We could say it was an inevitable agreement for the simple fact that, this collaboration unites and reinforces the vocation to the challenges of the Digital Native Vertical Brand, bringing it closer to what is considered the core of spring cycling, unquestionably represented by Flanders Classics and the exciting one-day races. A logical consequence translated into an exclusive partnership.

Best of PEZ Roadside: You know when the season proper has started when your inbox is full of photos of cobbles and cold bike riders from Belgium with the name Ed Hood on the email. First up was the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday, but the Classic weekend started on Friday night in Gent for Ed and his gang.

Ed's Opinion: Twelve stages down and nine to go in the 2019 Giro d'Italia before the finish in Verona, so time for Ed to have a 'Giro Rant'. But it's not just the Italian Grand Tour that receives our scribes wrath: Dopers, race juries and the printed press, both British and Flemish, are all in the firing line. Not to worry, the 2020 Flanders Classics dates are out.

Jan 28, 2019 - Elia Viviani won his 70th career victory in the Great Ocean Race-Result and video. Plus Hoogerheide cross, Towards Zero and San Juan. Tramadol tests-Top Story. Other cycling news: Atapuma looks forward, coach for Quintana, Bahrain wage problem, new climbs for Kuurne, Sunderland director, Giro di Sicilia, Yates for Tour, RCS WildCards and Astana rap!