Thibaut Pinot, Peter Sagan, Greg Van Avermaet: Cycling Legends Retiring in 2023

Thibaut Pinot, Peter Sagan, Greg Van Avermaet: Cycling Legends Retiring in 2023

Thibaut Pinot, the esteemed French cyclist, recently concluded his professional career with a sentimental final appearance at the Il Lombardia on October 7th – a fittingly emotional farewell to a season he had declared would be his last. The 33-year-old has since exchanged the rolling hills of his beloved Franche-Comté for a holiday in Saint-Martin, […]

Philipsen, Kopecky, and Van der Poel triumph at the Flandrien Awards Gala

Philipsen, Kopecky, and Van der Poel triumph at the Flandrien Awards Gala

During a ceremonious evening on Tuesday, Jasper Philipsen and Lotte Kopecky were distinguished with the titles of Flandrien and Flandrienne of the Year, respectively. This annual accolade, which celebrates the best of Belgian cycling, was supplemented by other awards, among which Mathieu van der Poel received the International Flandrien honour, identifying him as the standout […]

Tour of Flanders 2019 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

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 far have all been a lead-up to this race – one of the 5 monuments of cycling. The race is tied in very closely to the […]

Milan – San Remo 2019 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

This Saturday’s Milan – San Remo is a beast, 291 kilometres long, it’s one of the longest professional races on the calendar. A relatively flat parcours sees the riders cover a lot of flat ground until the mid-race climb of the Turchino and the final sequence of climbs involving the Cipressa and the Poggio. The […]

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 in 2019 – it’s captured the imagination through its use of energy sapping white gravel roads which require strength and good bike handling to negotiate. Last […]

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2019 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2019 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is the start of the Spring Classics season. It’s the first race that will lead us into the major classics of the season like Paris Roubaix and Liege Bastogne Liege. Omloop Het Nieuwsblad contains a few of the same cobbled climbs (hellingen) that are also raced over in E3 Harelbeke and the crown jewel […]

Amstel Gold 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

Amstel Gold 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

Done are the Flemish classics, we’ve now moved onto the Ardennes region. These races follow a different pattern to what we’ve seen already this year, cobbles are pretty much done with but are replaced with a multitude of short sharp climbs instead. The famous climb in Amstel Gold is the Cauberg, found in Valkenburg near […]

Paris Roubaix 2018 Photos

Paris Roubaix 2018 Photos

I’ve been lucky enough to catch a lot of races abroad this spring, my trips to Spring Classics ended with a visit to Paris Roubaix to see the pros take on the Hell of the North. The race gets its name from the shocking state of the French countryside after the First World War. The […]

Paris – Roubaix 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

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 degrees is good enough to not have to wear the leg/arm warmers and with only the odd shower forecast, they should get away with not having […]

Tour of Flanders 2018 Photos

Tour of Flanders 2018 Photos

The final race and the highlight of my trip to Belgium this Spring – the Tour of Flanders. It’s a race I’ve never been to before but knew to expect that the sheer amount of people watching would far eclipse any of the races I’d seen so far. It didn’t disappoint, the start packed out […]