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The European Spring classics season of cycling is in full swing and it's time for the last of the ‘cobble classics' - the 113th…
The European Spring classics season of cycling is in full swing and it's time for the last of the ‘cobble classics' - the 113th…
In memory of the recently passed cobbled classics, let's reflect on what makes a winner, what a cobblestone is, and why it's okay to…
We have just passed the zenith of the Spring Classics season for another year. There are many great races at this time of the…
Yes, I know, I’m British so I would say that. But he can. Here’s why. Long before he won the Tour de France, which…
The Omega Pharma-Quick Step team live and breathe for the spring classics. Niki Terpstra's win in Paris-Roubaix, then, was a defibrillator reviving a body…
This year, circumstances and a generous wife allowed me to watch all the televised Spring Classics (and semi-classics for that matter). That alone should…
Tom Boonen did it in 2005, and five years ago Fabian Cancellara did it. The two became the ninth and tenth riders to have…
Last week I suggested that RVV is nothing more than a gigantic Easter Egg hunt. This week I would like to suggest that after…
To win Paris-Roubaix you need three things: to be the strongest rider on the day; to be the smartest rider on the day; and…
The 2014 Paris-Roubaix is almost upon us, and what a race it promises to be. Join us right here on The Roar from 10pm…
The 2014 Paris-Roubaix is almost upon us, and what a race it promises to be. Join us right here on The Roar from 10pm…
The 2014 Paris-Roubaix is almost upon us, and what a race it promises to be. Join us right here on The Roar from 10pm…
If the Ronde felt rather a let-down then the 'Hell of the North' really lived up to its name after a particularly brutal 2013…
If the Ronde felt rather a let-down then the 'Hell of the North' really lived up to its name after a particularly brutal 2013…
If the Ronde felt rather a let-down then the 'Hell of the North' really lived up to its name after a particularly brutal 2013…
Every second Saturday of April for the last seven years of my life, I have woken up and typed the following words into Google:…
Whoever gets to hold the Sett (or a mounted cobblestone to me and you) above his head in the Roubaix velodrome is going to…
With the 111th edition of Paris-Roubaix being ridden on Sunday, this week’s Friday Flick and my first attempt of an article on The Roar…
The lung busting, Peter Sagan-beating climbs of Flanders may be gone, but the cobblestones aren't. They return this weekend with a vengeance. In fact…
It is, by common consent, the greatest one day race on the planet. Paris-Roubaix, also known as The Hell of the North, was first…
Garmin-Sharp may have spluttered and misfired in the team time trial at Tirreno-Adriatico but over the border in France a different story was emerging,…
The Hell of the North is the most arduous one day test in cycling. They make special bikes just for this race. They wrap…
There's no doubt what was the biggest story in 2012, I'm sure we can all agree on that. Lance Armstrong's thumping fall from grace…
If you’ve been living under a moss-covered rock for the last two years, you may not have heard that Peter Sagan is rapidly becoming…
If you’ve been living under a moss-covered rock for the last two years, you may not have heard that Peter Sagan is rapidly becoming…
If you’ve been living under a moss-covered rock for the last two years, you may not have heard that Peter Sagan is rapidly becoming…
Coming off the back of the world's biggest bike race and with no WorldTour points on offer, just how relevant is the Olympic road…
Coming off the back of the world's biggest bike race and with no WorldTour points on offer, just how relevant is the Olympic road…
Coming off the back of the world's biggest bike race and with no WorldTour points on offer, just how relevant is the Olympic road…
It's a combination of nature, nurture, technique and body shape, with a bit of history for extra motivation. Nature and nurture are Boonen's physical…
What was the highlight of the week in cycling? Between the track world championships in Melbourne and Tom Boonen's spectacular victory at Paris-Roubaix, it's…
Tom Boonen's emphatic win in Sunday's Paris-Roubaix - the Queen of the Classics - led even the man himself to label himself "the best…
Tom Boonen enters Sunday's 2012 Paris-Roubaix as overwhelming favourite. Join us for live updates and blog of the Paris-Roubaix - the Queen of the…
Evergreen American George Hincapie has admitted that this year could be his last Paris-Roubaix as he prepares to compete in the famous spring classic…
Evergreen American George Hincapie has admitted that this year could be his last Paris-Roubaix as he prepares to compete in the famous spring classic…
The European Spring classics season of cycling is in full swing and it's time for the last of the ‘cobble classics' - the 113th…