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Tell us about your tractor, Yves Lampaert

EscapeCollective Paywall Badge The first Chinese rider to finish Paris-Roubaix

EscapeCollective Paywall Badge The hands of the Hell of the North

EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Goats, omelettes, and the eternal custodians of Paris-Roubaix

Mathieu van der Poel climbs the cobbles at the Tour of Flanders. Just behind, the former World Champion Mads Pedersen fights to keep the wheel.

Harder, faster, earlier: The changing shape of the Tour of Flanders

Morgado grimaces, open mouthed and visibly under physical strain, in the rain.

Meet António Morgado, the neo-pro who placed fifth at Flanders

The Afghan evacuation investigation isn’t over yet

EscapeCollective Paywall Badge The Pope is selling his Pinarello

EscapeCollective Paywall Badge The many lifetimes of an old red bike

The Alpe d’Huez postal route is calling

I regret to confirm that I want another bike

Grey cobbles are shown in close-up: large, irregular stones with rough, sharp edges and spacious gaps between.

One man’s bold plan to create a cobbled classic – and its roads