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Cycling classics held in March and April
The cobbled classics are four cycling classics held in March and April. Cobblestones, like mountainous terrain, are important elements in courses of cycling
Cobbled_classics
Road cycling race
Flanders – the Ronde van Vlaanderen in Dutch/Flemish, the first of the Cobbled classics, is raced every first Sunday of April. It was first held in 1913, making
Classic_cycle_races
Belgian one-day cycling race, one of the five monuments
Liège–Bastogne–Liège and the Giro di Lombardia. It is one of the two major cobbled classics, shortly before Paris–Roubaix, which is one week after the Tour of
Tour_of_Flanders_(men's_race)
Career achievements of cyclist Mathieu van der Poel
third-place, top 3 and top 10 finishes of Monuments, Cobbled monuments, Cobbled classics and World Tour cobbled races. Criterium and National races 2011 1st Time
List of career achievements by Mathieu van der Poel
List_of_career_achievements_by_Mathieu_van_der_Poel
Dutch one-day road cycling race
marks the turning point of the spring classics, with the climbers and stage racers replacing the cobbled classics riders as the favourites. Since 1989
Amstel_Gold_Race_(men's_race)
Cycling classics in Belgium and the Netherlands
recent years, these three hill classics are held in the second half of April, following a similar set of the Cobbled classics. Later in the year, there are
Ardennes_classics
French one-day cycling race, one of the five monuments
with the Tour of Flanders, E3 Harelbeke and Gent–Wevelgem, one of the cobbled classics. It has been called the Hell of the North, a Sunday in Hell (also the
Paris–Roubaix
Belgian one-day road cycling race
one-day classics, but has developed into a prestigious and desirable event. It is on the UCI World Tour calendar, as part of a series of cobbled classics in
E3_Saxo_Classic
Italian one-day road cycling race
early spring precursor to the cobbled classics in April. A three-time winner over the pavé of Paris–Roubaix and the cobbled hills of the Tour of Flanders
Strade_Bianche
Belgian racing cyclist
Nicknamed The Lion of Flanders, he was particularly successful in the cobbled classics of Flanders and Northern France and was considered one of the best
Johan_Museeuw
English racing cyclist
favourite races include the Tour of Flanders, one of the two major Cobbled Classics, and Strade Bianche, in which he became the first British rider to
Daniel_Lloyd_(cyclist)
Belgian one-day men's cycling race
general classification riders and climbers than the gravelled and cobbled classics of early spring. In 2017, the Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes was inaugurated
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
A cobbled street or cobblestone road, is a street or road paved with cobblestones. There are many historic streets that are cobbled. In the United States
List_of_cobblestone_streets
Cycling race in Belgium
positioned between the flatter cobbled classics and the steeper Ardennes classics races. The course features the cobbled Moskesstraat [nl] climb (550 metres
Brabantse_Pijl_(women's_race)
Five classic road cycling races
"the Queen of the Classics" or "the Hell of the North", it is raced in April one week after the Tour of Flanders and is the final cobbled classic. First
Cycling_monument
Virtual Cycling Platform
opportunity". The National. Bax, Sjoerd (April 14, 2023). "Sjoerd Bax: Cobbled classics highlight of season so far for UAE Team Emirates". The National. "MyWhoosh
MyWhoosh
Belgian one-day road cycling race
cobbled classic, the route actually has very few sections of cobbled roads. Only the Kemmelberg and the upper stretches of the Kasselberg are cobbled
Gent–Wevelgem
Cobbled road used in Paris-Roubaix
of many cobbled roads after World War II with tarmac or asphalt. This change had a significant effect on the parcours of the cobbled classics: by the
Trouée_d'Arenberg
Capital of East Flanders province, Belgium
Nieuwsblad, the traditional opening race of the cobbled classics season. It also lends its name to another cobbled classic, Gent–Wevelgem, although the race
