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Men's Cycling
A brief history of Il Lombardia
Il Lombardia is cycling’s great autumn Classic, a race shaped by the lakes, climbs and descending roads of northern Italy and by more than...
Men's Cycling
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...
Men's Cycling
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,...
Men's Cycling
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...
