Former cyclist Paul Sherwen says, "When you race a classic, there is no next day's stage. You can get every last bit of energy out of yourself because you don't have to worry about being eliminated from the race tomorrow. You can give it your all with no looking back."

Cycling's spring races are always the most anticipated of the year, not only because they herald the start of the season, but also because they are brutally difficult and spectacularly unpredictable. These one-day races test cycling's toughest riders with the worst conditions imaginable—sucking mud, choking dust, leg-numbing sleet, fanatic spectators, and Europe's narrowest, most bone-grinding country roads.

Clattering through agrarian hamlets on routes established a century ago, The Spring Classics celebrates cycling's most glorious and meaningful history. Through hundreds of rare and restored photographs presented in a lavish format, The Spring Classicsdelves into the stories of Milan-San Remo, Ghent-Wevelgem, the Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, the Amstel Gold Race, La Fleche Wallone, and Liege-Bastogne-Liege. With authoritative text from cycling's expert sportswriters, The Spring Classics commemorates the riders, traditions, and secrets of cycling's greatest one day contests.
Hardcover; 224 pages; 262mm x 325mm; Black and White and Colour Photography; Bouvet, Philippe