Ghent
Belgian road bicycle racer (born 1980)
Gent–Wevelgem 8th E3 Harelbeke Most cobbled classics wins: 15 in 2005->2010, 2011 & 2012 The only rider to win all 4 cobbled classics in one season: 2012 Most Paris–Roubaix
Tom_Boonen
Recurring sporting event
covers the hills in the Flemish Ardennes, marking the start of the cobbled classics season in Europe. Due to its early calendar date, it is characterized
Omloop_Het_Nieuwsblad
Mexican cyclist (born 2002)
in an interview with Sporza that she is also interested in riding cobbled classics. Hinojosa is the partner of Mexican cyclist Isaac del Toro, who she
Romina_Hinojosa
Belgian cyclist
both Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Strade Bianche, before focusing on the cobbled classics. He finished fourth in the Tour of Flanders, where he won the sprint
Greg_Van_Avermaet
Belgian one-day cycling race, one of the five monuments
youngest of the five cycling monuments. The race is the first of the cobbled classics, and is raced on the first Sunday of April. Notable for the narrow
Tour of Flanders (women's race)
Tour_of_Flanders_(women's_race)
Canadian bicycle manufacturer
manufacturer to produce an aero-road frame (Soloist) that has won on the cobbled road race classics, with additional wins from the S-series bicycles notably in the
Cervélo
American cyclist (born 1973)
(1998, 2006, 2009). Throughout his career Hincapie has targeted the cobbled classics of April, specifically the week that begins with the Tour of Flanders
George_Hincapie
Italian cyclist
Italian national champion in 2000. In Belgium, he excelled in both the cobbled classics of Flanders and the hilly races in the Ardennes, which earned him the
Michele_Bartoli
Dutch cyclist
Remo, where Philipsen sprinted for the win. Van der Poel had a strong cobbled classics season, winning the E3 Saxo Classic, finishing second at Gent–Wevelgem
Mathieu_van_der_Poel
Belgian cyclist (born 2000)
November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019. "Evenepoel will not ride cobbled Classics in 2019". Cyclingnews.com. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019
Remco_Evenepoel
Cycling race
the race the name "the Hell of the North". It came at the end of the cobbled classics season, a week after the 2016 Tour of Flanders; the favourites included
2016_Paris–Roubaix
Role of body height in sports
cyclists tend to perform better at flat one-day races, such as the cobbled classics, as absolute power is more relevant than power to weight ratio in that
Height_in_sports
Cycling race
the eighth race of the 2015 UCI World Tour. The race was one of the cobbled classics and was the second of the cycling monuments on the 2015 calendar. The
2015_Tour_of_Flanders
Eritrean cyclist (born 2000)
March 2024). "Back in the game – Biniam Girmay's fresh approach to the cobbled Classics". CyclingNews. Retrieved 10 August 2024. "Biniam Girmay career achievements"
Biniam_Girmay
Colombian road cyclist
the young rider jersey. Quintana was selected by his team for two cobbled classics – E3 Harelbeke and Dwars door Vlaanderen – in order to prepare him
Nairo_Quintana
Cycling race organizer
Flanders Classics is an official cooperation among the organizers of the classic cycle races held in Flanders, Belgium. It was founded in 2009 and comprises
Flanders_Classics
Dutch cyclist (born 1992)
Baarle sets sights on Classics". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 13 July 2025. "Van Baarle returns to cobbled Classics for Dwars door Vlaanderen"
Dylan_van_Baarle
Australian road bicycle racer
supporting role within his team. Hayman was also a specialist in the cobbled classics, and was the winner of Paris–Roubaix in 2016. Following his retirement
Mathew_Hayman
Italian bicycle maker
first Colnago to feature press fit 86.5 bottom bracket, designed for cobbled classics races. V1-r—(2014) Replaces the M10 as the top Taiwan-made monocoque
Colnago
Cycling race
Ghent, Belgium, covering 200.8 km. The Omloop marked the start of the cobbled classics season in Europe and was rated as a 1.HC event of the 2016 UCI Europe
2016_Omloop_Het_Nieuwsblad
