Tag: classics
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Ronde van Vlaanderen Preview: Boonen vs. Cancellara Showdown
The Ronde is on deck. After E3 and Gent-Wevelgem served as appetizers, the first Belgian feast of the season is just a few days away. This Sunday, April 1st, the first of the two major cobble Classics kicks off with the Ronde van Vlaanderen.
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The Best Race You’ve Never Heard Of: E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
You know the Ronde and Paris-Roubaix by heart, but the race that kicks off the Belgian season is a full week prior to Flanders itself.
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2011 in Review: Paris-Nice Stage 5
It’s a rare early season race where the top names are all on form enough to battle en masse at the finish. On the fifth stage of the 2011 Paris-Nice, it happened. The real favorites with a chance all were there at the end of a long, rolling day across the low mountains.