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Nikolai Razouvaev wants to know who the next 'Lion of Flanders' will be, and more importantly, will we ever see one again. Our Russian friend looks at how you qualify for this illustrious 'title' and if there are any possible candidates in the peloton today who could achieve something the great Eddy Merckx never did.

It's Gent - Wevelgem 1974; you've made it over the savage Kemmel climb twice with the lead group and survived hanging on the back of an Eddy Merckx and Roger De Vlaeminck driven purge on the run-in; there are 17 guys left, so maybe you would settle for a top ten? Not if your name is Barry Hoban and you feel that the 'over-drive' is in your legs.

Remember setting your VCR to record Wide World of Sports to tape a week's worth of the Tour delivered in 90 mins on Saturday afternoon?  Streaming services have changed all that and thanks to GCN+, cycling fans can now watch so much racing and other cycling films, it's hard to keep up.

After an absence of four years, the Gatineau Salon du Velo returned to the city, directly across the Ottawa River from Ottawa, on March 11-13 this year. The show is the largest consumer show in the National Capital Region devoted to cycling. In 2023 more than 100 exhibitors and brands would be on hand, with some 6,000 visitors.

The Spring Classic from Milan to Sanremo has a long history. Following the race over 3 decades, the Pez attempts to explain how the romance and beauty of this race captures the hearts of tifosi like no other.

In 1998, I played my first online fantasy sports game for the Tour de France, and thanks to Bobby Julich having the ride of his life, I won 2nd place - and a cd. Fantasy sport games have evolved like crazy since then attracting thousands of players from all over the world. This is great news for cycling fans, as we can now play against fans from all over the world, and win some decent prizes too.