Complete guide with the Classics and Monuments of Spring 2026

The spring classics season usually offers us some of the best moments of cycling of the year. A spring campaign that comes with some questions: Will Tadej Pogacar complete his conquest of the 5 monuments? Will Van der Poel continue to be the king of spring? Will Wout van Aert return to his form and finally break his curse in the cobbled monuments?

Spring Classics Calendar 2026

An exciting classics season is approaching in 2026. Especially due to Tadej Pogacar's new attempt to tackle the two challenges he has pending in his illustrious palmarès. What has the Slovenian devised to try to win the Milan-San Remo? And, of course, will he be able to repeat the splendid performance of last year in the Hell of the North?

Opposing him will be a Mathieu van der Poel, who has grown after smashing all cyclocross records and is hungry to continue adding to his tally on the cobblestones to become the greatest classics rider of all time. The only cyclist in recent years who can boast of having beaten Tadej Pogacar in a head-to-head, no joke.

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Of course, all eyes will also be on Wout van Aert, the current cycling underdog, so overflowing with class but repeatedly denied a major victory in his beloved classics. We will also have to keep an eye on those cyclists who specialize in these races and will compete for the crumbs that the big names leave behind.

We cannot forget the end of spring in the Ardennes week, where we may see the first major duel of the season between Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel, who has started his season eager to dominate. All this with the permission of Tom Pidcock, who has marked an X on that significant week.

A classics campaign that starts right now, with the Opening Weekend taking place on the last weekend of February and extending until the Liège-Bastogne-Liège, which will take place on April 26.

Omloop het Nieuwsblad

• Date: February 28, 2026
• Distance: 208 km
• Location: Ninove (Belgium)
• 2025 Winner: Soren Waerenskjold (Uno-X Mobility)

Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne

• Date: March 1, 2026
• Distance: 195 km
• Location: Kuurne (Belgium)
• 2025 Winner: Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck)

Ename Samyn Classic

• Date: March 3, 2026
• Distance: 205 km
• Location: Dour (Belgium)
• 2025 Winner: Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck)

Strade Bianche

• Date: March 7, 2026
• Distance: 201 km
• Location: Siena (Italy)
• 2025 Winner: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)

Milan-San Remo

• Date: March 21, 2026
• Distance: 289 km
• Location: San Remo (Italy)
• 2025 Winner: Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck)

Ronde Van Brugge - Tour of Bruges

• Date: March 25, 2026
• Distance: 203 km
• Location: Bruges (Belgium)
• 2025 Winner: Juan Sebastián Molano (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)

E3 Saxo Classic

• Date: March 27, 2026
• Distance: 208 km
• Location: Harelbeke (Belgium)
• 2025 Winner: Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck)

In Flanders Fields – From Middelkerke to Wevelgem

• Date: March 29, 2026
• Distance: 240 km
• Location: Wevelgem (Belgium)
• 2025 Winner: Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek)

Dwars door Vlaanderen

• Date: April 1, 2026
• Distance: 185 km
• Location: Waregem (Belgium)
• 2025 Winner: Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost)

Tour of Flanders

• Date: April 5, 2026
• Distance: 271 km
• Location: Oudenaarde (Belgium)
• 2025 Winner: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)

Scheldeprijs

• Date: April 8, 2026
• Distance: 202 km
• Location: Schoten (Belgium)
• 2025 Winner: Tim Merlier (Soudal-QuickStep)

Paris-Roubaix

• Date: April 12, 2026
• Distance: 259 km (approx.)
• Location: Roubaix (France)
• 2025 Winner: Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck)

Brabantse Pijl

• Date: April 17, 2026
• Distance: 163 km
• Location: Overijse (Belgium)
• 2025 Winner: Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep)

Amstel Gold Race

• Date: April 19, 2026
• Distance: 257 km
• Location: Valkenburg (Netherlands)
• 2025 Winner: Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek)

La Flèche Wallonne

• Date: April 22, 2026
• Distance: 208 km
• Location: Huy (Belgium)
• 2025 Winner: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)

Liège-Bastogne-Liège

• Date: April 26, 2026
• Distance: 259 km
• Location: Liège (Belgium)
• 2025 Winner: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)