Sean Kelly's Classics Column: Only a mistake cost Tadej Pogačar in Paris-Roubaix – he'll be back to win soon

At Visma-Lease a Bike, there is anything but a party atmosphere after the cobbled classics and towards the Amstel Gold Race. The Dutch cycling team had to watch almost passively as Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar rode everyone into a pile. "It wasn't dramatic, but we are certainly not satisfied," says Head of Racing Grischa Niermann.

Slovenian cycling ace Tadej Pogačar has increased his lead at the top of the UCI world rankings after finishing second in the Paris-Roubaix race. The 26-year-old now has a 7,806-point lead over his closest rival, Belgian Remco Evenepoel. Primož Roglič (3,855 points) remained in fourth place in the world rankings. World champion Pogačar has been at the top of the UCI rankings for 186 weeks, or since the end of September 2021

Bojan Ropret is convinced that victories in Sanremo and Roubaix are achievable for the Slovenian cycling ace, but with a different approach.

The battle between Van der Poel and Pogacar has ignited the first three Monument Classics of 2025, pitting the two best interpreters of modern cycling against each other. The Dutchman won Milan-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix, the Slovenian dominated the Giro delle......

Colnago V5Rs – The Lightest Frame Ever From the Cambiago Crew

Colnago just announced an all-new V5Rs. Yes — it is the bike everyone speculated Tadej Pogačar was riding recently. No— it wasn’t under the UAE Emirates-XRG team for Pogačars’ second-place finish at Paris Roubaix over the weekend. That was the V4Rs, in its last poetic journey under Pogačar. Now is the rise of the Colnago V5Rs. (Photo: Colnago) The Colnago V5Rs is the latest evolution of its race-proven V-series — and if you’ve been paying attent…

Tadej Pogacar made a small feat on Sunday on Paris-Roubaix. Second in the race, while participating in North Hell for the very first time in his career, the Slovenian managed to make as much talk about him as the winner and master of the place, Mathieu van der Poel. During the race, the world champion is the one who accompanied Van der Poel the longest, who arrived alone on the Roubaix Vélodrome for the third year in a row. Pogacar lost the Dutc…