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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Copy-of-next-in-line-2.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated April 13, 2026 05:53AM Paris-Roubaix, it’s a race of a thousand narratives. Every rider who makes it across the gnarled cobblestones and into the ancient velodrome has tales to tell after the Hell of the North. And away from the bikes, the hype of “The Queen of the Classics”…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/horitzonalMVP.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated April 12, 2026 04:57PM Mathieu van der Poel saw his bid for a fourth straight Paris-Roubaix implode in a cascade of mechanicals and bad choices at the race’s most decisive moment Sunday. The Alpecin-Premier Tech leader punctured on the Arenberg Forest, the brutal 2.3km trench that often decides the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2270600273.jpg”] Shane Stokes Published April 12, 2026 03:27PM Tadej Pogačar appeared deflated at the end of Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, his face marked by dust, sweat and effort, and he initially declined to clarify if he would ride the race again. He had just been outsprinted by Wout Van Aert inside the hallowed velodrome,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2270993411-2-scaled.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published April 12, 2026 11:31AM Wout van Aert winning Paris-Roubaix — it was the victory that every bike fan was cheering for Sunday, but no one expected to see. The crowd erupted as cycling’s hard-luck Belgian powered into the velodrome alongside Tadej Pogačar. After years of close calls, near misses,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2270532885.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated April 12, 2026 11:38AM Franziska Koch (FDJ United – Suez) prevented double celebrations for Visma-Lease a Bike, uncorking a blistering sprint at the end of Paris-Roubaix Women to prevent Marianne Vos from emulating Wout van Aert’s win in the men’s race. The German champion went head to head with…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2270514312.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated April 12, 2026 09:43AM Wout Van Aert showed the power of perseverance and dedication on Sunday, outsprinting Tadej Pogačar to finally win Paris-Roubaix after many, many years of trying. The Belgian ripped clear of the front group with just under 55km remaining in the race and was quickly joined…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2209919781.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated April 12, 2026 07:29AM Best together, or better apart? That’s the question many professional riders, pro teams and race fans are asking themselves about Paris-Roubaix Women. For the first time since its introduction in 2021, the race will be held on the same day as the men’s event. Previously…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2270492811.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated April 12, 2026 06:43AM Double distaster struck Sunday for the two favorites at Paris-Roubaix. Tadej Pogačar hit turbulence early at Paris-Roubaix even before reaching the decisive forest of Arenberg. The world champion suffered a mechanical nightmare just moments ahead of the first key decisive phase Sunday, putting him in…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2266984696.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published April 11, 2026 11:37PM Modern Adventure rocks up to the start line on Sunday as one of the surprise teams to race cycling’s most brutal race at Paris-Roubaix. After a solid spring filled with breakaways and podiums, the team snagged a rare first-year invitation to the prestigious monument contested…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/usa-crits-logo.jpg”] The VELO Team Published April 11, 2026 03:23PM The USA CRITS 2026 series kicks off today with the Sunny King Criterium live from Anniston, Alabama! Timetable Pro Women: 4:45 p.m. CDT Pro Men 6:00 p.m. CDT Awards Ceremony: 7:30 p.m. CDT Velo is live streaming all eight USA CRITS races this year.…