{"id":48110,"title":"Who was the top Spring Classics Rider of 2025?","description":"Who was Rijden's top rider of the 2025 Spring Classics? Last year, it was Mathieu van der Poel ahead of Jasper Philipsen and Tadej Poga\u010dar, with Mads Pedersen in fourth place.\n\nBut who was this year\u2019s King of the Spring Classics? Was it Poga\u010dar or Van der Poel? Between them, they won all of Spring\u2019s Monuments. We look back over cycling\u2019s Spring Classics season and publish our final League Table.","content":"

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Who was Rijden's top rider of the 2025 Spring Classics? Last year, it was Mathieu van der Poel ahead of Jasper Philipsen and Tadej Poga\u010dar, with Mads Pedersen in fourth place.<\/p>

But who was this year\u2019s King of the Spring Classics? Was it Poga\u010dar <\/strong>or Van der Poel<\/strong>? Between them, they won all of Spring\u2019s Monuments. We look back over cycling\u2019s Spring Classics season and publish our final League Table.<\/p>

\"TadejTadej Poga\u010dar in action at Paris-Roubaix. Image: <\/em>@helene_cyclingpix<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>

Why do we think unsung Arjen Livyns<\/strong> is a bit of a hero? And which were the best and worst-performing teams? We cast our eye over the under as well as the overachievers.<\/p>

We like facts here at Rijden, so we\u2019ve pushed the results of twenty of the one-day races through our supercomputer to come up with the definitive answers as to who the top dog was and who were the also-rans.<\/p>

With many thanks to @helene_cyclingpix <\/em><\/strong><\/a>for the amazing images.<\/p>

Rijden\u2019s Spring Classics League<\/h2>

Which Spring Classics count?<\/h3>

As this is our league table, we decide which races are included. We\u2019ve tried to reflect the consensus on what constitutes a Spring Classic.<\/p>

The Spring Classics season starts with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and ends with Liege-Bastogne-Liege, and we only consider one-day races as qualifying for Spring Classic status.<\/p>

We include all the World Tour races which incorporate four of the monuments: Milano Sanremo, Ronde van Vlaanderen, Paris-Roubaix and Liege-Bastogne-Liege.<\/p>

Then we add in all the Belgian 1.Pro races, as the Spring Classics are primarily about Belgium. We also add Le Samyn because, although only ranked as a UCI 1.1 race, it has all the characteristics of a Belgian classic.<\/p>

Finally, we add Milano-Torino as the oldest classic and Grand Prix Denain because it\u2019s like a mini Paris-Roubaix.<\/p>

\"MathieuMathieu van der Poel has been King of the classics for the past two seasons. Image: <\/em>@helene_cyclingpix<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>

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Points scoring<\/h3>

We use the UCI points from these races to determine who the top rider and team are. We also add sub-categories for the best-cobbled classics rider and best rider of the Flandrian classics.<\/p>

Although there\u2019s no official definition of a cycling Monument, the UCI recognises their importance and awards the highest points to the four Monuments that occur during Spring.<\/p>

Some of the other race rankings seem arguable. Why does Gent-Wevelgem garner more points than Strade Bianche?<\/p>

Here\u2019s how the points are allocated using the UCI\u2019s points system:<\/p>