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Beginner’s guide to Il Lombardia 2026

Il Lombardia is the final Monument of the men’s road season and one of cycling’s most distinctive one-day races. The Italian Classic is built...

Andrea Tafi: the hard man of the cobbles who fitted Paris-Roubaix perfectly

Andrea Tafi looked as though he had been designed for Paris-Roubaix. The Tuscan was powerful enough to drive across broken pavé for hour after hour,...

Mapei team history – the team that turned the Classics into a private battlefield

Mapei did not merely win races. It changed the way the biggest one-day races looked, felt and were discussed. In the 1990s and early...