Cobbled Classics
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Sunweb's Cees Bol takes unexpected victory after huge crash in Nokere Koerse 2019
Sunweb's Cees Bol took an unexpected victory in the 2019 Nokere Koerse, after his team's sprinter was taken out in a huge crash 300 metres from the line.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Ian Stannard's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad win in pictures
Graham Watson was on hand to record Ian Stannard's mighty win in the 2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Why the beers are on Peter Sagan this weekend
The Slovak national champion is due to take delivery of his own body weight in beer at the team hotel on Friday night
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Nine riders to watch in Ghent-Wevelgem
Ghent-Wevelgem is known as the sprinter's Classic, and if the weather plays ball in 2016 the fast men will be the ones to contest the win in Flanders
By Stuart Clarke Published
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11 ways the pros modify their bikes for Paris-Roubaix
There's more to do than fit 28mm tyres when riding the cobbles, and professional riders and mechanics have plenty of tricks to improve comfort on the pavé.
By Richard Windsor Published
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Lotto-Soudal's Stig Broeckx hit by motorbike during Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne (video)
Belgian rider Stig Broeckx collided with a motorbike during the final 35km of the one-day semi-Classic Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
By Richard Windsor Published
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Bradley Wiggins to ride Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
As a build up to Paris-Roubaix, Bradley Wiggins has been named in the Team Sky squad for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Lefevere rules out Tom Boonen's Paris-Roubaix return
After Etixx boss Marc Coucke tweeted that injured Tom Boonen has a one per cent chance of competing at Paris-Roubaix, team manager Patrick Lefevere dismisses speculation
By Gregor Brown Published
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Marta Bastianelli continues winning streak with victory at Tour of Flanders 2019
Italian proves her scintillating form forcing the final selection on the Oude Kwaremont
By Owen Rogers Published
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Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins confirmed for Belgian races
Mark Cavendish to race Dwars door Vlaanderen on Wednesday, as Bradley Wiggins is confirmed for Three Days of De Panne next week
By Gregor Brown Published
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By Tim Bonville-Ginn Last updated
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Alexander Kristoff wins Tour of Flanders
Man of the moment Alexander Kristoff out-paced fellow escapee Niki Terpstra to take the victory in the 2015 Tour of Flanders
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Matt Brammeier wins his weight in beer at Tour of Flanders
While other riders have their eye on the race win, Irish rider Matt Brammeier aimed to win a huge amount of beer at the Tour of Flanders
By Gregor Brown Published
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Bradley Wiggins skips E3 Harelbeke but will race Ghent-Wevelgem
Bradley Wiggins replaced by Elia Viviani in Team Sky's roster for Friday's E3 Harelbeke
By Gregor Brown Published
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'These are my best years, I don't want to waste them on a TV cooking show'
Greg Van Avermaet has found that he is in big demand by the media in his home country of Belgium - but he's staying focused on his racing for now
By Gregor Brown Published
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Peter Sagan still in pain after Tour of Flanders crash
Peter Sagan's Bora-Hansgrohe team say that the world champion is still suffering after crash in the Tour of Flanders, but hopes to be fully fit for Roubaix.
By Gregor Brown Published
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Nine riders to watch in E3 Harelbeke
Tom Boonen is looking for his sixth E3 Harelbeke win, while Fabian Cancellara can take his fourth if he crosses first on Good Friday
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Tom Boonen out of Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
Tom Boonen will not win his fourth Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne title on Sunday, with Quick-Step Floors saying that stomach problems have ruled him out.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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'Racing Belgian one-days has nothing to do with the Tour's Roubaix stage'
GC riders for the 2018 Tour de France have been riding some of Belgian cobbled Classics as preparation for the Roubaix stage of the race, but some think it's not always worth the effort
By Gregor Brown Published
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Florian Sénéchal continues Deceuninck - Quick-Step's winning streak on the cobbles in Le Samyn
Florian Sénéchal continued Deceuninck - Quick-Step's peerless dominance on the cobbles at Le Samyn 2019.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Wiggins confirmed to ride Scheldeprijs but no Cavendish for Etixx
Wiggins will ride as part of the eight-man Sky team in Wednesday's Classic, though Mark Cavendish is not included in the Etixx line-up
By Richard Windsor Published
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Jesse Sergent hit by neutral service car in Tour of Flanders (video)
Updated: Two incidents involving Shimano neutral service vehicles during 2015 Tour of Flanders; Shimano issues apology
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Team Sky out on the cobbles ahead of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
LottoNL.Jumbo also made a recon of the course on the same day Sky's Ian Stannard and Luke Rowe were out in preparation
By Richard Windsor Published
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'Physical block' the only way to stop riders using paths instead of cobbles
Riders have always looked to find away the rough cobbles of the Classics, and organisers are struggling to stop them
By Gregor Brown Published
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Ian Stannard wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Ian Stannard becomes first British winner of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad after out-sprinting Greg Van Avermaet
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
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Here are the favourites for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2020, according to the bookies
A certain Dutchman is offered at quite short odds...
By Jonny Long Published
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Team Sky blame poor positioning and bad luck after disappointing Ghent-Wevelgem
Team Sky said that bad luck and poor positioning were behind their disappointing Ghent-Wevelgem performance, as only Ian Stannard finished near the front.
By Henry Robertshaw Published
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'I'm in good shape, I love the race route': Alejandro Valverde tempted to ride the Tour of Flanders
Alejandro Valverde says that he has not 100 per cent excluded the possibility that he will stay on in Belgium after Wednesday's Dwars Door Vlaanderen
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Iconic Places: The Kemmelberg in Ghent-Wevelgem
The crux of this weekend’s Ghent-Wevelgem race is the famous Kemmelberg climb
By Chris Sidwells Published
