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 […]

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 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

Tour of Flanders 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

The crowning point of the Flemish classics is, of course, the Tour of Flanders. It’s also the race that gives an entire region its identity; expect to see copious amounts of yellow Flemish flags being waved during the race. For many it’ll be the end of their Spring Classics season as the races move onto Northern […]

Dwars Door Vlaanderen 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

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 the larger event of the Tour of Flanders. Cresting some of the same climbs, this positions it as a warm-up event for the big deal on […]

Gent – Wevelgem 2018 Photos

Gent – Wevelgem 2018 Photos

After heading to E3 Harelbeke with my camera the previous Friday, Hannah and I went along to Gent – Wevelgem (both the Men’s and Women’s races) on Sunday with my press pass in tow. We didn’t go to the start this time around, but instead took up station on the Kemmelberg. The Kemmelberg is known as […]

Gent – Wevelgem 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

Gent – Wevelgem 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

Gent – Wevelgem is a race where the puncheurs do battle with the sprinters to make it a tough enough race to not be a bunch sprint at the end. Traditionally, winners here are the punchy sprinters, every now and again the out and out puncheur gets themself a win (e.g. Paolini in 2015 and […]

E3 Harelbeke 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

E3 Harelbeke 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

E3 Harelbeke, known as the Little Tour of Flanders, is an ideal warm-up for the main event itself – the Ronde van Vlaanderen itself. The route covers many of the same cobbled hellingen (hills to English speakers), particularly the Oude Kwaremont, the Paterberg and the Taaienberg. The last two riders to do ‘the double’ were […]

Strade Bianche 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

Strade Bianche 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

Strade Bianche is the race of the white roads. This year they could be even whiter, as of today they’re covered in snow. The race organisers are confident that the snow will be gone by Saturday, but it should mean that we’re on for a wet, cold, mucky race at the very least. With that in […]

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2018 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 […]

Champs Élysées – the most iconic street in 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 lining the edges. To anyone with a bike, however, it is the iconic finish of the Tour de France. Champs Elysees Summary Every year since 1975, the Tour de France has […]