By Steven Sheffield — The Giro d’Italia is the most Italian thing in sport — and that is saying something. Founded in 1909 by La Gazzetta dello Sport, a sports newspaper that was struggling to survive and gambled its future on staging a race around the entire country, the Corsa Rosa has grown across more […]

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By Steven Sheffield — Professional cycling’s spring season builds toward a series of one-day races that define careers and separate the merely great from the genuinely immortal. Among these, four stand apart — two rooted in the cobblestones and punishing climbs of Flanders, one in the rolling hills of the Dutch province of Limburg, and […]

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By Steven Sheffield — The Monuments and classics represent the oldest and most prestigious one-day races in professional cycling—contests that predate the Tour de France and have crowned champions for well over a century. From the cobbled brutality of Paris-Roubaix to the Ardennes hills of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, from the sprinter’s lottery of Milano-Sanremo to the autumn […]

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By Steven Sheffield — The Strade Bianche is cycling’s most cinematically beautiful race — a modern classic born from ancient roads, set against the burnt-sienna hills of Tuscany. While the great Monuments carry centuries of history, this race has conjured legend in less than two decades, earning a place in the hearts of cyclists and […]

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By Steven Sheffield — Every February and March, as the cobbles of Flanders emerge from winter’s grip, the cycling world turns its attention to Belgium for the most demanding stretch of the professional calendar. From the season-opening Omloop Het Nieuwsblad through the brutal bergs and windswept polders to the sacred Sunday of the Ronde van […]

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By Dave Campbell Q1. American cyclist Matthew Riccitello finished the 2025 Vuelta Espana in fifth, but perhaps more importantly, won the white best young rider’s jersey. He is the first American to win this jersey at the Vuelta. He joins only three other Americans to win the “neophyte” jersey in a Grand Tour. Can you […]

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By Dave Campbell Test your knowledge this month on more trivial nuggets celebrating the greatest race in the world… Q1. For the past five years in the Tour de France, Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard have placed first or second, with Pogačar winning three in front of the Dane while Jonas took two ahead of […]

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The 2026 UCI Cyclocross World Championships arrive in Hulst this winter, bringing the sport’s pinnacle event to a fortified Dutch town in Zeeland where land and sea have contested boundaries for centuries. Located near the Belgian border, Hulst will draw massive crowds from both nations—fitting for a sport whose identity has been shaped by Low […]

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By Dave Campbell Q1. Mathieu van der Poel wore the yellow race leader’s jersey for four days this year. Earlier, this versatile rider had triumphed on the cobbles of “The Queen of the Classics,” Paris-Roubaix. When did a Roubaix winner last wear the Tour’s yellow leader’s jersey in the same season? It doesn’t happen that […]

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As summer fades into autumn, professional cycling saves some of its most dramatic chapters for the season’s closing weeks. The Fall Monuments—Paris–Tours and the Giro di Lombardia—offer contrasting challenges: one a high-speed dash across the flat roads of France, the other a punishing test of climbing strength in the Italian lakes. Alongside them sits the […]

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While the Tour de France captures headlines and the Giro d’Italia enchants with its pageantry, the Vuelta a España remains cycling’s most enigmatic and often brutal Grand Tour—a late-season crucible where careers are made and legends are forged in the fires of Spanish mountains. This race has evolved from humble beginnings into cycling’s dramatic finale, […]

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The Tour de France has captivated the world for over a century, evolving from a newspaper publicity stunt in 1903 into cycling’s most prestigious and grueling competition. This legendary race has witnessed extraordinary athletic achievements, survived two world wars, and created iconic traditions that have become synonymous with cycling excellence. Behind the yellow jerseys, mountain […]

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By Dave Campbell – The 112th edition of the Tour de France begins July 5 in Lille and concludes July 27 on the Champs-Élysées. The men’s finish this year will be unique and perhaps favor spring classics specialists over sprinters as it will visit Montmartre and ascend the highest point in Paris, Rue Lepic three […]

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By Dave Campbell — As the peloton prepares for the Tour de France, several key French races held in June serve as critical tune-ups for cycling’s biggest event. Chief among them is the Critérium du Dauphiné, which runs from June 8–15 this year and features stages across the French Alps. Widely regarded as the premier preparatory race for […]

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By Dave Campbell — The Tour Méditerranéen, later called simply La Méditerranéenne, was a four day long early season (February) stage race held in France, Italy, and Spain along the Mediterranean Coast. It was run from 1974 through 2014 and was the brainchild of former Tour de France winner Lucien Aimar. The race was mainly […]

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It’s May and that means it is time for the Giro d’Italia!!! The Italian Grand Tour began in 1909 and this year will mark the 108th running of the Men’s Tour of Italy. The race begins May 9 in Durres, Albania and finishes June 1 in Rome. Eighteen teams will contest twenty-one stages totaling 3413 […]

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By Dave Campbell — Classic is perhaps the most overused term in cycling, with the oldest and most prestigious Classics known monuments. Less prestigious or historic events are either referred to as semi-classics or simply classics. All are long, difficult, and full of history. Every rider dreams of winning a classic, but especially a prestigious […]

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By Dave Campbell — Looking back at a Remarkable Year of World Cycling including some significant American performances… Q1. The last time an American woman won the World Road Cycling Championships was 1980 when Beth Heiden triumphed in Sallanches, France. But our riders have collected many runner-up positions! Chloe Dygert’s Silver medal finish was amazingly […]

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By Dave Campbell — From September 21 through 27, Zurich, Switzerland will host the World Road Cycling Championships. It is the first time Switzerland has hosted the event since 2008 and the circuit, held in the foothills of the Alps will be very demanding. The women will race nearly 96 miles and climb over 8000 […]

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Paris hosts the Olympic Games this summer, beginning July 27 and running through August 11. 514 athletes will contest the cycling events, split evenly between male and female competitors for the first time ever. The events have changed significantly over the years and now men and women each contest a time trial and a road […]

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