Belgian sprinter Tim Merlier won a battle of the fast men to take the first stage of Paris-Nice in La Verriere on Sunday.

Sam Bennett of Bora won stage three of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday, as he was again fastest in a sprint at the end of an almost entirely flat 193.2km run around Breda.

Biniam Girmay of Eritrea won the prestigious Gent Wevelgem classic on Sunday, becoming the first sub-Saharan cyclist to win a one-day classic.

The Bora cycling team continued their rebuilding plan by announcing Monday the arrival of the Russian Aleksandr Vlasov until the end of 2024.

August marks the start of professional cycling’s official transfer period, the only time a UCI World Team may recruit riders. From August 1-15th, new pro riders and those with expiring contracts have the opportunity to sign to a new team. For any change of team between two seasons, the transfer period extends from August 1 to December 31st.

Mark Cavendish will return to the Tour de France for the first time since 2018 after he was called up to a Deceuninck squad led by world champion Julian Alaphilippe.

For sprinters, there is perhaps only one prize greater than a stage victory in the Tour de France, the green points jersey. This summer, the world's best sprinters will once again descend upon France to treat fans to the most high-stakes pack finishes of the year.

2020 Tour de France prize money broken out for the overall running totals and the daily stage totals for teams and individual riders.

Home rider Wout Van Aert of Jumbo-Visma won the Gent Wevelgem cycling classic in Belgium on Sunday, edging Italian pair Giacomo Nizzolo and Matteo Trentin. The powerful 26-year-old also won the Milan-San Remo and Strade Bianche classics in 2020 and has emerged as a major force in the sport.

Ireland's Sam Bennett will be a marked man at Sunday's Belgian cycling classic, the epic 254km Gent-Wevelgem.

The Belgian Classics season is in full swing, with the 83rd edition of Gent – Wevelgem this Sunday. 

The second round of the Flanders Classics arrives this Sunday with Gent-Wevelgem. More fireworks are sure to come after Davide Ballerini upset the favorites at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

Irish ace Sam Bennett won stage 1 of Paris-Nice on Sunday by timing a late surge to perfection in a mass bunch sprint.

The cycling season gets serious Sunday as the eight-day mini-tour Paris-Nice gets underway featuring World No.1 Primoz Roglic and sub-plots galore.

Germany's Pascal Ackermann was declared winner of the ninth stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Thursday after Sam Bennett was dramatically demoted for shoulder barging in the final kilometre.