The sun has risen and dawn has finally broken on this opening weekend in Belgium with the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2025.

The long winter is over. The road to Flanders and Roubaix begins. Belgium’s Opening Weekend marks the first true cobbled battle of the season, and it all starts with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

Wout van Aert was ordered by a Belgian court to pay 662,000 euros ($694,430) in compensation to the Sniper Cycling team for breaking his contract in 2018, the Belga news service reported on Monday.

Mathieu van der Poel geared up for the world championships next month by winning the final two races of the cyclo-cross World Cup this weekend.

Wout van Aert has made a powerful comeback to cyclocross after a four-month recovery from a brutal crash at the Vuelta a España. Over the weekend, the Belgian cyclist delivered back-to-back victories, including a commanding solo win at the World Cup in Dendermonde.

Visma's Wout Van Aert will warm up for the 2025 road season by racing six legs of the cyclocross World Cup in December and January, the Belgian said on Friday.

Former Tour de France stage winner Wout van Aert has signed a contract extension with Visma-Lease a Bike until he retires, the Dutch team announced on Wednesday.

Australian rider Kaden Groves edged Wout van Aert in a thrilling sprint to win Stage 14 of the Vuelta a España 2024 on Saturday, as Primoz Roglic survived a late puncture scare to remain in contention for the title.

Veteran Canadian climber Michael Woods powered to victory on Stage 13 of the Vuelta a España 2024 on Friday, as Primoz Roglic slashed nearly two minutes off Ben O'Connor's overall lead.

Wout van Aert won the 10th stage of the Vuelta a España 2024 on Tuesday to seal a hat trick of victories in his debut on the Spanish Grand Tour.

Wout van Aert claimed his second victory at the Vuelta a España 2024 by taking Stage 7 on Friday in a thrilling sprint finale.

Pavel Bittner defied the odds to beat favored sprinters Wout van Aert and Kaden Groves in a dash to the finish on Stage 5 of the Vuelta a España 2024 on Wednesday.

Wout van Aert held off Kaden Groves to claim Vuelta a España 2024 Stage 3 victory on Monday in another bunch sprint finish.

Kaden Groves edged a bunch sprint finish to claim victory on Stage 2 of the Vuelta a España 2024 on Sunday.

Brandon McNulty snatched victory in the first stage of the Vuelta a España 2024 on Saturday, edging an individual time trial ahead of Mathias Vacek, as the year's third Grand Tour began in Lisbon, Portugal.