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Men's Cycling
Greatest Spring Classics Races – E3 Harelbeke
The first E3 BinckBank Classic was first run in 1958 and would head from Harelbeke to Antwerp and back. From the early 1960s it was called the E3-Prijs Vlaanderen. Originally named after a local motorway, the road has since been renamed the E17 but the race has name has stuck.
Men's Cycling
Greatest Spring Classics Races – Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Originally named Omloop van Vlaanderen, the race was created by newspaper Het Volk to compete against rival Het Nieuwsblad's Tour of Flanders (Ronde van Vlaanderen).
Men's Cycling
Roubaix Velodrome – A History
These days there are two velodromes in Roubaix. One is indoors and not even 10 years old yet. The other is the immensely iconic...
Men's Cycling
Champs Élysées – the most iconic street in cycling
To most people, the Champs Elysees is a premium-priced shopping street. With a very wide road in the middle of it and evenly spaced trees...
Men's Cycling
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2017 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is the start of the Spring Classics season. Whilst not a classic in itself, it's the first race that will lead...
Men's Cycling
Giro d’Italia 2015 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile
It's Giro d'Italia time again! Some of the world's best riders will fight it out over the next three weeks to see who will...
Men's Cycling
An even better weekend for the Brits…
It only seems like last weekend when I posted about the impact Brits have had so far this season, but they've done it again...
Men's Cycling
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2015
Spring is here! The Spring Classics season begins this Saturday with the Omloop het Nieuwsblad race in Belgium.
Omloop is often used a warmup event...
