European Granfondos The Paris-Roubaix Sportive The Paris-Roubaix Challenge covers 175 kilometres, with 54 of them over horribly bobbly cobbles. Where would the pleasure possibly be found in that? Not the perineum, that's for sure.
European Granfondos The Amstel Gold Race Sportive The Amstel Gold Race is the Netherlands' attempt to break the Belgian stronghold on the Spring Classics. Read our review and see how we managed to sink to new depths in the low countries.
European Granfondos The Liège-Bastogne-Liège Sportive La Doyenne (the old lady) is the oldest of the Spring Classics. Flanders and Roubaix may have their lumps and bumps in all the right places, but the Liège-Bastogne-Liège Challenge still managed to charm us.
European Granfondos The Tour of Flanders Sportive The Tour of Flanders is probably the most famous of the Belgian Spring Classics. And rightfully so. Get up the cobbled climbs of the Koppenberg and Kwaremont and you'll have earned yourself a trappist treat.
