Boonen: Wout van Aert 'could have done better this year'

The year's third and final Grand Tour has arrived with some of the world's best cyclists hitting the streets and mountains of Spain for the Vuelta a España. Last year's La Vuelta saw a first time winner in Remco Evenepoel, who was the favourite to take this year's Giro d'Italia before having to withdraw while in the lead of the race because he had…

Formally the concluding event of the Road World Championships, the elite men's road race will for this year move to the first Sunday (August 6) of the UCI World Championships. This year the Worlds will take place in Glasgow, which hosts the first multi-discipline World Championships where track racing, mountain biking, BMX, road, and many more will…

After two races in a row won by lone riders, it is almost time to see what will happen in the third edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes. It has been a spring dominated by SD Worx, who have won every single cobbled Classic, but Roubaix has been a race won only by Trek-Segafredo to date. Unlike the men's race, Paris-Roubaix Femmes starts in Denain,…

Another "Classic" comes to us this Sunday. The 120th edition of Paris-Roubaix is the third monument of the season. It is one of the oldest races in cycling, is well known for its cobblestone sections and takes place in France. Usually, the weather is inclement. The race goes from Compiegne to Paris to Roubaix and spans 256.6 kilometers (159.4…

Is it pro road racing season already? It seems like only the other day that we were watching Annemiek van Vleuten take the inaugural Tour de France Femmes, or Remco Evenepoel's joyful World Championships win. Heck, Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel are still racing cyclocross. But along with English Premier League and NASCAR, the 10-month…

London-born professional road cyclists have risen to prominence in recent years and SWLondoner is reviewing how four of them performed in 2022. It was two years to the day on Tuesday since Holloway-born and Hackney-raised Tao Geoghegan Hart won the 2020 Giro d'Italia. Since then other riders from the British capital have found success at top teams…

Cycling's newest rivalry expands Saturday to one of cycling's most explosive one-days as Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard square off for the first time since Tour de France at Il Lombardia. Their calendars have been full since July, with each garnering victories after leaving the Champs-Élysées. They cross paths again Saturday on the hills of…

Ahead of the 2022 UCI Road World Championships, Cyclingnews is taking a deep dive into the key teams for the elite road races. Here, we put Belgium under the microscope. Belgium is the most successful nation in men's road race history at the UCI Road World Championships. They've amassed 26 rainbow jerseys, while on the women's side they are the…

The Elite Men's Road Race will take place this Sunday as part of the 2022 UCI World Championships in Wollongong, Australia. In this article, we preview the contenders for the World Elite Men's Road Race. This list of favourites has been narrowed down to 7 riders but with several dark horses the World Elite Men's Road Race can be one of the most…

This weekend sees all eyes in the road cycling world fix on Wollongong, Australia, for the UCI Road Cycling World Championships. With the Women Elite Road Race taking place on September 23rd from 6:00 PM ET and the Men Elite Road Race getting underway at 8:15 PM ET on September 24th, this will be a packed cycling schedule of racing. Below we…

Don't miss a moment from Paris-Roubaix and Unbound Gravel, to the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, Vuelta a España, and everything in between when you join Outside+ . Tobias Foss was at the edge of most people's TT radars Sunday morning. That may change now the Norwegian has a rainbow jersey on his back. Foss stunned an all-star cast of talent Sunday…

Look, I know we live in interesting times, maybe a bit intense, as evidenced by the fact that I have declared multiple Cycling emergencies already this year - see the Paris-Roubaix schedule change emergency; the Bernard Hinault has an NFT emergency; the emergency retreat hastily scheduled to work through Wout Van Aert's absence from Flanders; and…

Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) will not fight for the general classification at La Vuelta, according to Eurosport expert Alberto Contador. Evenepoel is second favourite with the bookies despite having never finished a three-week race, with his Giro d'Italia debut last year unravelling spectacularly in the final week before he…

Two years ago, a 21-year-old Slovenian named Tadej Pogacar pulled off one of the most dramatic upsets in the history of the Tour de France. With just one competitive stage left and race leader Primoz Roglic ahead by almost a minute, Pogacar put in the time trial of his life to become the youngest Tour de France winner in more than 100 years. That…

Don't miss a moment from Paris-Roubaix and Unbound Gravel, to the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, Vuelta a España, and everything in between when you join Outside+ . VALENCE, France (VN) - Wout van Aert wins plenty of big races, so perhaps a stage victory at the Critérium du Dauphiné isn't going to make his top-10 list. Yet a "W" is always positive…

Paris-Roubaix is set to get underway this weekend, with some of men's cycling's biggest names and most capable cobbled riders set to battle it out for the longstanding Monument Taking place on Sunday April 17, 'The Hell of the North' will cover 257.2km between Compiègne, northeast of Paris, and Roubaix, near the France-Belgium border. Famous for…

As far as winners go, there were no surprises in the men's and women's editions of Omloop het Nieuwsblad. Pre-race favourites, Wout van Aert and Annemiek van Vleuten, reigned victorious. However, despite the predictability of the rider on the top step of the podium, the manner in which each of them raced wasn't so widely expected. Commonly thought…

Sep Vanmarcke has come to the end of his first season at Israel Start-Up Nation, and his 12th as a professional, reflecting on another year of ups and downs, though confident that he and his Classics teammates are a stronger lineup than many fans and onlookers may think. This year, the 33-year-old specialist enjoyed a cluster of solid cobbled…

Nearly fourteen months since suffering the harrowing fall into a ravine on the descent of the Muro di Sormano that could have ended his career, Remco Evenepoel returns to Il Lombardia as a top favourite for victory once more. Evenepoel was also a major favourite for the win prior to last year's race, having shown sensational form in the weeks…

Dylan Van Baarle of the Netherlands can conquer the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix Free cycling betting tips, best bets and analysis for Sunday's Paris-Roubaix. Eurosport 1, 9.45am Sunday Dylan van Baarle 1pt each-way 25-1 BoyleSports After being cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, and a further postponement from its usual April slot this year,…

Primož Roglič marches on, relentless as ever. Tadej Pogačar continues to be the cannibal of the general classification. The Slovenian duo is at the forefront of the battle for GC at this week's Itzulia Basque Country as they extend their unrivaled run of stage-race dominance. But how long can it be sustained when their true prize - the top step of…

Don't miss a moment from Paris-Roubaix and Unbound Gravel, to the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, Vuelta a España, and everything in between when you join Outside+ . Pro cycling has returned from the coronavirus shutdown, and the new compressed UCI schedule means that races are now occurring at new points in the calendar, with many races overlapping…

We're not used to waiting until August for the first Monument of the cycling season, but to be honest that's probably one of the least surprising things we've had to contend with in 2020. Milan - San Remo was pushed back from it's usual March date due to the coronavirus pandemic, but on Saturday August 8 the sprinters will get their one real chance…

Arguably the most exciting race of the spring Classics is nearly upon us, as Paris-Roubaix 2019 is only days away. One of the biggest days on the racing calendar, the unpredictable and chaotic nature of the race can boil down to luck as much as form, with absolutely no certainties as to who will cross the line first. Three former winners will be on…