Italian cyclist (born 1964)
history. It was considered a surprise win with Bugno not known as a cobbled Classics rider, finishing 43rd at Flanders the previous year. Bugno placed second
Gianni_Bugno
Manx road and track cyclist (born 1985)
teammate Landa's bid for the yellow jersey. He rode in the delayed cobbled classics in the autumn, making a number of early breakaways. At Gent–Wevelgem
Mark_Cavendish
Danish road bicycle racer
championships, finishing 3rd and getting a bronze medal. Breschel had his best cobbled classics campaign ever in 2009. He managed to finish 6th at the Tour of Flanders
Matti_Breschel
German cyclist (born 1979)
professional between 2001 and 2011. Kopp's speciality was sprinting and the cobbled classics of Belgium. Kopp started his pro career with Team Telekom in 2001 before
David_Kopp
Belgian one-day women's cycling race
general classification riders and climbers than the gravelled and cobbled classics of early spring. "UCI announce 2017 Women's WorldTour calendar". Cyclingnews
Liège–Bastogne–Liège_Femmes
French bicycle racer (born 1992)
Ostanek, Dani (27 March 2025). "Christophe Laporte misses out on cobbled Classics due to cytomegalovirus". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 12
Christophe_Laporte
Type of road racing cyclist
cobblestones also have good prospects of winning the Ardennes classics or the Cobbled classics respectively. The first great pure sprinter in the Tour de
Sprinter_(cycling)
Professional road bicycling team (2008–2011)
race the S-Works Tarmac for most road races, the S-Works Roubaix for cobbled classics, and the Shiv TT in time trials. The all-new S-Works Prevail and TT3
HTC–Highroad
Slovak cyclist
in Tirreno–Adriatico, and sixth in Milan–San Remo. Moving on to the cobbled classics, he was 26th in E3 Harelbeke before winning a record-equalling third
Peter_Sagan
the strongest kasseinfretter, or cobble-eater, by winning both the Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix cobbled classics, propelling him to the top of the
2005_UCI_ProTour
British former professional road and track racing cyclist
race. Wiggins was set to ride E3 Harelbeke in March, a return to the cobbled classics in the lead up to his main objective of Paris–Roubaix, but withdrew
Bradley_Wiggins
Cycling race
Nieuwsblad road cycling race, traditionally seen as the beginning of the cobbled classics season along with the Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne the following day. It
2015_Omloop_Het_Nieuwsblad
Italian road cyclist
the sprint by a few centimetres over Peter Sagan. During the 2015 cobbled classics, Trentin took his first podium finish when he finished in third place
Matteo_Trentin
Danish road racing cyclist
and advanced to 7th place in the general classification after the cobbled classics stage, a stage in which Fuglsang attacked but had no luck of getting
Jakob_Fuglsang
British cyclist
teammate Magnus Sheffield to victory. His next set of races were the Cobbled classics where once again he was in a domestique role. In the Grand Prix de
Ben_Turner_(cyclist)
Cycling team season
Gold Race. This race, like the other Ardennes classics to follow, is much more hilly than the cobbled classics, and thus the three leaders from earlier in
2011_Garmin–Cervélo_season
Cycling race
2010-03-28. Brecht Decaluwé (2010-04-11). "Cancellara crowned king of the cobbled Classics". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, UK: Future plc. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
2010_Paris–Roubaix
2015. Retrieved 10 December 2016. "Cancellara crowned king of the cobbled Classics". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, United Kingdom: Future plc. 11 April 2010
List of career achievements by Fabian Cancellara
List_of_career_achievements_by_Fabian_Cancellara
Cycling race
the race. It included 12 major climbs, five of them cobbled, and three flat sections of cobbled roads. The race included several of the climbs used in
2015_Dwars_door_Vlaanderen
Bicycle part
CyclingNews.com. 17 October 2008. "New Cervélo TestTeam bikes for the cobbled Classics". bikeradar.com. 4 April 2009. "Q-Rings General Information" (PDF)
