By the mid-1960s there was little that Classics supremo Rik Van Looy hadn’t achieved in cycling. The Emperor of Herentals had been in the professional ranks for more than a decade and had enjoyed a re

The sixth Dakar Classic, in Saudi Arabia from 3-17 January, was the longest yet, at 7281km (more than 4500 miles) across the prologue and 13 stages. The rally started and finished in Yanbu, on the Red

As WorldTour wheels get rolling, we break down the riders, teams and races to look out for this year

Expert insights into the top teams, key races and riders to watch in the year ahead

NATIONAL CHAMPION AND 1950s RACING PIONEER

Mugello, one of Italy’s greatest racetracks, was once an epic 41-mile closed-road race. We go looking for its original layout in Maserati’s GT2 Stradale, the most focused MC20 yet