Men's Cycling
Greatest Spring Classics Riders – Raymond Impanis
There's a story that Raymond Impanis was a foundling, taken in by the local baker. The story goes he was given the name Impanis from the Latin for...
Men's Cycling
Every British Rider in the Giro d’Italia
Compared to the Tour de France, there have been relatively few British riders taking part in the Giro d'Italia over the year. As of...
Men's Cycling
Tour de France Prize Money 2020
The amount of Tour de France prize money that teams earn varies each year. This year the total prize money pot is €2.293 million....
Men's Cycling
Tour of Britain Cycling Race – A History
The Tour of Britain is now firmly part of the professional calendar and has risen to be just shy of Worldtour status. It wasn't...
Men's Cycling
Greatest Spring Classics Races – Driedaagse De Panne
Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne began as a 3-day stage race. The first stage would take riders away from De Panne on the North Sea coast towards the hills of the Flemish Ardennes. The second stage would usually
see riders head back towards the coast. The third day would be split between a short start in the morning and a small time trial in the afternoon.
Men's Cycling
Greatest Spring Classics Races – Brabantse Pijl
Brabantse Pijl had its first edition in 1961, the race started and finished in Brussels. The first winner was Pino Cerami, who now has a race named after him - the GP Cerami. Pijl is the Flemish word for arrow, making it the Brabant version of Flèche Wallonne.
Men's Cycling
Greatest Spring Classics Races – Amstel Gold Race
Amstel Gold is a relatively newer classic, its first race only taking place in 1966. After a few organisational mishaps, it raced from Breda...
Men's Cycling
Greatest Spring Classics Riders – Costante Girardengo
It's quite hard to pick a rider type for someone that won Milan San Remo, the Giro d'Italia and Il Lombardia. Our modern rider types either don't fit or don't do justice. Girardengo found the early part of his career interrupted by World War I but he'd already won Giro stages and the National Championship by the time war took over.