Crankset
One-day road cycling race
Scheldeprijs". Flanders Classics. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018. "Reflections from the cobbled classics". Cycling Tips. 27
Scheldeprijs
Chilean cyclist
American Road Championships "A 19-year-old's journey from Chile to the cobbled classics". Cycling Tips. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved
Catalina_Soto
Argentine-Spanish cyclist (born 1977)
of the podium in Paris–Roubaix, a confirmation of his skills in the cobbled classics. He entered the Roubaix Velodrome with Tom Boonen and George Hincapie
Juan_Antonio_Flecha
French road racing cyclist (born 1991)
at the Tour of Qatar, his first race of the season. Moving into the cobbled classics, Démare finished in the front group at Gent–Wevelgem, ultimately finishing
Arnaud_Démare
Cycling race
Hotondberg, the Kortekeer, the Taaienberg (cobbled), the Boigneberg, the Eikenberg (cobbled) and the Stationsberg (cobbled). At this point there were 57 kilometres
2016_E3_Harelbeke
Cycling team season
victory. April started with another top-ten finish in the second of the Cobbled classics, as Thomas finished tenth in the Tour of Flanders, having bridged up
2011_Team_Sky_season
of France hosts the one-day race Paris–Roubaix, known as one of the cobbled classics famous for the use of cobblestones or setts as challenging terrain
Sport_in_France
Cycling race
favourites for overall victory were classics riders—those who perform strongly in the Ardennes classics and the cobbled classics that feature in the early part
2015_Eneco_Tour
Belgian cyclist (1933–2024)
(record shared with Eddy Merckx and Roger De Vlaeminck) Winner of all 3 cobbled classics in one season: 1962 (record shared with Tom Boonen) Former record of
Rik_Van_Looy
Czech cyclist
in the same position on the race's queen stage which involved several cobbled climbs. He also finished third in the Czech National Road Race Championships
Zdeněk_Štybar
Belgian cyclist
Intermarché–Wanty Discipline Road Role Rider Rider type Breakaway specialist Cobbled classics specialist Amateur teams 2005 Crazy Bikers 2006–2007 Optique Lauwerys
Ludwig_De_Winter
French one-day women's cycling race
Paris–Roubaix Femmes is a one day women's bicycle race on cobbled roads (or pavé) in northern France, held annually in early April. It is part of the
Paris–Roubaix_Femmes
Belgian road bicycle racer
year, Devolder finished third in the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen – one of the cobbled classics – having attacked as part of a three-rider move inside the final 30
Stijn_Devolder
long cobbled road in the municipality of Zottegem, in East Flanders, Belgium. The road is a regular location of the springtime cycling classics in Flanders
Paddestraat
Swiss cyclist (born 1981)
Brecht Decaluwé (11 April 2010). "Cancellara crowned king of the cobbled Classics". Cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved
Fabian_Cancellara
Belgian racing cyclist
2019. Retrieved 25 February 2024. "Vanmarcke focused on remaining cobbled Classics after Paris-Roubaix cancellation". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 11
Sep_Vanmarcke
Cycling race
edition of the Dwars door Vlaanderen race. The race is part of the cobbled classics season. It uses some of the same roads and climbs as other such races
2016_Dwars_door_Vlaanderen
German racing cyclist
his next starts in stage races, Martens moved onto the Cobbled classics and Ardennes classics. Martens contested, for the only time in his career, the
Paul_Martens
Cycling race
was the eighth event of the UCI World Tour and the third of the cobbled one-day classics. It was the second Monument race of the 2016 cycling season. The
2016_Tour_of_Flanders
Belgian cyclist (1950–1982)
mentioned, including suicide. Demeyer was particularly suited to the cobbled Classics and won the 1976 edition of Paris-Roubaix, famously captured in Jorgen
Marc_Demeyer
Italian road cyclist
Langkawi, then finished second on the fourth and sixth stages. Mareczko's cobbled classics season then continued with his participation in Dwars door Vlaanderen
Jakub_Mareczko
