Milan–San Remo, commonly known as “La Primavera”, remains the longest and among the most prestigious single-day professional cycling races. With 298 kilometers to be covered, this race demands proper timing, precision, and endurance. It combines flat coastal roads and late climbs that test daring attackers and pure sprinters alike. This balance establishes a rare but …

The Tour of Flanders, known as De Ronde van Vlaanderen in its native Belgium, is a national event and one of cycling’s five hallowed monuments. The inaugural edition in 1913, won by Belgian war hero Paul Deman, took over 12 hours to complete. The winner averaged a sluggish 26.88 kilometers per hour on the rough, …

Paris-Roubaix stands alone among one-day cycling races. It is a cruel and beautiful spectacle that has captured the imagination of fans for over a century. Fans have even nicknamed it “The Hell of the North.”  This reputation for suffering and chaos is rooted in the race’s very history. Its nickname was originally coined by a …