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Wout van Aert dominates Exact Cross Essen in cyclocross return

Wout van Aert marked his season debut in cyclocross with a commanding victory in the challenging Exact Cross Essen, where he launched a decisive attack mid-race. Van Aert, set...

Cyclocross UCI World Cup 2021 Calendar

The Cyclocross UCI World Cup is the highest-ranked series in the cyclocross calendar. Despite the name, the cyclocross world champion is not the winner of the World Cup. The...

Greatest Spring Classics Races – Strade Bianche

Compared to all of the other races in this series, Strade Bianche is the new kid. It started life as an amateur Gran Fondo in 1997 with the first pro edition in 2007. The following year it moved from October to March and quickly gained a cult following.

Tour of Flanders 2019 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

Sunday's Tour of Flanders or De Ronde for short is the highlight of the Flemish Spring Classics season. All of the races in the area that we've had so...

Strade Bianche 2019 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

After a weekend in Belgium, the WorldTour moves on to Italy, with Strade Bianche taking place on Saturday 9th March. This relatively new classic will see its 13th edition...

Paris – Roubaix 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

It's that time of year for the Hell of the North - Paris Roubaix. Luckily for the riders involved, the weather forecast looks pretty reasonable. A temperature of 15...

Dwars Door Vlaanderen 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

For 2018 Dwars Door Vlaanderen has a new date and a new route. Effectively swapping places with De Panne, Dwars Door now takes place a few days ahead of...

Strade Bianche 2017 Preview – Tips, Favourites, Profile

The Spring Classics take their annual trip to Italy for the genuinely modern classic of Strade Bianche. This year is the 10th edition of the race, but it's now...

Paris – Roubaix 2015 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

Paris - Roubaix is the flattest of all the classics but has around 30km of brutal cobbled sections (which I can vouch for). The race traditionally suits heavier, powerful...

Strade Bianche 2015 Review

For all the pre-race talk of Peter Sagan and two time winner Fabian Cancellara fighting it out on the way to the finish of Strade Bianche, it didn't pan out anything...

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 for the Tour de Flanders...

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2014 Preview

2015 version here! The Spring is here! At least in cycling terms that is... Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is the start of the Belgian cobbled Classics season and it's probably one of...