5 Must-Watch Cycling Races 2023
                     5 Must-Watch Cycling Races 2023
5 Cycling Races 2023 You unbelievable, the 2023 season has already lasted 
more than a month, with competition taking place in Southern Europe. The 
Middle East, Australia, and South America.
Though some of the greatest names in the sport have already begun their 
seasons with victories. we are thrilled to see the top men and women in the 
sport back in action. However, these races are just the appetizer, teasing our 
palates for greater races to come.
Het Nieuwsblad Omloop
Since we're purists, we don't think the racing season officially began until the 
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Which is the first race held in Belgium, even though it 
officially began in mid-January. The "Omloop," as it's lovingly nicknamed, 
delivers everything. We love about the spring Classics: rain, wind, 
cobblestones, and lots of the short, steep "bergs" that dot the Flemish 
countryside. There are events for both men and women.
Belgian riders and teams frequently lead the men's division. Wout van Aert of 
Jumbo-Visma won the race last year following an assault shortly before the 
Bosberg, the day's last hill. However, he will not be returning to defend his 
title. Which means that one of Soudal-Quick Step's many talents has a chance 
to lead the Belgian superteam to a significant victory at home.
The Netherlands' Annemiek Van Vleuten (Movistar), who defeated her 
countrymate Demi Vollering (SD Worx) in the previous year's race, ought to 
be the main attraction in the women's division. Additionally, Van Vleuten 
utilized the Bosberg as a springboard for success, outlasting everyone on the 
cobbled climb save for Vollering. Van Vleuten, who is competing in her last 
season, will be back to defend her championship. Riders from Trek-Segafredo 
and SD Worx (final start list to be announced) will be looking to ruin her 
Omloop swan song.
Road Bianche
One of the hardest and most stunning races of the year is the Strade 
Bianche, which is held on the white gravel roads of Tuscany. It makes logical 
that the event's victory list is a Who's Who of the top riders in the sport, 
since this is a race in which the strongest rider always prevails.
For instance, only a rider as courageous as Slovenia's Tadej Pogaar (UAE 
Team Emirates) would attempt (and pull off) the extremely risky single attack 
that won the race 50 kilometers from the finish line in Siena last year. Prior to 
Pog, Mathieu van der Poel (2021), van Aert (2020), and Julian Alaphilippe 
(2019) of France had won the previous editions. Obviously, only the best can 
win in this event.
Having won the race in 2019 and 2020 and placed second to Belgium's 
Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) last year, van Vleuten is once again the 
overwhelming favorite in the women's division. Along with Poland's 
Katherine Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM Cycling), a four-time third finisher 
who is still chasing the top step, and Italy's Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-
Segafredo), who won the event in 2017, should also be observed
The Sanremo – Milan
Milan-Sanremo (294 km), the first of cycling's five Monuments, is the 
longest race held in a single day. The riders claim that it's the simplest race 
to finish but the hardest event to win because the result is nearly always 
decided in the final 10K.
We adore the gradual build-up to the finish line of Milan-Sanremo, where 
riders head south from Milan towards the coast and then meander along the 
sea toward the climbs that comprise the Monument's classic finale. Of 
particular note is the Poggio. A brief but powerful climb that occurs just a 
few kilometers from the finish line and whose perilous descent frequently 
leaves more gaps than the climb itself. As an example. Matej Mohori of 
Slovenia (Bahrain Victorious) used a dropper post to overtake the others on 
the descent and risk all to earn his greatest victory to date.