race, ending their hopes of Tour...
‘It’s about looking forward, not looking back’ - British Cycling’s strategy for Tour of Britain success
The two WorldTour road races now sit with British Cycling after SweetSpot went into administration last year. But what does the future look like for...
Vos and Vollering are back - How could this change the race at Dwars door Vlaanderen?
Two of the biggest names in the women’s peloton haven’t raced since Strade Bianche, but they are back in action as the Tour of Flanders...
Is Tadej Pogačar’s dominance the enemy of entertainment?
The Slovenian rider's performances at the recent Volta a Catalunya were historic, but did they make for good bike racing?
Lidl-Trek provide biggest challenge yet to SD Worx dominance despite Wiebes victory at Gent-Wevelgem
A narrow victory for the Dutch super-team sets up the tantalising prospect of closely fought battles in the upcoming Classics

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