Men's Cycling

Roger de Vlaeminck started quickly, he won his first professional race - Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 1969. The following season the first monument victory was ticked off at Liège Bastogne Liège.

Despite its lower prestige, Scheldeprijs is in fact older than the Tour of Flanders. The first was in 1907, 6 years before De Ronde. The first editions would start and finish in Antwerp, with the finish being on the now demolished Zurenborg velodrome.

The most successful cyclist ever. Generally if there's a quiz question about cycling, your best bet is to answer Merckx.

The 'Hell of the North' is one of cycling oldest still active race - the first edition taking place in 1896. The owners of Roubaix's new velodrome were looking for ways to increase business so began the race with Paris newspaper Le Vélo.

Museeuw has a good claim to be the best classics rider of the 1990s. In his 2nd year as a pro, he was part of the ADR team where Lemond won the Tour de France.

Following detailed consultations with British Cycling, regional stakeholders, sponsors and partners of the race, organisers of the Tour of Britain have decided to postpone...

Race Information & History Race Type: Hilly classic with cobbles Dwars Door Vlaanderen started life as a two-day stage race called Dwars Door België. The first...

Kelly started his career by getting a ban for riding in apartheid-era South Africa as prep for the 1976 Olympics. Banned from them, he moved to France to race, won the Junior Il Lombardia and the rest is history.