When Tadej Pogačar arrived into Liège on Sunday, alone again, to claim his third Liège–Bastogne–Liège title, so marked the end of the 2025 Spring Classics campaign. Pogačar finished on the podium of all seven Classics he started this season but unlike the Slovenian not everyone will be happy with the way things played out over the Tuscan gravel, Flandrian bergs, Roubaix cobbles and Ardennes climbs. Before the WorldTour calendar moves on to a period of stage racing, we take a look back at the winners and losers of the spring.
Alpecin-Deceuninck 10 / 10
Even when up against the problem of Tadej Pogačar, it was another near-perfect cobbled campaign for Mathieu van der Poel. The Dutchman won Milan-Sanremo, Paris-Roubaix and E3 Saxo Classic, only coming up short to Pogačar at the Tour of Flanders. Add to that Jasper Philipsen’s win at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne and podiums at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Scheldeprijs, and Alpecin-Deceuninck strengthened their status as the peloton’s leading classics team.
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Mathieu van der Poel at Paris-Roubaix 2025 (Image: Zac Williams)
Arkéa – B&B Hotels 4 / 10
The struggling French team’s spring was overshadowed by concerns about the future and the threat of relegation out of the World Tour, but there was one standout ride at La Flèche Wallonne, when Kévin Vauquelin sprinted for second-place, best of the rest behind Pogačar.
Bahrain Victorious 3 / 10
With star man Matej Mohorič a shadow of his usual consistent self, Bahrain-Victorious endured a trying spring. Fred Wright stepped up to make the top ten at both Milan-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix, while Lenny Martinez and Pello Bilbao managed top fives at Flèche Wallonne and Strade Bianche respectively, but this team has highest expectations.
Cofidis 6 / 10
The quick sprint finish of Milan Fretin proved a fruitful source of success for Cofidis, bringing them victory at Ronde van Limburg and top fives in multiple other semi-Classics. New big name signing Dylan Teuns might have misfired, but adventurous racing from the likes of Alex Aranburu, Aimé De Gendt and Piet Allegaert saw them deliver top tens in several of the WorldTour Classics.
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale 3 / 10
Injured star puncheur Benoît Cosnefroy was sorely missed this spring by the French squad. In his absence, the only real result of note was 7th place by Stefan Bissegger at Paris-Roubaix.