Quick Reads

A hill has to be special to get a Belgian beer named after it, and the Oude Kwaremont is a real crunch point. This wickedly cobbled drag goes on and on, making it the place where anyone caught behind a split is simply toast.

In 2003, Peter Van Petegem achieved what only ten men ever have: the Flanders-Roubaix double. Explore how the man from Brakel used a mysterious "sixth sense" to rule the cobbled monuments.

Relive the moment Tom Boonen followed Johan Museeuw’s advice to attack just once, launching an emphatic solo move that would define his career and ignite "Boonen Mania" across Belgium.

"The Muur shall decide" is a proverb etched into the stones of Flemish cycling. Relive the devastating attacks from Museeuw, Bartoli, and Vanderaerden that proved why this climb was the ultimate judge of the Tour of Flanders.

At just 23, Tom Simpson won the Tour of Flanders on his first attempt and went on to claim Milan–San Remo, Bordeaux–Paris and the yellow jersey. But his 1965 Il Lombardia victory, just weeks after becoming world champion, showed true greatness. It was a ride for the ages - powerful, relentless, and pure Simpson

Read how a bad crash in the 1998 Paris-Roubaix threatened Johan Museeuw's career, as well as his life.