
Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara is an ex-professional cyclist who raced from 2001 to 2016 for Mapei, Fassa Bortolo, CSC and Trek.
One of a select trio of riders to have won Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders three times, alongside arch rival Tom Boonen and Johan Museeuw, he is the only racer who can add the Strade Bianche triple to that glittering statistic – first across the line in Siena at four year intervals between 2008 and 2016.
"Spartacus" was also a formidable time trialist, arguably the finest male ever against the clock. Four times world champion, twice Olympic champion – plus silver in the road race at Beijing 2008 – his final race as a professional cyclist came in the TT at the Rio Olympics in 2016, where he triumphed over second-placed Tom Dumoulin by a staggering 47 seconds.
Seven of his eight Tour de France stage wins came in time trials or prologues, whilst his sole road stage victory in 2007 was one of the all-time greats, taking a flyer from the bunch in the final kilometre and holding off the charging sprinters by metres at the line.
Cancellara also won three Vuelta a España stages, as well as Milan-San Remo (2008) and overall GC at Denmark Rundt (2006), Tirreno-Adriatico (2008), Tour de Suisse (2009) and Tour of Oman (2010).
Alongside various business interests – and being a Cyclingnews columnist, of course – Cancellara is a founder of the Tudor Pro Cycling team, currently racing at UCI Pro Team level.
Latest articles by Fabian Cancellara

Cancellara's Classics column: After Flanders-Roubaix double, Mathieu van der Poel should ride Liège-Bastogne-Liège
By Fabian Cancellara published
How the Hell of the North was an Alpecin-Deceuninck show from start to finish

Cancellara's Classics column: New Arenberg chicane will have consequences at Paris-Roubaix
By Fabian Cancellara published
Mathieu van der Poel’s Spanish trip was the ideal way to prepare for Ronde-Roubaix double

Cancellara's Classics column: Mathieu van der Poel will break the Tour of Flanders record, it's just a matter of time
By Fabian Cancellara published
Alpecin-Deceuninck come up big for the world champion on the big occasion

Cancellara’s Classics column: Attack might be Mathieu van der Poel’s best form of defence in chaotic Tour of Flanders
By Fabian Cancellara published
How the absence of Van Aert and Stuyven changes the dynamic of the Ronde for the world champion

Cancellara’s Classic column: Mathieu van der Poel is human and Lidl-Trek are real contenders
By Fabian Cancellara published
Pedersen’s Gent-Wevelgem triumph after team effort shows that nobody is unbeatable in cycling

Cancellara's Classics column: Don't overlook the mental aspect of the Van der Poel-Van Aert duel
By Fabian Cancellara published
Peerless Van der Poel triumphs over under-pressure Van Aert, though history shows nobody is unbeatable at Flanders and Roubaix

Cancellara’s Classics column: Visma-Lease A Bike are dominant, but they can destroy themselves too
By Fabian Cancellara published
Wout van Aert and Visma may outgun the peloton, but tactics-wise and racing-wise Opening Weekend showed they're far from flawless

Cancellara's Classics column: Bad luck and good decisions separate Van der Poel and Van Aert at Paris-Roubaix
By Fabian Cancellara published
Analysis A tale of two punctures for Jumbo-Visma

Fabian Cancellara’s Paris-Roubaix preview
By Fabian Cancellara published
While the Van Aert-Van der Poel rivalry returns, our Classics columnist keeps an eye on the outsiders

Cancellara's Classics Column: The new generation and Pogacar's Paris-Roubaix chances
By Fabian Cancellara published
Analysis Is Tadej Pogacar changing the game of professional cycling?

Cancellara's Classics Column: Tadej Pogacar turns Tour of Flanders into watts-per-kilo game
By Fabian Cancellara published
Analysis Chapeau, Tadej Pogačar. That was something special

Fabian Cancellara's Classics Column: Sizing up the Big Three for Tour of Flanders
By Fabian Cancellara published
Analysis Our expert analyst picks apart the strengths and weaknesses of Van Aert, Van der Poel, Pogacar, and wonders whether a fourth joker could sneak in

Fabian Cancellara's Classics Column: Give Van Aert an Oscar but that was too easy
By Fabian Cancellara published
Analysis Our expert analyst dissects Gent-Wevelgem and criticises the lack of an organised chase

Fabian Cancellara's Classics column - Wout van Aert sits Mathieu van der Poel down to turn weakness into strength
By Fabian Cancellara published
Analysis Our expert analyst dissects E3 Saxo Classic, poring over the sprint finish and asking: what kind of rider is Tadej Pogacar?

Fabian Cancellara’s Classics column: Perfect Opening Weekend creates a luxury problem for Jumbo-Visma
By Fabian Cancellara published
Analysis Van Baarle and Benoot's wins will push Van Aert further

Cancellara’s Classics Column: Van Baarle’s perfect, spontaneous Paris-Roubaix
By Fabian Cancellara published
Analysis Van der Poel’s style an issue on cobbles, but he can still win someday

Cancellara’s Classics column: Your legs make the difference at Paris-Roubaix, not tyre pressure
By Fabian Cancellara published
Analysis Van der Poel is favourite, but Küng the dangerman is ready to step up

Cancellara's Classics Column: Van der Poel schools Pogacar with badass move
By Fabian Cancellara published
Analysis Clinching the win at Flanders with cadence, gears and experience

Cancellara's Classics Column: Wout is out, Tour of Flanders is wide open
By Fabian Cancellara published
Analysis Cyclingnews' expert gives the favourites the star rating treatment

Cancellara's Classics Column: Pogacar has something to learn, Van der Poel has nothing to lose
By Fabian Cancellara published
Analysis The lessons learned from Dwars door Vlaanderen ahead of Sunday's Tour of Flanders

Cancellara's Classics Column: Surprised but not surprised by Girmay
By Fabian Cancellara published
Analysis Fabian Cancellara gives his verdict on Biniam Girmay’s stunning Gent-Wevelgem performance, plus Wout van Aert and the build-up to Flanders
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