Suburb of Goulburn Mulwaree Council, New South Wales, Australia
in the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Hayman was also a specialist in the cobbled classics, and was the winner of what is widely agreed as the toughest professional
Windellama
Cycling race
2014. Retrieved 14 August 2013. Matthew Beaudin (21 February 2013). "Cobbled Classics: The precarious marriage of weather and bike racing". VeloNews. Competitor
1988_Giro_d'Italia
1976 Danish film
consistently documented events among the spring classics. Much of the latter portion is over narrow, cobbled tracks that choke with dust on dry days and become
A_Sunday_in_Hell
American film and distribution company
left to form Cinecom, and Barker and Bernard formed Orion Classics and Sony Pictures Classics. The label mostly released foreign and independent films
United_Artists
Road bicycle racer
he was in the early breakaway in the two cycling monuments held as cobbled classics, the Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix. He finished both races in
Imanol_Erviti
Cycling race
cyclingrevealed.com. Retrieved 23 February 2016. "Great moments in Classics history – the cobbled Classics". Cyclingnews. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2016
1985_Tour_of_Flanders
Cycling race
was organised by Flanders Classics and marked the transition from the cobbled classics in Flanders to the Ardennes classics in Wallonia. The race included
2016_Brabantse_Pijl
not to ride against him as he felt his rivals had done to him in the cobbled classics. The race took place two days after Fränk Schleck's 30th birthday,
2011_Leopard_Trek_season
1993 unfinished film by Richard Williams
original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2006. 22 Animated Cult Classics Worth Checking Out – MovieWeb Summer, Edward (12 November 1995). "The Animator
The_Thief_and_the_Cobbler
Dutch cyclist (born 1996)
riders of her generation, she has achieved major successes in both one-day classics and stage races. In the monuments, she won the 2026 Tour of Flanders and
Demi_Vollering
Cycling race
12 climbs and nine cobbled sectors, strategically placed in the latter half. The race kicked off with challenges like the cobbles of Haaghoek and the
2024_Omloop_Het_Nieuwsblad
Slovenian cyclist (born 1998)
Poggio before finishing in fifth. A few days later, Pogačar rode his first cobbled classic, the Dwars door Vlaanderen. He was unable to join the winning breakaway
Tadej_Pogačar
3°21′54″E / 50.4818°N 3.3649°E / 50.4818; 3.3649 Steenbeekdries is an uphill cobbled road in the municipality of Maarkedal, in the Belgian province of East
Steenbeekdries
Cycling race
later by the roughly-cobbled Koppenberg, the steepest climb of the race. The Koppenberg was immediately followed by the flat cobbled sector of the Mariaborrestraat
2017_Tour_of_Flanders
Cycling race
kilometres (57 mi). This was followed by the climb of the Kattenberg, then the cobbled flat sectors of the Holleweg and the Haaghoek, then the climbs of the Leberg
2017_Dwars_door_Vlaanderen
steepest – part of the climb has a roughly paved cobbled surface, totaling 450 m of cobbles. After the cobbled section, the road continues on a 23 m elevation
Kruisberg
Cycling race
as a race that particularly suits the sprinters as it includes several cobbled roads but no significant climbs. However, the race was won in an unusual
2022_Scheldeprijs
Italian cyclist
Gladiatore" (English: "The Gladiator"). Tafi specialised in the cobbled Spring Classics such as Paris–Roubaix, which he won in 1999, and Tour of Flanders
Andrea_Tafi_(cyclist)
Cycling race
Oudenaarde. There were 12 categorised climbs and five sectors of flat cobbled roads. 28 teams competed in the race. UCI Women's Teams Alé–Cipollini Aromitalia
2017 Tour of Flanders for Women
2017_Tour_of_Flanders_for_Women
One-off single engined aircraft build for the 1965 film The Flight of the Phoenix
of the touchdown, coupled with the sudden drag caused by the aircraft's cobbled skid/wheel landing gear, caused the boom section behind the wings to fail
Tallmantz_Phoenix_P-1
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