Quick Reads

Learn how the "Emperor" became the first rider to win all five cycling Monuments, through discipline, diet, and a professional edge.

Explore the career of Tom Boonen, from his 2002 debut to his historic 2012 Triple. Discover why this Belgian legend is known as Mr. Paris-Roubaix and Mr. E3.

Tom Simpson targeted his victories with clinical precision, and in 1964, Milan-San Remo was his mark. Relive the tactical battle on the Poggio where Simpson outlasted Raymond Poulidor to set a long-standing race record.

In 1972, Eddy Merckx pushed himself to the brink of agony in Mexico City. Locked in a battle against his own broken body, the "Cannibal" set an Hour Record so formidable it would take decades, and a change in the rules, to truly surpass.

Discover the story of Greg LeMond’s first time watching the Tour de France in 1978. Learn how seeing Bernard Hinault inspired his famous "yellow legal pad" goals.

In 1968, the brutal cobbles of the Arenberg Forest made their debut in Paris-Roubaix.