Depending on how you look at things and who you’re rooting for, it will take either an unforeseen disaster or miracle for Jonas Vinegaard to not finish atop the podium at the 2023 Tour de France, finishing just ahead of Tadej Pogačar for the second year in a row. And how they finished 1-2 was a delightful battle for the ages that was filled with wonderful (and heartbreaking) surprises along the way.  If you've been been hooked on every stage like I've been, what follows is a recap of my favorite moments. If you haven't, but happen to be Tour curious, consider this a guide to stages worth checking out. Instead of binging Netflix, binge the Tour this weekend and...

To help get you ready to roll for La Grande Boucle, Matt has assembled his annual guide for who and what to watch for... The 2023 Tour de France makes its Grand Départ this Saturday. For its 110th running, the biggest cycling spectacle of the year will spend the first three stages roaming the Basque Country of Northern Spain before crossing the border back into France to get the party started with the mountain stages. If you binged the terrific new series Unchained on Netflix, you’ll be happy to know that this year’s edition of Le Tour is packed with storylines and you can watch the drama unfold in real-time over the course of 21 stages covering 2,115 miles in 23...

Pardon the pun but this Spring Cobbled Classics season has been truly classic and this weekend, it reaches its crescendo with Paris-Roubaix.This season has been highlighted by fireworks and firepower on both sides of the pro peloton.Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel are seemingly in a two-way battle for Classics supremacy while SD-Worx Women’s Team has been claiming the top two spots at virtually every race they’ve entered this spring with Lotte Kopecky, Demi Vollering, and Lorena Wiebes bringing home the most hardware.Heading into Roubaix, there have been a couple fantastic moments in the lead up races that are worth mentioning.At Gent-Wevelgem, Jumbo-Visma teammates Christophe Laporte and Wout van Aertfinished first and second following their decisive two-man breakaway with...

I think I’ve mentioned this before but the spark that inspired me to become a cyclist and pin on a racing number was catching a segment about Paris-Roubaix on ABC’s Wide World of Sports when I was a kid back in the ‘80s. Up until that moment, the act of riding bikes was nothing more than a means of transportation so I could secretly buy candy but when I saw the peloton going all out on brutally treacherous roads, I was instantly hooked. As an old cyclist here in 2023, it brings me immense joy to say the pro ranks are as exciting and loaded with talent as they have ever been. With such an impressive mix of young and experienced...